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1.3 The Katho Upanishad ( contd)

The Kathopanishad starts with the story of a Rishi Vajasravas and his son Nachiketa. The dialog of Nachiketa with Lord Yama carries the message of the Upanishad.

Rishi Vajasravas performs 'Viswajit' sacrifice which involves giving away all his wealth. His Nachiketa notices that his father is giving away gifts( cows) which are of no use. Very much concerned and trying to grab the attention of his father he asks his father to whom will he give 'Nachiketa'. Father being busy with the rituals and with without realizing says "to death". There upon to keep his fathers word Nachiketa moves to Yama's world. Yama was away when Nachiketa reaches the place. He waits for three nights till Yama returns. Alerted that a Brahman was waiting for him for three days without partaking anything as a guest , Yama offers him three boons for the three nights he waited. For the first boon Nachiketa wants to understand the Fire sacrifice and for the Second boon he wants that his Father be free of anxiety and be happy . Both the boons being granted Nachiketa asks for the third boon the knowledge about "hereafter". Nachiketa says that some say there is life after death some say not and he wants to know what happens after death. Yama tries to dissuade him with all sorts of worldly boons. Nachiketa could not be deterred. Yama tells him even Devas do not know, it is too difficult to understand . Nachiketa still insists on the knowledge then Yama relents.

Yama tells first about the word "om" as the vehicle for achieving his goal. Then he talks about self. This self cannot be known through study, nor through intellect, nor through hearing. It can be known through the self alone the aspirant prays to. The self of the seeker reveals its true nature to the seeker.

So the kathopanishad continues into valli three of First Adhyaya :

Yama continues talking about self:

There are two dwelling in the heart of hearts who enjoy the fruits of good deeds in this world. They are like light and shade , the Jeevaatma and paramaatma .. may we acquire the knowledge of Brahman in his manifested form as Lord of Sacrifice and for those who follow the pathof wisdom in his un manifested formas the eternal Supreme being.

Know Body as the chariot and the Atman as the Lord of the Chariot.

Know the intellect as the driver and the mind as the reins.

The senses are called the horses and the sense objects as the Roads.

Yama continues the parable of the body as chariot and self as the Lord of the chariot.The intellect or the discriminating faculty as the driver who controls thewild horses which are the senses by firmly holding therein'sof mind . The roads on which these horses travel are full of objects which attract or repel the senses( horses).The sense of smelling follows the path of sweet odors, the sense of sight follows the path of beautiful objects.Thus each sense ( horse) unless controlled by a discriminatingMind seeks to towards its special objects.

When the self( Atman) is joined with the body mind and senses it is called intelligent enjoyer

Yama goes on; continuereading

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Welcome to April 6 , 2012 issue .

This weeks highlight is the Nachiketa's dialog with Yama continued from the earlier issue where he introduced the word "om". Yama reveals to Nachiketa the existence of a formless colorless odorless tasteless unmanifested Supreme being beyond Atman. At the highest form ( Upanishads - Katha Upanishad) our old scriptures are secular to the core and it is certainly not about the manifested full form of Gods Rama or Krishna as we know. It is about Self and about a fully reined in controlled self driving you to the destination !!. What is said is not too complicated to understand though may be difficult to achieve. It is probably a universal experience that our mind wanders even when we sit in the most important meeting or an event or may be a class at teh school !! . If only the mind is controlled the result could be wonderful even in our own life styles !! A focused unwavering mind could mean more marks in the exam and probably a more efficient management of the project what ever that might be.

A very often quoted sloka is as follows:

This is a comparison of body with chariot self as the master , intellect as the charioteer, mind as the reins and sense organs as the horses.

The last sloka in this valli says this is one story about Death or Lord of Death Yama which can be recited at all times including the times of Shraddha and enjoy the fruits there in!!

In this issue Bhagavatam moves to Chapter 84 of Dasama Skandha where there is an interesting dialog between Krishna and Sages who came to the festival. Sages quickly the get on with the irony of the situation where-in the Supreme Lord is acting as though he is a commoner!! The chapter covers the Yagas done by Vasudeva father of Lord Krishna following all rituals.

We are presently running a series on Role models from Ramayana. The fifth such model in the Series is Sabari appearing with this issue. The kasarabada.org started essentially with our thoughts on Sundarakanda . Our First issue carried the down loads of Sankshipta Sundarakanda inTelugu , Devanagari ( Sanskrit) as well as a Kannada version and a Malayalam version too ! We also carried the complete Telugu "Sankshipta Sundarakanda " in free verse form from Late Pandit Vijayraghavrao" . The Ramayana page has all the links for interested Readers.

