Part 2: The Hoax Called Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - Panchatantra and Kautilya

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The Hoax Called Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - 2: Panchatantra and Kautilya

In the previous part, we had gleaned through hitopadesha to understand the message of an ancient AchArya of politics about ‘vasudhaiva kuTumbakaM’, encapsulated in a pair of satirical fables. Far from coming as an ideal or a recommendation, the shloka there was made to come from a shrewd subversionist, the lesson being that one has to exercise discretion from unwittingly trusting such brotherhood-preachers, and that the price for befriending and sheltering the wrong kind under the influence of such unconditional brotherhood, is nothing less than self-destruction. In the present part we continue our excursion into other primary saMskR^ita sources, in particular pa~nchatantra and chANakyan literature, to understand the total meaning and context of vasudhaiva kuTumbakam.

 

 

 

vasudhaiva kuTumbakam in pa~nchatantra

 

While developing the textbook of hitopadesha, nArAyaNa paNDita had the benefit of referring to, besides other sources, the most widespread repository of fables ever composed on planet, the great pa~nchatantra. In the preface of hitopadesha, nArAyaNa paNDita talks of pa~nchatantra mentioning how viShNusharman a great AchArya of nIti and politics had instructed a certain young princes in the matters of policy through tales. In fact many have convincingly argued that hitopadesha is nothing but a contextualized eastern recension of pa~nchatantra itself.

 

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Dear Mr.Sarvesh Tiwari,

The author of Pancharatra is Lord KRISHNA.During the great WAR of MAHABHARATA LORD KRISHNA taught the Pancharatra to Pandavas who are five in number in five nights hence it is called PANCHARATRA. PLANCHA means FIVE and RATRAAH means NIGHTS.

B.C.VENKATAKRISHNAN.

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Dear Mr. Venkatakrishnan,

 

Thanks for the response. But looks like you have mixed up between pa~ncha-tantra and pa~ncha-rAtra.

 

I have mentioned pa~nchatantra.

 

pls check again: http://bharatendu.com/2008/09/12/the-hoax-called-vasudhaiva-kutumbakam-2/

 

Warm Regards,

Sarvesh Tiwari

 

 

 

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Dear Mr.Sarvesh Tiwari,

 

The author of Pancharatra is Lord KRISHNA.During the great WAR of MAHABHARATA LORD KRISHNA taught the Pancharatra to Pandavas who are five in number in five nights hence it is called PANCHARATRA. PLANCHA means FIVE and RATRAAH means NIGHTS.

 

 

B.C.VENKATAKRISHNAN.

 

 

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--- On Sat, 9/20/08, Sarvesh Tiwari <sarveshtiwari wrote:

 

 

 

Dear Mr. Venkatakrishnan, Thanks for the response. >But looks like you have mixed up between pa~ncha-tantra and pa~ncha-rAtra. I have mentioned pa~nchatantra. pls check again: Warm Regards,Sarvesh Tiwari

Oh yes, I am sorry I read Pancharatra for Panchatantra.Thank you for the correction.

B.C.VENKATAKRISHNAN.