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Saturday, April 5, 2008

DON'T GO ABROAD IN KALI YUGA !

Brahmins must not go abroad for any purpose(material or spiritual).They should not cross the seas by means of ship or plane.This doesn't mean that they can go abroad by land.Going by landway is also restricted.Severe prayashchittas are said in the sastras for going abroad in previous yuga's itself.(i.e.they can do prayashchitta and join the brahmin community again.)But,In kali yuga if he goes he will be considered as a mlaeccha(very lowest ) and not a brahmin(even though if he wears a poonal).Sastras say that they should not be accepted as brahmins & should be kept away from brahmin community totally.Because no prayashchittha can purify them.

PRAMANA PROHIBITING TO GO ABROAD!

SCRIPTURE : Vaidhyanatha deekshiteeyam( also called smriti muktha phalam)
VOLUME : Varnaashrama dharma kandam
TITLE : Kaliyuga nishiddha dharma:
REFERENCE :Dharma shastra sudha nidhi
TEXT :

" DHVIJASYAABDHAOU THU NIRYAANAM, SHOWDHITASYAAPI SANGRAHAHAH"


Purport:
To rejoin those who have went abroad even though if they have done purification rites(prayashchitta).{ is prohibited in kali yuga}

PROHIBITIONS IN KALI YUGA

Accepting those who have went to abroad again into the brahmin community after doing prayashchitta is strictly prohibited in kali yuga.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

TEMPLE RESTRICTIONS

FOR THE BHAKTHAS:

1)Must not enter the temple by wearing shirt,pant ,chudidhars& other fashion dresses.
Must wear their traditional dress.(dhothi,saree,panchakaccham,madisar).
2)Must not chat,shout,wander,eat,play and sleep inside the temple.
3)Must not spit or dirty its premises.
4)Must not enter without having their pundra shown explicitly[oordhva(naamam) or thripundra(vibhuthi)].
5)Electric lights must not be lit inside the garbagraha(sanctorum).
6)Only ghee & oil lamps must be lit.
7)Must not urinate inside&outside the temple.
8)Must not bathe with soap,shampoo in the sacred temple pond.
9)Must not add detergent to wash clothes in the temple pond.
10)Must not urinate or excrete in the pond.
11)Must not throw plastic,paper and prasada covers inside the temple premises.
12)People without sikha (tuft) have no right to enter the sanctorum and ardha mandapam.
13)Must not go to temple with bare hands.
14)Must take self-plucked flowers,garlands,coconut,fruits,cow-ghee & etc with them.
15)Must not use mobiles,cameras.
16)Must chant only the names of god,stotras,divya prabandam,devaram,thiruvasagam& other thrirumuraigal.Orelse keep quite(mauna)
17)Must not make unnecesscary sounds or noises.
18)Must enter the temple after washing their feet and hands.
19)Must not go to the temple if they haven’t bathed or if they are unclean.
20)must not go for 10 days if any of their relatives are dead.
21)Usage of loudspeakers must be avoided inside and places near to the temples.
22)Commercial shops must not be inside the temples.
23)Must not waste the prasadam items.

Monday, February 25, 2008

HOW SHOULD A BRAHMIN EARN MONEY ??

A brahmana should earn money only through following means,

1)By teaching vedas and shastras (adyaapanam)
2)By officiating as a priest in yagya rites (yaajanam) and
3)By getting charity from others(prathigraham)
4) BY PICKING UP GRAINS IN THE FILEDS( SHILONJA VRITTI)

Earning by other means is v.v.very sinful to brahmanas……

Do u do parishaychanam(praanaagnihotram) before eating?

i.e.purifying ur food by sprinkling water around &over the food by gayatri mantra and giving offerings to ur pranas(prana ,apana ,vyana,udhana,samana& the brahma). If u dont do this ur food is nothing but equal to excreta and worms. It is a must 4 every brahmin to do this before eating!!!!!

