Volume I
Foreword
His Holiness Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamiji was initiated into Sanyasa Ashrama and anointed to the pontificate of the venerated Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, by the then pontiff Sri Chandrasekharendra Sarawathi Swamiji, now popularly known as The Paramacharya, on the 22nd March 1954.
Ever since, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamiji, has been working tirelessly for the ideals and values of San at ana Dharma which the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam has always stood for.
The greatest quality of our Acharya is His simplicity. He firmly believes that one has to reach out to the masses to serve them effectively. It is this belief that made Him walk over a million kilometers and meet people in every nook and corner of our country not once, not twice but thrice.
The Acharya has taken the spirit of Hinduism to the doorsteps of society and has made people realize the importance of service to communities.
A Seer of the highest order, He stands tall amongst all spiritual orders for His immense contribution to National Integration. He has been continuously striving to bring about religious harmony and in particular, strengthen the unity between Hindus and Muslims, in the interest of our Nation. It is these efforts that have earned Him the admiration and respect of the leaders of other religions.
His deep understanding and astounding knowledge of our heritage and of Sanatana Dharma is now being made available to the public at large by this publication which is a compendium of his thoughts and discourses on the Heritage of Bharatha Varsha and Sanatana Dharma. This publication is brought out, with the Blessings of the Acharya, in our endeavour to preserve and propagate our rich heritage and culture and all that Sanatana Dharma stands for.
Our Sincere Pranams to the Acharya.
Introduction
It is well known that nearly 2,500 years ago, with a view to reform the society, Lord Parameswara himself incarnated as Sri Sankaracharya in Kaladi village (Kerala State).
Before he completed his 32nd year, he had gone round this country several times to bring about renaissance of Dharma and Adwaita. After condemning seventy two bad schools of thought. He re-established Sanathana Dharma under six major schools. With a view to perpetuate these and to continue such services, he established several Peethams. He handed over the Pooja of his Yoga Linga and Saligrama which were worshipped by him to his disciple Sarvagna Atma Muni with instructions to continue the poojas and also to continue to do the Dharma and Adwaita Pracharas. For this purpose, he established a Peetham at Kancheepuram and named it as Kamakoti Peetham. From that day till this day there had been 67 Acharyas on this Peetha without break. They were all following the instructions of Adi Sankara as regards Pooja and Dhrama Pracharas. The 68th Acharya to this Peetham is H.H. Shri Shri ChandrasekharendraSaraswathi Swamigal and He took to Sanyas Ashram in his 13th year and ascended the Peetham. He also followed his predecessors as regards Pooja and Dharma Precberes. Ho is now aged 80, stays at Kancheepuram and gives His Blessings to all His Bhakthas from there itself. The Present Matadhipathi (i.e, 69th Matadhipathi) to this Peetham is H.H. Shri Shri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal. He took to Sanyas Ashram ill his 19th year from H.H. Shri Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal. He got Sasthra Abhyas, Pooja Abhyas etc. also from Him, and was always staying and travelling with Him.
H.H. Shri Shri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal commenced his Vijaya Yatra on Vasantha Panchami Punya Kala (February 1973) with Pooja Dieties etc. On the 7th June, 1973 he performed the Kumbabhishekam of Lord Kartikeya at Uttara Swami Malai Ttomple, Ramakrishnapuram, New Delhi. This booklet contains his Upadesas during his stav at Delhi.
His discourses containing several Upadesas were in Tamil, Sanskrit, Telugu and Hindi, which were taken down in English shorthand, by Mr. S. Balasubramanian and have been compiled in this book form. It is hoped all 8sthik8s would read this book. follow the Upadesas. conduct their lives on those lines and thus obtain the BlessIngs of TripuraSundari Sametha Chandra Mowleeswara and also the Anugrahas of Shri Shri Acharyas.
Contents
PART I
1.
Our Holy Motherland
1
2.
Our Country, its Culture and Civilisation
5
3.
Our Indian Cosmology
11
4.
Some Cosmological Data
20
6.
Is the World Really Bad ?
22
The Trilinga Desa or the Telugu Region
27
7.
Our National Language Sanskrit
31
PART II
8.
The Basic Tenets of the Hindu Religion
37
9.
The Footpath of the Hindu Religion
44
10.
The Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man
52
11.
The Bhuloka and Its Significance
53
12.
Swadharma or Duty of Each Individual
69
PART III
13.
Temple Worship
72
14.
The Significance of Kumbhabhishekam
80
15.
The Worship of God in Saguna Form-I
81
16.
Saguna Form of Worship-II
96
17.
The Worship of Lord Vinayaka
103
18.
Worship of Ardhanareeswara
110
19.
The Worship of Parashakti, the Supreme
Power
116
20.
