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demons of social evils and mothers need to pray for the safety
of our heroes who will ultimately triumph over them. Kunti
blessed Abhimanyu with a “Raksha” when he took up the
challenge of penetrating the Chakravyuh in Arjun’s absence.
Today, we do not have the comforting presence of Swami
Dayanand Saraswati, Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekanand,
Dr. Hedgevar or Dr. Ambedkar to help us with the chakravyuh
of social ills. Only the blessings of our mothers can help us
conquer the forces that are bent on shattering our society.
Lakshmi’s symbolic string of love enabled Vishnu to emerge
from Baliraja’s grip; every Gruhlakshmi (the lady of the house)
today will have to pray fervently to free the society from the
ropes of divisiveness that restrain it.

YÆna Baddh∞ Bali: R°j° D°navÆndr∞ Mah°bala:.
TÆna Tv°manubadhn°mi Rak¿Æ M° Cala M° Cala..

(I tie you by a thread as Bali, a great brave, king of demon
was tied by this. O! Thread of protection! be steady and do not
move.)

A Degenerative Disease
Several attempts have been made in the past to create

harmony in the society; however, the more we tried to remedy
it, the more the degenerative disease of disharmony raised its
head. Though the efforts were backed with good intentions, they
failed due to the negative approach of society as a whole. In
fact, there are some people whose slogan is “Jati-Todo” (divide
the race). People have created a new race by themselves. They
engage in disgusting efforts to achieve their own vested interests
in the name of reformation of society. It is their underlying aim
to encourage diversity and continue backwardness. As if this is
not enough, they also plot conspiracies to widen the chasm
between factions of society through zealous sectarianism.

It is important to go back to the teachings of our great social
scientists such as Yagnyavalkya, Parashar and Vashishth.
Somewhere in their ideals will we find the key to solve the
problems that confront us. After all, as each of these ancient
thinkers have held, the individual is the most important unit of