Aryanization by Lord Sri Rama

Important Note:
These views are not intended to hurt anyone. 
I have come across this somewhere and am just putting them here.

I would like to share one more interesting concept - on Aryans and Dravidians.

Who are Aryans?

                    /Arya:/ in Sanskrit means 'Noble'. It means that Aryans are those people (race) who are fair, tall and noble. Aryans have come all the way from Central Asia and have conquered Indian Sub-continent long ago. Aryans worshiped the five elements (Vayu, Agni, Bhoomi, Indra, Akash).

Who are Dravidians?

                    Dravidians are the original native Indians. They stay in a tropical climate and hence are generally dark-skinned. Dravidians are very intelligent and are well educated. They were worshipers of the genitals – Linga. Lingam represents the nature and to them, the greatest God was Siva, the first Man. The Dravidians were very strong in the southern parts of the peninsula.

 Let us now see few instances in Ramayana:

•  King Dasharatha of Ayodhya kingdom (North India) is said to have helped Suras during the fight with Asuras. During that time, he gave a boon to his 3rd wife, Kai Keyi. Later, Sri Rama was sent on Exile for 14 years.
• Rama was on exile for 14 years. During the 14th year, Rama invaded Lanka and killed Ravana (the king of asuras). All these 13 years, he was killing asuras on his way to Lanka.
• Till the time Sri Rama crossed Vindhya mountains and entered south in search of Sita, he never faced any demons / asuras. But, once he came to the South India (Dandakaranya onwards) he was obstructed by various asuras and Rama had to kill all of them and go ahead.

Now, instances of Mahabharatha:

• Mahabharatha's main theme was a fight between brothers (men) and not between suras and asuras as it was the case during Ramayana.
• It ofcourse, had few less prominient asuras. But, they were killed by suras (kings) whenever it was necessary. Like Jarasandha, Keechaka, Hidimbasura etc.
• Bhima (Sura) married Hidimbi (Asura), and many Suras and Asuras lived in the same kingdom.
• There was no special mention of South India in Mahabharatha

What does this mean?

                    It means that, Suras are Aryans and Asuras are Dravidians. The word asura means people who worship nature, Linga and do not worship the five elements. We always think that asuras are rakshasas and are really bad. But it was not like that. That's why there was always a war between suras and asuras.

                    Asuras insisted on Shiva worship, nature worship. Whereas, Suras insisted on five element worship.That is the reason why Hiranyakashyapa / Hiranyaksha during Narasimha avatar stressed on Lord Shiva worship. This was the same case with Ravana and other asuras. So, till Lord Vishnu's Krishna Avatar, it was a war between Sura & Asura. Later, after Ramayana, Shiva was given 'The Destroyer' status along with Brahma and Vishnu to please all the classes.

                    After Ramayana, the Asuras weakened and lost their kingdom. So, Mahabharatha was a war between suras & suras and not between Suras & Asuras. Everyone are now known as 'manava' and not Sura/ Asura.

To summarize:

• Dravidians never worshiped Vishnu and other five elements (Bhoomi, Indra, etc) till Ramayana
• Aryans conquered the South India
• We infer from the epics (written by Aryan sages) that Dravidians are Asura
• The 14 year exile of Lord Rama was to Aryanize South India.

 Ramayana - What it would actually have been:

                    Dravidian King was very powerful, well educated, intelligent but had only one weakness - Interest towards fair women. Prior to Rama, no king could penetrate to the South due to Ravana's power.  Aryan King was asked to go on exile to conquer South India, not by force, but by propagating the Aryan philosophy - which tells way to lead a noble life and practice the 5-element worship.

                    Dravidian king kidnapped Sita since she was fair and good looking. Then the Aryan King, in search of his wife, invaded the Dravidian kingdom, killed all those who came on his way. He took the help of tribals and locals (Sugreeva, Jambavath, and ofcourse, Hanuma) and finally killed the Dravidian King.
 
Current Dravidians:

In the modern world, the Dravidians are:

• All people in Tamil Nadu & Kerala (except Brahmins - That's why Dravidian parties of South are anti-brahmin and are anti-hindi)
• All people in AP, Karnataka (except Brahmin, Vysya (hence the name Arya Vysya) and Kshatriya)
• All the Giri Putras of central India
• Sri Lankans

Krishna Tathvam - Concept of Gopikas

This time, something related to a concept on the great 'Krishna Tathvam'.

Krishna Tathva:

" Thalli vi neeve ... Thandri vi neeve ... Sakhudou ... Gurudou ...

Daivamu nijamu ga neeve Krishna !!!"

                       It means - O Krishna! I see you in my mom, dad, friend and Guru. You are my true god. So, Krishna Tathva means seeing Lord Krishna in everyone and everything.

Many have this type of feeling right from their birth and spend their lives in tanmayathva. We all know that, Krishna had 8 wives, 16000 Gopikas and 1 lover (Radha Devi).

Let us now try to analyze the Gopikas...

Who are Gopikas?

                     As per puranas, 16,000 women were held captive by Narakasura. Sri Krishna killed Narakasura on Naraka chaturdhi day. The next day, Amavasya day was the day of liberation for those 16000 women - Gopikas.

                     Krishna freed all 16,000 women from the prison. All of them were asked to go back to their homes. Then all the Gopikas felt that it would not be possible for them to live with dignity in their old homes after having been prisoners of Narakasura. So, they have decided to end their lives at the holy feet of Sri Krishna. Then, Krishna assured them that he would protect them and become their Bhartha (Supporter - Not necessarily, Husband)


                    It being Amavasya, the Gopikas felt that, since their lives were now filled with light, it should be celebrated with lamps and fireworks to turn into a Full Moon Night. This day is celebrated as Deepavali.