The Worship of Durga, the Destroyer of
Fear
129
21.
The Worship of Subrahmanya
131
22.
The Worship of Anjaneya
132
23.
The Worship of Krishna
135
24.
The Wor,hip of Navagrahas
130
PART IV
25.
Bhakti as a Means of Realisation
137
26.
The Characteristics of Bhakti
140
27.
Namajaps or the Recitation of the Lord's Name
150
PART V
28.
The Great Epics of India
151
29.
The Ramayana, a Guide to Daily Life
153
30.
The Efficacy of Ramanama
168
31.
The Writing of Ramanama
172
32.
The Reading of the Ramayana
173~
33.
Rameshwara : A Grammatical Digression
174
PART VI
34.
The Mahabharata
177
35.
The Message of the Gita
178
PART VII
36.
The PUranas
187
37.
The Smritis and Dharmashastras
191
PART VIII
38.
The Three States of Man (Waking, Sleep
and Dream States)
200
39.
The Three Types of Pralayas or Submersions
209
40.
The Three Types of Reality
212
41.
The Need for Doing Shraaddhas or Ceremonies for Ancestors
214
PART IX
42.
Gayatri Upadesa (Upanayanam)
220
·43.
Tilakadharanam ( Wearing of Marks on the
Forehead)
226
44.
The Wearing of Vibhuti
232
45.
Namaskaram
233
46.
Pure Food Implies Pure Thought
239
PART X
47.
Some Thoughts on Marriage (Evil of Dowry)
243
48
Some Thoughts en Marriage (No Barter in
Brides.
250
PART XI
Cow-Protection and Worship, a Means to Wealth
256
PART XII
Some Cultural Habits of Ours
263
Volume II & III
It is well known that nearly 2500 years ago, with a view to reform the society, Lord Parames'wara himself had' incarnated as Shri Sankaracharya at Kaladi village in the Kerala State.
Before he completed his thirty-second year, He had gone round this country, several times. to bring about the renaissance of Dharma and Advaita. After condemning several bad schools of thought, He re-established Sanatana Dharma under six major schools. With a view to perpetuate these and to continue such services, He established several Peetas. He handed over the puja of his Yogalinga and Salagrama which were worshipped by him to his disciple Sarvagna Atma Muni with instructions to continue the pujas and also to continue to do the Dharmas and Advaita pracharas. For this purpose, He established a Peeta at Kancheepuram and named it as Kamakoti Peetam, From that day till this day there have been 68 Acharyas on this Peeta without break. The present Peetadhipati is H.H. Shri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal, who took to Sanyasa Ashram in His 19th year from H.H.Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal and used to stay and travel with Him. The successor pontiff-designate is H.H.Shri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal, who 'has followed in this tradition and who also travels and stays with His Guru.
Both the Swamijis commenced their Vijaya Yatra on the 19th January, 1997 with Puja deities etc. On the 9th November, 1991 they performed the Kumbhabhishekam of Sri Devi Kamakshi Mandir in Delhi. They had their sojourn in Delhi from 1st to 10th: November, 1997.
This booklet contains the- English version of their Upadesas during Their Stay in Delhi. (compiled from notes of Their discourses in Hindi/Telugu taken down in English shorthand by Mr. S.Balasubramanian) in Vol. II.
Subsequently, H.H.Shri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal had a brief sojourn in Delhi during His Vijaya-yatra in November 1999 from the 21st to the'25th November, 1999. He opened the Dhyana-Mendapem and multipurpose hall at Sri Devi Kamakshi Mandir. New Delhi, on the 21st November. 1999.
His Holiness Shri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal paid a brief visit to Delhi in connection with the Prana-Pratistha of Ganes'a, Lakshmi and Nageswara at the Adi Kityayani Mandir Complex in Chattarpur, and He had a brief sojourn in Delhi form 6th March to 11th March 2000.
The English version of Their discourses during Their stay in Delhi (compiled from notes of Their discourses in Hindi Telugu taken. down in English shorthand by Mr. S. Balasubramanian) has been included as Volume III in this booklet.
Oppurtunity has been taken to include also the English version of the discourses made earlier, one at Rishikesh, two at Moradabad and two at Jamshedpur in 1973-1974 in Volume In.
An exposition 00 Hindu Dharma in the form of questions and answers by H.H.Shri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal has also been included.
It is hoped that all asthikas will read this book, follow the Upadesas, conduct their Jives on those lines and thus obtain the blessings of Tripurasundarisametha Chandramouleeswara and also the anugraha of the Acharyas.
Salutations to the Guru
Key to pronunciation
2-3
4-5
Need to preserve and protect Vedas, our
rich and ancient heritage
9-15
Need for renaissance of Vaidika dharma
16-19
5.
