IMPORTANT ASPECTS TO BE REMEMBERED BY THE VIPRAS

It is important for everyone in the Vipra (Brahmana) family to remember the following for performing Vedic rituals: -
(1) Gotra in which one is born and the Gotra of his mother (For Males)
(2) Gotra in, which one is born and the Gotra in which she gets married (For Females)
(3) Horoscope with Traditional Name, Gotra, Rasi, Nakshatra, Date of Birth, Place and Time of all family members
(4) Traditional Name of his father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, great-grandfather and great-grandmother (On the father’s side - For Males)
(5) Traditional Name of his grandfather, grandmother, great-grandfather, great- grandmother, great-great-grandfather and great-great-grandmother (On the mother’s side - For Males)
(6) The Panchanga Samvatsara (year), Masa (month), paksha and tithi of death of one’s deceased parents or relatives for whom one has to perform Sraddha (Sraddha tithi)
All these key details may be recorded and kept for easy reference.

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ONLINE SELF-STUDY COURSE ON VEDIC MANAGEMENT

VEDVIKAS SCHOOL OF VEDIC MANAGEMENT offers an online self-study course on VEDIC MANAGEMENT designed by me. This course comprehensively covers the four dimensions of Vedic Management in terms of Self-Management, Relationship Management, Cosmic Management and Spiritual Management along with the Vedic model of excellence. It presents the Vedic origin of modern management principles and practices. It also explains how to handle life in the modern challenging times and facilitates holistic personality development. .
VEDVIKAS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT is not affiliated to any educational institution and the VEDIC MANAGEMENT course is offered free for the sake of knowledge dissemination of the management principles, practices, concepts and postulates as enshrined in the Vedas, which constitute the fundamental source of ancient Indian Knowledge Systems. You can learn the subject on a self-study basis without the guidance of any teacher. The access to the VEDIC MANAGEMENT course materials, including lessons, case studies, videos, audios, documents, quizzes, exercises, assignments and poems is granted purely for your personal learning and educational use only. All course materials are copyrighted.
The Course is designed to be completed in 120 days with each new chapter successively made available on a weekly basis. You may do the self-study course at your convenient timings.
In case you are interested in learning the subject of VEDIC MANAGEMENT you are welcome to join the course through the following link: -
https://vedvikas.thinkific.com

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TALK ON "CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN SRIMAD VALMIKI RAMAYANAM"

Gave a talk on "Conflict Resolution in Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam " on 5th April 2025 at the Vedic Cultural Center Bellevue, Seattle as part of Srirama Navami celebrations.
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VEDIC PRAYER FOR UNIVERSAL WELFARE

VEDIC PRAYER FOR UNIVERSAL WELFARE
भ॒द्रं कर्णे॑भिः शृणु॒याम॑ देवाः। भ॒द्रं प॑श्येमा॒क्षभि॒र्यज॑त्राः।
स्थि॒रैरङ्गैस्तुष्टु॒वास॑स्त॒नूभिः॑। व्यशे॑म दे॒वहि॑तं॒ यदायुः॑।
स्व॒स्ति न॒ इन्द्रो॑ वृ॒द्धश्र॑वाः। स्व॒स्ति नः॑ पू॒षा वि॒श्ववे॑दाः।
स्व॒स्ति न॒स्तार्क्ष्यो॒ अरि॑ष्टनेमिः। स्व॒स्ति नो॒ बृह॒स्पति॑र्दधातु।
ओं शान्ति॒श्शान्ति॒श्शान्तिः॑॥

VEDIC FRAMEWORK FOR OPEN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DESIGN

VEDIC FRAMEWORK FOR OPEN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DESIGN
The Open Artificial Intelligence (Open AI) could be built on the Vedic framework which has two fundamental dimensions in terms of Satyam and Dharma.
The Taittiriya Upanishad inspires one to speak the truth and follow the path of righteousness.
सत्य॒व्वँद । धर्म॒ञ्चर ।
The following Sloka from Mahabharata highlights that the ultimate truth is one which benefits and ensures the welfare of all the beings.
सत्यस्य वचनं श्रेयः सत्यं ज्ञानं हितं भवेत् ।
यद्भूतहितमत्यन्तं तद्वै सत्यं परं मतम् ॥
From Satyam, the key qualities of Truth, Transparency, Governance and Openness emerge.
Dharma is embedded with the essential qualities of Righteousness, Self-discipline, Social well-being, Sacrifice, Impartiality,Rights,Duty and Responsibility.
Thus the twin Vedic Concepts of Satyam and dharma should be the core foundation for any Open AI design.
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WELCOME BHARATAM (भारतम् स्वागतम्) --- THE VEDIC ORIGIN OF THE WORD “BHARATA“ (भारत)

