Note::
This comment deals more or less with the Spiritual Angle associated with Jo and Ja ..!..
Not to be Confused with "something else"..
Originally posted by: mandyg
radhika wonderful post but don't you think that jodha in real being a spiritual guide will be too technical in terms of perception as per viewer because i think the greatness of any human comes from within and cannot be guided or told..akbar was secular and believed in god but yes in later years he did become more spiritual and jodha must have shared that journey with him, i think more than a guide she must have been more of a companion because akbar had some inborn qualities even before jodha stepped into his life and i think he should get his due credit for that!
Hi Radhika and Mandy,
Very Very Interesting and Constructive Conversation...You have given a new dimension to the discussion here...😊...
"Ittefaaq" rakhte hain aap dono ki batoon se...Though, i have deduced something different(perhaps) based on what i have read till now.. There is NO doubt in my mind(others also) that, Akbar was a GREAT Ruler/Emperor...
Greatness of an individual comes from his own actions...No one can ever take away that from any individual...Hence, Akbar's Greatness is NOT in question...And, even if we watch in the
show, there are several instances where Jodha is found telling to Jalal that it is HIS
OWN Greatness and HIS OWN accomplishments..!..
Another thing is that, the TAG of GreatNess is given by the "Scholars" ... There are 3 Great People/Emperors we know .. Two are from Hindustan.. Apart from this, there is NO Lady, ever who is said to be Great (M i right.?.)..Neither Isabella, nor the Cetian, nor the HatsepSut, and many others... If i start elaborating on this according to the Indian context, then i will to Dig up the Chequered History of our BharatVarsha, which i don't want HERE...In Early Vedic times, there were Equal standard given to women, which slowly changed to the other side, during Later Vedic Period..^^^ The hymns of the Rig Veda contain ample proofs the said statement...
Coming back..
Having said this, since the discussion is revolving around Jodha, that what was her role, or to what extent she was "ingrained" in Akbar's Life. And, more so the talk is about the
spirituality...What I have concluded is that, if we can think of any
SteadFasT companion in Akbar's quest to attain the Ultimate Bliss, the Nirvana of Life { Not to be confused with Buddha's MahaPariNirvana }, it can be Jodha only..
Why i say this is because , among all the people present throughout with Akbar in his Life , the one who was MOST Close to him , in his Spiritual Ventures..
Why he chose her to be with him in such Pilgrimages..?..During His Pilgrimages which he undertook, maximum times, she was with him...
To me their TOGETHERNESS, in their Spiritual Ventures, makes me think a lot......
{We all can not deny the presence of Navratans and other blessed people in his life..The Lives of people in Mughal Darbar was shaped by a LOT of Talented People...Abul Fazl came in his life VERY LATE(1573-74)..In the
SERIAL also, he will come very Late..Not so Early...By then, Akbar was already a very much Spiritual Person...Among the important persons in his Life, the First one after his mother, was Jodha ONLY...Rest others also came, and they also had a lot of impact on him..I don't deny this...But from the
Starting it was his Sharik-e-Hayat...His prayers with HER, and taking her with HIM, speaks MORE then anything...
}A Spouse is Different from
ALL Friends and Companions..This is what is the Understanding of a Spouse in my knowledge...I
may be naive in my assessment, but from my observation, this is what i have learnt...
Some things in life can not be substituted...I guess, this is the MAIN Point...I don't want to go in details, but a small anecdote is of Akbar being under a Divine Spell, that time the ladies to be with him were HB and MUZ, who made him come back to Senses...The Divine Spell was Clearly recorded for Akbar, but to get to the Details of the Ladies Involved we need to Search plethora of accounts...We may not know "HOW MUCH" was the Level of Involvement of the womenfolk in this...But, the very presence of HB/MUZ evokes the Urge to DIG more on them...
{SideNote:Another thing is that, we should NOT Forget the accounts of people
( be it Fazl's Nama, or Badayuni's Munthakhab, or Tabqat
) are often colored, according to their wishes as well..Will Discuss this at other place
SOON...
Just for info, Badayuni - present MUCH Before Fazl in Akbar's Darbar....No SINGLE account EVEN of the Mughal Chroniclers MATCH with UTMOST certainty..😉..I have mentioned this Several times Before...
We often confuse the Young Akbar with the one he turns Later...He was a mix of many things...I can not define him, 'coz i am ill-equipped and not the right person to do so..I can Quote Rumi again, even that is not sufficient to define him...It defines one side of HIM...Here is the quote...
Like the sun for grace and mercy.
Like the night to cover faults.
Like running water for generosity.
Like death for rage and anger.
Like the Earth for modesty.
}Don't you think she MUST HAVE HAD some
Quality of a Sufi according to Akbar HIMSELF, that he equated her to
Wali Ni'maat ?? Something which raised her Status to an Entirely Different Level...Begums get Titles of MUZ for giving heirs but
Wali Ni'Maat(God's Blessing) and
Malika-e-Muezma (Of Chaste/
Spiritual Nature), speak a
Different Tale...The works of Abul Fazl have mentioned her on Spiritual Lines along with Akbar..
According to him, If Akbar was the Sun, She is said to be his Fortune and his Matrix....|||...MUZ's title - for giving heir...But other 2 titles point towards a
Spiritual Tilt...I am asking this because this is my curiosity...Why
ONLY she..?..
@Bold Red Above..I do agree that Jodha shall be more of a companion to him...But about the guidance part, i want to quote something..😊
Akbar was destined to be a Different person who would stand out to be different from the rest...
Since, the discussion is about the Spiritual Aspect, then >> LikeWise::Buddha was
also "PREDICTED" to be a GREAT saint OR a GREAT Emperor by the court astrologers, as his mother Maya had auspicious symbols like 'White Elephant' entering her Womb, in her dream when she was pregnant.
BUT, Even Buddha was
guided initially by the 5 Brahmins. His
first guru was Arada/Alara Kalam. When Buddha left his home (
MahaNishiKraman), in the search of Divine Truth, he did NOT know where to go. That time he was taken to Uruvela(Bodhgaya) by those 5 Brahmins. There, on the advice of them, he meditated choosing the 'middle path'. At Rajgriha, he was
taught to attain the highest level of meditation by Rudrak Ramputra..
And finally attained enlightenment (
BhumiSparshaMudra).
Attaining enlightenment was HIS achievement, but we can not IGNORE the role of those who CONTRIBUTED to it..(same for Akbar). So,
even Buddha had CATALYST
S in his life. 😊
What i want to say is that, people will InBorn Qualities which show Signs Of Greatness, also need GUIDANCE...No Doubt, Akbar was GUIDED by MANY People, on many fronts..For Example:: His Navratans hold a great place in his Life...The Decisions were HIS, and HE is the righful Owner, of the "Credit" , but the
ONES who were with HIM can NOT be SIDE-Lined...
Edited by history_geek - 11 years ago