Time to appease Gods, seek mercy

Hundreds of Hindus will gather at the Bhartiya Mandir in Balmoral Auckland on April 30 to offer prayers, sing bhajans and listen to discourses on the Power of God and the result of His wrath.

The daylong event, though stated to begin at 815 am, would in fact be continuation of non-stop prayers that are expected to begin the previous day.

Mandir officials are organising the Programme to bring together Hindus from other Temples and religious bodies (and if possible those of other faiths and religions) to pray for the common good.

As mentioned in our March 15 issue, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, cyclones and such disasters are consequences of destruction of Nature by man, enraging the former to respond with ferocity.

Studies have proved that nuclear research, satellite technology, supersonic jets and other acts of space excursions have done irreparable damage to Nature, whose reaction is now becoming unbearable.

“This parade of Nature’s fury in New Zealand, Japan and in many other countries over the past two or three years should make us pause and reflect on what could be wrong, and where. Scientific theories may place the cause of these calamities to human and natural factors including nuclear implosion, tampering with the atmosphere through satellites and space travel and disturbances or shifts to tectonic plates. Whatever the reason, the effect is cataclysmal. The affected regions would take a long time to recover, if at all,” we had said.

Rudra Thandavam

Hindus believe that major upheavals occur when humans across the world perpetrate serious acts of impropriety and breach tenets of justice and decency. They say that when the evil gets the better of the good, Nature becomes ferocious and remains agitated, until people join hands to appease it with prayers.

The Vedic version is that Lord Shiva, the Destroyer of Evil, performs the ‘Rudra Thandavam,’ the ‘Ultimate Dance of Destruction’ at times of extreme anger. Sages, men of erudition, piety and knowledge, with the ‘Power’ to appeal to Lord Shiva, would perform ‘Yagna,’ joined by other Gods and Goddesses.

Historic records indicate that ‘Yagnas’ were performed by kings, sages, religious leaders and even common people from time to time. While the incense and smoke were said to have purified the atmosphere, the chanting of the Mantras generated electromagnetic waves that also served to cleanse the environment and the human body and soul.