त्या वास्तूच्या सज्ज्यामधून दिसलेले दृष्य. सहज मनात विचार आला, जिजाबाईने बाल शिवबाला, शिवबा बघा बरं हा आपला मावळ. आपला व्हायला हवा असे म्हणत हेच दृष्य दाखवले असेल का ?

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शिवकालीन महाकवी भूषणनी लिहून ठेवले आहे...

कासी की कला जाती
मथुरा मसिद होती
सिवाजी ना होतो
तो सुन्नती होत सबकी

नंतर काशी आणि मथुरा तर भ्रष्ट झालीच, पुढचेही व्हाय्चे नसेल तर पुन्हा एखादा शिवाजीच जन्माला यायला हवा.

... tat tvam asi (तत्वमसि ) ...
-Chandogya upanishad, VI.VIII ...

Chandogya Upanishad is also one of the oldest ones and perhaps the best known. It belongs to Saamveda, the veda with metre. It has many very interesting passages in which we learn
- of the knowledge that Kshatriyas had but Brahmins did not,
- of Satyakama's story about how its not your birth that decides if you are a Brahmin,
- of Aruni's statement about the origin of the universe from sat which in the same breath challenges another theory of origin,

... neti, neti ...
-Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, IV.V.15

Sakalya: Yadnyawalkya, how many gods are there?
Yadnyawalkya: According to the "Hymn of all the gods" there are 3306.
S: Yes, but how many gods are there?
Y: 33.
S: Yes, but how many gods are there?
Y: 6.
S: Yes, but how many gods are there?
Y: 3.
S: Yes, but how many gods are there?
Y: 2.
S: Yes, but how many gods are there?
Y: One and a half.
S: Yes, but how many gods are there?
Y: One.
(S: Which are those 3306 gods?)
-Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, III.IX.1

Gargi: Yadnyawalkya, since all this world is woven on water, please tell me on what is the world of water woven.
Yadnyawalkya: On the world of wind.
G: And on what is the world of wind woven?
Y: On the world of atmosphere.
G: And on what is the world of atmosphere woven?
Y: On the world of sun.
G: And on what is the world of sun woven?
Y: On the world of moon.
G: And on what is the world of moon woven?
Y: On the world of stars.
G: And on what is the world of stars woven?
Y: On the world of gods.
G: And on what is the world of gods woven?