No point seeking the Escape Route
ever since BR Chopra made TV serial महाभारत Hindoo apologists like him found an escape route for promoting a concoted version of what ShriKrishn' said
Shri Krishn' said:
चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः
“I have evolved” 4-Varn System based on Gun’Karm’
It has become fashionable to invent different meanings
It has become fashionable to explain this Shlok from BhagavadGita in a different manner because
that explanation gets readily accepted in today’s environment.
Today’s environment has been carefully cultivated over six generations. Christian Missionary
Education System was established in 1835 spearheaded by Thomas Babington Macaulay. Simultaneously
Ancient Hindu Education System was systematically uprooted from the land of the Hindus by the
ChristianBritish administrative machinery1.
1 Well documented evidence from the records of their own people has been presented in “Do your History textbooks tell you these Facts?”
To uproot Hindu children from their roots and divert their inclination towards Christianity
Macaulay brought a battalion of Christian Missionaries to open Convents and Missionary Schools all over India. Next six generation of Hindus have remained under their spell. Those Christian Missionaries who controlled the ChristianEnglish Education System had one fundamental agenda: to uproot Hindu children from their roots and divert their inclination towards Christianity.
Their motto till today remains the same
Even now significantly large section of educational institutions in our country are run and/or controlled by Christian Converts and/or Funding from Christian sources abroad. Their motto till today remains the same: uproot Hindu children from their roots and divert their inclination towards Christianity.
Not finding satisfactory alternative in Christianity
Hindu children effectively uprooted from their Hindu religious and cultural roots - not finding
satisfactory alternative in Christianity - attracted towards Marxism - have taken effective
control of fabulously funded JNU and other Central Institutions like NCERT and ICHR.
This, in turn, has placed the remote control of a large section of other educational institutions in their hand. They design the textbooks and decide on their contents and these textbooks are then taught at premier institutions all over the country.
This is how tomorrow’s adults are made out of today’s children
The process of brainwashing effectively begins at this point. Children are fed with lies about their heritage, about their ancestors, about their social systems, about their customs, about their religion, and practically about everything that matters with regard to building their future outlook towards their own society. This is how tomorrow’s adults are made out of today’s children. The future of Hindu India will be in hands of such brainwashed anti-Hindus.
Present Birth Theory
Among these ChristianEnglish educated the theory that has gained considerable popularity is the present birth theory. Proponents of this theory try to explain that Bhagawaan Shri Krishn referred to traits and deeds of “present birth”, which would mean, expressed differently, occupation of the present birth.
Until Hindus keep believing in Bhagawaan Shri Krishn
They do not wish to challenge this statement of BhagavadGita “ChaaturVarnyam Maya Srishtam”. They haven’t yet acquired that courage because large part of the Hindu population still has faith in Bhagawaan Shri Krishn. But they will not hesitate to challenge that statement once Hindu faith is substantially eroded in Bhagawaan Shri Krishn. And that process is gathering momentum.
But things are changing fast
Already Bhagawaan Shri Raam’s photos are being burned and the immortal epic Raamaayan is
also receiving similar treatment. This is happening in small pockets of this large country but
then efforts are on its way to give such movements extra push.
Already our Christianized Government has gone on record to state that Shri Raam never existed
and Raam Setu at Raameshwaram has no historical basis.
University level books denounce Bhagawaan Shiv as drunkard and womanizer, so did the leading
newspaper The Times of India, and some school textbooks show Bhagawaan Shri Krishn in very poor
light.
Children who will learn such things at school level will tomorrow pass on the same kind of learning with added ugliness to their next generation.
Returning to Present Birth Theory
This theory has gained considerable popularity as it gets ready acceptance and causes no heart burns. Effectively it has become the escape route for the intellectuals and the preachers alike. No one wants to stir the hornet’s nest when the going is easy.
The inspiration comes from
Those who invented this explanation were inspired either by personal interests and/or by influence of Christian Missionary education. As for Christianity, it subscribed to the theory of prior birth for humans until AD 543 when the Council of Constantinople banned it at the instance of Empress Theodora.
While the commoner’s understanding depends on...
A commoner’s understanding of this depends on various factors, among them are: personal interest, educational background, cultural background, media exposure, and also their individual progress towards spirituality.