Spiritual awakening for action and service
20-21
Service to others, part of dharma
Moral upliftment and spiritual awakening,
need of the hour
23-24
Guru -Sishya parampara (teacher-disciple
tradition)
25-29
God as guru and guru 'as God
30-33
Influence of guru in growth of bhakti
and faith in religion
34-35
H.
Need to approach God through guru and
methods therefore
36
Role of the three gunas in daily life
37-39
Need to mould mind properly
40-51
Practice more important than precept
52-55
IS.
Unified action, key to prosperity
56
Kaumara school of worship
57-59
Music,a means for moksha
60
The Trilingadesa or Telugu Region
61-63
Hindu Dharma - An exposition in the form of questions and answers by H.H. Shri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam.
65-99
VOL.III
Vinayaka. bestower of all things and remover of all obstacles
102-103
Kartikeya and His many facets
104-105
Worship of Guruvayurappan, .an avatar of Vishnu
106-107
Hanuman, servant par excellence cum master
108-111
Worship of God during sandhya
112
Significance of Mahapradosham
113-115
Significance of Annabbisbekam
116-126
Role of Jagadguru in spiritual transformation
127-129
Workship of Guru
130-131
Service to parents is service to God
Moral and spiritual base for true Bhakti
133-135
March towards self-fulfilment
136
Our Vedic heritage
137-147
Sanctity of Vedic Sounds and significance of Atirudram
148-168
Need to encourage centres of
Vedic learning
169
Reforms in education to give
strength and power to children
170-174
Education for good citizenship in
tune with our sanskriti
175-179
Need for harmony between community
development programmes and sanskriti
180-183
Harmony between Buddhism
and Hinduism
184-186
Significance of Panchanga or almanac
187-204
APPENDICES
I
Welcome Address presented to Their
Holinesses by the Government of
,
Delhi at the civic reception on
7 November, 1997
205-206
II
Important events / functions during
the Delhi Vijaya-yatra
207-208
III
Names of Asterisms
209-210
IV
Names of the yogas during a day
211
V
Names of the Karanas during a day
VI
Horas and controlling planets during
different hours of a day
213-214
VII
Sounds, the organs that take part
in their production and Panini's
classification thereof
215-218
VIII
Glossary of some important
SanskritlHindilTamil words
219-226
Volume IV
The Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham is one of the most ancient Mutts founded by .Adi Sankara and presided over by himself as its first head. There has been an unbroken chain of successors to him on this Peetham.
The present Peethadhipati H.H.Sri ... Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal is the 69 Acharya who has come in that spiritual tradition, the Golden Jubilee of whose ascension to this Peetham is being celebrated all over the country during the current year. He has travelled all over the country and has been continuously striving to bring about a renaissance of our Vaidik Sanatana Dharma and a greater awareness of our ancient heritage, culture and traditions. Through institutional and other devices, he has been trying to make religion a practical aspect of life, by catering to the felt needs of the people in various spheres.
This compilation contains an English version of some of his discourses on various aspects of our heritage, dharma and way of life.
It is hoped that all devotees will read the upadesas contained in this publication, follow them in their life, and get the anugraha of Their Holinesses and the grace of Tripurasundarisameta Chandramouleeswara.
Worship of Swaminatha who is God as well as Guru
6
Devi worship during Navaratri
9
Pearls of wisdom for better life
24
Golden words of wisdom
42
Some valuable thoughts from Rigveda
65
Some valuable thoughts from Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda and Isopanishad
70
Greatness of japa
71
The power of Gayatrimantra
75
Some thoughts on Advaita Vedanta
78
The significance of Karadaiyan Nonbu
82
Greatness of Bharatavarsha
85
Better governance for the people
90
Appendix A: Extracts from Prapancasdratantra re: Gayatrimantra
97
Harmony and unity, sheet anchor of Hindu religion
99
We are all children of one God
107
Tamil Nadu and spirituality
111
Sarvodaya ideal for rural uplift
114
Experience formless God through God with form
115
Daily routine of life
118
Life should be lived according to dharma
119
Worship ofNarayana
123
Prosperity comes throughyagna
125
Education and character
127
Education and culture
What does not bend at five cannot be bent at fifty
Education and discipline
134
Deepavali, a reminder to end terrorism
Adi Sankara, our guru and guide for life
141
What is special about Hindu religion vis-a-vis other religions?
159
Sacred rivers and sacred places of India
Be alert in regard to conversion
175
Light of Atman lit by God
179
Unity in diversity
192
Need to impart moral instruction
195
Worship of God unites people
197
Duties of students
204
Volume V
H.H. Jagadguru Sri ... Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal, the golden Jubilee of whose ascension to the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham is being celebrated all over the country during the current year has travelled far and wide throughout the country. He has been striving continuously to bring about a renaissance of our ancient heritage and way of life, by continuously promoting efforts through institutional and other devices in various parts of the country to cater to the felt needs of the people in various spheres.
