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[Pawan Durani]

Dear Dhatri ,


Anything related to India and rich Indian ethos which evokes nationalism is
a unwelcome gesture to SAP.

Pawan



On 9/14/07, Partha Dasgupta <parthaekka at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Dhatri,
>
> 1.   As someone who's done his schooling in India, I know the National
> Anthem
>     and I don't need a link to memorise it.
>
> 2.  What 'argument' on India. If you must make a reference, at least leave
> a
> link
>    to the post here.
>
> 3.  Your list of copied and pasted did have some information I didn't
> know,
> but
>     I don't want to mug it up in any case, and can find it on the net when
> I need,
>     as can any other member of this post since they have to have access to
> the
>     net to access the post.
>
> 4.  What was the purpose of this post? Promoting Indian Tourism?
>     Wrong post & wrong audience.
>
> Rgds, Parha
> ...................
>
> On 9/14/07, we wi <dhatr1i at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Readers,
> >
> >   Finally by looking at the link just memorize the National Anthem.
> >
> >   http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e4/EpicIndia.jpg
> >
> >
> >   "Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Jayehe
> > Bharata bhagya vidhata;
> > Punjaba Sindhu Gujarata Maratha,
> > Dravida Utkala Banga,
> > Vindhya, Himachala, Jamuna, Ganga,
> > Ucchhala Jaladhitaranga;
> > Taba Shubha Naame Jaage
> > Taba Shubha Ashish Maage
> > Gaye taba jaya gaatha.
> > Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Jayahe
> > Bharata bhagya vidhata;
> > Jaya he Jaye he
> > Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya he"
> >
> >             Not only that but to support my argument on INDIA I use the
> > following 2
> >   1)---
> >     सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम् ।
> >   उज्जयिन्यां महाकालमोकांरममलेश्वरम् ।
> >   परल्यां वैद्यनाथं च डाकिन्यां भीमशंकरम् ।
> >   सेतुबंधे तु रामेशं नागेशं दारूकावने ।
> >   वाराणस्यां तु विश्वेशं त्रयंम्बकं गौतमीतटे ।
> >   हिमालये तु केदारं घुश्मेशं च शिवालये ।
> >   ऐतानि ज्योतिर्लिंगानि सायं प्रातः पठेन्नरः ।
> >   सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं स्मरणेन विनश्यति । - Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra by
> Adi
> > Shankaracharya
> >   (The twelve Jyotirlingas are-
> >
> >    Somnath at Prabhas Patan, Saurashtra, Gujarat.
> >    Sri Mallikarjun in Srisailam, near Kurnool,Andhra Pradesh, on the
> banks
> > of river Krishna.Adi Sankaracharya composed his Sivanandalahiri here.
> >    Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain(Avanti) ,Madhya Pradesh.
> >    Omkareshwar in Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh, this jyotirlinga is
> > situated on an island in the course of the river Narmada.
> >    Vaidyanath temple at Deogarh,Santal Parganas area of Bihar.
> >    Bhimashankar in Dakini and located in the Sahyadri hills,near Pune,
> > Maharashtra.
> >    Ramalingeswarar in Setubandanam , Tamilnadu.This is situated on vast
> > temple island of Rameswaram.It is the southernmost of the 12 Jyotirlinga
> > shrines of India.
> >    Nageshwar in Darukavanam, near Dwarka in Gujarat.But many strongly
> > consider Nagesh as stated above.
> >    Vishwanath in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
> >    Tryambakeswar Jyotirlinga shrine is intimately linked with the origin
> > of the river Godavari near Nasik, Maharashtra.
> >
> >    Kedareswar in Kedarnath in Himalayas,Uttarakhand.
> >    Ghrishneshwar in Devasrovar,near Ellora,Aurangabad, Maharashtra.)
> >
> >   2) ---------
> >   The Shakti Peethas (places of strength) are places of worship
> > consecrated to the goddess 'Shakti', the female principal of Hinduism
> and
> > the main deity of the Shakta sect. They are sprinkled throughout the
> Indian
> > subcontinent [1].
> >   This goddess is often associated both with Gowrī/Parvati, the goddess
> of
> > marital felicity and longevity, and with Durga, goddess of strength and
> > valour.
