Friday, June 5, 2009

Jayanti (Birthday) of 'Dharmaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj'

Jayanti (Birthday) of 'Dharmaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj'

Today is the Jayanti (birthday) of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was a true Dharmaveer, who did not bow before Aurangzeb though Aurangzeb brutally tortured him for more than 40 days. Hindus must learn how to sacrifice for Dharma from Sambhaji Maharaj. He was a scholar of Sanskrit language. He single handedly fought with massive army of Aurangzeb for 9 years. He kept Aurangzeb in Maharashtra for 27 years, which finally resulted in foundation of Hindu emperors in North India. Sambhaji Maharaj also fought against the Portuguese in Goa, as they were doing conversions of Hindus and demolishing Hindu Temples in Goa.

The details about Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj is as follows: