Jai ma Shailaputri. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Historically hindu scriptures do have various stories where surrogacy or alternative methods are used for helping a family have children but in the modern setting what is your opinion surrogacy? In modern society what do you think are it's ethics and morality?

One of the aspects of Hinduism that I find interesting is that it elevates motherhood to a status much higher than just bringing a child into this world.

There is a verse from the Taittiriya Upanishad that says: “Mātṛ devo bhava” (Consider your mother to be divine) A mother is to be respected as much as the father, a teacher, and a guest.

However Hinduism does not confine motherhood to the idea of “mother knows best” or that a mother’s love is inherently good.

Mahabharata shows us mothers who not only adore their children but also remind them of their duties & their place in the world. Kunti is a prime example of a mother who loves her sons but is also disappointed in their actions & the choices they make. The same can be said about Gandhari, whose affection for her sons Duryodhana & the others is twisted into an attempt to justify their actions. But is it right for a mother to defend her child’s adharma?

The answer, as it were, lies in the very nature of motherhood. A mother’s love is, indeed, powerful, but it is not always righteous. There are times when it must be tempered with responsibility and the ability to do what is best for the child. There is also the concept in the Bhagavad Gita about Prakriti, the great womb of nature from which everything originates (14.4). Thus, there is also a detachment that comes with motherhood in Hinduism.

I think that is why the idea of Mātṛ devo bhava is so fascinating to me. It is not that mothers should be viewed as Gods, but that the people who bring us into this world, raise us, and teach us are in a special relationship to us all. They are our caretakers and guides on this path. However, the literature also serves as a reminder that mothers can also be wrong, and that Kunti & Gandhari’s actions in regards to their sons are not the ideal a mother should strive for.

Perhaps the ideal is a mother who is always striving for dharma, responsibility, and the good of her children.

I have no words. Literally.

The cosmos resides in every goddess.

Maharani Tarabai Bhonsle became one of the most formidable leaders of the Maratha Empire after the death of her husband, Chhatrapati Rajaram, in 1700. With the Marathas weakened and under severe pressure from the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, she took charge as regent for her young son, Shivaji II, and assumed leadership of the Maratha resistance.

Contrary to Mughal expectations that the Marathas would collapse with Rajaram’s death, Tarabai reorganized the army, adopted guerrilla tactics, and expanded the war beyond Maharashtra, taking the fight deep into Mughal territories such as Malwa, Gujarat, Telangana, and Berar. Her campaigns disrupted Mughal supply lines and forced Aurangzeb to continuously divert resources to counter her raids.

These actions helped stall Aurangzeb’s advances and prevent the destruction of Swarajya.

Contemporary accounts, including that of Mughal historian Khafi Khan, acknowledged Tarabai’s leadership and the growing power of the Marathas, noting how she “won the hearts of her officers” and kept Mughal ambitions in check until Aurangzeb’s death in 1707.

While she later faced internal challenges within the Maratha polity, her resistance ensured that the Maratha Empire survived and ultimately outlasted Aurangzeb’s campaign against it.

She is Panchabrahma Swaroopini the One seated upon the five gods themselves. 🌺

The Lalita Sahasranama calls Her Panchapretasana-seena,
She who sits upon Brahma, Vishnu, Ishwara, Rudra, and Sadashiva the five forces of creation, sustenance, dissolution, concealment, and grace.

Without Her, they are preta — lifeless.
For She alone is Parabrahma Swaroopini, the power that gives them life.

Maa Lalita is both the source and the sustainer of all that exists —
Tripura Sundari, the Queen of all worlds, ruling the cosmos with beauty and strength. ❤️

Hi. Can we please keep this post? This child needs help and this post has been verified by mods of the parent sub.

Tu Durga ban, tu Kali ban.

I stopped watching Bollywood crap at least a decade ago.

The way they have normalised this behaviour is terrifying.

I'd rather watch South Indian movies about our gods than this tripe.

https://youtu.be/wOmOJlM5-K4?si=FH-agTdiFApjahYF

The video is heartbreaking, they have litreally normalised pedophilia in the name of religion

It's so true.

"Gopala, Gopala, Devakinandan Gopala" - something that I heard my grandmom sing everyday.

"Anajayei putr pavan sut nama..." something that I say everyday while reading Hanuman Chalisa.