> >
> >
> >    //
> >   [edit] Legend  According to legend, at some time in the Satya Yuga,
> > Daksha performed a yagna (named Vrihaspati) with a desire of taking
> revenge
> > on Lord Shiva. Daksha was angry because his daughter Sati had married
> the
> > 'yogi' God Shiva against his wishes. Daksha invited all the deities to
> the
> > yagna except for Shiva and Sati. The fact that she was not invited did
> not
> > deter Sati from attending the yagna. She had expressed her desire to
> attend
> > to Shiva who had tried his best to dissuade her from going. Shiva
> eventually
> > allowed her to go escorted by his ganas (followers).
> >   But Sati, being an uninvited guest, was not given any respect.
> > Furthermore, Daksha insulted Shiva. Sati was unable to bear her father's
> > insults toward her husband, so she committed suicide by jumping into the
> > pyre.
> >   Enraged at the insult and the injury, Shiva destroyed Daksha's
> > sacrifice, cut off Daksha's head, and replaced it with that of a goat as
> he
> > restored him to life. Still crazed with grief, he picked up the remains
> of
> > Sati's body, and danced the dance of destruction through the Universe.
> The
> > other gods intervened to stop this dance, and the Vishnu's disk, or
> > Sudarshana Chakra, cut through the corpse of Sati. The various parts of
> the
> > body fell at several spots all through the Indian subcontinent and
> formed
> > sites which are known as Shakti Peethas today.
> >   At all Shakti Peethas, the Goddess Shakti is accompanied by Lord
> > Bhairava (a manifestation of Lord Shiva).
> >
> >   [edit] Historical notes  According to the manuscript old manuscript
> > Mahapithapurana (circa 1690-1720 CE), there are 51 such places. Among
> them,
> > 23 are located in the Bengal region. 14 of these are located in what is
> now
> > West Bengal, India, while 7 are in what is now Bangladesh.
> >   Preserving the mortal relics of famous and respected individuals was a
> > common practice in ancient India - seen in the Buddhist stupas which
> > preserve the relics of Gautama Buddha. It is believed by some that these
> 51
> > peethas preserve the remains of some ancient female sage from whom the
> > legend of Kali could have emerged and then merged with the Purusha-
> Prakriti
> > (Shiva Shakti) model of Hindu thought.
> >
> >   [edit] Locations  The modern cities or towns that correspond to these
> 51
> > locations can be a matter of dispute, but there are a few that are
> totally
> > unambiguous - for example, Kalighat in Kolkata/Calcutta and Kamakhya in
> > Assam. According to the Pithanirnaya Tantra the 51 peethas are scattered
> all
> > over India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet and Pakistan. The
> > Shivacharita besides listing 51 maha-peethas, speaks about 26 more
> > upa-peethas. The Bengali almanac, Vishuddha Siddhanta Panjika too
> describes
> > the 51 peethas including the present modified addresses. A few of the
> > several accepted listings are given below.[2]. One of the few in South
> > India, Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh became the site for a 2nd century
> temple.
> > [3]
> >   In the listings:
> >
> >    "Shakti" refers to the Goddess woshipped (invaribly, in this case, a
> > manifestation of Dakshayani/Parvati/Durga);
> >    "Bhairava" refers to her consort, a manifestation of Shiva;
> >    "Organ or Ornament" refers to the body part or piece of jewellery
> that
> > fell to earth, at the location on which the respective temple is built.
