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Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (February 19, 1627 - April
3, 1680) is a principle of effulgence, rather a divine inspiration. He is
certainly not human, he is God. Shivaji Maharaj is a Primal God who took
birth in a divine and pure culture. In history, no other religion has
produced such an immaculate personality. One has yet to see a monarch who
despite being powerful did not use his powers to torment, who despite being
glorified was not arrogant, who conquered valorous enemies and who despite
being a human functioned as a God !
Quote: People
who sing and dance in a procession organised to celebrate the birth
anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj will never understand
his importance. However the one who puts in efforts like him will be able
perceive his greatness and surrender at his feet!
- H.H. Dr. Jayant Athavale, Sanatan Sanstha
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Shivaji Maharaj and his biography has an answer
for any problem faced by a Hindu or Indian politicians; however for this
purpose the biography should be read with shrewdness and insight. If read by
Hindus with the immoderate vision of Gandhi with respect to non-violence,
truth, pleasing Muslims, or through the coloured spectacles of Nehru, who with
the concept of 'all religions are equal', meted out inferior treatment to
Hindus, then Hindus will not even become aware of when they were circumscribed
! Gandhi, Nehru and their descendants had created terror in the minds of the
people about what they would have to suffer if they even uttered the name of
Shivaji Maharaj. Shivaji Maharaj has been totally eliminated today from the
history text books at the Secondary school level. History on Shivaji Maharaj is
taught and finished in the 3rd or 4th standards as if they are fairy tales for
children to read and forget. Politicians have ensured that the youth and adults
do not get any inspiration from the biography of Shivaji Maharaj simply because
it is an ever flowing spring of inspiration for Hindus ! This article is a
small effort made to get a sip of water from this pure spring on the occasion
of the birth anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj tomorrow ! - Compiler:
Shri. Sanjay Mulye, Ratnagiri
Shivaji Maharaj was fully aware that he had to
fight the Mughals since childhood . In his book 'Chatrapati Shivaji
Maharajanche Saptaprakaranatmak Charitra’ Malhar Ramrav Chitnis has
described the mindset of Prince Shivaji when living with his father Shahajiraje
at Vijapur. He pens Prince Shivaji’s thoughts as, “ We are Hindus. These Yavans
(Muslims) are inferior to us. There is none more inferior than them. I am
distressed by serving them, eating food served by them, flattering them or even
greeting them. It is so wrong to see the ridicule of one’s own religion. As we
walk down the road we see cows being slaughtered. At that time I feel like
beheading the killers and the distress grows even more. What is the use of
living to see a cow being tormented ? I am compelled to remain silent because
of being reprimanded by my father otherwise I feel like killing the one
indulging in cow slaughter. It is not at all good to be in the company of
Muslims. So also it is inappropriate to go to the court (darbar) of the emperor
or to visit any wealthy man.” As soon as he returned from the Vijapur court he
would bathe and change his clothing. It is at this very age that young Prince
Shivaji showed his valorous nature by chopping off the hand of a butcher who
was dragging a cow for slaughter in another kingdom !
Inspiration endowed by Chatrapati Shivaji is
very clear from the above incidents. The biographer has strengthened this further
in the following words of Shivaji Maharaj, “ We are Hindus. The entire southern
region has been invaded by the Muslims and our religion is going downhill.
Hence one should not hesitate to sacrifice even one’s life to protect religion.
By doing so one would add to one’s treasure of valorous deeds”. Soon thereafter
by taking the vow of Raieshvari and conquering the `Torana’ fort Shivaji
Maharaj revealed his nature to the world.
Today people are talking of the concept of
`equality of religions’ in society. The Congress party is trying to depict
Shivaji Maharaj as non-communal and secular. Nowadays some Hindu protagonists
are trying to drag Shivaji Maharaj into the camp of secularism by making
statements such as `there were Muslim soldiers in his army’. Really these are
pearls of wisdom by these so-called ardent (hypocritical) lovers of Hinduism!
In this context the author of the book 'Marathi
Riyasati' and a great historian, Sardessai writes, 'Towards 1649, 500-700
Pathans from Vijapur came to Shivaji Maharaj in search of jobs. Though he did
not approve of employing them, he listened to the counsel of Gomaji Naik
Pansabal who advised that 'these people have come after hearing about your
popularity so please do not disappoint them. If you remain adamant that you
will employ only Hindus and that you do not need others then you will not be
able to establish a kingdom. So include all eighteen communities of all four
varna (classes) of society and allow them to carry out their own duties".
