Search
+
    Invest with Confidence. Lead with Insights.
    • Drench in the knowledge with exclusive insights, ePaper & smart market tools with ETPrime.

    View: Those who give gifts voluntarily are truly rare and great

    The idea of hundi in temples is also a remnant of this Maha-dana ritual, where offerings are made to God, in the hope of creating a karmic balance that assures fortune to the donor.

    Synopsis

    While donation (dana) was always part of Indian tradition since Vedic times, this Maha-dana was an innovation in later times, to mark the shift into Kali Yuga, when it was impossible to conduct yagna as there were very few who remembered the old Vedic ways.

    Many people think the world is unravelling itself today. Politicians insist this unravelling began a thousand years ago with the coming of Muslim warlords of Central Asia (Turuka) followed by the Europeans. But as per Sanskrit lore, this began two thousand years ago, with the arrival of another set of ‘foreigners’ - the Greeks (Yavanas), the Scythians (Shaka), the Parthians (Pahalava), and other Central Asian tribes (Kushana, Huna). These have
    • FONT SIZE
    • SAVE
    • PRINT
    • COMMENT
    ET

    Uh-oh! This is an exclusive story available for selected readers only.

    Worry not. You’re just a step away.

    Why ?

    • Exclusive Economic Times Stories, Editorials & Expert opinion across 20+ sectors

    • Stock analysis. Market Research. Industry Trends on 4000+ Stocks

    • Clean experience with
      Minimal Ads
    • Comment & Engage with ET Prime community
    • Exclusive invites to Virtual Events with Industry Leaders
    • A trusted team of Journalists & Analysts who can best filter signal from noise
    • ​Get 1 Year Complimentary Subscription of TOI+ worth Rs.799/-​

    The Economic Times