Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan & Shri Krishna CC#5 DONE! - Page 45

Originally posted by: JanakiRaghunath

Wow, superb topic, Anisha!👏 Really in-depth.

I think the only thing I can say about the topic is that it is the duty of a family member to correct the wrongs of the wrongdoer. Whether that well-wisher is one's parent, wife, or child, the person doing the wrong has a duty to listen, and the well-wisher has the duty to advise him on the correct path. Ram himself said Meghnad had to die, because he was supporting Ravan in his bad cause. To support a sin is the same as committing the sin, because you are not letting the person know that he is treading the path of wrong. Meghnad not only supported Ravan, he encouraged him in every action until the very end when he realized the truth, but by then it was too late and his advice went through empty ears. A son is supposed to be his father's friend and well-wisher, and a friend and well-wisher always criticizes the other when he is doing Adharma, and Meghnad failed as a son when it came to that aspect. Loyalty is a very vague term. One must know when to be loyal, and when to break away from one's family to save themselves from sin and ruin. Meghnad at least should have refused to help his father in his evil deeds, even if it meant death, because death at the hands of his father at least would have given him moksha, while going against God and supporting his father only brought him infame.

Prahlad is a different story, because he did warn his father. Even though he was years younger than Meghnad....a mere child, he warned his father a countless number of times that hate towards Sri Hari would only bring him ruin, but Hiranyakashipu would not listen. Prahlada never supported his father in his actions, so no blame can be given to him like in Meghnad's case. Prahlada always went against his father and prayed to Sri Hari for grace and protection, and because of that, in the end, Hiranyakashipu was killed while Prahlada was spared and protected.

Before anything else in life, one must support Dharma, because Dharma is God and God is Dharma. If Dharma means to support one's family, then one must support it unconditionally, while if Dharma means to go against one's family, they must do so like in Vibhishna's case, because that alone takes them to God.

Hope I made sense and wasn't ranting unnecessarily.😳

-Janu

Originally posted by: JanakiRaghunath

Hey Deeps, how are your parents now? Hope they're feeling better. :)

Originally posted by: JanakiRaghunath

Hi Deeps, sooooooooooooo glad you're back.🤗 Glad you had a great time as Bits.😃 You can answer your remaining questions any time the coming few days, will be waiting.😉 And Lola and I posted a few pic updates on Pgs. 35, 36, and 48.....when you find the time, can you make some siggies please?😃

Hmm, I don't know how to calculate birth tithis, my dad does that.😆 Perhaps if you PM me if you info or something, I can ask him.😳 It changes from year to year, as birth tithis are never the same like dates.

guyzzz gotta go rite now !!

Originally posted by: Dpka1415

Okkkkkk... Shivang Bhaiya ...

here's the 1st set of ques. :

Rapid fire round :

Chocolate or Ice-cream : Chocolate Icecream 😃 😃

Coke or Pepsi : Neither

Cricket or CWG : Cricket

College or School : College

Friendship Or Love : Love between friends

Ans. the 1st thing which come to ur mind after the following words :

God : Krishna

Ramayan : The serial - My childhood/My life/My love 😃

Rain : Sweet smell of soil

India : Land of Ram and Krishna

Deepika : You 😊

Care : My father

Blue : Ocean

Sky : Freedom

Truth : Knowledge, Conscience, Knowledge of conscience

Friend : Understanding

Hate : Duryodhan 😆

abhi itne hi ... goin through the previous pages ..

will read ur earlier ans. fir aati hu ... 😆😆😆

Will be waiting eagerly.👍🏼

Originally posted by: ShivangBuch

hiiii shivang bhaiyya, thank you so much for answering my ques!🤗 loved reading the answers !! i agree, I too think Dara singh was the best of the entire cast, and then deepikaji.😃 loved your answers about new ramayan, glad that you are not totally put off by guru and debi.😆 if you ever find the free time, you should defintly watch new ramayana. it is not as great as old ramayana of course, but it has its own set of morals and in the end of the day, it is a good show, better than the trashy soaps coming on nowadays. will be back with more ques!

