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devotion makes god out of stone
na devo vidyate khe na pae na mmaye| bhve hi vidyate deva tasmd
bhvo hi kraa|| caaakyantiataka : It is futile to argue that god
resides only in a piece of wood, or a part of a rock or a lump of
clay. It is the mind of the devotee which attributes divinity to an
idol made of wood, stone or clay. It is his devotion that is
reflected by the idol. So the attitude of the mind is the cause of
everything. The master implies that the idols are only symbols.
True, but when millions of minds perceive sacredness in that idol
the idol will definitely turn into God. -2water,
the mother and physician
------ oomnam po mnur amukta ghta tokya tanayya a yo| yya hi ha
bhiajo mttam vivasya sthtur jagato janitr|| gveda 6----50--7
waters, you are the greatest friends of human beings, please give
your unfailing protection and blessings to our sons and grandson.
For you are the most benevolent and motherly physician, no, you are
the mother of all that are moving in remaining still. The greatness
and the life sustaining nature of the water was recognized all the
time and our forefathers were aware that the existence of future
generations hinged on our earnest attempt to worship and preserve
the water resource... so they equated water to the mother, the
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prrabhyate na khalu vighnabhayena ncai prrabhya vighnanihat
viramanti madhy| vighnairmuhurmurhurapi pratihanyamn
prrabdhamuttamagu n parityajanti|| bharthare ntiatakam
dhairyapaddhati praarabhyate na khalu vighnabhayena niichaiH
praarabhya vighnanihataa viramanti madhyaaH. vighnairmuhurmurhurapi
pratihanyamaanaaH praarabdhamuttamaguNaaH n parityajanti..
bhartR^ihareH niitishatakam dhairyapaddhatiH Men who are by nature
cowards will never think of any new initiative because the fear of
defeat, real or imaginary has taken deep roots in their psyche.
Another category of men are those who would give a try if the
environs are propitious, but would silently backout at the sight of
the slightest possibility of a setback. But the really bold
visionaries who are the salt of the earth, would start a project
with meticulous planning and will bring it to victorious conclusion
even if they face multiple roadblocks-many of them really tough(of
course there is a difference between people who are assiduous and
who are assinine... i can be crowned as the leader of the second
group... against heavy odds.. the worst being eccentricity, I am
prodding on with these slokas for about a year now... but i have
not given up not because i am noble but I do not have anything
worthy to do apart from this.)
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4 Aaapadi Kim Karaneeyam...?By ananthanarayanan vaidyanatan
Aapadi Kim Karneeyam? Smaraneeyam padyayugalam ambaayaah, tat
smaranam kim kurute ? brahmaadeenapi kimkareekurute
When one faces real threat to his existence, the only way out
for him is the worship of the lotus feet of Ambaa Sree
Lalithaambika. And even if one remembers her for a fleeting second,
the entire world including the Brahmadeva Himself wait on his side
prepared to obey his orders. The worship of a male god, as the
fountainhead of all virtues and strength and a female counterpart
as the source of beauty, wealth and fertility is a common thread
that runs throughout almost all the ancient civilizations in the
world. The greatest ever civilization in the world, that of India
also has the same tradition. In tribal worship we can find the
presence of this, either as Sakthi and Siva, Prakriti and Purusha
or whatever format and name that appealed to the ancient mind. The
remnants of Mohanjadaro and Harappa, which according to some
schorlars is the starting point of our Hindu Tradition, and by some
others is a separate culture has left the remnants of a fatherly
male god the protector with a prominent phallus and a mother
goddess, the mother from whom springs all living beings, whose
symbol is yonimudra. Whether that culture was a separate one which
went into ruins by some serious and shortlived calamity, or which
gave us the prototype of the prime Indian religion in its present
form, the worship of linga and yoni representing Shiva and shakti
remains for ever. In the beginning of Vedic culture the prominence
was for the male gods under the commandership of Indra with
goddesses like Ushas, Medha, etc getting only fleeting reference.
Even in those periods the names of Goddesses like Swaahaa and
Swadhaa were prominent in connection with agni (fire) and aryamaa
(the god of pitrus). However may be out of human experience that
one's own mother was the greatest source of energy and protection
for each of us and also the fact that the woman as the wife alone
can make the life of a male worth living, people started giving
prominence to the female as a deity. Through passing ages, in some
cults, the mother goddess gained ascendancy over the male
counterpart. The tendency was germane even in Vedas where great
mantras were always considered as representing a female deity.
Gayathri is the most prominent example. The prominence of Devi
became unquestionable because life was never easy for any members
of an evolving culture, especially when it was subjected to a great
extent by non democratic controls by stronger constituents of the
society, and the suffering human being always craved for some mercy
and tenederness and the woman
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was always the embodiment of these virtues while the strong male
was always domineering. In our country the fusion of the male and
female divine forces is really wonderful. Every great thinker and
philosopher has underlined the mutual complimenting of the male and
the female forces. Maybe the evolution is like this. The Lord
Parameswara carried the entire universe on His head in the shape of
a crescent representing the upper worlds. In his matted hair he
carried the entire resources for the existence of humans, in the
form of Ganga. He carried the the two most potent natural sources
of energy, the Sun and the Fire, in his two eyes and the moon took
his third eye. When concentrated evil oozed out in the form of the
poison Halahalam he gobbled it up and kept it as a concentrated
lump in his throat so that it cannot harm anyone. All the demonic
forces, he kept under his feet in the form of apasmaara. Then he
burned of Kamadeva who created mutual attraction between male and
female, which represented happiness and fertility. This was too
much. The Sakthi, the prakriti, challenged this. She burned herself
using her own yogic powers. The world came to a standstill. Siva
the purusha could not suffer the pangs of separation. He carried
the body of the burning Sakthi and ran amuck across the whole
country running and crying half in anger and half in anguish all
the time. The diplomat that is Mahavishnu, saw the catastrophe
overtaking the universe and hence he followed the Rudra at a safe
distance and tactfully cut off one part after another of the
burning body of Sakthi. The pieces fell in one hundred and eight
places in our sacred country and each place became Sakthi Stala and
the presence of Siva the great and Vishnu the protector could be
seen everywhere. The things took a beautiful turn when the Sakthi
again took birth as Parvathi and adorned the Siva with the marriage
garlands and the latter, realizing that it was too difficult for
himself to bear the brunt of maintaining the whole world all alone,
gifted half of his body to Shakthi, to become Ardhanaareeswara. Adi
Sankara, who is Lord Shiva himself. knew this well and so he
proclaimed in the Soundaryalahari....Sivah Sakthya yuktho yadi
bhavati sakthah prabhavithum, na ched evem devo na khalu kushalah
spandithumapi.... Shiva when in the company of Shakthi is capable
of performing all the functions of creation, maintenance and
destruction, but the same God, if Sakthi is not with him will have
the capacity even to move. a little To express our gratitude to the
mother who is the source of knowledge, wealth, energy and all that
is great we celebrate the Navarathri. The greatness of the
celebration is in its uniqueness that it is the one festival which
is observed all over the country in all the temples or households
irrespective of what is the favourite deity of that temple or the
househlod. May we place our pranaams at the lotus feet of the
mother.Sree Maatre Namah
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5path to eterninty
prghtnnivtti paradhanaharae sayama satyavkya| kle akty pradna
yuvatijanakath mkabhva pare tsrotovibhago guruu ca vinaya
sarvabhtnukamp smnya sarvastrevanupahatavidhi sreyasmea panth||
bharthare ntiatakam The following actions and traits will make a
person eternally famous. 1. Abstaining from causing danger to the
life of all beings. 2.Lack of inclination to steal others' wealth.
3.Truthfulness in words and deed 4.Inclination to help others
financially at the appropriate time according to ones own capacity.
