Paramacharya Speech On Srividya

Dear Friends,
Please find the discourse here given by KANCH PARAMACHARYA (WALKING SHIVA)
some time back.
His Holiness Kanchi Kamakoti Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekara Saraswati Swamiji's Speech on "Sri
Vidya" (True Education) which was translated from Telugu to English " SRI VIDYA "
[ Discourse on Sri Vidya was delivered by His Holiness Paramacharya Chandrasekara Saraswati
Swami of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham at Vuyyuru, Andhra Pradesh on January 25, 1968, at 8 P.M
in the temple of Siva on the invitation of members of Sri Vidyanilayam, Vuyyuru.]
For this Vidyanilayam the name "Sri Vidyanilayam" is very appropriate. Generally, every human
being wants happiness and thinks happiness comes through money. So, he struggles to earn
money. All peoples in this world are surviving and living by learning one Vidya (learning one
subject). There is no real happiness in this way of living. Life is very sorrow due to obstacles and
insults that we face in our daily life. Professions for earning food is called arts (kalaas). What we
do for happiness is called vidya. We get happiness if we do work with our own interest without
expecting results. Even arts (kalaas) will become vidyas if we do not expect the result. "ardha
kareecha vidya". In this sanskrit word "cha" means very important. Aim of vidya is for happiness
(ananda). Ultimate aim of vidya is for peace and equality. Then only, vidya will become
immortal (amruta). All other works are like dead things.
We may sing well, write good poetry, draw picture. Even after retirement, some people learn
music through veena, flute, etc; read sastras (holy scriptures). All this we do are not for food.
They are for happiness. If we use music, poetry, drawing etc. arts (kalaas) for earning food, they
are going to die. They can not give happiness. Plays on the stage, cinema, etc. unholy things are
considered as arts (kalaas). It is not true. Many woman lost their character with the attraction of
movies. Their attraction is only confined to the screen of cinema. They do not know how to
behave outside of their acting.
There is no real happiness in some vidya if we learn it only to know some extent. Real happiness
and taste come only if we learn to our complete satisfaction and able to teach others. Therefore,
all should learn one Sri Vidya which gives peace, equality, happiness along with other vidyas for
earning food. After learning sri vidya, we should give to others and others to next generations. It
is called sri vidya because we ourself have taken it as vidya. The main goal of sri vidyanilayam
is to teach such a sri vidya.
We are human beings or men or women. 'Man' means the descendants of 'Manu'. We have
natural tendency to think or utter (mananam) a mantra repetitively. So, the English word 'man' is
also indicates the same. Therefore, for human beings the mental happiness (manasika) is only
important. Other than that is for animals. Animals only know body pleasure and sorrow. In fact
animal is better than man if man wastes his mind. Animal does not acquire money. It does not
have debt. "Vidya viheenaha pashuhu". In fact, without vidya man is inferior to animal. The
world can only be perfect with educated people. We are all Purushas (men). It does not mean that
we left out women. Every one will have a vidya. Every living being is purusha (man). "poornam
anena iti purushaha". We are eligible to enjoy the things if we can give a part of it to God who
gave us every thing. If we do not offer to God and try to enjoy ourselves, then we may be called
thieves. "yoo bhumkteesthena eeva saha".
They are many methods to offer happiness to God that comes from Vidya. A poet 'Pushpadanta'
described in Sivamahima Stotra in the following sloka.
Trayee saamkhyam yogaha pasupati matam vaishnava miti
Prabhinne prastaane paramidaha madhaha padhyamiti cha
Ruchinam vai chitryat rujukutila nanapadha jusham
Nrunaameeko gamyastvamasi payasa marnava eva

