Why it was mandatory to make Tatoo on body for Hindu Maratha Ladies?

Most of women from Maharashtra state of India are observed with some black tattoos on their face or on other parts of their body. Almost all women are seen having these tattoos on their body. Even in this 20th century, it is being followed by Maratha women as tradition of their culture. Then a question come to our mind, what could be a reason behind this tradition in past that Marathi peoples are still following this. In my contacts, I asked to many Marathi peoples about it, but they couldn't answered me properly. But i think my mom answered me properly. The answer of this question is not found from Maharashtra a south western state of India. But I got the answer from Odisha a South eastern State of India, means my mom is from typical Odiya culture. She told me that during Mughal era of India, Muslim intruders were ruling in India. Hindu Maratha women were kidnapped and rapped by Muslims. Some time they get married to those women and using them like sex slaves. Many stories that i have listen from my mom about Mughal emperor. She had heard those stories from her grandmother. Recently once, I was seeing tattoo in my mom’s hand written as "HARE KRISHNA" and i ask her about that tattoos. She explain me as below.

Mughal emperors were trying to spread Islam by converting Hindus to Islam in ancient India. As per the Islamic law, making tattoos on human body is considered as anti-Islamic. In Islam, it is a kind of taboo. From such persons, Muslims stay away and don’t keep any relations with that person and even they don’t do sexual relation with them. It was the biggest reason for Maratha warriors to challenge and defeat most of Mughal emperor in south. In ancient India, Marathas were knowing the weakness of Muslim emperors or can be said anti-Islamic activity that they were following to keep away Muslim peoples. For Maratha emperors, it was their prime responsibility to safe their women from being raped by Muslims. Hence, making tattoos on face and other part of body becomes a tradition to follow in Marathi cultures. Not only in Maharashtra but also other part of India, it is followed. But somewhere it is followed as their culture and somewhere not being followed. In ancient India, wherever Marathas conquered the region from Mughal, basically in south India, influence of this Marathi tradition is observed.

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What is the exact meaning of Moksha (Liberation)?

As we know that Hinduism is the world’s most ancient religion. Here, is a question that how this religion is unique than other religion in the world. Ya, Hinduism is completely unique religion, where other religions like Islam, Christian etc. preaches toward the path or to gain heaven. Here, Hinduism shows path to gain moksha meaning liberation. Hinduism says that there is the presence of heaven in Hindu mythology called as Swarg. It can be gain by doing good deeds in Life. But Hindu Spiritual practitioners doesn’t give much significant to achieve Heaven (Swarga). Because, by doing good deeds in Human life, some will get punya (Outcomes of Good deeds). On getting Sufficient Punya in Human Life, One can reach to Heaven, but on finishing of Punya, that soul will be thrown out from heaven. Hinduism also considers the concept of Heaven (Swarga) and Hell (Narka) on the basis of good and bad deeds in Human Life. When a Soul is get thrown out from heaven or hell, he again took birth on earth for full filling his desire. Again on the basis of deed, that souls achieves Heaven (Swarg) and Hell (Narka). The cycle of birth and death is repeated again and again. The liberation from repeated cycle of birth and death is called as Moskha (The liberation).

Every Hindu has the aim to achieve moksha (Liberation) and they try to achieve it in life. Hindu considers that this living Soul is separated from Supreme Soul (The almighty) and at last, it should be get merged into that supreme soul (Almighty). All living Souls are the pieces of Supreme Soul, so souls shouldn’t be trapped up in birth and death cycle. Undoubtedly, all living souls must do good work and get punya (Outcomes of good deeds). But shouldn’t expect to achieve heaven, because when you having Gold then you will not desire to get copper or any other material. After getting moksha (liberation), no any soul will take rebirth on earth.

The question comes into mind that how to get moksha (liberation) and why living soul take birth and death repeatedly. First, we will discuss why living soul takes birth and death. Due to having many desires in human life, soul has to take birth on earth to fulfill his desire and live all comforts what he has desired. While living soul losses his desires. Then, that soul doesn’t take birth again and get liberated. Living Soul can losses his desire by following the path of spirituality and devotion to supreme soul. Desires of living comfort and facilities can be ended by practicing and mediation. 

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In Hinduism, Why Arghya (Offering Water) is offered to Baal Surya (Red Sun) in the morning?

In Hinduism, All Hindus used to offer water called Arghya to Lord Surya during morning, mostly to Bal Surya also can be said as Red Sun, when sun arises. Most of peoples and modern science thought that such a kind of activities are like a blind faith. Even Some modern educated Hindus also considered it as blind faith. They says that offering water to Lord Sun is a kind of non-sense thing and they questions that by doing water offering to red sun, will that sun will get that water?. May they think right or they may be wrong. But thinking in scientific way, Hindu rishi and saints were so clever that without any reasons they had not started any religious activities in Hinduism.