5.Absolute silence when it comes to the question of respectable
ladies of other families. 6.Being helpful to poor and indigent
people. 7.Complete sense of surrender to preceptors. 8.Capacity to
see equality in all living beings and exhibiting compassion to
them. 9.Adequate knowledge in all types of arts and sciences. The
prescription of Bharthruhari is rather very tough and costly. If we
can emulate at least a few of the qualities, our lives will be
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(friends, when i give the meaning of the verses, I do not go by
the word by word translation or consideration of syntax and
grammatical rules..an erudite elaboration of the ideas of the
masters is beyond my idiotic mind. ) --
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6bursting at the seams? -- sa bhra saumya bhartavyo yo nara
nvasdayet| tadannamapi bhoktavya jryate yad anmaya|| rmadvtmkirmyaa
rayaka 50--27 : One should undertake to bear only that much of load
that he is capable of. Similarly one should eat food only to the
extent it will maintain him without any illness. It is the tendency
of the overly ambitious persons to undertake to perform things far
beyond their capacity. In the end they are likely to fail and lose
respectability. The tendency to overeat is the cause of almost half
the problems in this worl
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pare cetsi pratidivasamradhya bahudh prasda ki netu viasi hdaya
kleakalita| prasanne tvayyanta svayamuditacintamaigao vivikta
sakalpa kimabhilaita puyati na te|| bharthari vairagyaataka
7intellectual slavery
: :
:
Oh my mind, why do you labour hard and repeatedly to please the
hearts and moods of others? If you can make yourself calm and
clear, will not very pure and spontaneous gems of thought arise
from you ? And such noble thoughts will pave way for the attainment
of all your cherished goals. Life is quite cumbersome for people
who are forced to speculate in advance what would please the boss
or the elite who are to provide for their subsistence. Gradually it
becomes a habit with the ordinary human being to extoll rightly or
wrongly the thoughts and actions of others. Such dependence on the
whims of others kills the capacity of a human being to think calmly
and clearly and take decisions for himself. Intellectual slavery is
worse than the most potent poison.
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8neither near nor too far atysann vinya drasth na phalaprad|
sevyat madhyabhavena rj vahnir guru striya|| cakya nti If one gets
too close to a king, to fire, to a preceptor or a woman, it is doom
for him. But it will be equally disastrous to keep too much
distance from them. A sensible persons will do well to keep a
balanced proximity with these people. The favour of the king and
men in power are essential for our existence. But they wield the
power to finish us in toto. A lot of discretion is required to deal
with them and also save our skin. Similarly, without fire, survival
for us is well nigh impossible. It is nice to cook our food but it
may not be pleasant to cook ourselves. The preceptor is also of the
same category. If we keep close to him he will be driving us crazy
with his dicta all the time and can become a stone tied around our
necks. But without the preceptor's advise and guidance we will be
nowhere. Here again discretion is the better part of valour. ( this
would apply to mother in laws also.) The same discretion will save
the day when we deal with women. They are like beautiful and
fragrant flowers to watch from the correct distance. If you go
near, the makeup will show. If you are far off, you will see
nothing, Familiarity breeds contempt.
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9character
kadartthitasypi ca dhairyavtter na akyate dhairyagua pramru|
adhomukhasypi ktasya vahner n'dha ikh ynti kadcideva|| bhartthari
ntiataka Even when a person with innate steady character is
insulted and forced to submission, he does not lose his boldness
and capitulate. It is just like a flame of a lamp. Even if the
burning wick of lamp is held upside down, the flame holds itself
directed upwards alone. Hard times can never dampen the character
of a bold man.
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10 live today
I gate oko na kartavyo bhaviyam naiva cintayet| vartmnena klena
varttayanti vicak a|| caakyanti ): do not grieve over what has
already happened, and do not worry over what is going to happen.
The learned and brave men live up to the present situation with
utmost ability and sincerity. Every lifestyle consultant or author
has uses this dictum to encourage people to live their life full.
Dale Carnegie asked us to live "in day tight compartments" Someone
said, "tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have lived today" Shelley
wrote "We look before and after, And pine for what is not: Our
sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs
are those that tell of saddest thought." The advice by the master
Chanakya and other greats should not lead us to hedonism. We should
be always conscious of the path we have trodden in reaching the
present state. Moreover we should have a clear-cut action plan for
the future. But while performing today's duties we should not be
bogged down by our past and future. -
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11 the supreme being
i - apipdo javano ght payatyacaku sa uatyakara| sa vetti vedya
na ca tasysti vett ta hur asya purua mahanta|| vetvataropaniad 3-19
o ) )
Without hands or feet he walks and grips, without eyes he sees
everything, without ears, he hears everything. He knows whatever
that is to be known but none knows what He is. Him we call the
almighty primordial god (purusha)
This stanza in upanishad comes from the awe and respect we have
for the unknown force whose presence we feel but whom we are not
able to measure through our sense organs.
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12 Fwd: glorious deeds
daridrya kta dna nyaligasya pjanam| anthapretasaskra
asvamedhasama vidu| subhitaatakatraya : In our religion and
culture, performance of the Aswamedha sacrifice is considered to be
the most pious and glorious action in a successful mans life. Such
performance is supposed go bestow one with all prosperity and
suzeranity over people. Some of the philanthropic act are equated
to this great sacrifice in this sloka. To lend a helping hand to
the suffering fellow human being comes first. Sometimes the idols
of some temples (here idol of Lord Siva is cited) are left uncared
due to change in the circumstance of the inhabitants of the
terrain. If one takes it upon himslelf the renovation of the fallen
temple and arranging for proprer worship of the God in the shape of
idol, the same benefits as that would enure on performance of
aswamtha yagna. A human being, however poor and helpless he is
deserves a diginified burial or cremation of his mortal remains. If
a person voluntarily undertakes to perform the final rites for the
dead person, he is equal in status to one who has performed
aswamedha. True, aswamedha is a meaningless rite today. But we
should see its importance as seen by our forefathers of four or
five millenia ago. Helping the poor, taking initiative in the
renovation of a place of worship and most important helping in
giving a diginified burial to an unclaimed human corpse are really
glorious acts even today. (I have seen many pamphlet calling for
help for temple renovation...This is an appropriate sloka which can
form caption to such appeals)
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13 beware of inborn enemies
krpayena yaa krudh guacayo dabhena satyam kudha maryd
vyasanairdhana ca vipad sthairya pramdairdvija| paiunyena kula
madena vinayo duceay paurua dridryea jandaro mamatay ctmaprakao
hata|| subhaitaatakatraya A man's reputation is lost by idiotic
actions. By exhibition of uncontrollable anger he loses all his
noble traits. Honesty is sacrificed at the altar of pride. A person
is forced to shed all his dignity on the face of insatiable hunger.
All the hard earned money will be squandered away through bad
habits. When one faces extreme danger, his courage drains away. A
learned man is ruined by wrong actions committed through
forgetfulness. Deliberate cruelty perpetrated by a member
annihilates the entire clan. A fellow throws to winds his humility
because of excessive arrogance.. A person's manhood is ruined by
wrong and immoral actions. When a person is reduced to penury, his
popularity and respect in the society reach lowest ebbs. And a
person loses all his knowledge and discretion when a sense of
excessive attachment to mundane things haunts him. --
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14 balance of convenience
vara na rjya na kurja rjya vara na mitra na kumitramitra| vara
na iyo na kuiyaiyo vara na dr na kudradra || cnakyanti It would be
better for one to wander as a nomad than staying as a subject of a
wicked king. It is far more beneficial for one to remain friendless
than having a circle of friends who would not hesitate to scheme
against him or double-cross him. It would give more peace of mind
to a scholar or teacher if he does not have any disciple than
having unruly wicked disciples in plenty. And it would the greatest
boon for any man not to have a wife than being bound by wedlock to
a shrew
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15 accountability rj rraktam bhukte rja ppa purohita| bhart ca
strkta ppa iyappa gurustath|| cakya nti : :
The ruler has to bear the brunt of all the sins committed by his
subjects. The Royal preceptor will have to suffer for the sins of
the King. The husband is responsible for the wrong actions of his
wife and will have to atone for them and the sins of the disciples
goes to the teacher. Chanakyas logic is that the subjects tend to
go wayward when the ruler is not effective. It is the duty of the
royal preceptor who is also the minister to aid and advise the king
and lead him in the right path. The lady (of the relevant period)
was under the protection and care of the husband and if there are
aberrations in her activities, the husaband was solely responsible
for it. The disciple learns all the lessons of his life from his
teacher, and if the teacher imparts improper education the disciple
will lose proper direction in life and the sin should definitely be
credited to the account of the guru.
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16 what is our worth?
nalindalagatajalamatitarala tadvadjvitamatiayacapala|
vidhdivydhyabhimnagrasta loka okagata ca samasta||
yavadvittoprjanaakta tvad nijaparivro rakta| pacd jvati jarjaradehe
vrtm ko'pi na pcchati gehe|| yvatpavano nivasati dehe tvad pcchati
kuala gehe| gatavati vyau dehpye bhry bibhyati tasmin kye|
bhajagovinda akarabhagavatpad The water droplet that land up on a
lotus leaf retain their globular nature and run helter skelter and
in fleeting seconds they will fall into the lake and disappear.
