The above opinion indicates that the word ‘Hindutva’ is used and understood as a synonym of ‘Indianisation’, i. e. development of uniform culture by obliterating the differences between all the cultures co-existing in the country.
Cleansing the mirror in the form of my mind with the pollen of the lotus-feet of the Guru, describe the unblemished glory of Rama, which bestows the four fruits. Knowing my body to be devoid of intelligence, I remember Hanuman, the son of Vāyu. Give me strength, intelligence and knowledge and remove all ailments (kalesa) and impurities.
It would have been more consistent with justice had he left pure allegory also to the Vedas, which declare, “appellations and figures of all kinds are innovations,” and which have allegorically represented God in the figure of the universe: “Fire is his head, the sun and the moon are his two eyes,” &c.; and which have also represented all human internal qualities by different earthly objects; and also to Vedas who has strictly followed the Vedas in these figurative representations, and to Sankaracharya, who also adopted the mode of allegory in his Bhashya of the Vedanta and of the Upanishads.
The Tirukural is a work that is so written as to teach society noble traits and proper conduct by pointing to a moral path and fostering ethical principles. That is why peoples of all religion, all over, adore the Kural as their work or as one that agrees with the principles of their religion.
Practice and procedure—judicial efficacy and propriety—Single Judge deciding issue ought to look into matter for which it was placed before court—Single Judge should follow binding precedent of earlier Division Bench of same High Court.
A Hindu does not worship the “idol” or the material body made of clay or gold or other substance, as a mere glance at the mantras and prayers will show. They worship the eternal spirit of the deity or certain attributes of the same, in a suggestive form, which is used for the convenience of contemplation as a mere symbol or emblem. It is the incantation of the mantras peculiar to a particular deity that causes the manifestation or presence of the deity or according to some, the gratification of the deity.
বৈদিক কবি প্রকৃতির জীবন্ত ও দেবোপম শক্তিগুলির পূজা করেন বটে, কিন্তু তাঁহার এই অদ্বৈতধৰ্ম্ম একটু বিশেষ ধরণের। ইন্দ্র, বরুণ, অগ্নি, সূৰ্য্য এই সকল দেবাত্মা বটে, কিন্তু ইহাদের ব্যক্তিগত স্বাতন্ত্র্য তেমন সুস্পষ্ট নহে—ইহাদের পরস্পরের মধ্যে আকার-বিনিময় ও পরিবর্ত্তন চলিতেছে। এই উষাই সুৰ্য্য, এই সূৰ্য্যই অগ্নি, এই অগ্নিই বিদ্যুৎ, এই বিদ্যুৎই ঝটিকা এবং এই ঝটিকাই বৃষ্টি; সকলই পরস্পরের মধ্যে যুক্ত, মিশ্রিত এবং ওতপ্রোত। ইহার মধ্যে কিছুই স্থায়ী নহে। মনুষ্যের মধ্যেও স্থায়ী ব্যক্তিত্বের ভাব নাই—বাহ্যজগতেও কেবলি পরিবর্ত্তন। এই ভাবটি বেদেতে যাহা বীজরূপে অবস্থিত, তাহা ব্রাহ্মণদিগের পুরাতন দার্শনিক কাব্যসমূহে বৰ্দ্ধিত ও পরিপুষ্ট হইয়া ক্রমশঃ বৃক্ষরূপে পরিণত হইয়াছে
আমাদিগের হিন্দু ধর্মকে সনাতন ধর্ম বলিবার কারণ এই যে, এই ধর্ম বেদমূলক। যাহা বেদে নাই, তাহা হিন্দু ধর্মের অন্তর্গত কি না সন্দেহ। যদি হিন্দু ধর্ম সম্বন্ধে কোন গুরুতর কথা বেদে না থাকে, তবে হয় বেদ অসম্পূর্ণ, না হয় সেই কথা হিন্দুধর্মান্তর্গত নহে। বেদ অসম্পূর্ণ ইহা আমরা বলিতে পারি না, কেন না তাহা হইলে হিন্দু ধর্মের মূলোচ্ছেদ করিতে হয়। তবে দ্বিতীয় পক্ষই এমন স্থলে অবলম্বনীয় কি না, তাহা হিন্দুদিগের বিচার্য।
ओम् अथातोभक्तिजिज्ञासा।।1।।
सापरानुरक्तिरीश्वरे।।2।।
तत्संस्थास्यामृतत्वोपदेशात्।।3।।
ज्ञानमितिचेन्नद्विषतोऽपिज्ञानस्यतदसस्थिते:।।4।।
तयोपक्षयाच्च।। 5।।
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लक्ष्मीश्चास्मि हरेर्नित्यं लक्ष्यं सर्वमितेरहम्
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आत्मा हि जनयत्येषां कर्मयोगं शरीरिणाम्
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