16 Divine Virtues

16 Divine Virtues (Solah Shringar)

In Hindu Mythology,‘Solah Shringar’ means 16 Bridal Adornments  that encompasses sixteen steps that women follow for their beautification from head to toe at the time of wedding.

According to Hindu Mythology, the bride is equated with the divinity of Goddess Lakshmi, who is the goddess of prosperity, fertility and beauty in Hinduism.

The various 16 stages / steps of Solah Shringar are –

1.     Bindi - a big bindi between the eyebrows.

2.    Sindoor - Sindoor or vermillion is a red-colored powder that is applied on parting of the bride’s hair by the groom. It’s akin to the ring in Western countries.

3.    Maang Tikka - a hair accessory that adorns the forehead of the bride. 

4.    Anjana or Kajal - Eyes are accentuated with Kajal, which is applied on the edges of the eyelids.

5.    Nath or Nose Ornament - a nose ring in the left nostril, which is a symbol of marital life.

6.   Haar or Necklace - The Haar or the necklace is symbolic of prosperity.

7.    Karn Phool or Ear Ornaments or Earrings - It is worn complementing the haar or necklace.

8.    Mehendi - Mehendi or henna defines celebrations. It is applied on hand and feet in intricate designs.

9.   Choodiyan or Bangles - The bride puts on both gold and glass bangles, which signify the long life and prosperity of her groom.

10.  Baajuband or Armlet – It is worn by the bride on the upper part of the arm. 

11.    Aarsi & Haathphool - The bride wears on both her hands to adore the upper part of the hand. 

12.  Keshapasharachana or Hair Accessory - This stands for the hair adornment.

13.  Kamarband or Waist Accessory – It’s the waistband that enhances the graceful shape of a female silhouette.

14.  Payal & Bichuas – These are the anklets and toe rings.

15.  Itar or Scent - scent or perfume which lets out a fragrance around.

16.  The Bridal Dress or Shaadi ka Joda – The traditional bridal dress embellished to perfection.

Solah Shringar

These 16 stages of Solah Shringar would all prove to be in vain if we all (and not only the brides) do not possess the 16 divine virtues of God. These divine virtues are the sole property of the Almighty Authority which HE has showered upon us, only because we are HIS CHILDREN and we have all rights to inherit HIS property of OCEAN OF DIVINE VIRTUES.

The basic 16 divine virtues (Solah Shringar) through which the LORD is beautifying us and our lives are –

1.     Virtuous – a perfect blend of all virtues leading to divinity.

   2.   Idealism – to set very basic rules/principles and lead one’s life accordingly.

3.  Potentiality – to possess high calibre to innovate and contribute in developmental growth.

4.    Conscientiousness – to possess the sense of right and wrong and always deal in fairness.

5.  Redemption – to free humanity from sins and become the Redeemer.

6.  Truthfulness – to follow the path of truthfulness and restrict oneself from falsehood.

7.   Firm determination ­– to be firmly and self determined in one’s deeds.

8.  Good conduct  - to possess good character.

9.  Beneficence – to do charitable deeds for needy ones’ betterment / benefits.

10. Adeptness – to be skillful in life’s deeds.

11.  Blissful – to fill oneself and others with complete happiness.

12. Courageous – to possess courage to save oneself and others at times of need.

13. Anger free – to control one’s temper and develop patience with tolerance.

14. Brilliance – to keep shining throughout by one’s good actions and feelings.

15. Benevolence – to have feeling of goodness towards all- in thoughts, words & actions.

16. Graciousness – to follow a gracious living and set an example for others as well.

The basic 16 divine virtues / Solah Shringar (Adornments) can further be simplified so that we all human beings can easily imbibe them into our lives. Thus, making our lives gracious, virtuous leading to a path closer and closer to the Almighty Authority – The Lord.

REAL ORNAMENTS OF HUMAN BEINGS (THE SOULS)

 1.     Purity

2.    Sweetness

3.    Cheerfulness

4.    Contentment

5.    Beneficence

6.   Timeliness

7.    Broadmindedness

8.    Humility

9.   Blissfulness

10.  Forgiveness

11.    Benevolence

12.  Tolerance

13.  Honesty

14.  Obedience

15.  Royalty

16.  Patience

SOURCE OF ALL DIVINE QUALITIES

God’s Pious Love Is The Immortal Source Of All Divine Qualities

As discussed earlier, God is the immortal source of all divine qualities/ divine virtues/ immortal values. The moment, you attain the knowledge that God is the only source of divine qualities/ divine virtues/ immortal values, you need to realize that God is your father, mother, guru, teacher, companion, friend, colleague, guide, assistant – each and every relation must be honestly shared with him. Then at that very moment, you develop a bond, a loveful bond with God. By and by, this bond strengthens and you start loving God. With time, God attains a very important rather most important place within yourself. AND GOD BECOMES YOUR MOST BELOVED ONE – one with whom you share each and every pious relation, you share all important or casual events occurring in your lives – these all you need to do honestly and sincerely. 