Likewise our life is also very fleeting and one can never guess
when the semblance of life leave our body. And this body is
governed by diseases, arrogance and anxiety. and the world is in
the grip of abject sorrow So long as we are capable of earning
money everyone in our family will be very cordial to us. Once we
retire or are not in a position to bring in money to the household,
everyone will be oblivious of us. They will feign ignorance of our
existence to the extent that they will not even talk to us. So long
as the life breath lingers in our body everyone around will be
making anxious enquiries about our welfare. One the final breath is
gone and the body just falls flat, even one's own wife will be
terrified of the body. So in this world of pain and contrasts there
is only one way to exists... pray hard to Lord Govinda .. bhaja
goivinda bhaja govinda govindam bhaja mhamate
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17 beautiful forests -- janagandhim surabhi bahvann akval| prha
mg mtara araynm aamsia|| gvedam10-146-6
we shower praise on Aranyaani, the beautiful goddess of forest,
who is always soothing with balms born in her trees and herbs, who
spreads her fragrance far and wide, who is self sufficient in food
for her inhabitants and guests, who is the mother of all animals
who have taken shelter in her bosom, and possesses lands untouched
by ploughs. the importance of pristine forests was always
recognised by our ancestors. No poaching.
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18 goats and their king fox i i
----- svmin pratiklena prajstkena rvaa| rakyam na vardhante mea
gomyuna yatha|| vlmkirmyaam rayakaam 41-----14
this is again an advise from the wizened bird gransire jadayu to
the arrogant Ravana, who is in the process of abducting seethadeve.
But it can easily form the part of the preamble tp any civilized
constitution with a ruler who cares nothing for the welfare of his
subject but in tern very stern and cruel to them, the population of
the country dwindles in population as if the subjects are goats and
sheep and the rule is a fox.
the contemporary siginificance of this sloka needs no
elaboration. If our rulers just glance through such great texts,
even if it not our of devotion, our destiny would have been safer
in their hands
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18 devotion makes god out of stone na devo vidyate khe na pae na
mmaye| bhve hi vidyate deva tasmd bhvo hi kraa||
caaakyantiataka
: It is futile to argue that god resides only in a piece of
wood, or a part of a rock or a lump of clay. It is the mind of the
devotee which attributes divinity to an idol made of wood, stone or
clay. It is his devotion that is reflected by the idol. So the
attitude of the mind is the cause of everything. The master implies
that the idols are only symbols. True, but when millions of minds
perceive sacredness in that idol the idol will definitely turn into
God. --
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19 water, the mother and physician ------ oomnam po mnur amukta
ghta tokya tanayya a yo| yya hi ha bhiajo mttam vivasya sthtur
jagato janitr|| gveda 6----50--7 waters, you are the greatest
friends of human beings, please give your unfailing protection and
blessings to our sons and grandson. For you are the most benevolent
and motherly physician, no, you are the mother of all that are
moving in remaining still. The greatness and the life sustaining
nature of the water was recognized all the time and our forefathers
were aware that the existence of future generations hinged on our
earnest attempt to worship and preserve the water resource... so
they equated water to the mother, the physician etc., --
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20 initiative
prrabhyate na khalu vighnabhayena ncai prrabhya vighnanihat
viramanti madhy| vighnairmuhurmurhurapi pratihanyamn
prrabdhamuttamagu n parityajanti|| bharthare ntiatakam
dhairyapaddhati praarabhyate na khalu vighnabhayena niichaiH
praarabhya vighnanihataa viramanti madhyaaH. vighnairmuhurmurhurapi
pratihanyamaanaaH praarabdhamuttamaguNaaH n parityajanti..
bhartR^ihareH niitishatakam dhairyapaddhatiH Men who are by nature
cowards will never think of any new initiative because the fear of
defeat, real or imaginary has taken deep roots in their psyche.
Another category of men are those who would give a try if the
environs are propitious, but would silently backout at the sight of
the slightest possibility of a setback. But the really bold
visionaries who are the salt of the earth, would start a project
with meticulous planning and will bring it to victorious conclusion
even if they face multiple roadblocks-many of them really tough(of
course there is a difference between people who are assiduous and
who are assinine... i can be crowned as the leader of the second
group... against heavy odds.. the worst being eccentricity, I am
prodding on with these slokas for about a year now... but i have
not given up not because i am noble but I do not have anything
worthy to do apart from this.)
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21 path to eterninty prghtnnivtti paradhanaharae sayama
satyavkya| kle akty pradna yuvatijanakath mkabhva pare
tsrotovibhago guruu ca vinaya sarvabhtnukamp smnya
sarvastrevanupahatavidhi sreyasmea panth|| bharthare ntiatakam The
following actions and traits will make a person eternally famous.
1. Abstaining from causing danger to the life of all beings. 2.Lack
of inclination to steal others' wealth. 3.Truthfulness in words and
deed 4.Inclination to help others financially at the appropriate
time according to ones own capacity. 5.Absolute silence when it
comes to the question of respectable ladies of other families.
6.Being helpful to poor and indigent people. 7.Complete sense of
surrender to preceptors. 8.Capacity to see equality in all living
beings and exhibiting compassion to them. 9.Adequate knowledge in
all types of arts and sciences.
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The prescription of Bharthruhari is rather very tough and
costly. If we can emulate at least a few of the qualities, our
lives will be splendid.(friends, when i give the meaning of the
verses, I do not go by the word by word translation or
consideration of syntax and grammatical rules..an erudite
elaboration of the ideas of the masters is beyond my idiotic mind.
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22 bursting at the seams? -- sa bhra saumya bhartavyo yo nara
nvasdayet| tadannamapi bhoktavya jryate yad anmaya|| rmadvtmkirmyaa
rayaka 50--27 : One should undertake to bear only that much of load
that he is capable of. Similarly one should eat food only to the
extent it will maintain him without any illness. It is the tendency
of the overly ambitious persons to undertake to perform things far
beyond their capacity. In the end they are likely to fail and lose
respectability. The tendency to overeat is the cause of almost half
the problems in this world.
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23 test for friendship --- hyo v'pi daridro v dukhita sukhito'pi
v| nirdoo v sadoo v vayasya param gati|| rmatvtmkirmyaa kikindkaa
8---8 A bosom friend should be given protection at any cost,
whether he is from a high family or whether he is from a lowly
background, whether he is in a depressed mental condition or he is
happy, whether he is innocent or is guilty of some offence, The
basic human law is that one should not give upon his friend even
when the latter is placed in the most desparate conditions. When
the friend is having a good name and other comforts, and when there
is expectation of getting something back, all persons will be
magnanimous and play the friendship card with enthusiasm. But the
litmus test for real friendship comes when one of them is in dire
strait and the other has to take bold and risky steps to provide
succour to the suffering friend.
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24 humility or right perception? I II
paritod vidu na sdhu manye prayogavijna balavadapi ikitnm
tmanyapratyaya ceta klidsa kuntala manda kaviyaa prrth
gamiymyupahsyat| prulabhye phale lobhat udbhuriva vmana|| klidsa
raghuvaa Kaalidasa the greatest Indian poet ever born, declared in
the opening part of abijnana saakunthalam that he could never be
confident of his capacity to create a Nataka, till the same is
staged and approved by the learned. He quips, "even in the
thoroughly learned, lack of self assuredness is very manifest."
Again while chronicling the lives of the great monarachs of the
race of Raghu in his Mahakavyam.. Raghuvamsam, he is faced with
lack of self confidence....he says, " perhaps a dull person as I am
and is in pursuit of immortal fame in wordcraft, and my state is
verily same as a dwarf standing under a tall mango tree ladent with
fruits and jumping up again and again in the hope of plucking some
fruits when the fruits are confined to the reach of really tall men
If Kalidasa felt so how should the lesser mortals feel?
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25 raaja dharma is curious I - nasamanasa v prajrakaakrat| ptaka
v sadoa v kartavyam rakat sad|| rjyabhraniyuktn ea dharma sanatana
rmadvlmkirmayaam blaka 25-18 We find an apparent conflict between
ethics and political duty even in the first ever Kaaya in Sanskrit.