Escape route for intellectuals and preachers alike
When people find it inconvenient to question the statement of Bhagawaan Shri Krishn, they
prefer to explain it away in a different manner. They present an explanation: He did not mean
it by birth, but He meant it by occupation. Such explanation can be cited with an example:
If a couple had three sons who became saadhu, leader and businessman then what will be their “Jaati”? They would be Braahman, Kshatriya and Vaishya according to their occupation irrespective of the “Jaati” of their birth.
And others find it easier to keep parroting it
This explanation has gained considerable ground over the period, and many keep parroting it, like it was done in the above case, in an article published on the editorial page of The Free Press Journal on 6 March 2004 by an individual who flashed his Ph.D. This approach is hypocritical, because here you tend to explain it away in a more socially acceptable way, looking at the direction in which wind blows today.
The mischief BR Chopra and Raahi Maasoom Razaa combine played
Friday, 6 January 2012, 18:18
BR Chopra made a TV Serial on world's largest epic MahaaBhaarat' which laid firm foundation for this crooked explanation. Raahi Maasoom Razaa (राही मासूम रज़ा) wrote the script.
The duo ensured that ShrimadBhagavad'Gita is misinterpreted to popularize their own belief system.
They made the actor Nitish Bharadwaj to recite and interpret ShrimadBhagavad'Gita in the
role of Bhagawaan ShriKrishn'. They made him say that people are not born Braahman or
Kshatriya but made so by the job / profession they adopt. Millions and millions of people
believed this crooked theory to be TRUE as they watched on television Bhagawaan ShriKrishn'
delivering the message of ShrimadBhagavad'Gita and declaring that people were Braahman'
or Kshatriya by their work NOT by birth.
The Chopra-Razaa duo did not stop at that. They used every possible opportunity throughout the television serial to remind and re-remind the audience that people were Braahman' or Kshatriya by their work NOT by birth. They continued it from beginning till end of the TV serial they conceptualized, wrote and produced. Towards the end of the TV Serial when Dur'yodhan was resting under the water and Paandav' come to challenge him for a duel, this Chopra-Razaa combine made Gajendra Chouhan as Yudhisthir' repeat the same: people are Braahman' or Kshatriya by their work NOT by birth.
They played yet another mischief. They made Nitish Bharadwaj speak as ShriKrishn' about Draupadi Cheer-haran' while delivering the message of Bhagavad'Gita. If you scan through the entire Bhagavad'Gita you will no where find Bhagawaan ShriKrishn' making any speech that was remotely connected with Draupadi Cheer-haran.
With pen in their hand and media under their control Chopra-Razaa duo came to believe that they were the Bhagawaan' ShriKrishn' and they could bend and twist HIS message the way they feel like to fulfill their personal agendas. This is one reason I am totally against anybody playing around the original scripts of Hindoo epics as per their choice. Now, Shah Rukh Khan has his eyes set on the epic and wants to make a trilogy out of that and it will probably be Karan Johar directed Islamized version of the Hindoo epic.
ChaaturVarnyam' Mayaa Srishtam'
चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः
ChaaturVarnyam Mayaa Srishtam Gun’Karm’Vibaagashah
4-Varn System “I have evolved” based on Gun’Karm
ShrimadBhagavadGita, Adhyaay 4 Shlok 13
Pronounce U in GUN as in PUT, not as in SUN
Pronounce N in GUN with a Hard Tone and Fullness at the end
Understand GUN गुण as TRAIT
Understand KARM कर्म as DEED
Remember KARM and KARM’YOG have different connotations
Bhagavaan Shri Krishn spoke of birth-based classification
Bhagavaan Shri Krishn spoke of birth-based classification depending on division of Gun' and Karm'.
Whatever explanation I offer here is first hand information, not borrowed from elsewhere. The experience is mine, the Journey has been mine, the understanding is mine.
But then, in essence there is nothing mine. It all belongs to Him - Shri Naaraayan. None
of the learnings are mine, none of the knowledge is mine.
To call it mine would be foolish. But then, for your consumption I have to call it mine,
or else you would not understand what I am conveying.
Anyhow, I know what I know. I give it to you if you want it. I won’t spend time in convincing you.
