Asato Maam Sadd Gamaya,Tamaso
Maam Jyotirgamaya Mrutyormamrutam Gamaya ||
|| Take me from the false towards
the truth,
Take me from darkness towards the light,
From death take me towards nectar
||
Dedicated to Swami Vivekananda
We have flown in the unbeaten
flow of the Indian cultural values i.e. samsakar. While going with this flow it
is the moral responsibility of every creation to preserve the moral values
(samsakar) built at the shore. The utmost focus of a marital duty is; to
appropriately pass on the cultural values to the next generation that has been
conveyed hereditarily to them and also ensure that the subjects of discoveries
are kept intact. As we grow older, efforts should be put to improvise these
cultural values.
Life is ever flowing, always
moving. Due to this motion, there is progression. It is the mother earth who
has been witnessing this progression of the motion of life. She has been
bearing all of us within her. Her resolute is to possess us; it is her doing, her
karma.
While we transit on her, what is
it that we possess in us? If we are bearing just our bodies, it cannot be our
courage. If we are holding dharma (righteousness) and if say that dharma
possesses the progeny then it becomes a subject of communal dharma. Dharma
cannot be an individual bearing or possession. An individual dharma is nothing
but a mere sense of duty.
The dharma of the Stone Age man
was just an act done for the livelihood. However, today when the human has
evolved from that stage and is now facing the sun, we realize that the
transition from the Stone Age man to the urbanized civilized human is also the
dynamism dharma of the earth. Although our brain considers the evolvement of
the journey up to this stage to be superior, still the ingenious journey of
human ideological maturity proves to be competent to drive him towards his
purpose. It also reveals that the means of this journey has become the source
of some or the other samskar.
While we are holding the hands of
the enriching cultural education and calling ourselves as cultured, are we
aware about the fundamentals of the pious cultural practices? If not, we need
to make attempts to get the self-realization of such cultural practices.
Worldly welfare cannot be the basic principle of the cultural education. Every
human, along with a peer has to synergize to make this earth peaceful, healthy,
stainless and prosperous. We can strongly say this is one of the meanings of
the culture.
The word samskars' ubiquity is
lingering all over the universal circumference.
It is a circle which is waiting for the right medium to withhold it. If
we break this word, “San” means together. “San Gachavam” which means walk
together with one thought, together gain the spiritual concentration i.e.
dhyaana. As the mantra says “sahnavvatu…sahnav bhunaktu”, samskar is the
thought of being together, achieving together.
The dot on ‘Sa’ in samskar word
represents the centrifugal force and implies that all of us who are bearing
different set of bodies will stay together through our minds, our thoughts. The
dot represents the container of the power of togetherness. In the voluminous
society, the involvement of the minds in the form of dot (centre) is the
meaning of the word ‘Sa’. For those who
are well-versed in Vedas, ‘Saha’ and ‘Sam’ (i.e. togetherness) forms the
biggest goal.
‘Don’t be with me as a mere body,
but if you join the sacrifice for nature (ShrushtiYadnya) along with the body,
mind/thoughts and soul as well, only
then can you hold the hands of the social-man and proceed towards the ultimate
path of the universal welfare’, so conveys the gist of Veda to the society.
Which is the route for the
ultimate welfare? What is the purpose of it? What would be achieved from the
outlook of being united (Saanghik bhavana)?
The victual of marital duty is to
be along with those who have the extensive experience of these aspects and
experience the knowledge received in such good company. The methods of Dharma
(Duty), Artha (Material Prosperity or Meaning), Kaam (Lust) and Moksha
(Liberation) studied by our ancient sages, witnesses the maturity of the
Indians. We should remember that the person, who is sanctified and renounces
the worldly ties and possession, has been given birth through the marital
bonding itself. Similarly a sage has the responsibility to teach the moral
rules to those who are bond in the marital nuptial.
The ancient sages have taken up
their role after much study & reflection, for providing this contribution
to the society. Within a short span of the human life, he alone cannot complete
any task by himself. Therefore lineage (gotra) was created based on the
collective and united purpose of the groups.
