Sometimes the dreams you may have during the sleep are interesting and
fascinating too. Often we forgot most of the sequential events happened in the
dream, but remember a few after we wake up. I want to tell you an interesting
dream I had (I think I am going to remember this date 11/23/2015). This is the
dream about how I got my name as Vajra. Before going into the story let me tell
you how I got my name actually. According to my parents, my tatayya(My
Father’s father) proposed the name as Vajra Kanth. It’s my mother who suggested
the name to be as Deep instead of Kanth(In Indian Context Kanth and Deep means
Light) and so that's how I got the name as Vajra Deep.
Coming to the Subject….I had a Dream
In the dream I saw my
grandfather writing on the black board (He was a Teacher by profession)
explaining how he proposed my name and how Vajra is related to Gandhi. I don’t
really remember the complete dream but I know he also said about the river. The
first thing I done after I got up is Google as Vajra and Gandhi. I don’t see
any direct relation with these names. But something astonished me after
going through some other websites especially Wikipedia.
As many of you know Vajra means Diamond or Thunder storm. In Hindu
mythology, Vajra is also the weapon of Lord Indra.
So how did Lord Indra have the weapon Vajra?
There were many stories about this, but the major one
is relating to Sage Dadhichi.
Sage Dadhichi is the
son of Antharvan who created the Antharveda(One of the Vedas of 4
vedas).According to the story Lord Indra(King of all Devas) was driven out of
Devaloka(Swarga,Heaven) by Serpent king named Vritra an Asura (Demigod
with Bad qualities). Vritra has a blessing that he can’t be killed by any
weapon (of Metal or Wood). Losing the hope on the Kingdom, Lord Indra
approached Lord Shiva for help. Lord Shiva indeed couldn’t help and both along
with Bramha went to Lord Vishnu to seek help. Vishnu said that only the weapon
made from bones of Sage Dadhichi can kill Vritra. That’s how all devas went to
Sage Dadhichi for the aid to kill Vritra. Without selfishness Sage Dadhichi
sacrificed his life for the Devas so that weapon Vajra can be prepared through
his bones. That’s how Lord Indra executed the Seprent King Vritra through the
weapon Vajra.
Also India’s highest
Military Award Param Vir Chakra is awarded for highest bravery or self-sacrifice.
This Award has the replica of the weapon Vajra. Sage Dadhichi had a wife named
Swarcha and Son Pippalada. Rishi Pippalada established many ashrams. One of the
main Ashram is in a place called Misrikh in Uttar Pradesh. Sabarmati Ashram (In
Ahmadabad) was also one of the ancient sites established by Pippalada.
So what does the story enlighten me?
Sabarmati Ashram
which was an ancient site established by Pippalada is the same ashram Gandhi
used to live during pre-Independence era. This is the ashram which is located
in banks of Sabarmati River (This may be the river my Grand Father is talking
about in the dream). May be the subject doesn’t have any direct context but
indirectly there is a connection with the nouns Vajra and Gandhi.
