‘Ramrajya’

The pravachan that Parampoojya

Sadguru Shree Aniruddha Bapu
(Dr. Aniruddhasinh Joshi) delivered on
Thursday 6th May 2010 at
Shreeharigurugram.
 II Hari Om II

Let us begin by recalling the parameshvar to our minds.

Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnu, Gurur Devo Maheshvaraha I

Gurureva Parabramha tasmaee shree Gurave Namaha II

Anasuyo Trisambhuto Dattatreyo Digambaraha I

Smartrugaami Swabhaktanaam Uddharta Bhavasankatat II

Sarvamangalmaangalye Shivey Sarvarthasaadhike I

Sharanye Tryambakegauri Narayanee Namostu te II

II Hari Om II
On 14th September 2000, for the first time, I spoke about
Myself, just all about Me, all that has to do with Me. That was
when I stated very clearly – some of you may still remember
- where I was born; the name of my mother; the name of my
father; where my father practiced medicine; which hospital he
was attached to; what my mother did; what my Grandfather-
Grandmother, Great grandfather - Great grandmother did;
which school I went to. Because every other person was
heard saying, ‘Bapu went to my school’ and there are others
who feel, ‘Well, Bapu can be in any school at any time.’ Bapu
was our neighbour. Bapu is related to us. I knocked down all
the claims. This is correct information and it is open to
confirmation. This is what I am. Plain and straight. Right from
the Montessori class, what is known as the K.G. class today –
so 2 years of the K.G. class and then from the first standard to
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the eleventh (called matriculation then), I studied in one and
the same school. Luckily two or three of the principals of this
school happen to be with us, they meet people and this surely
makes things easier for Me. Just anybody comes up with
'Bapu went to our school, Bapu was in our class'. I don't even
know those schools. The college I went to during my first year
and Inter (2nd year of college); the name of my medical
college, I told you everything. I spoke about what I learnt and
where. I even spoke about what I taught, also what I learnt in
the process of teaching. I told you what I want and that was
when I pronounced the first time ever, that to bring in the
“Ramrajya “ in the year 2025 is My dream, My aim, My word
and My motto.
Who am I? I am Aniruddha. Bapu is this and Bapu is
that.... In the Grantha (the Shreemadpurushartha) I knocked
down these conjectures as well and I did it with my signature
at that. You may believe it if you wish to, you may not. It just
does not matter. I am Aniruddha and that is it. As simple as
that – Dr. Aniruddha Dhairyadhar Joshi.
I stand before you today to instruct and explain how
Ramrajya happens, how it is happening, how it will happen,
how we can bring it in and what we ought to do for the
purpose. As a matter of fact, talking about all of this would
require at least 9 to 12 hours. But then we do not have that
kind of time available with us. So I am going to speak as much
as I can manage in about two and a half hours.
Essentially, all the projects to be implemented at the
collective level, viz. training and other such activities will begin
on 8th October 2010, the day of Ghatasthapana i.e. the first
day of the Ashwin Navaratra. However, the activities to be
performed at the individual level should begin from tomorrow
right away or as soon as may be possible.
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 I have deliberately insisted that you make notes. Do it.
Our organization will make this talk available in print and as
soon as possible. A booklet based on this talk will be ready by
the end of 72 hours. What with printing and other procedures,
let us give it an extra day or two. However, the point is, the
notes that you jot down for yourself and the words that you
hear for yourself, do make a difference.
We need to first understand, what is the exact meaning
of Ramrajya?. 'Does it imply that Shreeram will descend from
the ethers and sit on the royal throne on the day of the
Tripurari Pournima of 2025? Would we be welcoming Him
with the chowrie and offering Him flowers? Would the gods be
showering flowers from the skies? Is that what it means? No,
not at all. These are foolish notions. Such a thought can never
cross My mind, that is not even a remote possibility. So do not
dream about it.
The Ramrajya means the reign, the kingdom and the
general circumstances (the ‘Rajya’) that Shreeram gave to
Ayodhya. Moulding the people on the lines of the subjects of
Ayodhya; to make of them, what the citizens of Ayodhya were;
creating a society and social order like Ayodhya had,
grooming every single individual from this point of view
leading to a corresponding response from the human
community in its entirety - that is what the Ramrajya means
and yes, this will definitely happen….108%.
The Ramrajya will manifest on five planes, the Ramrajya
will be experienced at five levels.
The first level is – the personal or the individual level.
Here there are two aspects – the worldly and the spiritual.
The Ramrajya must be experienced at both the worldly and
the spiritual level. After all, what does the manifestation of the
Ramrajya in worldly life mean? The best of all and everything
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that exists, is the Ramrajya. At the individual level, worldly life
ought to be the best…. 'the bestest' ever. As for spirituality,
that again must be the best, in fact the bestest. We are
introducing a new word in the dictionary - ‘bestest’!
The second level is – our near and dear ones who
truly love us.
In the Indian culture, the wedding invitation always
extends to the family, the friends and close ones of the invitee.
The invitation is not meant exclusively for his immediate or
nuclear family. It is meant for all the near ones who constitute
the joint family, all the friends and relatives associated with the
family members. It is meant for our dear ones who truly love
us and wish us well. Our family of all our dear ones - that is
the second level. The Ramrajya will manifest at the individual
level and at the level of our family, our extended family of dear
ones as well. And so the individual and his dear ones will
evolve and grow on both the fronts – the worldly and the
spiritual.
The third level – the social level.
The Ramrajya has to manifest in the society we live. Here
again there are two aspects.
Although the Indian culture associates three different
terms with the first of the two aspects (the material, the gross
and the scientific) all of them have just the one English
equivalent, viz. ‘physical’. The second aspect is the ethical
aspect. The point is, in the society at large too, the Ramrajya
will manifest at two levels - the physical and the ethical level.
The fourth level – the level of the dharma.
At the level of the dharma again, the Ramrajya will
manifest on two planes.
The first aspect is ‘Education based on the dharma’.
Now, by education based on the dharma I do not at all mean
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that I intend to set up religious schools that train you in the
pooja or in the pradakshina. The education based on the
dharma implies the science that equips you to achieve your
progress, to attain ‘abhyudaya’ and what is important is, by
virtuous means. (the prosperity in totality, i.e. prosperity in the
material world as well as the spiritual world is known as
abhyudaya). Underline this. The science of achieving
progress by walking the pure and virtuous path is spiritual
education or the education based on the dharma.
The second aspect is ‘religious conduct at the individual
and at the collective level’. Being religious at the collective
and at the personal level implies an entire society, the whole,
that conducts itself based on the values of the dharma on the
one hand and that every individual, a part of this whole,
executes his responsibility in accordance with the dharma on
the other. Accomplishing one’s responsibility as a constituent
of society but with commitment to the values of the dharma, is
what is religious conduct at the social level and that is an
inseparable feature of the Ramrajya.
The Fifth level is Bharatvarsha and establishing the
Ramrajya at the universal level.
'Bharatvarsha' - Those who are listening should
understand 'Bharatvarsha'. I am not saying India. That means
I have a different idea in my mind. Right? Bharatvarsha!. In
the work, 'The Third World War', I spoke about this
phenomenon of a world war and that is undoubtedly going to
happen. It is from this war that Bharat will emerge as
‘Bharatvarsha’, i.e. as ‘Maha-bharat’. This is not a reference
to the Mahabharat war that the Kaurav and the Pandav
fought; Bharat is going to emerge as Maha – bharat and the
Ramrajya will prevail in the whole of the Bharatvarsha, the
Bharatvarsha with its boundaries spread far and wide.
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The expanse of Bharat today, is only a third of the
Bharatvarsha or perhaps a little more than that. But then be
sure, the Bharatvarsha will happen. That is certain.
So then the two aspects that are part of the fifth point viz.
the Bharatvarsha and the Ramrajya at the universal level are
not two separate issues. The Bharatvarsha and the Ramrajya
at the universal level are definitely going to happen. It is just
that the Ramrajya will happen in the Bharatvarsha first and
then in the rest of the world. The development and progress
on the four levels mentioned earlier inevitably imply that the
Bharatvarsha will be well-equipped, well-resourced and self-
sufficient from the material and the ethical point of view,
supremely competent and capable from the spiritual and the
cultural point of view, powerful and commanding on the
military front, self-reliant and capable on the financial front and
abundantly provided with food and this in turn indicates the
fact that the Bharatvarsha thus strengthened and self-
dependant, will usher in the rest of the world – or all those
outside of it (outside of the Bharatvarsha) into the Ramrajya.
Yes Bharat will be the Leader, THE LEADER.
But then what do we need to do for the purpose? What
does each person need to do at his own individual level?
On hearing some of the things I am about to tell you now, you
might say, ‘O Bapu! What is all this?!’ But listen to Me, do what
I am telling you to, feel the benefits. But until then, reserve
your comments.
The first thing to be done at the individual level -
Drink water after you brush your teeth in the morning.
Start with 50ml, 50 millilitres of water. The water should
be lukewarm. Those not in the habit of drinking water in the
morning may find it difficult. So begin with 50 ml. I have a
glass here to show you how much 50 ml is. Start with 50 ml,
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over the next month and a half go on to 300 ml, in about three
months, to 600 ml and by the end of around four and a half
months, you should be drinking 900 to a thousand ml i.e. one
full litre of lukewarm water. It is very much possible and it does
not give any trouble to the kidneys. On the contrary, this
flushes out kidney stones if you have any. Kidney stones are
so very common today. Not drinking sufficient water is in fact,
the basic cause of this problem. Drinking inadequate water is
the root cause of lethargy, constipation, anger, irritability, the
drop in efficiency.
As of today, how much water does a person normally
drink? Barely two - four glasses. The glass I have here
measures exactly 210 ml, actually 213 ml but let us say 200
ml. A fourth or a quarter of this quantity is 50 ml. Beginning
with a quarter of this glass, we go on to one and a half
glasses, which is 300 ml. Then we drink three such glasses
which is six hundred ml and finally five such glasses which is
a thousand ml. But remember, drink the water slowly. Do not
be in a hurry to gulp it down or even to increase the daily
volume of water. And most importantly, for the next half hour,
do not drink tea or coffee; do not smoke a cigarette, do not eat
anything – Sheera, Pohe, chicken, egg, omelet, just do not eat
or drink anything at all. This is what we call 'Water Therapy'.
This is a very effective remedy against several physical and
mental ailments. In fact it wards off many a disorders and
diseases.
I Myself drink water in this manner, I have been doing so
and that is why I can tell you to do it. I told some, they
listened to Me and they feel the difference. One generally
feels lazy to do it. You should not. When we are supposed to
leave home at 8.30 and we wake up only at 8.25. How in the
world will you manage to get the half hour after drinking
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lukewarm water? Isn’t it? When we are thirsty, we reach out
for cold drinks. The drink does give us water but the water
that the body gets in this way is of hardly any use because
the pH value of the water in the intestine happens to be
different from that of cold drinks/beverages. Most importantly,
their osmolarity being different, they do not prove as useful
as water would once they reach the intestine. However, by
the time the water contained in them separates from the
other ingredients and begins its role it is usually too late and
the body is no more in need of water. Besides, some
substances in these drinks are very harmful to the body and
to the digestive process. Drinking tea in bed is stupid and so
is saying ‘I must have tea once I get up; I just cannot do
without it.’ This is an indication of not caring for yourself, an
insistence on harming yourself. Tea contains a substance
called tannin and I have told you so many times in the
pravachan, what use tannin is put to. Tannin is used to tan
the hide (animal skin) of dead animals. Tannin, found in
plenty in tea and moderately in coffee causes animal skin to
become thick and stiff. The inner lining of the human intestine
is so delicate and tender and over years together, day after
day you keep drinking tea the moment you are up. Just
imagine the extent of damage the lining has suffered! For
years we have convinced ourselves that it is what you need.
For motions try water, you will not have to depend on
anything else. It will be impossible to stop you, things will
take the natural course. So each one just has to start drinking
water and doing the ‘water Therapy’.
Only do not try and drink a thousand ml right on the first
day. Go slow and increase your intake gradually. What is its
main significance? The body processes during the day are
totally different from those in the night. Water alone can
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cleanse the body of the toxins generated during the night. If
these toxins are not thrown out of the body, they tend to
become the cause of several diseases. Therefore just like the
body requires a bath/cleaning on the outside, it also requires
a bath on the inside and Water therapy alone can do the
cleaning as such.
Also after brushing the teeth and before drinking
lukewarm water, it is important to rinse the mouth with salt
water. Stir in a little salt (about a spoonful) in 200 ml or a
glass of water and rinse the mouth thoroughly with it. This
works better than any toothpaste with salt. Why does one
have bad breath on waking up in the morning? The mouth
remains closed throughout the night and anaerobic bacteria
tend to multiply on a large scale releasing many toxins and
toxic waste matter which also happen to cause diseases in
the body. Rinsing the mouth and gargling with salt water kills
all toxic matter accumulated in the throat, inside the cheeks
and in the gums and can render the anaerobic bacteria
ineffective if not kill them. So that is how we destroy the very
source of disease and take a stride towards becoming
healthy.
The Ramrajya is not meant to manifest solely in the mind,
it is essential that apart from the mind, it manifests in the body,
the praan and the buddhi as well.
Now for the third point. Drink small quantities of water at
appropriate intervals through the day. It is necessary that we
drink 2800 to 3000 ml water in the day. 70% of the earth’s
surface is covered with water and 70% of the human body
constitutes water. It follows therefore that the body of a person
weighing 100 kg will constitute 70 litres of water. Just think
how important water is to the body! What if we do not drink
adequate water? The water already present in the body will
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not be replaced and water stagnates when it accumulates in
one place. In the same manner, the water already present and
accumulated in our body cells and organs stagnates and
causes the organs to malfunction. So we must drink a
minimum of 3000 ml and a maximum of 4000 ml (not more
than that) everyday. If you drink cold drinks, add only half of
the volume to your daily intake of water.
The next point is Sunlight.
Today, we come across so many obese people.
Youngsters and even small children go around with a flabby
and slack body. When I was young, children used to be trim
and agile. Children today neither get to play nor do they get
sunlight. Right from Prep 1, Prep 2, junior KG and senior KG
in fact all children go to school at 7 in the morning and come
home only around 2 in the afternoon and that too in
autorickshaws or their parents’ cars. They just do not get
adequate sunlight.
Women especially remain largely deprived of sunlight
and so we see that obesity is more common among women.
Why is it that more women gain weight after forty than do men
of the same age group? Simply because they receive less
sunlight (compared to men). Besides, the woman is worried
about her complexion that darkens in the sun. ‘That woman
there looks fair, what if my husband is impressed? Just do not
bother, forget it. Your dark complexion will not matter to the
person who loves you. That is for sure, I can say that out of
first hand experience. My wife did not mind My dark colour at
all. So, the point is, expose yourself to sunlight. Instead of
worrying about these pointless issues think about how you
can get sunlight for a minimum of half an hour per day. In case
that is not possible, think about how you could manage at
least four or four and a half hours in the week. However, the
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light and heat of the sun are very intense between 1.00 and
3.00 in the afternoon so this period of the day is best avoided.
Those who are used to being in the sun need not of course
avoid this period. The right time to receive sunlight is sunrise
to 1.00 in the afternoon and 3.00 in the afternoon until half an
hour before sunset. For those who are exposed to sunlight at
all times, the time of the day does not matter. You can by all
means wear sunglasses and a cap but do not wear a raincoat
or hold an umbrella over the head. That blocks the sunlight.
What is the point of stepping out with the purpose of receiving
sunlight if you hold an umbrella over the head?
The light of the sun is the only source of vitamin D. As a
matter of fact, the sunlight is the source and basis of all life.
The sunlight is the one essential source of all food in the
world. It is the sunlight that is the original source of energy.
Many of the enzymes and biochemical products in the body
too depend on the sun for their functions. Whether certain
processes in the body carry through smoothly or not, depends
on whether we receive sufficient sunlight or not. That is
exactly why receiving insufficient sunlight is one of the causes
of obesity. Also merely standing in the sun affects differently
from walking in the sun. Walking in the sun is more beneficial
than standing in the sun. Standing in the sun fetches only 50%
of the benefits. You might say to yourself, ‘Bapu, you have
started monitoring each and every thing that we do in the day.
You torment even more than a mother-in-law does’. But did
you know, I am so dreadful that even Manthara gave up and
accepted defeat before Me. Did you get my point?
The next essential factor is the consumption of
Fruits.
When it comes to fruits, all we eat are mangoes,
jackfruits and bananas. We just never think beyond these.
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All the fruits that we eat cause weight gain. Remember
always, the fruit is actually the primary food of man. All the
human digestive enzymes are meant to digest fruits. The fruit
increases the ‘oj’ (valour) in man. In both men and women,
eating fruits brings about changes that are both appropriate
and necessary. So do eat all kinds of fruits for breakfast and
also after dinner. Also fruits that can be eaten with the skin,
must preferably be eaten with the skin. I have seen people
peeling grapes, some even peel the apple. That is wrong. The
skin of certain fruits contains vitamins, selenium, cobalt and
other such substances that are missing in other foods. Yet we
do not eat fruits. Some say they do not have the kind of
money, they cannot afford fruits. But then they could opt for
the inexpensive ones.
As we go on, you will know that inexpensive fruits or
inexpensive foods as a matter of fact, happen to be all the
more nutritious. Let Me talk about food that I enjoy for
instance. The ‘Javalaa’ (a very tiny version of a shrimp) and
the Baangda (the Mackerel). I am sure your mouth is
watering. But most households do not eat the Javalaa and the
Baangdaa. The reason? They are poor man’s food! We are
upper caste, we do not eat such fish! Upper caste and lower
caste - what nonsense is that? Both the Javalaa and the
Baangdaa are sources of maximum goodness and as for the
taste….it is wonderful! We shun these good foods and reach
out for those that have no nutrients to offer but are supposedly
for the rich, they are costly, they enhance prestige. What good
does such a façade of sham do to your ego? Our elders,
our forefathers were not fools.
Only a few of us are familiar with the fish called ‘modka’
(_moXH§$) When I was a young boy, I used to catch this fish. It
was never cooked in My house of course! My great grand
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mother and My grand mother would have shown me the door.
Anyway, the point is people just do not know this fish - ‘modka’
(_moXH§$) and even other such fish (that are affordable and have
a high nutritive value). The Omega 3 and the Omega 6 that
bring about desirable changes in the human body are not
found in any vegetarian food. I am by no means hinting that
the vegetarians should turn non-vegetarians. I will tell you
what to do. Those who are vegetarians could use sesame oil
(teel/Vri) in their diet. Though in a very tiny measure, Omega
3 and Omega 6 are present in sesame/teel oil. HDL (good
cholesterol) is found in a few fruits, their skin, in sesame
seeds and sesame oil. HDL destroys bad cholesterol and
thereby prevents a heart attack. HDL and Omega 3 are found
in sesame oil, flax seed oil and all fish. But we deep fry fish,
use lots of spice and that destroys the Omega 3 and the HDL.
We ought to fry it in minimal oil or better still, opt for curried
fish. Preparations of fish can be tasteful even without oil.
However, we prefer using plenty of spice, plenty of black
pepper, plenty of coriander seeds with the result that we do
not get even the slightest trace of Omega 3. ‘Do a good deed
with all the good intentions and end up in trouble, all because
you did it the wrong way.’ That is what happens. We Indians
are too fussy about taste. Yes of course taste matters,
but what matters as much along with taste, is a nutritious and
sumptuous diet.
Even if you do not get Omega 3 for some reason, fruits
initiate processes that facilitate the efficient utilization of
whatever nutrients have been given to the body. Though on
a small scale, this process continues. Besides fruits give
vitamins and selenium that are not found in other foods and
not at all in non-vegetarian food. Several trace elements,
selenium, chromium…. all of which are required in
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nanograms are contained only in vegetables and fruits.
Similarly vegetarian foods contain many kinds of vitamin B.
What I wish to say is eat a good amount of fruit. It is neither
My advice nor My message that you eat exclusively non-
vegetarian food.
I have already spoken about standing and walking in the
sun. But including the time you step out to receive sunlight,
it is very essential to walk at least for an hour and a half
everyday.
Now we go on to issues at the spiritual level.
Do the Ahnik at least once every single day. Recite the
Gurukshetram Mantra as many times as may be possible in
the day. Recite the Gurukshetram Mantra the maximum
number of times possible in the day. Moreover, you do not
have to sit in a particular place to recite it. Further, read at
least one page of the Shreemadpurushartha Grantharaj in the
day. Only one page a day is sufficient but then that must be
done. Read one page each day and read on in sequence.
Page one today, page two tomorrow and then page three on
the following day and so on. Little children and adults alike,
must get into the habit of reciting the Hanuman chalisa 3 times
every day. All of this put together is good enough. You are
welcome to recite or read anything apart from these if you
wish to. But these (the ones mentioned above) are the very
‘basic’ essentials; do not ever let go off of these; for if you do,
the ‘windows’ of your home will remain shut and despite the
bright sunshine outside your home, it will not enter the inside.
Despite the Ramrajya everywhere on earth, you will remain
confined to Ravan’s home and the Ramrajya never graces
Ravan’s home. I will not allow this to happen to the one who
loves Me. I will explain, if the person still persists, I will scold
him and even pull his ears if need be.
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 Now for the Shatakshi Prasadam.
The “Shatakshi” is a manifestation of the
“Mahishasurmardini”. After breakfast each one will eat the
Shatakshi prasadam which is a mixture of turmeric, honey,
1/4th of a clove of garlic and powdered dry ginger. (hiX,_Y,1/4
bgyU nmH$ir R>oMbobr d gw§R>) Mix in all the ingredients and roll the
mixture into tiny round balls, the size of Ayurvedic pills. Now
hold one of these in the palm and saying ‘Aniruddha,
Aniruddha’ and just swallow it. Do not make large pills and eat
them. It just will not work. This is the Prasad of My Mother, it
is not Mine. It is the Prasad of My Mother, of the Shatakshi,
the Mahishasurmardini. The turmeric, the honey, the garlic
and the dried ginger work on the mind and the praan. These
substances though physical, will have an impact on the mind,
the praan, the buddhi and on the body of course.
The Shatakshi prasadam will set right all that is wrong with the
mind, the praan and the buddhi. Though apparently tiny this
pill is extremely strong and powerful and is capable of ridding
of weakness - be it in the praanamay body, the manomay or
the physical body, the Shatakshi prasadam has the inherent
capacity to correct them all.
As self-centred and uncaring in the past as he is today,
man inflicted atrocities and injustice on Nature in the ancient
times as well. He thus invited the wrath of Nature and for
years together there was no rainfall at all. It was then that the
Aadimata Mahishasurmardini manifested in the ‘Shatakshi’
form in response to the prayers of the Brahmarshis and
several virtuous sages. But then even today man persists in
abusing Nature and violating the rules inherent to the
praanamay body, the manomay body and the physical body.
It was this very ‘Shatakshi prasadam’ that the Shatakshi
gave to the rishi Agastya. When eaten regularly and
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consistently, over and above enhancing the sattvaguna,
it mends all that has gone wrong with the essential nature of
the body, the praan and the human buddhi.
Now for something you might not really like. The Curry
leaf - not the Neem leaf mind you. We are all familiar with the
curry leaf. We must know the worth and importance of the
curry leaf that science acclaims…. the very curry leaves that
you pick out of your bowls of curry, daal or sambar. Five to six
curry leaves when eaten regularly through one year, either as
part of cooked food or even chewed raw, cause to release in
the body, chemical substances that are capable of disabling
cancer cells in the body as soon as they are generated. So
the fact of the matter is, five or six curry leaves must be
chewed and eaten every day - eat them in your dal, sambar,
or any other preparation but do make it a point to eat them.
‘Chewing them well protects from cancer’, so say the scientific
journals. As far as breast cancer and blood cancer are
concerned, the protection curry leaves give, is to the extent of
50% and in case of all other cancers, it is to the extent of 80%.
80% protection! Just imagine! That simple an act gives that
great a protection!
So now we know why the rishis insisted that the naivedya
meal contain salt and curry leaves and especially in these
times of pollution! We also now know why cancer was not as
common in the olden days as it is today. We are educated and
so we are inevitably smart, or so we think, is it not? We do not
feel the need to learn from the wisdom of our grandparents.
We forget the curry leaf in our daily diet and so do not eat it;
if at all we come across a stray one, we pick it out not to eat
it. The result is a grave calamity. That is also precisely why the
rishis prescribed that at least one of the foods offered as part
of the naivedya meal contain salt and the curry leaf; if not,
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the meal is not considered the naivedya at all. The curry leaf
may be added to any of the vegetables or curries. So those
who are my age – I am now 53 – so…. those around this age
will recall that cancer was not a very common disease at the
time we were young. It is a different story today; so many
people around us suffer from cancer, all because we have
omitted the curry leaf from our food.
Children say, ‘we do not like to eat it.’ And the mother
responding lovingly and in support says, ‘Pick it out my dear!”
You have to compel children to eat it. You have to scold your
children if necessary. Give them plenty of love and
appreciation but also a slap or two if not more, if and when
required. After all it is love that lies at the root of this act.
Besides My dear ones, you know how much it hurts when you
spank your child, don’t you? No parent enjoys it. The parents
are ten times as pained as the child might be. It is just that
they do not allow the pain to surface and that mind you, is the
right thing to do. Besides, however much the child may be
annoyed with you, after a while, hold your child in your arms,