Lineage means Gotra. “Go” also
means voice, muscles, eyes, earth and ‘Tra’ means 3 methods of receiving or
storing spiritual knowledge. While storing, who also carries out the process of
collection, churning, growth (chayan, manthan and vardhan), he moves into
gotra. Meaning, while storing his spiritual knowledge he tries to gather more
information, tries to blend the information received and makes it grow enters
the Gotra. That becomes his lineage. Kul
means mark, symbol.
The samskar or the moral rules
originally set by sages, whose existence, is still visible through the GOTRA.
The next stage of Gotra is “Pra”. This is the stage where the group in that
gotra has followed the culture of the specific gotra.By getting influenced by
the Gotra principle, the society continuously collected and churned the
spiritual thoughts and has got this far. This was the study-samskar of the
teachings.
Few notes and few numerical
mathematics of this sanskar was imbibed in the genes of the individuals and
spread across to the descendents in the form of moral values of the ascendants,
established religious practices of the lineage. When the era of study
(adhyayan) was not in a symbolic, written state, from that time study of Vedas,
pondering, aphorisms, hymns, rites &
observances started growing through the existing series of sound-mediation,
sound-vibration-mediation, moral values.
We seem to have lost this study
which our ancestors kept on preserving for a significant time through their
knowledge & memory, into their brains and their intellect. This has
happened due to our incapability to toil hard and make efforts towards preserving
them. Thus it became the broken chain of the cultural heritage.We have become
devoid of the values where in we first understand a subject appropriately, hear
it carefully, blend it appropriately and send it to the memory. This has
happened just because of giving undue, unrealistic importance to the worldly
pleasures and knowledge.
What we hear today is spoken
through vaikhari vani, which means grossest level of speech, the speech that
comes from the external sense organs. However do we hear anything through the
subtle madhyama (i.e. the sound that comes from the heart, or the mental
speech), or through the pashyanti (i.e. finest impulse of speech) or through
the paravani (an unvibratory condition of sound beyond the reach of mind and
intelligence, only to be realized by great souls)? Today’s teacher speaks using
the grossest level of speech which is vaikhari. Even in this given situation, a
real student can gather the knowledge coming through paravani while the teacher
is teaching through vaikhari language, by understanding the finest vibrations
coming out of the words spoken. The nature is always eager or excited to give
the knowledge to its creation, hence it transcends the words said in vaikhari
language to the paravani language by creating vibrations. Whatever be the
medium, if there is a readiness to gain knowledge by merging of the individual
self into the universal self, the vibrations can become available at that
place. ‘Na Hi Dnyanena Sadrusham Pavitramiha Vidyate’ thus Sri Krishna has said
in Mahabharata.
Beyond all these speeches, there
is one more creator of natural vibration. Through these vibrations, any of the
speech-memory can go beyond the human hearing limitations and activate the
intention of the universal vibrations present in the human body and five
elements. When the tutor and the spiritual teacher get connected with the
accomplisher or the student with the help of these vibrations, they can
transmit the knowledge of the intention of nature to the student, using the
sound, eyes, skin, breath etc. that are beyond the paravani. This happens
beyond the Paravani! Hence “Param” means ‘beyond the sound that can reach the
mind and intelligence’. From here “Parampara” starts.
This Parampara, unknowingly
induces the moral values in the venerable lineage (gurukul) through the
dashendriya (five organs of senses), karmendriya (the organs of action) and
dnyanendriya (organs of knowledge). Samskar or the morals within you can be
understood through your mannerism. From any of your smallest behavior, your frequency
can be understood. A spiritual teacher can understand what sort of moral values
are set within us, through our thought process, through the five element of
speech from Parampara to Vaikhari.
That creation who takes the
knowledge from within the parampara, his life starts becoming more
intellectual. The biggest benefit of his intelligence is that the country
starts becoming prosperous and the exploration of the moral values is
maintained. Only such a student can become a disciple. Love towards the motherland
becomes his prime duty and finally this becomes his purpose of life. Such group
of students-turned-disciples, taking the path of national uplift and progress,
would bring to surface the united society’s thinking-abilities and make the
country honorable.
Taking inspiration from the
lineage of sages we need to make attempts to keep performing gratified tasks
and make the human race superior. The work done by the students by leaving
aside the matters revolving around the self and diverting everyone towards the
universal matters, determines the flow of the principal founders. But has this
become conveyed to us by our lineage? Only those who have understood this can
speak about the founder principles of the Gotra. Else it would be a bare,
meaningless discussion about the symbol given to identify the lineage.
