Sankalpam series No 1

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My dear friends and like minded persons

 

Sankalpam-series No 1

 

This is further to the Tarpan topic which I was discussing some time ago. I

have seen people forgetting the Sankalpa Vidhi and creating a short cut of their

own. In Management Sciences, when I was teaching, I used to say the student the

shortest method of achieving success by reducing the entire subject to just WHAT

TO DO, WHEN TO DO AND HOW TO DO. What to do relates to the Goal setting, when

to do relate to time setting and how to do relates to approach setting. If

these three are properly knitted and planned, perhaps the destination becomes

easy to reach. The Sankalpam is equated to WHAT TO DO, in other words we are

making our mind clear when we start doing something.

 

I request readers to take opportunity of reading my book Lakshmi Saadhana-9

where the entire Mahaa Sankalpa is given along with the meaning in English. In

the Sankalpam, the geographical area of our Holy Country, the time span of the

space, the planetary position, the Holy Rivers, the Mountains, the forests what

not….which gives a total picture of what we are and we were. In the normal

material life, we take lot of care of our own house and see others do not

trespass, and this we do every day almost, but in the case of our Mother land we

have our least priority for it. Is it not a painful matter, please examine.

 

Back to the subject, in the Sankalpam, at one stage we express our desire to

the Lord …..Ganga Vaalukaabhi Saptarishi Mandala Paryantam…… to retain our fore

fathers to the extent of taking the sand of the Ganges and arranging it bit by

bit covering the entire saptarishi mandalam and come back to where we stand,

such time – and multiply the same by a thousand and such other time to remove

the sand bits again in the similar fashion ….THIS MUCH OF TIME span is requested

for retaining the great souls of our departed fore fathers in the Brahma Loka.

This means we are praying Lord for retaining the departed souls of the fore

fathers more or less permanently – Saaswatha – in the Brahma Loka.

Interestingly, another request followed by this, Tilai Surya Mandala

Paryantam….. means the same process for Sea Same Seeds for circling the Sowra

Mandalam; Yavai Graha Mandala Paryantam………… means the same process for Wheat

Grains to circle the entire planets; Vrusha Lomaabhi Nakshatra

Mandala Paryantam…… means the same process for the hair bits on the tail of the

oxen to circle the entire Nakshatra Mandal. I do not know whether our

sophisticated computers will be able to calculate the time span for all

this………this is the JUST TIME SPAN ----looks amazing, but it is a fact in the

sankalpa vidhi vidhaan we are praying the Lord to keep our fore fathers in the

Brahma Loka.

 

What a wonderful and meaningful prayer this is! When once we come to know

the meaning of this, can any one afford to ignore this prayer? This is being

done in some parts of the country at the time of Wedding, that too, if the

bridegroom party has some patience; the priest knows this; the caterer is not in

a hurry; sufficient time gap is available before the Murat; the video grapher

has no problem for this, apart from all this if it is not a bore some exercise

for both bride and bridegroom, etc etc………

 

Now, let us know how many of us feel that we are missing this wonderful and

most wonderful prayer and what we could just simply do as a token of gratitude.

Though in some cases, I have seen people murmuring to know the grand fathers

name when in times of need, leave alone great grand father. There are instances

I have noticed most painfully where even good scholars try to recollect the

Rishis of their Gothra. Are we running for a culture where we may have to

observe Grand Fathers day/Fathers day/Mothers day etc when we are unable to

recollect who they are actually? Now it is all up to all of us to analyze the

situation and arrest the great damage to the system we are intentionally or

otherwise causing. A Stitch in time saves nine…………………………………………………………….

 

Yours affly

Always remembering and respectfully praying the Lotus Feet of Great Grand

Father Bhagawan Vedvyas

HARA HARA MAHADEVA DR P V SESHA SAI ASWAMEDHAYAAJI

 

Adhyatmitka Ratna, Sri Yaaga Vidya Praveena, Vedanta Visarada

Dr P V Sesha Sai Aswamedhayaaji

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18th July 2006