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369, allow me to answer you. Are you deciding for everyone???? Everyone who has made a choice has their own opinion and acts according to their own understanding. There are NO IRRESPONSIBLE decisions.
Krishna is the greatest trickster, and I studied under him for a long time
And Narasimha is him in another mood.
And when Kashchei (Hiranyakashipu) was sure that no one could kill him—neither by day nor by night, neither an animal nor a human—someone appeared who was neither beast nor human, at twilight, and, in fact, from a pillar
Why do YOU think so poorly of others? As if they do not have their own opinions... I carefully looked at and analyzed all the paintings, and this is only my choice, number 3. I did not even know that Sergei Veretennikov had also voted for the third one... until YOU wrote about it here.
I was most drawn to paintings 3 and 6.
I chose 3 because it warms my heart to think that Narasimha will come and protect His devotees and our School too
And I perceived painting number 6 as though the snakes were also protecting Prahlada and giving him energy, rather than trying to attack him. That is why I also wanted to vote for number 6.
369, namaste!
I can tell you about my choice.
I also voted first and then wrote a message explaining why I had chosen this painting.
Only a day later did I click the "see results" button and look at how the voting was going; I also noticed that OM Shanti's choice had fallen on this painting as well
I voted with full responsibility and did not look at who had voted and how before making my choice, because I have my own opinion and do not expect it to coincide—or not coincide—with the opinions of the other voters
369, I chose the painting with my heart, because I love this Vedic Story and the epic appearance of Narasimha as an expression of divine wrath toward those who offend His devotees.
I looked at who had voted for the third painting after your remark and, yes, it really is nice to be in the majority when OM Shanti is part of it.
Actually, it is completely unimportant to me which of the paintings will bear the name of our School; the main thing is that it will happen one way or another. I only pointed out a moment that would have been more "transparent".
Of course, it may also be entirely coincidental that the majority of votes are for number three.
When I myself looked at the paintings, I initially considered paintings 3 and 6, but in the end I chose 6. Only afterward did I see the voting results, including the fact that the majority of votes were for painting 3, and that OM Shanti was among those who voted for it.
That is the only reason I suggested making the voting more transparent, without bias.
But either way, it would be interesting to see which painting would win if OM Shanti changed their vote?
Practically everyone who voted for option 3 participated in the donations, except for three of the voters.
But even so, this image is still in the lead.
Honestly, when I voted, I didn't look at who was voting, and only noticed it now, because of this discussion.
But personally, I'm not upset at all by this "unfairness"—it's simply everyone's choice. I will be very happy if #3 is chosen by the majority for our School's signature.
Namaste, students of the Mahapurna School! I like that everyone has their own opinion! It's so wonderful! As they say, truth is born in debate! This is the engine of progress! For a battery to work, you need a + and a -! That's an obvious fact! We argue and discuss, and may agree or disagree with one another...... The main thing is that we have a teacher, Om Shanti, and the final word will always be his...... this is the path of development for each of us..... I didn't come to the School to assert myself, and my goal is not to be the best among you, but to be together with you......
Thank you for the tip that it's possible to see the votes for the different images. I only looked just now, after the discussion.
After studying the images and choosing between them, my heart resonated with #3, because it perfectly expresses strength and power, protection, and determination—the main qualities of Narasimha.
A super image and a super depiction!
Namaste, everyone!
I liked options 3 and 6. Let it be whichever the majority chooses. And the most important answer is what the teacher thinks—I have already read about his preference.
Option 3 really conveys determination and strength. And option 6 conveys equanimity in any situation. Perhaps option 3 is more about outward expression and active action. That is what the students of the Mahapurna School need.
The serpent cult in India is more than 5,000 years old. According to ancient Hindu cosmological beliefs, the Universe is supported by the numerous heads of the serpent Shesha, who lies upon the waters of the Cosmic Ocean, while Vishnu, the preserver of life, rests on a bed formed by his coils. At the end of each cosmic day, Shesha’s fire-breathing mouths destroy the worlds, and the creator Brahma then rebuilds them. The formidable destroyer Shiva constantly wears the mighty seven-headed serpent Vasuki as a sacred cord. With Vasuki’s help, the gods obtained the drink of immortality, amrita, by churning. To prevent Buddha from attaining enlightenment, the demon Mara unleashed a terrible storm. But a huge cobra thwarted the demon’s plans. It coiled around Buddha’s body seven times and protected him. According to myth, the Nagas possess the secrets of magic and sorcery, can revive the dead and change their appearance. According to legend, many maharaja dynasties originated from the Nagas. The serpent is believed to symbolize eternal movement, embody the soul of an ancestor, and protect the home (to be continued......).
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Picture number 6. Countless legends and tales have been composed about snakes in India, but they are also associated with the most unexpected omens. One old legend tells of a Brahmin who went into the fields one morning, ignoring the day of Nag Panchami. While plowing a furrow, he accidentally crushed a cobra’s hatchlings. Having found her babies dead, the mother snake decided to take revenge on the Brahmin. Following the trail of blood left by the plow, she found the offender’s home. The owner and his family were sleeping peacefully. The cobra killed everyone in the house, then slithered to a neighboring village, where one of the Brahmin’s daughters lived. There she saw that the young woman had made all the preparations for the Nag Panchami festival and had set out milk, sweets, and flowers for the snakes. The snake then changed her anger to mercy. The woman begged the cobra to bring her father and the rest of her relatives back to life. The snake turned out to be a nagini and willingly fulfilled the virtuous woman’s request.” On the fifth day of the new moon in the month of Shravana (July–August), India solemnly celebrates the festival of snakes—Nag Panchami. No one works on this day. The celebrations begin with the first rays of the sun. Hindus paste images of reptiles above the main entrance to their homes and perform puja—the principal form of worship of the gods in Hinduism. Many people gather in the central square. Trumpets and drums resound. Snakes caught on the eve of the festival are showered with flower petals and generously given money. People pray to the eight principal nagas and offer live snakes milk, clarified butter, honey, turmeric, and roasted rice. Flowers of oleander, jasmine, and red lotus are placed by their holes. Brahmins preside over the rituals. The snake festival continues until late at night. Strange as it may seem, for some reason snakes do not bite on this day. Deadly creatures, for example, can be found literally at every step in Saperagaon. A young housewife pours water over the floors from a copper pitcher, while a two-meter cobra lies coiled at her feet. In a hut, an elderly woman prepares dinner and grumblingly shakes a tangled viper out of her sari. (To be continued)
Good day to everyone on such a wonderful Spring Festival, celebrating the energy of Isis in each of us.
I looked at the images, and I did not like a single one. There are more interesting paintings on the subject of protecting the Devotee of the Supreme Father, the Creator of all that exists.
The last one confirmed my current view of the world.
By virtue of my life circumstances, Fate led me into various denominations, and through communicating with people I saw how most of them, having raised the energy of the Caduceus within themselves (Kundalini, filled with the Holy Spirit), became filled with a sense of superiority.
We are the chosen ones!
But true devotees, with divine energy within, having accomplished one Herculean feat—killing this feeling of separation and pride within themselves—simply learned to love themselves as a unique structure of the One, and everyone around them, becoming filled with gratitude for being part of this magnificent World. This is not our external battle; it is our inner one.