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but by the So completely were his movements kept secret and so often had he circulated false report of his death, to account for his sudden disappearance on some distant expedition, that for several days after his body was actually consumed, he was supposed by his enemies and even by his troops, to be commanding in person under the walls of Surat, and it was months before Aurangzeb knew that death had removed the great enemy against whose unflinching front the Moghul forces had dashed as hopelessly as waves upon a rock-bound coast. Shivaji was mild and merciful and although a bigoted worshipper of Brahman he scorned to retaliate on the Moslem the cruel persecution which they had inflinched on the followers of his faith.
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Shivaji was almost worshipped as God, and the renown of his. deeds, his eagle glances and long arms, his rapid marches and secret forays, are to this day the most popular themes of the wandering minstrels of the Deccan.
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
Sir. Sullivan.
શિવાકા ઔરંગઝેબ પહિલે પહેલ બડા નિર્બલ શત્રુ સમઝતા થા, પરંતુ પીછે ઉસે જ્ઞાન હુઆકિ વર્ષ ઉસકા સબસે પ્રબલ શત્રુ હૈ શિવાજીને મહારાષ્ટક઼ી ક્ષત્રિય જાતિક્ર હૃદયમે મુગલાંકા દૂર કર ધનાઢચ બનનેકી તીવ્ર ઇચ્છા ઉત્પન્ન કરદી. મરહેઠે તપસ્વી જીવન રખતે થે. શિવાજીને ઉન્હેં યહ સિખા દિયાકિ અપની શક્તિકા મુગલાકે વિરુદ્ધ પ્રયાણ કરનેસે વહુ ઐશ્ચર્યોંસે નિલ હુએ મુગલાંકા લૂટ સતે હૈં ઔર ઉનકે રાજ્યકા ભી હરણ કર સકતે હૈં. મુગલાંકે અંદર યહુ શક્તિ નહિ રહી થી કિ વહુ કઠિન તથા કંઠેર જીવન વ્યતીત કર સકે, શિવાજીકી શિક્ષાસે મુગલ ઉનકા એક નિČલ શિકાર પ્રતીત હૈાને લગા.
મહાત્મા હુંસરાજજી,
Shivaji-a Hero of humanity. Shivaji's life was moulded by two forces-Matrushakti and Gurushakti. Mothers make the nation and Shivaji owed much to his mother-Jijabai.
Self-respect, simplicity, national traditions, stories of Ramayan and Mahabharata, Dharma and love of the poor; these were impressed by her upon Shivaji from the days of his boyhood. Saint Ramdas also taught him "to defend religion", to guard the country
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