GAYA SRADDHAM, PRATYABDIKA SRADDHAM AND MAHALAYA TARPANAM

As per tradition, one has to perform Pitru tarpaNam for 96 days in a year. This is known as shaNNavati tarpaNam which includes 16 days of mahAlaya tarpaNam.

The annual pratyAbdika SrAddha is different from the one performed at GayA. There is no pramANam for abandoning the annual SrAddha or MahAlaya Tarpanam once GayA SrAddham is done. According to the Scriptures, these have to be performed till one is alive.

REVERENTIAL SALUTATIONS TO THE TEACHER THROUGH THE VOICE OF THE VEDAS

The Vedas glorify the Teacher in many ways.
AcArya devo bhava!
Teacher is God.

athadhi vidyam! Acaryah pUrva rUpam ! antevAsuttara rUpam!
vidYA sandhih ! pracvacanam sandhAnam ! ityadhi vidyam !
Now regarding Learning.
Teacher represents the prior form.
Student represents the posterior form.
Learning is the intermediate form.
Instruction is the connection.
One shall meditate upon Learning as aforesaid.

AcAryAya priyam dhanamAhritya prajA tantum mA vyavachetsIh!
The Student shall offer the fees desired by the Teacher (guru dakshiNA) and shall not cut the thread of his (Student's) lineage.

HUMAN VALUES AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

HUMAN VALUES AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

by
Dr.S.Kannan
K.Srilakshmi

This Book consists of five Divisions and twenty nine Chapters. The first Division deals with value education, self exploration, natural acceptance, human aspirations, prosperity, happiness and living in harmony. The second Division focusses on self harmony. It presents a detailed account of the BMIS concept which consists of the human body, mind, intellect and Self. It explains how to live in self harmony. The third Division highlights the various dimensions of relationship harmony in terms of family harmony, societal harmony, spiritual harmony and the values in human relationship. The fourth Division deals with cosmic harmony encompassing harmony in nature, renewable energy, biodiversity, inter-connectedness and co-existence. The fifth Division presents an overview of holistic harmony including human values, professional ethics, code of conduct, human order, individual transformation and societal transformation. The Book contains case studies for practical understanding of the concept of professional ethics. Certain philosophical insights based on Scriptures have also been added in order to enrich the understanding of the value system and harmony in a holistic manner.

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SRI VARAHA JAYANTI - PRAYER

sarvaiSvarya pradAtAram sarvavyAdhi vinASakam !
sarvavedasvarUpam tam satyakolam namamyaham !!

Bestower of all wealth, Destroyer of all diseases
Embodiment of all Vedas, I pray Sri VarAha

Whether "OM" appears in Veda Samhita?

"OM" appears in vAjasaneya mAdhyandina Sukla Yajur Veda SamhitA ii - 13
"OM pratishtha"

Prayer to Lord Vishnu for getting relief from Fever

vaidyo narayaNo hari:

apAmArjana stotram which is found in vishNu dharmottara purANam is a powerful prayer to Lord vishNu for maintaining good health. Those who are suffering from incurable fevers and diseases get effective cure by reciting this stotram which propitiates the Supreme mainly in the forms of varAha, narasimha, vAmana and vishNu.

WHETHER VEDIC SCRIPTURES CAN BE CHANGED TO ADAPT TO THE CHANGING TIMES?

The SAstras based on Sruti prescribe the ideal which one has to follow. Depending upon one's SraddhA ( faith) , deSa (place), kAla (time) and vartamAna (environment), religious practices are being done . Many a time we find that there is a big gap between what the Scriptures prescribe and what we do in practice.If we are unable to do as per Scriptures, we should feel sorry and offer our apologies to the devatAs(Deities) / Rishis/ pitrus (Manes) in a spirit of devotion and SraddhA.

Changing the Scriptures for the purpose of adaptability is not warranted nor is it permissible.