My approach is very simple: take it or leave it. For, I don’t “have to” win you on my side.
First let us look at these Unexplained Questions
Take your own case
Probably you think that the person in you is made of predominantly two factors -
• Genes that your parents passed on to you
• Environment in which you grew up
Did you ask yourself a few simple questions?
• Why is it that you were born only of those parents who gave you those genes?
• Why were you not born of another set of parents who could have given you totally different
hereditary factors?
• Why were you born in that environment, which helped shape you in a particular character?
Why were you not born in another set of environment that could have shaped you entirely into
another kind of character?
Look at it from another angle
You and your brother both are born of same parents and also raised in the same environment
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• Why then you both are different, and at times so very different that it almost looks like
the opposites?
Ask yourself a couple more simple questions
• “Who decides” these settings, as to “which parents” through whom you should be born, or
into “which environment” you should be born, or “when” you should be born?
• “Who regulates” these things, by making them happen, the way they do happen?
• Would you want to call them “coincidences” just because your logical faculties cannot explain
them? Can your logic reach there where your knowledge hasn’t reached yet?
Child that arrives on this Earth
Child that arrives on this planet Mother Earth
It cannot choose its “mother” and “father”
It cannot choose its “surroundings” at the time of birth
It cannot choose “environment” that it would live-in during its early childhood
The family in which it takes birth
Depending on its ‘traits and deeds’ in its “prior incarnations”, it takes birth through Braahman parents or Kshatriya parents or Vaishya parents or Shoodr parents
This does “not” happen by accident or by coincidence, as the present day rationalists would want us to believe
There is a “meticulous system” in place that monitors the whole process
Origin of the soul
Soul emerges from the Supreme Soul
At its origin, it has no character of its own
Physical birth
It descends on this earth encased in a body
Its own identity
Its ego अहंभाव gives it a distinct identity
Its thoughts and actions (deeds) are guided by this ego
Numerous births
It acquires various traits, in varying degree, in course of its long journey of numerous and successive births
It builds a reservoir of its Gun (traits) and Karm (deeds) through that process
Physical death
Soul sheds its body at the time of departure from this earth
It does not take with it in physical form the traits it acquired and deeds it performed, during its stay on the earth
Successive birth
In its successive birth, it collects back those traits from the environment of this earth
During the process of birth and growing up, it regains those traits from its parents and environment
Acquisition of Traits
Some traits it acquires back during the process of its birth - that include the genes it acquires from its earthly parents
Other traits it acquires back in the process of its growing up - that include the environment it receives in form of friends, teachers, surroundings, and etc
Preset environment to grow up
Each new birth gives the new born a place in the society - with that it gets a preset environment to grow up
This place and environment is the result of its deeds through prior incarnations - these are not by its choice
Predetermined - not by Choice
It cannot choose its parents
It cannot choose its time of birth
It cannot choose its surroundings at the time of birth
It cannot choose its environment during its early childhood
Complex mechanism automatically takes care of every detail at this particular stage
Process of birth itself takes care of positioning the soul in a certain situation
(a) situation comprising of its genetic combination and childhood surroundings
(b) situation depending on its acquired traits and accumulated deeds until its prior incarnation
Prior Karm, not Free Will at this particular stage
All this is governed by soul’s prior (accumulated) Karm
At this particular stage Free Will has no role to play
Free Will gets its due chance but at later stage
The turn for free will does come, but later
And that too, at different times in life of different individuals
One individual gets the opportunity to exercise free will early in life, whereas another gets
much later in life, and neither of them can choose that particular moment in their respective
lives
The Journey of a Soul
The journey of a soul is a very long process.
It passes through innumerable births until it qualifies itself for submerging into the Supreme
soul.
Character building process
Through this long and arduous journey the soul’s ego acquires1 many Gun गुण
1 Think of it like character building through environmental influences
Traits influence Deeds
During each of these births सत्वगुण Satv’Gun, रजोगुण RajoGun and तमोगुण TamoGun arising from the प्रकृति Prakriti2 induces the man to do many कर्म Karm.
2 Prakriti has been described as the material cause of the universe
Shaping of soul’s ego
Those Karm then make him the bearer of the results of such Karm. In this manner, takes shape the soul’s Ego अहंभाव.
