Sage of Kanchi –

Pranams at the lotus feet of Sri Paramacharya !

Paramacharya narrates the four branches of Varnna such as Bhramana, Kshathriya, Vaishya and Shudhra mentioned in scriptures, each Varnna has to follow certain duties and responsibilities, they should strictly abide by the rules, should not duplicate the duties of other Varnnas.  A twice-born has to follow his traditional dress-code; he has to perform spiritual and religious rites, he has to wear a symbolic mark on the forehead according to his family traditions, he should carry out sun worship three times a day, he should  learn and recite sacred chants, he should give lessons on Vedic chants without expecting any financial benefit, he should strictly follow disciplines, duties and the responsibilities mentioned in scriptures, he should not take intoxicating drinks or any drugs which forms the addiction.    Although these four Varnnas belongs to the same religion, it is definitely unacceptable to copy the duties and responsibilities of a Varnna by a person from another Varnna, they are not allowed to sit together and eat, or partake meals from the house of another Varnna, or should not live in the same house or  perform marriage from other Varnna.  Ours is a unique religion with diversified disciplines, even though we are amicably living in a society, all are willing to follow our sacred scriptures, a person who follows duties and responsibilities of his Varnna becomes righteous, but when it is copied by another Varnna becomes an immoral act.  We have a firm belief in our sacred scriptures /Smrithi and Shruthi, and Dharmashasthra which recommend disciplines for the welfare of Universe and its living beings.  We can see a lot of differences in the lifestyle of these four Varnnas, it hurts sometimes, but the truth is that scriptures insist individuals follow their duties and responsibilities to cross the ocean of worldly existence.  Hence, Sanathana Dharma is perpetual, the uniqueness of Sanathana Dharma lies in its diversified disciplines.

Sage of Kanchi –

Pranams at the lotus feet of Sri Paramacharya !

Paramacharya describes about the deeds which could provide permanent bliss to the soul, all the deeds should be performed as Eshvararpanam/ with the complete sense of surrendering to Supreme spirit, supreme Lord Parameshvara symbolizes wisdom and knowledge, therefore all the deeds should be surrendered to Him, and it will bring permanent bliss to the worshiper.  Performance of any righteous, religious or spirituals deeds which are followed by our ancestors for several years is considered as propitious, therefore it is always favorable to pursue the same rites followed in the family for several years,   it should not be performed for personal motive, or for the welfare of the family, and it should be performed selflessly and capitulate to supreme spirit, any deed performed without the influence of anger and greed is treated as promising.  We have to perform righteous deeds with the intellect, words and body, all our earning should be converted as righteousness; these pious deeds will give its fruits to the doer during his difficult times.  A righteous person will be treated with great admiration in the society he lives in; even the animals will respect him. Srimad Ramayan describes the pathetic plight of Ravana who was abandoned by his own brother Vibheeshana for his unscrupulous act, though he had numerous army of demons, he had to face a terrible death.  Rama who is the essence of Dharma was persistently served by humans as well as monkey warriors, therefore whoever follows Dharma without desire or anger or selfish motive, whoever performs righteous deeds fearlessly with strict discipline would be protected by Dharma always, and it will give permanent bliss.

Sage of Kanchi –

Pranams at the lotus feet of Sri Paramacharya !

Sri Paramacharya describes,  Newton’s Third Law  is  every action has equal as well as the opposite reaction, even our scriptures explain the same.   In the first phase, we have discussed earning for living to keep us comfortable while living on the Earth, in the second phase we have to strive for the welfare of our soul which has no death.   Performing righteous deeds, learning sacred scriptures, sharing knowledge, building worship place, conducting pilgrimage, holy dip in sacred rivers,  performing charity, following certain disciplines according to one’s belief, wearing Rudraksham and sacred ashes, regular sun worship, the performance of homage to ancestors, are some of the pious deeds which provide an abundance of meritorious reward.   These are fruitful acts that could bring merit while living on Earth as well as follows performer even after his death.  A twice-born performing the sun worship three times a day, serving Vedic people,  performing Vedic rites, fire sacrifices, the homage to ancestors, sharing knowledge in scriptures, performing the recitation of sacred chants for the welfare of the Universe.  Every country has its own ruler and currency in existence, supreme Lord Parameshvara is the ruler of the whole Universe, and he has established a kind of currency that is legally binding in the entire Universe that is called righteousness.    Srimadh Ramayan narrates an  incident while Rama leaving Kingdom of Ayodhya in order to follow his father’s vow, Devi Kaushalya immerses in deep thought, Rama leaving for woods for fourteen years, if it was a  journey for short period of time she could have packed his favorite meal, she speaks “ Oh! Raghava, I need not do anything to guard you, there is Dharma to protect you always, you have sincerely followed all the disciplines and followed all the pious deeds fearlessly for all these years, all those fruitful deeds will protect you.”  Hence, it is our responsibility to protect Dharma, without any doubt that will protect the doer.