tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896064995794774081.post3753181579345802290..comments2023-12-12T04:23:43.785-05:00Comments on Holy Ganga: As it flows...: The atomic power plant and the strewn idols of deities at Narora...Rahul Rathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714662490722788930noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896064995794774081.post-52135326011636341212010-07-11T18:44:08.485-04:002010-07-11T18:44:08.485-04:00A very nice one Rahul, Hope your blog will give so...A very nice one Rahul, Hope your blog will give some hope of reviving our mother ganga. Suresh SomayajulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896064995794774081.post-49648324512516646362010-07-11T00:21:57.866-04:002010-07-11T00:21:57.866-04:00gud rahul,v r also cmng 2 know new thngs dat v did...gud rahul,v r also cmng 2 know new thngs dat v didn't know...ready 2 help u wat v can..gud luck 2 u !!! sanjuAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114418887739459890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896064995794774081.post-58568090845706984042010-07-09T01:46:58.562-04:002010-07-09T01:46:58.562-04:00Meaning of Prana pratishthaa used in the above com...Meaning of Prana pratishthaa used in the above comment.<br /><br />Prana pratistha (Sanskrit: prāṇa pratiṣṭha) is the Hindu theological term for a rite or ceremony by which a deity is infused or brought to inhabit a murti (idol or icon) of that deity. According to Gavin Flood, "A ritual of consecration in which the consciousness or power of the deity is brought into the image awakens the icon in a temple." According to orthodox Hinduism it is only after this rite is properly performed that worship should be offered to the murti.<br /><br />Source: WikipediaRahul Rathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13714662490722788930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896064995794774081.post-38331568879489372972010-07-08T19:01:33.392-04:002010-07-08T19:01:33.392-04:00A very good work and job done. As for the Khandit...A very good work and job done. As for the Khandit idols, you might like to read Shri Ramkrishna's gospel by Mr. M(Mahendra Nath Gupta) where he tells the son in law of the lady responsible for dakshineshwar land that if your leg is broken then will your mother in law throw you out. Yes it has been an issue with Hindu view that what you meditate upon so you get [ तं यथा यथा उपासते तदेव भवति ]. That is why they do not want a handicapped, blind or one eyed priest to do the job either. The same issue that they do not want to create an ugly impression on human mind. But the issue is very clear that if we have done the prana-pratishthaa then broken diety is also alive. It is asking us to be more kind and considerate. जब दया धरम नहीं मन में तेरे मुखड़ा क्या देखे दर्पण में. You are correct all these occurrences are telling us to search our souls. Hindus seemed to have lost that soul in the race for money and lavish life-styles. They are aping partially the West in a very corny, silly, twisted, brash, and could not care less manner. I know what I am writing is going to hurt few as in 1970s I was accused by a Gujarati gentleman that I am a handicapped person so I see everybody handicapped.<br /><br />Good luck RahulSwatantra Pidaranoreply@blogger.com