LET US ALL BECOME NOBLE-RIGHTEOUS-HONORABLE, in one word, AN ARYA, आर्यः

Sanskrit word 'arya' 'is an adjective that stands for nobleness, righteousness, honorable etc put together, as a quality of an arya person. Applied in its noun form, an 'Aryah' (आर्यः) indicates a noble-rightoeus- honorable person. It was never a race signifying word as what seems to have come to mean today. But the errorneous interpretations made in those days of limited knowledge and limited technology divided people on Aryan-Dravidian-indegenous etc imaginative and unexisting 'races'. AIT has been proved completely wrong and so the racial existence of 'Aryan, or "Dravidian" or "Indegenous" races in India. There is no special DNA or gene marker indicative of a race-separation among India's so called indegenous, southern or northern Indians. Essentially the suffix "n" in the commonly employed term "Aryan", is technically an error. It can just be 'Arya' in English or in Sanskrit, 'आर्यः' Let us implore everyone to become noble individuals, the Arya or an Aryah. Everyone, whatever your faith be, say Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Jews or atheism, whatever be your political beliefs, communists, socialist, royalist or capitalists, whatever be your status, rich or poor, clever or dumb, weak, meek or bully, everone can evolve, can become Noble or say Arya. In the current 'identity' driven divided society and in the heightened 'Oppressor-Oppressed' divide, the wisdom of this ancient tradition is a ray of hope for the world. In one word, that ancient wisom, that ancient tradition is called "Hinduism". Hinduism means, "Include-everyone", Respect all Beliefs", "Other is not other". "World is one family" "Let Everyone be happy and Healthy", Hinduism knew from the time immemorial, how to celebrate individuality of each person and each group. Idea behind this blog is to bring out those ancient ideas, bring out innate goodness and potentials by highlighting various known and unknown facts from within the ancient land of India. He has special facination for the erstwhile but now nearly extinct Pagan communities of the world. He feels connected with them on account of shared importance they both attach to nature-worship.

Sunday, February 28, 2021

New Book by Jeffrey Armstrong: “The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive”


 Unlike other posts on this blog, this is however not a review of the book,  “The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive”, but a little note from what interested me from an interview of author Jeffrey Armstrong, on Citti Youtube Channel.


That terms, “Bhagavan” is not equal to “God”, that the term “God” in English has come from Sanskrit, “Hutam”, (“Huta”), that “Atom” has come from Sanskrit “Atma” was well explained. And the author has added a long glossary at the end of the translation, explaining many Sanskrit words that were retained in the translation, as they were in Sanskrit. The author, also being English scholar, has well related literary meanings of “spiritual” and “prayer”, that are completely different from what we generally think, using those terms. 


In short, the book promises great read, meaningful, and a true translation, a book, excellent for gifting or recommending to English Language readers.


This link may help readers to Citti Channel on Youtube. https://youtu.be/WAUhhB2-0Pg for interview of author Jeffrey Armstrong. 


What made me write this small note, was that, perhaps, it resonated with my attempt many years ago, when I retained terms such as Yagna, Bhagavan, Tyaag, Tapasya, Dharma, Punya etc while attaching a translation of the Bhagavad Gita in my book, “The Bhagavad Gita and Hinduism, What everyone should know”. I am not sure, but perhaps, that book, at that time, was the only book of its kind that retained Sanskrit non-translatables.


Bhagvan is Bhag+Van, who possesses Bhag (भग). What is Bhag? Bhag are: 1- Beauty, 2 - Wealth, 3 - Strength, 4 - Fame, 5 - Knowledge and 6 - Generosity. Possessor of all 6 Bhagas in infinite quantity is Bhagwan. God is different. God came to English from Gut (Dutch). Gut came from Guta (German) and Guta came from Huta (Sanskrit).
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