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Chapter 7............................................................................................................................ 112 Appendix A......................................................................................................................... 113 Central Core Beliefs of Sanatana Dharma....................................................................... 113 Appendix B......................................................................................................................... 114 Friendship: The Vedic Prescription for Hindu Weddings by Dr. A. V. Srinivasan *..... 114 About the author................................................................................................................ 120 Appendix C......................................................................................................................... 122 The Hindu Vedic Wedding ................................................................................................ 122 Post-Marriage Game Playing There are several regional variations to this ceremony. Aeki- Beki In the groom’s house a game called aeki-beki is played, by placing a ring and several coins in a tray of water which is colored by vermilion and milk. It is said that the person who finds the ring four times, will rule the house .............................................................................. 127 Appendix D......................................................................................................................... 130 The Riddle of Fate and Free-Will ...................................................................................... 130 Appendix E......................................................................................................................... 139 THE BHAGAVAD GITA................................................................................................................. 139 CHAPTER 2 : STANZAS 54 TO 72 ........................................................................................ 139 The woman of steady Wisdom ......................................................................................... 139 The characteristics of a self realized individual ............................................................. 139 (the Vedic Jeddi Knight).................................................................................................... 139 Bhagavad Gita 2.54 ........................................................................................................... 140 Bhagavad Gita 2.55 ........................................................................................................... 141 Bhagavad Gita 2.56 ........................................................................................................... 142 y> svRÇani-õehStÄt!àaPy zu-azu-m! । nai-nNdit n Öeiò tSy à}a àitióta ।। 2,57 ........................... 143 Bhagavad Gita 2.57 ........................................................................................................... 143 Bhagavad Gita 2.58 ........................................................................................................... 143 Bhagavad Gita 2.59 ........................................................................................................... 144 Bhagavad Gita 2.60 ........................................................................................................... 145 Bhagavad Gita 2.61 ........................................................................................................... 145 Bhagavad Gita 2.62 ........................................................................................................... 146 Bhagavad Gita 2.63 ........................................................................................................... 146 Bhagavad Gita 2.64 ........................................................................................................... 147 Bhagavad Gita 2.65 ........................................................................................................... 148 Bhagavad Gita 2.66 ........................................................................................................... 149 Bhagavad Gita 2.67 ........................................................................................................... 149 Bhagavad Gita 2.68 ........................................................................................................... 150 Bhagavad Gita 2.69 ........................................................................................................... 151 Bhagavad Gita 2.70 ........................................................................................................... 151 Bhagavad Gita 2.71 ........................................................................................................... 152 Bhagavad Gita 2.72 ........................................................................................................... 153 12
Appendix F......................................................................................................................... 163 Caste................................................................................................................................... 163 FAQ on Caste................................................................................................................................. 163 What is Varna What is the Varna Ashrama System What is the Guna Varna Vyavastha ..................................................................................................................................... 164 What are the GuNAs ..................................................................................................................... 165 Since there are three guNAs, why are there four varNAs..................................................... 166 Can you give references to the occurrences off the Guna Varna Vyavastha in the Sruti 167 Why is the Varna Ashrama System called a Caste System and is there a rational for calling it such ........................................................................................................................................... 175 Appendix G ........................................................................................................................ 181 Illustrations ........................................................................................................................ 181 Figure1 2000 Year old image of Lakshmi from a gateway of a Buddhist stupa at Bharhut indicating her popularity amongst non Hindus too (from Devdutt Pattanaik “Lakshmi –the Goddess of Wealth and Fortune an Introduction, Vakils, Feffer and Simons, Mumbai,2003 ....................................................................................................... 182 Figure 2............................................................................................................................................ 183 Sarasvati at Happy Valley............................................................................................................. 183 ........................................................................................................ 183 Figure 3 .............................................................................................................................. 184 Vinayaka at......................................................................................................................... 184 Happy Valley ...................................................................................................................... 184 Figure 4 Gayatri.............................................................................................................................. 185 (vide the well known Gayatri Mantra) ......................................................................................... 185 Figure 5 Varaha, the Boar Avatar of Vishnu (from the Norton Simon Collection of Art from the Indian bcontinent).................................................................................................................... 186 .......................................................................................................................................................... 186 Figure 6 Shiva and Parvati from Andhra Pradesh, Figure 7 Inset sculpture from Mahabalipuram,TN, India.Shiva and Parvati with Skanda. Also one can recognize Nandi the bull............................................................................ 189 13
