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The Ideal of the Indian Tradition of Kshatra is Needed in Today’s Democracy

It’s true that the Indian tradition of Kshatra has witnessed several ups and downs and hundreds of incidents of defeats and death. In reality, our Rajas and Maharajas and other towering Kshatriya warriors, owing to their near-sightedness, misplaced generosity, and needless pride lost their respect, wealth and culture to the forces of barbarism. At times, some of these kings turned out to be selfish, narrow-minded and were fatal to Sanatana Dharma.

வேதங்களில் உபநயனம்

ஸம்ஹிதைகளில் உபநயனம்

கிருஹ்ய சூத்திரங்களில் குறிக்கப்படும் உபநயனத்துக்கான அம்சங்களை ரிக் வேத ஸம்ஹிதையிலேயே நம்மால் காண முடிகிறது.[1] பலி பீடமான  யூப ஸ்தம்பத்தை (yūpa-stambha) இளைஞனாகப் போற்றுகிறார்கள் – “மேகலை அணிந்து அழகாய் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட பாலகன் இதோ வருகிறான் (மேகலை அணிந்த பாலகனை ரசானுபாவமாக யூப ஸ்தம்பத்தோடு இங்கே ஒப்பிடுகிறார்கள்); இப்பிறப்பால் உயர்நிலை அடைகிறான்; தேவதைகளை வணங்கி வழிபடும் ரிஷிகள், பெரும் மகிழ்ச்சிகொண்டு அவனை வளரச் செய்கின்றனர்.”[2]  

Mahābhārata – Episode 80 – The Death of Duśśāsana and Karṇa

On the way to the battleground, Arjuna was profusely sweating all over. He was anxious about the outcome of the day’s war. Looking at his perplexity, Kṛṣṇa said “Gāṇḍīvī! Why are you so demotivated? The ones you have defeated with this bow cannot be defeated by mere mortals. Has anybody survived in an encounter with Bhīṣma or Droṇa. Yet, I wish to give you a piece of advice – you shouldn’t take Karṇa lightly. He is an equal to you. I consider him slightly greater than you in prowess. It is only because of Karṇa’s presence that Duryodhana has gained confidence of being a hero.

ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ನುಡಿಬೆಡಗು--ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟಿನ ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳು

ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಅದರ ಸ್ವಭಾವ ಇಂಥದ್ದೆಂದು ವರ್ಣಿಸುವಾಗ “ಧರ್ಮ”ಪದವನ್ನು ಸಮಾಸದ ಕೊನೆಗೆ ಬಳಸಿ ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟಾಗಿಸುವುದುಂಟು. ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ: “ಭೈಕ್ಷ್ಯಧರ್ಮಾ ಯತಯಃ” (ಯತಿಗಳು ಭಿಕ್ಷೆ ಬೇಡಿ ಬದುಕುವಂಥವರು). ಹೀಗೆಯೇ ಆಶ್ರಯವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಬದುಕಲಾರದವರು ಬಳ್ಳಿಯಂಥವರು: “ಲತಾಧರ್ಮಾಃ.”

ಲತಾಧರ್ಮಾಃ (೫.೨೯.೪೯)

ಬಡವರಿಗೆ ಹಸಿವೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚೆಂಬುದು ನಾಣ್ನುಡಿ. ಗಟ್ಟಿಮುಟ್ಟಾದವರು ಕಲ್ಲನ್ನೂ ತಿಂದು ಅರಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆಂದು ಕೂಡ ಹೇಳುವುದುಂಟು. ಇವುಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂವಾದಿ ಮಹಾಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಆ ಪ್ರಕಾರ “ಬಡವರ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯೂ ಕರಗಿಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ!”

The Violinists of Mulbagal

Among the violinists from Mulbagal (Kolar district, Karnataka), four are prominent:

 

  1. Madhavayya
  2. Ramachandracharya
  3. Venkatappa
  4. Sethumadhava Rao

Among these, Madhavayya was the best when it comes to his command over the instrument and proficiency in the Ragas. But Sethumadhava Rao was the most senior in terms age and experience. Hence, I shall commence by narrating about him first.

Home Remedies - Part 2

Discharging Social Debts

Now I will narrate some social etiquette that was in practice more than seventy years ago. People did not frequent hotels or restaurants back then. In fact, one couldn’t find any hotels or restaurants in any town other than Bangalore [in the Mysore Province]. The common belief among the brāhmaṇas was that running a restaurant or eating in one was highly improper.