‘Samskar’ word cannot be a
general word. It has an in-depth meaning to it. It involves ‘San’ + ‘Kar’, Sah
(together) + ‘kar’, ‘Om’ + ‘kar’. San means Sah i.e. together, which has
already been described earlier. ‘Ka’ also has varied meanings. For the current
subject, we will consider the meanings as sound, light, unite. ‘Ra’ is a wave.
Like in the word ‘Naad’, if we include the consonant ‘Ra’, the word NaRad is
formed. This means when the ‘naad’ (musical sound) reaches the stage of waves,
it becomes NaRaD.
As per the dictionary ‘Kaar’
means perform, action, attempt, authority, owner and ‘Sam’ means together,
strive along with others, attain the ownership. With this attachment, from the
words like omkar, we can study the meaning of sound-vibration of the 16
sanskars.
The universal course teaches
principles of sacrifice to the human race. The period of the 16 digits of the
moon, constructs the road for the growth of the 16 samskars in the living
bodies. While working on this path, the social institute instructs humans walk
on the path of activist duty.
Holding on to the sixteen streaks
of the moon; he takes the victuals from the fellow travelers who have taken the
path towards infinity. The life which is crawling now starts standing up and
then on he starts walking. His naming ceremony takes place to bring an identity
to him in the worldly business. Based on the position of the moon and stars
during his birth, his name is decided. Amongst the 52 matruka(divine mothers),
1 matruka comes forward to nurture him. Through the ‘Nishkramana’ ritual,
equilateral life of the world, the Sun-God, is shown to the child. For the
progress of life, he is presented before the paramatma (God) who is every
present as a witness to the whole process.
His first and foremost “Friend”
nurtures the root-parts. He gets the 'ability to see' (chakshu) from the
moon-matruka and the God Arka. When he becomes self-reliant, he feels the need
of flavors. The disorders due to foulness in the mother’s womb are removed, his
nourishment starts with the intake of food. Through Chudakaran ritual (where
the child has his first hair cut or tonsure) growth of strength, life and
brightness takes place.
Through the threading ceremony,
he gets the third eye and moves to the “dwija” i.e. second birth wherein he
becomes eligible for getting the gyana (knowledge). He indulges his life
completely into his studies and then moves into the marital life. In this
marital life he is ordered to carry out sanctified acts along with his wife, so
as to give birth to good sons who would indulge in uplifting of the society and
the motherland.
He gets a chance to serve his
forefathers, through the offering done in memory of the dear departed,
tarpan(libations of water) rituals. By doing so he gets a chance to purify his
lineage and express gratitude. He gives birth to the enlightened sons like
Ramkrishna, Vedavyaas, Shrikrushna, Shankaracharya and moves towards living in
forest (vaanprashthaaashram = the fourth stage of life). The hermitage rule of
life motivates the person to enter into the renunciation phase of life. He
starts living out of pledge.
This is how the moral values of
the human life are provided to the living. Amongst the ancient sages, Gautam
maharishi 40, Angira 25, Vedvyaas 16, Manu 13, Paraskar Gruhasutre 12, in this
way each sage has written the mystery of the samskar that they have experienced
through their study. This experienced study of the sages is guiding the human
race through varied channels. The investigation and order given by Mahrashi
Yadnyavlakya is very thought-provoking.
When the universe was created, it
was in a form of a dot. When series of actions took place, it started growing,
moving ahead. Due to its constant movement, it gave rise to vibrations and
waves. More and more actions and processing took place on them. The
well-connected state of those actions is the samskar done by nature on us.
The highest momentum of this
samskar travels from tempo (laya) to “pra” lay i.e. progressive tempo. We exist
in a specific rippling tempo; therefore, it is our duty to take forward this
tempo to be more progressive. To refuse to raise this tempo means moving out
from the liveliness of the family life.
Not to act in this direction
means losing our rights of livelihood. This is our birth-right. This has to be
passed-on to the next generation, the ripples have to be maintained, by which
we can reach the ultimate end appropriately. It is like getting absorbed in the
nature, in the GOD.