So he employed the servitors of Radho Ballal Korde. However the current Hindu
protagonists are ignorant about the facts in this context and about how the
monarch also ensured that there were spies to keep watch on those Muslim
soldiers !
If these 500- 700 soldiers made any attempt to
divide the army then as was prevalent in those days, he would also not hesitate
to punish them (by throwing them over the cliff). It was not like today when a
perpetrator of a heinous crime against the Indian Parliament, instead of being
hanged, goes scot free simply because he is a Muslim !
In this context a historian researcher Mr. Ninad
Bedekar says, 'A new idea that Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj had 'several' Muslims
in his army is being projected. I will quote a few names. You can give me the
rest !' When Prince Shivaji came to the Jagirs of Pune, Indore and Supe, of the
representatives of Shahajiraje only three were Muslims, namely Siddi Ambar
Bagdadi, Jainkhan Peerzade and Bahalimkhan. Another Muslim associated with
Shivaji Maharaj was Nurkhan Beg, the chief of his infantry. But the truth is
that later at some juncture all these people were driven off because no mention
of their names is made anywhere in the historical annals. After the year 1675
these people were nowhere in the picture.
The British army also employed Indians as
soldiers. Afzal Khan who attacked Shivaji Maharaj employed 3000 Mawalas in his
army, but can we call him secular ? Why then is this cord of secularism wound
tightly (like an iguana) only around the necks of Hindus? Claiming that Shivaji
Maharaj was secular simply because he had a few Muslim soldiers in his army is
an indicator of an over liberal intellect.
Shivaji Maharaj did everything possible to
promote Hinduism in every aspect of the fight for independence and establishing
his own kingdom. Shivaji Maharaj's assembly of eight ministers was formed based
on Hindu ideals. One comes across this concept of eight ministers in the
Ramayan and the Mahabharat. King Dashrath too had eight ministers. In the
Shantiparva of the Mahabharat also it has been suggested that an exchange of
thoughts of eight ministers is necessary. During the coronation ceremony,
Maharaj changed the Persian names of the ministers to Sanskrut as follows–
Thinking of Sanskrut names to rename various
ministers or forts was a hobby of Shivaji Maharaj. In September 1665, that is
around the time of Dasra before leaving on a journey he named all the forts
from his kingdom. Malhar Ramrav Chitnis in the biography of the monarch, 'Chatrapati
Shivaji Maharajanche Saptaprakaranatmak Charitra' has spoken about the
forts saying, "At each place after place Shivaji Maharaj would build a new
fort to frighten the enemy. Varugad, Bhushangad, Mahimagad, Vardhangad,
Sadashivgad, Macchindragad are some of them". In the book 'Marathyancha
Itihas' it is said, "Shivaji Maharaj loved Sanskrut. There are several
instances to testify this. He changed the names of forts to Raigad, Vishalgad,
Suvarnagad, Vijaydurg, Prachandgad and Pandavgad."”
Shivaji Maharaj Birth Anniversary celebrations
were started by Lokmanya Tilak. He was followed by Svantrya Veer Savarkar in
1908 in London. Both these leaders were fully aware of the importance of
Shivaji Maharaj, but Gandhi and Nehru both kept strict vigilance over this text
ever since the independence of India. This is how the fact that a handful of
Muslims invaded and destroyed Hindu kingdoms and gained control over the Hindu
empire is not known to most Hindus after 1920.
In fact it is because of this misguidance that
they accepted the division of India without offering any resistance to it.
Non-acceptance of Shivaji Maharaj and his biography, which would have inspired
Indians, has resulted in the return of Muslim powers in the form of Pakistan
and Bangladesh, to overpower Hindus. It is because the incidents of Shivaji
Maharaj tearing open Afzal Khan's abdomen and chopping off Shahishtekhan's
fingers being kept secret that today we so easily allow a compromise by
releasing hard core terrorists in return for release of the kidnapped daughter
of an Indian Minister, Mufti Mohammed.
India's External Affairs Minister flies to the
Kandahar desert in a special plane only to release criminals who have butchered
Hindus ! In Kashmir Bitta Karate who beheaded 16 Hindus is released on parole !
In the 13 days after killing Afzal Khan, Shivaji Maharaj conquered 16 forts and
in contrast within a year of India becoming independent, our politicians lost
1/3rd of our motherland in Kashmir to enemies ! Fearing Shivaji Maharaj's
valour, as long as he was alive, Aurangzeb did not dare to even talk about
conquering South India. Yet today the cunning, crafty Musharraf arrives in
India to disrupt an Agra conference or dares to hang the Indian tricolour
upside down on his personal aircraft.
Shivaji Maharaj's subjects being fully aware of
the struggle between Righteousness and unrighteousness !
