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culture, ‘Pur°∏amityÆva Na S°dhu Sarvam’ (Every old thing need

not to be necessarily good.) It is not good only because it is old
but we have to keep which is the best. And we have to walk
ahead with faith and trust.

Efforts Towards Harmony

When one is trying to bring harmony in the society, the
people of backward classes who were suppressed and crushed
have lost their patience. Sometimes it appears that the tone
which we hear from them is very disappointing as if they have
lost everything. It is very natural but we must help them to
improve their trust and confidence; we have to help them to
sustain their patience and trust. This is a society which is trying
to improve their faults very open-heartedly perhaps the
expected result may not be there. The pilgrimage of
development of people is always been accepting good changes.
The knower of the Vedas must be knowing that Indra, Agni
and Varun were our main Gods. Today Shiva, Rama, Datta and
Krishna have taken their place. When belief of Shiv and Vishnu
got established at that time controversy also related to the belief
was there. Shankaracharya gave the conclusion by including it
in reverence of Panchayatan. It is said that peacock, rat, bull,
snake, swan, eagle, etc. were Gods of people living in forest.
Hindus did not insult them but set them as companions of God.
Peacock with Kartikey, Rat with Ganeshji, Ox with Shiv, Eagle
with Vishnu, Swan with Saraswati. All animals have been the
vehicles of Gods with the systematic sequence, the followers of
this God got a good harmony.

Rishi Shrungi, Vishvamitra, Agastya were called Brahmins
due to their religious nature. A son of backward class lady
named Mahidas called Brahmin due to his qualities, and created
“Aytarey Brahmin”. A guru gave ‘Upnayan sanskar’ to Jabal who
did not know even the name of his father and he turned Brahmin.
A trustworthy minister and the best friend of King Dasharath
was also from backward class. All the companions of Rama were
people from forest. A queen and daughter-in-law of great
Kshatriya family Meera took knowledge from Saint Raidasji,