While doing so, a human himself
polishes his own progress. Every sage has to be gratified for his meditative
study. The sun, moon, planets are all bound together in a specific tempo. Even
if we do not want motion, we will have to keep moving as we live on those
cosmic powers which are constantly moving. Family, society and nation are also
bound in a similar tempo.
While staying in the society,
intersection of community and commerce is required for better arrangements. We
have started assuming the common reactions to be the moral values, due to which
we are unable to understand the finer meanings of it. While staying in a family
- distribution of work, while living in a society – cooperation, while living
in a nation – sacrifice, are the finest, minutest moral values to be nurtured.
Not only this, but Indians have
done research on what rituals have to be done on departure from the body, what
should be the mental state before and after that moment. This has been included
in the samskar. This depicts the in-depth thoughtful progress of the Indian
ancestors.
Why does a human come on this
planet and again while leaving this universe whether he has no progress in
thoughts, or is just progressive, then the person who is leaving moves towards
destruction (vicar). Instead of getting destructed, with the help of samskar,
getting absorbed in Omkar(Lord) is the expectations of the ancient researchers.
The tempo of the breath between
period of birth and the departing of the body means ‘Nature’! The way the
nature has made us is ‘Prakrut’, present with us now. Deeds done for converting that which is
present, to something beneficial is called ‘Sanskrut’. When the present is refined further, making the
study to be qualitatively beneficial is the responsibility of a teacher,
student, disciple, society and parents.
The wheat is first polished (i.e.
made sanskrut) and then refined (parishkrut), so that we can make use of it for
eating. The journey of refining that which is given to us by nature is called
‘Samskara’.
All the components of the nature
can be made useful by a knowledge full person. The river water flowing in the
mountains can be made available in each household by using canals and would be
useful for many purposes. Deriving such benefits is the sanskruti of the human,
as sanskruti becomes noticeable only through its beauty, wealth and decency.
Sanskruti sows its seeds of
progress at the river banks. It can be observed that things that are found
through appropriate digging leads the humans towards growth. We say we have
achieved scientific progress, however this progress is a gift given to us by
the nature. Nature is purely scientific. The river is a critical medium that
links all the living objects together. History says that all polishing of the
living race has started at the banks of the rivers. The flourishing life and
moral values is the gift provided in our lives by the rivers through its course
of flowing. Anciently the human race never stored anything. Whenever he got
thirsty he drank water from the rivers, whenever he felt hungry he quenched his
hunger by eating fruits, vegetables and animals. This was the innocent natural
way of living. However when he started progressing, refining, he sensed the
need of storing things.
He started fearing about if he
would get the food, the bait out of hunting, which he got today. The moment
such fear engulfed him; nature withdrew its support towards him. This was the
first distrust that he showed towards the nature. This distanced him from the
original source of breath. With the human progress, came the distrust towards
the nature.
He started storing. This meant he
started moving from extensiveness to being limited. He started building houses,
storing water, food grains and doing similar actions. That moment provoked the
need to build moral values in him. It was at this stage that he had to start
baking chapatti out of wheat!
Before this, the fruits, food and
the hunted animals would satisfy his basic requirements. As he stopped living
in the outline of the intrinsic moral life, he started feeling the need of
building up moral values. Then-on many religions, castes, creed, languages,
differences got created. When we study all the different religious thoughts, we
would realize that even if the acts, tasks, sacred places and such outwardly
things differ, still the purpose behind those virtues are same across all the
religions.
The sages of the Vedic period
considered the theory of rebirth, did extensive research on the life and death
cycle and studied all his capabilities and incapability. Looking back at the
historical era we would find many symbolic monuments carved in the woods using
the stone. Using these symbols he can trace back the small footprints of human
progress left behind in the history.
Similarly, we have also found
that the prayers of all religions are the same. The sprouting of the seeds of
society in this manner is the gratefulness about the future which is yet to
come. Human cannot live forever. That which is born, also dies. This gives an
opportunity to the humans to live a good living.
