VishnuSahasranama Importance & Benefits Qs?

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Jai Sreemannarayana

May the blessings of His Holiness be on us.

 

Dear friends

 

Can some body educate me on the following.

 

Oath or Promise like i want to read vishnu sahasra

nama from diwali 2001 to diwali 2002.

 

The importence, benefits

 

please bear with my lack of knowledge in this matter.

 

Raghu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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> 1. Katho:panishad - I

> "Ch. Sheshagiri" <cseshu

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> Wed, 26 Dec 2001 08:46:19 -0800 (PST)

> "Ch. Sheshagiri" <cseshu

> Katho:panishad - I

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> Jeeyar Thiruvadigale: Sharanam

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> Jai Srimannaaraayana

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> Dear Bhagavathas,

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> Adiye:n's humble and respectful Pranamams. Jai

> Srimannaarayana.

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> By the nirhethuka krupa and blessings of our

> Acharya, adiye:n is starting the Katho:panishad

> lectures. Utter helplessness and utter

> disqualification characterize adiye:n fully. Yet,

> Acharya's Krupa is the only hope and shelter.

> Praying to our Acharya's lotus feet, seeking the

> permission of all the Vaishnavas, adiye:n is making

> a small effort to present our Swamiji's

> Katho:panishad lectures as they are, very humbly.

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> This mail serves as introduction to Vedas,

> Upanishads and Katho:panishad.

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> VEDAS

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> If the Divya Prabandham of Mother Andal is the

> seed of the giant Vedic tree with its multitude of

> branches and leaves, "Upanishad"s are very elevated

> portions of it, like the main branches of the Vedic

> tree. As you know, Vedas are "Apaurusheya:"s,

> meaning they were not composed by anybody; not even

> by God. This is the uniqueness, extraordinary

> excellence and superiority of Vedic literature.

> There is no other piece of work which is

> "Apaurushe:ya", in the entire history of the

> Universe.

>

> Generally, any piece of work composed by

> "purusha" will have 4 in-built defects in it.

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> 1) Bhrama (not Brahma): Perceiving something as

> it really is not.

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> 2) Prama:da: Insufficient intelligence to clearly

> comprehend something.

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> 3) Vipralambha: Biasedness, partiality in our

> compositions because of our attachments. If a person

> is devoted to some devatha, he will glorify him to

> be superior to any other God etc.

>

> 4) Ashakthatha: Inability to express everything

> we either know or experience. For instance, you

> can't explain the taste of a substance just by your

> words.

>

> Similarly you can't explain your feelings like

> hunger, thirst etc just with words. So, Vedas are

> the ONLY authority for showing things as they are.

> They are completely free from any kind of defects

> whatsoever. One more logic is also given. How do you

> find who is your father? It is impossible to trace

> your father out without the help of your mother. One

> may say, I will find on the basis of genetic

> fingerprinting etc, but consider the possibility

> mathematically; even with reasonable assumptions, it

> will take thousands of years for the person to find

> his father on this basis and it is extremely complex

> and painstaking.

>

> For a simple minded person, his father is ,

> whomever his mother shows. IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER

> WHAT LAKHS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE BELIEVING WHO MY

> FATHER IS; MY MOTHER'S SINGLE OPINION IS FINAL AND

> OUTWEIGHS ALL OTHER OPINIONS. In other words,

> mother is the ONLY authority for showing our father.

> That's all. The only requirement is one's mother

> should be chaste and speak the truth. Vedas are

> often referred to as "Veda Matha", for it directs us

> to the Supreme Father, Srimannaarayana, without

> equivocation and duplicity. And Vedas are the only

> authority in showing us our Father. Unfortunately we

> believe the words of foolish people and think that

> every Tom, Dick and Harry is "Bhagavan". Or

> sometimes, like that boy, we set out to experiment

> who the Lord is, on our own. All those efforts are

> such a waste of time!

>

> Vedas are for humans not for animals, as there is

> no further degradation in animal bodies. They

> naturally follow what they are ordained to, unlike

> human bodies which can be used for both improving or

> degrading our consciousness. So, for anyone

> aspiring to improve his quality of life, an

> understanding of the imports of Vedas is a

> pre-requisite.

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> DIVISION OF VEDAS

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> In olden days, many great people used to excel

> in their understanding of the Veda. Hanuman,

> Bheeshma are examples for this. Foreseeing the

> complete inability of the future generations, Veda

> Vyasa, so mercifully bifurcated the Vedas into 4

> broad categories besides an indivisible part called

> "Eka:yana".

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> Each of the 4 Vedas has two clearly defined

> portions in it.

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> Poorva Bhaga:

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> This part describes the methods of observing

> different Karma in a religious way. It discloses the

> consequences of proper conduct, observance of

> actions and improper conduct, improper observance of

> actions. How one should perform different

> sacrifices, Karmas in this world in a Vedic, ethical

> and lofty manner are described. Obviously, the

> knowledge disclosed in these portions doesn't go

> beyond bodily platform. It only shows how to fulfill

> our bodily necessities and desires in a proper way.

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> Uthara Bhaga:

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> When one keeps on observing the actions in a

> religious manner for quite some time, one definitely

> becomes inquisitive as to what might be the reason

> behind all this manifestation? One ponders more and

> more about our existence, the identity and nature of

> souls and their relationship with the Prakruthi,

> Devathas and the Lord. Naturally, as his

> consciousness evolves, he becomes "Uth", higher,

> more mature and wants to know about the "Thathva"

> that supervises the whole Universe and its affairs.

> One wants to become detached and wants to experience

> that continuous, pure, uncontaminated happiness

> ("Thara"). So, this part of the Vedas are for

> "Uthara:s". Those who are more evolved in

> understanding and try to become situated in their

> natural pure bliss position are fit to study this

> portion of the Vedas.

>

> So, Uthara Bhaga is also called Brahma Bhagam,

> as "Brahma" means that which is full of happiness

> and that which can grant such bliss to all if they

> approach it in a proper way.

>

> In other words, if Poorva Bhagam gives an

> indirect, myopic view of the Absolute Truth, Brahma

> Bhaga gives a more direct description of the Lord

> and the secrets of His dealings with this world

> through the agency of the devathas. The most

> confidential knowledge about Lord is accessible

> directly in this Uthara Bhaga.

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> UPANISHADS

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> Upanishads fall in the category of Brahma Bhaga.

> "Upa" means near, "Nishanna", means showing,

> disclosing. Upanishads bring Lord closer to our

> understanding by describing Lord with different

> examples and beautiful analogies, hence the name.

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> Katho:panishad

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> Katho:panishad is identified as the third of the

> Upanishads, Isha, Kena being the first two. So, for

> all those desirous of learning the most confidential

> understandings of the Vedas, who really want to

> experience

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