give it a kiss, sit him/her on your lap. At the full grown age of
twenty, twenty-five or even thirty the daughter or the son must
be able to put the head on the parent’s lap. The mother must
get herself to pat the head of the grown-up son or the
daughter and sing a lullaby. If you are sixty and are lucky that
your mother is living, though eighty-five, she too ought to be
able to run her hand through your hair and sing you a lullaby.
So, give your children lots of love and appreciation but do
imbibe discipline in them.
The inclusion of curry leaves in the diet was an instance
of discipline that the rishis wanted us to put into practice.
Rishi Bharadvaj, rishi Agasti state very clearly in their
samhita (a code prescribing norms and values) that the curry
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leaf must not only be offered as part of the naivedya meal
but must be given as much reverence and love as the
naivedya is, which implies that they must be eaten and not
picked out or left in the plate as waste. So to go over all that
I said, all those who are My age or even older will recall that
when we were young, the incidence of cancer was not as
much as it is today. This was simply because people
regularly ate the curry leaf in their food. Do you now realize
the significance of including the curry leaf in your diet?
You do, don’t you? Say a ‘yes’ will you? 80% protection from
most cancers and 50% protection from breast cancer and
blood cancer. That is no insignificant thing. That is quite a bit.
Don’t you think so?
Let us now go further. Those living in flats or even
chawls should grow the following five plants in pots: the Tulsi
(the Basil), the Curry leaf, the Mogra or the Rose, Ginger and
the Zipri. The leaves of the Zipri are used in garlands. You will
know all about it in due course. Each one must grow these
five plants. These plants not only maintain a good level of
oxygen indoors, they even suppress the levels of carbon
dioxide. The fumes from exhaust pipes of vehicles enter the
home, suppress the oxygen levels and raise the levels of
carbon dioxide. These plants make sufficient measures of
oxygen available to us leading in turn to restoration of good
health. A Neem tree in the yard of our chawl, our building or
our bungalow is absolutely mandatory, so said even the rishis
of ancient times. A home was in fact incomplete and
imperfect without the Neem tree. The reason here again is
that the Neem tree gives oxygen in abundant measures.
Besides, it absorbs along with the carbon dioxide, other
gases like Methane, Nitric oxide etc. and prepares
substances with Nitrogen content, which in turn control
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pollution. Also, the mere presence of this tree automatically
kills mosquitoes and other insects. That is indeed a very
great advantage! So the necessity of the Neem tree or as
many of them as are possible in the vicinity of the house or
even at the roadside.
So much as far as the individual level is concerned. Right
from what was relevant to the Neem tree, the curry leaf to
drinking water, doing the Ahnik, reciting the Gurukshetram
mantra, was all about what is to be done at the individual
level. He or she who does it, will alone be part of the
Ramrajya. The one who does not, will either have to go before
the Ramrajya happens or remain outside of the Ramrajya.
That is all.
The next point is the English language.
As of today, English is the language of the world. Most
communication across the globe, be it trade or otherwise,
happens in English. The sentiment of pride for one’s mother
tongue is of course appreciated though speaking good
English is essential to achieve progress in the world. If we
want to persist in the competitive world, speaking fluent
English is a vital necessity. ‘In the world, if we do not want to
fall behind, our English should be the best, right? Our speech
has to be refined in flow and pronunciation. With all of this in
mind, we are setting up ‘Aniruddha’s Institute of Language
and Linguistics’ and this body will begin work on the 8th of
October.
Language is ‘Bhasha’ of course and ‘Linguistics’ means
the science of the language (Bhasha Shastra, i.e. the
structure, its relation with other forms of communication,
etc.). The chief of this institute, its indisputable and supreme
head will be ‘Sou. Svapnagandhaveera Aniruddhasinh Joshi.’
The very first assignment that the institute will take up,
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is ‘the English magazine’. A magazine in simple but good
English will be released every month. A difficult or unusual
word will immediately be followed by its meaning in brackets
in Hindi and in Marathi or in Hindi and the local language.
This provision is specially made in view of the reluctance that
we feel to reach out for the dictionary and look for meanings.
As part of the ‘Atmabal Vikas sessions’ Nandaai has been
teaching English, has been training teachers to teach English
and so She knows exactly how languages are to be
improved. She Herself is going to work on the design of the
project.
This very organization, viz. ‘Aniruddha’s Institute of
Language and Linguistics’ will form conversation groups at all
the centres. These groups will learn to converse with each
other in English and will continue to converse in English. They
will not feel ashamed and inhibited for being laughed at for
their English. It just should not matter because each person in
the group is going to be learning. The group will meet once a
week and work on their own language as also on that of
others. Remember also, there is no upper limit to
improvement.
Many people first think in Marathi, Hindi, Assamese,
Bengali or Malyalam and then speak in English. This is wrong.
If you think in one language and you want to speak another,
you just cannot. There is a breach - a gap – between the
thought and the expression. As there is a breach, you cannot
come out fluently. What really matters is the fluency of the
language. The accent is not that important but the fluency
definitely is. You may not have the right accent but the flow is
what you must have for sure. We must be proficient in
English. That is what is required and that is what this institute
will work towards.
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 Now the third point where I have to talk at length.
The journey towards Ramrajya begins from the
station of the Graamrajya and the Graamrajya is
Graamvikas.
There are 7 hundred thousand villages in India and do
you know what kind of circumstances prevail here in all
these 0.7 million villages? Talking of the prevailing
conditions, do understand that in the urban slums the story
is no different from the rural regions. The volunteers in the
city proper together with those in the vicinity of cities will do
the seva in the slums whereas volunteers in the cities along
with their counterparts in villages will do the seva in rural
regions. In India, the Ramrajya just cannot happen unless
and until rural life progresses and prospers. Also, the
Mahishasurmardini is ever willing and waiting to ensure the
progress of the one, who contributes his bit to the seva of
‘Grameen-vikas’ and does his share in it. But mind well,
when does the Ramrajya happen? When could Ram actually
proclaim His victory on the individual or even the social
level? Those who have read the Ramrasayan would know.
Those who have read the ‘Matruvatsalyavindaanam’ would
also know for sure that Ram killed Ravan only after the
Mahishasurmardini manifested in the Ramvardaayini form.
This clearly indicates that the basis, the core and the
principle that will lead to the realization of the Ramrajya is
the Mahishasurmardini! When you put in your effort and do
your bit towards the Ramrajya, you certainly have the
blessings of the Mahishasurmardini and the vital core of the
Ramrajya is Graamvikas.
For this purpose we have established the organization
called ‘Aniruddha’s Institute of Grameenvikas’. Here, the
work will be conducted on two planes. The first is the ‘Primary
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Grameen vikas programme’ which includes the Charkha
project, the Charkha-Annapoorna project, the Vermiculture
project and using the land space in the yard or around the
house for horticulture (kitchen gardening) in order to become
self-sufficient.
I have had the maximum possible contact with the district
of Thane and there I noted that a person with a piece of land
that barely measures a fourth of an acre, is self-sufficient. In
the space available, he grows lemon, garlic, ginger, black
pepper, ajwain seeds, a bit of Devbhaat, pumpkins and so on.
He dries the pumpkin as the red variety just like the Yam can
be preserved for as long as a year. The red pumpkin can be
dried and ground to flour which can be used to make bhaakris.
He even grows creepers of the bitter gourd (H$mab§ - Kaarla) and
the Indian ivy gourd (Vm|S>br - Tondlee) and beans (KodS>m -
Ghevada) across the fence. Try and remember the 18th
chapter of the Gurucharitra. The beans (KodS>m - Ghevada) were
the only food of the Brahmin. Beans can be picked twelve
months in the year. One single drumstick tree gives a yield of
1200-1500 drumsticks in the year. If we resort to these
practices, we would never be in want or starve, think about it.
However, our farmers have just forgotten all of this and
therefore the increase in the instances of suicide. It is our
responsibility to educate them in this area and help them
implement what they learn for they do not have access to
scientific knowledge. Apart from this, health education and
adult education are part of the Primary Grameen vikas
programme. In sum the Charkha project, the Charkha-
Annapoorna project, the vermiculture project, horticulture in
the yard of the house or a kitchen garden that makes you self-
sufficient, health education and adult education together were
the first part.
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 Now for the second, viz. ‘the secondary Graamvikas
programme’. The programme at the primary level does not
call for training for the volunteers but the secondary one does.
What exactly are the volunteers supposed to do in the
secondary programme? They will undertake to plant trees that
are best suited to the conditions of rainfall and of the land in a
given region and that could prove most useful in the given
conditions. These trees will be planted in yards of houses, in
farms and forest areas. Volunteers will also guide in matters
of animal husbandry, water storage and conservation, in
matters of farming and possibilities of allied business.
Aniruddha’s Institute of Grameenvikas’ will operate from the
head office and more importantly from Kothimbe. Apart from
training in kitchen gardening for household needs, training in
the area of forestation in the national interest, conservation
and use of water too will form part of the programme.
Practicals will be offered as part of the training. Under this
project a total of seven diplomas will be offered of which the
first five that start out right away are farming and horticulture,
animal husbandry, conservation of water, forestation and the
fifth is ‘alternative sources of energy’.
What can we be teaching in these fields Bapu? There are
plenty of books to tell us How to rear cattle? Which trees does
one plant? Which crop does one grow? True. Tell Me how
many books were written on positive thinking? Thousands of
them. Those who wrote these books became rich, a positive
change so to say. Those who read them suffered a loss of ten
or fifty rupees may be, a negative occurrence. Did the reader
become a positive thinker though? No he did not. How many
advertisements on television talk about how to lose weight?
You spend money but do you lose weight? All of this only
points to the fact that unless you are part of the situation,
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unless you live and understand the situation, the advice that
you dish out just does not work. It is like sitting high on a
camel to mind a flock of sheep. (The purpose is not served if
you remain outside the situation, you have to actually be
inside the situation, live it and then offer solutions). Climb
down from the camel’s back if you really wish to mind the flock
of sheep. We are not going to sit high on the camel’s back. As
for me, I am going to mind and round up My sheep with a
thorny cane of the Babool and this I say about sheep that are
Mine, My flock. Rounding up sheep that do not belong to My
flock, is not My responsibility.
I am going to share a few interesting things with you and
all that I say is on the basis of a proper study, that is no
miracle, know that well. Let us begin with the Mahua tree. The
Mahua tree immediately makes us think of its flowers and
these in turn, of the alcohol/ liquor that they give. The flowers
of the Mahua when cooked in a pot of clay, give liquor. It is
supposed to be tasty. I have no idea. I just cannot stand the
smell of any kind of liquor. I flee the place that stinks of liquor
and return only after the stink goes away. All that we know
about this trees, is that it gives liquor/alcohol.
Actually speaking, the Mahua tree is a ‘kalpavriksha’
(A tree that has extensive and multiple uses and so satisfies
all that man could need.) The Mahua is not the only one, we
have so many kalpavriksha. We have not been able to make
use of them, we have not been able to enjoy all the benefits
that they offer. Scientists also agree that this tree is indeed a
Kalpavriksha. Let Me tell you in brief, all the good things that
the Mahua has to offer. I am reading out to you, a translated
version of the notes of Theodore Cook, the greatest Botanist
ever. This is what he has to say about the Mahua tree -
‘An extremely useful tree. The wood of this tree is used in
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building construction and to make furniture, bullock-carts and
boats. The wood is even used to construct bridges.'
So then you can imagine how tough the wood is! The
wood required for constructing bridges obviously has to be
strong. The wood of the Mahua is also used in constructing
wells. The leaves are used as fodder and the flowers are
eaten raw. But if consumed in a large quantity, the flowers
cause a slight drowsiness. They are therefore picked in huge
quantities, dried and ground to make flour. The bhakari made
from this flour is sweet and can also be eaten with dal.
However, if cooked or roasted, the flower does not cause any
drowsiness. Besides, the bhakari made from the flour could
also be a good source of food in regions struck by the famine.
This is especially true because the Mahua tree not only
survives for a minimum of three years but even blossoms and
gives flowers even in total drought conditions. Incidentally, did
you know, the Mahua tree gives 1800 kg of flowers in a year?
1800 kg of flowers means a minimum of 1800 kg of flour and
the bhakari made from this flour being roasted, there is no
question of drowsiness. In the year 1873-74 Bihar and Bengal
saw a dreadful famine. The British say that 7 lakh people died
in the famine and the Amricans report that 37 lakh died and
that is more likely to be true. What we need to note is that only
those who had the Mahua tree in their village and were aware
of its importance, survived the famine.
Today we remain ignorant about the utility of the Mahua.
