It is generally believed that Sanskrit is a language like any other except that it is more complicated and dead for all purposes https://t.co/3sjsz8cikb

Do u know in olden times Kashmir was called Satidesa & was a vast lake ?

Kashmir was once a part of a land that remained submerged in the Tethys Sea for about 900 million years during the Geological Period.

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During the Pliocene Age, this area emerged as a vast sweet-water lake covering almost the entire valley of Kashmir. As per findings of the geologists, the age of this ancient lake was more than a million years.

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The depth of the alluvium had been nearly 6,000 feet and also the vast Karewa deposits abounding in the area points towards the existence of a vast lake (which nearly was 1000 feet above the present level) that filled the entire length and breadth of the Valley.

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The physiography of Kashmir therefore indicates that the Valley and the great lake that preceded was of tectonic origin. This lake was traditionally known as Satisar (The Lake of the Goddess Sati). While referring to Satidesa (Kashmir) and its formation,

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the Nilmat Purana the most important source of information on ancient Kashmir says:

“With the body in the style of a boat, goddess Sati becomes the earth and a lake of clear water, known as Satidesh, six yojnas (about 90 kms) long and half of that in breadth (about 45 kms),

SUYA ONE OF THE GREATEST ENGINEERS OF KASHMIR- A MUST READ

Sopore, is known as Suyyapur (named after this great engineer) . It is a town in Baramulla district of J&K

For centuries the people of the valley had been suffering from the recurring curse of famines and floods.

Suya correctly assessed that these frequent calamities occurred due to heavy rains and excessive water of the Vitasta River which could not easily get out with swiftness, through a gorge near Varahmula, as the compressed passage there bad got blocked with silt and huge boulders.

The people removed both the silt and stones when the great engineer threw plenty of gold and silver coins into the river at many places.

Thousands of people immediately jumped into the flooded Vitasta and in order to find the coins cleared the bed of the rocks and boulders which had choked up the passage. Suya, then raised stone embankments, and adopted other protective measures.

Many canals were dug-out to increase the irrigational facilities. The result of all these measures was that a great increase of land became available for cultivation.

HOW MANY OF U KNOW TODAY IS FOUNDERS DAY OF GITA PRESS GORAKHPUR ?

Today it completes 98 yrs

Let's look back to it's history

A 🧵 written a long ago by @BharadwajSpeaks

Gita Press was established in 1923 by JD Goyanka. Hanuman Prasad Poddar was its founding editor.

Its first journal Kalyan was published in 1927. Unless other publications, Gita Press publishes its books at a very reasonable price. For example, a Bhagavad Gita can be procured at Rs.30. A copy of Hanuman Chalisa cost just Rs. 2 (50 lakh copies printed every year).

But why? Why does Gita Press publish excellent books at such a minimum token price which inevitably equals or exceeds the creation cost? The answer to this question is that Gita Press was not founded to be a profit making enterprise.

Its goals were something very different, Gita Press was founded at a time when Christian Missionaries were making rapid progress in converting Hindus. They were making all out attacks on Hinduism. Missionaries used to distribute copies of Bible to anyone who

shows slightest inclination to accept it.

Bibles were flowing By contrast, except for a few Pandits who were specialists in the field, an ordinary Hindu did not have any printed copy of any of his books. Ordinary Hindu did not have any good knowledge of his own Dharma’s books.

YAGYOPAVEET - A FORM OF GAYATRI

Yagyopaveet ( wearing the sacred thread ) symbolises, in itself the realisation of the supreme truth behind the Gayatri Philosophy.

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Gayatri mantra has 9 words, 3 Charans, 3 Vyahiritis and one Omkar so has the Yagyopaveet for it possesses 9 sutras, 3 threads, 3 knots and one supreme knot - the Brahma-Granthi . Since the Yagyopaveet lies over one's shoulders, chest, abdomen and back .

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This signifies Divine control over shoulders, which undertake the heaviest responsibilities of life, over the heart which is supposed to be representing idealisms & emotions, over the abdomen where dwells the valour of a man and over the back, which represents alertness and

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vigour . Thus, the influences that Gayatri excercises through Yagyopaveet on the total personality & endeavours of a man are never forgotten during entire life .

