VOICE OF THE RISHIS-66

[Guest guest]

PRIYA BHAGAVAT BANDUVULLARA!

 

VOICE OF THE RISHIS: 66

 

COURTESY: SHRI RAPARLA JANARADHANA RAO

 

" PRAJA TANTUM MA AVYAVACHECHEEH "

 

--SIKHAVALLI

 

In the final convocation at the end of the course in Gurukul (Forest

Residential Learning Centre) system, the teacher offers several sane

advices to his students, describing several ways of leading a

successful life, in times to come. These include guidelines for the

social or community life, of the student entering the wide world.

 

" Let not the link of people (family) is not snapped " . This is an

exhortation for the continuity of generations and that nothing

should be done snapping its continuity. " The link of generations

(Praja Tantum) be not snapped (Avyavacheecheeh) " is the advice given

to the student leaving the portals of his Gurukul Forest

University. He is informed of all faculties of knowledge so that he

is emerged as a full grown youth after strict observance of

abstinence (Brahmacharya).

 

Now the Youngman entering the world is advised to marry and bring

forth children so that the family continuity is assured. After the

first stage of studentship or Brahmacharya, the student enters the

stage of a householder (Grihastha). As a head of the family he has

to do several duties like receiving and serving guests, cordially

treating the aged parents, respecting elders and finally continuing

the pursuit of knowledge (Brahma) without let or hindrance. It is

amazing to note how rational and sound principles of living,

enunciated by the vedic system. It emphasizes the significance of

man's life related to both the material and spiritual spheres, which

are important for a man's life to be a complete one.