PART 1
5000 years ago the world was not divided by
the territories which we see today. There were no conflicts and distinctions of
religion, scriptures, beliefs and cultures. The world was ruled by one king and
the capital of the world was Hastinapura, New Dehli. After the great world war
of Mahabharata, there was anarchy all over the world. During this unstable
period, the throne was being ruled by the King Parikshita. During his rule,
Kaliyuga, the age of darkness arrived which influenced the minds of people outside
the India as it was not able to work on this land of gods and pilgrims,
Bharata. Thus after the rule of Parikshita, the world started being divided into
many parts and their veidic culture was modified by the people who were ruled
by personality of Kali.
This
post is an effort to revive the veidic culture of ancient Egypt and analyze it
through the light of Sanatana Dharma. Egypt is the second oldest civilization
and the modified version veidic culture which helped in building great
miracles. The archeology, philosophy, theology, traditions, monuments and all
facts related to Egypt prove the presence of veidic essence within it. Max Muller had
also observed that the mythology of Egyptians (and also that of the Greeks and
Assyrians) is wholly founded on Vedic traditions. Eusebius, a Greek
writer, has also recorded that the early Ethiopians emigrated from the river
Indus and first settled in the vicinity of Egypt.
Worship of Lord Krishna and Radha
As the chief deity of the Egyptian
Empire, Amun came to be worshipped inside of Egypt, according to the testimony
of ancient Greek historiographers in Libya and Nubia.
Amun is often described as the primeval Lord in pyramid texts and accepted as
the creator and a symbol for creative force.
In Egypt, Lord Amum is written as ‘Ymn’, which is pronounced as
‘Yamunu’ or ‘Yamun’. Thus it can be easily concluded that, the word is
distorted version of Yamuna (A river always associated with Lord Krishna and
His abode Goloka or Gokula). Thus the
word Amum or Yamun actually means ‘The Lord of Yamuna, Krishna’.
The wife of Amun is Amunet meaning the mother goddess. Amunet
came from the chest of Lord Amun. She is the creator of strong women and
beautiful girls. Amunet is Egyptial
version of Shrimati Radha. As we know, the Supreme Goddess Radha who is
wife of Krishna is the energy originated through His chest (Heart). She is the
creator of Durga who represent strength and goddess Lakshmi who represent
beauty.
It is described, from the
sandals of Amun came the water of
oceans, lakes, rivers and the seas. As we know, Lord Krishna expands as Lord
Vishnu from whom water of the universal ocean came into existence. From the
lotus feet of Vishnu came the sacred river Ganga. The supreme deity Amun is
often associated with the eagle headed
god who is the Egyptian version of Garuda, the mount or vehicle or Vahana
of Lord Vishnu.
Amun was always depicted in funerary art and
temple inscriptions with a ‘blue skin
colour’ and having two feathers in
his headdress. As we know, Krishna’s complexion is dark blue and His helmet
is always decorated with some peacock feathers.
Therefore, such
magnificent similarities cannot be just a coincidence. If anyone
visits India and describes Amun, He will be mistaken for the details which
amazingly describe Lord Krishna and His form. Undoubtably, The supreme Lord
Krishna is Amun, the distorted version in ancient Egyptian civilization.
The philosophical passages in “The
Burden of Egypt” say,
“Amon-Re, who hears the prayer, who comes at the cry of the
poor and distressed. Beware of him!”
Krishna says, in Bhagvad Geeta, “All of them, As they surrender unto Me, I reward accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Pritha”
Krishna says, in Bhagvad Geeta, “All of them, As they surrender unto Me, I reward accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Pritha”
In Bhagvatam (8.3.32), the poor elephant
whose feet was trapped in the mouth of a crocodile, says, “They (my relatives) cannot
do anything. It is by the will of providence that I have been attacked by this
crocodile, and therefore I shall seek
shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Krishna, who is always the
shelter of everyone, even of great personalities.”
“Repeat him to son and daughter, to great and small; relate him to
generations of generations who have not yet come into being; relate him to fishes
in the deep, to birds in heaven; repeat him to him who does not know him and to
him who knows him.”
