The Dharma Dispatch

...and it's LIVE! The episode in which we expose the myth that Gandhi's Satyagraha gave us freedom. There's tons of such myth-busting in this blockbuster episode. Do tune in! 😃 https://youtu.be/XzAnH68-kX0

The Cultural Aspects of the Rāmāyaṇa The Ramayana captures every aspect of Sanātana-dharma that is in practice today. In fact, the word ‘Sanātana-dharma’ itself occurs quite a few times in the epic. The Ramayana is also a wonderfully artistic exposition of the Purusharthas that formed the bedrock of the Hindu society since time immemorial. Rāma’s birth was a phenomenon. It was an outcome of the Aśva-medha and the putra-kāmeṣṭi performed by Daśaratha and his wives. His birth, was thus, in a sense, the result of a yajna. In other words, great spiritual efforts must be put for material outcomes. --- Read this profound exposition of the cultural elements of Srimad Ramayana! 🙏🕉🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/the-cultural-aspects-of-the-r%C4%81m%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a

[PREMIERE] EPISODE 5 of The Dharma Podcast series on the Untold History of the Congress premieres tonight at 8 PM. Topic: Exploding the myth of Gandhi’s Satyagraha and how Gandhi dishonoured Swami Shraddhananda’s martyrdom. Set your notifications! https://youtu.be/XzAnH68-kX0

Sri Rama: The True National Integrator As long as our emotions remain relevant to us, the Rāmāyaṇa will remain in currency. Sri Rama was truly the national integrator. He belonged to the Sūrya-vaṃśa and just as the world cannot exist without the Sun, it cannot exist without Rāma and the Rama-Tattva. Do read the next episode in The Dharma Dispatch series on the Ramayana by Arjun Bharadwaj! 🙏🕉🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/sri-rama-the-true-national-integrator

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Dear folks: In about 10-15 minutes, I'll be going LIVE for an impromptu episode on a very crucial topic impacting the Sanatana civilisation on The Dharma Podcast. Do head over to https://www.youtube.com/@DharmaDispatch to watch! 😀

What does the Ramayaṇa stand for? THE WORD ‘Rāmāyaṇa’ can be split as ‘rāmasya ayanam’ – the journey of Rāma; it refers to the physical, emotional, and spiritual journey of Śrī-Rāma. The poet has also called the epic ‘Sītāyāścaritam’ – the story of Sītā, and ‘Paulastya-vadham’ – the slaying of Rāvaṇa. The journey of Rāma is the story of Sītā; the epic captures their extraordinary life as an ideal couple. Rāvaṇa’s interference disrupts their life, their journey and their story. Maharshi Valmiki points out in a splendid manner how the wicked deeds of an individual can have cascading effects on innumerable families and an entire kingdom. -- Please do take the time out to read this truly brilliant essay capturing the various nuances of the Ramayana. 🙏🕉🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/what-does-the-ramaya%E1%B9%87a-stand-for

How to Understand the Wholesome Essence of the Ramayana Srimad Ramayana is an immortal work of poetry imbued with great artistry. It is not a treatise on history, geography, anthropology, flora and fauna although these elements occur profusely in the epic. Birds and monkeys, which are sometimes considered beings ‘lower’ than humans were able to understand a woman’s agony much better than the super-human rākṣasa; they even worked towards soothing the agony of Rāma and Sītā and contributed towards establishing dharma. Moreover, the epic suggests that all forces of nature join hands with the dhārmic person, but even one’s own brother abandons an adhārmic person. We must gather this kind of message from characters and events of the epic and not bother ourselves with their biological reality or historical accuracy. -- Do read this superlative essay in full and share widely! 🙏🕉🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/how-to-understand-the-wholesome-essence-of-the-ramayana

The Hindu spirit builds a Brindavana with life-giving Tulasi. To this spirit, building an expensive grave like Taj Mahal using the blood, sweat and tears of slaves is not only revolting, it’s a crime against the divine within. 🕉️🚩🙏 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/history/yes-the-taj-mahal-is-a-despots-monument-to-a-woman-it-also-stands-for-hindu-cultural-amnesia#:~:text=The%20Indian%20spirit%20builds%20a%20Brindavana%20with%20life%2Dgiving%20Tulasi.%20To%20this%20spirit%2C%20building%20an%20expensive%20graveyard%20using%20the%20blood%2C%20sweat%20and%20tears%20of%20thousands%20of%20nameless%2C%20faceless%20and%20unacknowledged%20slaves%20is%20not%20only%20revolting%2C%20it%E2%80%99s%20a%20crime%20against%20the%20divine%20within

The Transformation of Valmiki Births the Universal Epic Ramayana The transformation of Valmiki from a robber to a Rishi-Kavi is profoundly symbolic. It shows the graduation of Vālmīki from selfish activities to the selfless realm of composing a poem that can help realise universal values. The anthill symbolises the deep internal journey that the sage went into before composing the epic. In the Sanskrit language, the anthill (Valmika) is also referred to as bhuvaḥ-śravas, i.e., the ear of the earth. It is composed of fine particles of soil dug out of the earth. -- This is a really wonderful essay. Please read and share it with everyone who values Indian culture and literature. 🙏🕉🛕🪔 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/the-transformation-of-valmiki-births-the-universal-epic-ramayana

What kind of War Mandates the Burning of Hindu Temples & Libraries? https://youtube.com/shorts/Dp05Ij72xc8?si=MIefKVGAxGLqWD0o

On the sacred #GuruPurnima2024, we offer this essay to the entire Hindu society, as we do each year. -- Vyasa Purnima: The Unsurpassed Educational Heritage of India https://www.dharmadispatch.in/culture/vyasa-purnima-the-unsurpassed-educational-heritage-of-india

From Visvesvarayya to Siddaramaiah: A Brief History of Destruction Commentary on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's ominous bill mandating reservations for Kannadigas in private sector jobs. While the bill has been withdrawn, it only reinforces Siddaramaiah's legacy of implementing extreme Left policies of communalism and freebies. The two chief ministerial terms of Siddaramaiah show that he is perhaps the only chief minister of Karnataka whose policies are directly derived from a 1960s Communist user manual. --- Read the whole powerful piece! 📑😀🙏 https://www.dharmadispatch.in/commentary/from-visvesvarayya-to-siddaramaiah-a-brief-history-of-destruction

[PREMIERE] Episode 4 of The Dharma Podcast Mega Series on the Untold History of the Congress Party. -- This episode introduces Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as the Most Loyal Defender Of The British Empire. Watch now! 📽️📺 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JlERbM7iYM