SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2019 (PAGE 3) SACRED SPACE BOOK REVIEW Vedic Education to children “Twinkling stars seem the holes of the sky” Swami Ram Swarup Ji vedic sanskars like upnayan sanskar have gain vedic education) is also performed along Adarsh Ajit the flight of a pair of Indian cuckoo but understandable but pricking of a rose is been neglected, it has resulted in great loss in with upnayan sanskar which is most impor- Name of the book : Door Pahan Dewaaran expressing displeasure on the uncertain- tormenting. Trust is slipping. Treachery Nowadays, we must pay our attention maintaining the good character of children tant and has been neglected nowadays, hence Manz ty he kills them in the evening. He is is in vogue: towards the children for their betterment, because following teachings of upnayan san- the problem in students. Author : Shahnaz Rasheed shocked on the devastation of nature and chhokh log ta tameuk tchum na which is of utmost need in present scenario. skar are not held in life by them, nowadays- We must pay our attention towards Manu ecology in the name of advancement. He gham, afsoos yutai yot/ kaen aayi tami Why? Because the children are the future of * Meaning and divine qualities of God, Smriti which states- "Janamana Jayetey Shu- is agonized on seeing the precious books tarfa yapare ase yiwaan gul their nation, which thrives in the lap of the Vedas and acharya, respect of acharya, par- draha, Sanskaraat Dwij Uchyatey." From the beginning Shahnaz sings of eaten up by the worms. Shahnaz calls Alleging the marketing of established mother. As per vedas, it is the duty of the king ents and elders and to behave well with oth- i.e. after taking birth from parents, all nature in his poetry. Through the lan- himself Kashmir whose blood is sold in icons and philosophies Shahnaz admits to ensure that every child of the nation, from ers. human-beings are not learned but ignorant guage of nature, the poet portrays the the market. 'Why to memorise the stars that we have reduced Nund Rishi and Lal the minimum age of 5-6 years is provided with *To hold Yajyopaveet (janeu) which due to lack of vedic knowledge. But when existential darkness and light in a uni- and the moon to those who have no ven- Ded to advertisements. The shining foot- brings the purest relation of disciple with vedic sanskars like Upnayan sanskars etc. are good education, first to make the child's char- versal mould. In the artistry of mould- tilators or latticed windows' he ques- prints give sometimes the clue of lost car- acharya to begin to learn the divine qualities performed then the human-beings are called acter the best and secondly to ensure that he ing and mixing sweet and sour reflec- tions. avans. is admitted in the school to get worldly edu- etc; acharya being his spiritual father and ved Dwij i.e. second birth, as told above. Vedic cul- tions of Kashmir using all the natural ele- He censures himself for lighting He memorises those palatial houses, cation, right from the school to university lev- mata as mother. ture states that without performing sanskars ments, living or non-living, he is lamps where there is no human move- which had raised balconies. He believes el. It concludes that the females of the nation *To learn to be always away from the bad and taking vedic knowledge, man cannot be should also be provided with moral/vedic society. a man. unmatched and unparalleled in Kash- the whole city has the knowledge of the education so that they look after their children *To maintain Brahmacharya which It shall not be out of place to mention here miri language. He recollects his segre- level of their greatness who once lived in in a manner that they are do not indulge in enables the student to overcome bad society, that the responsibility of the parents cannot gated friends who had dreams and who these buildings. Shahnaz wants to con- bad society, bad habits including addiction, abuses, tauntings, to be away from immoral be oversighted in spoiling their children. It is would listen to the chirping of birds with vey to them that nobody reminds them gambling, abusing, falsehood etc. Vedas activities, to gain physical as well as mental a fundamental law of vedas that to maintain him. Sometimes twinkling stars seem but the bridge is still existent. Infusing Brahmacharya, get physical and mental pow- the holes of the sky to the poet. Shahnaz hope he tells everything is not finished er, the parents will have to check that the chil- and his zoon (moon) are inseparable. If yet: dren donot listen to sensual stories, donot one is soul, the other is body. He comes tamis wan tchui na watan saani contact