Continued From: http://thoughtsonsanathanadharma.blogspot.ca/2013/03/yaksha-prashnam-questions-106-110.html
Who is truly called a Purusha (a
man)? Who possesses all kinds of wealth?
Who is truly called a Purusha (a man)?
A person who gives equal importance
to both failures and success and realizes that failures are also a part of life
is a true purusha. This person will never go to an astrologer asking them to
predict his/her future as this person is aware that our future events are based
on past karmas. Hence this person will always concentrate on doing good deeds.
Astrology should only be used to get the dates for Ekadashi & festivals.
Astrology should not be used to predict one’s future.
Who possesses all kinds of wealth?
A person who treats everyone
equally is the wealthiest person. Prahaladan said that “samthvam aradhanam
Achyutasya” that is only those people who treat everyone equally gets the grace
of Lord Vishnu. We should look at our mistakes with the same eye used to look
at the errors of others. We should offer the highest quality goods in Temples.
We shouldn’t offer low quality rice in temple while consuming high quality rice
at home.
A person who doesn’t chase after
material wealth and realizes that the Lord is the real wealth is the richest
person.
Swami Desikan mentioned that he did
not need money as he has the wealth left by his grandfather. He explained that
Lord Brahma is the grandfather of everyone. When Lord Brahma performed the
Ashwamedha Yagam, the Lord appeared from the fire and agreed to stay as Lord Varadarajan
at Kanchipuram. Lord Varadarajan is the wealth left to Swami Desikan by Lord
Brahma. A person who lives with swami Desikan’s attitude is the wealthiest
person.
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Based on, Yaksha Prashnam - A discourse in Tamil by Sri U.Ve.
Karunakaran Swamy
(Any errors or inconsistencies in the following series are due to the mistakes I made while taking notes. )
(Any errors or inconsistencies in the following series are due to the mistakes I made while taking notes. )
Copies of the CDs can be obtained from Sri
Karunakaran Swami’s website http://www.nadadoor.org/ . This series is for
the benefit of people who do not understand Tamil. Those of you who understand
Tamil very well must definitely obtain a copy of Swami’s Upanyasam. You can do
so by contacting Nadadoor.org. Swami also renders discourses in English but I
am not sure if Yaksha Prashnam discourse is available in English. The
experience of listening to Swami’s upanyasams could never be obtained by
reading the following series. I have done my best to take notes with due
diligence. I apologize for any errors that I have made while writing this
series.
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