But environment of earth is needed
However Satv’Gun/RajoGun/TamoGun can manifest themselves only in the environment of this world through a body.
Physical birth and choice of parents
When the time is ripe, the soul is then directed to such parents who, through their genes, and through the environment in which they live, would be able to give that body its required character.
Parents of parents
For parents to have acquired appropriate genes and environment, it would be necessary that their parents too had appropriate genes and environment.
Backward Integration of Genes
The same would apply to their parents, and then their parents, backward ...
So, there has to be systematic process through which appropriate genes are passed from one generation
to another.
Sophisticated system
And, for that one needs a comprehensive system in place: a regulated environment, and methodology functioning with high degree of precision.
Do not undermine the Capability of the Creator of this Universe
Any doubt?
Would you doubt that the Creator of this Universe lacks the ability to design and monitor such a profound system?
Look at your thumb
Think of Him when He created each human being with a distinct fingerprint.
Look into your eyes in a mirror
Think of Him when He created each human being with a distinct pupil in the eye.
Modern science knows so little
We do not even know how many more such distinctive characters He has built in the human system.
Yes, He can...
Would you ever doubt that such Creator cannot possibly monitor3 the channeling of birth for each and every human being, that is, which parents they should be born of, in which environment each individual must be born into, and what time and place each individual should take its first breath on this earth?
Yes, He can monitor each and every such phenomenon howsoever complex it may sound.
3a Here I am not getting into the issue of Nir’Gun
character of Ishwar but I would like you to know that there is no inherent contradiction
in the two aspects. I would want to elaborate on those things in another work ~ this is
simply not the right place.
3b I would want to add only this much here that monitoring
does not entail that He must personally supervise each and every function though He is capable
of doing that as well ~ it is sufficient for Him to establish a system which monitors the
whole phenomenon howsoever complex it may be.
3c In short, what you need to understand is that
this Creation works like a clockwork and is governed by a highly sophisticated mathematical
module that is even beyond human comprehension through study of books. You need to connect
yourself to Higher Order and it is He who may decide to give you (or not) the necessary
understanding, and also, only to that extent that He feels you are ready to grasp
3d Every aspect of this Creation is interrelated
and interdependent connected through an invisible chain of mathematical modules.
Without a beginning and without an end
It is He who has created this Universe, which has no known beginning and end to the mankind.
Modern science does not even know enough of our own Solar system, leave aside how many more
Solar systems and how many more Galaxies exist in this whole Universe.
Just because our own human ability is so very limited
We should not doubt the ability of the Creator of this Universe, just because our own human
ability is so very limited.
He does have the capability of monitoring an extraordinarily complex system of human birth,
which is even beyond imagination of man and woman raised under modern education system with
Christian roots.
Timing the event of birth
We have stated earlier that when the time is ripe, the soul is then directed to such parents who, through their genes, and through the environment in which they live, would be able to give that body its required character.
Now we will look at the issue of timing the event of birth. Here we need to go into a deep and complex mechanism that works like clockwork with a precision unknown to human mind.
The Moment of its First Contact with the Environment of this Earth
By Time here we refer to soul’s breathing its first breath on this earth. That is, the moment of its first contact with the environment of this earth, out of the protection of the mother’s womb.
With such extraordinary finesse and precision this is designed by the Creator that no human super-computer would come anywhere near, even at miles distance from it.
Before proceeding a few basics
Before proceeding we need to understand few other basics; then only the examples that will be presented hereafter, will make some sense.
I am describing these to a Commoner and in a language that he will understand
While describing we are not seeking precision of expression but we seek simplicity of expression so that complex phenomenon, if not understood, at least does not fail to create some intelligible impression.
Understanding the Sky
We see the sky above us. We also see the stars and planets above us in the sky. We cannot
recognize them but we have heard or read that astronomers can do so.
If astronomers can do that then there is some scientific basis to it for, at least, astronomy
is recognized as a science.
Definitive methodology in place
So the first thing we take for granted is that there is a definitive methodology in place to recognize various positions in the sky, which to us ordinary people could be baffling.
Scientifically identifiable divisions of the Sky
So we first come to this acceptance that there are specific divisions of the sky that are astronomically identifiable by the position of Fixed Stars.
