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29 April 2025

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  • 16:1916:19, 25 April 2025 diff hist +3,287‎ N Talk:Why not All Saṃskāras for All ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> ''Jātakarma'', ''nāmakaraṇa'', ''annaprāśana'' and ''cūḍākaraṇa'' are common to all ''jāti''s. Only ''Brāhmaṇa''s, ''Kṣatriya''s and ''Vaiśya''s have the ''upanayana'' ceremony. There is nothing discriminatory about this nor need there be any quarrel over the same. People belonging to the fourth ''varṇa'' do physical work to serve the world and in the process acquire inner purity. They will g..." current
  • 16:1516:15, 25 April 2025 diff hist +8,589‎ N Talk:Saṁskāras Performed By Parents ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> The ''saṃskāra''s begin with ''garbhādhāna''—that is, from the moment of conception [or, more correctly, impregnation]. The ''śarīra-piṇḍa'' must be formed to the chanting of mantras. People mistakenly think that rites like ''puṃsavana'' and ''sīmantonnayana'' are meant for the mother. Actually, they are for the life taking shape in her womb—the foetus—and are meant to purify it. The elders ha..." current
  • 16:1116:11, 25 April 2025 diff hist +3,795‎ N Talk:Names of Forty Saṁskāras ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> The forty ''saṃskāra''s which are meant to purify the individual self are: ''garbhādhāna'', ''puṃsavana'', ''sīmantonnayana'', ''jātakarma'', ''nāmakaraṇa'', ''annaprāśana'', ''cūḍākaraṇa'', ''upanayana'', the four rites like ''prajāpatya'' (''vedavrata''s) performed during ''gurukula-vāsa'' (the years the celibate student spends in the home of his guru), the ritual bath on completion of ''g..." current
  • 16:0616:06, 25 April 2025 diff hist +3,010‎ N Talk:The Forty Saṁskāras:Importance of Agni ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> The ''saṃskāra''s cover an individual's entire life-span — "''Nishekādi śmaśānāntakam''" — from the moment before he is conceived in his mother's womb to the time when his body is offered to ''Agni''. ''Niseka'' (impregnation) is a rite performed with the sacrificial fire as the witness; and the funeral rites which come last are performed in the fire. ''Agni'', the sacred fire, must be kept burning t..." current
  • 16:0316:03, 25 April 2025 diff hist +4,795‎ N Talk:The Forty Saṁskāras:Gunas in Practical Life ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> All religions teach people to be loving, to be truthful and to be free from jealousy, desire and greed. But our religion goes further by imposing on us the performance of various ''saṃskāra''s to acquire these qualities in practical life. There is no use in merely preaching, in asking people to be like this or that. A man must be kept bound to a system consisting of such works as would help him in practice to..." current
  • 15:5915:59, 25 April 2025 diff hist +6,130‎ N Talk:The Forty Saṁskāras:The Eight Qualities ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> The eight ''guṇa''s or qualities are: ''dayā'', ''kṣānti'', ''anasūyā'', ''śauca'', ''anāyāsa'', ''maṅgala'', ''akārpaṇya'', ''aspṛhā''. ''Dayā'' implies love for all creatures, such love being the very fulfilment of life. There is indeed no greater happiness than that derived by loving others. ''Dayā'' is the backbone of all qualities. ''Kṣānti'' is patience. One kind of ''kṣānti'' i..." current
  • 14:4714:47, 25 April 2025 diff hist +4,447‎ N Talk:Meaning of Saṁskāras ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> ''What is karma?'' It means work. Suppose you have to make a ''veṣṭi'' (''dhoti''). There are a number of processes, a number of works for it. The cotton has to be gathered from the field; it has to be cleaned and spun into yarn; then the yarn has to be woven into cloth and dyed. In the same way a man has to be made a knower of the ''Ātman'' through a series of rituals. ''Karma'' has to be performed in such..." current