Ramayana continues with the story on Sabari in Ramayana Role Models. This appears under Ramayanam

One more thing starts with a shorter version of Sabari we heard in our childhood. In Ramayana it is a story told by Kabandha an ogre whose arms were severed by Sri Rama and Lakshmana. One more thing also carries the earlier story on Chrvakas . That is about Charvaka school which believes in "Here" and "Now". It is too interesting to be left out so quickly !! .

As stated the Ramayana Role models is appearing under Ramayanam.Shri Turaga has provided two links ( 1 , 2) for further readings.

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Sabari

All of us heard of Sabari through our childhood story books and even text books . All that we remember about Sabari is that she tasted a fruit ( mango?) to ensure it is good enough and then only offered the sametasted fruit to Sri Rama.

It is the incongruity of of tasted fruit that was made into an offering by adevotee that sticks in our mind. We also remember from our childhood that our moms necessarily insisted that we not eat those specific items being offered as Naivaidyam before she completes her puja and arati.

So True devotion supercedes lots of superstition

Ramayana tells us the complete story of Sabari in the words of the Ogre Kabandha. Though we maynot find the confirmation of the story of Sabari offering tasted fruit as her offering it is worth recounting the story of Sabari ... . ..........

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The earlier stories.

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Jayamantram

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Sahasavidadhita na kriyam..

... 'no not in a hurry'!

Aham nasyaami .. I destroy !! contributed by Tuaraga Rajendraparasad.

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.. I am enquiring , that should be clearly explained! …." Thus spoke Krishna.(more.).

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Prof Bhavaraju Sarveswara Rao

