Sage of Kanchi –

Pranams at the lotus feet of Sri Paramacharya !

Paramacharya describes, vow of silence and meditation keeps an individual from worldly matters, it is a pious act, it keeps the person away from accumulating sins, the intellect should be utilized for the performance of righteous deeds, the practice of meditation is compulsory for all, and it should be practiced on a daily basis like we consume meal for removing hunger.  Practice of meditation keeps a person pure; it reflects in every action of the individual throughout his/her life.  In the same manner, we should perform righteous deed with this body too, visiting shrines, circumambulates and prostration before deity are the simple gestures, surrendering to supreme soul with the constant remembrance of his sacred names and gesture of bow down before the supreme Lord is the act of giving away the body which we have received from him as an instrument for the performance of righteous deeds.  This gesture would remove all the sins, it reduces the ego and pride of the individual.  A woman need not make regular visits to shrines, a simple prostration before her husband would bring all the piousness in her life, therefore Vedas and scriptures have given so much of importance and special consideration for a woman. We are committing sins with the Thrikarana, all those sins can be negated with the performance of Dharma/ righteousness, and it is our responsibility to remove all those sins with the Thrikarana / intellect, speech, and actions.  These sins can be annulled with the performance of charity, and meditation, it should be performed while the person is healthy.   While leaving the mortal coil, an individual should be free from fears, it is possible only if the person is free from sin, and therefore performance of charity remove the fears of death, and it lessens the burden of sin.  Supreme spirit is an ocean of mercy, that is why we are having all these comforts and luxurious in this life even though we have committed endless sins.  Self-less service to supreme Lord reduces the sins, in this way we should constantly engage in various services with the mind, body, intellect, and words to eradicate our sins.