Vedic Sage Kashyap:Founded Kashmir

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KASHMIR IS A WELLKNOWN REGION IN THE VEDIC SCRIPTURES AND TRADITION.

NOWHERE IS KASHMIR SEEN TO BE PART OF THE ARABIAN BASED ISLAMIC

CULTURE. ITS TIME THAT THE WORLD ACCEPTS THIS FACT. THE CITIZENS OF

INDIA ARE EQUALLY CITIZENS WHETHER THEY BE

HINDU/MUSLIM/CHRISTIAN/SIKH ETC.

IN AN ERA WHEN COUNTRIES ARE FORMING UNITED BLOCKS IT IS IMPORTANT

THAT INDIA BEGIN UNTING WITH IT'S NEIGHBORS. TO DO ANYTHING

DIFFERANT, WEAKENS NOT ONLY INDIA, BUT THE WHOLE REGION. THERE IS NO

NEED, REASON, OR RIGHT FOR ANYONE TO DEMAND SECCESION FROM

INDIA....UNLESS THEY ARE JUST POLITICAL PUPPETS WORKING FOR EXTERNAL

INTERESTS.

 

BELOW IS INFORMATION ON THE VEDIC FOUNDATIONS OF KASHMIR. TO THOSE

WHO BELIEVE THIS INFO IS MYTHOLOGY, I SAY THE VERY FACT A CULTURE HAS

A MYTHOS ABOUT A PLACE ONLY PROVES A DEEP AND ANCIENT CONNECTION.

JAYA KASHMIR!!! ANCIENT GAURDIAN OF BHARATA MATA!!!

VRIN:)

 

Kashyap - The Maker of Kashmir

First of all Kashyap, through rigorous penance, built Kashmir.

According to a story in Neelmat Purana the entire area of India

remained under water because of terrible inundation. With the passage

of time all areas in India became worth habitation after the flood

waters receded and after social systems were set up. But in the lap

of Himalaya in north of India there was sprawling region which was

still under water. This stagnant water assumed the shape of a big

lake. After this a type of volcano eruption started taking place in

the 1ake which caused cracks to the mountain peaks situated on the

lake banks allowing drainage of the water. A lovely place took shape,

the result of volcano eruption. As per the ancient convention the

power of fire was called "S" and that is why the land was named by

the experts as "satidesh".

 

After this Kashyap Rishi decided to make this area worth habitation

for people. Alongwith labourers he started cutting mountains and

levelling the land. Everything was completed successfully but there

was need for a canal which could permanently siphon out water.

Kashyap sought assistance from Shiva who sent immediately teams of

experts. Kashyap requested Shiva to inaugurate digging. Shiva

inaugurated the digging programme by striking the earth with his

trident. A river flowed from the trident hit spot and it was

named "Vitasta."

This way the river carved out its way by breaking and removing

boulders. It flowed quenching thirst, irrigating and making

cultivable many areas to join the river Indus.

 

When this area was fully levelled and banks of Vitasta (Jehlum) were

completed Kashyap rishi sent a formal invitation to people in many

areas of India requesting them to come and settle there. Accepting

his invitation, people belonging to different castes and communities

arrived. They included industrialists, farmers, workers, doctors,

roads and buildings artisans. Everyone started efforts for

reservation of plots. The Rishis allotted land to them as per their

calibre and according to a system and rule. Those belonging to the

Naag sect of Kashyap and others developed towns and villages and

within a short period beautiful houses and temples were built.

 

After all this work was completed, the question arose as to who

should be entrusted with the task of running the government in the

state. The son of Kashyap, Neel, was unanimously declared the ruler.

 

This way Neel is the first ruler of Kashmir. He handled the State's

administration tactfully. The panoramic beauty of the state attracted

many people to this place. People belonging to different religions

and communities started living here. Neel ruler welcomed everyone.

Many facilities were made available. It was peace all around and an

atmosphere of delight.

 

When the fame of Kashmir spread far and wide, Lord Indra too came to

Kashmir for a visit alongwith his wife Shachi. Neel ruler made fine

arrangements for his stay and for his tour. One evening when Indra

and his wife Shachi were busy in pleasant conversation, while walking

with a cool breeze on the lake bank, a voluptuous demon attacked

Indra to kidnap Shachi.

