Guest guest Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 FORWARDED message ::::Posted by: "narasimhan padmanaban" npn72000 npn72000 Mon Mar 2, 2009 6:21 am (PST) Dear Swamin, Evaryday we are killing MOSQUITOES,ANTS,cockroaches and houseflies etc knowingly or unknowingly.THEY ALSO HAVE THE SAME ATMA similar to HUMAN BEINGS. WHAT IS THE PRAYASHCHITHAM prescribed for all these killings? dhasan, N.PADMANABANHARE RAAMA HARE RAAMA RAAMA RAAMA HARE HARE HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE --- On Thu, 12/3/09, Jayasree Saranathan <jayasree.saranathan wrote:Jayasree Saranathan <jayasree.saranathanPrayashchitham (vaideekam.com)npn72000Date: Thursday, 12 March, 2009, 11:54 AMSrI:Regarding your query on killing micro life knowingly and unknowingly, the prayaschittha has been told in dharma sastras. A gruhastha (the family man) does 5 types of sins everyday. The grushatha becomes responsible for 5 types of killings in his house when he (1) burns the firewood for cooking, (2) grinds flour in the grinding stone, (3) sweeps the floor, (4) breaks the grains and (5) boils water.. In all these acts which are regularly done, many micro organisms and living things such as insects are killed. His house becomes a ground for 'Soona' (killing) or a 'slaughter house'.But in these instances, the killing is inevitable and not deliberately done. So these can be redressed. In order to seek redress from these 5 types of unintentional killings, the gruhastha has been ordained to conduct the 5 great sacrifices, the "pancha maha yajnas", namely,Brahma yagyam (upasana on Brahman), Pitru yagyam (remembering the departed ancestors), deva yagyam (worshipping devas), bhootha yagyam (feeding plants and animals) and manushya yagyam (athithi bhojanam). Apart from the unintentional killings in the course of following gruhasthasrama, any other killing such as killing mosquitoes do invite a sin. The remedy lies in prevention rather than in killing - after they are allowed to attack us. The sandhyavandhana prayaschittham covers all sins and but that does not mean one can go on destroying life (of insects in this context) and seek prayaschittham in sandhya mantras.The sandhya mantras are meant for long life - or the maximum guaranteed 100 / 120 years. Long life is gained through freedom from diseases.The auras destroyed by the sandhya- arkhyam are the disease- causing organisms that attack our bodies all the time and also the sins (paapam) that cause diseases. What is done in sandhya prayaschittham is proetction to one's body and actions.But the the kind of common-place killing of micro life in daily life requires a different prayaschittham.That is told in panch maha yajnas. To give a scientific example of how killing can be reduced and even be prevented, agni hotra (made easier and possible by the Vedic Research centre in Sholapur) is the best remedy.The simple homa done exactly at sunrise and sunset keeps off many micro organisms from our house. The lizards do not roam in our house.So too the cockroaches.The impact on micro organisms can be felt in experience in that, the idly bater do not get fluffy in our house in hot chennai, making me think that the yeast is wiped off in the air around us! Prevention is better and this homa is a tool for it.The pancha yajna takes care of whatever other destruction we cause to micro life.My article on this with specific emphasis on athithi bhojanam can be read at http://www.scribd.com/doc/12914327/Athithi-devo-bhava - Jayasree Saranathan *************** Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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