13/26 ways to contribute to Bharat
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- Date 24 January 2022
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‘When fire and camphor are brought together, is there any black remnant left? Tuka says, you and I are one light’ This meaning is just one of the beautiful abhangas (devotional verses composed to sing), infused with love for Vitthala.
Sant Tukaram’s abhangas composed in the 17th century are still sung today spreading the fragrance of devotion. Sant Dnyaneshwar in the 13th century wrote a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita called Dnyaneshwari and other books all in a life span of 21 years only (an age where some of us are wondering what to do with our lives). He helped shaped the Varkari devotional movement.
Akka Mahadevi, a female poet in Kannada and great devotee of Shiva, writes in the 12th century, ‘People, male and female, blush when a cloth covering their shame comes loose. When all the world is the eye of the lord, onlooking everywhere, what can you cover and conceal?
Mirabai, a 16th century poet regarded Bhagavan Krishna as her husband and faced criticism from society. Her compositions continue to be sung even today including this one- पायो जी मैंने राम रतन धन पायो – “I have been given the blessing of the richness of Lord’s name.
Their devotion despite their difficulties and social reform is indeed inspiring.
We owe much to our freedom fighters and their sacrifices for our motherland and honor them by contributing to our country in whatever way we can. Some of them are Mahatma Gandhi, Bal G. Tilak, V Savarkar, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Lala Lajpat Rai, Bhagat Singh, Lal Bahadur Shastri etc
We sleep peacefully at night because our dear soldiers guard our borders. We are grateful.
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