How Gopikas are significant?

                    As per the promise he made, each Gopika had one Krishna with them. It can be treated as 'Vishnu Maya' or 'Krishna Leela'. All the Gopikas spoke to Krishna, spent their time with them and lead their lives happily in Krishna Tathvam.

                   Now, in addition to the 16k Gopikas, there is one more special character, known as Kumari Radha Devi. Before leaving for Mathura to kill Kamsa, Sri Krishna Promised that he would come back to meet her. But he never came back. So, Radha Devi had been waiting for Krishna on the banks of Yamuna River. Krishna never married Radha Devi, but she is always in Krishna's heart. Some say that, Radha ji is an imaginary character. It will be really painful to understand the plight of Radha Devi.

What is the significance of these characters?

                     These characters have a great influence on our Indian history, literature. There are many beliefs about these Radha and other Gopikas. Throughout the history, many people assumed that they themselves were Radha and they were still waiting for Sri Krishna. Some of them are:

• Meera Bai - 

                      Meera Bai of Chittorgarh wrote many songs on this concept.She danced in the streets of the city. She was objected by her brother-in-law, Vikramaditya as her dancing with commoners brought ill fame to Rajput families. So, he tried to poison her many times. But, as per Meera's own poems, it was turned into Amrit by Sri Krishna. She spent her life in bhajans.

• Deva Dasi's of olden days and current days :

                      Devadasi sthree are those people who have no proper life. These girls are married to god and dedicated to a deity. Very good example of Devadasi is Chandramukhi of Devdas novel / movie. These women have a psychological feeling that, they were once Gopikas. And now, they are in the prison of Narakasura (their own fate, in this world). So, they spend whole of their life in search of Lord Krishna.

                       We can see that, Chandramukhi had Krishna's murthi in her room and she sees the lord in Devdas. Even, the 'Karpuram' character of telugu movie 'Vedam' had a small golden murthi of krishna with her. Next example is 'Megha Sandesham' movie, where Jayaprada thinks she is Radhika and she sees Krishna in ANR. There are many such examples and references.

                      Of-course, all these characters are imaginary and not real. What we should understand is that, we have a great influence in everything we see even today.

   

• Raas Leela Art:

                     Raas Leela is a very famous dance form in our tradition.It is a popular theme in Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Manipuri and Kuchipudi and Kathak. It is very famous acts during Holi, Dasara, Krishna Ashtami and Diwali in North India and in Assam.

                    Upon hearing the sound of Krishna's flute, Gopikas come out from their homes into the forest to dance with Krishna. This is the central idea of these acts. Raas leela songs are used by various characters in our films.Like -Kahe Ched Ched Mohe : O Krishna why do you make fun of me (By Chandramukhi, Devdas Movie).

                    To say that a girl is waiting for true love, or to say that a woman is not leading her life happily and is waiting for best time, we use this concept.

• Some other instances:

                    If we can remember, in 2004, a senior IPS officer realized all at sudden at the age of 53 that, he was Radha. He made a public appearance in saree, danced like Radha ji. Similar is the case with those people who are associated with ISCKON Movement. They dance, do bhajans in trains, roads etc.

                    Let us not make fun of them. They are in search of their Krishna. Till the time there is no harm to mankind, it is acceptable.

"Forget everything  -  See god in everyone"

This is the essence of Krishna Tathvam.

Pakistan's view on Kashmir

                       At the time of independence, there was a princely state called 'Junagadh' in Gujarat. Junagadh province lies on the coast of Arabian Sea, and used to be the gateway for Haj travelers. Junagadh has easy accessibility to Karachi via sea route. There were 565 princely states in India which were given an option to either join Indian Union or Pakistan based on their geographical location.

Statistics of Junagadh:

• Junagadh is in Indian mainland, but is easily accessible to Pakistan via sea route.
• Junagadh is ruled by a Muslim Nawab.
• 99% of population of Junagadh is Hindu.

                        The Nawab of Junagadh, Mohammad Mahabat Khanji III, decided that Junagadh should become part of Pakistan. He acceded Junagadh to Pakistan on 15 September 1947, against the advice of Lord Mountbatten. After one month, Pakistan accepted the Nawab's Instrument of Accession on 16 September, 1947.

                         Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel believed that if Junagadh was permitted to go to Pakistan, it would result in the communal tensions in Gujarat. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel asked Pakistan to reverse its acceptance of the accession and to hold a plebiscite in Junagadh. Patel ordered the forcible annexation of Junagadh. Junagadh's state government, lacking army forces to resist the Indian force, invited the Government of India to take control.

                      A plebiscite was held on 20 February 1948, in which only 91 out of 190,870 voted against the Indian union, ie. 99% of the population voted to join India.

Statistics of Kashmir:

• Kashmir is also in Indian mainland, and has accessibility to Pakistan.
• Kashmir is ruled by a Hindu Raja.
• 90% of population of Kashmir is Muslim.

The Raja of Kashmir has given a letter for accession with Indian Union after independence.

Pakistan argument:

                    When a Hindu-majority territory , acceded to Pakistan by a Muslim ruler,CAN be forcefully integrated into Indian Union, why a Muslim-majority territory, acceded to India by a Hindu ruler CANNOT be given back to Pakistan. Pakistan demanded for a similar type of plebiscite in Kashmir area.

                    When Pakistani troops invaded the Kashmir territory, Raja of Kashmir took Nehru's help. Patel was not allowed to deal with this issue as Kashmir is Nehru's native place. Instead of forcefully integrating Kashmir, Nehru took the issue to UNO, making it an international dispute. UN has asked both the nations to maintain a 'status quo' i.e., asking both the nations to continue the same state till the issue is resolved.

Thus, the Kashmir issue is still an issue for both the nations.