The death of actress Shefali Jariwala is discussed nowadays. When the case of cardiac arrest became the reason for death, when his attitude came into the discussion and more discussion from this world. It has been revealed that Shefali used to take anti -aging pills and injections. Although there has been no claim that these medicines proved to be dangerous for her, but her unexpected death also reminded the death of Michael Jackson, who was the king of the pop world, who had done plastic surgery many times to look young and beautiful, her life was dependent on medicines and injections and when death occurred, her nose bone was found to be vacant.
It is said that Michael Jackson was also a victim of the chemical reaction of anti -angling.
How unexpected this life is really. In the Mahabharata, Yaksha asks Yudhishthira, ‘Kim Surprise?’ What is the biggest surprise? Yudhishthira replies that man sees someone dying every day, but still thinks that I do not die, I am not dying, or I will not die and it is also that something happens that I do not die. Man is afraid of death, which is untrue true.
‘I wish something happens that I do not die’ is the first step of this idea that he should never be old. In this response of Yudhishthira, the essence of all kinds of research going on all over the world is hidden. Anti aging … that is, something happens that the effect of increasing age should not be seen on humans.
However, it is not the case that it is a matter of 10-20 years or the work has started to work on it since a few centuries. Ever since man was born, he started thinking of ways to defeat death. It was also necessary for the survival of the primitive people and a very long time was spent in the challenge and struggle to protect themselves alive. When the victory over this, then man stepped on another ladder and he started considering to stop his age.
The desire to be Chiranjeevi has been built since mythological period
This is not new, but examples of this are found from the mythological period itself. Being Chiranjeevi is in discussion since the mythological period. For this desire, the concept of search of nectar comes out, which is the oldest principle. Amrit means an immortal drink. Many wars between the gods and the demons took place for the desire of this nectar. Similarly, seven Chiranjeevi great men are mentioned in the Puranas. It is said that any of them were born in the first phase of the golden age and he will be present on the earth till the last avatar in the last phase of Kali Yuga. Durvasa, Parashuram, Hanuman, Bali, Ved Vyas, Kripacharya etc. are included in them.
The most popular blessings of the Vedic era are Ayushman Bhava, Vivu Bhava and Chiranjeevi Bhava, which is still included in our blessings tradition. There is a story in the Puranas that when Brahna made the first couple Manu-Shatarupa, he gave a boon to Shatarupa that she would never be old and young. Will always experience virginity. In the Puranas, Draupadi, Kunti, Tara, Ahilya and Mandodari are such punch girls, who never agreed and their virginity was not disturbed. The story of a king Yayati comes in the Mahabharata itself. When Shukracharya cursed him in anger and cursed him to get old, he borrowed his youth from one of his sons. When he got bored while suffering his youth for a long time, he returned it to his son.
In the Mahabharata, Bhishma had a blessing of desire death, Bhishma’s body was old, but there was no effect of old age on his life. He was also capable of suffering puberty for a long time, but he did not marry due to an oath. The biggest mantra of worship of Lord Shiva, which is called Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra, is the mantra of wishing for victory over death. In the Vedic era, there are many yagya legislations which are going to avoid the crisis of death and gives fruits to increase age.
Rishi Chyavan, who became young to young
The story of sage Chyavan comes in Harivansh Purana itself. Ashwini Kumar, who has become farmer (weak) with disease and zara (old age), cures Ashwini Kumar, (who is the Vaidya of the gods). For the first time in this story, the method of making Chyawanprash comes to the world and it is a big business to make Chyawanprash for Forma companies. The meaning of Chyawanprash is the mixed drugs returning to the lost puberty.
Even in the era of Raje-Rajwadas, the queens used to take all kinds of Ayurvedic and home remedies so that their skin remains young, the hair should be strong and black and black and also experience energy. For this, drying of hair with smoke of medicines, applying a paste made by rubbing nutmeg and betel nut on the face. Preparation of fruit peels. Using sandalwood, turmeric, neem paste, all this has been happening since very ancient times.
In the civilizations that have come out from within the earth, many such evidences have also been found which shows that the therapy of ‘Anti-aging’ was being adopted even 4-5000 years ago.
… but death is firm
But, what is the last death of Atal, it cannot be avoided and before death, life is to suffer in some form or the other, which makes the path of death easier. Human beings are constantly engaged in this two types of world. First, death can be defeated, and seconds do not have to suffer those who suffer from life, such as old age, wrinkles and weakness.
However, on the one hand, mythological stories keep all examples of ‘anti -aging’ and then also interpret it, where the final decision itself is left at the discretion of man. The fate of this ‘anti -aging’ has also been kept very neatly in mythology. King Yayati comes out in the story of how he was breaking the life cycle. There is also a time when Yayati sees that he is a young man himself and when he wishes, he is enjoying youth, but one night he gets distracted by his son’s fast cough.
Yayati, who got youth but with a regret
Actually, Yayati’s son Puru had given only his youth to Yayati, but he had to live his whole life. He was trying to drink water crawling and somehow the 20-year-old old man. Seeing all this, Yayati was very guilty that he is not only enjoying the youth of someone else, but is also enjoying his life. Then he starts thinking of himself as a very fall and his self becomes so big that even the dancers who are dancing around him do not like the dancers.
This story tells that real happiness is in living life according to time, no nectar, no medicine, any medicine or Chyawanprash can return your inner happiness. All the methods of anti -aging come here and fail. Girish Karnad writes in his famous drama that Yayati started thinking of himself as a vampire who used to drink the blood of newborns to increase his power. He starts considering himself as a parasitic insect and this is the one of this drama. Rather, this is also the subject of this episode of Purana Katha, who leaves his decision on the conscience of the common man whether he still wants to be immortal? Or what is the definition of being omnipotent? Or how dangerous it can be to remain a young man for thousands of years.
The boon of death was also curse for Bhishma
If you look at Bhishma’s character closely, he starts considering the boon of desire death as a curse, because he is unable to handle the discord of the family. He is not able to accept the change of changing society, he has also taken an oath to see the image of his own father in the throne, which becomes his life. One day in all these uproar, he approaches his mother Ganga, then he also said that ‘Take care, you have got a boon of death, not of life. According to you, everything cannot be done on the basis of your thinking. The world has its own pace. He is good or bad, he will run according to his own. The decision not to sit on the throne, the decision to remain a lifetime celibate was your own decision, it was your will, but not all can follow your ideals. Therefore, now you have got the boon, as long as you can enjoy it.
Examples of Ravana and Karna
An Anand shows an affair in Ramayana that Ravana was also bored due to nectar in his navel and his immense knowledge and this boredom became his ego, so he also wanted someone to dry this nectar and free him. Shriram killed him and accepted his wish. Karna was bored with his armor, so he did not hesitate to donate it. Because he knew that even though it was due to the favor of friendship, but it is unrighteousness…
All these stories are like open ending for us. This increases the scope of our thinking and awakens the conscience, so that we understand life, understand death and also understand the journey from life to death. This journey is real life. This is the journey of the body and the journey of the soul is beyond all this. That is why Buddha says Bhavatu Sabb Mangalam… Everyone has Mars, everyone has welfare. Everyone should be protected.