The moment you start sharing a pious relation with God, you start experiencing his divine qualities within ourselves. 
God’s pious love makes you firmly believe that GOD IS YOURS. 

REPEAT SEVERAL TIMES THIS FACT TO YOURSELF – 

GOD IS MINE,  GOD IS MINE,  GOD IS MINE. 
On experiencing God’s divine love, 
this LOVE will act as the doorway 
to attain God’s other and in fact, all the divine virtues.

By and by, a stage will be attained - 

Where YOUR HEART AND SOUL WILL SPEAK TO YOURSELF -
I AM GOD'S,  I AM GOD'S,  I AM GOD'S.
I BELONG ONLY TO MY MOST BELOVED ALMIGHTY.
I AM HIS,  I AM HIS,  I AM HIS.
 (HIS - stands for GOD).

Virtues

                                                  Virtues

God's Divinity

Virtues are the divine qualities of The Almighty Authority. Virtues are like seven colours of a rainbow. The seven colours of the rainbow depict seven basic virtues of God. These virtues are automatically the virtues of his children i.e. we human beings. Each colour of rainbow depicts a virtue.

                   Red – depicts power of God
    Orange – depicts purity of God
  Yellow – depicts happiness of God
  Green – depicts love of God
  Blue – depicts peace of God
  Indigo – depicts knowledge of God 
 Violet – depicts bliss of God

When white light passes through a prism, which is crystal clear in nature, it gets dispersed into the basic seven colours, as seen in a rainbow. Furthermore, these seven colours disperse into more and more shades of colours.

White Light disperses into Seven colours

§  Red colour disperses into – Candy red, Brick red, Blood red, Scarlet red, Crimson red, etc.

§  Orange colour into – Fire orange, honey orange, apricot orange, amber orange, marigold orange, etc.

§  Yellow colour into – Royal yellow, Cyber yellow, Gold yellow, Fire yellow, Cream, etc.

§  Green colour into – Forest green, Olive green, Fern green, Moss green, Sea green, etc.

§  Blue colour into – Navy blue, Sky blue, Sapphire blue, Royal blue, Turkish blue, etc.

§  Indigo colour into – Cobalt blue, Ocean blue, denim blue, admiral blue, Azure blue, etc.

§  Violet colour into – Purple, Magenta, Orchid, Lilac, Amethyst, etc.

Divine Values of God in terms of Various Colours of Life

The basic seven colours denote various qualities of a soul. The basic seven colours can be said to represent the following qualities of the soul :  

ü Red colour speaks of – love, passion, desire, heat, longing, sensitivity, strength, leadership, courage, vigor, willpower, rage, anger, danger, malice, wrath, stress, action, radiance, determination, etc.

ü Orange colour speaks of – warmth, balance, energy, security, abundance, stimulating, adventure, enthusiastic.

ü Yellow colour speaks of – creativity, fun, cheerfulness, optimism, enthusiasm, impulsive, happiness, clarity, energy, enlightenment.

ü Green colour speaks of – calmness, balance, growth, vitality, nurturing, adaptability, freshness, fertility, safety.

ü Blue colour speaks of – loyalty, trust, integrity, reliability, responsibility, coolness.

ü Indigo colour speaks of – spiritual, mysterious, intuition, traditional, idealistic.

ü Violet colour speaks of – reflection, self-awareness, compassionate, intuitive, royalty, luxury, imagination, sincerity, mystery, creativity, containment, dignity.

Similarly, these basic virtues of God get dispersed into more and more virtues which we come across in our day-to-day life.

GOD IS PEACEFUL

GOD'S PEACE (Parmatm shanti)

·       The true identity of peace.

·       The need for peace.

·       The true source of peace.

·       How to fulfill myself with true peace?

·       How to experience utmost peace within myself?

God is the source of Peace

In today’s busy world, busy life I am in need of peace, you are in dare need of peace, we all human beings in every form are in dare need of peace.  After lots of stressful work at home, office, market place; on arriving home- the shelter, what we all feel is to experience peace for some time. Peace here means slow down of our mental actions i.e. we slowly try to lessen the number of thoughts flowing in our mind. You must have seen the waves in a sea / ocean. When there is high tide, the waves are very huge and roar to a great height. Slowly, when the tide in the sea / ocean disappears, the waves slow down and flow gently on the surface of the sea water / ocean water. Thoughts also flow in the same manner in our mind. When we think too much, thoughts keep flowing in our mind like the high tide in the sea/ocean. So, we need to slow down the speed of thinking so that the number of thoughts occurring in our mind can lessen and slowly facilitate peaceful environment within the mind. Once, our mind perceives the peaceful environment, then what we, the human souls experience is PEACE - PEACE OF GOD. This is the true peace, which I, you and all human beings – are searching for, are wandering for, are longing for….

