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Script the Chemistry of Life SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2015 (PAGE-3) SACRED SPACE LIFE STYLE All about Vedas The story behind struggle R C Kotwal These rishies (sages) now still remembered in terms of gotras Dr. Sahil Gorka down to the time schedule. Work for ! " of Hindus. Gotras are used especially performing different ritu- extra hours, squeeze out the time, " Peak " is a very important term Everybody has to struggle at least Vedas mean knowledge, a large body of sacred texts origi- als by Hindus. make sure the target for the day is that majority of people fail to realize. once in his lifetime, from the street nated in ancient India. Vedas are composed in Vedic Sanskrit. Mandala 1 Comprises 191 hymns. 1.1 is addresses to Agni achieved. Divide your time into short It is a reason for failures despite being vendors to business tycoons, from Vedas are oldest scriptures of Hinduism. Hindus consider Vedas periods and make smaller targets, brilliant in preparations. and his name is the first Word of the Rigveda. The celebrities to the office guys. Some to be apauruseya which means "not of a man" and "imperson- remaining hymns are mainly addressed gni and achieve them and move to the next How many times have you seen al, authorless". Vedas are also called "shruti"(what is heard) lit- had to struggle in the past , some are Indra as well as to Varuna, Mitra, the Ashims, the target. The good thing about smaller one of your colleagues being success- erature distinguishing them from other religious texts which are doing in the present and some might targets is that they appear achievable. ful despite being callous all through Maruts,Usas Surya, Rudra, Brhaspati, Vishnu, called samriti (what is remembered). The Vedas for Hindus are have to struggle in the future. Every- Once you know they can be achieved, the year and preparing at the last revelations & in the Hindu Epic, The Mahabharata, the creation Heaven , Earth and all the Gods one has to, except the " Big daddy the rest of the thing is easy. So even moment. That is the thing called " of Vedas is credited to Brahma. There are four Vedas which are Mandala 2 Comprises 43 hymns, mainly to Agni and guys " who get everything in the plat- if your destination is huge, make small peaking at the right moment ". Some as Indira. ter but then they also can't taste the targets in the pathway. Achieve them people know what it means to deliver * Rigveda *Yajurveda *Atharvaveda *Samaveda Mandala 3 Comprises 62 hymns, mainly to Agni, Indra flavour of hard earned success. one by one as you go up and you can your best when it matters the most. Each Veda is classified into 4 major text types and Vishvedevas. The Verse 3.62.10 has great "Struggle starts with a dream, a ultimately achieve what was once Plan your preparations in such a way dream to become something that you *Samhitas ( Mantras/benedictions) importance in Hinduism as the Gayatri Mantra is impossible. that the exam date coincides with the *(Aryanakas (Text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices) have seen someone else become or written in this mandala. This mantra is known as No real success is ever achieved day when you have maximum knowl- *Brahmanas (Commentaries on rituals/ceremonies & sacri- to become someone that fices) Maha-mantra in Snathan Dharma. you've never seen anyone *Upanishads (Text discussing, Meditation, philosophy & spir- Mandala 4 Comprises 58 hymns mainly to Agni, Indra as well become." itual knowledge) as to Brahaspati, Vayu and other devas. It's a spark that pushes Vedas are oldest sacred texts. There is always a debate Mandala 5 Comprises 87hymns, mainly to Agni and all oth- you to do something out- on the dates of the Vedas. But the Vedas are thousands of er Gods. Most of the hymns in this mandala rightly unusual from your years old and vedic Sanskrit is the oldest written language belongs to Atri Clan. daily routine. You wake up, of the world. Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas. Mandala 6 Comprises 75hymns, mainly to Agni ,Indra and go to work, you come back Rigveda all the Gods, most hymns in this mandala and you sleep but there is Oldest and divided into ten books ((Mandalas). Hymns are one thing that constantly belongs to Angirasas. dedicated to Rigveda deities. It is a collection of 1028 hymns, runs through your mind, 10,600 Verses. The books were composed by rishies (sages) Mandala 7 Comprises 140 hymns, dedicated to Agni, Indra, that's your dream. Chase it over a period of several centuries ago roughly 3000 BC. Chap- Visvadevas, Asvins, Varuna, Vayu, Saraswati before you are too old to ter No.2 to 7 are the oldest. Chapter No.1,8,9,10 were added and God Vishnu. Most hymns are attributed to even remember what you later on. Agni comes first- Indra comes second and so on the vasistha. actually dreamt about. deities. Within each collection, the hymns are arranged in the Mandala 8 Comprises 103 hymns, to various Gods. The path to success is descending order. Mandala 9 Comprises 114 hymns, entirely devoted to Soma always loaded with obsta- Chapter No. 2-7 = 38% text of Rigveda Pavamana, the cleansing of the sacred potion of cles, if it's not, then it's a Chapter No. 8 = 15% text of Rigveda vedic religion. path too often walked over. Chapter No. 9 = 9% text of Rigveda Mandala 10 Comprises 191 hymns, addressed to Agni ,Indra The real champion is the Chapter No. 1&10 = 38% text of Rigveda and various other deities. It contains Nadistuti one who runs, fights and In all, 10 families of rishies account for 95% of the Rigveda. sukta in praise of rivers and is important for the They are as follows: takes all these obstacles geography of the vedic civilization. * Angiras *Kanva *Vasishtha one by one while not losing 4. Vishvamitra * Atri *Bhrgu *Kashyapa *Grtsamada In Snathan Dharma, there are 4 Vedas, 18 Purans, 108 hope in between failures. *Agastya *Bharata Upanishads, Epic Ramayana , Mahabharata, Bhagwat Gita and That is success for me. many other sacred texts. It's a huge collection of During struggle, very Hindu Dharma which gives wisdom, knowledge to frequently you'll get the feeling that maybe you anyone who has the patience to study them. In the took a job too big for your caliber, western world, they are called Sacred books of the without hard work and failure. To suc- edge and you are at your peak. Some maybe you're not competent enough, ceed, you must learn the art of trying people commit the mistake of being at East. Vedas were translated in English also. But maybe you're getting worse every day. Sanskrit gives the perfect presentation of Vedas. A and failing. When you suffer failure, the ascent or descent of their prepa- But at the end of the day, you know you realize what you did wrong and rations at exam time and despite work- famous French scholar "Voltaire" regarded Vedas what you need and what needs to be you get an opportunity to better your- ing so hard they cannot succeed to to be exceptional and he remarked that: done, so every morning you must self. You must keep fighting. give their 100 %. Don't commit this "The Vedas was the most precious Gift for wake up fighting against your own rea- " Struggle ends only at success and mistake and give your best shot at the which the West had ever been indebted to the sons and not sleep until you've not at failures. " best day. East" Rigveda manuscripts were selected for silenced the demons inside you, the During your phase of struggle, it's Finally, after all that struggle and ones that tell you that you can't suc- inscription in UNESCO'S memory of the world not your failures that pinch you, it's the failures, one fine day you come out ceed. success of the people lower than you. strongly and achieve what you once Register in 2007. Most men and women make up (The author is Superintendent of Police in S.K. Police Academy, Udhampur) That is the moment when you start dreamt of. That moment seems like a their mind about their target, long doubting yourself as to why can't you dream for the first few minutes. Even- before they actually start working while they can. When you hit rock bot- tually when it seeps down, sit down CAREER COUNSELLING towards it. That is actually great. It lets tom in your life, everything falls apart, and thank your god and all those who the idea seep into their soul. A dream that is the lowest you can get, that's helped you achieve your dream. Be that has been in your eyes for too long, the time when either a mediocre dies thankful, modest and humble. naturally become vivid. You start or a champion is born ! " If by chance, you don't succeed, Script the Chemistry of Life imagining yourself in that position, You must remember that every- try once, twice, thrice and then stop Gauri Chhabra ment to observe and monitor physical and chemical properties working at that place, long before you one has a different story to deal. being a fool about it. Hold on to some- of products. have actually taken the first step Don't compare yourself with anyone thing u can hold on to. " Interested in acareer that belongs to the present century? That Pharmaceutical Sales: towards your dream.
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