Trayee means three vedas. We have to study three vedas and perform karmas (duties) mentioned
in the vedas.
Saamkhyam: our body is inertial. It will die. It does not have intelligence. We are knowing this
through our experiences. I am fatty, I am block, I am suffering from illness, etc; in all the
sentences " I " indicates consciousness with body. But consciousness is different from body. This
knowledge i.e "consciousness is different from body" is called 'saamkhyam'. This is also known
as "prakruti purusha vivekam".
Yogam: Our mind is always thinking either good or bad. We are suffering from unable to follow
the mind. Even we try to control, it will not be stable. If we keep it stable, we get immense
happiness (ananda). Through yama, niyama, aasana and pranayaama, mind can be controlled.
This process is generally called Yoga. "yoga chitta vrutti nirodhaha".
Pasupati matam Vaishnavam: We can not create a single grain of rice. We enjoy with whatever
is there in the world. God alone can create such a world with his power. His power is greater
than that of us. If we follow his power, we will feel happy. With faith on God, whatever we do
should be offered to God. Religion (saivism, vaishnavam, etc.) teaches the process of offering to
God. If we say Siva is God, then it is Saivism or alternatively if Vishnu is God, it is Vaishnavam.
When people go to new village, some may go directly to the place where they have work. Some
may go around the village and come to their place of work. Similarly some may get happiness
directly and some may get after seeing the world. Ultimately all reach the same place.
Some people travel towards the east, some people towards the west, some other to south and
some other to northern direction. How can all reach the same place? When we go towards east,
we reach shortly within a few miles the ocean. In the West about 800 miles away near Dwaraka
we see ocean. In south, around 500 miles away near Kanyakumari and in north about 5000 miles
away near north pole we see ocean. River Narmada is flowing towards the west. Ganga and
Yamuna towards the east, Brahmmapurta towards the south, Shona river towards the north. All
rivers finally joins ocean. As similar to ocean which surrounds the Earth, God dwells in all living
beings (jeevaas). Whatever we do, it will go to the God. I mentioned earlier that when we offer
some thing from our daily works to God, it will become immortal (amruta). There are 64 arts
(kalaas) to earn our daily food. The 64 gaps in Sri Chakra represents these arts. The place where
various professionals offers their work to God is
a temple. Some people question that when the temple is filled with a lot sounds from bhajans,
bells, other musical instruments, how can we meditate? Temples are the places where one has to
donate some thing, but not for meditation. There are some holy places adjacent to rivers for
meditation. Some people, for examples laborers who live with daily earning are not able to
meditate. If this laborers donate a small part of their daily earnings to God, it will be become a
great pooja (shoda-shoopa-chara pooja) to God. Poor people, women, children, old people may
also offer to God leaves or flowers or fruits to their capacity. Rich persons can donate money for
temple and it can be used to beautify the temple. Educated persons can donate their tapas with
their mantras and anushttanas. By sharing their happiness in this way, great power can be
created. Temples are the places to create such a great power. It is very important whether that
power is properly distributed to people or
not. It is not wrong that we are unable to visit a temple. For the sake of those who are unable to
visit the temple, temple bell is an indication for taking their food which has to be offered to their
village temple. The habit of ringing bell in the village temple came for this purpose. This way
cooked food in the every house will become prasada of God.
When we share happiness, we develop real equality and love. Before starting speech, every one
say "sisters and brothers". How can all be sisters and brothers? Is it true that all audience should
have single mother and father? Yes! it is possible to have single mother and father for all. Our
father is God (Eswara) and mother is Para Shakti. "Jagataha pitarau vande".
The concept of sister and brother is not only applicable for human beings but also to animals,
trees and plants. All these are created by God only. When we realise this, no one will do harm
(himsa) to others. Meat eaters will stop meat eating. Buddha said "Ahimsa paramo dharmaha".
But, many Buddhist sanyasins in China and Burma take meat as Bhiksha. In those countries,
every Buddhists has to take sanyasa for some time before their marriage. What is the use of big
theories when they say some thing and do other way.
Can we live without doing harm (himsa) to other living creatures? Every grain of rice and wheat
is a living being. When we eat each grain, we are killing a living being. How to avoid the sin of
killing? If we eat fruits and juice without seeds, we may not do any harm to any living beings.
"Jeerna parnaa sanaha rushayaha". Rishees (sages) lived by eating ripened leaves and fruits. We
can eat lemon, orange, mango, banana etc. fruits after they are fully ripped and fall down from
the tree. When unripened fruit is plucked, some liquid comes from the tree. It indicates that tree
suffers with pain for plucking unripened fruit. Fully ripened fruit automatically detaches from
tree. In addition, fully ripened fruit including neem and tamarind will have good taste. Every
ripened fruit is tasty. Why do we take such a satvic food? "Aahaara suddhu satva suddhihi".
Those who take satvic food (fruits) will not get kama (desires). Such a people need not undergo
family planning and need
not kill their babies in the womb. Such people will not be effected by angry. World peace
automatically comes when such a satvic people increases.
Will such a food be sufficient to world population? It may not be available. Many people are
now dedicating their life for their country and also suffering. Some people commit suicide for
what they believe. If satvic food is not available, people should keep on fasting and die. Youth
should come forward for this. Finally the required population will remain for available food and
there will not be hatred and wars in the world.
Will such a food give enough strength? One Britisher thinking that Indians were uncivilised and
their food was inferior, was getting meat every day from America and eating. He started learning
Sanskrit. One day he heard "sushkai trunaih vanagajaha balino bhavanti" a Sanskrit sloka. After
hearing, he changed his mind. He stopped eating meat. Which animal is powerful? Elephant.
What does it eats? grass and leaves. Some of you may question that lion is powerful than
elephant. It is not so. Lion can not pull heavy weights as like bull. So the works of non-
vegetarians like lions will be useful for destruction. For satvikaharies, entire world looks
beautiful.
World looks beautiful if our hearts are good. We like our tender children even if they slap us. If
others slap us, we will also try to slap them. We may otherwise report to police and go to court.
If we do not have capacity to do so, we will weep and keep quite, but not happy. Enjoying the
entire world i.e insults and sorrows with love and affection is called "Sri Vidya".
Some people say that they are unable to concentrate on God. They asked me what can they do.
My advise to them is to learn any one vidya for happiness but not for food. God is "Veda vidya
swarupa". Education is nothing but devotion to God. This is one type of Sri Vidya. Another type
of Sri Vidya is there with mantra, chakra and upasana. This is not required for all people. But
what I taught till now about Sri Vidya in this discourse is required and interested for every one.

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Dear Friends,

Prabhinne prastaane paramidaha madhaha padhyamiti cha

Ruchinam vai chitryat rujukutila nanapadha jusham

Nrunaameeko gamyastvamasi payasa marnava eva

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