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	Athato Brahma Jig... Athato Brahma jignyasaa The *Katho Upanishad.* “ Athato Brahma Jigyaasaa! : 1.3 The *Katho Upanishad ( contd)* The Kathopanishad starts with the story of a Rishi Vajasravas and his son Nachiketa. The dialog of Nachiketa with Lord Yama carries the message of the Upanishad. Rishi Vajasravas performs 'Viswajit' sacrifice which involves giving away all his wealth. His Nachiketa notices that his father is giving away gifts( cows) which are of no use. Very much concerned and trying to grab the attention of his father he asks his father to whom will he give 'Nachiketa'. Father being busy with the rituals and with without realizing says "to death". There upon to keep his fathers word Nachiketa moves to Yama's world. Yama was away when Nachiketa reaches the place. He waits for three nights till Yama returns. Alerted that a Brahman was waiting for him for three days without partaking anything as a guest , Yama offers him three boons for the three nights he waited. For the first boon Nachiketa wants to understand the Fire sacrifice and for the Second boon he wants that his Father be free of anxiety and be happy . Both the boons being granted Nachiketa asks for the third boon the knowledge about "hereafter". Nachiketa says that some say there is life after death some say not and he wants to know what happens after death. Yama tries to dissuade him with all sorts of worldly boons. Nachiketa could not be deterred. Yama tells him even Devas do not know, it is too difficult to understand . Nachiketa still insists on the knowledge then Yama relents. Yama tells first about the word "om" as the vehicle for achieving his goal. Then he talks about self. This self cannot be known through study, nor through intellect, nor through hearing. It can be known through the self alone the aspirant prays to. The self of the seeker reveals its true nature to the seeker. So the kathopanishad continues into valli three of First Adhyaya : .. Yama continues talking about self: There are two dwelling in the heart of hearts who enjoy the fruits of good deeds in this world. They are like light and shade , the Jeevaatma and paramaatma .. may we acquire the knowledge of Brahman in his manifested form as Lord of Sacrifice and for those who follow the pathof wisdom in his un manifested formas the eternal Supreme being. Know Body as the chariot and the Atman as the Lord of the Chariot. Know the intellect as the driver and the mind as the reins. The senses are called the horses and the sense objects as the Roads. Yama continues the parable of the body as chariot and self as the Lord of the chariot.The intellect or the discriminating faculty as the driver who controls thewild horses which are the senses by firmly holding therein'sof mind . The roads on which these horses travel are full of objects which attract or repel the senses( horses).The sense of smelling follows the path of sweet odors, the sense of sight follows the path of beautiful objects.Thus each sense ( horse) unless controlled by a discriminatingMind seeks to towards its special objects. When the self( Atman) is joined with the body mind and senses it is called intelligent enjoyer Yama goes on; continuereading Click here to continue .... om tat Sat The Vedas The Mahavakyas Upanishads	Welcome to kasarabada.org : April 6 , 2012 Kathopanishad 1.3 continues !! Welcome to April 6 , 2012 issue . This weeks highlight is the Nachiketa's dialog with Yama continued from the earlier issue where he introduced the word "om". Yama reveals to Nachiketa the existence of a formless colorless odorless tasteless unmanifested Supreme being beyond Atman. At the highest form ( Upanishads - Katha Upanishad) our old scriptures are secular to the core and it is certainly not about the manifested full form of Gods Rama or Krishna as we know. It is about Self and about a fully reined in controlled self driving you to the destination !!. What is said is not too complicated to understand though may be difficult to achieve. It is probably a universal experience that our mind wanders even when we sit in the most important meeting or an event or may be a class at teh school !! . If only the mind is controlled the result could be wonderful even in our own life styles !! A focused unwavering mind could mean more marks in the exam and probably a more efficient management of the project what ever that might be. A very often quoted sloka is as follows: This is a comparison of body with chariot self as the master , intellect as the charioteer, mind as the reins and sense organs as the horses. The last sloka in this valli says this is one story about Death or Lord of Death Yama which can be recited at all times including the times of Shraddha and enjoy the fruits there in!! In this issue Bhagavatam moves to Chapter 84 of Dasama Skandha where there is an interesting dialog between Krishna and Sages who came to the festival. Sages quickly the get on with the irony of the situation where-in the Supreme Lord is acting as though he is a commoner!! The chapter covers the Yagas done by Vasudeva father of Lord Krishna following all rituals. We are presently running a series on Role models from Ramayana. The fifth such model in the Series is Sabari appearing with this issue. The kasarabada.org started essentially with our thoughts on Sundarakanda . Our First issue carried the down loads of Sankshipta Sundarakanda inTelugu , Devanagari ( Sanskrit) as well as a Kannada version and a Malayalam version too ! We also carried the complete Telugu "Sankshipta Sundarakanda " in free verse form from Late Pandit Vijayraghavrao" . The Ramayana page has all the links for interested Readers. Ramayana continues with the story on Sabari in Ramayana Role Models. This appears under Ramayanam One more thing starts with a shorter version of Sabari we heard in our childhood. In Ramayana it is a story told by Kabandha an ogre whose arms were severed by Sri Rama and Lakshmana. One more thing also carries the earlier story on Chrvakas . That is about Charvaka school which believes in "Here" and "Now". It is too interesting to be left out so quickly !! . As stated the Ramayana Role models is appearing under Ramayanam.Shri Turaga has provided two links ( 1 , 2) for further readings. Om Tat Sat _________________________________________________ Witty Wisdom ! - contributed by Kamaraju Turaga __________________________________________________ Welcome to Kasarabada.org: ARCHIVES	One More thing Sabari All of us heard of Sabari through our childhood story books and even text books . All that we remember about Sabari is that she tasted a fruit ( mango?) to ensure it is good enough and then only offered the sametasted fruit to Sri Rama. It is the incongruity of of tasted fruit that was made into an offering by adevotee that sticks in our mind. We also remember from our childhood that our moms necessarily insisted that we not eat those specific items being offered as Naivaidyam before she completes her puja and arati. So True devotion supercedes lots of superstition Ramayana tells us the complete story of Sabari in the words of the Ogre Kabandha. Though we maynot find the confirmation of the story of Sabari offering tasted fruit as her offering it is worth recounting the story of Sabari ... . .......... To continue click here ______________ The earlier stories. On Vedas from the West Jayamantram The story of a Bear ( from Ramayana) Ramudu-Sugunaabhiraamudu Sahasavidadhita na kriyam.. ... 'no not in a hurry'! Aham nasyaami .. I destroy !! contributed by Tuaraga Rajendraparasad. "It is not that the holy waters are not altogether Holy *An intelligent man should follow those actions that are consistent and within his realm of action* ..( more) *.. I am enquiring , that should be clearly explained! …."* Thus spoke Krishna.(more.). " Peace does not drop from the sky" says Dalai Lama. *Passing away of a stalwart:* Prof Bhavaraju Sarveswara Rao . ............ unison of thought speech and action Jewel of jewels' Who is Poor ? Green message from Bhagava... Music in our Epics what is kasara ?
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April 6 , 2012

Kathopanishad 1.3 continues !!

One More thing