write the significance of Bharat Maya. what values can we learn from it.
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Ram broke Pinaka, which is Shiva’s Bow, in the court of Janaka. Hearing the sound of bow breaking, Parashurama rushed into Mithila.
Parashurama : Who is the man who dares break the bow of Shiva when asked to bend it?
Rama : I did.
Parashurama : When a warrior breaks a bow when asked to bend it, it indicates a mind that does not know when to stop, like Kartavirya’s who could not control his greed.
Rama : What kind of a mind cannot overcome rage and keeps killing king after king, in clan after clan, in the hope that repeated punishment will create a perfect world?
Parashurama had no answer.
Parashurama : Are you saying control is bad?
Rama : Control creates domesticated animals. The purpose of society is to inspire humanity, not tame them.
Parashurama : What then will create culture? Why not live like rakshasas? Without rules, the strong will dominate the weak and no one will help the helpless.
Rama : Rules cannot be used to compel people to care. It will only amplify fear. The whole purpose of sanskriti is to outgrow fear so that we do not feel to grab, control or dominate. Your killing of Kartavirya only sowed seeds of vengeance in his sons, just as their killing of Jamadagni sowed the seeds of vengeance in you. You call it justice, but how much punishment is adequate - when it is fine to forgive and move on? A society that does not make room for imperfection can never be a happy society.
These words pleased Parashurama.
Parashurama : The Krita yuga ended when Kartavirya tried to steal my father’s cow and broke our faith in kings. The Treta yuga has dawned with Rama who will reinforce humanity’s faith in kings.
Parashurama : Who is the man who dares break the bow of Shiva when asked to bend it?
Rama : I did.
Parashurama : When a warrior breaks a bow when asked to bend it, it indicates a mind that does not know when to stop, like Kartavirya’s who could not control his greed.
Rama : What kind of a mind cannot overcome rage and keeps killing king after king, in clan after clan, in the hope that repeated punishment will create a perfect world?
Parashurama had no answer.
Parashurama : Are you saying control is bad?
Rama : Control creates domesticated animals. The purpose of society is to inspire humanity, not tame them.
Parashurama : What then will create culture? Why not live like rakshasas? Without rules, the strong will dominate the weak and no one will help the helpless.
Rama : Rules cannot be used to compel people to care. It will only amplify fear. The whole purpose of sanskriti is to outgrow fear so that we do not feel to grab, control or dominate. Your killing of Kartavirya only sowed seeds of vengeance in his sons, just as their killing of Jamadagni sowed the seeds of vengeance in you. You call it justice, but how much punishment is adequate - when it is fine to forgive and move on? A society that does not make room for imperfection can never be a happy society.
These words pleased Parashurama.
Parashurama : The Krita yuga ended when Kartavirya tried to steal my father’s cow and broke our faith in kings. The Treta yuga has dawned with Rama who will reinforce humanity’s faith in kings.
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