In Bhagvatam (6.2.14) it is said, “One who chants (repeats) the holy name of the Lord is immediately freed from the reactions of unlimited sins, even if he chants indirectly [to indicate something else], jokingly, for musical entertainment, or even neglectfully. This is accepted by all the learned scholars of the scriptures.”
In Bhagvatam (6.2.14) it is said, “One who chants (repeats) the holy name of the Lord is immediately freed from the reactions of unlimited sins, even if he chants indirectly [to indicate something else], jokingly, for musical entertainment, or even neglectfully. This is accepted by all the learned scholars of the scriptures.”
Though it may be that the servant is normal in doing wrong, yet the Lord
is normal in being merciful ! As thy Ka endures! thou wilt be
merciful!"
As Chaitanya Charitamrita mentions, All glories to Śrī Lord Krishna , who is all-merciful! All glories to Lord Krishna Chaitanya, who is an ocean of mercy!
As Chaitanya Charitamrita mentions, All glories to Śrī Lord Krishna , who is all-merciful! All glories to Lord Krishna Chaitanya, who is an ocean of mercy!
Lord Jagannatha(Krishna), Subhadra and Baldeva
Subhadra, Jagannatha and Balarama is the tried which is worshiped from thousands of years by the devotees in Udisa(India). They are well known for their merciful nature and they all captured the hearts of millions of
people for over 5000 years. How could Egyptians kept themselves away from Their
causeless mercy !
Amun (Lord Jagannath)
‘The Description by Balaq Papyrus’ describes,
“He (Amun) is the Lord of the world (Lord Jagannatha), He exists in
everything. He is the supreme creator and everything happens because of Him.
Therefore, He is protector of devotees.”
These words themselves are copied from Bhagvad-Geeta, as Geeta says,“I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who know this perfectly engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts.”
These words themselves are copied from Bhagvad-Geeta, as Geeta says,“I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who know this perfectly engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts.”
Mut (Subhadra)
Khonsu (Balarama)
Celebration of Rath-Yatra
Opet Festival was an Ancient Egyptian festival
celebrated annually in Thebes (Luxor), during the New Kingdom and in later periods. The statues of the deities of the triad
Amun (Jagannath), Mut (Subhadra) and Khonsu (Balarama) were escorted in a joyous procession, in
sight in a sacred barque, from the temple of Amun in Karnak, to the temple of Luxor, a journey of more than 1 mile (2
km). The idols reside in Kornak temple. At
Karnak, the idols of the triad are first
ceremoniously washed before taking them for a ride and magnificently
dressed with colorful linen and precious jewellery and are placed on three sacred
barques. After the washing ceremony, the
idols are kept away from public vision. The pharaoh(king) then offer his
obeisance to each of the barques. Once
the idols reach Luxor Temple, the coronation rites of the king are repeated in
a sacred ritual, which effectively transfer the power of divine rulership from
Amun (Jagnnatha) to the pharaoh. The
idols rest in Luxor for six days and subsequently come back to Karnak, in another procession along the river Nile.
Although the Opet festival was initially celebrated over only 11 days, later it
was extended to nearly 24 to 27 days.
In Jagannath Rath Yatra, The deities are carried from Puri temple to Gundicha
temple in huge chariots called Ratha. In Puri temple, the deities are bathed. This Snana Yatra or
Snana Purnima (Bathing Festival) takes place on the full moon day in the month of
May - June. On this day, the three deities are bathed in 108 pitchers of water. After this elaborate Snana Yatra festival, the three deities stay away from public view and this is known as 'Anasara'.They do no return to sanctum sanctorum of the temple for 15 days. The
deities are decorated with beautiful clothes, jwelleries made from gold and beautified
by lustrous stones. New coat of paint increase the glory of their appearance. After
the week-long stay in Gundicha temple,
the three deities return to Puri temple
and the journey is known as Bahuda Yatra. The deities reach the Puri Jagannath Temple in
the evening and wait outside for the day. On the next day, the deities are
attired in new costumes and this new form of the idols is known as ‘Suna Vesa.’ The
following day, the deities move into the sanctum sanctorum of the temple and
the Rath Yatra festival comes to an end.
