beauty - a medicine? - post 1- Satyam Satyam twice uttered

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Respected members:

 

There is no doubt that the Vedas themselves, in recognition of this sturdy

and eternally valid hard truth have enjoined that in every aspect of our

living,right from taking bath to eating the three primary namas

"achythaanantha gOvindha naamOchchaaraNa..". Incidentally, taking the

namaa and sipping just a small quantity of water during the achamana of all

our rituals including the trikala Sandhya is precisely for this purpose,

namely to cure the body and mind of all intervening illness, disturbances.

One may note that the word Satyam occurs twice in this particular verse,

and not in any other verse. Why not just once? To stress and draw the

attention the wandering mind to home into this single truth. Even if the

mind is distracted in listening to other sholkas and verses, the hard

hitting Satyam twice cannot be missed and is bound to get installed into

the brain. Further, does it mean that the other verses are 'asatyam' or or

less importance. No, the other verses are also Satyam, but the ultimate,

most superior sole truth is the that these three names are the only shelter

for the ailing humanity.

 

In some families, after the elder performs the Sandhya, the other members

are offered a spoon each of the conscrated water used during the Sandhya.

If a person is disabled, sick, bed-ridden and unable to perform the Sandhya

one may get the Sandhya done through a friend, relation or acquaintance and

sip the water so used to get the distilled truth into one's body and mind

and thereby cure oneself.

 

Om tat sat

Tat tvam asi

 

 

 

 

 

"M.G.Vasudevan"

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<ramanuja>,

03/02/04 04:15 <oppiliappan>

PM beauty - a

medicine? - post 1

Please respond

to Oppiliappan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer'

 

We have used many medicines to get remedy or relief or cure from the many

types of ills we suffer from time to time. We also have heard that there

are certain medicines, which are simply useless and cause many side

effects. Similarly we also know there are certain diseases for which we do

not have established yet a medicine.

 

We, through the study of scriptures, sthOthrams, 4000 paasurams etc, know

that the supreme lord sriman naaraayaNan is the medicine and the doctor

rolled into one.

 

See this familiar slOkam

'thrisaamaa saamagas saama nirvaaNam bhEshajam bhishak'

in sree vishNu sahsasra naamam 62nd slokam

 

meaning: the lord sriman naaraayaNan is

bhEshajam - the medicine and bhishak - the doctor.

 

We are also familiar with the slOkam in the dhvaadhasa naama panjara

sthOthram at the concluding portions of sree vishNu sahsra naamam -

 

"achythaanantha gOvindha naamOchchaaraNa bhEshajaath

nasyanthi sakalaa rOgaa: sathyam sathyam vadhaami aham

 

meaning: when I say or utter the naamaas - viz- names - achyutha, anantha,

gOvindha, these crush all the diseases or destroy all diseases -viz - these

three naamaas are the medicines. This is sathyam truth, truth and nothing

but truth I say.

 

In the same sthOthram another slOkam says -

oushadham jaahnavee thOyam vaidhyO naaraayaNo hari:

 

meaning: the medicine is the water of ganga and the doctor is hari, sreeman

naaraayaNan.

 

All these establish beyond doubt that sreeman naaraayaNan is the doctor and

the medicine for all ills. For nammaazhvaar kaNNan is the medicine - see

paasuram

 

marundhE nangal bOga magizhchchikku enRu

perum dhEvar kuzhaangaL pidhaRRum piraan

karum dhEvan emmaan kaNNan viNNulagam

tharum dhEvanaichchOrEl kaNdaai manamE - 9-3-1 - thiruvaaimozhi

 

"karum dhEvan emmaan kaNNan marundhE" - the black god and my uncle kaNNan,

that krishNa - the shyaama sundhara - is THE medicine. Please note the

eKaaram - which shows that assertion.

 

We also have another reference from same nammaazhvaar - for that love on

that krishNa the medicine is the words which praise the feet of that lord

krishNa - naaraayaNan

 

madhuvaar thuzhaai mudi maayap piraan kazhal vaazhththinaal

adhuvE ivaL uRRa nOikkum arumarundhaagumE - 4-6-2 thiruvaaimozhi

 

In moonRaam thiruvandhaathi - another aazhvaar - pEi aazhvaar says

- the feet are the medicine, of the lord who measured this world - 'ulagam

thaayOn'.

 

marundhum poruLum amudhamum thaanE

thirundhiya sengaN maal aangE - porunthiyum

ninRu ulagam uNdu umizhnthum neer ERRum moovadiyaal

anRu ulagam thaayOn adi - 4th paasuram

 

See anRu ulagam thaayOn adi marundhum poruLum amudhamum thaanE - the feet

are not only medicine, but also poruL - the wealth, amudham - the nectar to

drink. This word thaayOn - is another special [- on that we will have a

separate write up].

 

Ok. Agreed. My krishNa - he is the doctor, his name is the medicine, his

feet are the medicine, wealth etc etc.

 

But a person claims "the beautyramaNeeyathaa" - is the medicine. Of

what?

 

Before that - Is beauty a medicine to cure for ills, if not all at least

for a few? This is a question lingering in my mind and I want to discuss

with you all. I feel the answer is difficult to give out.

 

First let us take a 'YES' answer. because "think positive" that itself

cures to some extent. The doctors many a times advise the patient to go to

a hilly resort or some such place, for, perhaps the change in environment

helps to cure. The natural beauty there, the fresh air, new surroundings

etc helps the patient to recover largely. So the 'beautiful face of mother

earth' in the form of 'nature' helps in curing the ills.

 

Now let us take the 'NO' answer. Many a times we see beauties even in urban

surroundings or even in village outings, like

* beautiful young children,

* blossoming flowers,

* nice paintings,

* nicely constructed buildings,

* the beautiful sunrise and sunset,

* good music etc.

 

But I do not think these any way help in curing the ills in urban or even

village surroundings. If they are really curing, why we have so many

hospitals and clinics plus umpteen number of medical representatives

hanging around with large stuffed bags selling all kinds of medicines.

 

One more reason comes to mind - May be that because we see them quite often

these do not serve as a medicine. Or to put it in other way, perhaps seeing

these quite often itself is a reason for the ill. So is beauty a real

medicine?

 

It is difficult to judge. So we have to consult experts.

What the experts have to say on this.

That we will see in next post considering the length of this one.

 

Dhasan

 

Vasudevan m.g.

 

 

 

 

 

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