This compilation in English seeks to present his exposition on our ancient heritage and dharma/way of life, in the form of questions and answers.
It is hoped that all devotees and seekers of knowledge will derive benefit from this and receive the blessings of Their Holinesses as also the grace of Tripurarisundarisameta Chandramouleeswara.
Our ancient heritage
Hindu dharma/way of life (some clarifications )
Appendix A: 64 Arts/sciences
Appendix B: Numerals in our ancient Heritage
Volume VI
H.H. Jagadguru Sri ... Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal, the golden Jubilee of whose ascension to the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham has been celebrated recently all over the country has travelled far and wide throughout the country. He has been striving continuously to bring about a renaissance of our ancient heritage and way of life, by continuously promoting efforts through institutional and other devices in various parts of the country to cater to the felt needs of the people in various spheres.
It is hoped that all devotees and seekers of knowledge will derive benefit from this and receive the blessings of Their Holinesses as also the grace of Sri Tripurasundarisarneta Candramouleeswara.
Salutations to Guru
i
ii
iii
Exposition by H.H. Jagadguru Sankaracharya Sri ... Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal, on our ancient heritage, our Hindu dharma and Hindu way of life, in the form of questions and answers
Volume VII
The Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham is one of the most ancient Mutts founded by Adi Sankara and presided over by himself as its first head. There has been an unbroken chain of successors to him on this Peetham.
The present Peethadhipati H.H.Sri ... Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal is the 69th Acharya who has come in that spiritual tradition, the Golden Jubilee of whose ascension to this Peetham was celebrated all over the country during the current year. He has travelled all over the country and has been continuously striving to bring about a renaissance of our Vaidik Sanatana Dharma and a greater awareness of our ancient heritage, culture and traditions. Through institutional and other devices, he has been trying to make religion a practical aspect of life, by catering to the felt needs of the people in various spheres.
This compilation contains an English version of some of his discourses and articles containing his exposition on various aspects of our heritage, dharma and way of life.
It is hoped that all devotees will read the upadesas contained in this publication, follow them in their life, and get the anugraha of Their Holinesses and the grace of Tripurasundarisameta Chandramouleeswara,
Part I
Our ancient heritage and dharma
Need for renaissance of the Vedas
Need to revive Ayurveda for health and prosperity
The basis of our Vedic Sanatana Dharma
Karma
12
The first religion of humanity
19
Worship of Ayyapppan
Worship of Skanda or Subrahmanya
21
Greatness of Ramanama
23
Jyotirlinga at Rameswaram
25
Similarities and dissimilarities in incarnations
Pipal and tulasi are forms of God
28
Worship of God
30
Adi Sankara Jayanti
Greatness of Guru
50
Performance of .rituals/religious rites
55
viveka and Vairagya
57
Part II
Festivals and vratas
Karadaiyan Nombu
64
Rishipancamivrata
66
Karttikaideepam
67
Deepavali
70-79
A day of deliverance
Gangasndnam
Let darkness be driven away and knowledge shine
74
See the light of knowledge in your own heart
76
Abandon bad qualities and light the lamp of knowledge
Let us give an abode for Krishna in our hearts
77
Krishna as viratswaroopa
79
Sattwaguna paves the way to harmony and peace
Lessons to be learnt from Deepavali
Let us light the deepa of knowledge in our own hearts 84
Let us do good things 85
Deepavali and Jan Kalyiin or welfare of people
87
Let us light the deepa of knowledge in our hearts
89
The festival of Bhogi
Makara Sankriinti or Pongal festival
91
Gokulashtami
92
Sivaratri
94
Navaratri
Tamil New Year Day
98
Sacred events during the year
101
Avani Avittam
Mahalayapaksham
106
What is special in the month of Adi?
108
What is unique in Avani?
109
Saturdays are special in Purattasi
Mahamagham
113
vratas observed during the year
Chturmasyam-1
117
Chturmasyam-2 119
General topics
Mother
121
Marriage
What we should learn from Sita's marriage
126
Advice to women
128
Importance of temples
Clay will mix with water but not sand
133
43.
What do the Puranas say about eclipses
Let the spirit of unity grow
Eradicate the evil of dowry
139
Pure food implies pure thought
Goal of education
144
48.
Mother, father and Guru
146
49
Ramagita
Uddhavagita (Gurugita/Avadhootagita)
205
Appendix
224
Rigveda Samhita Homam
Atimaasam
Vedas and their rescensions
108 Upanishads
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