The Ratha Yatra festival has become a common sight in most major cities
of the world since 1968 through ISKCON’s Hare Krishna movement. By the glory of Lord Krishna and Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad successfully transplanted the festival which now happens on an anual basis in places all over the world in over 108 cities. I humbly offer my kind obeisances utno this great institutional authority and wish that it will work forever.
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| Amun, Mut and Khonshu worshiped as triad |
Veidic Gods in Egyptian Pyramids and Literature
The
civilization of Egypt is not yet completely discovered. The scripts and texts
available are not fully translated as most of the words in the scripts are unknown.
Thus there is mixture of attributes used for deities and their meaning. Single
deity is described with many self contradictory narrations.
Lord Shiva
Atum has similar attributes like shiva. Atum carries a staff
surmounted by human head wearing a disc. Shiva always wears garlands of skull
around His neck and onto His trident. Just like Atum, He is also a destroyer
demigod. Atum
is described as the setting sun of the evening. The setting sun is called Re-tmu.
‘Tmu’ resembles the ‘Tamas’ that is mode of ignorance which is ‘dark and
descending’, and is associated with Lord Shiva as Shiva is the god of Tamas.
Atum is represented by a bull. Shiva’s mount is a bull. It is described that,
Atum originated from chaos. As we know, Shiva was born out of the anger of Lord
Brahma. Atum is associated with Rebel bands and Shiva with Bhuta-Ganas.
Lord Brahma
Brahma is mentioned in ancient Egypt as god ‘Ptah’ transliterated from the Sanskrit word ‘Pitah’ meaning father.
Brahma is described as ‘Pitamah’(forefather) and ‘Pitah’(father) of the
universe. Ptah (according to some historians, Horos) is often depicted on the
lotus flower. Brahma is also always shown on the lotus flower. He creates the
universe and the beings within. He is the secondary creator and the highest
within material universe. Ptah holds a scepter or staff that bears the combined
‘ankh-djed-was’ symbols. This symbolical structure is shown by four horizontal lines which represent
four heads of Brahma. Ptah is the Lord of truth, master of justice and knowledge.
The Vedas, source of all knowledge originated from Brahma. Ptah is depicted
with long beard just like Brahma who is also depicted with beard to indicate
his wisdom and knowledge. Egyptian god Ptah is always thinking while sitting on
the lotus, he is shown in most of the sculptures as if he is
thinking or meditating. When Brahma was born in the lotus, first he thought
about his origin and he is always meditating.
Seshat was the ancient Egyptian idea of knowledge and speech personified
as a goddess. She became the
goddess of writing, music, astronomy, astrology, architecture, mathematics, art and
imagination. Rarely, she is described with a divine Harp singing in such a
melodious voice by which the god of earth also melts and underground water is
created. Thus Seshat is equivalent to Goddess Saraswati who is Goddess of
knowledge, speech, music and art. She is always depicted with Vina-vadya of
which harp is modified version. Saraswati as well as seshat both are always
depicted in white clothes which represent peace, purity, satisfaction and spiritual
wisdom.
In Egyptian mythology, Ra was the god of the sun. He was also called Re and by various other names. He was the
most important god in Ancient
Egypt. Ra’s name came from Re and Amen. Amen is
pronounced as ‘Aumen’ which originated from the sacred syllable ‘Aum’.
Vivaswan, the sun god is always related to the vibration of ‘Aum’. Surya or the
sun god is representation of the Supreme Lord Vishnu and often depicted as the
eyes or sigh of Vishnu’s universal form. Ra is also connected with the sacred
eye in Egyptian myths.
Matsya, incarnation of Lord Vishnu is mentioned as Hatmehit, or Hatmehyt in Egyptian
mythology. The name literally means Protector-chief of fish. Hatmehit is always
related with Mehet-Weret, meaning great
flood. When the world was consumed
by the oceanic water, Lord Vishnu appeared in the form of a fish and saved the
species of animals, plants and humans. Hatmehit is depicted with a horn on His
head and a snake tied to it. As we know, Matsya was a large golden fish with a
horn to which a huge boat was tied by the king of serpents, Vasuki.