 

Then Indra killed him with his weapon. Indra and Shachi left for

their state.

 

At that time a patrol party of Neel, while patrolling, passed by that

side. It saw a child beside the body of the demon. The child was

weeping beside the body of his father. The patrol party picked up the

child and handedover him to Neel. Neel brought him up as his son and

made him educated. Since the child had been lifted from the water-

splashed bank of the lake, Neel named him Jalodbhav.

 

Neel tried fully to link him with Indian nationalism by merging him

with the mainstream of Kashmir. But Jalodbhav would shun qualities of

patriotism and social service. After all he was a demon. He could not

get adjusted with the soil of Kashmir because of his demonic nature.

Foreign powers encouraged his anti-national mental make-up. With his

full strength he concentrated on destroying mutual love and culture

of Kashmir. Kashmiris migrated to different areas of India out of

fear of Neel and left behind their property.

 

People belonging to Gandhar, Abhisar, Juhundur, Shak, Khas, Tarang,

Mandav, Madr, Antargiri and Bahigiri sects and areas were tyrannised

by the group dancing to the tune of this sinner and foreigners.

 

The dance of destruction enacted by these antinational elements

resulted in the destruction of the entire region from Madr to

Kashmir. This part of Indis was bereft of Indianness because its

original residents had been forced to migrate.

 

Neel faced this situation with all his strength but failed to control

it. He tried to stop migration of the patriotic people of Kashmir but

everybody thought it better to migrate to any part of India to escape

death because of the dance of destruction started by Jalodbhav. That

time Kashyap rishi had gone on a pilgrimage. When he came to know

about it and about the antinational activities and foreign

conspiracies in Kashmir, he returned immediately. After taking stock

of the situation he announced that he would not be going on tour and

on pilgrimage. Kashmir was to be handedover to the Army and he

said "I would make arrangements for this. I shall call for an

explanation from those who have destroyed the country, tyrannised

people, raped women and indulged in killings". He also announced that

arrangements would be made under which migrant patriotic people could

return safely and honourably.

 

This way Kashyap encouraged Neel to handover Kashmir to the Army for

its protection. Had there been the Congress Government in India at

that stage the Prime Minister would have told Neel "First install

Jalodbhav as the Chief Minister in Kashmir and then the talks can be

initiated". Similarly it would have handedover power to Jalodbhav,

the rebel, and directed king Neel, the nationalist, to migrate to

Jammu. It would have given facilities to the antinational elements to

hatch conspiracies under the garb of Article 370 which gives to the

state a special position.

 

But Kashyap Rishi was not a Congressite. He had not to seek votes

from any specific community. That is why he, instead of adopting a

policy of appeasement, decided to root out the demonic band of

Jalodbhav. As per his plan Lord Shiva and Vishnu reached Kashmir with

their forces. Jalodbhav and his followers hid themselves in hideouts

from where they would adopt hit and run policy against the Army.

 

The Army cordoned off the entire area infested with terrorists

belonging to Jalodbhav. Shiva, Vishnu, Kashyap and Vasuki commanded

the troops on all the four corners. The Army action was launched from

all the four sides. When Jalodbhav emerged from a pond the rain of

sharp arrows killed him and his followers who too had come out of

their hideouts to flee. Not a single soul survived. On seeing

Jalodbhav Vishnu beheaded him with his Cross.

 

The death of Jalodbhav led to the end of antinational elements in

Kashmir. King Neel occupied the throne again. The Kashmir issue

registered a total end. All the displaced people returned to their

houses. They were given full protection and honour. All of them

expressed their gratitude to Kashyap Rishi who restarted his

pilgrimage.

 

Come and learn a lesson from this saga, written in Neelmat Purana

compiled several thousand years ago, connected with the birth,

development, fall and reconstruction of Kashmir so that by bidding

farewell to the politics of appeasement and vote an attempt is made

to understand and solve the Kashmir problem in the interest of the

nation.