Shivaji Maharaj was fully aware that he had to
fight the Mughals so also were his subjects. The situation was such that people
were worried as to whether their Maharaj would return alive from the Agra jail.
Despite that, the leaders of home rule (swarajya) and the Mawalas did not get
unnerved and as per the plan of Shivaji Maharaj they protected his kingdom and
ruled it in his absence.
The Mawalas were prepared to sacrifice even
auspicious events in their families and were willing to face the jaws of death.
Sinhagad, Pavankhind, Agra,... how many more forts does one need to quote ? In
this struggle between Righteousness and unrighteousness many parents lost their
sons and several women were widowed. They were all fully aware of why they were
fighting the Mughals. Rather than wishing that their husbands stay at home,
these women supported them in their mission against the Mughals. They clearly
choose widowhood, rather than wishing their husbands remain passive but safe as
this would have only kept their marital status intact superficially as the
women folk would have been raped by the Mughal sardars.
Compare this noble
attitude of theirs to the tantrums thrown by the relatives of victims of the
plane hijacked by terrorists to Kandahar. Both the central government and the
majority of people of India seem to forget whom they are fighting this battle
against. The entire country is testimony to this.
The politicians of today and most of the people
are still unaware of why we drove the British out of India. Our revolutionary
Indian heroes have not shed blood in vain. If only we were to understand this
then we would not have played cricket matches with Pakistan which is all set to
wipe out Hindus in Kashmir, the land of Sage Kashyap. We would also not have
given refuge to Bangladeshi infiltrators and would have driven off the Chinese
ambassadors who have tried to stake a claim on Arunachal Pradesh. All this is a
consequence of not being inspired by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to fight for
independence and home rule !
Shivaji Maharaj was a Great King. His admirer
Mr. M.S. Vabgaonkar writes, "Shivaji Maharaj is a radiant flower which has
blossomed from the Bharatiya creeper of Rajdharma. The great promoter of
Bharatiya Rajdharma, Kautilya in His holy text the Arthashastra, has imagined
an ideal king and two thousand years later this king has taken birth in the
form of Shivaji Maharaj. The king described by Kautilya was one who emphasised
on spying, who took full responsibility for procuring all the benefits of an
attack onto himself, who was disinterested in worldly and sexual pleasures and
was well versed in law and religion besides having an unblemished character and
punishing subjects only when required. Even this has proved right as per
Kautilya's description in case of Shivaji.
After 1920 the creeper of Bharatiya Rajdharma
was nurtured with the harmful manure of 'equality of all religions', pleasing
Muslims, etc. and thus from it sprang a number of poisonous flowers in the form
of Mohandas-Jawaharlal or Manmohan-Soniya. To stop the blossoming of such
vicious flowers, the Bharatiya Rajdharma creeper must be punished with the
support of the Sanatan Vedic religion and then watered with pure water from the
Ganga in the form of the biography of Shivaji Maharaj ! When this happens, then
from every leaf of the creeper will spring beautiful flowers like Chatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj. Only then will this creeper reach the skies !
(Above image is in own writings of Samarth
Ramdas Swami)
Meaning: He can be glorified as successful, famous, blessed,
valorous, meritorious and an icon of morality. There has been none like him, a
knower of Dharma, who has protected Hindu Dharma in Maharashtra.
In Maharashtra the birth anniversary of Shivaji
Maharaj is nothing but a procession, merely sprinkling of gulal and shouting
slogans in his praise. Of the 250-300 people present in the procession only 4-5
have read the biography of Shivaji Maharaj fully. It is unfortunate that these
are the statistics in Western Maharashtra. Let us not even ponder on how these
people will celebrate the birth anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj.
Kashiki Kala Jati, Mathura Masid Hoti l
Agar Shivaji Na Hote, To Sunati Hot Sabaki ll
Agar Shivaji Na Hote, To Sunati Hot Sabaki ll
- A contemporary poet named Bhushan
Meaning: Kashi would have lost its splendour, Mathura would have
become a mosque; if it had not been for Shivaji, all would have been
circumcised (converted).
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If you really respect Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj and all that he stood for, protest against these haters of Shivaji
Maharaj and Hindu Dharma.
· Write a protest letter to the concerned
authorities and Government against any defamation
· Create awareness among your friends and
relatives and ask them to protest.
· Lodge the police complaint and pursue the matter
of such defamations.
And the most important is to start your spiritual practice to attain the
blessings of God and Saints as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj did.
Har Har Mahadev!
Jay Bhavani, Jay Shivaji!!
Jay Bhavani, Jay Shivaji!!
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