Note from Auther's Desk
Nefertem
rose from the Lotus flower on the primodial waters through the nostril of Ra.
Brahma rose from the Lotus flower through the navel of Vishnu on the primodial
waters.
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Pth is always thinking. When Brahma was born in the lotus,
first he thought about his origin and he is always meditating.
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Goddess Saraswati
Lord Vivaswan (The Sun God)
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| Worship of the Sun in Egypt and Sanatana Dharma. |
Lord Ardhanarishvara
Ardhanarishvar
is the form assumed by Shiva in which He is half a man and His wife Shakti is
half a woman. This form indicates how female is part of a man and a man is
incomplete without feminine aspect. Wedj-wer
is the god who is shown being part male and part female. He is also shown as a
pregnant woman creating the world within him. He is connected to rivers and
lakes. As we know, Shiva is always connected to the sacred river Ganges. Wedj-Wer
holds an ankh as a masculine feature and loaf as a feminine.
Garuda
Garuda
is younger brother of Aruna. Garuda associated with Garuda Purana, book that
deals with soul after death. Horus
is associated with Egyptian book of the dead. Just like Horus, Garuda often
acts as a messenger between the gods and men and is called the ranger of the
skies. Anzu steals the tablets of destiny. Anzu
is the servant of chief sky god Enlil. Ninruta chases Anzu with his
thunderbolts. Garuda steals the elixir of immortality. Garuda is the servant of
chief god Vishnu. Indra chases Garuda with his thunderbolts.
Daksha
Khnum is referred to as
father of the fathers and fathered many gods and goddesses. Daksha was one of
the sons of Brahma and a main prajapati from whose line Devas and Asuras come
from. Many goddesses like Aditi, Diti, Danu, Sati etc came from Daksha. Daksha
was known as the bright one. Both of them are depicted with the head of a goat
like creature. Daksha is believed to have started sexual reproduction. Heqet,
wife of Khnum is associated with childbirth. Prasuti Tantra, the book of
obstetrics is named after Prasuti, the wife of Daksha.
Matsyadev
Lord Narsihma
Narsihma is mentioned in Egyptian literature
as Sakhet, the God of lions, war and fire. Sekhet is often described with angry
attitude in pyramid texts. Egyptians used to fear Sakhet and also saw Him as the
very merciful God. It is described in “Book of
the Last Day of the Year” that Sakhet used power destructively to
protect and to create. Narsihma also incarnated to protect His devotee Prahlada
and killed the demon king named Hiranyakashyapu. He is always shown in
frightening and angry form.
Hanuman
Babi, also Baba, in ancient Egypt, was
the monkey god literally means the chief of the monkeys or baboons. He fought
with the sun god Ra. He stands near the lake of fire representing destruction.
It is also mentioned in ‘The gods of the Egyptians: or, Studies in Egyptian
mythology, Vol II’
Babi dances when he hears the auspicious music and
bestows His mercy. Hanuman considering the sun as a ripened fruit, flue to eat
it thus had fight with the sun God. He is the partial incarnation of Lord Shiva
who is the God of destruction. He chants the name of God in very auspicious
sound and dances joyfully.
Makara
Makara appears as the vahana (vehicle) of the river goddess Ganga and of the sea god Varuna. Makara are considered
guardians of gateways and thresholds, protecting throne rooms as well as
entryways to temples; it is the most commonly recurring creature in Hindu and
Buddhist temple iconography, and also frequently appears as a Gargoyle or as a spout attached to a natural
spring. Makara ornaments are a popular traditional wedding gift for the bride;
these makara-shaped earrings called Makarakundalas are sometimes worn by the Hindu gods,
Sobek and from Latinh Suchus, was an ancient Egyptian deity with complex and fluid nature associated with the Nile crocodile and is either represented in its crocodile form or in the form of the crocodile. It has powers of firtility powers and militery powers. Makara is generally depicted as half terrestrial animal (crocodile)
in the frontal part and half aquatic
animal in the hind part, usually a fish or a human legs modified as fins.