  • 14:4414:44, 25 April 2025 diff hist +2,898‎ N Talk:The Forty Saṁskāras:Three Types of Worlds ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> We speak of three worlds: ''devaloka'' (world of the celestials), ''manuṣyaloka'' (this world of ours), and ''naraka'' (hell). The first has nothing but pleasure; in the second it is a mixture of happiness and sorrow; and in the third there is nothing but pain and sorrow. According to our ''śāstras'' a man who has committed terrible sins goes through torments of hell before taking lowly birth again in this wo..." current
  • 14:4114:41, 25 April 2025 diff hist +5,203‎ N Talk:The Forty Saṁskāras:Paradise or the Path of Ātmajñāna ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> Our worldly existence is a mixture of joys and sorrows. Some experience more joy than sorrow and some more sorrow. Then there may be a rare individual here or there who can control his mind and keep smiling even in the midst of sorrow. On the other hand, we do see quite a number of people who have much to be happy about but who keep a long face. If a man lacks for something it means he is unhappy. All creature..." current
  • 14:3314:33, 25 April 2025 diff hist +41‎ N Talk:The Forty Saṁskāras: ‎ Sachi Anjunkar moved page Talk:The Forty Saṁskāras: to Talk:The Forty Saṁskāras current Tag: New redirect
  • 14:3314:33, 25 April 2025 diff hist 0‎ m Talk:The Forty Saṁskāras ‎ Sachi Anjunkar moved page Talk:The Forty Saṁskāras: to Talk:The Forty Saṁskāras current
  • 14:3314:33, 25 April 2025 diff hist +790‎ N Talk:The Forty Saṁskāras ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> The word ''saṁskāra'' according to the ''Tarka-śāstra'' (science of logic) is “impression on memory”. But this is not how the word is generally understood. “''Sam''(s)” = well; “''kāra''” = making. ''Saṁskāra'' means making something good, refining or purifying it. The ''Dharmaśāstras'' deal with such ''saṁskāras'' as purify a man to make him fit to be united with the ''Paramātman''. F..."
  • 14:2214:22, 25 April 2025 diff hist +5,253‎ N Talk:Śruti–Smṛti – Śrauta–Smārta ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> To discriminate between ''Śruti'' and ''Smṛti'' is not correct. ''Śruti'', ''Smṛti'', and the ''Purāṇas'', all three belong to the same tradition. ''Śaṅkara'' is said to be the abode of the three (''śruti-smṛti-purāṇānām ālayaṁ''). If the three were at variance with one another, how can they exist in harmony in the same person? Those who follow the tradition of the ''Ācārya'' are called..." current
  • 14:2114:21, 25 April 2025 diff hist +7,292‎ N Talk:The Source of Smṛtis is the Vedas ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> The best testimony to the claim that the ''Smṛtis'' are founded on the ''Vedas'' is provided by the words of a ''mahākavi'' (great poet). ''Śaṅkara'', ''Rāmānuja'' and ''Madhva'', the founders of our religio-philosophical systems, proclaim that our ''Dharmasāstras'' are in accord with the ''Vedas''. But they had, each of them, a doctrine to establish. Besides, they had also the goal before them of preser..." current
  • 14:1614:16, 25 April 2025 diff hist +3,083‎ N Talk:Dharmasāstra:Smṛtis are not independent works ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> There is a wrong impression about the ''Dharmasāstras'' even among those who treat them with respect. They think that the rules and duties of the ''Smṛtis'' were formulated by their authors on their own. They call these authors “lawgivers” who, in their opinion, laid down “laws” that reflect their own views. Further, they think that the ''Dharmasāstras'' were composed in the same way as our Constituti..." current
  • 14:1314:13, 25 April 2025 diff hist +2,387‎ N Talk:Dharmasāstra:Signs and Marks ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> If we call ourselves Hindus, we must bear certain external marks, outward symbols. The Boy Scouts have a uniform of their own. Army and navy men are distinguished by certain insignia. There are a number of divisions in the police force. Even though their functions will not change if they wear one another's uniforms or badges, there is a strict rule with regard to their dress and insignia. The policeman’s cap m..." current
