May 2019
Draupadī was pained listening to the coward speech of Dharmarāja, to which he had given a dhārmic garb. She was also annoyed looking at Bhīma who seemed to have lost his vigour. Fortunately, however, Sahadeva’s words gave her some solace. With tears in her eyes, she pleaded with Kṛṣṇa, “Janārdana! If the Kauravas refuse giving us our share of the land and try to strike a compromise, please don’t accept it. They are not worthy of our compassion....
ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ
ಭಾರತೀಯಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯಶಕ ಮುನ್ನೂರರಿಂದ ಸುಮಾರು ಎಂಟುನೂರರವರೆಗೆ ಐನೂರು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅದೊಂದು ಅತಿಲೋಕಮನೋಹರನಾಗರಕತೆಯು ನಿರ್ಮಿತವಾಯಿತು. ಇದು ದಕ್ಷಿಣದ ಸಂಘಂ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಯುಗ ಮತ್ತು ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರ ಶಿಲ್ಪವಿಕ್ರಮಯುಗ ಹಾಗೂ ಉತ್ತರದ ಗುಪ್ತ-ಮೌಖರೀ-ಪ್ರತಿಹಾರಯುಗಗಳ ಸಮಗ್ರಾಭ್ಯುದಯವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಳ್ಳುವಂತೆ ಬೆಳೆಯಿತು. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರಾಂತೀಯಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿವೈಷಮ್ಯಗಳಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ; ಸರ್ವತ್ರ ಸನಾತನಧರ್ಮದ ಸರ್ವಾಂಗೀಣಸ್ವಾರಸ್ಯವೇ ತುಂಬಿ ತುಳುಕಿತ್ತು. ಭೌತಿಕ-ಬೌದ್ಧಿಕ-ಭಾವುಕಸಮೃದ್ಧಿಗಳ ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಾವಿಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಬಹುದು....
কৃষ্ণের জীবনের প্রারম্ভে তেমন প্রাচুর্য না থাকার কারণেই সম্ভবত তিনি অনাড়ম্বর জীবনেই স্বাচ্ছন্দ্য বোধ করতেন। যদিও পরবর্তীকালের পণ্ডিতদের কল্পনায় কৃষ্ণের পরিহিত বহুমূল্য বস্ত্রাদির উল্লেখ পাওয়া যায়, কিন্তু প্রাচীন গ্রন্থগুলি থেকে তেমন কোনও ইঙ্গিত পাওয়া যায়না। তাঁর বস্ত্রের বর্ণ ছিল হলুদ (পীতাম্বর), খুব সম্ভবত তাঁর কৃষ্ণ গাত্রবর্ণের সঙ্গে মানানসই হত বলে। তাঁর ভূষণ ছিল যৎসামান্য। তিনি বনপুষ্পমাল্যে ও মৌরমুকুটে সুশোভিত হতেই পছন্দ করতেন।
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Establishment of the Pariṣad
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Committment
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