AATHREYA - SANAATHANA DHARMA

[Guest guest]

Dr.BalaKrishna Murthy Ramaraju ( aathreya )

 

SANAATHANA DHARMA - ORIGIN OF BRAHMINS

 

SANAATHANA DHARMA is Eternal , Ageless , Aadi-Madhya-Antha Rahitha

 

When everything was void , silent and dark There was EKAM SATH = ONE

 

SUPREME PARAA BRAHMAN - NIRGUNA BRAHMAN and yet Separate as

 

a Feminine Form - Primordial Active Energy - Shakthi and a Masculine Form -

 

Primordial Inert Matter - Eashwar. One could not exist without the Other.

 

Shakthi is in a state of Excessive Raajasic Form.

 

Eashwar is in a state of Excessive Thaamasic Form.

 

Shakthi and Eashwar collided in a Fusion and there was an Explosion -

 

A BIG BANG , which resulted in BRAHMAANDAM and out came NAARAAYAN -

 

MAHAA VISHNU - MAHAA VIRAAT PURUSH . Vishnu was a mixture of

 

Thri GuNa - Satthva , Rajas and Thamo; as Satthva HE was VAAMANA ,

 

NARRAAYANA RUSHI, BUDDHA.; as Rajas HE was NARASIMHA ,

 

PARASURAAMA ,KRISHNA ; as Thamas HE was RAAMA , BALARAAM A

 

We have to wait and see what form KALKI BHAGAWAAN will assume.

 

VISHNU needed help for Creation and HE created : -

 

PITHAAMAHA BRAHMA - The FIRST BRAHMIN ;

 

BRAHMA Created : -

 

SARASWATHI - Possessor of Knowledge ;

 

GAAYATHRI - Manthra ;

 

SAAVITHRI - Honesty, determination, dedication, selflessness ;

 

BRAHMA was given all the necessry infrastructure and wherewithal for

creation -

 

VEDAS , UPANISHADS, VEDANGAS , SAASTHRAS , SMRUTHIS , SAMHITHAS etc.

 

BRAHMA created First Brahmins SANAKA , SANANDANA , SANATH KUMARA ,

 

SANATH SUJAATHA , NAARADA , THUMBURA , PARVATHA and RUDRA

 

but none were willing to become PrajaaPathis.

 

Then BRAHMA created First Human Couple SWAAYAMBHOO MANU and

 

SATHAROOPA , but they were given Administrative Responsibilities

 

and Authority to rule over the Land.

 

Swaayambhoo Manu and Satharoopa had three daughters -

 

AKOOTHI , PRASOOTHI and DEVAHOOTHI,

 

who are destined to become mothers of all would be Brahmins ;

 

AAKOOTHI BRAHMANI , PRASOOTHI BRAHMANI and DEVAHOOTHI BRAHMANI,

 

The Three Braahmin Ladies were married to Three Braahmins -

 

RUCHIKA BRAHMA , DAKSHA PRAJAAPATHI and KARDAMA MAHAA MUNI

 

respectively all Sons of Pithaamaha BRAHMA .

 

From then on BRAHMINS populated the earth by way of NAVA BRAHMAS ,

 

SAPTHA RUSHIS , PRAJAAPATHIS , SOOTHRA KARTHAS ,

 

SRUSHTTI KARTHAS , GOTHRA KARTHAS and PRAVARA KARTHAS..

 

The original Brahmins were all Rushis - Heard Vedas - Sruthis ;

 

Remebered what they heard - Smruthis ;

 

and propagated them as Aagamas and Nigamas .

 

Their descendents and Sishyas became Vamsa Rushi Pravara Karthas and

 

Sishya Rushi Pravara Karthas .

 

SANAATHANA DHARMA transformed into VEDIC DHARMA then RUSHI DHARMA

 

and finally BRAAHMANA DHARMA .

 

Brahmins became Students , seekers of Knowledge , Teachers , Raja Gurus .

 

Purohiths = well wishers of socirty ; Priests , Vedic Scholars ,counselors ,

Prime Ministers.

 

Brahmins owned all land conquered by PARASU RAAMA , but gave away all

 

to KASHYAP who distributed the entire land among the surviving rulers ; what

is left for

 

Brahmins was a Name - Earth became KAASHYAPI .

 

BRAHMINS are content to remain as the torch bearers of SANAATHANA VEDIC

RUSHI

 

BRAAHMANA DHARMA .

 

BRAHMINS are the most tolerant of other's point of view , realised that

there are many

 

Paths to Reality - EKAM SATH , VIPRAAHA BAHUDHAA VADANTHI - The

 

Paths may be BRAAHMAM, VAISHNAVAM , SMAARTHAM , SAAKTHEYAM , SAIVAM,

 

GAANAAPATHYAM, KAUMAARAM , SOORYAM , AYYAPPAM , SAIBAABA , BHAKTHI

 

MAARGAM , CHAARVAAKAM , BAUDDHAM , JAINAM, SIKHISM , ISKCON etc

 

THAT IS THE DEFINITION OF SECULARISM . Secularism does not mean

 

Atheism ; Secularism is lIVE AND lET lIVE , constructive difference of

opinion ,

 

not destructive fundamentalism .

 

OM THATH SATH ; SAHANAA VAVATHU ; SAHANAU BHUNAKTHU ;

 

SAHA VEERYAM KARAVAAVAHAI ; THEJASVINAM AVADHEETHAM ASTHU;

 

MAA VIDVISHAA VAHAI ; OM SHANTHI .

 

aathreya