Season Two: Special Episode Shaurya and Anokhi Fans Talk about the culture of Sacrifice

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In the sacrificial context of the early period of the Vedas, an act (karman) ensured the stability of the deity and the world order governed by that deity but could also fulfill one’s personal desires. In the period of the Brahmanas, the act of sacrifice came to take on an autonomous role in creating and sustaining the cosmos. The deity loses importance and the priest who offers the sacrifice grows in importance; the priest has the ability to release the power of brahman—the sacred word that makes the sacrifice efficacious. Speculation thus arose as to the self of the brahman performing the sacrifice. Who was the real performer who held this power of brahman? Thus, the individual self (atman) of the priest was identified with this universal brahman power.
In a lot of psychology studies over the years, participating couples have found a deeper sense of relationship satisfaction if they would sacrifice for each other. But love should not drain us, it should nurture us.

If it is love that is making Anokhi want the best for Shaurya, should she not be happy for him? Why is she feeling all this pain? Why is she crying for something she herself orchestrated? After all, did she not want the best for him more than the best for her own self? That is because Shaurya and Anokhi can disassociate each other from themselves but can they separate their emotions from each other? Is this a sacrifice then?

In our Vedic culture, sacrifice is extremely glorified. We raise our children by sacrificing for them, we educate them by sacrificing for them. We teach our families the tradition of sacrifice before self. And we tell them that this is the way to achieve glory.

We teach them that it is a sacrifice that is the secret of progressing in virtue. We are told that it is the stepping stone to the highest powers of glorified divinity.
Hear Supriya, Sumi, Manushi, and Shreya from #ShakhiFanTeam of the #ShauryaAurAnokhiKiKahani Fandom speak about Anokhi's behavior with Shaurya and how the culture of sacrifice needs to be replaced by love.

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