Worship of Snakes (Nagas)
Ancient Egypians
worshiped snakes and believed that they are sacred and holy. They are often
shown on the head of the gods. Snakes are offered food and flowers with great
respect. Egyptian also used to offer sacrifices to the snakes because of fear
and desire of their mercy.
The Book of The Dead also mentions Widjeset, the god of snakes being
worshipped by Egyptian women, old and children for strength and potency. Winged
snakes are depicted in Egyptian art and are found frequently in religious texts
painted in the royal tombs in the Valley
of the Kings. Wadjet was depicted as a winged snake. The
Greek author Herodotus claimed to have seen skeletons of
flying snakes when he visited Egypt.
As
early as the reign of Ramesses
II, Apophis, the reat snake became
the subject of a ritual, recorded in several magic books. During religious
processions and lunar feasts, images of Apophis were fashioned from papyrus and
wax and then subjected to various worships, representing the triumph of Re and
Ma'at over the chaos symbolized. Deities
associated with poisonous snakes were sometimes even considered beneficial.
The goddess Renenutet often
appeared in the form of a hooded cobra. Her name is derived from an Egyptian
word meaning, "to nurse," and she was closely associated with the
fertility of fields, and consequently was considered the goddess of the
granary.
Worship of Yakshas
Yaksha is
the name of a broad class of nature-spirits, usually benevolent, who are caretakers of the natural
treasures hidden in the earth and tree roots. In Indian art, male yakṣas are portrayed either as fearsome
warriors or as portly, stout and dwarf-like. Female yakṣas,
known as yakṣiṇīs, are portrayed as beautiful young women with happy round faces and full
breasts and hips. Yakshas are mundane beings often live away from human
civilizations in the forests, dry lakes and wells. They are considered as
mundane beings as they strive for material enjoyment. Kubera is one of the
famous yaksha who is the richest personality in the heaven within this material
universe.
In Egyptian Mythology, Bes is an Ancient Egyptian dwarf deity worshipped as
a protector of households, and in particular, of mothers and children and
childbirth. Yakshas are also worshiped for wealth and protection.
Bhumi Puja (Worship before construction)
Hindus make offerings to Earth
Goddess and other Gods before commencing any building work. We follow this
custom until this day. Muslim invaders who invaded India knew that Hindu
temples had such foundation deposits of most expensive gems and gold in the
world and plundered the Hindu temples after demolishing them. The best known
example is the 17 time invasion of Mohmed of Gazni against Somanathpur Shiva
Temple in Gujarat. As the worship of land was done before
building the pyramids, they should be build by Aryans. A few symbolic objects
including certain sacrifices (so called foundation deposits) were usually laid
in a hole in the foundation. These objects are rediscovered and identified as
foundation deposits, which include the powdered gold, vessels and deities of
clay and ceramic, flowers of clay and ornaments of silver.
What do Egyptians say
?
The Egyptians came, according
to their own records, from a mysterious land...on the shore of the Indian
Ocean, the sacred Punt; the original home of their gods..who
followed thence after their people who had abandoned them to the valley of the
Nile, led by Amun (Krishna), Horus (Garuda) and Hathor(Lakshmi). This region was the
Egyptian 'Land of the Gods,' Pa-Nuter, in old Egyptian, or Holyland, and now
proved beyond any doubt to have been quite a different place from the Holyland
of Sinai. By the pictorial hieroglyphic inscription found on the walls of the
temple of the Queen Haslitop at Der-el-babri, we see that this Punt can be no
other than India. For many ages the Egyptians traded with their old homes, and
the reference here made by them to the names of the Princes of Punt and its fauna and flora, especially the
nonmenclature of various precious woods to be found but in India, leave us
scarcely room for the smallest doubt that the old civilization of Egypt is the
direct outcome of that the older (ancient) India."
(source: Theosophist for March
1881 p. 123).
Note from Auther's Desk
To maintain sutaible size of the blog, the article is divided into two parts. Next part will be published as soon as possible. It deals with many other interesting facts like the Egyptian concept of soul and rebirth, The cosmic egg (Brahmanda), Connection with King Dashratha, Indian Geometry used to build the Pyramids and much more. Please be connected and know more, preach more to be more.
