named Arjuna on the brink of war. He seeks counsel on how to approach this situation since he does not know what his best course of action is and fears that the wrong action will affect his karma and ultimately his reincarnation. His counsel‚ Lord Krishna‚ is actually the god of the Hindu religion and tells Arjuna the Hindu approach to this situation. Like the Torah‚ the Gita maps out a method of moral conduct for a follower to live by. However these methods are different in that the Torah enforces
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Mahabharata epic. Once‚ Lord Krishna hurt his hand while fighting Shishupala‚ a man who had committed several heinous acts. When this happened‚ Draupadi‚ the wife of the Pandava brothers‚ rushed to cover the wound by tearing a piece of her sari and tying it around Lord Krishna’s hand. In return for her kind gesture‚ the Lord asked what she would like. Draupadi replied by saying she only desired His Divine presence at every moment of her life. From that moment on‚ Lord Krishna told Draupadi that
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married to Pandu. He was a partial incarnation of Rishi Kashyap. The patronymic Vāsudeva (with long ā) is a popular name of Krishna. Related to this name is an early religion‚ sometimes called Bhagavatism[1] that was largely formed by the 4th century BC where Vasudeva was worshiped as the supreme Deity in a strongly monotheistic format‚ where the Supreme Being was perfect‚ eternal and full of grace.[1] The name forms part of a famous mantra also known as a "twelve syllable mantra"‚ which believed
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There are three paths in Hinduism - the path of knowledge‚ the path of devotion and the path of action. The topic to be discussed in this paper is the path of devotion‚ or ’bhakti’ in Sanskrit. Devotion is defined as‚ "love‚ loyalty‚ or enthusiasm for a person‚ activity‚ or cause" (Google Definitions). In the case of any religion‚ specifically Hinduism‚ this devotion is towards a God or number of gods and realizing that they are not just there to be worshipped but will also protect you and help you
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first ask‚ before answering with a sly rhetorical question that tells you they know why you’re here: "Woh Jindal colony wale? (The one from Jindal colony?)" The boy was born on Janmashtami on August 16‚ 1968. His grandparents had decided to call him Krishna. Now‚ 45 years later‚ the world knows him as Arvind Kejriwal‚ chief minister of Delhi and architect of a hitherto unthinkable political revolution that does not derive its power from religion‚ caste‚ class or cadre. The Kejriwals lived on the outskirts
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Adi-Parva‚ First Book: The Origins of the Families The story opens as Sauti‚ a storyteller returning from the snake sacrifice of King Janamejaya‚ approaches several wise men‚ or rishis‚ in the forest of Naimisha. He relates to them the Mahabharata as he has heard it from Vaisampayana‚ a disciple of the poet Vyasa. Sauti begins by recounting the death of King Parikshit of the Bharatas at the hands of Takshaka‚ aNaga‚ or snake-man. King Janamejaya‚ Parikshit’s son and successor‚ had held the snake
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encyclopedia Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi: दै भा कर) is an Indian नक Hindi-language daily newspaper published by D B Corp Ltd.. It was started in year 1958 from Bhopal‚ the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. As of 2012‚ its National Editor is Kalpesh Yagnik who operates from Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh. Dainik Bhaskar launched Business Bhaskar (http://business.bhaskar.com/)‚ the first business daily in Hindi‚ on 27 June 2008. As of 2011‚ Business Bhaskar is the largest Hindi-language business daily and has nine
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Nathuram Godse’s Answer to Charge Sheet (Excerpts from Para. 26‚ 27) Below is an excerpt of Godse’s answer to the charge sheet filed against him on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination. As I grew up I developed a tendency to free thinking unfettered by any superstitious allegiance to any isms‚ political or religious. That is why I worked actively for the eradication of untouchability and the caste system based on birth alone. I openly joined anti-caste movements and maintained that all Hindus are of
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Anthropology of Religion DD Kosambi: The Marxist Historian “Marxism is a tool of analysis and not a substitute for thinking.” Kosambi’s writings urge today’s historians to also take an intellectual leap with the creative use of Marxism. He explored the essential relationship between faith and socio-economic factor‚ which gives us yet another facet of understanding Ancient Indian Religion and History. What set him apart from the others was his determination to maintain‚ indeed the increase
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Organizational behavior Self-fulfilling prophecy Under the guidance of : Prof. Shankar Ganesan
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