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MINUTE DETAILS ABOUT THE ATTACK ON SHAISTA KHAN AT LAL MAHAL

Remarkable Commando op

A long 🧵 but worth your time

Aurangzeb sent his maternal uncle Shaista Khan with powerful army over 1,50,000 on the request of Badibegum Sahiba, Adilshahi sultanate

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Shaista Khan entered Deccan to kill Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj & to destroy his empire. Shahista Khan captured a lot of province and fort of Chakan near Pune.

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Till 3 years he gave lot of troubles to the subjects of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and he personally made Lal Mahal his destination to live at , which was the property of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj . Lal Mahal, where Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj spent his childhood.

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1. In the April 1663 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj personally made a surprise attack on Shahista Khan in the Lal Mahal Pune.

2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked with 300 soldiers at the midnight while Lal Mahal had strong security of 1.5 lac soldiers for Shahista Khan.

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3. He entered in Pune, he made a drama of wedding ceremony to enter in Pune near Lal Mahal.

4. During the night they made big hole at the wall of Lal Mahal and entered into the palace.

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Statue of Equality (Ramanuja) Muchintal, Hyderabad, Telangana

The Statue of Equality is a monument in India dedicated to the 11th-century Vaishnavaite Sage Bhagavad Ramanuja, commemorating 1000 years since his birth. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji in 2019.

In 2014, Sri Chinna Jeeyar came up with the idea to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of Sri Ramanuja's teachings by building the Statue of Equality. The statue is constructed on an estimated 34 acres in Hyderabad, India.

It consists of a 216 foot tall statue of Ramanuja and is surrounded by 108 Divyadesams (model temples) and includes an educational gallery. The project budget is 1000 crore rupees.The foundation stone for the Statue of Equality was laid by Chinna Jeeyar.

The statue was built by Aerosun Corporation in China before being shipped to India. It is made of panchaloha, a combination of gold, silver, copper, brass and titanium. The statue relies on donations to fund its construction.

The temple is located on the 27,870 square metre second floor with a 120 kg statue of Ramanuja, representing the years he lived, meant for daily worship. The 1,365 square metre third floor including a Vedic digital library and research center.

This is my son, Sam. He’s 5. And today he learned how shitty and harmful #ToxicMasculinity is. My rage meter is spiking right now so excuse me if this is a little raw but there are some things I want to say about BS #gender norms (a thread)

Sam is my middle child & he’s a terror. A “boy’s boy” as so many (not me) would say. He’s rough and tumble, he’s loud, he’s always dirty, loves trucks, plays sports and knee drops me from the couch. But he also loves a lot of “girl” things.

Sam has a collection of purses because he likes to carry things around. And he also loves to have his nails painted bright colors because he thinks they “look beautiful.” And he’s right – they are beautiful…

So he proudly wore his red nail polish to kindergarten this morning because Sam has absolutely no concept of nail polish only being for girls or reason to think anyone would possibly have a problem with beautiful nails.

But his classmates did have a problem. A big one. Sam was ridiculed for being a boy with nail polish. They called him names and told him to take it off. This lasted the entire day.

MEENAKSHI AMMAN, MADURAI (TN)
#bharatmandir #navratri2021

A paadal Petra sthalam where Shiva took the form of Sundareswarar (the handsome one) and married Devi Parvati (Meenakshi).
Devi is also known by the name Angayarkanni (mother with the beautiful fish eyes).
@GunduHuDuGa

Devi Meenakshi emerged from yagna fire as a 3 year old girl when Pandyan King Malayadwaja and Kanchanamalai were praying for a child.
It is said that Devi was born with three breasts and there was a prophesy that her superfluous breast would melt away when she met her husband.

Devi ruled over Madurai and captured Indralok. She went on to capture Kailasha. When she saw Shiva, her 3rd breast disappeared and she realised that Shiva would be her consort.
The divine marriage was attended by all Devas and Sri Vishnu (as her brother) gave her hand to Shiva.

It is said that Indra found a swayambhu lingam at Kadamba Vanam. He placed it in Madurai where the kshetram stands. Here, Shiva is seen on the vehicle of Indra.
The Golden Lotus Tank is said to be the place where a golden lotus blossomed for the puja performed by Indra.

The Meenakshi Thirukalyanam festival is celebrated in the Chithirai month to mark the divine marriage of Meenakshi Amman. The festival includes a procession where Meenakshi and Sundareshwara travel in a chariot and Sri Vishnu gives away his sister in marriage to Shiva.

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