हिन्दू धर्म

hindoo dharmik chihn 'svastik'

hindoo dharm bharat ka sarvapramukh dharm hai, jise isaki prachinata evan vishalata ke karan 'sanatan dharm' bhi kaha jata hai. ek vikasashil dharm hone ke karan vibhinn kaloan mean isamean naye-naye ayam ju date gaye. vastav mean hindoo dharm itane vishal paridrishy vala dharm hai ki usamean adim gram devataoan, bhoot-pishachi, sthaniy devi-devataoan, jha d-phooank, tantr-matr se lekar tridev evan any devataoan tatha nirakar brahm aur atyant goodh darshan tak- sabhi bina kisi antarvirodh ke samahit haian aur sthan evan vyakti vishesh ke anusar sabhi ki aradhana hoti hai.

hindoo dharm ke srot

vastav mean hindoo dharm laghu evan mahan paramparaoan ka uttam samanvay darshata hai. ek or isamean vaidik tatha puranakalin devi-devataoan ki pooja, archana hoti hai, to doosari or kapalik aur avadhootoan dvara bhi atyant bhayavah karmakaandiy aradhana ki jati hai. hindoo dharm ki paramparaoan ka adhyayan karane hetu hazaroan varsh pichhe vaidik kal par drishtipat karana hoga. hindoo dharm ki paramparaoan ka mool ved hi haian. vaidik dharm prakriti-poojak, bahudevavadi tatha anushthanaparak dharm tha. yadyapi us kal mean pratyek bhautik tattv ka apana vishesh adhishthatri devata ya devi ki manyata prachalit thi, parantu devataoan mean varun, poosha, mitr, savita, soory, ashvin, usha, indr, rudr, parjany, agni, brihaspati, som adi pramukh the. in devataoan ki aradhana yajn tatha mantrochcharan ke madhyam se ki jati thi.

puran

nauanvian se chaudahavian shatabdi ke madhy vibhinn puranoan ki rachana huee. puranoan mean paanch vishayoan (panch lakshan) ka varnan hai-

1. sarg (jagat ki srishti)
2. pratisarg (srishti ka vistar, lop evan pun: srishti)
3. vansh (rajaoan ki vanshavali)
4. manvantar (bhinn-bhinn manuoan ke kal ki pramukh ghatanaean)
5. vanshanucharit (any gauravapoorn rajavanshoan ka vistrit vivaran)

is prakar puranoan mean madhy yugin dharm, jnan-vijnan tatha itihas ka varnan milata hai. puranoan ne hi hindoo dharm mean 'avataravad' ki avadharana ka sootrapat kiya. isake alava moortipooja, tirthayatra, vrat adi isi kal ki den haian.

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