Most farmers only know to make liquor from it and to get
drunk. But just look at all the goodness of this tree! We are still
in the dark about it. The skin of the fruit is cooked for food,
(the ‘bhaji’ made from it tastes good). The seeds can be
pressed to extract oil. The oil is edible and can also be used
as fuel for lamps. Further, the oil can be used to make
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vegetable ghee and soaps. All of this is already happening in
the European countries whereas all that we here in India do,
is make liquor. How in the world does the Ramrajya happen?
God has gifted us the kalpavriksha and what do we do? We
end up making liquor. Turning to the wrong things will leave
the reign of Ravan to our lot. Coming back to the point…. the
leaves fallen from the tree make very effective manure.
Now for the the next tree. The Bor (The Jujube tree).
What all does the Bor give us? First of all it gives us humans
good, nutritive food. The fruit of this tree has is abundant in
proteins and vitamins and totally void of fat. Ideal for those on
a zero-fat diet! There was this powder sold in tiny packets
outside our school – the Borkut powder. It was fun munching
at it as we walked. This powder is in fact excellent food but is
just not available. The Bor tree thrives on minimal water and
even in sandy soil to yield hundreds of thousands of fruits
through the year. The bhakari and the sheera made from the
Borkut powder are indeed very delicious. Besides, making the
sheera is really very simple. Add water to the Borkut powder
and cook it well. That does it. Your delicious sheera is done.
‘We do not have the money, we cannot afford fruits’ some
might say. But then why not eat the Bor, the Jamun (the Black
plum or the Jambhul)? These are equally rich in nutrients. The
‘Karvanda’ (a small black berry called Christ’s thorn in
English) is the cheapest of all. Eat them to your heart’s
content. Not eating fruits at all because you do not have the
money, does not make sense. In fact, in comparison to the
expensive fruits, the cheap fruits have more and better
nutrients. The Borkut powder has vitamin C apart from vitamin
A and vitamins B 1, 3, and 6; it has Thymine and B7 as well.
It has plenty of protein but no fats and very little starch and
consequently very few calories. It has all but in just the right
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proportions and just in the way we require. Truly wonderful!
We ate the Borkut powder as children but do not do it
anymore. We have become sophisticated. ‘What nonsense!
How down market!’ That is what we feel about such things.
But know well, that this is the best food, of a quality that is
superior to other foods. But we do not know anything about
how to grow the Bor.
The wood of the Bor is extremely hard and sturdy.
Though durable, it cannot be used in construction as it does
not have a straight/linear edge. It is however used to make
furniture, handles of certain equipment and the farmer’s tools.
The leaves are used as fodder for goat, sheep and cattle and
most importantly the worms that give lac breed well` on this
tree. So the tree even creates a possibility of a side business.
The worms give plenty of lac which is a lucrative business
product.
The Ayurveda says that the fruit of the Bor is nutritious, it
purifies the blood, satisfies hunger, works as a laxative and
cleanses the liver. Even dried leaves of the Bor can be used
as fodder.
Then there is the Khair tree –(Acacia catechu/Kattha/H$mV)
that is used on the paan (betel leaf) is made from the skin of
the bark of this tree. The skin of the bark is cooked in water.
The cake thus obtained is then cut into small pieces. We were
not aware about how the Kaat is made, were we? We might
have taken it to be a piece of some tree or of its branches. No,
it is made from the skin of the bark. This Khair tree too is
extremely beneficial. The coal made out of this tree burns 2 ½
times longer than coal made from any other tree. The wood is
very strong and resilient, so is used in fixing pillars to the
walls, in making bullock carts, boats etc. Lac worms breed on
it and most importantly the Khair is the one and only source of
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the Khaki colour that we see in the school uniform, the shirt or
the caps that we wear. Amazing is it not? So if we do a
planned plantation of this tree in villages, it is surely going to
yield numerous benefits.
But all of this needs to be taught to the farmers and those
living in the backward regions. The Government is definitely
taking measures to prevent suicides committed by farmers but
they are obviously not enough. I am really not interested in
digging out the reason because I am not interested in politics.
But, we do have the capacity to prevent the farmer from
turning to suicide and we will indeed do so. The suicide of
farmers eats into My heart, tugs at it and is a thorn sunk deep
into it. What is the point in pointing a finger at the farmer or
even the others? Are we fulfilling our duties and doing our bit?
All of this is why we have established “Aniruddha’s Institute of
Grameen Vikas”.
We are speaking about the different uses of the Khair
tree. The gum of the Khair is considered to be the best.
The Khair tree gives fruit over a span of 70 years.
If we get down to research or reading, there is so much
information and so many other trees. But then these are some
of the trees that we are going to plant. What is important is,
there are some among these that turn arid, sandy land or
infertile soil into fertile soil. What all does the plantation
require? The trees in fact need very little water, check soil
erosion and cause the soil to hold plenty of water. The Nipati,
one such tree, is found in several regions in Maharashtra, we
know nothing about it though. It is mainly found in forests
outside habitation areas. The planned plantation of the Nipati,
the Neem along with six or seven more of this variety can
transform barren land into fertile land and sandy soil into
cultivable soil. Take for instance the land in Israel. It is sandy
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and barren for the most part and you will be surprised to know
that yet the country is self-sufficient in production of
foodgrains. The reason? The people work hard, they toil. The
urban population does not turn its back on the rural population
and the rural people in turn, do not flock cities to add on to the
slums. Why do people come to cities like Mumbai from
villages? Because back home in the village there is no food to
eat. If we create sources of livelihood in the villages, develop
rural regions, would the picture not be different?
I have complete information on all types of trees. I even
know their practical utility. Since my childhood days I have
wandered the place with the Warli, Kathodi, Thakore and the
Bhil tribals. I have lived with the Kathodi tribals in their tree
houses. I have caught crabs with the Warli tribals, have hunted
partridge birds with an arrow and have roasted and eaten
them. I have also climbed trees and have picked up eggs from
nests. I can plough the field, drive a bullock cart; I can harness
a stubborn bull to the plough, I can sow grain in the fields as
well. I am not blowing My own trumpet, no. It is My dear Mother
Chandika, who taught Me all of this. I am skilled at operating
the water wheel. I can climb any tree irrespective of its height.
I know to make use of trees and it is this knowledge that will
help realize the project. Moreover, I am personally going to be
monitoring everyone and everything.
The large scale plantation of certain trees and shrubs can
prove to be a very effective remedy for deforestation,
soil erosion, encroachment of the desert and global warming.
a) Hivar: (Acaci leucophloea) is classically Indian. It grows
very well in dry, uncultivated and rocky land. Ideal for
forestation in areas of scanty rainfall, its beans are edible
and can be cooked, it gives gum, its leaves can be used
as fodder and its wood too is hard and durable.
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b) Shivan: This tree easily grows in deserts, near sea
beaches and in the Khaarfuti (mangroves) jungle. The
wood of this plant is known as White teak. This is the best
tree for forestation in drought affected areas.
c) Waval, Rohitak, Mokha, Moie, Murudshingi, Bibba,
Biblaa, Palas, Bel, Dhaman and Durungi Babhol,
Kateswar, Kanchn, karanj, - are trees that favour
forestation. The Aniruddha's Institute of Grameen Vikas
will offer training in this field of expertise. The storage and
conservation of water will also be topics of study offered
by the Institute. Here I would like to tell you that I did a
study of traditional methods along with modern methods
of water storage and conservation and have come to the
conclusion that our traditional methods are far superior to
the modern ones. I personally went to Rajasthan, to the
Thar desert and studied human life in these regions.
I noted that the local inhabitants used splendid measures
to store and save water. I learnt these and I am going to
hand them down to others. We will be going from village
to village, to drought prone areas like Dhule, Khandesh,
Solapur, to educate the local inhabitants in these skills.
Is that understood?
I happened to come across a lovely book by the name
‘Emerging Wisdom’. It speaks about how to store and
conserve rain water. I liked the first part of this book that was
about the Rapat, a sort of pond in sandy, arid land. I learnt the
methods used in the olden days in Andhra Pradesh and in
Tamilnadu. In Jaisalmer I came across ponds called ‘Khadin’
and learnt all about them. The field is dammed up on three
sides, water that drains in, is stored by topping up the base of
this basin-like space with tiny pebbles. In the olden days the
pond was covered with leaves and now plastic is used.
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 Now for the Kundi. On the boundaries of the Thar desert
that falls in the Churu district there are these Kundis made of
stone. Every household stores about 5000 litres of water which
would otherwise have been wasted. Every family has four or
five such Kundis that hold 5000 litres of water each and so has
30 to 40 thousand litres of stored water available for use. I saw
the Kundi being made and learnt this skill as well.
In the Thar Desert that falls in Bikaner region ponds
called ‘Innarkod Toba’ are built in a region called Sattasar.
They are made of sand and stone. But now with new
techniques coming up, we can build them in brick and cement.
Now-a-days a new technique has been developed using
bricks and cement. The Thar desert has drinking water
available throughout the year. There are 7 - 8 different types
of such water storage systems. In Rajasthan, there is also the
‘gabarband’ system of storing water. The technique involved
here, is truly studied and researched. The gabarband is built
in 7-8 stages. A combination of the well and the lake, it is
designed to completely prevent evaporation of water.
We are going to learn about all these types of water
storage techniques in Aniruddha’s Institute of Grameen Vikas.
The volunteers of the secondary phase will learn the
techniques and go from village to village to educate the
villagers in the matter, get them to actually implement these
systems and put in all effort to ensure that the farmers and all
the other villagers have a beautiful life.
The Dean of this Institute like all other Institues is
Sameerdada. The acting Dean of this Institute will be
Swapnilsinh Dattopadhye, My son-in-law. Like Me, he too has
ploughed the fields, driven the bullock cart, sown grain in the
fields, thrashed grain, minded cattle, milked cows and
buffaloes. And so he has taken it upon himself to study the
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subject thorough and deep. The faculty of the institute will
have two types of lecturers. The internal lecturers and the
visiting lecturers. The Internal / Primary Lecturers are
Sandeshsinh Prasade, Mugdhaveera Prasade and
Praveensinh Wagh. Those who are willing to work as part of
the visiting faculty will be trained as Visiting Lecturers. Ok?
The next project is the Aniruddha’s Institute of
Alternative Energy Resources.
As of today every other place suffers from load-shedding.
In every such place that falls short of electric supply, be it in
the rural regions or in the urban areas, electricity can be
generated. The spinning wheel of the charkha can generate
electricity. When this wheel spins for four hours, electrical
energy that is generated, is enough to light one or even two
lamps for six to eight hours. This method is a boon especially
for areas where people do not work or children cannot study
merely because there is no source of light after nightfall.
We are also well-versed in the technique of generating
electricity by means of the bicycle. Sameerdada and
Swapnilsinh are giving a thought to other options as well.
The research on issues like making bio-diesel and
bio-gas from organic waste & making bio-gas from leaves and
flowers for instance is available now. Plans for implementing
these concepts have been examined both at the individual
and at the community level. These techniques can be
practiced in the home. The institute will also train in
techniques like making use of the wind mill to run a flour mill,
to run a water wheel, to generate electricity. The Dean of the
Aniruddha’s Institute of Alternative Energy Resources is
Samirdada Dattopadhye and the acting Dean is Paurassinh
Joshi. Paurassinh has already started studying the subject
and I am very happy with his creative capacities.
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 My next project is The Exponent Group of Journals.
If you do not know what ‘exponent’ means, refer to the
dictionary at home. I am not going to give you any clue…..So,
the work of this institute begins right away.
Every two months, ‘The Exponent Group of Journals’ will
publish a journal covering the topics enumerated below.
Incidentally, a journal does not mean a magazine. A journal is
a periodical that contains updated special and general
knowledge in a certain field. The journals on following topics
will be published: 1) Information Technology. 2) Medicine
3) Management. 4) Laws for Lawyers and laws for the
common man. 5) Journals for school teachers. 6) Shares and
stock market. These journals will be published every two
months, will contain guidance and support and thereby spare
us the difficulties we otherwise face in daily life. These
journals will equip us with knowledge essential for progress.
You may reach out for the journal relevant to your field for
instance and use it. What indeed is a journal? A journal is a
ready documentation of knowledge meant to keep us abreast
with the latest developments relevant to a specialty or field
and update us in thought, theory and its practical application.
Moreover, the meaning of the word ‘exponent’ has to do
with updating, with progress and upliftment. The Dean and
editor-in-chief of the Group of Journals is Sameerdada and
the assistant editor is Vaibhavsinh Karnik.
Where progress is concerned, India falls 20 years behind
the United States in practically every field. In the medical field
however, we are only about three to five years behind them.