The first and foremost duty of a ruler is to look after the welfare
of his subjects, this the the eternal duty ordained to him. In the
process of ensuring the welfare of his own people the king may do
things which are praiseworthy and acceptable to all or at times he
may have to do things which may not be popular at all. The action
may involve committing sin in the general sense, the action may be
condemnable in the eyes of the onlookers. but the superior dharma
of a king that will overshadow and act in conflict with the
copybook virtues is to ensure the welfare of his own subjects. The
laws of governance are quite complicated. The government may have
to use cruel tricks and heavy punitive measures to shatter
rebellious moves against the integrity of his Nation. In diplomacy
it may be forced to tell utter lies and resort to colourable means
like espionage to safeguard the Nations interest. It may be forced
to be tough and intolerant against groups whose ideas may be noble
but pedagogic especially when dry principles may cut deep at the
root of the sovereignty of the Nation. Every country will have its
own secret sins but such sins committed to safeguard the welfare
and unity of the Nation usually become symbols of national pride.
When it comes to one's own country nothing can be wrong if it is
done for its welfare.
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26 no labour when the stomach is empty - klatikramaccaiva
bhaktavetanoyorbht| bhartu kupyanti duyanti so'nartha sumahnsmta||
rmatvlmkirmayaa ayodhykanna 100-34
A great principle of strategic importance is envisaged in the
aadikaavayam. If a king makes inordinate delay in providing
adequate food and salary to his troops, the warriors get angry with
the master, and in time start to speak about him in abusive terms
and such a situation is the harbinger of future disaster. It is a
universal fact that everyone works for others under the expectation
that he will be adequately rewarded with salary in time. The
workers dreams and expectations all rally round the pay packet. If
the salary is not forthcoming at the appropriate time no one will
have any motivation to go further. This situation has led to many a
revolution in human history. All wage earners are vulnerable when
in comes to salary, but the soldiers are more so. They have to keep
themselves fit to defend the ruler, and simultaneously they have to
look after their near and dear who are living far away, counting
days in expectation of financial supplies from the soldier.
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27 account is not yet closed
-- nanu sadyo'vintasya dyate karmaa phala| klo'pyagbhavatyatra
sasynmiva paktaye|| rmadvlmkirmyaa rayaknam 41--27 The evil effects
of committing sinful acts do not manifest immediately. Like seed
sowed in a field the effects of sin also take time to germinate and
grow strong enough. But there a huge difference. The sins committed
take the gestation period to grow strong and hit back at us.. But
the seed grow(if the seeds are good) to give us the wealth of
grain. The slow and sure behaviour of Fate often lulls us into a
state of false security. We commit unpardonable sins without any
immediate backlash. So we get bolder under the notion that nothing
will happen and we can get away with anything. But be sure, we will
get it back with principal and penal interest.
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28 time - space combination never reapeats -- deaklavihnni karmi
vipartavat| kriyamni duyanti havyaprayateviva|| rmadvlmkirmyaa
yuddhaka 63--6 d
Even a very noble act performed without considering the location
and time may not yield the desired result but can boomerang on us.
Comparison can be drawn from the sacred offering for a yajna
prepared meticulously being kept in a dirty pot getting rotted. For
everything there is a time. To cite one glaring example found among
the neo rich, and neo prominent leading lights of the society. They
may have their parents and other dear ones suffering in poverty and
ailment in the remotest places. But when they die, a lot of noises
are made.. The dead body is decked in silk and exhibited in air
conditioned environment. Sandals and unguents rinsed in crocodile
tears abound. Sycophants and so called friends throng around the
affluent son or daughter and blow sonorous conches, but had a very
little portion of this attention been devoted to the departed soul
in his lifetime, the calamity would not have happened at all. We
appear to be excellent undertakers(who look after the dead body)
but not good in performing what we undertake.
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29 till when the soil is damp and fertile yvat svasthohyaya deho
yvat mtyuca drata| tvadtmahita kuryt prnte ki kariyati|| cakyanti
One should perform all good and fruitful deeds to enhance his own
status on this earth and beyond it, when he is in the peak of
physical and mental health and can presume with reasonable
assurance that death is far away. What can be done for a person
once his lifespan is over? This terse advice is given by all the
philosophers, gurus and lifestyle consultants all the time. May be
the words and sentences would be couched in hyperbole. It is a
truth everyone should realize and tell others also. The great
master Chanakya naturally included this in his treatise.
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30 the unbreakable knot -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- --
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-- -- p tveto nayatu hastaghya avin tv pr vahat rathena ghn
gacca ghapatn yathsau vain tvam vidatha vadsi g 10-75-26
sumagalriya vadh im sameta payata saubhgyam asyai dattvy 'thsta vi
paretana k 10-85-33 atha 14--2--27 samrj vaure bhava samrj varv
bhava nanndari samrj bhava samrh adhi devu g 10-85-46 atha 14-2-44
samajantu vive devh sa po hdayni nau sa mtariv sam dht sanudrer
dadhatu nau k 10-85-47 drghyurastu me patir jvti rada atam| ath
14-2-63 ihemmamindra sa nuda cakravkeva dapat ath 14-2-64 ihaiva
stam m vi yauha
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viva yur vyanuta kranto putrair naptbhir modamnau tve gihe g
10-85-42 putri t kumri viva yur vyasnuta ubh hirayapes g 8-31- 8
One friend had asked me to indicate some important marriage
manthras and accordingly I do it. The procedural rituals vary from
place to place and I shall try to convey the basic rituals in a
different individual message. The manthras quoted above are tribute
to all ladies who enter the conjugal vow with men..The respect
given to the woman in the house as a wife perhaps may not find any
parallel in any other culture. There may be the mother icons
everywhere, but the importance as a wife herself is underlined
without room for equivocation in the hoary traditions recorded in
the Vedas. The uniformity in thought can be gauged from the fact
that the manthras get repeated in the most ancient rig veda and the
comparatively modern atharva veda. The bride is entering the
ritualistic location, her hand held by the god puushan (one form of
the sun god) the twin gods of medicine the Ashwins are accompanying
her in the chariot.. and she is going away from her house to that
of her husband and she is blessed that she may become the ruler of
the household and the main spokesperson of the assembly in her
husbands place. The nubile bride who has become sumangalii is
introduced to all. 'This bride has attained the status of a
wife..she is bringing fortune to this house..come all of you and
look at her...Please wish her full happiness before you return
home'. The bride is blessed to join the supreme place in the
household " May your father in law treat you with affection as if
you were a queen. May your mother in law treat treat you with love
as if you were a queen. May your sisters in law love and respect
you as if you were a queen. May your brothers in law repect and
adore you as if you were a queen" The husband prays for conjugal
unity " May all Gods and all waters unite our hearts. Especially
the gods Mathariswa, dhaata, and dheshtri, make us very
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The bride prays to the gods and elders " May my husband live
long, and we will live together for hundred years...bless us" The
elders pray for the couple " Join the couple here, Indra... they
resemble the chakravaka and its mate. ( The chakravaka is a symbol
for mutual devotion of the couple. if one loses its life, the mate
will die in grief.) The lifelong union of the ideal couple as
expressed by elders in their blessing "May you two dwell in this
house, never parted, you enjoy the full life span as prescribed by
vedas, may you have the fotune to play together with your sons and
grandsons," The prayer of the couple "With sons and daughters
abounding, may we live long adorned in rich dresses an precious
ornaments".
