~ धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः ~

Hii you are a dancer too?! What form do you practice?

hiii! firstly i love your writing so much!! and yeee, I've learnt a few styles and danced for a lot of my life, but would mostly consider myself a freestyle/street kinda person:D I'm also comfortable with e.g. bollywood as it's kind of similar to that... ive had a little bit of practice in contemporary and bharatnatyam asw, but I haven't been formally trained in a specific style to a really advanced level. I've found im most comfortable with freestyle/bollywood/street and love to challenge myself!! in the future I aspire to learn kathak:)

and how about you? :)))

Ok one thing they don't show on screen of Mahabharat Adaptation is Draudapi was “Rajasvala” meaning “a menstruating woman” when the whole cheer-haran happened.

At that time, a Rajavala used to wear one single cloth or “Ekvastra”, so when the horrific vastra-haran began, it was that vastra that turned to a never-ending miracle.

One thing that I also noticed is how there's now this disgusting taboo that a woman is "impure" during her period, but Kanha ji listened and he came to her rescue when she called. He turned that same blood-stained cloth never-ending just to save her honor!

I wish this taboo will go away because God is in You so how can you ever be “Impure” especially experiencing something very natural and perhaps healthy too? He would've come to her rescue whether she was menstruating or not, but I love this detail because this signifies that nothing makes a difference to him, so why are we making women feel bad or worse "impure" in the name of God when not even God feels this way?

Navratri Mahotsav 2023

MahaAshtami Day 8

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु माँ महागौरी रूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥

@navratri2k23 welcomes you all on the MahaAshatami night And invites you all to celebrate garba tonight with all the positivity, peace and faith in divine power And blessings which Maa Durga Shower on us always in shades of Peace as white

For every re-incarnation of Mahagauri , Garba Raas is an honorary stage where she dances to embrace her imperfections, love and accept herself as she is .

Jai Mata Chandraghanta

वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ । निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥

पिण्डज प्रवरारूढा चण्डकोपास्त्रकैर्युता।प्रसादं तनुते मह्यम् चन्द्रघण्टेति विश्रुता॥

Pindaja Pravararudha Chandakopastrakairyuta।Prasadam Tanute Mahyam Chandraghanteti Vishruta॥

वन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम्।सिंहारूढा चन्द्रघण्टा यशस्विनीम्॥मणिपुर स्थिताम् तृतीय दुर्गा त्रिनेत्राम्।खङ्ग, गदा, त्रिशूल, चापशर, पद्म कमण्डलु माला वराभीतकराम्॥पटाम्बर परिधानां मृदुहास्या नानालङ्कार भूषिताम्।मञ्जीर, हार, केयूर, किङ्किणि, रत्नकुण्डल मण्डिताम॥प्रफुल्ल वन्दना बिबाधारा कान्त कपोलाम् तुगम् कुचाम्।कमनीयां लावण्यां क्षीणकटि नितम्बनीम्॥

Vande Vanchhitalabhaya Chandrardhakritashekharam।Simharudha Chandraghanta Yashasvinim॥Manipura Sthitam Tritiya Durga Trinetram।Khanga, Gada, Trishula, Chapashara, Padma Kamandalu Mala Varabhitakaram॥Patambara Paridhanam Mriduhasya Nanalankara Bhushitam।Manjira, Hara, Keyura, Kinkini, Ratnakundala Manditam॥Praphulla Vandana Bibadhara Kanta Kapolam Tugam Kucham।Kamaniyam Lavanyam Kshinakati Nitambanim॥

Stotra

आपदुध्दारिणी त्वंहि आद्या शक्तिः शुभपराम्।अणिमादि सिद्धिदात्री चन्द्रघण्टे प्रणमाम्यहम्॥चन्द्रमुखी इष्ट दात्री इष्टम् मन्त्र स्वरूपिणीम्।धनदात्री, आनन्ददात्री चन्द्रघण्टे प्रणमाम्यहम्॥नानारूपधारिणी इच्छामयी ऐश्वर्यदायिनीम्।सौभाग्यारोग्यदायिनी चन्द्रघण्टे प्रणमाम्यहम्॥

Apaduddharini Tvamhi Adya Shaktih Shubhparam।Animadi Siddhidatri Chandraghante Pranamamyaham॥Chandramukhi Ishta Datri Ishtam Mantra Swarupinim।Dhanadatri, Anandadatri Chandraghante Pranamamyaham॥Nanarupadharini Ichchhamayi Aishwaryadayinim।Saubhagyarogyadayini Chandraghante Pranamamyaham॥

incorrect quotes with the Mahabharat gang

after the dice game:

in dwarka with the gang ft. draupadi and youuuu!

(sneak peek for the next category ↓)

just me projecting my crush on Krishna through a quote generator:

pt 2 coming soon!

You see a demon, what do you do?

Shailputri: HAHAA! Joke's on HIM - I'm too deep in the cave of the mountains he will freeze to death if he even enters lol

Brahmacharini: *too busy meditating*

Chandraghanta: cute. but the sound of my dear lil bell is enough to slayyyy him :p

Kushmanda: kill him with kindness :)

Skandamata: but wait, does he have a child? If he's a monster then who takes care of the POOR KID??? CAN I ADOPT-

Katyayani: *opens eyes slowly* *demon instantly gets blasted with her third eye* ummm.. where is he tho?

Kaalratri: SO HE HAS CHOSEN DEATHHH I SHALL EAT HIM UP ARRAH *leaps up and lets out the deadliest war cry*

Mahagauri: I'm literally having a bubble bath rn. If he disturbs me then he won't be able to see the light of day ever again <3

Siddhidatri: *laughs* baby, everything in this universe is just a manifestation of my energy. I just need to take it back thus sucking the lifeforce outta him hehehe

Durga Maa

Krishna : I am so cool. I am an absolute Chad. I am the epitome of coolness and awesomeness—

Radha: Hi.

Krishna : *melts down in a flustered heap of softness*

not @ me like associating all bollywood songs with ya mans Shri Krishn like he's my school girl crush 😂🥰 re-listened to tum kya mile frm rocky aur rani ki prem kahani and it made me have feels haha:

"Beiraada raaston ki

Bann gaye ho manzilein

Mushkilein hal hain tumhin se

Ya tumhin ho mushkilein

Tum kya mile

Tum kya mile

Hum na rahe hum

Tum kya mile

Jaise mere

Dil mein khile

Phagun ke mausam

Tum kya mile" ~ 💙

imagine doing a dramatic bollywood enactment of it and Him just watching and smiling his natkhat smile ajajahaksksb 😭😭😭

(afterthought may have been inspired by @dancingpotato s post haha)

I think we don't talk much about this trio!

Balram, Krishna, Subhadra !!!!

The most iconic sibling trio in Hindu myths!!!

Ugh look at my man Balram giving his iconic angry look but he is a softie from the inside! And Krishna, like always, smiling and looking oh so gorgeous! And look at Subhadra lying over her two brothers' legs, ugh such a queen!

The most beautiful!!