In this episode of The Ranveer Show, we welcome Rajarshi Nandy again, as he dives deep into the world of Kartikeya (Skanda) - the God of War. If you're curious about the true power and significance of Kartikeya in Sanatan Dharma, how his worship is reviving across India, and the spiritual lessons he brings to our lives, this is a conversation you don't want to miss.
This episode explores Kartikeya's origins, his role as the general of the gods, and his deep connection to the power of Mars. We discuss the meaning of his symbolism, how his worship can help you find determination, and why his energy is crucial in today’s world. Kartikeya represents both raw power and spiritual discipline, offering us a path to success, protection, and spiritual growth.
Whether you're exploring Hindu mythology, spiritual growth, or understanding the deeper meaning behind Kartikeya's teachings, this episode is packed with insights that will leave you inspired.
(00:00) – Start of the Podcast (00:53) – Rajarshi Nandy x Ranveer Allahbadia Begins (02:09) – Shiva and Shakti: The Dual Nature of Reality (07:20) – Shakti & Different Forms (10:38) – Introduction to Kartikeya (28:50) – Skanda Upasana (32:41) – Tamil Influence on Skanda (34:50) – World Influence On Culture (38:40) – The Return of Kartikeya Worship (40:01) – Bhairava Upasana (49:37) – Understanding Tantra & Practices (53:37) – Next 5 Years For India (58:29) – India's Upcoming Spiritual Phase (Graha Change) (1:00:25) – End of the podcast
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Would you like to end the episode by talking about the upcoming five years?
It's going to be tough for everybody and a lot of things that we imagined or taken for granted
will change. We might go through crisis situations in India specifically. There could be wars,
but look at it as a stage of deep cleaning that will be done by the deities. And people,
we may also lose a lot of people by the way. That is another possibility. I see
that people you have, things you have taken for granted or people you have taken for granted,
suddenly some things happen. That is also one chance is there. There's a possibility of that.
But fundamentally this is a time when spiritually you can grow much faster. See it's the whole
common knowledge in history is that only in times of crisis you make the fastest progress
spiritually. When things are very good, you will not make progress. Even the whole point
why the gods, the great gods, the Trimurtis and the Shiva Shakti and others, they have created
the Asuras. What was the need of Asuras in the first place? Just the gods would have been enough.
But if the gods were only there, they would never change. They would be static where they are. You
would be static where you are. Change means friction. First there has to be friction. Friction
will cause change, movement. Otherwise everything remains static means you are permanently fixed in
wherever you are. You have no chance of growing beyond the human condition. It's because there is
conflict, there is going to be stress. So you have the chance to apply yourself more strongly
and through that redeem yourself and grow higher faster. It's been a tough five years already.
It may become tougher. Financially in terms of there could be some kind of crisis that may happen.
There could be natural calamities and definitely there will be wars.
And even in our neighborhoods. So basically at the end of the day what I am very sanguine about
is that plus India itself will undergo a change in the grahas in this year itself and that will
make things more tougher in some senses. So for people, do more sadhana of fierce forms like
Bhairava. Do more sadhana of Devi. Do more sadhana of Skanda. But Bhairava definitely, his time is
here right now. He is the most active of all the forms. Would you say for Vaishnavites that they
should dive into nursing? Yeah, I mean that's up to them what their year is. But Upasana of Narasimha
is very good. He is in fact considered as almost like a Rudra. Interestingly one of the Ashtottara
namas of Narasimha, 108 names of Lord Narasimha, describes him as Bhairava like sometimes.
That ferocity is there. That extreme amount of power and aggression. And there is a corresponding
form of Bhairava that's also linked to Narasimha which is the Sarveshwara. The story goes that when
he could not calm down, then Shiva first sent Veerabhadra to calm Narasimha down. But Narasimha
would not calm down. Then there is a form of Shiva, very peculiar form with eight legs and wings
and the body of a bird and an animal who is known as Sarveshwara. He is one of the Akash Bhairava.
He is very fierce form of Bhairava. Extremely fierce. His mantras are for destruction of enemies
and removing black magic. Very good and very potent in that sense. Along with him comes the
force of Pratyangira and Shulini Durga. Two very fierce forms of Devi. So basically again in South
India his Upasana is, there are temples where his Upasana happens and his mantra sadhanas are there
for removal of negatives and things like that. So basically for a Vaishnava if he wants to do
more aggressive form of sadhana, I guess Narasimha sadhana will be good. So it's not about just doing
an aggressive form. There are certain deities who are going to awaken very strongly as we have seen
like Bhairava. It's already there. It's going to happen. It's already happening. It's not going to
change. It's not about just randomly picking something. It doesn't work that way. It is what
they will it. If Bhairava has decided that he is going to awaken, himself
spring up everywhere in India and reawaken consciousness of the people, then it is his will.
He will come. So I have seen and I have had cases where I have males from Vaishnavas also have
started doing Bhairava sadhana. I mean they have tried, experimented a few times with a few Malas
and then it gelled with them. So automatically it went up. They may not be telling people but I get
In the old world from the last thousand years or before that as well, I think conversations about
omens were much more prevalent than they are now. Likely yes. You know in just the last month,
I don't know if you've read about all these deep sea creatures coming to the surface and
fish washed up on the shores of Kerala. There was a blood moon in the last few weeks.
These were all the signs that would count as omens in the old world.
Is there any heed one should pay to this? Perhaps we will pass through some difficult times.
And it has already started off but it will go on for a few years at least.
But this is also a period of churning. Through this, a lot of inner strength will be found.
It's like India will pass through a phase of crisis. Maybe the whole world but India definitely.
And in that phase, the amount of faith and the amount of strength you have in your Upasana
is what is going to see you through. You means you, me, everybody, all of us through. So yeah,
these omens can very well indicate that maybe we'll have a massive natural calamity. In any case,
there is a shift of grahas that are happening for the next two months. In fact, two and a half
months where there will be six grahas and Saturn and Rahu will enter into Meena Rashi. And just
somebody who has basic understanding of Jyotish will agree Meena is a Rashi related to water
science. So there could be some water related natural calamity possible. Maybe a tsunami,
maybe an earthquake undersea that causes a terrific effect outside. Something like that is possible.
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