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who would want to use this symbol now?’<br />

‘Aum?’ asked Shiva.<br />

‘My Lord, Aum is <strong>the</strong> holiest word in our religion. It is considered to be <strong>the</strong> primeval sound <strong>of</strong><br />

nature. The hymn <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> universe. It was so holy that for many millennia, most people would not<br />

insult it by putting it down in written form.’<br />

‘Then how did this symbol come about?’<br />

‘It was devised by Lord Bharat, a great ruler who had conquered practically all <strong>of</strong> India<br />

many thousands <strong>of</strong> years ago. He was a rare Chandravanshi who was worth respecting and<br />

had even married a Suryavanshi princess with <strong>the</strong> aim <strong>of</strong> ending our perpetual war.’<br />

‘Who are <strong>the</strong> Chandravanshis?’ asked Shiva.<br />

‘Think <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m as <strong>the</strong> very anti<strong>the</strong>sis <strong>of</strong> us, my Lord. They are <strong>the</strong> followers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> kings who<br />

are <strong>the</strong> descendants <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> moon.’<br />

‘And <strong>the</strong>y follow <strong>the</strong> lunar calendar?’<br />

‘Yes, my Lord. They are a crooked, untrustworthy and lazy people with no rules, morals or<br />

honour. They are cowards and never attack like principled Kshatriyas. Even <strong>the</strong>ir kings are<br />

corrupt and selfish. The Chandravanshis are a blot on humanity!’<br />

‘But what does <strong>the</strong> Aum symbol have to do with this?’<br />

‘Well, King Bharat came up with this symbol <strong>of</strong> unity between <strong>the</strong> Suryavanshis and <strong>the</strong><br />

Chandravanshis. The top half in white represented <strong>the</strong> Chandravanshis.<br />

The bottom half in red represented <strong>the</strong> Suryavanshis.<br />

The part in orange coming out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> meeting <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se two parts represented <strong>the</strong> common<br />

path.<br />

The crescent moon to <strong>the</strong> right <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> symbol was <strong>the</strong> existing Chandravanshi symbol.

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