As that science has revealed that due to the exposure of morning sun rays human body get Vitamin D and prevents various types of diseases from human body. As in western countries, a trend has started to take regular sun bath to make a healthier life style. But western countries only take sun bath and never thank or not having feeling of respect for Sun.

But Hindu Saints and Rishis were clever, so they preach every Hindus to worship morning Red Sun by offering water or some other way to accept sun rays as blessing to prevent various diseases of skin and bones etc. They had started it as Spiritual activities by connecting with divine faith and to get mental peacefulness for all. Hence, for this Surya Puja (Worship of Sun) has started.

In Ayurveda, it is mentioned that by getting correct exposure of Sun rays can prevent thousands of disease. On earth, Sun is the only the prime source of energy, due to which life is exist on earth. Offering water to Red Sun in the morning is a respect for Lord Sun, in many types of worship, Sun is worshiped. Sun ray has abilities to kill various infectious microorganism.

Offering water to Lord Sun in morning was a compulsory duty for all Hindus to take Sun bath. This was the only Scientific Reason behind this activities. Jai Mahakaal.

Third law of newton in Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta

According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Every force has an equal and opposite force that we have studied in Science. This law only says about action, force and energy. But in Hindu scripture, it is said that whatever your action will be, you will get back the same. According to Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta Karma Yog Lesson, creatures have to suffer all his bad or good outcomes according to their bad or good activities that they have done in their life. 

This is the law of nature or can be said the law of universe that whatever we are giving to universe, we will get back the same results.

Everything in Universerse attracting each other due to some force, if one thing is acting on another thing then another will also act on first one similarly. If we are giving negative energy or thoght to our society. Obiously, that negative energy or thought will be get back to us.

If we are helping some one, then other people will help us sometime. If we hate and spread violence in society. Then society people will also do violence with us. Everything come back, this is the cycle of energy. Energy and forces are connncted to every activitity in universe as speaking, thinking, loving, hating, egoing, violeting or any other action. Energy is required to do any action.

If we thing positively and nature start to bring you positive thought and success in life. If you think you life is complicated, nature will provide you a complicated life. Everything depends on us what we are doing. Therefore, in creatures, it is specified as hell and heaven concept. Hell and Heavens are not else where, everything have to be suffered in this world only.Heaven means life with full enjoyment, Happiness, Satisfaction and Success. Hell meaning Sorrow, Unsatisfaction and failure. All the good and bad activities are like on movement and motion.

What is the correct meaning of Mantra?

Almost in all religion in the world, sound of words or sentence has its own significance in the form of poem, prayer or slogan etc. In Hindu religions, it has a very much importance to sound. Basically words and speeches are used to communicate in society through speaking and writing.

Some specific words, sentence, a letter or any specific sound are considered as mantra and recited in daily. Hindu spiritual followers almost daily chant some word or can be called as mantra to attained the spiritual upliftment. 

Mantra are nothing but sound of some word and sentences. A question arises in mind " what is the exact meaning of mantra and why it is called as mantra". In Hindu religion various kinds of meditations techniques are proposed. One of those meditation technique, chanting of any word / sentence and concentrating mind on the meaning if that word and sentence is a type of concentration. 

In Hindu scriptures, it is specified as the word or sentence, which control the mind and develop the concentration on understanding / meaning of word / sentences are called as mantra. Simple, which can control the mind and not allow to go mind here and there or not allowing mind to get diverted from understanding of mantra word and feelng. In Hindu religion, such meditation techniques are being used from 1000 of year. When no any other religion was in existence.

There are various types of mantra in Hindu religions. All those mantras creat some feeling in mind of reciter of that mantra. Modern psychology also accept that if any person think anything and feels accordingly, then he is attracting that thought to be happen in reality. Yes, thought is a imagination but continuously thinking on any topic. Nature will bring that thought to be happen in reality. Therefore mantra helps to Concentrate on single thought or feeling. After chanting mantra for some time, we get mastery and control over that thought and feeling of that mantra. Such a success in mantra recitation is called siddhi.
In Hindu religion, some of mantras are meaningless but create some specific sound or vibration in environment. Due to this, some feelings are generated in mind. Such feelings go on increasing day by day on reciting that mantra. Such mantras may be of a single letter or more than a single letter. Those mantras are called as Beej mantras like ह्रीं, श्रीं, क्लिं, ऐं, डूं and द्रों.

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