"माझा नातू अगस्त्य - भाग ८"

"माझा नातू अगस्त्य - भाग ८"

ब्रिटनमधे जन्माला आलेल्या माझ्या नातवाचे नाव ब्रिटनचे भारतीय मूळाचे पंतप्रधान "ऋषी सुनक" यांच्या प्रमाणेच भारतीय संस्कृतीशी बांधिलकी असणारे असावे या विचाराने शोधून शोधून "अगस्त्य" असे ठेवले.आज माझा नातू एक महिन्याचा झाला.त्या निमित्ताने वैदिक काळात "अगस्त्य" मुनी व त्यांची पत्नी "लोपमुद्रा" या मधे झालेली जगप्रसिध्द तात्विक चर्चा व त्यात झालेला "लोपमुद्रा" यांचा विजय याची माहिती सांगतो.

1.The theme, famous in the literature of Hinduism, is a discussion between his wife Lopamudra and him about the human tension between the monastic solitary pursuit of spirituality, versus the responsibility of a householder's life and raising a family.

2.Agastya argues that there are many ways to happiness and liberation, while Lopamudra presents her arguments about the nature of life, time and the possibility of both.

3.She successfully seduces Agastya, in the simile filled Rigvedic hymn 1.179.

3.Agastya is mentioned in both the oldest and the youngest layers of the Rigveda (c. 1500–1200 BCE), such as in hymn 33 of mandala 7, which is older than mandala 1.

4.He is also mentioned in other three Vedas and the Vedanga literature such as in verses 5.13–14 of the Nirukta.

5.Agastya and his ideas are cited in numerous other Vedic texts, such as section 7.5.5 of Taittiriya Samhita, 10.11 of Kathaka Samhita, 2.1 of Maitrayani Samhita, 5.16 of Aitareya Brahmana, 2.7.11 of Taittiriya Brahmana, and 21.14 of Pancavimsati Brahmana.