Understanding a “Star in the Sky”, as you would understand a “House in the City”
Now these are fixed stars, they are not mobile; they do not change their position in the
sky as planets do.
Therefore, a particular segment of the sky can be easily identified by the position of that
particular star.
That position, for simplicity sake, is like the position of our house,
which does not move away form its original location when we return home at the end of the day;
we find our house situated at the same place and our family inside it.
As a house has a fixed address in the city, similarly a star has a fixed address in the sky.
Therefore, we are not speaking of imaginary segments of the unlimited sky, but of clearly identifiable
places in this limitless sky.
Nakshatr' and Star are not the same
• We will find reference to Nakshatr in what will follow hereafter, and therefore it is necessary
to clarify that Nakshatr is not Sanskrit equivalent of star.
• A Nakshatr may comprise of more than one fixed star.
Understanding a “Raashi in the Sky” as you would understand a “Zone in the City”
As a city can be divided into several zones similarly the sky is also divided into several zones for identification purposes. The positions of these zones do not change. Let us call them Raashi instead of zones for our purposes.
Now it is necessary to understand here that within each zone there can be many stars. In other words, within each Raashi there can be more than one Nakshatr. Think of it something like many houses inside a zone within a city.
In a city we have each zone with well-defined parameters; similarly, in the sky each Raashi has its well-defined ambit.
In the city each block comprising couple of buildings has a predefined area and that is available in the municipal records; similarly, in the sky each Nakshatr has predefined area and that is available in astronomical records. For purposes of identification, each Nakshatr has been given a name, as we have given names to fixed stars and planets. It is somewhat like giving a name to a person or a house.
The addresses of these Nakshatrs are mentioned in terms of degrees in the sky. We will be using Sanskrit names of Nakshatrs.
It is also important to note that all references to the time of birth are in relation to moon, not to sun. There will be references to moon’s position in the sky and therefore, it may be relevant to recapitulate that moon is mobile, changes its position in the sky and therefore, at one day it may be seen in one Nakshatr and the next day it may have moved to the next Nakshatr.
Through many births a soul acquires a complex character of conflicting traits
Let us now look at the case of a Kshatriya. In its purest form, a Kshatriya may be Kshatriya by birth [born in Kshatriya family], Kshatriya by physical qualities, Kshatriya by mental makeup; thus Kshatriya in totality. But with many births, it does not retain this purity. In every birth, it absorbs different Gun (traits) from the environment of this earth. These Gun(s) then reflect through its Karm (deeds). Over many births, it builds up a reservoir of conflicting (good and bad) Gun and Karm. This makes its composite character a complex one. Thus, it does not remain in its purest form, as described above. This, entitles it for different levels of birth during different incarnations. For instance, if its (soul’s) Karm had been more of Saatvik nature, then it would graduate towards an environment, which would ensure its further growth towards spiritual quests. In a situation like that, it may have many attributes of Kshatriya, but mental makeup of a Braahman. We know of king-rishis like Janak' and VishwaaMitr'. We will describe what Saatvik is in a subsequent work. Similarly, it may have many attributes of Kshatriya, but the mental makeup of a Vaishya, or a Shoodr', or even a butcher.
Mechanism that would govern the Timing of Birth for each Soul
Now we discuss, in a very broad manner, the mechanism that governs timing of birth, for such souls. In these discussions, we are not seeking precision, instead we are attempting at providing an indication, so that readers have a rough idea.
I am not here to teach you the highly developed ancient science of astrology. My objective is to remove the dread4 of ignorance that grips your psyche. It is just an opportunity to get a feel of the highly complex mechanism described in simple language. No more, no less. And that too, only if you care to.
• In all following examples here, the timing of birth essentially refers to the moment when
a soul breathes its first breath on this earth encased in a human body.
• And when we talk about Raashi or Nakshatr and degrees we are essentially referring to moon’s
position (not sun’s position) in “that address of the sky” at the time of birth.
4 Like one of those wholly convent educated (and later foreign educated) modern learned guy once referred to horoscope as horrorscope thinking that he made a very wise crack but he realized not that it spoke of nothing but his ignorance. Elsewhere I shall narrate to you the story of Sir Isaac Newton and then you will realize how foolish these modern educated wise cracks are.