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-- -- ghmi tvm saubhagatvya hasta may paty jaradahir yathsa|
bhago aryam savit purandir mahyam tvdur grhapatyya dev| gveda
10-85-36 atharvaaveda 14-1-50 gruhnami twaam saubhagatvaaya hastham
mayaa patyaa jaradhashtir yadasah bhago aryamaa savitaa purandir
mahyam twaadur gaarhpatyaaya devaah I take your hand in mine for
good fortune with the prayer that you also will to old along with
me, your husband. Deities bhage, aryamaaa savitha and purandhi have
given you to me to be the mistress of my house. This paanigrahana
mantram has united couples of India for thousand of years. The word
garhapathyam implies that the good wife becomes the real leading
spirit of the household taking the husband to her protection and
affection. There is another aaseervadahmanthram in vedas, dasym
putram ante patimekdaam kdhi, you beget ten sons and make your
husband the eleventh son.. the position given to woman as a wife in
our cuture was indedd very exalted
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32 international concord -- sajnam svebhi samana araebhi| samjna
avin yuva ihsmsu ni yacchata||1|| sa jnmahe manas sa cikitv m
yumahi manas daivyena | m gho uta syur bahule vinirhate meu paptad
indrasyhanygate||2|| atharvanavedam 7--52 May there be concord with
our people, may there be concord with foreign people, Aswins (you
two inseparable twins--gods of medicine) may you two create concord
amongst ourselves and concord with the foreigners May we unite in
our minds, unite in our purposes and NOT fight against the divine
spirit within us. And may not the battle cry rise amidst many that
lay slain all around May the arrows of Indra (who defends us from
foes) fall only for limited use. It is indeed a great feel to see
that many peace charters of universal peace might have knowingly or
unknowingly used the same idea while reaching the concord. Here,
the twin gods ashwins are invoked because they are inseparable and
devoid of any mutual acrimony. They are also the gods of medicine,
and indeed great role can be played by medical men in effecting
unity among all races.. the idea of not using fire against rescue
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33 no fear when all around us are friends
---- abhaya mitrd abhaya amitrd abhaya jtd abhayam puro ya|
abhaya nakta abhaya div na sarva mama mitra bhavantu|| atharvaaveda
19--15--6 abhayam mitraad abhayam amitraad abhyam jnaathaad abhayam
puro yah abhayam naktham abhayam dive nah saravaa aasha mama mitram
bhavanthu(i am giving the plain english transliteration because the
machine created transliteration sometimes show as garbage in some
machines.)
Let there be no fear for us from our friends. Let there be no
fear for us from those who are not our friends. Let there be no
fear for us from what is known to us. Let there be no fear for us
the one who stands before us.. Let fearlessness envelop us all
along days and nighths. Let us pray that all beings and phenomena
around us become our dearest friends. The fearlessness comes from
the recognition that we have only friends all around and that
friends will ensure that we will remain fearless for ever. Maybe a
friendship day message from Atharavana Vedam.
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34 from nothingness
nsad snno sad st tadn nsd rajo no vyomo paro yat| kim varva kuha
kasya armannambha kim sd gahana gabhra||1 na mtyur sd amtam na
tarhi na rtry ahna st praketa| nd avta svadhy tad ekam tasmddhnyan
na para ki cansa||2 - gveda 10-129 there was neither non reality,
nor reality then; there was no air or the ether beyond it; how to
know what lay covered by whom and where, who gave it shelter,
whether there were the deep fathomless waters? There was no death
and there was no life immortal, there were no means to indicate day
and night, but the ONE (the supreme) breathed, without air, and
apart from THAT(supreme being) there was nothing else, whatsoever.
The above are the first two stanzas of Naasadiiya sooktham, the
hymn to nothingness, and human mind was just pondering over the
state of the universe before it evolved to the present state. Every
researcher studying the theories on evolution, must have started
from this exalted gem of human
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thought. One should say Human thought never soared to dizzier
heights beyond this
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36 till your land and do not play dice
akair m dvya kim it kasva vitte ramasva bahu manyamna| tatra gva
kitava tatra jy tan me vi cae savitya arya|| ------ gveda
10---34---13 Oh man! Do not waste your time in playing dice, go and
till the soil and grow the grains. Enjoy yourself on the gains you
earn and you earn your respect also in turn. The supreme Lord
Savita says that your cows and calves, your wife and family and
your welfare are all existing there (in hard work) in safety. Even
the ancient Vedic Wisdom understood the average man's tendency to
live an idle life and earn easy money through gambling. Vedas also
recognized the fleeting nature of gains from such activities.
Agriculture was the primary job of the earliest inhabitants of the
Indus--gangetic plane and it is advised that one can have a settled
and purposeful life only by engaging in purposeful work and
spending the days in the sweet company of one's wife and family.
The working of the human mind has changed very little till now.
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37 pranams to Lord Ganesha sapjakn pariplakn jitendriy ca
tapodhann| deasya rarasya kulasya rja karotu siddhi bhagavn gaea||
may Lord Ganesa who is the fountainhead of all glory, ensure the
welfare of the devotees who worship Him, the noble men who look
after and protect the establishment of lofty ideas and projects,
the sages who have won over their sense organs and are rich in
penance. May He also bless our region, our beloved country, the
clans and the king (the established government). Pranams to the
Supreme Lord on Chaturthi day Lord Ganesha symbolizes knowledge,
simplicity, universal love and brotherhood, victory of virtue over
evil, self control, penance, and all lofty ideas human brain could
conceive of. Millenniums ago the worship of Ganesha has started,
perhaps even before the start of codified and well defined
religions. All around the globe wherever we go we are sure to find
some symbolic worship of this great Lord..For us in India, Lord
Ganesha is the symbol of our national pride and we can never forget
the role played by Ganesha worship in our struggle for
independence. Whatever we offer Him, He accepts with love and
returns to us thousandfold. The tattwa of Ganapathi transcends and
will outlive all religions and cults. Let us offer our profound
love to the most adorable Godhead represented by Ganesha.
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38 apt indicators
abhysddhryate vidy kula lena dhryate| guena jyate tvrya kopo
netrea gamyate|| cakya neetistra Education is entirely dependent on
practice and more practice, a man's nobility in birth is measured
by his good character, the respectable preceptor is recognized by
his innate good manners and the anger exploding in the mind of a
man can be easily identified by the fire lurking in his eyes. There
are so many opinions endorsing the greatness of constant
practice.." practice makes it perfect.." "intelligence is one hour
of inspiration and 23 hours of perspiration...etc." Only a man with
an exemplary character can be credited with high birth and caste or
creed are no criteria. A guru should first develop the exemplary
manners he expects to find in his disciples. And most of us who are
working under hierarchically rigid bosses may not be able to show
our anger explicitly but the eyes will show it. Even If we have no
bosses still we have wives, mothers or sisters and may be the
mother-in-law --excellent replicas of the bosses.
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39 anger is the worst enemy I --- kruddha ppa na kurytka kruddho
hanytgurnapi| kruddha paruay vc nara sadhnadhikipet||
rmadvtmkirmayaa sundaraka 55---5 A man under the grip of anger may
commit even the most heinous crimes because he has lost all his
senses. He may murder his preceptors or parent even. He may cause
irreparable damage to himself and the noble men by abusing the
latter in harshest terms. There is no sin that is beyond him in
such a state of mind. Maybe a man who is mad or drunk is better
than a man who is in rage.--
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40 no expiation for the ungrateful brahmaghne ca surpe ca core
bhagnavrate tath| niktirvihit sadbhi ktaghne nsti niskti|| ----
rmadvtmkirmyaa kikindhka 34----12 The learned sages have prescribed
suitable expiation for the grave sins like murdering of a learned
man, consuming hooch, burglary or breaking of holy vows. But no
expiation is prescribed for the sin of being ungrateful.
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41 colleagues or enemies?
---- upyakuala vaidhya bhtyasadae rata| ramaivaryakma ca yo na
hanti sa vadhyate|| rmadvtmkirmyaa ayodhyka 100----30 If a person
does not restrain a colleague who is (1) not responsive to the
advice of the learned, (2) who is taking extra pleasure in
constantly maligning and teasing his own subordinates and servants
(3) who is bold but extremely avaricious in the matter of material
wealth, he will be visited with ruin. In fact the sloka in the epic
would suggest that if a person does not annihilate a colleague with
the above three qualities, the former would lose his life. But
contextually we cannot imply death or murder here. It is clear that
the qualities mentioned above are inborn in persons who are
ambitious but immature. The problem with such people is that they
can not only ensure their own downfall but also drag even innocent
associates to ruin.
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42 all alone ---- ka kasya puruo bandhu kimpya kasya kenacit|
yadeko jyate jantureka eva vinayati|| rmadvlmkirmyaa ayodhyka
108----3 43 retaliate and be ruined --- na para ppamdatte pare
ppakarma| samayo rakitavyastu santacritrabha|| rimadvlmkirmyaa
yuddhaka 116---42 Noble men do not waste their time in dwelling
upon and retaliate the insults and slightings they receive at the
hands of the mean people. For them time is very precious and has to
be saved with care to maintain their own character and purity. One
of the greatest psychological truths is describes with such ease in
the aadikaavya. If one is to think of retaliation and revenge in
respect of the wrong action on the part of others, his own mind
will be vitiated and he will be left with hardly any time of good
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44 sin of the subject catches the king yo hyadharmakrya v viaye
prthivasya tu| karoti crmla tatpure v durmatirnara|| kipra ca
naraka yti sa ca rj na saaya| --- rmadvlmkirmyaa uttaraka 74---29 A
wicked man committing an unlawful and condemnable act, of course
invites for himself incarceration in the worst hell. He does not
stop with this. He attaches the sin committed by him on the ruler
of the kingdom and duly drags the innocent monarch also to the hell
to enjoy the privileges of the original sinner. Even though
democracy was not a widely accepted political theory in India of
yore, accountability of the ruler towards his subject was a well
established idea. It was the duty of the king to prevent any sin
being committed by anyone in his kingdom.
