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Founder Editor KANU SANYAL
Editor-in-Chief
VISWAM
Editorial Board Arvind Sinha Shambhu Mahato Nand Kishore Singh
Vol . 14 Issue : 06 June 2022 e-mail : clastrugle @ yahoo . co . in Web site : www . classstruggle . in
On Other Pages :
1 . Economic & Political Situation : India become a Fertile Ground 04 Dollar Domination 06
2 . Document : Socio-Economic and Political Analysis of India ’ s 09
3 . Communist Movement : Naxalbari Peasant Revolt 18 55 Years of Naxalbari 20
4 . World : Tug of War between USA & China 22 Cultural Decadence 24
5 . From the States : - Sacrifice of Workers 23 - Punjab Kisan Movement 25 - Castes Kurukshethra in AP 26
6 . Song : Working Class Hero - John Lennon 27
7 . Statement - CPI ( ML ) on Dr . Ratan Lal Arrest 26 - AIPLCF Condemns 21
7 . In Memory - Com . Khokan Majumdar 27 - Naxalbari Martyrs 28
For Details :
Class Struggle 32-13-26 / 1 , M . R . Puram , Vijayawada , pin-520 010 . faith and myth instead of scientific proofs and evidences . 7 . So far the case
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Myth turned to Faith
“ Gyanvapi ” is a distortion of the word , “ Gnanvapi ” meaning “ Well of Knowledge ”. Gyanvapi is a location which actually constitute sacred parts , of both Hindu and Muslim , of Varanasi .
About Gnanvapi the myth goes like this - there was a time when there was no water except in three oceans , but Kashi was far away people would neither drink water nor take bath . But Ishana , powerful deity wanted to wash and worship the Linga . So , “ 17 , Ishana who was identical with Rudra on a terrible physical frame dug up a deep pit with terrific speed by means of his trident . The place was south of Visvesa and very near him .
18 , Then , O sage , columns of waters covering the earth and ten times its size came out whereby the whole of the earth was inundated on all sides .” [ Skanda Purana , Book-4 , Kashi Khanda , chapter 33 , English version ] Then it was described why this is called Gnanvapi or Gyanvapi .
Everybody knows about VISWANATHA of Kashi , which is worshipped as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas like Somanath in Gujarat , Mallikarjuna at SriSailam , Mahakaleshwar at Ujjain etc ., according to Shivapuran .
Only in Kashikhanda in Skandapurana Vishweshwara featured as a major deity , there too the linga is of a deity , Avimukteshwara . It says : “ The Linga is one without beginning ”. It is adored by Vivsvesa himself . This Avimukteshwara Linga in Kasi should be assiduously resorted for the purpose of salvation .
“ There are many Lingas in the holy shrines ( elsewhere ). They come here on the fourteenth day of dark half of the month of Magha ”. [ from Kasi-Khanda- Book4 of the English translation of the Skanda Purana ]
Any person of independent mind can find out the self contradictoriness and fallacies of these myths .
Reality : Facts and Unfounded Stories
We are being forced to discuss it because in most of the media the British sponsored history , which is suitable for the communal forces are being presented as facts .
One of the most important at that is on demolition of Kashi Vishwanath Temple by Aurangzeb . Even some of the most progressive media , organisations and persons believe that Aurangzeb demolished the temple because he was intolerant to Hinduism as the British historians and their followers tried to make us believe . They forget about umpteen number of farmans to Hindu temples granted jagirs ( lands ) by Aurangzeb including that of Jangum Badi Shiba temple in Banaras itself . Well known historian and ex . Governor of Odisha ( Orissa ) Mr . B . N . Pande in his book Islam and Indian Culture has given a list of such farmans granting jagirs and also other necessities for worship , such as ghee , to well-known Hindu temples , copies of which he himself could receive from the mahantas of those temples . They are “ Mahakaleshwar temple of Ujjain , Balaji Temple Chitrakut , Umanand Temple Gauhati and the Jain temple of Shatrunjay and other temples and Gurudwaras scattered over North India . These farmans were issued from 1065AH ( 1659 ) to 1091AH ( 1685 ).” [ Page36 ] He had issued land grants to a number of Hindu priests at Banares itself .
But it is beyond doubt that Aurangzeb ordered demolition of Vishwanath temple at Varanasi and the Jama Masjid at Golkonda . No one talks about the Golkonda Masjid . However we also for brevity not delve on that . Any interested person can contact us for authentic account . But a scholar extraordinary , Dr . Pattabhi Sitaramayya , once President of Congress , in his famous book “ The Feathers and the Stones ”, on fact based documentary evidence narrated the real reason behind that demolition . It has been put by Mr . B . N . Pande as below :
“ The story behind demolition of Vishwanath temple is that while Aurangzeb was passing near Varanasi on his way to Bengal , the Hindu rajas in the
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