> >
> >   [edit] The 51 Shakti Peethas          Sr. No.  Place  Organ or
> > Ornament  Shakti  Bhairava    1  Sri Lanka, in Nainativu,
> > Jaffna  Anklets  Indrakshi / Nagapooshani /
> > Bhuvaneswari  Rakshaseshwar    2  Sharkrare, a little distance from
> Sukkur
> > Station from Karachi,
> > Pakistan  Eyes  Mahishmardini  Krodhish    3  Sugandha, about 20 km from
> > Barisal, Bangladesh at Shikarpur on banks of Sondh
> > river  Nose  Sunanda  Trayambak    4  Amarnath in Kashmir, India from
> > Srinagar through Pahalgam 94 km by Bus, Chandanwari 16 km by
> > walk  Throat  Mahamaya  Trisandhyeshwar    5  Jwalamukhi, Kangra, India
> from
> > Pathankot alight at Jwalamukhi Road Station from there 20
> > km  Tongue  Siddhida (Ambika)  Unmatta Bhairav    6  Jalandhar, India
> from
> > Jalandhar Cantonment Station to Devi Talab  Left
> > Breast  Tripurmalini  Bhishan    7  Ambaji, at Anart, Gujarat,
> > India  Heart  Ambaji      8  Nepal, near Pashupatinath Temple at
> Gujyeshwari
> > Temple  Both Knees  Mahashira  Kapali    9  Manas, under Tibet at the
> > feet of Mount Kailash in Lake Mansarovar, a piece of Stone  Right
> > Hand  Dakshayani  Amar    10  Biraja in Utkal present Orissa,
> > India  Navel  Vimla  Jagannath    11  Gandaki from Pokhara, Nepal about
> 125
> > km on the banks of Gandaki river where Muktinath temple is
> > situated  Temple  Gandaki Chandi  Chakrapani    12  Bahula, on the banks
> of
> > Ajay river, at Ketugram 8 km from Katua, Burdwan, West Bengal,
> India  Left
> > Arm  Goddess Bahula  Bhiruk    13  Ujaani, 16 km from Guskura Station
> under
> > Burdwan district of West Bengal, India  Right Wrist  Mangal
> > Chandika  Kapilambar    14  Udaipur, Tripura, at the top of the hills
> known
> > as Tripura Sundari temple near Radhakishorepur village, a little
> distance
> > away from Udaipur town of Tripura, India  Right Leg  Tripura
> > Sundari  Tripuresh    15  Chatral or Chôţţogram at the top of
> Chandranath
> > hills near Sitakunda station of Chittagong district, Bangladesh  Right
> > Arm  Bhawani  Chandrashekhar    16  Trisrota, at Salbari village under
> > Boda division of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India  Left
> > Leg  Bhraamari  Ambar    17  Kamgiri, Kamakhya, at the Neelachal hills
> near
> > Guwahati, capital of Assam, India  Genital
> > Organ  Kamakhya  Umanand    18  Jugaadya at Khirgram under Burdwan
> district,
> > West Bengal, India  Great Toe (Right)  Jugaadya  Ksheer
> > Khandak    19  Kalipeeth, (Kalighat, Kolkata), India  Right
> > Toe  Kalika  Nakuleesh    20  Prayag near Sangam at Allahabad, Uttar
> > Pradesh, India  Finger (Hand)  Lalita  Bhava    21  Jayanti at Kalajore
> > Bourbhog village of Khasi hills under Jayantia Parganas of Sylhet
> district,
> > Bangladesh  Left Thigh  Jayanti  Kramadishwar    22  Kireet at
> Kireetkona
> > village, 3 km from Lalbag Court Road station under district Murshidabad,
> > West Bengal, India  Crown  Vimla  Sanwart    23  Varanasi at Manikarnika
> > Ghat on banks of Ganga at Kashi, Uttar Pradesh,
> India  Earring  Vishalakshi
> > & Manikarni  Kalbhairav    24  Kanyashram, Kanyakumari the Bhadrakali
> temple
> > within the precincts
> > of Kumari temple, Tamil Nadu,
> India  Back  Sarvani  Nimish    25  Present
> > day Kurukshetra town or Thanesar ancient Sthaneshwar, at Haryana,
> > India  Ankle Bone  Savitri  Sthanu    26  Manibandh, at Gayatri hills
> near
> > Pushkar 11 km towards north-west from Ajmer, Rajasthan, India  Two
> > Bracelets  Gayatri  Sarvanand    27  Shri Shail, at Jainpur village
> towards
> > north-east 3 km from Sylhet town,
> > Bangladesh  Neck  Mahalaxmi  Sambaranand    28  Kankalitala, on the
> banks of
> > Kopai river 10 km towards north-east from Bolpur station of district
> > Birbhum, Devi locally known as KankaleshwariWest Bengal,
> > India  Bone  Devgarbha  Ruru    29  Kalmadhav on the banks of Shon river
