Vagisha Profile picture
Feb 22, 2018 9 tweets 5 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
#Hinduism in #NorthEast India

The many regions of NE India find mentions in our ancient religious manuscripts and in the Mahabharata.

Pls follow this thread for more information.

There is more info but can't be subsumed in tweets.

#ThursdayThoughts
#Assam the land of blue hills and rivers, is the land of Usha, who was enamored of Aniruddha, the prince of Dwarka. #Meghalaya, abode of clouds was the dreamland of Pramila.
#ArunachalPradesh, where the sun rises above the snow capped mountains, was the homeland of Rukmini whose beauty enchanted Lord Krishna.#Manipur the dale of songs and dances was the land of Chitrangada and in #Nagaland, the eastern sentinel of our country, Arjun’s Ulupi was born.
#Tripura is the land of Queen Tripura Sundari and the damsels of the blue mountains of #Mizoram are as colourful as the river Dhaleswari herself…”
Assam also known as Pragjyotishpur or the city of eastern lights ,was the gateway to the region and was founded by King Naraka  an Asura, an enemy of  Lord Krishna and the Devas.
King Naraka’s son Bhagadatta finds mention in the Mahabharat too.
as being one of the participants in the Kurukshetra battle of Mahabharata heading a huge army of Kiratas. Later Pragjyotishpur came to be known as Kamarupa and is mentioned in the Kalika Purana and the Vishnu Purana.
#ArunachalPradesh is said to be kingdom of the King Bhismaka
whose pretty daughter Princess Rukmini had eloped with Lord Krishna just on the day of her swayamvar and had resulted in a fierce battle between Lord Krishna and her brother Prince Rukma.
#Meghalaya has been mentioned as Pramila kingdom in our texts.
#Manipur and #Nagaland feature prominently in the Mahabharata, post the battle of Kurukshetra with Princess Chitrangada of Manipur and Princess of Uloopi.
The ancient name of #Tripura was Kirata and it is claimed that they descended from Yayati , a chandravanshi one of whose descendants founded the kingdom,
his son Trilochana was a devout king and is said to have attended King Yudhisthira’s Rajasyuya Yagya as an ally.

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Vagisha

Vagisha Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @vagishasoni

Jun 20, 2018
Don't limit #yoga 2 a few poses or just SuryaNamaskar

Its a philosophy & a way of life. It is a means to unite urself wid d higher being

Before u start Hata Yog,u need 2 go thru stages explained in dis #thread

#4thYogaDay
#YogaDay2018
#InternationalDayOfYoga
1.YAMAS - Yamas are the moral, ethical and spiritual guidelines of a person aspiring to reach balance, health, and well-being leading to spiritual development.

*Ahimsa
*Satya
*Asteya
*Brahmacharya
*Aparigrah

#4thYogaDay
#InternationalDayofYoga
#InternationalYogaDay
2.NIYAMA - The practice of Niyama helps us maintain a positive environment to grow, and develop self-discipline and inner-strength necessary to proceed along the path of yoga.

*Cleanliness
*Contentment
*Austerity
*Introspection
*Offering life to God

#4thYogaDay
#YogaDay2018
Read 9 tweets
Mar 7, 2018
On #WomensDay #womensday2018 #InternationalWomensDay

Let's discuss d stature #women have in #Hinduism

Hinduism splits d primordial divine energies into Shiva& Shakti.Nothing can exist without d existence of dese opposing yet complementary forces

Pls follow the thread-
(1/10)
Aditi–1st Mother,Goddess of space,infinity and timelessness. A protective Goddess who helps u overcome obstacles.

Agneya–Daughter of the fire God Agni & guardian of the south east direction.

Ammavarua–The Goddess who laid the egg from which Brahma,Shiva& Vishnu hatched.(2/10)
Aranyani–Goddess of d forest &d creatures that live dere.

Banka Mundi–Goddess of d hunt & fertility.

Chhaya-Goddess of d shadows & consort of Surya,d Hindu sun God.

Durga-A fierce, demon fighting Goddess who sits upon a lion.Her name means one who alleviates suffering.(3/10)
Read 10 tweets
Mar 4, 2018
Does Hinduism refer to Culture or #Religion?

Pls follow the thread to get the answer-

#SundayThoughts #Hinduism
#sundaymotivation #Sundaywisdom (1/7)
#Hinduism is a not a religion in the western sense. The name was originally invented by people who lived outside India to designate its geographical location, culture and ethnicity. The word became associated with native faiths of India much later.(2/7)
"Hindu" word came to us from Persia. Persians identified d people who lived south of d Indus river as Hindus.#Hindu came from the root word Sindhu and overtime it became Hindu from which came Hinduism.The Greek interpreted it as “Indos.” Hence,d Europeans used d name India.(3/7)
Read 7 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(