National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has released the new 9th Social Science book. The new class 9 social science book Understanding Society: India and Beyond Part 2 was released on Tuesday and is available in the market. Some new topics and chapters have been added in this new social science book, which will teach class 9 students about the relationship between war and religious traditions in the social science book. The book has come about six months after the start of the new academic session. Earlier the first part of the new book of 9th social science was released in June.

Come, know in detail about the new book of 9th social science. Let’s find out what the new book will teach about war and religious relations.

Kings invoked divine powers during war.

A chapter on the relationship between war and religious beliefs has been added to the new 9th Social Science book. According to the book, the tradition of worshiping gods and goddesses in India is very old and even after the seventh century, many kings and princes invoked divine powers in times of war and conflict.

The kings looked upon the goddesses as their protectors.

A chapter titled Resistance and Resilience in the new book of 9th Social Sciences mentions the various invasions and conflicts that took place in the Indian subcontinent after the seventh century. The religious traditions related to war are also explained in this chapter. The book says that the tradition of worshiping the goddess in India has been going on for a long time. Even after the seventh century, many rulers looked to goddesses as their protective power in times of conflict. Kali, Durga, Bhavani and other forms of Shakti are mentioned in the book. The tradition of invoking these goddesses by rulers during war is mentioned.

Shivaji got the sword from Devi Bhavani

According to the book, some historical traditions believed that kings or warriors received their swords or weapons used in battle from the goddess. In this context, the example of Chhatrapati Shivaji, king of Bastar and prince of Vijayanagar, is given in the book. Traditions associated with these rulers mention wars and conflicts using swords or weapons received from the goddess.

The tradition of the sword associated with Goddess Bhavani has been mentioned in reference to Shivaji. Similarly, in the traditions related to the king of Bastar and the prince of Vijayanagara, weapons received from the goddess are connected with their struggle. The chapter shows through these examples that war in that period was not only considered a political or military conflict, but religious beliefs and beliefs related to gods and goddesses were also part of the thinking of rulers and warriors.