Why is that? Simply because in the medical field there exist
such journals and we can read them. ‘The New England
Journal of Medicine’, ‘the Lancet’, ‘Medical Clinics of North
America’, are some such. Therefore India is really not far
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behind the United States as far as the Medical Science is
concerned. Also, we are releasing these bi-monthly journals
to actually and practically cause progress. Am I clear?
The next point is the Aniruddha’s Laboratory for
Pollution Control.
We very obviously mean Pollution Control and
Environmental Protection. We mean a laboratory that will
conduct research and implement its results to tackle issues of
air pollution, water pollution, global warming and the problems
arising out of the extensive use of plastic. We mean a
laboratory that will research and work on possibilities like
recycling plastic to make bricks for example. Plastic can
neither be burnt, nor be disposed off; it pollutes the soil and
pollutes water. We have developed the knowledge that will
reduce the problems related to plastic. Besides,
this technological know-how or knowledge will equip us to
utilize plastic in an appropriate manner. The Green house
effect, the gases like carbon dioxide and Methane are
contributing to the rise in temperature which means we are
racing towards times of destruction. On this background, the
laboratory will undertake measures for averting these
calamities and will also as a result avert floods incidental to
this problem. The Dean of this Laboratory will be Sameerdada
and the active Dean will be Dr. Paurassinh Joshi.
Now for a subject that is wonderful and one that I am
fond of. I am referring to ‘Sports’.
Children hardly seem to play today. There is just one
child in the family and not two any more. There are just about
two children in the whole building. Whom are they supposed
to play with? What with tuition classes and that too right from
class one! Expecting them to study, bury their heads in
notebooks all through the day is no less than an atrocity.
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Barely has the child come in the fifth class and he is burdened
with responsibility. If it is a boy, the expectations weigh heavier
than in case of the girl child. They are both, in any case,
bogged down by pressure. Children have to play, frisk around
freely. Leave alone the children, have the men above thirty
present here, played a game or a sport once a week? May be
once a year? Raise your hands if you have played three hours
in the day once in the week. I am not talking about playing
carom or chess at home. I mean Kabaddi, Football, Cricket
and the likes. All right, I am happy.
Women especially, just do not play at all. In the olden
days the women used to have the ‘mangalaagour’ (_§JimJm¡a)
but not anymore. All that the woman does today, is gossip and
slander. As for the men, they sit around in the Shivaji Park and
chat. Incidentally, I heard about the rule that in view of the
pollution, Shivaji Park will no more be open for public
meetings as they make use of loud speakers (sound
amplifiers). It is the prohibition of excessive talk and gossip
that ought to be implemented – that would be beneficial.
What goes on in the house next door? Whom did the wife
of XYZ elope with? These are things we are interested in. Men
are no better than women. Why do we not learn to play a sport
instead? You are bound to ask, “Bapu, where in Mumbai do
we find the open space to play?” The one who really wishes
to play, will find the place. Do you understand?
If you have the will to play, you will end up finding the way
too and automatically. But over and above all of this, I have
set up an institute which is the result of research for ten long
years. ‘The Aniruddha’s Institute of Sports and Bonsai
Sports’. The bonsai plant is a small or reduced version of the
original big tree. Like we have the Bonsai version of the
Banyan tree, we have the bonsai version of a sport.
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When I worked as an R.M.O. at the Nair Hospital, My friend
and I used My cot to play Table tennis in My room that
measured 10feet x 12feet. I got a special folding table made.
I placed My cot in the centre of the room. The table folded at
the hinges. I just had to open it out, pin up the net in the
middle and enjoy a game of table tennis. What I mean to say
is, if you want to play, you surely can manage even in small
spaces. You can even play cricket and wherever you want to.
It is just that you must know to play. In our home, My children
played with Me, with Suchit, with Sameer even in the living
room or on the sly in the study as small as 120 square feet, if
their Mother happened to be in the living room! Yes indeed we
can play and without breaking vessels or shattering glass. That
is precisely why the Institute. ‘Play to your heart’s content.’
French cricket, Squash, Hollow-squash, Ping pong are known
sports and they also classify as Bonsai sports in a way.
Matches of sports like Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Cricket will be
arranged and the different centres of our organization will play
these matches. However, there will be no rivalry or
competition because the teams will be charted out as follows:
If for example, centre ‘A’ and centre ‘B’ are to play a cricket
match, team ‘Aniruddha’ will consist of 6 players each from
the two centres and team ‘Suchit’ too will have 6 players each
from the two centres. This pattern of charting teams will
eliminate the possibility of rivalry between centres and
consequently also rule out jealousy, resentment and conflict.
It will at the same time promote sportsmanship and the team
spirit.
Moreover, the more you play, the sharper your brain. All
play and no work means wasting the brain and all work and
no play means rotting the brain. Hence both work and play in
appropriate measure is what we must strive for. Playing a
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sport makes you positive, sporting, confident and gives you
the grit and the guts to take on work or responsibility. Men
and women should both play. Play when you are in your
forties, in your fifties and even in your sixties. In fact if you
have been playing until your fifties, there are better chances
that you will be active and alert in your sixties as well; if you
do not, you might end up with a bobbing head. As the chief of
this institute we have a strict disciplinarian, a stringent person,
i.e. Dr. Aniruddhasinh Dhairyadhar Joshi. He has the one
message for all, ‘study and play; play and study’.
Now I am going to take a 20 minute break. When I come
back I am going to make two very important announcements,
of as much importance as were the points I spoke about until
now, viz. all that is to be implemented to bring in the
Ramrajya. What I have yet to say is also very powerful and
bound to have deep impact. Although what I am going to say
will be brief and only indicative of what will actually happen, it
will definitely give you an idea about what exactly Bapu wants.
In the year 2000, I spoke about Me, Myself; in 2002 I
announced the 13 point programme and the very first
sentence I uttered then was, ‘I stand before you today so that
the Dharmakshetra does not turn into the Kurukshetra.’
But today I say to you, it is on the Kurukshetra that I am
standing and to blow the conch!
I know time is too short and I have been really very brief.
Actually speaking I have so much material on ‘Forestation’ for
instance, that speaking about it could take 4-5 hours and
teaching it could take two hundred.
Also, I overlooked the topic of animal husbandry which
for us means no more than rearing cows, buffaloes and goats.
But there is more to it, like piggeries for example.
I mean rearing big pigs that are good business these days,
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not the pigs that thrive on garbage, no, not those. Then there
is the quail (~Q>oa - Bater). The quail is a bird that looks much
like the hen. Besides, in the history of mankind, rearing the
quail (quail farming) began at least 700 to 1500 years before
poultry farming did. Even today, this bird is reared in several
parts of India. Its laying capacity is twice that of the hen.
Moreover, the meat of the quail has very little fat and so very
few calories but plenty of vitamins, plenty of proteins. So, no
question of weight gain. It is tasty; it can be cooked in gravy
or eaten as a dry dish. Apart from all this, the pickled meat too
tastes good.
This bird is the size of the hen. As children, we sharpened
one end of a small stick, applied a certain solution to the
sharpened tip and mounting this arrow on the bow, we hunted
quails. My Mother used to say, “He is very good & helpful for
outsiders – neighbours & villagers, but he is very mischeivious
in house”. When other children played cricket in the day, I left
home at six in the morning to graze cattle or sheep. I visited
our village in the vacation. I lived with the Warlis, the Katkaris,
the Bhils and the Dhanagars and that is how I learnt to keep
bees and to drive away the bees and draw honey from the
honeycomb and that too without being stung by a single bee.
I even apply this technique here in our organization. I know
exactly how to drive away the unwanted, draw the honey that
they call theirs and distribute it among the people.
Let us come back to the quail. I have here a picture of the
quail. Quail farming is practiced as family business in
eighteen places in India. The cost of rearing the quail is only
a third of that of the hen. I am going to teach Quail farming.
We are not concerned with exorbitant ventures like breeding
Emus. I will teach the farmer a modest and affordable
business like rearing the quail for instance.
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 Incidentally, if your children are unwilling to eat curry
leaves, make a chutney out of these leaves. Make a tasty
chutney with coconut, curry leaves and whatever else you
want. It is going to be ground to paste in any case and so
make enough so that each one ends up eating at least five –
six leaves.
Coming back to where we left, every project will have
preparation groups. These groups are by no means
committees. They are preparation groups. It will not be
possible to read out all the names in each group. I will read
out the names associated with the Grameen Vikas project.
Sandeshsinh Prasade, Mugdhaveera Prasade, Pravinsinh
Wagh, Narendrasinh Kelkar, Hemantsinh Mukane,
Avinashsinh Korlekar, Santoshsinh Desai (alias Baba Desai),
Suhassinh Jadhav, Sunilsinh Shimpi, Hanumantsinh Bavkar,
Shrikantsinh Deshpande, Mohindersinh Bamne,
Rameshchandrasinh Ajgaonkar, Shrikantsinh Deshpande,
Vilassinh malude, Nehaveera Patade, Renukaveera Atale.
Among them, Nehaveera Patade and Renuka Atale, who
have done their BSc and MSc in Botany respectively and so
we are taking their help. I am personally going to train
Sandeshsinh, Mugdhaveera and Praveensinh. Swapnilsinh
will also be involved in training them. There are preparation
groups for every project and the list of these groups is very
long. The bunch of papers is so thick that if I decide to read
through, that is all that I will be doing until 10.00 pm. So the
names will be found in the Annexure to the printed booklet of
this talk.
Now for a very important thing, The “Shri Chandika
Upasana”. The first part is the ‘Shreechandika Upasana’
i.e. the upasana of the Ramavardayini. The Chandika has
a very important role to play in bringing in the Ramrajya.
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It is Her grace alone that is going to make things
possible. Underline this sentence. With her grace and with
her grace only, Ramrajya is possible. For us, the
Matruvatsalyavindanam is the ‘Aai’s Granth’ or the Devi’s
Granth. Read it as much as possible, do the parayan
(reading it in a prescribed way and within a stipulated period),
Do the parayan on each one of the three patterns given in the
work. Read it everyday, read it as and when you have the
time, plan the reading. The reading of Her (our Mother’s)
work wipes out all evil (ashubha) powers and in fact all that
is evil. And mind you there is no exception to this rule,
just none. But only if, as per the rules prescribed by
Dattaguru and the Aadimata together, you have complete
faith in Her Son and you offer yourself in surrender and love
to this Mother.
The upasana of Mata Chandika has the strength and
capacity to destroy them all, evil occurrences and evil things.
The Hindi version will soon be made available and by the end
of two months, the English translation will be released. The
Ashubhanashini that She is, not only does She wipe out the
evil but She even roots out, destroys the cause of it. On the
one hand, the upasana of the mata Chandika rids of evil and
grants success and valour on the other, success and valour
that prevail and persist at all times.
There are moments in life when success does come but
brings misery along. Like in the war of the Mahabharat, the
victory of the Pandavas came with a price – they lost their five
sons and were left to grieve over the loss of other dear ones.
When Draupadi walked towards the royal throne, her heart
surely weighed heavy with the pain that she felt for her
departed sons. This is not clean success. This kind of an
unfortunate victory, a success clouded by pain never falls to
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the lot of the one who does the upasana of the Aadimata
Chandika. The Aadimata is My Mother and I give You My
Word, She is supremely capable, She is all powerful and
competent to take care of every shraddhaavaan in every
possible way.
What follows now, has to do with the spiritual aspect:
‘The Shree Chandika Prapatti’. (lrM>pÊS>H$mànÎmr) Although
fully spiritual in itself, this will make of every man and every
woman, a valiant soldier, a valiant human being, a valiant
spiritual person. For the women it is going to be ‘The
Shreemangalchandika Prapatti’ (lr_§JbM>pÊS>H$mànÎmr) and for
the men it is going to be ‘The Shree Rannachandika
Prapatti’. (lraUM>pÊS>H$mànÎmr) The ‘aU’ (Rana) is the battlefield
and both kinds of prapatti make out of men and women alike,
successful and capable soldiers, soldiers at the worldly plane
for one, soldiers at the spiritual plane and there is this third
thing that you will know in due course, I will be talking about it
but a little later.
The word ‘Prapatti’ simply means ‘surrender that relieves
of disaster or calamity.’ The Prapatti, be it the
Shreemanagalchandika prapatti or the Shreerannachandika
prapatti, there are five aspects to it.
The first aspect is the Chandika Mahishasurmardini. She
is the Mother of the paramatma and therefore the paramatma
is forever in a state of surrender unto Her and so it follows that
I too must be in surrender unto Her.
The second aspect and principle is to harbour and also
repeatedly express the unshakable belief anchored firm in the
heart that the Chandika Herself and through Her dear Son as
well, will definitely protect me. Not only should you hold on to
the belief but root it firmly in your heart and express overtly
that the Chandika and Her Son, Trivikram will protect us and
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take care of us -the shraddhaavaan-. Hold this belief in your
heart and speak it out in so many words.