Page 1 and 2: The Dhaarmic Traditions Of Hinduism
Page 3 and 4: story in history. It is a discourag
Page 5 and 6: A great deal of attention is vouchs
Page 7 and 8: Thoughts and Emotions For the young
Page 9 and 10: Life is a goal, Achieve it 9
Page 11: 16. You say sutras are aphorisms an
Page 15 and 16: Chapter 1 FAQ on Hinduism • What
Page 17 and 18: • What are the central core tenet
Page 19 and 20: The Mandukya Upanishad has an excel
Page 21 and 22: 3100 BCE. We will describe some of
Page 23 and 24: The Vedangas provide the infrastruc
Page 25 and 26: The Vaishnava Agamas are grouped in
Page 27 and 28: There are eighteen main Puranas and
Page 29 and 30: Padma Purana, Skanda Purana and Var
Page 31 and 32: Telugu literature. The king, a poet
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Chapter 2 The Ethical Values of the
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2.3 GuNAs Sattva Rajas Tamas Indivi
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2.5 Paths to Self Realization There
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Efficacy of Chanting Shanti 3 times
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2.6 A person’s karma can be class
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Transliteration kArpanya dosaphahat
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"My nature is weighed down with the
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state under all circumstances. Spir
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Verily, it is not possible for an e
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Brahma (PrajApati) said: All action
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That householder who rises at dawn,
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who are disadvantaged in society an
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Om poornamadah poornamidam Poornaat
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Katha Upanishad (Invocation) 6. अ
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Other Quotations 20. GeorgeJoseph G
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With scholarship, fear of challenge
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25 . The Serenity Prayer God grant
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Chapter 5 The Essential teachings o
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that used by Patanjali in the Yogas
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The final six chapters are regarded
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Know the reality of the world we li
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Once they decide, the date of the e
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ceremony. Worshipping the revered G
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ceremonially taken to the groom's h
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Appendix A Central Core Beliefs of
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This is precisely where a knowledge
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sakhaa sapta padI bhava sakhyaM tE
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haaryaa daivakRutaH sakhA A man's G
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Studies Institute at the University
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Vara Yaatra ,Baarat (Wedding Proces
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Vivaaha (Wedding) The bride and the
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• the first step to nourish each
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Grahapravesha - Entering the Home T
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D. : It is the problem of the etern
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Fate :A Guide to Conduct D. : Does
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your free-will can never be stronge
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master of your own destiny. It is f
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Appendix E THE BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTE
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y> svRÇani-õehStÄt!àaPy zu-azu-
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Bhagavad Gita 2.60 yatato hy api ka
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smriti-bhramsad buddhi-naso buddhi-
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Bhagavad Gita 2.66 nasti buddhir ay
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Bhagavad Gita 2.69 ya nisa sarva-bh
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2,72 Bhagavad Gita 2.72 esa brahmi
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AapUyRma[m! - sb Aaer se pirpU[R -
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crit - ivcrta hE - moves about in>S
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he pawR yh äü kae àaÝ ÷@ pué;
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Appendix F Caste FAQ on Caste What
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ased on aptitudes. In short, the sy
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The guNAs present in individuals fa
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limbs of the cosmic self and the oc
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2. This is probably the first evide
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कारुरहं ततो ि
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introduction in this census report,
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years, and the extraordinary extent
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Appendix G Illustrations 181
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Figure 2 Sarasvati at Happy Valley
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Figure 4 Gayatri (vide the well kno
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Figure 6 &7 Shiva and Parvati from
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Figure 7 Inset sculpture from Mahab
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Figure 10 Mahabalipuram Figure11 Av
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14 Apastambha अपःतम्भ
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30 Brahmi script ॄःिम which
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esponsibilities, restraints and obs
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53 Guna varna Vyavastha so that his
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still the official version of Histo
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sunchronization with the solar cycl
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textual commentaries, often line by
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160 Yogasastra, योगशास
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