Hanuman, King Janaka, Vyasa (the great editor of the Vedic Literature) age, Vashishtha, Shukadeva Muni, King Bali, Dadhichi (the great donor of his bones), Vishwakarma (the great architect), King Prithu (after whom our earth become known as Prithvi), Sage Valmiki (the author of Ramayana), Parashurama (the son of Bhrigu). These are the great men of our country whose glory has been sung in the Puranic lore - Lord Rama, King Bharata, Lord Krishna, Bhishma Pitamah (the greatĬelibate), Dharmaraja Yudhishthir, Arjuna (the great Archer), Sage Markandeya, Truthful king Harishchandra, Prahlada, Narada, Dhruva. Lakshmibai (the famous Queen of Jhansi), Ahalya Bai Holkar, Channamma (the brave lady of Karnataka), Rudramaambaa, Sister Nivedita (the disciple of Vivekananda) and Ma Sharada (the Dharma companion of Sri RamKrishna) Queen of Gadha mandala in Central India who fought against the Moghuls).
These great ladies must be worshipped as mother goddesses -Arundhati (Wife of Sage Vasista), Anasuya (wife of sage Atri), Savitri, Janaki, Sati (daughter of Daksha and consort of Lord Shiva), Draupadi, Kannagi (a chaste women of Tamil Nadu), Gargi (a learned woman of vedic period), Mira (a famous devotee of Lord Krishna), Durgavati (the brave The Agama books of Jainism, the Tripitaka of Buddhism and the truthful verse (Vani) of Guru Granth Sahib. We must revere these great religious books from the core of our heart - the four vedas, eighteen puranas, all the Upanishads, the Ramayana, The Mahabharata, the Gita, the true Philosophies (Six Darshanas). Prayaga, Pataliputra (Patna), Vijayanagara, IndraPrastha (Delhi), Somanath, the famous and Amritsar. Important holy places - Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya (Haridwar), Kashi, Kanchi, Avanthika (Ujjain), Vaishali, Dwaarika, Puri, Takshashila, Gaya. Seven important rivers of our motherland: Ganga, Sarasvati (invisible), Sindhu, Brahmaputra, Gandaki, Kaveri, Yamuna, Reva (Narmada), Krishna, Godavari and Mahanadi. These mountains of our country should always be remembered - Mahendra (In Orissa), Malaya Giri (in Mysore), Sahyadri (Western Coast), Himalaya, the abode of gods, Raivataka (Girnar in Gujarat), Vindhyachal (Central India) and Aravali (in Rajasthan). May all these cause perpetual good to us: Nature composed of three qualities i.e., Satva, Rajas and Tamas Gunas the five elements namely fire, water, air, earth and space The seven notes of Music The ten quarters and time - past, present and future.īhaarat Maataa (the mother land), I bow to thee, whose feet are being washed by the ocean waves, whose crown is the snowy himalayas, whose illustrious sons have distinguished themselves as Brahmarshis and as Rajarshis. I bow to the supreme Lord who is the very embodiment of truth, Knowledge and Happiness,the one who is enlightened, and who is the very incarnate of universal good.