**DONT EAT ONION,GARLIC,DRUMSTICK,EGG....***

DONT EAT ONION,GARLIC,DRUMSTICK,RADDISH,EGG & DRINK COFFEE,TEA.IF YOU EAT THEM,punarupanayanam must be done! i.e. once again sacred thread ceremony must be done as expiation(prayashchitta) according to dharma shastras.and panchagavya must be drunk to purify yourself .So,be careful!

If you eat them you will lose your brahmanatvam.


Shatathapa smrithi says:

"LASHUNAM KRINJANAM PALANDUM CHA THATAH DVIJA:|USHTRA MANUSHABHASHVARASABHA KSHERA BHOJANATH|| UPNAYANAM PUNA: KAARYA THATHVATH KRUCHRAM CHARAN MUHU:"

WHICH MEANS ,

If a brahmana eats garlic,onion and drinks the milk of camel,human,elephant,horse & donkey he should do thaptha kruchram and perform punarupanayanam।

FOR MEN: DO U WIND UR YAGYOPAVEETHA (SACRED THREAD)IN RIGHT EAR BEFORE ATTENDING NATURAL CALLS?

If u dont, the yagyopaveetha becomes useless. That impure one cannot be considered as sacred and new one must be worn by saying mantras.

For Married: DO U DO AUPASANAM,VAISHVADEVAM,AGNIHOTRAM DAILY TWICE?

If a grihastha brahmin fails to do Aupaasana homam daily for a year ,as a praayashchittham (expiatory rite) he has to give 60 padis(kgs approx) of rice and 3 padis of traditional cow’s ghee to a brahmin who does aupasanam without fail.Multiply the above amount with the no. of years of not doing aupasanam.(eg)For 5yrs : 60*5=300padis of rice & 3*5=15 padis of ghee. If u dont do these 3 daily rites u get mountains of sins daily!!!! Better start doing it soon!!!

Do u have moustache ?

A brahmin who has moustache is pulasthya(very low caste).Ur spiritual activities will not be fruitfull if u have moustache & dont have shika in ur head.So,If u have moustache take it & dont have shika keep it immediately!!!!!!

DO U DO pratyaabdhika SHRAADHA TO UR ANCESTORS YEARLY WITHOUT FAIL?

Every brahmin should do shraadha to his ancestors during amavasya,birth of every month,manvadhi,yugadhi,vaidridhi,ardhodayam,mahodayam,vyathipaadam,ashtaka,anvashtaka without fail.U can see these days in ur almanac.If u r unable to do these shraddhas which count to 96 every year, also called as shannavathi shradhhas u must atleast satisfy ur pitru devatas by doing thila tharpanam which may take only 5 min to do.ATLEAST DO THESE 96 THILA THARPANAMS REGULARLY EVERY YEAR TO GET D GRACE OF UR ANCESTORS.IF U DONT DO THEY HAVE D POWER 2 CURSE U WHICH LEADS 2 PITRU DOSHA!!!

Do you put vibhuthi or gopichandhan on ur forehead daily at home & work?

Those who don’t put pundra on thier forehead are considered as moving dead bodies according to shastras!

WHAT IS VAISHVADEVA HOMAM?

Married brahmanas should do it to get rid of sins done by cooking…..as we kill grains ,veg.,etc by knife,fire etc……. eating food without doing it is equal to eating of worms according to shastras.. one should not eat without doing vaishvadevam…….it should be done in noon & night before eating….balis r given for various devathas……….to satisfy them………if we dont do it ,it is the greatest of sins………..all pancha maha yagyas come under vaishvadevam.

Saturday, January 26, 2008

EXPIATORY RITES FOR SINS

LET US SEE SOME OF THE PRAYASHCHITAS FOR SINS AS SAID IN “VAIDYANATHA DEEKSHITIYAM”(THE COLLECTION OF VARIOUS SMRITHI VAAKYAS,AN ENCLYCLOPEDIA OF SMRITHIS OR DHARMA SHASTRA).

NOTE:

I HAVE GIVEN FOR THE TIME-BEING ONLY THE CONTENT OF THE WORK SO THAT PEOPLE MAY KNOW THE VARIOUS SINS.TO EXPLAIN THE PRAYASHCHITTAS IT WILL TAKE MORE TIME.IT WILL BE PUBLISHED LATER AS THE WORK IS VOLUMINOUS.

THE CONTENT OF THE BOOK CONTAINS THE BELOW CHAPTERS,

  1. THE MEANING OF PRAYASHCHITTA(EXPIATION)
  2. PERSON FIT FOR EXPIATION
  3. NOT PERFORMING EXPIATION LEADS TO 21 TYPES OF NARAKA(HELL)
  4. AFTER SUFFERING IN NARAKA GETTING BIRTH IN ANIMAL & PLANT SPECIES.
  5. 9 TYPES OF SINS
  6. MAHAPAATHAKA LIKE BRAHMAHATYA
  7. ATHIPATHAKAAS
  8. SINS EQUIVALENT TO BRAHMAHATYA
  9. SINS TO DRINKING OF ALCOHOL
  10. SINS TO STEALING OF GOLD
  11. SINS TO COHABITION OF GURU’S WIFE
  12. UPAPAATHAKAAS
  13. SINS DONE DELIBERATELY AND UNDELIBERATELY
  14. EXPIATION FOR SINS DONE PUBLICALLY AND SECRETELY
  15. EXPIATION FOR BRAHMAHATYA( KILLING OF A BRAHMANA & COW)
  16. IF TRIED TO KILL
  17. BRAHMAHATYA DONE BY KSHATRIYA AND OTHERS VARNAS
  18. ABOUT USING WEAPONS
  19. FOR KILLING SACRED COWS
  20. FOR KILLING OTHER ANIMALS
  21. FOR DRINKING ALCOHOL & THE LIKE
  22. FOR EATING EXCRETA AND URINE
  23. FOR DRINKING WATER PRESENT IN CHANDALAS POT
  24. FOR DRINKING WATER IN CHANDALAS POND ETC…
  25. FOR DRINKING PROHIBITED MILKS
  26. FOR STEALING GOLD
  27. FOR STEALING GOLD FOR KSHATRIYAS
  28. FOR STEALING SILVER
  29. COPPER
  30. BRASS
  31. MONEY & GRAINS
  32. FOR GETTING LAND FORCIBLY
  33. FOR STEALING DRESS
  34. ANIMALS
  35. ITEMS USED FOR POOJAS LIKE SALIGRAMAM
  36. EARNING BY GIVING JUDGEMENT AS A JUDGE
  37. FOR COHABITING GURU’S WIFE
  38. FOR COHABITING A GIRL OF SAME VARNA
  39. FOR GIRLS RELATED TO FATHER-IN-LAW
  40. A WHO IS AT FREE WILL
  41. IF FOETUS IS FORMED IN OTHER CATES
  42. FOR COHABITING A CHANDALA LADY
  43. FOR A THURUSHKI & PULKASI
  44. AN ACTRESS
  45. FOR THE 16 TYPES OF GRAMA CHANDALIS
  46. A BRAHMAN CHANDALI
  47. A WOMEN IN HER PERIODS
  48. A WIDOW
  49. A DASI
  50. FOR MOUTH CONGRESS
  51. FOR COHABITING A COW
  52. FOR DISCHARGING SEMEN
  53. FOR BRAHMACHARIS WHO DISCHARGE SEMEN
  54. IF SURPASSES THE PERIOD MEANT FOR COHABITION ( FOR MARRIED)
  55. IF FAILED IN AN OATH
  56. IF A KSHATRIYA COHABITS A BRAHAMANA GIRL
  57. IF A LADY COHABITS WITH OTHERS OTHER THAN HER HUSBAND
  58. TO ABONDON IF A GIRL BECOMES A PROSTITUTE
  59. IF ANYONE AMONG THE HUSBAND & WIFE ARE SEPERATED WITHOUT ANY GENUINE REASON
  60. IN DANGER IF A BRAHMIN GIRL UNDERGOES COHABITION DONE FORCIBLY BY A SHUDRA
  61. IF A WIDOW DEVELOPS FOETUS SHE SHOULD BE OUT-CASTED TOTALLY.
  62. IF THERE IS SUSPISION ABOUT ONE OF BEING A PROSTITUTE,THE NECESSARY REQUIRED ACTIONS
  63. EXPIATION FOR HUSBANDS IF HER WIVES GOES OUT INDEPENDENTLY
  64. IF ENTERED THE HOUSE OF A PROSTITUTE
  65. IF A BRAHMIN GIRL COHABITS A CHANDALA
  66. IF SHE COHABITS WITH A MLECCHA OR RAJAKHA
  67. IF ONE IS ABOUT TO BEAT A BRAHMANA WITH A STICK
  68. IF ONE HUMILIATES A BRAHMANA
  69. IF ONE BEATS A BRAHMANA
  70. IF ONE DISOBEYS HIS GURU &PARENTS
  71. EXPIATION FOR TRAVELLING ABROAD( FOR PREVIOUS YUGAS)
  72. FOR WORKING UNDER A WICKED PERSON
  73. FOR WORKING UNDER A SHUDRA
  74. FOR DOING ABICHARA & GIVING CURSE
  75. TEACHING & LEARNING VEDAS FOR MONEY
  76. FOR FORGETTING THE LEARNED VEADAS
  77. FOR NOT BEING IN VARNA ASHRAMA
  78. PROHIBTION FOR MARRIAGE ABOVE 50 YRS OF AGE
  79. IF A GIRL GETS MARRIED AGAIN
  80. FOR MARRYING ONE OF THE SAME GOTRA
  81. FOR TRAVELLING IN CAMEL & DONKEY
  82. FOR BEING IN A JAIL
  83. FOR LIVING IN A VERY REMOTE PLACE
  84. FOR GOING TO NISHIDHA(PROHIBITED) COUNTIRES
  85. IF BEING BITTEN BY A DOG OR FOX
  86. IF WORMS DEVOLOP IN BODY
  87. FOR EATING IN DHUR-BRAHMANA HOUSE
  88. FOR EATING THE FOOD OF A KING
  89. FOR EATING FOOD THAT HAS BECOME SOUR
  90. FOR EATING IN VYATHEEPATHAM(AUSPICIOUS DAY FOR PITHRUS)
  91. FOR EATING IN A FEAST OF 1000 & 16,000 PEOPLE
  92. FOR EATING IN DHEERGA SATRAM
  93. FOR EATING IN A SHUDRA’S SATRAM
  94. FOR EATING SELF COOKED FOOD IN THE HOUSE OF A SHUDRA OR A PROSTITUTE
  95. FOR EATING FOOD SERVED FOR A BIG GANG
  96. FOR EATING FOOD THAT IS PURCHASED
  97. FOR EATING FOOD IN A YAGA
  98. EATING WITHOUT HAVING BATHED
  99. FOR EATING WHEN THE BODY IS IMPURE
  100. FOR EATING OLD FOOD
  101. FOR EATING VADAAMS AND APPALAMS
  102. FOR EATING SEASUME AND PAYASAM IN UNPRESCRIBED DAYS
  103. FOR EATING THE FOOD OF VRATHYA AND KUSHTA ROGI
  104. FOR EATING IN A VILLAGE CONTAINING A DEAD-BODY
  105. FOR EATING IN CHANDRA & SURYA GRAHANA(ECLIPSE)
  106. FOR EATING IN BROKEN UTENSIL
  107. FOR EATING THE FOOD PREPARED BY WOMEN IN PERIODS
  108. FOR EATING TWICE IN PROHIBITED DAYS AND FOR NOT DOING BRAHMA YAGYAM
  109. FOR NOT DOING SAMSKARAS LIKE GARBHADHANAM IN TIME
  110. FOR BATHING IN HOT WATER
  111. EATING WITHOUT YAGYOPAVEETHA
  112. FOR NOT HAVING SHIKA (TUFT) AND YAGYOPAVEETHA
  113. FOR YAWNING ,SNEEZING ETC….WHILE EATING
  114. FOR EATING SHIVA NIRMALYA PRASAD
  115. NO PROBLEM IF SHIVA IS WITH SALIGRAMA AND OTHER DEITIES
  116. FOR EATING WITH WIFE,SON & BROTHER
  117. FOR WEARING BLUE CLOTHES
  118. FOR EATING BY WEARING BLUE CLOTHES
  119. FOR EATING OTHERS FOOD & FOR SERVING PARTIALLY
  120. FOR EATING IN NAVA SHRAADHA
  121. IF BRAHMACHARI EATS IN SHRADDHA
  122. FOR EATING IN KSHATRIYA’S SHRAADHA
  123. FOR EATING IN NAANDHI SHRAADHA
  124. FOR EATING SHRAADHA SHESHA
  125. FOR EATING IN SAMSKARAS LIKE CHOWLAM(TONSURE CEREMONY)
  126. FOR SELLING PROHIBITED ITEMS AND LENDING FOR HIGHER INTERESTS
  127. FOR DOING VRATHA BY BORROWING MONEY
  128. FOR SELLING BRAHMANA,WIFE,SON,NITHYA KARMA,DAUGHTER AND SERVANT MAID
  129. FOR SELLING VEDA,SMRITHIS AND SALIGRAMA
  130. FOR RETURNING AFTER BEING DECIDED TO DIE IN WATER OR FIRE
  131. FOR RETURNING BACK FROM SANYASA TO LOWER ASHRAMA
  132. FOR CARRYING A DEAD-BODY OF ONE WHO HAS DONE SUICIDE
  133. FOR TELLING LIE
  134. FOR LEAVING THE SHRAUTHAAGNI
  135. FOR NOT BELIEVING GOD
  136. FOR SERVING PARTIALLY IN A FEAST ROW
  137. FOR INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE UNFIT FOR FEAST,SPEAKING WITH PATHITHA,FOR EXCREMENTING IN WATER
  138. FOR EXCREMENTING WITHOUT YAGYOPAVEETHA IN RIGHT EAR
  139. FOR SLEEPING IN PALASHA
    (BUTEA MONOSPERMA)TREE’S WOOD
  140. IF ONE COMES LATE FOR A SHRAADHA
  141. FOR DOING ABHIVAADHANA (SALUTING)TO A KSHATRIYA
  142. IF A SHUDRA HEARS VEDIC CHANTING
  143. ABOUT GETTING PRATHIGRAHA(CHARITY)
  144. FOR SINS DONE IN SECRET
  145. CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS KRICHHRAAS
  146. NUMBER OF MAHAANADHIS

