Jauhar-the act of self immolation and sacrifice - Page 3

Ramya, what a post!!!
I have gone numb. Just don't know what to say. I am in so much awe of these great ones.

How telling are the below words:
Even a small burn on our hand can make us scream in agony.Then,imagine the tremendous pain that the women who performed jauhar experienced.The same immense burning sensation over the entire body,not even a single part was left out.And it was their own decision to jump in the fire,overcoming the slightest fears of death and suffering.

You just brought it in front of our eyes. Yes, we can't even imagine the suffering. We all can give a certificate that they sacrificed. But actually going through is way too different. They had a choice to live. But they chose their paatrivratam to it. In today's age where such values are totally lost, when we see women having lost shame, exposing at will and jumping into beds as fancy, these just strike in ad a thunderbolt. To what extent they have gone to save their honour. As you rightly said, that could have chosen life over this 'so called' honour as some our modern blood may view. Still they chose not to. I can never salute them enough.

And as a country we respected women and treated their honour with honour. As Rati pointed out the disrespect of women started with the foreigners setting their foot. Yes, one may argue about Keechaka of Mahabharata, but these were exceptions, examples of bad rulers or a powerful men, but this was not practised in general or women had to live in fear or jump in fire to save their honour. So as Rati beautifully pointed ours is such a nation which respected womanhood. And I salute our forefathers for this. My obeisance to our dharma.

Originally posted by: Kaana

Ramya, what a post!!!
I have gone numb. Just don't know what to say. I am in so much awe of these great ones.

How telling are the below words:
Even a small burn on our hand can make us scream in agony.Then,imagine the tremendous pain that the women who performed jauhar experienced.The same immense burning sensation over the entire body,not even a single part was left out.And it was their own decision to jump in the fire,overcoming the slightest fears of death and suffering.

You just brought it in front of our eyes. Yes, we can't even imagine the suffering. We all can give a certificate that they sacrificed. But actually going through is way too different. They had a choice to live. But they chose their paatrivratam to it. In today's age where such values are totally lost, when we see women having lost shame, exposing at will and jumping into beds as fancy, these just strike in ad a thunderbolt. To what extent they have gone to save their honour. As you rightly said, that could have chosen life over this 'so called' honour as some our modern blood may view. Still they chose not to. I can never salute them enough.

And as a country we respected women and treated their honour with honour. As Rati pointed out the disrespect of women started with the foreigners setting their foot. Yes, one may argue about Keechaka of Mahabharata, but these were exceptions, examples of bad rulers or a powerful men, but this was not practised in general or women had to live in fear or jump in fire to save their honour. So as Rati beautifully pointed ours is such a nation which respected womanhood. And I salute our forefathers for this. My obeisance to our dharma.

Ramya, would like to share this as well.

The power of honour:
We would have read about so many patrivrata, aka women who valued their honour and did not think of another man mentally. Theirs were such power that they stopped the sun from setting, could burn someone into ashes, made Yama listen to them and stopped husband's death, etc etc. please note that they did not do penance to achieve such powers but just merely by the paativratam powers. It was merely their mental and physical purity, protecting their honour before anything else. Their curse had to come true. Their will will come to pass - as I said they could stop the sun from rising or setting.

Sita MAiya said to Ravana that she could burn him like a blade of grass, but is not doing for Sri Rama to come and save her and take her back. Ravana could not be won over, though by his prowess it was also due to Mandodari's paativratam.

Even in MP show if you remember the priest advised Pratap to be married off at that small age saying it will be a protection for him. Such is the power of a chaste woman. Even a great warrior could be killed but a chaste woman glowing in her chastity can burn down anyone.

Originally posted by: Kaana

Ramya, would like to share this as well.

The power of honour:
We would have read about so many patrivrata, aka women who valued their honour and did not think of another man mentally. Theirs were such power that they stopped the sun from setting, could burn someone into ashes, made Yama listen to them and stopped husband's death, etc etc. please note that they did not do penance to achieve such powers but just merely by the paativratam powers. It was merely their mental and physical purity, protecting their honour before anything else. Their curse had to come true. Their will will come to pass - as I said they could stop the sun from rising or setting.

Sita MAiya said to Ravana that she could burn him like a blade of grass, but is not doing for Sri Rama to come and save her and take her back. Ravana could not be won over, though by his prowess it was also due to Mandodari's paativratam.

Even in MP show if you remember the priest advised Pratap to be married off at that small age saying it will be a protection for him. Such is the power of a chaste woman. Even a great warrior could be killed but a chaste woman glowing in her chastity can burn down anyone.

I m really proud of the women's a big salute to them

2nd time dheerbhai escapes the risk of jauhar, smart woman and udai singh still named her son as successor, truth or serial are so blended and confused now, not sure what i am watching

It takes a lot of guts doing what those women did. It takes immense courage and self respect. We can not even imagine... Especially for Maharani Karnavati who left behind her sons the incompetent Vikramaditya and the infant Udai Singh. I wish Udai Singh had courage like either of his parents... And not run to Udaipur or get influenced by Dheerbai against Kunwar pratap after the seize... As per history. The jauhars of chittor and jodhpur as well as a few lesser states still bring shivers. Especially rani padmawatis jauhar room in chittor.

Ramya,

Thanks for this post which tells a lot about the Rajput womenfolk.

It takes a LION's heart for a woman to perish in the FLAMES.!
To this day, their sacrifice is remembered, where they chose death before dishonor.

Last year, I made a post on my blog about the Jauhar and Saka.
Sharing the Link here also : Jauhar-and-Saka

Originally posted by: swara98

I m really proud of the women's a big salute to them

Oops double post!😛