The word “Bharata” (भारत) and its derivatives not only appear in a host of Puranas, Itihasas and ancient classical literature but also in the Rig Veda and other Vedas in many places. Some examples are given below:-
य इ॒मे रोद॑सी उ॒भे अ॒हमिन्द्र॒मतु॑ष्टवम् ।
वि॒श्वामि॑त्रस्य रक्षति॒ ब्रह्मे॒दं भार॑तं॒ जन॑म् ॥
--- ऋग्वेदसंहिता ३-०५३-१२
यद॒ङ्ग त्वा॑ भर॒ताः सं॒तरे॑युर्ग॒व्यन्ग्राम॑ इषि॒त इन्द्र॑जूतः ।
अर्षा॒दह॑ प्रस॒वः सर्ग॑तक्त॒ आ वो॑ वृणे सुम॒तिं य॒ज्ञिया॑नाम् ॥
--- ऋग्वेदसंहिता ३-०३३-११
त्वं नो॑ असि भार॒ताग्ने॑ व॒शाभि॑रु॒क्षभिः॑ ।
अ॒ष्टाप॑दीभि॒राहु॑तः ॥
--- ऋग्वेदसंहिता २-००७-०५
उत्ति॑ष्ठत॒ मा स्व॑प्त । अ॒ग्निमि॑च्छध्वं॒ भार॑ताः । राज्ञः॒ सोम॑स्य तृ॒प्तासः॑ । सूर्ये॑ण स॒युजो॑षसः ।
--- तैत्तिरीयारण्यकम् १-११४
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VEDIC CANON REGARDING DAKSHINA WHILE CONDUCTING DOMESTIC VEDIC RITUALS

While giving Dakshina to the Brihaspati, one has to accept whatever is given as dakshina without demanding. At the same time, the person who conducts the Vedic ritual should necessarily honor the Brihaspati based on his financial background. The same rule may be applied for those participating in the Sraddha (श्राद्ध) . We may infer that the principle of the financial capability of the Yajamana (यजमान) in terms of “यथा शक्ति “ applies in all such situations.
To substantiate this we may refer to Taittiriyaranyakam 1-132 which deals with the subject matter of giving Guru Dakshina to the Guru who has taught the Vedas in the Forest with the following four options :-
dhenu: dakshiNA --- Cow as Dakshina
kamsam vAsa: ca kshaumam --- Bronze Vessel with White Silk Vastram
anyat vA Suklam --- White cotton Vastram
yathA Sakti vA --- Whatever one can afford to give based on his capacity
Thus the first option is to give a cow as Guru Dakshina.
If this is not possible as a second option he may give Bronze Vessel with White Silk Vastram as Guru Dakshina.
If this is not possible as a third option he may give a white cotton Vastram as Guru Dakshina.
If this is also not possible as the forth and final option he may give whatever he can based on his capability as Guru dakshina.
तमाचार्यो द॒द्यात् । शिवा नश्शन्तमेत्योषधी॑राल॒भते । सुमृडीके॑ति भू॒मिम् । एवम॑पव॒र्गे । धे॑नुर्द॒क्षिणा । कंसव्वाँस॑श्च क्षौ॒मम् । अन्य॑द्वा शु॒क्लम् । य॑थाश॒क्ति वा । एवं स्वध्याय॑धर्मे॒ण । अरण्ये॑ऽधीयी॒त । तपस्वी पुण्यो भवति तपस्वी पु॑ण्यो भ॒वति । --- तैत्तिरीयारण्यकम् १-१३२
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WHETHER VEDA MANTRAS CAN BE SET TO MUSIC AND SUNG?

Vedic Mantra Chanting has to be done orally only by competent persons who have undergone the studies from the Vedacharyas. According to tradition, the Veda mantras have to be duly chanted in line with the Varna and Svara . Thus Akshara suddhi (proper pronunciation of letters), Svara suddhi (proper usage of Svaras) along with proper Matra (metrical unit of time) are required. The Vedic heritage has to be duly protected and nourished. Improper rendition of the Veda Mantras reduces the life span and leads to diesease. Hence it is important to preserve the integrity and authenticity of the Veda Mantras passed on from the ancient great Rishis.
अवक्षरमनायुष्यं विस्वरं व्याधिपीडितम् ।
अक्षता शस्त्ररूपेण वज्रं पतति मस्तके ॥
--- पाणिनीयशिक्षा
गीती शीघ्री शिरःकम्पी तथा लिखित पाठकः।
अनर्थज्ञः अल्पकण्ठश्च षडेते पाठकाधमाः ॥
--- पाणिनीयशिक्षा
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VEDIC PRAYER FOR UNIVERSAL WELL-BEING

VEDIC  PRAYER FOR UNIVERSAL WELL-BEING

भ॒द्रं कर्णे॑भिः शृणु॒याम॑ देवाः ।

भ॒द्रं प॑श्येमा॒क्षभि॒र्यज॑त्राः ।

स्थि॒रैरङ्गैस्तुष्टु॒वास॑स्त॒नूभिः॑ ।

व्यशे॑म दे॒वहि॑तं॒ यदायुः॑ ।

स्व॒स्ति न॒ इन्द्रो॑ वृ॒द्धश्र॑वाः ।

स्व॒स्ति नः॑ पू॒षा वि॒श्ववे॑दाः ।

स्व॒स्ति न॒स्तार्क्ष्यो॒ अरि॑ष्टनेमिः ।

स्व॒स्ति नो॒ बृह॒स्पति॑र्दधातु ॥

ओं शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति: ॥

O Gods! Let us hear auspicious words through our ears.

Let us see auspicious things through our eyes in the sacrifices.
Let us enjoy a life that is beneficial to Gods.
Let us praise the Gods with bodies having strong limbs.
Let Indra of ancient fame be propitious to us.
May the all-knowing Pusha be auspicious to us.
Let Garuda, who destroys evils, be favorably disposed towards us.

Let Brhaspati grant us welfare.

This Shanti (Peace) invocation appears in the Mundaka, Mandukya and Prasna Upanishads. This Peace Chant ends with the prayer for protection from the Tapatrayas (Threefold miseries) in terms of  Adhyatmika (Body, Mind), Adhi Bhautika (Animals, other living Beings) and Adhi Daivika (Natural calamities like Earthquake, Flood, Tsunami, etc.).

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