VOICE OF THE RISHIS-57

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PRIYA BHAGAVAT BANDUVULLARA!

 

VOICE OF THE RISHIS: 57

 

COURTESY: SHRI RAPARLA JANARADHANA RAO

 

NAPRAMADITAVYAM

 

--SIKSHAVALLI –TAITTAREEYARANYKAM 7-9-11

 

This is a Vedic text from the valedictory convocational address of

the Gurus of ancient times. Several, life – important wise and well

considered advices are given by the Master, the Guru to his

disciple, the Sishya. All these are pragmatic and down to the root

advices and strangely contain no elaborate metaphysical and abstract

discussions. And the parental advice of the loving teacher,

considering his `chela' (student) in his ashram residential Gurukula

System, as his own son, consists some grave exhortations how to live

on, in the world, while they leave the portals of Ashrama.

 

It is a sort of convocation, university address. It says " Love your

mother, she is God, (maatru devo bhava), love your father (pirtru

devo bhava), love your teacher, (acharya devo bhava), Lover your

guest (adithi devo bhava) etc.

 

And the exhortations conclude with a caution of great

significance " Let there be no impediment on your on going process of

learning (Swadhyana Pramaditavyam) " `Swadhya " is self learning

process, making the aspirant to pursue his studies unhindered (na

pramadhitavyam). Hindrances, obstructions, hurdles in the way of

noble pursuit of learning or discovering ever new secrets of nature,

prove a great curse. These to be identified and avoided, for the

successful fulfillment of goals in life. " Let there be no

impediments to your future pursuit of studies " is the greatest

advice offered by the guru, teacher, to the sishya, the taught, at

the time of his parting portals of the forest university

(Gurukula). How great were the Rishis of yore in their nucleic

thinking! And how indebted we are to their voice! (Rishi vaani)!