What happens after the body is
sacrificed? What is this universe? What could be the intention of this
universe? What are the ways in which we can search the unknown until we have
life? Many scriptures (shashtra) have been written to understand this. ‘The
knowledge of Death’ is a big subject and the role of the samskar was set up to
this subject. ‘Nachiket Aakhyaan’ is the highest level of study on this subject.
This entire journey reached here,
however is there a need to recreate the moral values? The characteristic of the
river is to change along with every eon, with every time. Humans have dwelled
at her shore, yet don’t seem to have adapted her characteristics. By simply
praising the ancient moral values we have distanced away from the departed eons
and have almost reached the far existing substitutes. In such moment,
transformation just becomes impossible. The inhuman and narrow-minded thoughts
based on religion, caste, creeds have to be changed and we should make attempts
to make this change possible.
We have to consider that, if
every person starts building-on rules at the personal level based on each one’s
assumptions, the well connected progressive actions will get disturbed. The
self-centered family concepts will start spreading across the society. The idea
of having the whole world as one family (Vasudheva Kutumbh) would come to an
end.
The social ritual of pleasing
God’s through sacrificing specific animals is a mental handicap. Such
groundless theories built on personal experiences cannot become respectable.
The spirituality developed due to fears feeds misunderstandings. Due to this
the historical scriptures have started getting worn out.
Including the rituals like
cutting a goat during threading ceremony or cutting a chicken during the
ear-piercing ceremony, is purely to satisfy the taste buds. Such rituals have
not been written in the scriptures at all. People who didn’t understand the
scriptures have formed these rituals to improvise their business for the sake
of livelihood.
The down-fall of the society has
been going on due to such destructive theories. Incorrect messages about nature
and God have got spread in the society. We have completely surrendered to such
rituals rather than the scriptures. Fear, Hunger, Distrust all such factors
have disrupted the scriptures through the medium of rituals.
Due to this there is a need to
think-over the recreation of the ancient scripture. Many descendents will have
to toil hard towards this and they should do it. This is because only such acts
of atonement can purify him from the mistakes done.
We have to go against the current
flow to rebuild the scriptures (shastras). Holding hands of the ancient dharma
we have to rebuild the ancient thoughts and views. Who could give a true
support for this? If there is something whose hands can be held for support
while going against the flow, then it is the scientific theories along with the
study of the ancient sages.
The appropriate study of the
universal calculation can make us understand many of the universal facts. Like,
the leaves of the any tree are grown in a particular direction i.e. if say one
is in north the other would be grown in south direction. This consistency is
the consistency of life, moral life!
Like how the picture is created
out of different colors, similarly, rituals done as per the Vedic procedures
during pregnancy is useful for gaining the spiritual knowledge. By undergoing
such rituals a beautiful sculpture of life gets created. This is a process of
building good values in life.
There are multiple philosophies
of goodness within us. Can we work on them as well? Amongst the conduct
mentioned in the scriptures, listening samskar has been given a lot of importance.
Could it be a possibility that through the mantras (hymns) it converts the
sound waves into sparks of lights and could be helpful in the transition of
philosophies of the human life? The above theory is made evident in the
Heisenberg’s argument about ‘looking/glaring brings changes in electrons’.
Recently during the inventions on light theory it is brought forth that by
looking at the atoms there is a movement observed.
Amongst the investigations done
on the subject ‘The transformation in the atoms due to the Sezian winds’, the
finding that the accidental atoms holds the thoughts before it gets a pace has
been a extraordinary investigation. Considering samskar as rudimentary and not
following it, is a loss to us. A fresh study has to be started on this.
‘Birth of a child’ is a
extraordinary event in this universe. A pot is developed from another pot. This
is the subtle meaning behind the ‘Ghatasthapana’ festival of Navratri. Hence it
is the festival of motherly-debt. A human lives in the womb of the mother for 9
months and for the rest of his life he breathes in the womb of the mother earth
and is nurtured by her. This contemplation done by ancestors proves to be the
biggest obligation for a human.
A child separates from his
mother’s womb and enters a new world. At that very minute if the child is
embraced by his mother and is kept intimately united with his mother’s
heartbeat, such a child would become extremely fearless. The child while in the
womb attempts to connect to the outer world through this heartbeat. Scientists
have done an amusing experiment on this. When an egg was ready to be hatched,
it was separated from the hen. The chicken was almost ready to come out. The
moment it pricked the cover and came out, a balloon was kept in front of
it. It was the first scene that he saw
in the outer world. It started playing throughout the day along with the
balloon. At night, it slept with its neck affectionately kept on the balloon.