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44 forward march ----- -- --- pret jayat nara indra va arma
yacchatu| ugr va santu bhavo'ndhy yathsatha|| gveda 10---103--13
smaveda 1862 yajurveda vjasaneyi sahita 17-46 atharvaveda 3--19--7
this is a song of victory.. wishing success to all in their
endeavours, though symbolically it is a war song. Go forward and
conquer, you heroes! May God give you protection. Valiant be your
arms, so that you may remain unconquered. The intrinsic character
of our ancestors was to be bold and worship heroism. They never
allowed fear or hesitation to mar their march to victory. The
greatest significance of this mantra is that it is universal in
nature, it finds its place in all the four vedas.
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45 Saraswathi
----- yaste stana aayo yo mayobhr yena viv puyasi vryi| yo
ratnadh vasuvid ya sudatra sarasvati ta iha dhtave ka ||
gveda---uklayajurveda--atharvaaveda O mother Sarawathi ( the
goddess as well as the river) Your breast is the source all
well-being. You feed and nourish all that is good with your breast.
They are the source of all treasures, wealth and gifts to your
children... Mother you lay them bare for our nourishment. The
supreme power of intellect is portrayed as mother here. Also, the
eternal source of life, namely the water borne by the river has
also the status of mother.
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46 krishna, my sweet krishna ---- adhara madhura vadana madhura
nayana madhura hasita madhura| hdaya madhura gamana madhura
mathurdhipaterakhilam madhura|| mathuraka----vallabhcrya His lips
are sweet, His face is sweet, His eyes are sweet, His smile is
sweet, His heart is sweet, His gait is sweet, everything that
relates to the Monarch of Mathura is sweet and sweet alone. Today
is celebrated as the birthday of the greatest ever myth and reality
human mind has ever created or felt...Krishna. What are we to call
him.. a living being, a phenomenon, an school of thought incarnate,
a tribal deity, a consummate teacher, a benevolent despot... like
his innumerable names, his qualities are also innumerable. Human
life, at least Hindu life and its culture could not have been
sustained without the idea of Krishna. In other religions He is
existing in different names, perhaps. When a sannyasi who has
renounced everything worldly, Vallabha, is recalling the sweetness
of the lips, face, eyes, smile, heart and the gait of this
wonderful Child, one can feel how deeply the lovely tattwa of
Krishna has mesmerized even the most mature minds of all times.
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47 like father like son
-- jyeho bhrt pit caiva yaca vidy prayacchati| trayaste pitaro
jey dharme pathi hi vartina|| yavynatmana putra iyacpi guodita|
putravatte trayacinty dharmacedatra kraa|| vtmkirmyaam kikindhka 18
13--14 Our elder brother and the great preceptor who imparts
knowledge to us are to be given respect equal to our own father,
yes, all of them are our fathers. Likewise, the younger brother and
the virtuous disciple are to be treated by us with equal affection
as is due to our own sons, yes all of them are our own sons.
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48 kaamokaarshiid manyurakaarshiid namo namah
kmo'krnnamo nama| kmo'krtkma karoti nha karomi kma kart nha kart
kma krayit nha krayit ea te kma kmya svh| manyurakrnnamo nama |
manyurakrnmanyu kroti nham karomi manyu kart nha kart manyu krayit
nha krayit ea te manyo manyave svh| mahnaryaopaniat 61 62
Salutations to the gods. Desire performed the act. Desire did the
act. Desire is doing the act, not I. O Desire, fascinating in for,
let this oblations be offered to thee, Hail Salutations to the
gods. Anger performed the act. Desire did the act. Anger is doing
the act, not I. O anger, let this oblation be offered to thee.
These mantras as from Taittariya Aranyaka of Krishna Yajurveda. The
latter is found in rgveda also. Brahmins belonging to the Krishna
yajurveda school, chant a shortened form of this manthra every day
once during the oblations to Sandhya three times a day. On the
upakarma day, this year it falls on today, this manthra in
shortened form is repeated 1008 times as expiation by way of
confession that many of our acts are instigated by desire and anger
over which we have little control most of the time, and, therefore
we are trying to propitiate them so that they will get out of our
way.
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49 shadow of friendship rambhagurv kayi kramea| laghv pur
vddhimat ca pact|| dinasya prvrddha parrddha bhinn| cchyeva maitr
khalasajjannm|| bharthari ntiataka 49
The friendship with a silly idiotic person will appear to be
very serious and weighty in the beginning but slowly the relation
will get thinner and thinner with time to disappear into obscurity.
However the friendship of a noble person may look insignificant at
the start but as time progresses and the understanding is
fortified, it progresses from strength to strength The two
phenomena are like the disappearance and the growth of a shadow in
step with the movement of the Sun from dawn to midday and midday to
dusk. The shadow at sunrise will be very long but by midday it will
be very small or inexistent. This phase is compared to the
friendship with an idiot. From midday to sunset, the shadow gets
longer and longer..and this is compared to the friendship with
noble souls.--
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50 Lord Dhanwantari in human form
guroradhtkhila vaidyavidya pyapi kuala kriysu| gataspho
dhairyadhara kplu uddho'dhikr bhiagda syt| The ideal doctor is
described here. He should have acquired abundance of education from
the Masters in the field and also have training . He should be so
learned and beloved that he should be considered the living form of
the Lord Sree Dhanwantari with the pot of Nectar, He should be
dexterous in absolute terms while engaged in profession.. While on
his profession he should be bereft of personal likes or dislikes
and the removal of the distress of the patient alone should be his
concern. He should be and should appear to look very bold and
confident while giving treatment. His compassion should know no
bounds. He should be clean physically and mentally... The candidate
for this profession should be slected from the most eligible. The
doctor trained in Allopathy is expected to take the following oath
and follow it to his end. THE OATH OF HIPPOCRATES I SWEAR by Apollo
the physician and sculapius, and Health, and All-heal, and all the
gods and goddesses, that, according to my ability and judgment, I
will keep this Oath and this stipulation to reckon him who taught
me this Art equally dear to me as my parents, to share my substance
with him, and relieve his necessities if required; to look upon his
offspring in the same footing as my own brothers, and to teach them
this art, if they shall wish to learn it, without fee or
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medicine, but to none others. I will follow that system of
regimen which, according to my ability and judgement, I consider
for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is
deleterious and mischievous. I will give no deadly medicine to any
one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel; and in like manner I
will not give to a woman a pessary to produce abortion. With purity
and with holiness I will pass my life and practice my Art. I will
not cut persons labouring under the stone, but will leave this to
be done by men who are practitioners of this work. Into whatever
houses I enter, I will go into them for the benefit of the sick,
and will abstain from every voluntary act of mischief and
corruption; and, further, from the seduction of females or males,
of freemen and slaves. Whatever, in connection with my professional
service, or not in connection with it, I see or hear, in the life
of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad, I will not divulge,
as reckoning that all such should be kept secret. While I continue
to keep this Oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy life
and the practice of the art, respected by all men, in all times.
But should I trespass and violate this Oath, may the reverse be my
lot. Do we find any difference between the Indian expectation spelt
out in a simple sloka and the above oath in the name of Apollo? And
to the great credit of professionals in this field, the Doctors
world over have alway lived up to the expectations of the patients
except perhaps for small and rare aberrations . They as a class
have been the greatest boon from God and have kept the world
blessed by their presence.
