72 hoors ???
So today, a tragedy unfolded in Karachi in which more than a dozen people lost their lives & many got critically injured. When the entire world came together to mourn & pray for the deceased, Hindutva twitter as expected got busy mocking the victims while throwing
So today, a tragedy unfolded in Karachi in which more than a dozen people lost their lives & many got critically injured. When the entire world came together to mourn & pray for the deceased, Hindutva twitter as expected got busy mocking the victims while throwing
the usual jibes of 72 hoors & so on.
This is a familiar jibe thrown by Hindutva towards deceased Muslims when a tragedy befalls them. But, is the concept of beautiful virgin women or "Hoors" for the people of paradise only a thing of Islam? .....
This is a familiar jibe thrown by Hindutva towards deceased Muslims when a tragedy befalls them. But, is the concept of beautiful virgin women or "Hoors" for the people of paradise only a thing of Islam? .....
The answer is no! Infact, even Hindu mythology is full of mentions of such women, called as "Apsara" who are virgins specially created for Hindus who die in the way of Hindu dharma.
Let's see for ourselves....
Let's see for ourselves....
1."Celestial damsels seize for themselves & take delight with the hero, whose body is wounded or cut by arrows, clubs, or maces. Thousands of celestial damsels, rush forward in a hurry towards a hero killed in battle, each proclaiming, βHe is my lord, he is mineβ.
- Parashara Samhita 3.28-29
2. "If victorious, wealth is won; if death results, beautiful women fall to his share; since this corporeal frame is liable to perish in an instantβs time, why should we be shy of meeting death on a field of battle?" - Parashara Smriti 3.31
2. "If victorious, wealth is won; if death results, beautiful women fall to his share; since this corporeal frame is liable to perish in an instantβs time, why should we be shy of meeting death on a field of battle?" - Parashara Smriti 3.31
3. βYama tells them -βYou are noble souls duly blessed, since you have performed what is ordained in the Vedas. Good deeds that are conducive to divine happiness have been performed by you. Ascend the celestial aerial chariot and go to heaven to enjoy the pleasures in the company
of celestial damsels and fulfil your cherished desires.β - Shiva Purana, Umasamhita 7.45-46
4. "The man who has become pure (by taking bath) and who has observed fast shall keep awake in the night on the fourteenth lunar day in the dark half. He shall then worship Siva.
4. "The man who has become pure (by taking bath) and who has observed fast shall keep awake in the night on the fourteenth lunar day in the dark half. He shall then worship Siva.
Dispelling the delusion caused by sins, he goes to Rudraloka. He will acquire the form of Rudra with three eyes and four arms. He will sport about with celestial girls as long as the moon, sun and stars shine.β - Skanda Purana V.iii.198.115-117
5. βIf any one always makes arrangement for dance and music programmes in the abode (shrine) of Visnu, the celestial damsels will dance before him when he goes to heaven.β - Skanda Purana VI.232.26
6. "Foremost of Apsaras, numbering by thousands, go out with great speed (for receiving the spirit of the slain hero) coveting him for their lord.β - Mahabharata 12.98.46-51
7. "That man who habitually makes gifts of kine comes to be regarded as the foremost of his species. When thus proceeding to Heaven, he is received by a thousand celestial damsels of beautiful hips and adorned with handsome robes and ornaments. These girls wait upon him there and
minister to his delight. He sleeps there in peace and is awakened by the musical laughter of those gazelle-eyed damsels, the sweet notes of their Vinas, the soft strains of their Vallakis, and the melodious tinkle of their Nupuras. β
- Mahabharata 13.79.27
- Mahabharata 13.79.27
8. "That man who, unafflicted by disease and free from every malady, observes a fast, verily acquires, at every step the merits that attach to Sacrifices. Such a man ascends to Heaven on a car drawn by swans. Endued with puissance, he enjoys every kind of happiness in heaven
for a hundred years. A hundred Apsaras of the most beautiful features wait upon and sport with himβ¦β - Mahabharata 13.106.53-55
9. "If one takes the holy bath for the sake of sexual pleasure with celestial damsels in heaven, he attains the same.β - Skanda Purana III.i.1.77
10. Bereft of physical bodies, pure, cleansed with the wind, they go to a brilliant world. The fire doesn't cause the
10. Bereft of physical bodies, pure, cleansed with the wind, they go to a brilliant world. The fire doesn't cause the
male organ to burn. In the world of happiness, they get plenty of women. - Atharva Veda 4.34.2
These are just few of the verses from the 100s of such verses which talks about beautiful women(Apsaras) in paradise waiting for Hindus who give sacrifices in the path of Dharma.
These are just few of the verses from the 100s of such verses which talks about beautiful women(Apsaras) in paradise waiting for Hindus who give sacrifices in the path of Dharma.
PS: This post is not meant to make fun of the sacred scriptures of Hinduism but to show a mirror to the Hindutva trolls who mock other's religions without knowing their own scriptures.
Peace Out!
Peace Out!
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