The first picture seen by the
child in this world is embossed in the brain of that person and in his life.
The memory of the five sensory elements is most active at that stage, but it is
not strong.
Chaos, lot of people gathered
around, strong light, disapproving talks, worldly discussions, unruly voices,
unnecessary touches blocks the sensation capabilities i.e. panchendriyas of the
baby. His sensation capabilities are not strong, as he is in the mother’s womb
for a long time. Hence he should have the touch of a mother optimally. The baby
and mother feel assured in each other’s company.
Scriptures say that the mother
and the new born should stay in a house moped with mud and having a dim light.
Such modesty is defined to avoid the blow of light, sound, environment,
pollution on the new born baby. The thoughts of the ancient Indians while
building the role of the moral values has been therefore termed extraordinary!
Even today we Indians are intellectual and wise due to this parampara. We keep
showing the superiority of knowledge and understandings to the world. Even if
people with such knowledge & understanding are very few, still their
importance is being felt. However recently we have started doubting on our own
spiritual knowledge due to some kind of fear and have started considering
ourselves inferior. Maybe this deep slumber has been caused due to the years
and years of slavery.
King Janaka set the example that
even the wealthy ruler of the empires in India can live a life of a sage while
ruling the empire. Why can’t that Janak flow like an obsession(januk)
throughout the body like the river of blood?
Worshiper of courage along with knowledge, exhibitor of the need of
strength along-with intelligence, having the wandering ascetic Swami Samarth;
Shivaji Maharaj’s ideals are in front of us, still we just take the dust of his
footprints and have been rotting many generations in just touching the feet of
such idols.
Due to our incapability to emboss
honorable imprints on the pages of history with those honorable imprints, we have
started seeing the downfall of the nation. History is a witness to the fact
that a nation which has a past written in golden words cannot live long. The
bleeding footprints shred out of hard exhausting work for the motherland can
only lead us on the path towards ULTIMATE (PARAMATMA). After certain era, we
would find these pages of history that are written in golden words, dumped into
the mud.
Mr. G.B.Dandage has said that
‘Every moral value has to be understood after prolonged study. The complete
life is the self-radiance, it is a prolonged process of following the nature,
which we believe, is also understood with such study. The study has elements
from conceiving up to the end of life, where in its role is just development.
The essence of adding (Ishti) sacrifice to the word samskar( moral values), is
the pinnacle of the ancient thoughts.
The illusion of the progressive
life is not only present in the important moral values, but also in the
day-to-day worship. Our body is the only medium to do all kind of activities in
this world. There was a stern rule that it should have extremely pure
capabilities. For this, polluting contact was prohibited. However we are all
aware of how this ritual has changed to such filthy level of caste-ism.
In most of our rituals and in the
day-to-day forms of prayers, use of nyaas (pressure points) has been conveyed.
Nyaas (pressure points) is an invocation of divine power in the different parts
of our body. This is not only the prayer for protection of the different parts
of the body but a prayer towards the specific Gods to stay in those specific
parts for performing specific tasks. Same thoughts are invoked during the
different rituals after a child’s birth like providing eye-sight of goodness
(gunanchi drushti dene), washing-off
all flaws (doshmarjan), gunadhaan, hinangapurti which is the chemistry derived
out of the mother’s touch through her pressure points to the child. It is the
result of the values set in the mind of the child along with his entire
unpolluted body. The mother who doesn’t understand this competently, would in a
way give birth to an animal. Because the Veda says, ‘A child born without a
resolve needs to be called an animal’.
Along with the molding done to the child through rituals, a mother is
also getting molded through ‘Navjanma samskar’, as she is also getting a new
birth. One cannot forget that it is a result of the birth of Vyas muni who was
the child of Sage Parasar and Mother Satyavati. When the mother embraces a
child, she passes vibrations which spread in the child’s body, through the
touch pressure points. Due to this the child becomes fearless. At this juncture
the child gets assured. He confidently faces the outer world, which is
required. After that the mother should keep the child on the ground. Touching
the ground means touching the roots. As soon as the bare baby touches the
ground, the mother should whisper in his ears, “Child, I have given you a
bodily birth. I may be your mother by such birth but that is restricted for a
specific period. Your true mother is this ‘mother earth’, who is going to
henceforth bear you throughout your life. I have borne you only for 9 months.