Dear Friends,

Have logged in only for a few minutes, as today is such an auspicious day! Today is Mahalaya which is very very significant to all the Bengalis. Every year, we all wake up at 4 o' clock in the morning to listen to a special Radio programme and feel delighted as it directly connects us with Maa Durga. Wanted to write something on it, but I am not feeling well these days 😔 (and family members are imposing all kinds of restrictions on me 😡 😔 ), so just searched the net and posting from the information available in different websites:-

About 'Mahalaya':

The traditional six day countdown to Mahasaptami starts from Mahalaya. Goddess Durga visits the earth for only four days but seven days prior to the Pujas, starts the Mahalaya. The enchanting voice of Birendra Krishna Bhadra (writing about it after this part 😊) fill up the predawn hours of the day thus marking the beginning of "Devipaksha" (as well as the end of 'Pitri-paksha') and the beginning of the count-down of Durga Puja. The festive spirit of Durga Puja reaches its pitch on the day of 'Mahalaya'. It is the day when many throng to the banks of river Ganga, clad in dhotis to offer prayers to their dead relatives and forefathers. People in the pre-dawn hours pray for their demised relatives and take holy dips in the Ganges. This ritual is known as 'Tarpan'. This day bears immense significance for the Bengalis.

According to Puranas, King Suratha, used to worship goddess Durga in spring. Thus Durga Puja was also known as Basanti Puja. But Shree Rama preponed the Puja and worshiped Durga in autumn just before he set for Lanka to rescue Sita from Ravana. That is why it is known as 'Akaal Bodhon' or 'untimely worship'. It was considered untimely as it is in the myths that puja was performed when the Gods and Goddesses were awake i.e."Uttarayan" and was not held when the Gods and Goddesses rested, ie."Dakshinayan". It was on the day of Mahalaya, the beginning of "Devipaksha", the Gods and Goddesses woke up to prepare themselves for Durga Puja.

(Source: http://www.bangalinet.com/mahalaya.htm)

About the programme in Radio-

On the dawn of Mahalaya, homes in Bengal resonate with the immortal verses of the Chandipath (chanting from "Chandi"). Chanting of the hymns from the holy book of "Chandi" in the recorded voice of late Birendra Krishna Bhadra over radio has become synonymous to the real Chandipaath. The Chandipaath is aired by All India Radio in the programme Mahishasura Mardini, narrating the incarnation of Goddess Durga and her fight with Mahishasura. Since the early 1930s, Mahalaya has come to associate itself with an early morning radio program called "Mahishasura Mardini" (the annihilator of the demon Mahishasura). This All India Radio (AIR) program is a beautiful audio montage of recitation from the scriptural verses of "Chandi", Bengali devotional songs, classical music and a dash of acoustic melodrama. The program has also been translated into Hindi set to similar orchestration and is broadcast at the same time for a pan-Indian audience. For nearly six decades now, the whole of Bengal rises up in the chilly pre dawn hours, 4 am to be precise, of the Mahalaya day to tune in to the "Mahishasura Mardini" broadcast.

(Source:http://www.netglimse.com/holidays/durga_puja/mahalaya.shtml

The first part-"Mahalaya in Bengal" is also good in this link.)

[Another link about Mahalaya with detailed info: http://hinduism.about.com/cs/audiomusic/a/aa092003a.htm]

Some part of this radio programme is there in YouTube. The whole programme on Mahalaya is about 90 minutes .. But this abridged YouTube version is of 30 minutes . Link of Part 1 of the series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSgNI1hmays

(But I guess most of the members won't be able to enjoy it as the narration is mainly in Bengali, only the Chandipaath portion will be enjoyed by all😊.)

Joy Maa Durga!

(That's how we say it in Bengali 😃)