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51 young or old, lion is lion kut kmo'pi jarkopi ithilapryo'pi
ka da| panno'pi vipannaddhitirapi preu nayatsvapi||
mattebheendravibhinnakubhapiitagrsaikabaddha spha| ki jra tamatti
mnamahatmagresara kesar|| bhartthari ntiataka 21 Will the lion eat
the sun dried grass in the forest, even if he is emaciated with
hunger, even if he is dogged by old age, even if he is facing very
difficult times, even if he has lost all his vigour and ebullience
of his prime youth, what to say, even if he is facing a real threat
of losing his own life? The food for the king of the forest can be
only the hard pieces of flesh he has extracted from the forehead of
a rowdy elephant by splitting it with his powerful hits. The lion
is very proud of his eminence and valour and his own life is not
very important to it in comparison. The master poet is explaining
how a person with true self respect should behave. Bad times,
poverty, ill health, and even the possibility of imminent death
should not deter him from his upright and bold attitude, because
death overtakes everyone one day or the other, but the really great
people outlive the death of the physical body.
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52 character is the charm
mitra svacchatatay ripu nayabalairlubdha dhanairvara| kryeaa
dvijamdarea yuvati prem samairbndhava|| atyugra stutibhir gurur
praatibhirmrkha kathbhirbhudha| vidybh rasika rasena sakalam lena
kurydvaa|| hitopadeam One can always maintain intimacy with a bosom
friends by being just natural. With appropriate strategy and show
of strength one can keep his enemy at bay. A miser can be kept
pleased only by supply of more funds,( so also every officer
superintendent) One's favourite God can be propitiated through
service ( to all humans). A beautiful young lady can be made happy
through romance (not for old uncles like me....I just quote
hitopadesam). One's relatives will be happy if one shows the sense
of equality and identity with them. We lose many close relations by
flaunting our own so called status. For the parents we are just the
sons and daughters and for the siblings we are only brothers or
sisters.( for them does it make any difference that you are a top
bureaucrat or a stinkingly rich businessman?) To keep a ferocious
being away from attacking us is only by vocal praise in place or
out of place ( the ferocious thing can appear in so many
forms....wife, boss. mother in law, to cite a few examples) . The
only way the preceptor can be kept happy is by prostrating at his
feet (it will do more good to the disciple than the
teacher..especially when the disciple is prostrating to just pull
the master down). The learned person will be pleased when one
shares his knowledge and erudition with humility. . One can keep an
inveterate idiot only by engaging him with silly talk. A
connoisseur in fine arts will be pleased when the art is performed
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perfection. And everyone in the world will be pleased with one's
good manners and character.--
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53 let me blow the conch even if it is on deaf ears. dharma
bhajasva satata tyaja lokadharmn sevasva sdhupurujahi kmat| anyasya
doaguaacintanamsu muktv sevkathrasamaho nitar piba tva|| r
ilhaamirasya ntiatakt
follow the virtuous path with staunch determination, give up the
silly mundane functions, seek out and serve the noble men , give up
for ever carnal desires, give up the habit of always contemplating
and elaborating on the faults and foible of others and praise the
service of others and engage yourself in fruitful service. I think
the first step in the pathway to virtue is giving up telling about
the wrong deeds of others and starting to interpret how bad you
yourself are. Then giving up on Carnal desires.. every person
nowadays wants to look at and craves to being looked upon as a don
juan or venus...how to give up that habit? And seeking out the
noble man to serve... in an atmosphere where leaders of our society
would expect us that if we see a seer and a serpant together, to
kill the seer first,, And again how can anyone survive without
shifting the blame of others.. a man running carelessly along a
slippery path falls down and breaks his head but blames the sight
of a cat or a widow in the morning as the cause, one committing a
mistake in office starts blaming everything right from printing
paper, computer keyboard, the absence of peon or the bald head of
his boss, but not anything about his own inefficiency.. I am really
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And one will see a consummate idiot in me when I repeat the same
thing, but again it is a fact
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54 life is fleeting
pra vpi parityajya mnamevbhirakatu anityo bhavati pra
mnamcandratraka
do not hesitate even to lay down your life to uphold your
rectitude and unblemished name. This life is flleeting but ones
good name survives so long as the moon and sun last.
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55 worst sins
akryakryavakro steno bhraha gurutalpaga| varuo'pmaghamraaastast
ppt prmucyate|| ----- mahnryaopaniat 1-----68 the Lord of Waters
and the destroyer of Sins Varuna, will expiate one who worships the
gods of water, of even the five mahaapatakas or most heinous sins ,
(1) working contrary to the dictates of the scriptures, (2) being
disloyal to ones own promises out of cowardice (3) causing
destruction to the human foetus in the womb (4) indulging in
robbery or coveting the wealth of others and (5) causing disrepect
to the preceptor by entering his bed . This mantra has twin
purpose. First, to extoll the greatness of water... it is said to
release one from the panchamahapaatakas themeselves. It should not
be taken as a licence to commit sins. One should not think that he
can gleefully commit all the sins and wash off his hand. Secondly
the moral standards of our ancestors. Absolute faithfulness to the
Vedas, one can understand. Our ancestors strongly believed that if
solemn promises made by the constituents of the society are not
kept it would lead to imbalance even in the working of natural
forces. When Yudistira lied even once partially, it is said that
his chariot which always moved floating about one foot above the
ground suddenly dropped down to earth with a thud. Now our society
is very permissive about termination of pregnancies but our
ancestors could not ondone it. They belived more in continence. In
fact sexual copulation was ordained to be limited only for the
furtherace of the race. The fate of Aswathaam who directed the
Brahmasiraastram on the womb of Uttara to annihilate the foetus of
abhimanyus son growing there is well known. And entering the Guru,s
bed has more serious meaning to it.... it is not mere sleep.
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56 they keep us alive
amta sadgu bhry amta blabhita| amta rjasammana amtam
mnabhojana|| The following are like elixir for a man's life. A wife
rich in adorable qualities, presence of small children at home with
their endearing talks, obtaining honours and respects from the king
or the government, and the capacity to have daily meals in a
respectable way. Once a schism develops between a man and his wife,
the lives of both are lost for ever. At present we are trying to
find many alternate remedies for it but it would appear definite
that for the human race the pairing of one male and a female for a
lifetime is the happiest thing . Without children with their plays
and pranks, every house is empty..The children may be sons and
daughters, grandchildren or great grandchildren. In fact our
affection for them increases exponentially with advancing
generation. To be honoured for the services rendered for ones own
country is the proudest achievement any human being can aspire for.
And if a man reaches a stage in life where he has to search for
food even abandoning his dignity, he is more dead than alive.
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57 food for thought annadnt sama nsti vidydna tato'dhika| annena
kaik tpti yvajjva tu vidyay|| There is no gift as great as gift of
food. But the gift of education is even greater. The satisfaction
derived by enjoying food is short lived. But education once
imparted properly remains beneficial so long as the recipient is
alive. The ultimate thing that keeps a living being alive is food.
In fact the food is given as a gift by nature, the ultraviolet rays
from the sun, the heat, the carbon dioxide chlorophyll and water,
all being His own free creation. The stronger living things either
prey on the weaker ones or simply hoard the means of food using
brutal force. Hunger, the lack of food was the real creator of
history full of revolutions, battles and heroes. To day starts the
Holy month of Ramzan.. The message of Ramzan is a saga of control
of resources and mindset through regulating the intake of food. It
is also a month of gift of food. During the daytime our muslim
brothers and sisters fast, but they partake in the food during
nights, and the hearty part of it is that they all ensure no human
being who has fasted during daytime goes hungry during the night
also. Of course the continuous physical existence is achieved by
eating and digesting food. In fact all the living creatures somehow
manage to get food at periodical intervals and if food is absent
for a reasonably long time, they cease to live. (At this moment we
have think of the mother...she supplies food for the foetus in her
womb and after the child is born ensures that it is fed and kept
alive, until it has learned enough skill to eke out its own food..
every mother does it even at the cost of sacrificing their own
lives in the process.) But mere exiistnce and a vegetation is
achieved by this food. But a meaningful existence will be in place
only if the food for the brain, that is, vidya (education) is
imparted. Here also every living being through some biological
promptings which one may call intelligence, instinct, or by any
other name acquire some
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habits which sustain them and ensure their safe livelihood.
However, the human beings go one step ahead and learn things much
more than what is required for an ordinary existence. The
quintessence of knowledge which has been evolved through
generations and kept pure through perhaps repeated process of
evaporation and distillation lies with the guru...that knowledge
when imparted to the disciple through education makes the world
what it is for us the human beings. We consider the faculty to
impart and receive education as the mother intellect, and the
teacher who is the medium of imparting the knowledge as the
embodiment of God himself.