  • 11:5211:52, 25 April 2025 diff hist +4,818‎ N Talk:Dharmasāstra:Freedom and Discipline ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> There are a hundred thousand aspects to be considered in a man's life. Rules cannot be laid down to determine each and every one of them. That would be tantamount to making a legal enactment. Laws are indeed necessary to keep a man bound to a system. Our ''śāstras'' do contain many do's and don'ts, many rules of conduct. There is much talk today of freedom and democracy. In practice what do we see? Freedom has..." current
  • 11:4711:47, 25 April 2025 diff hist +2,571‎ N Talk:Dharmasāstra:Vaidyanātha-dīkṣitīyam ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> ''Vaidyanātha Dīkṣita''’s own name for his work is ''Smṛti-muktāphala-nibandhana-grantha''. We know very little about the author of this extremely useful book. ''Dīkṣita'' must have lived some two hundred years ago; he belonged to ''Kaṇḍirāmaṇikkam'', near ''Nācciyārkoil'' (in ''Tañjāvūr'' district). It must be noted that he himself practised the ''dharmas'' he had dealt with in his ''niba..." current
  • 11:4411:44, 25 April 2025 diff hist +2,698‎ N Talk:Dharmasāstra:Smṛtis and Allied Works ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> ''Manu'', ''Parāśara'', ''Yājñavalkya'', ''Gautama'', ''Harita'', ''Yama'', ''Viṣṇu'', ''Śaṅkha'', ''Likhita'', ''Bṛhaspati'', ''Dakṣa'', ''Aṅgiras'', ''Pracetās'', ''Sāṁvarta'', ''Ācānas'', ''Atri'', ''Āpastamba'' and ''Śātātapa'' are the eighteen sages who mastered the ''Vedas'' with their superhuman power and derived the ''Smṛtis'' from them. Their works are known after them — li..." current
  • 11:4011:40, 25 April 2025 diff hist +7,873‎ N Talk:Dharmasāstra:Realising the Ideals of the Purāṇas ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> The noble characters who figure in the ''Purāṇas'' serve as an ideal for all of us to follow. When we read their stories we are inspired by their example and we ask ourselves why we cannot be like them ourselves, why we should not share their qualities. But, even if we wanted to emulate their lives, would we be able to live like them without deviating at any time from the high principles that they upheld? Man..." current
  • 11:3611:36, 25 April 2025 diff hist +8,500‎ N Talk:Purāṇas: Palm-leaf Manuscripts in Libraries ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> In the old days, palm-leaf manuscripts were preserved in almost every house. They contained the texts of the epics, the ''Purāṇas'', ''Sthala Purāṇas'', and so on. When the palm-leaves were in danger of being damaged, their contents would be copied with a stylus on new leaves. The damaged leaves would be consigned to the ''Kāverī'' or some other sacred river, or to some pond on the occasion of ''Paṭiṉ..." current
  • 11:3111:31, 25 April 2025 diff hist +1,040‎ N Talk:Preserving the Purāṇas ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> For a thousand or ten thousand years, our temples and the festivals associated with them have nurtured our religious traditions against various opposing forces. Every temple has a story to tell; every temple festival has a legend behind it. These have been preserved in the ''Purāṇas''. To ignore or neglect this great heritage, this great treasure, is to cause serious hurt to the religious feelings of our peo..." current
  • 11:2811:28, 25 April 2025 diff hist +4,249‎ N Talk:Importance of Sthala Purāṇas ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> In my opinion, the ''Sthala Purāṇas'' not only enable us to have an insight into history but also enrich our knowledge of local culture and local customs. It seems to me that if they are read together in a connected manner, they will throw more light on our history than even the 18 major ''Purāṇas'' and ''Upapurāṇas''. In fact, they fill the gaps in the major ''Purāṇas''. Local legends do help in a..." current