> in
> > a cave over hills near to Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India  Buttock
> > (Left)  Kali  Asitang    30  Shondesh, at the source point of Narmada
> river
> > in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India  Buttock
> > (Right)  Narmada  Bhadrasen    31  Ramgiri, at Chitrakuta on the Jhansi
> > Manikpur Railway line in Uttar Pradesh, India  Right
> > Breast  Shivani  Chanda    32  Vrindavan, near new bus stand on
> Bhuteshwar
> > road within Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh,
> > India  Ringlets of Hair  Uma  Bhutesh    33  Shuchi, in a Shiva temple
> at
> > Shuchitirtham 11 km on Kanyakumari Trivandrum road, Tamil Nadu,
> India  Teeth
> > (Upper Jaw)  Narayani  Sanhar    34  Panchsagar place not known  Teeth
> > (Lower Jaw)  Varahi  Maharudra    35  Kartoyatat, at Bhawanipur village
> 28
> > km distance from interior Serpur. Alight at Bagura station under
> district
> > Bagura, Bangladesh  Left Anklet (Ornament)  Arpana  Vaman    36  Shri
> > Parvat, near Ladak, Kashmir, India. Another belief: at Srisailam in
> > Shriparvat hills under Karnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India  Right
> Anklet
> > (Ornament)  Shrisundari  Sundaranand    37  Vibhash, at Tamluk under
> > district Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India  Left Ankle  Kapalini
> > (Bhimarupa)  Sarvanand    38  Prabhas, 4 km distance from Veraval
> station
> > near Somnath temple in Junagadh district of
> > Gujarat, India  Stomach  Chandrabhaga  Vakratund    39  Bhairavparvat,
> at
> > Bhairav hills on the banks of Shipra river a little distance from
> Ujjaini
> > town, Madhya Pradesh, India  Upper
> Lips  Avanti  Lambkarna    40  Jansthan,
> > at Godavari river valley near Nasik, Maharasthra, India  Chin (Two
> > Parts)  Bhramari  Vikritaksh    41  Sarvashail or Godavaritir, at
> > Kotilingeswar temple on the banks of Godavari river near Rajamundry,
> Andhra
> > Pradesh, India  Cheeks  Rakini or Vishweshwari  Vatsnabh or
> > Dandpani    42  Birat, near Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India  Left Feet
> > Fingers  Ambika  Amriteshwar    43  Ratnavali, on the banks of Ratnakar
> > river at Khanakul-Krishnanagar, district Hooghly, West Bengal,
> India  Right
> > Shoulder  Kumari  Shiva    44  Mithila, near Janakpur Railway station on
> the
> > boarder of India-Nepal  Left Shoulder  Uma  Mahodar    45  Nalhati,Known
> as
> > "Nalateshwari Temple" from Nalhati station of Birbhum district by
> Rickshaw,
> > West Bengal, India  Tubular Bones of the Feet
> > Kalika Devi  Yogesh    46  Karnat place not known  Both
> > Ears  Jayadurga  Abhiru    47  Vakreshwar, on the banks of Paaphara
> river,
> > 24 km distance from Siuri Town, district Birbhum,7km from Dubrajpur Rly.
> > Station West Bengal, India  Portion between the
> > eyebrows  Mahishmardini  Vakranath    48  Yashor, at Ishwaripur,
> district
> > Khulna, Bangladesh  Hands & Feet  Yashoreshwari  Chanda    49  Attahas
> > [Village:Dakshindihi,Dt:Burdwan]].From Katwa Rly. Station by bus to
> > "NIROL"(Approx 40Minutes).From there by Van rickshaw around 20 minutes
> to
> > Attahas, West Bengal, India  Lips  Phullara  Vishvesh    50  SAINTHIA.
> > Locally Known as "Nandikeshwari" temple.Earlier Nandipur/Now in Sainthia
> > Town. only 1.5 km from Railway Station under a Banyan tree within a
> > boundary wall , district Birbhum, West Bengal,
> > India  Necklace  Nandini  Nandikeshwar    51  Hingula (Or Hinglaj),
> southern
> > Baluchistan a few hours North-east of Gawadar and about 125 km towards
> > North-west from Karachi, Pakistan
> > Bramharandhra (Part of the head)  Kottari  Bhimlochan
> >
> >    Fullara in Birbhum district is also considered to be a shakti
> peetha.[
> >
> >   Regards,
> >   Dhatri.
> >
> >
> >
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