The third one is accepting with love and faith as our
refuge, the Son of the Chandika - the paramatma, whom we
call Mahavishnu, Sai, Ram, Krishna or the Paramshiva;
willingly choosing to live in this refuge and shelter, recalling
Him to the mind with love, observing His instruction at all
times and at all costs, having unconditional, singular and
whole-hearted faith that He and He alone is my support my
one and only support in life. This is one of the important
aspects of the prapatti.
The fourth principle is praying that the Chandika hold us
close in Her arms and hand us over in the charge of the
paramatma. Praying to Her with love to say, ‘O Mother
Chandika, hold me in Your arms, hold me close and hand me
over to the paramatma’
The fifth aspect is to offer yourself in loving surrender to
the Chandika so that you keep enhancing and intensifying
your bhakti and so that with Her grace you attain success and
fulfillment both at the worldly and at the spiritual levels. Living
the sentiment expressed in the words ‘You and You alone are
my support, my one and only support’, ‘I offer myself in
unconditional, whole-hearted and singularly focused faith,
I turn to you with love, please accept me’. ‘Complete, total
honesty’, is actually surrendering unto Her.
The Shreemangalchandika prapatti and the
Shreerannachandika prapatti are both to be performed
imbibing all of these five principles as values of life. How does
one actually offer these regularly? Accept with love and
unshakable faith, the Gurukshetram mantra and recite it
regularly and consistently. This is the ‘nityaprapatti’. What we
have to understand now, is the ‘naimittik prapatti’ or the
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prapatti to be offered in a prescribed form and on a certain
occasion.
Women will offer the Shreemangalchandika prapatti on
the day of Sankranti (the 14th or the 15th of January). Why this
day? That is because that was the day mata
Mahishasurmardini with the purpose of destroying Mahishasur,
first set foot on earth, in the Kataraaj ashram of rishi Kardam
and Devahuti. Women will offer the ‘Shreemangalchandika
naimittik prapatti’ after sunset on the day of Sankranti. This
again because it was after sunset that the mahishasurmardini
set foot in the Kataraaj ashram. If She were to come during the
day, no man would have been able to bear her radiance and
so She came after sunset, when it was dark.
Women will offer the prapatti on the day of the Sankranti,
after sunset and outdoors in open space. Offering the prapatti
on the day of Sankranti makes out of every woman, the
protective soldier of her family on the one hand and the
bodyguard of each of her family members on the other.
Irrespective of whether she is a mother, a sister or a wife, she
definitely becomes the protector of the family. How do we go
about the prapatti? You cannot hire a hall as the prapatti has
to be offered in open space and not within the four walls of
any enclosed space. You can offer the prapatti on the beach,
banks of a river, in the verandah, in the balcony of your home,
in the open space between two chawls. The more the women
doing it together, the better it is. Any woman above the age of
sixteen can offer the prapatti. Besides it is not compulsory that
the prapatti be done every consecutive year. However, if you
wish to ensure the well being and welfare of your family, you
ought to offer it every single year. Detailed information with
the diagram will be made available to you. As part of the
procedure, a representation of the site of the Katraaj ashram,
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the site of Her (Mata Chandika) father’s ashram will be
symbolically recreated.
The detailed procedure is as follows:
Place a large ‘Paraat’ (a sort of large round metal tray) on
a ‘Chaurang’ (wooden seat/stool) with some wheat grains in it.
Then place a ‘kalash’ (H$be) or a ‘kalashi’ (H$ier/a vessel
usually of copper or brass normally used to store water) with
rice grains in it. Place a small platter (VmåhZ) on top of the
kalash (or the kalashi) and mark or draw the two feet of the
devi in it – Her right foot in vermillion (Kumkum) and the left in
turmeric (Haldi). In the large tray that holds the kalash, place
the photograph of Trivikram against the kalash. Women can
surely offer the prapatti even if they are in their menstrual
cycle. All that they have to do is place a little udi on the tongue
and on the navel before beginning the prapatti. They need not
worry about anything. The prapatti has to be offered only after
a bath. The material needed for the prapatti poojan, will be
placed in a platter that they will hold in the hand. Apart from
the material for the poojan, the platter will also hold the
A{^MmaZmeH$ nwaMw§S>r (Abhicharnashak Purchundi) or the
‘abhichaarnashak sachet’. The ‘abhichaar’ is all wrong or vile
deeds like ‘Karni’ (some refer to it as a sort of black magic)
and the nwaMw§S>r (Purchundi) is a tiny pouch or packet. This tiny
sachet will contain salt, poppy seeds and camphor wrapped in
the betel leaf to form a small sachet that is held together with
a string. This tiny sachet is the abhichaarnashak sachet
(A{^MmaZmeH$ nwaMw§S>r).
With the small platter (carrying the material for the
poojan) the women will sing the aarti and the eldest among
the group will actually do the aarti. We all are familiar with the
aarti – ‘Maatey Gayatri sinhaarudha bhagavati…. Ude,
ude….’
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 Holding the small platter in the hand, go round the
symbolic representation of the Chandika, i.e. around the site
of the Katraaj ashram nine times reciting in a loud voice all
along, the Gurukshetram mantra. Then to perform ‘drushta’
(ZOa CVmaZm) with the abhichaarnashak pouch and pray to the
Trivikram saying, ‘My dear paramatma, With the help of Your
Mother, please avert and destroy evil thought, intention or
any evil power that may come my family’s way and please
bless.’ Now offer this pouch in the sacred fire that will be
created by lighting camphor and little twigs in a large tray or
even in a pit. The fire created in this way is the
Mahishasurmardini’s aura of radiant energy. By way of this
gesture what you are accomplishing is, you hand over all
responsibility to the Trivikram; It is in fact a prayer that says,
“Please rid us of all that stands in the way of well being,
welfare and all that is appropriate.” The Gurukshetram
mantra will have already transformed the sacred fire into the
aura of radiant energy. All that is evil, all ill will having gone
into this aura, your household will have welfare and well
being.
After completion of the poojan procedure, recite the
mantra “Om Aeem Hreem Kleem Chamundayaee Vichche” 9
times and offer the akshataa (whole rice grains coated with
kumkum) at the Feet of the Chandika, offer fragrant flowers to
the Trivikram and put out (quench) the fire with Neem leaves.
Apply the kumkum of the Chandika’s Feet to the forehead and
if not, to the throat. Do it there and then. The kumkum cannot
be carried home for family members. Only those present can
apply it.
Now for the material required for the poojan. Drumsticks,
bananas, cucumber or sweet gourd, coconut, carrots, radish
or tondlee (tendli/Vm|S>br/the Indian ivy gourd), udid daal,
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sesame oil, curds, turmeric, ginger, Jaggery, tamarind,
sugarcane and fragrant flowers. Out of these, the fragrant
flowers will be offered to the Trivikram, the banana is to be
offered to the Chandika mata. All the bananas may be put
together to make a common Prasad but must be eaten there
and then. Please do not get a dozen bananas each. If ten
women come together to offer the prapatti, these will add up
to ten dozen bananas and so much Prasad eaten there will
make it impossible to walk home, leave alone doing the nine
pradakshina. The curds however, may be taken home and
given to the men of the family. The women are not supposed
to eat the curds. If the men at home are away or for some
reason not available, offer it at the root of any tree. The
sugarcane is to be carried home and eaten by all the women
at home. The sugarcane does not mandatorily have to be
eaten on the same day, it may be eaten later but do eat at
least a little bit on the day of the prapatti. The rest of the
prapatti poojan material (all except bananas, curds,
sugarcane and fragrant flowers) may be used to make
sambar and eaten with chapattis or rice by men and women
alike. You may add the masala of your choice but do make it
a point to add curry leaves for the sake of health and taste of
course. But mind you no other vegetable (bhaji) will be
prepared on that day. Chapatis and rice will both be eaten with
this sambar. Is that clear?
All of this was the ‘Mangalchandika prapatti’ for women.
Women who offer this prapatti become the soldiers of the
Chandika and become able to protect their family and
household and all their dear ones. Her son comes back late
from school and the woman is worried, Her son falls in love
with a worthless girl, she is worried, her daughter elopes with
the wrong person, she is worried. The woman will be able to
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protect her family and home in such conditions. She will do it,
she will no more be helpless, she will not be vulnerable.
She will be strong and capable of protecting her household.
She will accomplish all of this provided however, that she
recites the Gurukshetram mantra regularly and she offers this
prapatti on the day of the Sankranti.
Now for the ‘Shreerannachandika naimittik prapatti’ for
men.
This may be offered on any Monday of the month of
Shravan. Just the one day (sankranti) for women and a choice
of four or even five Mondays for the men! Why is that? That is
because not only the energy centres of women but also their
capacity to receive and absorb differ considerably from those
of men. Besides, this is how Nature has made them both. The
difference moreover, is to be traced to the hormones that are
specific to the gender. The day of the Sankranti for the women
and any Monday of the month of Shravan for the men, is an
arrangement made in consideration of this difference and not
meant to give any special facility to the men.
Do you know who is worshipped on the Monday of the
month of Shravan? The Shivashankar for one, yes sure. Who
else? Do you remember the other pictures that we include in
the poojan. How many of you do all this in the first place?
Whose pictures are these? Jeevatyaa and Narsimha. The
poojan on the Monday of the Shravan is addressed to
Nrisimha. The Nrisimha form is half lion and half man. Every
man must have the firm belief that the Nrisimha is indeed the
Trivikram and the Trivikram is the Nrisimha, they are one and
the same. The men offer their prapatti after sunset but
individually and separately whereas the women do it after
sunset of course but as a group, collectively. The open space
enhances the capacity of the women to receive and absorb
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whereas in case of men, it is enclosed space that enhances
their capacity to receive and absorb. Besides, their capacities
of energy acceptance too differ and so the men will sit at
home (enclosed space) and the women will offer the prapatti
outdoors in open space.
The procedure for men: After a bath, sit before the image
of the Trivikram and when it is past sunset, recite the
Shreegurukshetram mantra nine times. Then recite the
mantra ‘Om namashchandikaayaee’ 108 times. This mantra
was born of the loud roar of the Devisinha, who is in fact the
paramatma and no different from the Trivikram, the original
form of the Nrisinha. What was the purpose behind the
creation of this mantra? Valour! This mantra is the most
eminent, the supreme one of all that gives valour to men. First
recite the Gukshetram mantra nine times because it is the
mantra of the Trivikram too and then recite 108 times ‘Om
namashchandikaayaee’, the mantra that was born of the roar
of the devisinha. Now placing the image of the Trivikram on
the head, recite the Gurukshetram mantra nine times all over
again. This will initiate and cause the very essence or core
feature of the Nrisinha, i.e. of the Devisinha to flow, travel from
the head through the entire body. There is no better remedy
to rid of timidity and weakness. The radiant energy of the
Nrisinha enters your body and prepares and equips you to
become a soldier, capable of protecting the home, the dharma
and the country. The prapatti renders the woman too capable
of protecting her household and family if she prays for it. If she
prays to the Chandika wishing to become the protector of the
dharma and the country apart from her family, she is made
into a capable soldier to do so. Is that clear? So that is how
the Shreerannachandika prapatti makes of the man,
a protecting soldier of the family, the dharma and the country.
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 Let us come back to the details of the procedure. Offer
the Trivikram, a naivedya of a banana along with a mixture of
curds and sugar. The banana and the curds (with sugar) are
to be offered in separate bowls, do not mix in the two. The
one offering the prapatti will eat a spoonful of the curds
(mixed with sugar). Give the banana as Prasad, to both the
men and the women in the family. Now come back and sit
before the Trivikram and eat all of the remaining curds
looking at the Trivikram all along as you do so. Curds
enhances the oj (valour). The oj of the Trivikram, that is
received in the form of vibrations, is absorbed or taken in, in
the form of curds. Then offer fragrant flowers to the Trivikram
and then offer the lotangan. The flowers come right at the
end, if you noticed! Flowers are meant to express gratitude,
to thank. Any man above the age of sixteen can do the
prapatti. Remember the Shreerannachandika prapatti is not
to be done in a group; it has got to be done individually, all by
yourself. The prapatti can make of men and women alike,
valiant soldiers apart from making them the protector-
bodyguards at least of their family. When every single family
is protected, it follows that the nation is and so is the dharma.
So if your heart cherishes the wish to protect the dharma and
the country along with your family, is it not an added
advantage? So, by all means pray for it. Some might want to
ask, “Bapu, may we offer the prapatti three times on
sankranti? Until what time can we offer the prapatti on that
day? The answer is, the woman may do it three or even five
times and so can the man. You can continue for as long as
you want in the night. Doing it once will also fetch you an
adequate, abundant and beautiful fruit.
But then the larger the balance in your bank account, the
better it is, isn’t it? However, women may as far as possible
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offer the prapatti only once because they are supposed to
cook and eat all the material used in the poojan. You can eat
the cooked food on the same day but also the following day in
case there is some remaining. Also, after eating the banana at
the site of the poojan, if you are left with plenty of bananas,
do take them home. Do not waste anything that can be eaten,
I will not like it.
That was about the Shreechandika prapatti that makes of
men and women successful and valiant soldiers on the