  • 11:1011:10, 25 April 2025 diff hist +24,931‎ N Talk:Purāṇa:Interconnected Stories ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> The events described in one ''Sthala Purāṇa'' are linked to those mentioned in another. Thus the strand of the same story is taken through a number of ''Purāṇas''. We have to read them together to learn the entire story. That one ''Sthala Purāṇa'' begins where another ends is one proof of their authenticity. Another proof that could be adduced is that it is these ''Sthala Purāṇas'' that fill the gaps..." current
  • 11:0011:00, 25 April 2025 diff hist +5,217‎ N Talk:The Authenticity of Sthala Purāṇas ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> We ought to have implicit faith in the ''Vedas'', so too in the statements made in the Tamil Vedas of ''Śaivas'' and ''Vaiṣṇavas'' — the ''Tēvāram'' and the ''Divyaprabandham''. There are places whose glory has been sung in the ''Tēvāram'' of the ''Nāyaṉmārs'' and in the ''pāśurams'' of the ''Āḻvārs''. These songs allude to what is said about such places in the ''Sthala Purāṇas''. That the..." current
  • 10:1910:19, 25 April 2025 diff hist +2,624‎ N Talk:Sthala Purāṇas ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> Even those who respect the ''Purāṇas'' are not prepared to accept that the ''Sthala Purāṇas'', that is the short ''Purāṇas'' pertaining to particular places, are authentic. If educated people think the [major] ''Purāṇas'' to be nothing but lies, they go so far as to treat the ''Sthala Purāṇas'' as nothing better than rubbish. "It was here that ''Indra'' was freed from his curse... It was here th..." current
  • 10:1310:13, 25 April 2025 diff hist +4,961‎ N Talk:Paurāṇic Discourses and Films ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> In the days gone by Mother would rise with birdsong and go about her household chores. As she sprinkled the house and surroundings with cowdung water, as she decorated the courtyard with ''kolam'' and as she churned the curds, she recited tales from the ''Purāṇas''. Children got to know such stories by listening to their mother or grandmother. A deep impression is made on their youthful minds by listening to n..." current
  • 10:0810:08, 25 April 2025 diff hist +4,010‎ N Talk:Purāṇa: They Speak like a Friend ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> There are three ways in which a good task may be accomplished. The first is by issuing an order or a command backed by the authority of the government. This is called ''prabhusammita''. A rich or powerful man orders his servant to do some work: it is also ''prabhusammita''. Whether or not the servant likes the work, he is compelled to obey the order for fear of punishment. Without occupying any seat of authorit..." current
  • 10:0410:04, 25 April 2025 diff hist +1,025‎ N Talk:Who Taught the Purāṇa ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> In the ''Purāṇas'' themselves it is mentioned that they were narrated by ''Śiva'' to ''Pārvatī'' or to ''Viṣṇu''. It is also said that ''Viṣṇu'' taught them to ''Nārada'' or some other sage. Thus the stories told by the gods were later passed on from one sage to another sage or to a king. In the end, the ''Purāṇas'' were narrated by ''Vyāsa'' to ''Sūta'', and by ''Sūta'' to the sages in ''Nai..." current
  • 10:0210:02, 25 April 2025 diff hist +2,549‎ N Talk:Purāṇa:Many paths to the One Goal ‎ Created page with "<small>By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami </small> The ''Āḻvārs'' sing the glory of ''Viṣṇu'' and the ''Nāyaṉmārs'' of ''Śiva''. In the ''Vedas'' all deities are hymned in the same way. The ''Upaniṣads'' do not speak much about deities; they are concerned with truths of the Self. ''Tiruvaḷḷuvar'' speaks about God and philosophical matters and his views are in keeping with the ''Vedic'' tradition. But the emphasis in his work is on morals and et..." current
  • 08:1608:16, 25 April 2025 diff hist −6‎ Talk:Purāṇa:The One as Many ‎No edit summary current
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