Rahul Gandhi distorts Puranas by saying Lord Shiva had swallowed the universe

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi addressed the occasion employees via video conferencing at this time on the event of launch of Congress occasion’s digital marketing campaign Jan Jagran Abhiyan. In his handle, he suggested the occasion employees to assault BJP saying the occasion follows Hindutva ideology, which is totally different from Hinduism. However, as all the time, the Kerala MP made a goof-up in his handle, as he distorted a well known story from Puranas relating to Lord Shiva.
Giving an analogy from Hindu mythology, Rahul Gandhi mentioned that Lord Shiva had swallowed the complete universe. While concluding his handle, Rahul Gandhi mentioned, ‘Like Shiv Ji had swallowed the entire universe, the ideology of Congress will swallow the ideology of BJP. You will not even know, you will not know and it will disappear (the BJP ideology). And that hatred that is being spread today will disappear. And the future that can’t be seen at this time will change into seen’.
“शिव भक्त” राहुल गांधी के ज्ञान की पराकाष्ठा देखिये… pic.twitter.com/flyd1AsPdg— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) November 12, 2021
However, Rahul Gandhi massively misquoted Hindu scriptures when he claimed that Shiva had swallowed the universe. Because Lord Shiva had swallowed poison with the potential to destroy the complete universe, he didn’t swallow the complete universe. Shiva ingesting poison is among the most well-known tales from Hindu texts, and it’s ironic that janeu-dhari Rahul Gandhi misquoted such a well known story.
The incident is from the story of Samudra Manthan, the churning of the ocean of milk to acquire amrita (nectar), which has been narrated in Bhagavata Purana and Vishnu Purana. According to the story, when the Devas and Asuras had come collectively to collectively churn the ocean for the nectar of immortality, a number of different issues had appeared earlier than the nectar. One of them was a deadly poison named Halahala, which was so highly effective that it might destroy the complete creation. To shield the three worlds, Lord Shiva had consumed the poison. It had turned his neck, which is the rationale that he’s also called Neelakantha, the place Neela means blue and Kantha means throat in Sanskrit.
This story can also be a part of Vishnu’s ten avatars, as he had taken the type of a turtle to maintain the mount Mandara in place on the ocean mattress, which was used to churn the ocean.
Gandhi mentioned this whereas asking his occasion employees to ‘crystalise the ideology of Congress’. He mentioned that BJP has found their ideology, and has crystalised their ideology, and Congress additionally has to the identical. He mentioned that after Congress crystalises its ideology, it would envelop their ideology, like Shiv had swallowed the complete universe. He additional mentioned that he has been finding out the ideology of Congress for final 10-12 years, and it’s like stunning jewel with endless energy inside, and it’s important that Congress employees uncover it.
Rahul Gandhi misquoting the Samudra Manthan story is much more ironic, as a result of simply minutes in the past, he had claimed that he has learn Hindu texts. While claiming that Hindutva permits to hurt innocents however Hinduism doesn’t, he had mentioned that he had learn the Upanishads and different texts, and nowhere it’s talked about that folks from different religions may be harmed.
“…I have read the Upanishad’s…where is it written to kill an innocent man?…”Shri @RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/35q1U5omW6— INC TV (@INC_Television) November 12, 2021
‘I have read the Upanishads, where it is written that you should kill an innocent? Have not seen it’, Rahul Gandhi mentioned in his handle. He was saying this whereas claiming that BJP and RSS comply with Hindutva, not Hinduism. It is attention-grabbing to notice that Rahul Gandhi claims the Upanishads, as there are 108 recognized Upanishads. Moreover, the story of Shiva consuming poison is narrated in Puranas, not Upanishads.
His full speech may be watched under.