worldly as well as the spiritual plane. The women will know
and feel the strength and capacity that the
Shreemangalchandika prapatti will grant to them. They will
remain delicate, they will remain feminine, they will in fact see
their beauty enhanced and yet experience the resolute
fortitude of a protector. The Shreerannachandika prapatti will
enhance the purushartha, the valour and their power as men.
We come now to the last point – ‘The Shreechandika
Exaltation Army, the Shreechandika Exaltation Army for
Resuscitation and Rehabilitation’.
Here we refer to the rehabilitation and the resuscitation of
all the strengths of the great Indian culture. ‘Exaltation’ is
achieving growth, progress and well-being of oneself as a
person, of the ‘self’, of the one’s dharma, of one’s country and
in every manner forwards, at every level and from every
perspective. The Shreechandika Abhyudaya and Unnati army
will be dedicated and committed to the protection of our
motherland and our dharma. What is the mission of the army?
I only just mentioned the basic purpose of the army - The
basic and the chief feature of the mission will be ‘the
rejuvenation of the unique strengths of the excellent Indian
culture along with that of their influence.’ This is an army that
will revitalize the impacts of the strengths of our culture and
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regain for them their due glorious status, the army of the
Aadimata Chandika. Tough job indeed. By strengths, I imply
every kind of strength.
Wanting peace in life necessarily means opposing war.
How we implement our opposition to war or what kind of
means we resort to, to ensure peace and combat war, only
time will tell. I do not want to talk about it as yet. There could
be several ways of opposing war. I might want to use one or
at times I might use all at one time, if need be. Fear is
something I did not ever feel, I do not and never will.
There could be more than one ways of preventing war or
shunning it - right from peaceful ways to any other.
The criteria deciding the admission to the army are very
strict. During the first three years only men will be admitted.
The women will be allowed after the first three years.
Opposing war in every possible way is our intention and
motto. As for the objectives, they are the insistence on human
values, on a conduct that does not invite the fury of Nature,
that does not anger Shiva or Rudra, the ultimate authority in
Nature and that tends towards attaining wellbeing from the
Rudra which obviously imply preservation of Nature. Also, in
the event of the third world war….well I am not an astrologer
to predict but I have indeed written about it. One never knows
what lies in store….I am neither a Horabhooshan nor a
Jyotishacharya (expert astrologer) nor Jyotish Joshiratna.
Joshi merely happens to be My surname. By the way, the
surname Joshi is not to be traced to Jyotish, it evolves from
the word ‘Juhoshi’ which has a totally different meaning.
So coming back to where we left, if at all the third world
war happens we are going to have to take up tasks of
rehabilitation and also of joining the army as soldiers who
actually fight on the battlefield and others who play a role
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backstage so to say. The military recruits doctors, nurses,
engineers, computer experts right down to cooks, masons,
clerks, electricians and so many others. Apart from this,
providing information even in villages about recruitment in the
army as given in the Indian constitution, will also be part of the
mission of the army, which in turn indicates that the work and
purpose of the army will comply with the constitution of India
and so the mental and physical preparation and training will
be one of its tasks.
In the event of war, the army must, if required, be willing
and prepared to go to the battlefield but in accordance with
the Indian constitution. No, we are not making Naxalites or
Maoists out of people. We intend to relieve the government
and the nation of its tensions. Unlike the Naxalism and the
Maoism there is no such thing as Chandika-ism’ involved in
our mission. The philosophy and principles of the Chandika
are the purest and the most sacred ever and so is Her army.
The admission to the army will be granted only after thorough
evaluation and testing. The chief function of the army will be
to assist and support the police force in every state during
disasters and emergency situations. In situations like
massive flooding, heavy rainfall, fires and riots the army will
support the local police and work as per their guidance to
overcome the situation. The completion of the basic course
of Aniruddha's Academy of Disaster Management will be one
of the fundamental criteria for eligibility to apply for
admission. Others do not qualify even to apply for
recruitment.
The selection procedure is extremely strict. I am going to
admit only a few and not thousands and lakhs. Besides, the
selection procedure will include the written, oral and practical
examinations. The admission pattern will fall in line with the
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regular one followed for recruitment as soldiers. The age
group that can apply is 21 years to 55 years. Persons of age
55 too, have a lot to contribute. They will be assigned
appropriate tasks. I am not going to talk about it now. The
army section will stringently implement the age limit.
Discipline will be rigorous. It will be mandatory to commit
and give six hours, (from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm) for training
every Sunday. The time may vary as per local conditions but
the total time to be given for training will be fixed. An absence
of three Sundays in the year will attract action in the form of
displacement though amicable, from the army to other
projects of the organization. The person will of course not be
expelled from the organization but definitely not be allowed to
continue in the army. Just like I have made this rule for
volunteers - many of you are perhaps not aware of it – be it at
the centre or at Harigurugraam, remaining absent through
three consecutive Thursdays will result in the suspension of
your badge. Whenever this person returns, he will get his
badge from his group leader only. It is very much possible that
you have important or unavoidable business – your mother or
your father could be sick, an old person in the family could
have passed away, you could have to go out of town, there
could be so many reasons to keep you away. But now on I am
going to be very stern and severe about all of this.
Sameerdada and the CEOs are a little too lenient, kind and
considerate. I am not, I am very strict. If the volunteer remains
absent three Thursdays in a row, his batch will be suspended;
not discarded or cancelled but suspended. The badge will be
returned provided he meets his group leader and explains.
Alternatively, he should have informed the organization in
writing and beforehand explaining his absence on those
Thursdays. Besides, if a volunteer is found to remain away on
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1/3 of the total number of Thursdays in the year, the badge will
be cancelled straight away. As for the army, there is an
allowance of only three absences in the whole year.
If you remain absent for a third of the total number of
Thursdays in the year, you will not be a volunteer anymore.
What happens is, you work hard till you get a badge, once you
do become a volunteer at the Harigurugraam you just vanish
and reappear only on days of our festivals or functions and
only because you get a pass and your family gets an easy
entry. About a third of the volunteers fall in this category. I will
just not tolerate this. I am personally going to check the
muster and cross out the names of those who remain absent
in this manner. They will not be suspended; a cross against
the name from Me means no badge any more. However,
those who cannot come due to their age, an illness or having
to travel will definitely be accommodated with consideration
and will retain their badges. In case of women, pregnancy -
your own, that of your daughter or of your daughter-in-law – is
certainly a legitimate reason and you may remain absent even
for six months. I have no problem. But informing the
organization is certainly your responsibility.
I have also declared the principle we follow. A
resignation from anybody at all, is promptly accepted. Since
the moment I promised never to forsake anyone, I am bound
to abide by it. I cannot forsake anybody. Those who want to
leave have to go on their own, fall or drop off. I cannot drop
anybody, not even those who stray because I have openly
pronounced that I will not forsake anyone. So now those who
want to go, have to drop Me! Yes! That is it! It is not My
responsibility anymore. It is up to you to decide. What do you
want to choose? Are you here to comply with Bapu’s
principles, His values and decisions? Or do you want to drop
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off, fall to the ground, mingle with waste and be worth no
more than it? Each of you has a free will and I never stand in
the way of the free will.
As regards the Army, more than three instances of
absenteeism irrespective of the reason, will mean
accommodation in other projects. Exceptional cases will be
decided by Me and Me alone. Basically, we must understand
that the army will work towards the prevention, protection and
the rehabilitation of the third world war but within the scope of
the Indian constitution and will at any cost undertake
constructive tasks. No person connected with any political
party or any political organization will be allowed entry into the
army. Except for the fixed hours on Sundays, these volunteers
may pursue their professional or other activities sincerely.
Placing their hands on the Chandika’s Feet, the selected
recruits will have to take an oath of reverence, faith and
commitment towards the Indian constitution, the Indian law
and the Indian culture. This oath will have to be taken in My
presence and before Me and I mean before Me in My physical
presence and not any other. I will be present dressed as I
usually am in shirt and trousers.
Apart from intellectual and psychological training,
physical training in the form of exercise and in addition to it
high tree climbing, rock climbing, tent making, jungle safari,
water walks - walking through ponds, in muck and through
floods, helping others to walk in such conditions and even
saving their lives when required. You should try running in
soggy, wet muck. I have made Pauras, My own son do this not
one or two but for three whole years. When we lived in
‘Rigveda’ which is by the sea, I have made him run through
wet sand and for an hour and a half each time. The recruits
will be trained in all these skills, in fact they will have to train
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in them. I will just not tolerate anybody shrinking in fear and
being timid. It is going to be Aniruddhasinh Himself who will be
the commander-in-chief of this army, Aniruddhasinh and not
Dr. Aniruddha Joshi. The commander-in-chief of this army is
going to be Aniruddhasinh and this army is the last and the
only hope of the world, the only one that will salvage the world
from the third world war, that will salvage only the virtuous
ones from the third world war and that will give to the survivors
of the third world war, a happy and secure life, in other words
the Ramrajya.
So friends, what I spoke about today, was really brief only
so that you get an idea. I keep walking My path but I feel from
My heart that My dear ones walk along. But I never ever insist,
I just speak – with love. If you listen to Me, it is good. If you do
not, I tell you once again. If you listen this time, good for you.
I do not bother to do this the third time over. If there is a
genuine problem, I do give a third chance though. But even
after that if you persist in not listening to Me, well we part
ways; you go your way and I go Mine.
You might have understood My talk in parts, in parts you
might not have followed. The entire talk will be made available
to you in the form of a printed booklet. Besides, I will be
elaborating on the topics in the Thursday pravachan. But do
strive to bring in the Ramrajya at least in your personal life.
What indeed is the Ramrajya? When the subjects
(people) of the kingdom are happy, they are not sad, not
miserable, not helpless, not starved and hungry, they are
not targets for abuse and contempt, they are not kicked
around, the reign or the prevailing state is called the
Ramrajya.
Cherishing and preserving the sentiment for one’s
dharma is the Ramrajya. In the Ramrajya, there just cannot
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exist a household that is helpless, ailing, disabled or poor.
If we wish to be part of the Ramrajya, we must follow and
implement at least all the things to be done at the individual
level. These things to be done at the individual level and the
upasana of the Chandika are by no means insignificant tasks.
The prapatti once a year, the regular recitation of the
Gurukshetram mantra apart from the little things at the
personal level will make us legitimate citizens of the Ramrajya
– citizens legitimately and rightfully entitled to the citizenship
of the Ramrajya. You are going to actually hold the green card
or call it the visa or the passport or even the entry card if you
like, to the Ramrajya.
Simple and easy tasks like offering the Rannachandika or
the mangalchandika prapatti, reciting the Gurukshetram
mantra, eating curry leaves, drinking adequate water,
stepping out and receiving sunlight can get you the licensed
entry to the Ramrajya. And I alone issue these licenses….
only I. My ego is huge because it is the self-respect of all My
sons and all My daughters put together. It is their being, their
core put together. That is what makes it so huge. As for Me, I
have no pride; as for My ego, there is no question of it at all.
The self-respect and the self, the core of all of you, are with
Me and that makes Me the richest of all. Why do you think I
am the happiest? I am as happy as My children are. I am ten
times as sad and hurt as My children are. When you feel one
gram of pain I feel ten grams of it. Never forget this, never.
Yes, the Ramrajya will happen. Yes, on the day of the
Ghatasthapana, the Ramrajya will start happening. Begin with
tasks at the individual level and as soon as possible or you
could wait till you receive the booklet if you wish to. You may
disregard who Bapu is but irrespective of everything and
come what may, with firm belief and love in your heart, hold
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on to the faith that Bapu is Your well-wisher, a well-wisher who
strives and toils for your well being and without the slightest
expectation from you; he has been doing so all along in the
past, down the ages, He is doing it now in the present and He
will continue to do so, at all times.
You are familiar with the words ‘idam na mama’ are you
not? All we need to say is ‘mama’ (__) ‘mama’ is ‘mine’, He,
Bapu is mine. The Ramrajya is here, it is spreading, reaching
out far and wide. All we have to do is obtain an entry visa and
the one who actually issues it, is ever willing to be partial,
without accepting anything from you.

!!Hari Om!!

II Avadhoot Chintan Shri Gurudev dutta II

II Shri Chandika Mata ki Jai II

II Ramrajya Suswagatam II
II Ramrajya Suswagatam II
II Ramrajya Suswagatam II

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 * Annexure *
List – Preparation Group
1) Aniruddha's Institute of Grameenvikas
Sr. No. Name Location
1 Sandeshsinh Prasade Mumbai
2 Mugdhaveera Prasade Mumbai
3 Pravinsinh Wagh Pune
4 Narendrasinh Kerkar Mumbai
5 Hemantsinh Mukane Javhar
6 Avinashsinh Korlekar Murud
7 Santoshsinh Desai (Baba) Ratnagiri
8 Suhassinh Jadhav Mumbai
9 Sunilsinh Shimpi Pune
10 Hanumantsinh Bavkar Kasarsai
11 Shrikantsinh Deshpande Mumbai
12 Rameshchandrasinh Ajgaonkar Palghar
13 Vilassinh Malode Mumbai
14 Mohindersinh Bamne Ratnagiri
15 Nehaveera Patade Mumbai
16 Renukaveera Atale Mumbai

2) The Exponent Group of Journals for MBAs

Sr. No. Name Location
1 Nareshsinh Dev Mumbai
2 Sunilsinh Bahl Mumbai
3 Suhassinh Dongre Mumbai
4 Ashutoshsinh Vaidya Mumbai
5 Ambarishsinh Chatterjee Mumbai
6 Bhushansinh Pawar Mumbai
7 Apoorvasinh Sarkar Mumbai (Lucknow)

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3) The Exponent Group of Journals for Professional Medicine
Sr. No. Name Location
1 Dr. Hemantsinh Tongaonkar Mumbai
2 Dr. Ritaveera Nichnaki Mumbai
3 Dr. Suhasinh Gholkar Mumbai
4 Dr. Laxmikantsinh Saptarshi Pune
5 Dr. Jayeshsinh Shah Mumbai

4) The Exponent Group of Journals for General Medical Information

Sr. No. Name Location
1 Dr. Priyaveera Karnik Mumbai
2 Dr. Sharadsinh Murudkar Mumbai
3 Dr. Kamleshsinh Suryavanshi Mumbai
4 Dr. Ninadsinh Gholkar Mumbai

5) The Exponent Group of Journals for Chartered Accountants

Sr. No. Name Location
1 Vinaysinh Balase Mumbai
2 Rajeshsinh Shah Mumbai
3 Shrutiveera Shah Mumbai
4 Praveensinh Shah Mumbai
5 Leenaveera Gadkari Mumbai
6 Hrishikeshsinh Chincholkar Nigadi

6) The Exponent Group of Journals for Teachers (Marathi and English)

Sr. No. Name Location
1 Ajitsinh Deshpande Mumbai
2 G. D. Patil Sir Mumbai
3 Dr. Shirishsinh Datar Mumbai
4 Dr. Leenamveera Padelkar Mumbai
5 Santoshsinh Sawant Mumbai
6 Shilpaveera Vaidya Mumbai
7 Gauriveera Gambhir Pune

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7) The Exponent Group of Journals for
Shares and Stock market
Sr. No. Name Location
1 Dr. Shivanandsinh Nichnaki Mumbai
2 Girindrasinh Vasudev Mumbai
3 Sanjaysinh Thakkar Mumbai
4 Sushilsinh Mulye Mumbai
5 Sanketsinh Pradhan Mumbai
6 Dharmeshsinh Trivedi Mumbai
7 Prashantsinh Talpade Mumbai

8) The Exponent Group of Journals for General Engineering

Sr. No. Name Location
1 Shaileshsinh Narkhede Mumbai
2 Saiprasadsinh Jadhav Mumbai
3 Sunilsinh Wandhekar Aurangabad
4 Maheshsinh Gadkari Mumbai
5 Ashishsinh Puranik Bilaspur
6 Mahadeosinh Ghadigaokar Mumbai
7 Bhalchandrasinh Brahme Nigadi
8 Amitsinh Khamkar Mumbai
9 Vishwajeetsinh Birajdar Nigadi
10 Amoghsinh Anubhavane Mumbai
11 Anilsinh Thakur Mumbai
12 Swapnilsinh Chalke Mumbai
13 Prasadsinh Parekar Mumbai

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9) The Exponent Group of Journals for Information Technology
Sr. No. Name Location
1 Kishoresinh Malve Mumbai
2 Bhargavsinh Gulvani Bengaluru
3 Rohansinh Mhashalkar USA
4 Prasadsinh Choubal Mumbai
5 Amitsinh Kesari Pune
6 Shyamkantsinh Matondkar Mumbai
7 Prasadsinh Kolte Australia

10) The Exponent Group of Journals for Electronics

Sr. No. Name Location
1 Komalsinh Rajput Mumbai
2 Nikhilsinh Mahajan Pune
3 Vijaysinh Rathod Rourkee
4 Amitsinh Katwankar Mumbai
5 Sameersinh Mohite Mumbai

11) The Group for Alternative Sources of Energy

Sr. No. Name Location
1 Ashoksinh Vartak Mumbai
2 Bhushansinh Kanade Mumbai
3 Rajeshsinh Chauhan Mumbai

12) The Group for Pollution Control and Environmental Protection

Sr. No. Name Location
1 Balkrishnasinh Desai Mumbai
2 Sushilsinh Ubale Mumbai
3 Prafulsinh Hindalekar Mumbai
4 Dr. Lalitveera Nerurkar Mumbai
5 Ravindrasinh Patkar Mumbai

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