Broad indications of Timing of Birth of a Kshatriya born with Conflicting Traits
A Kshatriya with Braahman mental makeup would be born under Poorv'Phaalguni Nakshatr between 13° 21’ and 26° 40’ in Sinh Raashi or PoorvAashaarh Nakshatr between 13° 21’ and 26° 40’ in Dhanu Raashi. A Kshatriya with Braahman mental makeup will tend to function better in providing the nation a just and fair administration with a thrust towards education and moral values, with support towards religion, and with prudent strategic planning.
A Kshatriya with Kshatriya mental makeup would be born under Uttar'Phaalguni Nakshatr between 26° 41’ and 30° in Sinh Raashi or UttarAashaarh Nakshatr between 26° 41’ and 30° in Dhanu Raashi. A Kshatriya with Kshatriya mental makeup will tend to function better in providing the nation a safe environment for its subjects, who may live in a secured state, and a powerful state towards which enemies may not make advances.
A Kshatriya with Shoodr mental makeup would be born under Magha Nakshatr between 0° and 13° 20’ in Sinh Raashi. A Kshatriya with Shoodr mental makeup will tend to function better in the army as a soldier, serving well, fighting for the nation, giving his life when necessary.
A Kshatriya with Servant mental makeup would be born under Chitra Nakshatr between 0° and 6° 40’ in Tula Raashi. A Kshatriya with Servant mental makeup will tend to function better in the army cooking food for the soldiers, doing their laundry, etc.
A Kshatriya with Butcher mental makeup would be born under Swaati Nakshatr between 6° 41’ and 20° in Tula Raashi or under Mool' Nakshatr between 0° and 13° 20’ in Dhanu Raashi. A Kshatriya with Butcher mental makeup will tend to function better in the army that would tend to destroy other civilizations, their culture, their universities, etc.
A Kshatriya with Mlechchh mental makeup would be born under Vishaakha Nakshatr' between 20° 1’ and 30° in Tula Raashi. Mlechchh' refers to a misfit amongst defined categories.
These are some broad examples of conflicting traits that such a Kshatriya born would display in its earthly character. A real-life situation today may require a much more complex detailing because through the passage of many births a soul acquires a very complex character comprising of conflicting traits
Such mixed Varn souls would require parents of mixed Varn to give them appropriate genes
A soul passing through the passage of innumerable births, having acquired complex character of its own, would naturally require parents of mixed Varn, who would be able to give appropriate genes to the body of such child. So, all this is interrelated, inter-dependent, one influencing the other, and part of a complex cyclic process that can be given full effect to, through the course of numerous births. These are by no means exhaustive but only illustrative of a highly complex phenomenon of unimaginable magnitude that works with such a fine mathematical precision that could be beyond human comprehension. The Creator who can create innumerable life forms, and within that while looking at just one life form, which is of humans, we find each product (each human), as unique in itself.
The Free Will was NOT given to us for meddling with the System of Creation
It is we humans that meddle with the system of creation. The Creator has given us free will so that we can navigate ourselves through the course of our life towards our final destination5 - Journey to the Supreme Soul. But we choose to use it to interfere with the fundamental structure and thereby, bid good-bye to the base simplicity in the system, and let it complicate itself by mathematical principle of permutations and combinations. Complexities thus grow to enormous levels, and in the process we destroy the system through ages that follow; and as with time every thing must decay, so does the base structure.
Nevertheless the System takes into account all your meddling and deals with them effectively
All your meddling get captured and recorded into the database of which no human created comparison is possible. And all those variations are given due effect to when the system designs a by-product. Think of the Nature’s process or Ishwar’s Creation phenomenon as the system. Think of the new born character as the by-product. Think of all the meddling6 as Karm of prior births. How the timing and place of birth determination gives all these variables their due effect is something that can be explained further by similar examples as given earlier by expanding that horizon. But then, it will go beyond the scope of this work and therefore, let us wait for another work7 which may attempt to provide you with some insight into the mechanism. However, I have nothing to tell them for whom this Creation process is a random affair.
5 Recommended further reading ISBN 978-81-89990-04-6 “Vidhata”
6 & 7 Recommended further reading ISBN 978-81-89990-04-6 “Vidhata”
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