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

What are the dharmic rules for SANYASIS?


1.Should always have a dhanda(bamboo staff) and kamandulu(used for abulations made of wood).If he is without these two he cannot be considered as a sanyasi but a chandala.

2.Should strictly observe celibacy.

3. Must not travel in vehicles.Should travel by foot only.

4.Must shave once in two months only.

5.Must take biksha and eat.

6.Must not travel abroad.

7.Should not indulge on wordly affairs.

8.Must not stay in a town more than three days.Must be in continous travel.

9.Must bathe thrice daily in cold water.

10.Must not save money for personal use.

11.Must concentrate only in doing sharavana,manana,nidhidhyaasana of vedhantha.

12.Should do the karmas like japas and poojas as said by the guru.

And many more……….

For more information see a scanned book called “paarmahamsya dharma mimamsa” written in sanskrit.You should download ALTERNATIFF to view the scanned book.It is available at,

http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/scripts/FullindexDefault.htm?path1=/data/upload/0051/944&first=1&last=115&barcode=1990030051939

What are the dharmic rules for brahmacharis(unmarried)?


1.Should study vedas with its shadanga.(six angas).

2.Should do samidhadhanam daily twice.

3.Must have a palasha dhanda in hands.

4.must wear mounji (munja grass made into rope) in his waist.

5.Must wear krishnajina maekala (deer hide as upper garment) .

6.Must observe celibacy strictly.

7.Must not use perfumes,tambulam,sandal paste,flowers,scented oil.

8.Must take bisksha (food alms by saying BHAVATHI BIKSHAM DHEHI) twice daily.

And more……….