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Tonight’s Ukrainian drone attack against Moscow is the first attack by Ukraine against the Russian capital in 2025, and likely the largest since the large-scale drone attack against the city in September of 2024, which consisted of well over 140 drones targeting Moscow.
Prior to today’s agreement in Syria between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian Government, the Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael E. Kurilla, completed a four country tour of the Middle East, which included high-level meetings with senior officials in Israel, Jordan, Syria and Saudi Arabia. While in Syria between March 6-7, General Kurilla met with U.S. military commanders and servicemembers, as well as top officials with the SDF, likely including the Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi. It’s believed that today’s agreement in Syria was discussed during these meetings as well as others, with it likely receiving direct approval from the United States.
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested today by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police, who were serving an Interpol arrest warrant. The warrant, handed down by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was issued for the actions taken by Duterte in back during his term that reportedly saw thousands of drug suspects killed with little to no due process. Authorities apprehended the former president after he arrived in Manila from Hong Kong today.
Explosions and fire tonight across the Russian capital of Moscow, following a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack against the city. Damage has been reported to a number of high-rise apartment buildings and other locations, with Russian authorities claiming that air-defenses downed at least 58 drones on approach to Moscow.
"Whenever there is a decline of dharma, O Arjuna,And a rise of adharma, then I manifest Myself."
yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata ।
abhyutthanam adharmasya tada atmanam srijamy aham ॥
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत ।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥
— Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 7
"For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked,
And for the establishment of dharma, I incarnate millennium after millennium."
paritranaya sadhunam vinashaya cha dushkritam ।
dharma sansthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge ॥
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् ।धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥
— Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 8
In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna makes this promise to Prince Arjuna. Krishna, who embodies Vishnu the preserver, speaks of a cosmic commitment to maintain order.
Central to these verses is dharma—a complex Sanskrit concept that goes beyond simple translation. Dharma encompasses righteous duty, moral law, and the cosmic order that sustains the universe. It represents both individual responsibility and universal harmony.
When we follow our dharma, we align with our highest purpose and the natural order. Adharma represents the breakdown of this order—chaos, injustice, and moral decay.
Hindu tradition acknowledges the perpetual presence of destructive forces throughout time. Rather than seeking utopia, Hindu wisdom emphasizes maintaining equilibrium—a balance that favors goodness but recognizes darkness as part of existence.
When this equilibrium severely tilts toward chaos and human efforts prove insufficient to restore order, divine intervention becomes necessary.
This intervention often manifests when power corrupts absolutely. When rulers or authorities create environments of terror and widespread suffering, cosmic forces respond.
The avatar (Sanskrit: avatāra, “descent”)—a divine incarnation—emerges specifically to confront those who perpetuate disorder. This divine manifestation acts decisively to eliminate threats to dharma, restoring the world to its proper functioning state.
These verses underpin the concept of yuga-dharma: the idea that dharma adapts to each era’s unique challenges. Hindu cosmology describes four cyclical ages (yugas), each requiring divine guidance tailored to its spiritual needs:
1. Satya Yuga (Age of Truth): A golden era of purity spanning 1.7 million years. Humanity lives in harmony with cosmic law. Dharma stands complete, and avatars like Narasimha (Vishnu’s lion-man incarnation) appear to uphold righteousness.
2. Treta Yuga (Age of Ritual): Virtue declines by one-fourth over 1.3 million years. Sacrifices and rituals emerge, and avatars like Rama incarnate to combat rising adharma.
3. Dvapara Yuga (Age of Doubt): Dharma is halved across 864,000 years. Societal divisions arise, and Krishna descends to guide humanity through moral ambiguity.
4. Kali Yuga (Age of Conflict): The current age, where dharma is reduced to a quarter over 432,000 years. Widespread strife, materialism, and spiritual ignorance dominate. Kalki, Vishnu’s final avatar, is prophesied to restore dharma at this yuga’s end.
According to Vedic tradition, we are presently in Kali Yuga, which began approximately 5,000 years ago. Despite its challenges, Hindu teachings emphasize that sincere spiritual practice holds transformative power even in this diminished age.
The Ten Major Avatars (Dashavatara) of Vishnu:
1. Matsya (Fish) - Saved the Vedas and mankind from a great flood
2. Kurma (Tortoise) - Helped devas and asuras churn the cosmic ocean
3. Varaha (Boar) - Rescued Earth from the cosmic waters
4. Narasimha (Half-man, half-lion) - Protected Prahlada and destroyed the demon king Hiranyakashipu
5. Vamana (Dwarf) - Restored cosmic order by subduing King Bali
6. Parashurama (Warrior with axe) - Restored balance by defeating corrupt warrior class
7. Rama (Perfect king) - Established dharmic rulership and defeated Ravana
8. Krishna (Divine teacher) - Gave the Bhagavad Gita and restored dharma
9. Buddha (Enlightened one) - Taught compassion and meditation
10. Kalki (Future avatar) - Prophesied to appear at the end of Kali Yuga
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A Modern Perspective: Sri Yukteswar’s 24,000-Year Cycle:
In The Holy Science (1894), yogi Sri Yukteswar proposed a 24,000-year cycle tied to Earth’s axial precession (the gradual shift of the equinoxes). This model reinterprets the yugas as shorter epochs reflecting humanity’s collective consciousness:
- Ascending Arc (12,000 years): Kali → Dvapara → Treta → Satya.
- Descending Arc (12,000 years): Satya → Treta → Dvapara → Kali.
- Current Position: Yukteswar argued we entered the ascending Dvapara Yuga in 1699 CE, marked by scientific breakthroughs (electricity, quantum physics) and spiritual revival.
While this diverges from traditional timelines, it echoes Vishnu’s promise in BG 4.7–8: divine intervention adapts to each era’s needs.
Whether through Kalki’s future arrival or incremental progress in Dvapara, the essence remains—Vishnu’s avatars restore balance when darkness overwhelms light.
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