Lord Vishnu is considered to be a benevolent god. That's the reason his Tantric version is one of the most dangerous and Upasana, one of the hardest. Legends tell that whenever a Tantric form of his idol is installed facing a village, the village never survived. It always decayed into non-existence. And that also means while he is benevolent, trifling with him is very very dangerous. People really learnt it the hard way.
The funniest part about people who mock Lord Vishnu on here having extremely negative events happen in their lives thereafter is just how Puranic it is lol.
2,500-year-old advice from Buddha:
“But if you don't find an intelligent companion, a wise and well-meaning person, going the same way as yourself, then walk alone. Like a king abandoning a conquered kingdom or like a great elephant in the deep forest. It is better to be alone than to be with those who will hinder your progress.”
પડતર દિવસ કેમ આવે?
દિવાળી માટે નિશીથવ્યાપિની અમાવસ્યા લેવાનું વિધાન છે. અર્થાત્ સવારે ગમે તે તિથિ હોય, પરંતુ રાત્રે અમાસ હોય તો જ દિવાળી ઉજવાય.
જેમ કે, આ વર્ષે ૮ તારીખે સવારે ચૌદશ હતી, પરંતુ સાંજે અમાસ હોવાથી આપણે દિવાળી ઉજવી.
A Jain temple in Punjab sold its manuscripts to Henry Wellcome's agents, cheaply. The temple no longer exists.
This May, Wellcome Collection in London said it would return those 2,000+ manuscripts to the Jain community. They go to the University of Birmingham 1st.
It made me think about how much of our written heritage is still scattered / unsearchable / sitting in cupboards.
India's national survey has now reported 1.19 crore manuscripts. Government digitisation stands at 8 lakh+, and about 4.4 lakh can be viewed by the public.
This Deepavali, MIDF opened Smriti. MIDF says it holds 11 lakh+ manuscript records and 1 lakh inscriptions, free to search, in one place. Their next step is a Rs 15 crore fund for digitisation grants to Indian institutions.
Our manuscripts and inscriptions should sit in an archive we build, host and keep ourselves. MIDF is making a start. Who else would build this for us, if we ourselves do not?
If you can donate, volunteer, or know someone who can, please reach out to the MIDF team. 🙏🙏
શ્રીરામ ચૈત્ર મહિનામાં અયોધ્યા પરત ફર્યા હતા, આજે નહીં.
શકોનો અંત કરનાર મહારાજા વિક્રમાદિત્ય પ્રથમ (શૂદ્રક)નો રાજ્યાભિષેક કાર્તિક સુદ એકમના દિવસે થયો હતો. તેમના રાજ્યાભિષેકની પૂર્વસંધ્યાએ દિવાળી ઊજવવામાં આવે છે અને રાજ્યાભિષેકનો દિવસ નવવર્ષ તરીકે ઊજવાય છે.
Vishnu's grace is something else man. Something else. He saves bloodlines that surrendered to him just once and supports them despite however they fuck up. The greatest thing to do is just surrender to Sri Hari.
Open secret hai Mumbai mein: Muslim area real estate value is objectively less than non-Muslim area real estate value. It is an open observation of the market. And yes, Jains live only in their community because they don't eat meat. So they buy the whole property and live in their vegetarian commune. Lodha will always have a Hindu Temple and a Jain temple in their gated community. That means a type of buyer will come. Now I am a Nastik. I would not live in a Muslim-majority neighbourhood. I wouldn't feel safe there because I am open about my beliefs. This does not make me a bigot or Islamophobe; it makes me cautious, and I know others will not hate me for my disbelief at that level. Personal life mein shanti chahiye.