Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was the ‘Yugapurush’ (युगपुरूष) who established the people’s state. He was a ‘Rashtranirmata’ (राष्ट्रनिर्माता) . That’s why he was, is and will always be a ‘Rashtrapurush’ (राष्ट्रपुरूष). Maharaj was ‘Prajapal Daksha’ (प्रजापाल दक्ष). He himself used to travel everywhere to see the condition of the people in Swarajya. Maharaj’s orders were the…
Maharaj possessed rare qualities like courage, punctuality and skillful leadership. Chhatrapati and his personality have been described by many natives and foreigners in their respective languages. Some of its descriptions and sayings about Maharaj are mentioned below in Marathi and English language. (I am sorry if there is any mistake on my part in translating…
Before getting to know Shivaji Maharaj, let us know the meaning of the two words ‘Chhatrapati’ and ‘Maharaj’. He who holds the ‘Chhatra’ of his grace and justice over the poor people is ‘Chhatrapati’. Here ‘Chhatra’ means support and security. Also ‘Pati’ means parent, father. So ‘Chhatrapati’ means the father or guardian who is the…
Continue reading from Part III As told by Kautilya, these skill of the ideal king is seen in the skills of the Maharaj such as Bhavani Mata herself gifting her sword, spreading the news of Shivaji appearing everywhere and disappearing like a ghost in the enemy army by spreading the news and pretending that the…
Continue reading from Part II Kautilya says, ‘जर एकजण कारस्थान करू लागला, तर गुपचूप वध करावा. 10 जण कट करू लागले, तर जाहीर फाशी द्यावी. 100 जण कट करू लागले, तर फाशी देऊन दहशत निर्माण करावी. अनुयायांना माफी देऊन दुवा घ्यावा व कारभार कोठे चुकला, याचा शोध घेऊन दुरूस्ती करावी. सुखासुखी प्रजा बंड करीत नसते.…
Continue reading from Part I Kautilya means Chanakya Kautilya says, ‘प्रजेचे इहलौकिक व परलौकिक कल्याण साधने, हे राजाचे परम कर्तव्य आहे. शांतता ठेवणे, परकीय आक्रमणापासून वाचविणे, ही कामे केली, म्हणजे राजाचे कर्तव्य संपले असे होत नाही. तर अधून-मधून दुष्काळ येतात, नापिकीही होते. अशा संकटांवर मात करण्याकरीता राजाने धान्यकोठारे सदैव भरून ठेवावीत. उदाहरणार्थ, संकटाच्या वेळी व्यापारी…
Before knowing about Maharaj, let us see ‘How to identify an ideal king?‘ Chanakya’s assessment of the ideal king is documented in the book ‘Kautilya’. Here we will briefly review that assessment. Knowing about these assessments will help us understand whether Chhatrapati was an ideal king or not. I am not only sure, but I…
I thank all the writers, historians, history researchers, bakharkars, shiv bhakts, shivshahirs, all shiv bhakt mandals and forums as well as internet and all other people. Because, I would not have been able to compile this information without the information provided by him and without the books, videotapes, powades, filmtapes, audiotapes, pictures, understandings, Maharaj’s period…
Maharaj made full use of land and sea for transportation as well as wars and defense of Swarajya. He built many roads for war and general transportation. Roadways (जमिनीवरील रस्ते): Maharaj created and constructed roads suitable for carrying animals like bullocks, horses, elephants, camels, donkeys, bullock carts and palanquins from the banks (कडेकपा-यांमधून) of the…
Continue reading from Part X Some Types of Vargas: If a hero dies defending his Godhan (गाय), it is called Govardhangal. In such veergals, the hero is usually shown with his godhan in the bottom frame. If a hero dies while killing a tiger, it is called Vaghragal. In such veergals, the hero is usually…