with bad charactered people, donot down heavily on those inhuman beings shahra kanh ti vutchaan/tcha vanzi toti think about sensual subjects, the parents will who see wounds of others and brush sawaaras kadal tchu mojood have to see that children donot remain alone, them aside terming their warp and woes Shahnaz's poetic language is cohe- they must avoid talking to opposite sex in just a show. sive, rhythmic, and understandable. lonely places and avoid touching them. He wants some visionary to assess the There is no superfluous word. The title Those children only become learned and gloom and bloom of the moon in right of the book is thought-provoking. The good charactered whose parents punish them perspective with reference to human life: on their faults while teaching them. In this title poem mirrors the fire of the jungle kam nazar aasi, yithai maa connection, Pannini Muni states in his vedic unknown. aasess/zooni heund daag numaayish grammar- Ugliness and beauty are the two "Samritaihee pannibhirghnanti gurvo baasaan. attributes of a person and of the draught na vishokshitehey, Shahnaz gives teary eyes to the win- of Kashmir. Flowers and bloodshed run Laalanaashrayinno doshaas- dow. Every door reflects the sign of together. There is nakedness. There is taadanashrayinno gunnaha." 'Waiting'. The boat capsizes repeatedly. culture. There is free nature. There are that the parents and learned acharya who Scars give the definition of the wounds, walls. There is winter devoid of flowers punish the children on their faults, then think pain, and pathos. The eyes are dream- but there is spring full of vegetations that they are giving ambrosia to their children. less. Spring air is full of cries and sighs. also. Away from all the mundane com- Conscience is selling in the market. The On the other hand, the parents who pamper pulsions Shahnaz wants a day to let the their children, deal with them in emotional poet questions how we can define the roads go unnoticed and spend a night love and fulfil their unnecessary monetary blooming seasons as the treasure of rich- ment. Shahnaz's multi-dimensional away from the maddening crowd: preach that not a single child of the nation power, to concentrate over studies, to demands, it means they are poisoning the ness when these are full of sobs, sorrows, romantic endeavour speaks volumes like kuni doh karhav sadkov nishi yim should be left out of the said education. increase memory, to be always sweet spoken children to destroy their character and life as and dying dreams: creating the scene of a rainy day with his pade aazaad/raatha kadhav door It shall not be out of place to mention and to gain several other divine qualities. well as nation. Children must be educated to zakhman vothaan kraale, na chesh- beloved having no umbrella: here that in the absence of vedic knowledge, Upnayan sanskar preaches to the parents love, respect and serve the parents. mov haraan tchi khaab/kath sonth yami doh chaatas naar lajaav/rood pahan dewaran manz Government would not be able to know and to ensure that their children take lot of water Similarly, parents must preach to the chil- tchukh vanaan, tcha karaan kath pewaan oas tami doh sakh In a nazam gaasha toofaan the poet discharge her duties, as said above. and nutritive food. dren to be away from even thinking about bahaar naav. 'Why the bridge was burnt and the prays for more and more of dense mist There is a vedic preach that acharya Because Vedas tell that in early age, the theft, laziness, spending fun, to be away from There is an astounding piece of cre- boat broken, I could narrate if you, the as in light nothing is visible because he water is equivalent to mother's milk, in pro- addiction, violence etc. They should never tell should perform the upnayan sanskar of boys ativity on page 41 of the book. Shahnaz river, will stop' is narrative of mental tor- has lost his home, his compound and his viding energy and blesses us with life. lie. and girls between the age of 8-12 years after requests for merging his stains with the ture the poet is going through. He sees existence. yali baashan naash tchu sap- which the boys and girls are called Dwij i.e. In Upnayan sanskar, the child is preached So, such parents are enemies of their chil- stains of others. breaking of pitchers daily but no trace of daan is a saga of unfortunate school- second birth. This sanskar is eternal and ever- to remember the Gayatri mantra which dren, who donot preach them well. Infact, by children who are lying in the graves but enlightens intellect with knowledge and sor- ignoring eternal vedic culture, we, the citizens The climax is that the poet asks if any- any potsherd.