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58 He is the doctor
yes, arre jarjarbhte vydhigraste kalebare auadham jhnav toyam
vaidyo nrayao hari. (when the human body is afflicted with old age
and diseases, the only medicine is the holy waters of Ganga and the
solitary doctor in the Lord Narayana himself) In fact one has to
say it is not disease but death that has no cure.. because it is a
natural process like birth.. and it is only a state of the jeeva
for a pre ordained period decided by the blessed lord. One need not
worry about the cancer that afflicts the body, there is another
sort of cancer, may be we call it arrogance, ill will to others,
anger and so one which afflicts the psyche and it neither kills nor
allows us to live in gods blessed state. I forwarded a message on
cancer I received only because it is a prayer for our fellow human
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cancer, but I have seen people succumb to worry when they are aware
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I had an elderly friend who was the embodiment of happiness, and
he spread his optimism and goodwill wherever he went. A large
number of friends used to call him ammavan (uncle). The man was not
affluent but very rich in love for others. Suddenly for some days
he was having sore throat and when it persisted, he went to a
speciality hospital and was diagnosed of throat cancer. The man's
mirth simply disappeared. He went into a shell. All words of
comfort were in vain. On my part, all I could do was to hand over a
picture of Guruvayurappan which I was keeping with myself for a
long time. When he took it I saw a light on his eyes which was not
of this world. Of course the disease is cruel and the worry is
still more cruel and without much warning he passed away within a
fortnight. But the light I saw in his eyes when he saw the picture
of Guruvayurappan still lingers in my mind after three decades. The
lord is the vaidya because He can keep company to our soul and lead
it away peacefully when the ordained day comes. What are we before
His divine will? Namaskarams. Krishnaarpanam.
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59 schedule for rage
uttame kaakopo syt madhyame ghaikdvaya| adhame syt ahortra ppihe
marantaka||
for people with excellent charater, the anger even though
provoked, will remain with them for a split second, for the people
of average and mundane character, the anger will linger for about
48 minutes (two ghatikaas), for persons with inferior character,
the anger may continue for a full day and night, but for the
wretched sinner, the anger will remain with him as long as he
lives.
The comparative time limits are only poetic liberty, but it is
evident that a man with an unbiased mind might get angry when
provoked but can regain his calm in a jiffy. But for the black mind
the spark of anger once provoked will start burning him and persist
with him till the body reaches the graveyard.
I am not able to trace the source for this old piece of wisdom
because sanskrit language is too full with such anonymous quotes
and anyone from Kalidasa to Kanfusion can claim copyright for
them
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60 only one difference I hranidr bhayamaithuna ca smnyametad
paubhirnar| dharmo hi temadhiko viea dharmovihna
paubhissamana||
Eating food, going to sleep, fear of others and copulation are
all common factors for human beings and other animals. In addition
to these the man is capable of having the sense of righteousness
(dharma) . If he is bereft of dharma, then there is no difference
between him and the animals 61 tribute to mother of muses 2 tvay
jua irbhavati devi tvay brahmgatarruta tvay| tvay juacitra vindate
vasu s no juasva draviena medhe|| ------------ mahnryaopaniat
41------------2
this is the second manthra praising the mother of muses. Oh
Mother, one who has the fortune of having a glimpse by your sacred
eyes becomes a seer, he becomes the knower of Brahma, blessed by
you he comes into possession of bounteous riches,,, Therefore,
Mother Intellect, please be kind on us. This manthra again is a
reinforcement of the staunch belief of the vedic man that knowledge
flows from the godhead and wealth and fame flows from such
knowledge. The loftiest intellectual of the period must have
discovered such manthras but he is humble enough and bereft of any
arrogance... he
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62 tribute to the mother of muses I II medh dev juam na gdvivc
bhadr sumanasyamn tvay ju juam duruktnbhadvadema vidathe suvr
mahnrayaopaniat 41 1
:
May the all embracing goddess of intellect who is always
showering benefits on us, who is always pleased with us and who is
delighted by us her children, be with us. Oh Goddess of muse and
supreme intellect, may we the silly humans who spend our days
recklessly in worthless talk till you visit us and kindle our
intellect, as a result of your affection and compassion to us which
is manifested by your visit to our mind, become enlightened and
also capable of expressing and sharing the Supreme Truth along with
our heroic sons and disciples. This is a prayer every guru makes to
the goddess of intellect to kindle his intellect so that he is
weaned away from meaningless harangue and is visited with Supreme
Wisdom... He wants to share the wisdom with his disciples and sons.
The most important aspect we have to notice is that the learned
guru is well aware that his wisdom is flowing from the sweet grace
of the Goddess of Knowledge and that he will be worthy of only
empty speech if the Goddess is not in his company. The vedas (this
mantra will be found in rgveda and atharvaveda also) have
recognized the goddess, a woman, as the embodiment of all
knowledge, even though we worship Krishna , Dakshinaamoorthi and
Sankara as the preceptors of the world. The personification of
Mother Gayatri as a woman is another tribute to their lofty
thoughts. The woman embodies the knowledge and the man disseminates
the knowledge through the blessing of that great mother. The idea
that prakruti the woman and purusha (male) the doer compliment
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other to turn the wheel of universe is delightfully acknowledged
by our ancestors. No male chauvinism. For the preceptor his own son
and his disciple are on equal footing. He prays for the acquisition
of knowledge so that he can impart the same to his own sons and his
disciples. The gurus eagerness to attain brilliant disciples is
also a glorious feature of our ancient traditions. Vide
taittareeyopanishad... ... myantu brahmacria svh .... etc., Finally
one can notice with awe the complete lack of arrogance on the part
of the Guru... he simply attributes all that is great to the bounty
of the Goddess of Muse. This manthra along with one more mantra
following it is worshipfully chanted like the Holy Gayatri by the
devotees of Knowledge[my learned friends must forgive me if I have
skirted the terse interpretation of the greats like Sayana because
a manthra from vedas (the Mahanarayanopanishad is for all practical
purposes a part of Yajurveda..) if translated verbatim may carry
little meaning to the non-pedantic readers of our generation.. but
the essence is not lost, I hope]
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63mass and energy Brahmajajnaanam prathamam purastaad.. the two
of a large number of vyakhyanams of this I give below the full
mantra is brahmajajnaanam prathamam purstad viseematha surucho vena
aapah sa buddhniya upama asya vishtaa satascha yonim asatascha
vivah. Vena, the noon sun who was born at the beginning of the
creation as the first effect of the Supreme Reality, Brahman, and
who is of excellent brilliance spreads over the whole world up to
its boundary. He illuminates also the heavenly bodies.. He remains
manifoldly in his own limited forms which are like himself. He also
spreads over and permeates the causal substance out of which the
visible and invisible universe emerges// Mahanarayanopanishat You
see the sun is recognised as the source of all energy, and the
quantum manifestations of the energy as from the sun, the
relativity of energy and mass, the medium of ether, the sun giving
light to other heavenly bodies, are all given in this mantra..which
is also appearing in taittariya samhita of Krishna yajurvedam and
atharva vedam also Sayana interprets it differently.He takes this
mantra as a glorification of Paramaatma the ground of universe and
the cause of the energising and illuminating sun through which He
functions (More in line with my view in the para immediately
above.
As a scientist the quantum mechanical and relativistic aspects
should interest you. What our culture envisaged millennia ago, when
put to words by the westernised stamps gained popularity. This was
written thousands of years before Einstein and Max Planck. The
germans took away many valuable texts from India and learned
Sanskrit, it is said. How do you feel about it?
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64 the supreme virtues and vices
lobhaced vada guena ki piunat yadyasti ki ptakai satya cet taps
ca ki ucimano yadyasti trtthena ki| saujanya yadi cet balena mahim
yadyasti kim maanai sadvidy yadi ki dhanairapayao yadyasti kim
mtyun| If one is greedy he is doomed even without other nasty
traits in his character. If one is a professional scandalmonger,
why should he have any other sin to ruin himself? If one is
absolutely devoted to truth, other penances may not be very
significant for him. If one's mind is devoid of all evil thoughts,
pilgrimmages will have nothing to add to his glory. If one is
having sterling character, brutal physical strength need not come
to his rescue. If ones standing in the society and fame are very
high, what is he to do with ordinary embellishments and jewellery?
If one has in depth knowledge wealth