Talk:Dvesa

dveṣa (‘[that which causes] repulsion, hatred or dislike’) Hinduism has always stressed the cultivation of moral and ethical virtues in the life of every individual since they conduce to happiness in personal life and peace in social life. Just as there are virtues to be assiduously cultivated, there are vices too, to be avoided and eliminated. One such vice that is classed among the ariṣaḍvargas or the six enemies of every human being, is dveṣa or hatred. Droha (desire to harm), krodha (anger) and amarṣa (intolerance) are its different forms and manifestations. It has been defined variously by the different philosophical systems. The Viṣṇu), Dvārakā has been highly eulogised in the Hindu religious works, especially the purāṇas. The main temple is that of Dvārakādhīśa or Raṇchoḍjī (Srī Kṛṣṇa). The original temple could have been built during the Gupta period (A. D. 320-525) and repaired during the age of the Solaṅkis (9th to 13th cent. A. D.). It is situated on the bank of the Gomatī which is not a river but the back-waters of the Arabian sea. The main dome or tower is 42 metres (140 ft.) in height. The large maṇḍapa (open hall) has sixty pillars. There is enough space for pradakṣiṇa or circumam- bulation. In the garbhamandir or sanctum there is the beautiful image of Kṛṣṇa made of black stone, 90 cms (3 ft.) in height, with four arms. Pilgrims are permitted to touch the feet of the image and offer tulasi (holy basil) leaves. Other images in the temple campus are those of Ambā, Balarāma, Trivikrama and Pradyumna. There is a separate temple for Siva as ‘Kuśeśvara Mahādeva’. There are nine bathing ghāṭs for pilgrims such as Saṅgama-ghāṭ, Nārāyaṇa ghāṭ, Vāsudeva-ghāṭ, Goghāṭ and so on. There is a small lake of salt water near one of the ghāts, called ‘Niṣpāpa- sarovara’. A bath here has been considered almost compulsory. Other temples in Dvārakā are those of Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa and Vāsudeva. The temple of Nāgeśvara-liṅga (Siva) is an ancient one. Pilgrims sometimes undertake what is known as ‘Dvārakāpradaksiṇa,’ circu- mambulation of the whole place for which a particular order is prescribed. Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janmāṣṭamī is the biggest festival observed in the main temple. There is an ancient monastery—the Sāradāpīṭha—established by Saṅkarā- cārya (A. D. 788-820) here.