You should always remember that I have not given you a birth so that you become
my support during my old age, but I have given you birth so that you strive
towards the progress of this mother earth.”
Then she needs to remember all
god-goddess and sages and dedicate the baby in the arms of the mother earth.
The biological mother prays to the mother earth, “O divine mother, I am
dedicating this child to you. May he boost your honor. I have given birth, but
you are the birth-place, who gives the first learning to boost your honor as
high as the heaven. For the growth of the rich honor of entire nation, you take
the custody of the child and bring him up. A human has to labor hard to churn
sandalwood out of his body and apply this bodily sandalwood on the foreheads of
the God for building this honor. There would be bitter-sweet experiences in
life. You will give him the capability to digest the bitter memories smilingly
with an innocent childish nature. O
divine mother, I am offering sacrificial sticks of my ‘New birth ritual’ in the
sacrificial fire for nature.”
|Om Rashtraya Swaha, Rashtraya
Idam Na Mam|
By this extraordinary sacrifice,
the mother and the baby both gets free from the debt. The secret mark of
re-births becomes firm. In the true
sense both become one. She is a true mother, who gains the first right of
giving samskar to the baby and in turn taking the samskar. The philosophies of
life of those who were well-versed in the Veda was extra-ordinary.
The foundation of the human life
should be based on sacrifice. Because all animals other than humans stays in
groups for the purpose of security!
Humans stay in group for progression, for sacrifice. Indians presented
this idea through the five sacrifices defined by them. Brahma-yadnya,
Deva-yadnya, Pitru-yadnya has conveyed the personal conduct. Manushya-yadnya,
Bhut-yadnya has proven to be sacrificial through the social conduct.
The word ‘Yadnya’ implies
sacrifice of the body made out of five elements. With the changing times, the
faces of the Gods keep changing. The central resolve of the sacrifices keep
moving. In the current time, the central resolve of sacrifices should be to
carry out the noble task of understanding, to those who misbehave with the
nature. When the nation is getting insulted through vain encroachment of rites
and observances from Himalaya to the sea, we would be equipped to bring the
flow of one national thought-process. This would be the national-sacrifice
offered to the mother earth by every household mother. The mother earth always
asks for the fresh martyrdom of her children. We don’t see the children moving
steadily from childhood to adulthood. Now-a-days they are seen to grow just to
become worn-out. The count of youth is high on this land. The motherland is not
so lifeless that she doesn’t understand this count. However those living
creatures who do not understand her inner sensation, her tears, how can they be
called a human, a youth. Youth makes the country rich. But, the extinguished
flames of moral values in every house, the deep darkness of thousands of years,
the conversion of family arrangement into graveyard, the immobility due to the
state of fate – is desperately waiting for an incarnate, all this is
incomprehensible, calamitous, ill omen!
The samskar worn by the mother
and those who open up the gold or silver threads on the border of the veil of
the mother’s samskar for their livelihood, the devils who remove her clothes
and look at her in a sick way, how can she call them ‘her children’? In this
whole planet could there be at least one good child, who has the power to
apprehend those who harass her. At least one child who can be truly called as a
youth. She is wandering around in search of such a youth. Is there anyone who
is equipped to sacrifice these encroachers into the national-sacrificial-fire
which is built on the highest stream of thought-flow?
The insulted mother who asks for
the endowment of youths who have bloomed from childhood will not think twice
before slaughtering the humanity. This Goddess of War has now woken up. In fact
the youth can never be protected from this wrath. Those who are eager to waste
the youth gifted by the nature should throw themselves away from the
circumference of this universe. This world will now ignore you. You will wait
for someone to come and stamp over you so that you will be broken-off. The life
of those who are like a thorny cactus, who grow without donating their lives to
the nation, could be long. But the senses that have grown for enjoying the
pleasures are banned to be the sacrificial woods in the nature-sacrifice.