Rajasooya Yajna 2007
Part Two
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despite the destruction which she instigates, nature is essentially benevolent
for in the scheme of nature, destruction is a necessary step towards transformation
and rejuvenation. On the other hand the destruction designed by man leaves
no room for rejuvenation. It is destruction for the sake of elimination,
without the least trace of mercy or compassion. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
bear testimony to that.
As far back as the vedic era the rishis and munis devised ways to compensate
for the unavoidable destructive process that is an outcome of the ravages
of time. They chose to give back to nature what they took from it so that
nature was restored rather than depleted.
These rishis who were the original scientists on this planet earth were
friends of nature, and I would say the foremost ecologists. Not only did
they try to preserve nature, they went many steps further than that by
worshipping nature in the form of prakriti or devi. For them nature, the
earth and all its components was symbolized as the mother who nourishes
and feeds us.
In acknowledgement of their tributes nature sought to compensate itself.
Thus even though traces of satya, treta and dwapara yuga were lost and
gone forever, the grandeur of nature was retained. Although down the ages
the bridge to Lanka once built overhead by Sri Rama in dwapar yuga is
now submerged due to global warming and the island of Dwarka was submerged
after the death of Krishna still millions of years later the earth still
bears traces of these events.
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sharp contrast the destruction caused by mans inventions when activated
in their full strength will leave no traces of this modern world. Einstein,
the father of the nuclear sciences himself envisaged that at the very
end when man has lost everything he created he will again be reduced to
fighting with sticks and stones just as the primeval man did.
If that be so perhaps someone should secretly smuggle in the idea of
yajna into the agenda of the meeting of the G8 leaders who are surreptitiously
deciding our destinies even though we may not agree with many of their
policies. Because unless some strong tried and tested methods are introduced
to maintain the eco system everything around is going to fall apart.
It is already happening millions of miles away from our homes in the
Arctic and Antartic. Glaciers are melting so rapidly that the entire flora
and fauna which is so vital for the eco system is being disturbed. Although
at the moment this does not disturb our sleep by night nor our enjoyment
by day it will not be long before the sea levels rise drastically and
begin to affect our shores.
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