श्री गणेश मंदिर - शिक्षा वाणी – 9th June 2019
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Sunday Reflections
MOKSHA &
SWARGAM : POORTHA & ISHTA
KEY WORDS :: Sanathana Dharma, Swarga,
Moksha, Ishta, Poortha, Dharma, Karma
Bharatheeya Dharma talks about two activities; Ishta
and Poortha; Or to be precise Sanathana Dharma is Isha-Poortha. Ishta will take
people to swarga and poortha can give moksha.
ishtathelabhathe swargam poorthe mokshamavapuyeth
Ishta karma is the activity that one does for the
self, salvation, piece, better life, prosperity, what so ever.
agnihothram thapa sathyam vedaanaam chaanupaalanam
aadithyam vaisyadhevam cha ishta ithyabhitheeyathe
Agnihothra (Fire Offering), Thapa (Penance), Reading
Vedic Texts, Welcoming Guests, Developmental Activities in Society are all
ISHTA Karma.
The Poortha dharma is more of a Social Commitment,
Caring the Environment, Respecting Earth for Future Resource etc. Service comes
under “poorth dharma” and it includes digging wells and ponds, feeding the
poor, building temples for the spiritual well-being, laying out gardens.
Excavating wells and ponds has been mentioned first. Annapradhanamudhyannam
means Fruit Bearing Trees – That means One should plant fruit bearing trees
that will serve all animals, flies, birds apart from human – must be planed to
get Mokhsa.
vaapee koopa thadakaani dhevathanayathanani cha
anna pradhanamudyannam poortha ithyabhitheeyathe
Swargalokam - heaven is the place of world after death
for the good people and naraka – hell for the bad ones. The swargaloka is not
the place of gods. The gandharvas used to be some time at the swarga loka too
as guests from their gandhrvaloka.
Moksha (Freedom or Salvation) from the cycle of birth
and death is the ultimate goal of Hindu religious life. Moksha is the state of
supreme bliss and there is no quest beyond it. Moksha is release from all
attachments. It is a state in which the self remains ever in untrammeled
freedom and blessedness to be in bliss. The chief purpose of religion is to
teach us how this supreme state may be attained.
The mention of feeding and educating are not seen as
poortha karma directly, but had given much importance and could be rated as
higher than many of the other karma. Thus reading between the lines and
analyzing the relevance in today’s context poor feeding and educating are to be
considered as the greatest Dhana Dharma and added into the Poortha Dharma.
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June 2019 – PARAM DHAANAM
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