Immortals of Meluha

denote school

Hat Har
Mahadev:

This is the rallying cry of all of Lord Shiva’s devotees. I believe it means ‘All of us

are Mahadevs’

Hariyupa:

This city is presently known as Harappa. A note on the cities of Meluha (or as we

call it in modern times, the Indus Valley Civilisation): historians and researchers

have consistently marvelled at the fixation that the Indus Valley civilisation seemed to

have for water and hygiene. In fact historian M. Jansen used the term ‘wasserluxus’

(obsession with water) to describe their magnificent obsession with the physical and

symbolic aspects of water, a term Gregory Possehl builds upon in his brilliant book,

The Indus Civilisation — A Contemporary Perspective. In the book, The

Immortals of Meluha, the obsession with water is shown to arise due to its

cleansing properties of the toxic sweat and urine triggered by consuming the

Somras.Historians have also marvelled at the level of sophisticated standardisation in

the Indus Valley civilisation. One of the examples of this were the bricks, which

across the entire civilisation, seemed to have similar proportions and specifications

Holi: Festival of colours

Indra: The God of the sky and believed to be the King of the Gods

Jai Guru
Vishwamitra: Glory to the teacher Vishwamitra

Jai Guru
Vashishta:

Glory to the teacher Vashishta. Only two Suryavanshis had the privilege of having

both Guru Vashishta and Guru Vishwamitra as their gurus (teachers) viz. Lord Ram

and Lord Lakshman

Jai Shri
Brahma:

Glory to Lord Brahma

Jai Shri ram: Glory to Lord Ram

Janau:

A ceremonial thread tied from the shoulders, across the torso. It was one of the

symbols of knowledge in ancient India. Later, it was corrupted to become a caste

symbol to denote those born as Brahmins and not those achieving knowledge through

their deeds

Karma: Duty and deeds; also the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous births,
considered to affect future fate

Karmasaathi: Fellow traveller in karma or duty

Kathak: Type of traditional Indian dance

Kriyas: Actions

Kulhads: Mud cups

Mahadev:

Maha = Great and Dev = God. Hence Mahadev means the greatest God or the God of

Gods. I believe that there were many ‘destroyers of evil’ but a few of them were so

great that they would be called ‘Mahadev’. Amongst the Mahadevs were Lord Rudra

and Lord Shiva

Mahasagar: Great Ocean; Hind Mahasagar is the Indian Ocean

Manu’s story:

Those interested in finding out more about the historical validity of the South India

origin theory of Manu should read Graham Hancock’s path breaking book,

Underworld.

Mausi: Mother’s sister, considered almost equivalent to a mother