In today’s era, we, all human beings suffer from too much of stress, tension, loss of mental peace and all sorts of negative illness, etc. On all sides, we are surrounded by negative feelings. Every time, there is a fear – fear of life, fear of loss, fear of hatred, fear mingled up with all negative feelings. Now, all the human beings are completely surrounded with an aura of negativity in all it’s forms – negative thoughts, negative feelings, negative words, negative actions, negative experiences.

To get rid of all such negativity – in all it’s hazardous and life-losing forms, we are in dare need of PEACE – PEACE IN IT’S TRUE FORM.   

Here, we have understood the true meaning of peace, the need of peace – it’s necessity. Now, the next step is to obtain / experience PEACE IN IT’S TRUE FORM. Why, am I emphasizing on “peace in it’s true form”- because today’s human beings misunderstand the true experience of peace. They think rather feel as if PEACE LIES IN THE MATERIALISTIC VALUE OF MATERIALS.  

We disbelieve that things/materials/expensive goods can bring peace into our lives.

 Yes, we do need things/materials/goods for our proper livelihood. Along with, the life’s necessities it’s the mental peace which brings happiness into our lives.

Why do we earn? Why do we live our lives? The UNIVERSAL ANSWER IS- to lead a peaceful life and attain indefinite happiness in our lives.

Peace and happiness both are positive values – these are the divine values (Godly values). Ultimately, the true and permanent source of PEACE IN OUR LIVES is only the ONE – who himself is ever PEACEFUL – the everlasting and permanent source of peace is – THE ALMIGHTY AUTHORITY – GOD.

God is ever-peaceful. He is the only source of everlasting peace in our lives. In order to attain real peace, it’s important for all human beings to make a true connection with GOD. We must make ourselves ever ready to establish a pure connection with GOD and experience the true divine qualities of GOD within ourselves.   

 PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF “GOD IS PEACEFUL”

I am a soul (star-like) seated on the throne of my human body’s forehead. I, the soul, am wearing the costume of a human body. I reside with my father, the Almighty Authority GOD high above, beyond the horizon in the Abode of God. I am sitting very close to God, just beneath him. He is showering his peace upon me. I can feel, his peace is easily and naturally flowing within me, the soul. By and by, I am trying to imbibe God’s peace within me. He is making me peaceful. I can experience GOD’s peace within myself, the soul. Peace in form of peaceful rays is entering into myself, the soul. My whole human body is experiencing the peace. As if, the peaceful rays have entered into my every body part, every organ. I am feeling, as if, peace is flowing along with blood in my whole body and rejuvenating my entire human body.

Oh! God, such thanks to you for making me an EVER-PEACEFUL SOUL.

By inculcating God’s peace within myself, I am trying to become MASTER PEACEFUL- THE CHILD OF THE ALMIGHTY AUTHORITY, GOD.

To attain God’s true peace is my birth-right because I am the HEIR to God’s peace.

Keep on repeating (many many times) :

I AM A PEACEFUL SOUL.

I AM A PEACEFUL SOUL.

I AM A PEACEFUL SOUL.

I AM MASTER PEACEFUL – THE CHILD OF PEACEFUL GOD.
I, MASTER PEACEFUL SOUL, AM ALWAYS SAFE UNDER THE SAFEST SHIELD / SAFEST CANOPY OF MY MOST BELOVED GOD.

GOD HAS ERECTED ME AS AN EVER-PEACEFUL SOUL IN HIS UNIVERSE.

OH! LORD, DO ACCEPT MY GRATITUDE TOWARDS MAKING ME AN EVER PEACEFUL SOUL and helping me in representing YOUR PIOUS and DIVINE PEACE amidst all your creation in this universe.

Thank You Almighty for making me Much Alike Yourself - in order to spread all your divine virtues and divine powers among your children - the human souls of this Universe.

The whole World is One Family; 

The whole world is GOD'S; 

I am God's

Thus, the whole world is My Family. 

THANK YOU MY LORD! 

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!! 

THANK YOU FOR EVERY MOMENT!!! 

THANK YOU FOR EVERY BREATHE OF THIS WONDERFUL PIOUS DIVINE PEACEFUL LIFE.