Skanda (Canto) 1
Canto 1 Chapter 1 Shloka Recitation
Canto 1 Chapter 2
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Performance of the Agnihotra in Oneself (The Prana)
1. Therefore the food that comes first should be offered as an oblation. The first oblation that he (i.e. the eater) offers, he should offer, saying: "Svaha to the prana!" Then the prana is satisfied.
2. The prana being satisfied, the eye is satisfied. The eye being satisfied, the sun is satisfied. The sun being satisfied, heaven is satisfied. Heaven being satisfied, whatever is under heaven and under the sun is satisfied. They being satisfied, he (i.e. the eater or sacrificer) is satisfied with offspring, cattle, food, brightness of the body and the light of Brahman.
The Vyana
1. The second oblation that he offers, he should offer, saying: "Svaha to the vyana!" Then the vyana is satisfied.
2. The vyana being satisfied, the ear is satisfied. The ear being satisfied, the moon is satisfied. The moon being satisfied, the quarters are satisfied. The quarters being satisfied, whatever is under the quarters and under the moon is satisfied. They being satisfied, the eater is satisfied with offspring, cattle, food, brightness of the body and the light of Brahman.
The Apana
1. The third oblation that he offers, he should offer, saying: "Svaha to the apana!" Then the apana is satisfied.
2. The apana being satisfied, speech (i.e. the tongue) is satisfied. Speech being satisfied, fire is satisfied. Fire being satisfied, the earth is satisfied. The earth being satisfied, what is under the earth and under fire is satisfied. They being satisfied, the eater is satisfied with offspring, cattle, food, brightness of the body and the light of Brahman.
The Samana
1. The fourth oblation that he offers, he should offer, saying: "Svaha to the samana!" Then the samana is satisfied.
2. The samana being satisfied, the mind is satisfied. The mind being satisfied, the rain�god is satisfied. The rain�god being satisfied, the lightning is satisfied. The lightning being satisfied, what is under the lightning and under the rain�god is satisfied. They being satisfied, the eater is satisfied with offspring, cattle, food, brightness of the body and the light of Brahman.
The Udana
1. The fifth oblation that he offers, he should offer, saying: "Svaha to the udana!" Then the udana is satisfied.
2. The udana being satisfied, the skin is satisfied. The skin being satisfied, the air is satisfied. The air being satisfied, the akasa is satisfied. The akasa being satisfied, what is under the air and under the akasa is satisfied. They being satisfied, the eater is satisfied with offspring, cattle, food, brightness of the body and the light of Brahman.
The Glory of the Agnihotra Sacrifice
1. If, without knowing this knowledge of the Vaisvanara Self, one offers an Agnihotra oblation, it is like an oblation offered in dead ashes after removing the live coals.
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A List o 32 Brahma Vidyas
1. Sad Vidya — the Universal Cause
Chhandogya Upanishad, VI
2. Antaraaditya Vidya — the Person within the Sun
Chhandogya Upanishad, I.vi.6
3. Akasa Vidya — the Cosmic Ether
Chhandogya Upanishad, I.ix.1
4. Prana Vidya — the Vital Breath
Chhandogya Upanishad, I.xi.5
5. Paramjyoti Vidya — the Supreme Light
Chhandogya Upanishad, III.xiii.7
6. Sandilya Vidya — Sandilya’s Teaching
Chhandogya Upanishad, III.xiv.7
7. Upakosala Vidya — Meditation as taught to Upakosala
Chhandogya Upanishad, IV.x
8. Vaisvaanara Vidya — the Universal Being
Chhandogya Upanishad, V.xi
Chapter One: Vaishvanara-Vidya
VAISHVANARA, THE UNIVERSAL SELF
https://www.swami-krishnananda.org/chhand/ch_1e.html
https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/meditation-story-from-upanishads
9. Bhuma Vidya — the Great One
Chhandogya Upanishad, VII
10. Satyakaama Vidya — Meditation as taught to Satyakaama Jaabaala
Chhandogya Upanishad, IV.iv
11. Dahara Vidya — the Imperceptible Ether within the Heart
Chhandogya Upanishad, VIII
12. Madhu Vidya — Honey
Chhandogya Upanishad, III.i
13. Samvarga Vidya
Chhandogya Upanishad, IV.iii
14. Gayatri Vidya — the Gayatri Mantra
Chhandogya Upanishad, III.xii
15. Panca Agni Vidya — Meditation on the Five Fires
Chhandogya Upanishad, V.iii to x.
16. Akshi Vidya — Within the Eye
Chhandogya Upanishad, IV.xv.1
17. Antaryaami Vidya — the Inner Controller
Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad, III.vii
18. Akshara Vidya — the Imperishable
Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad, III.viii.8
19. Jyotishaam jyotir Vidya — the Light of Lights
Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad, IV.iv.16
20. Maitreyi Vidya — Yajnavalkya’s Teaching to his wife Maitreyi
Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad, II.iv
21. Sarvaantaraatmaa Vidya — the Inner Self of All
Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad, III.iv
22. Anandamaya Vidya — the Self consisting of Bliss
Taittiriya Upanishad, Anandavalli
23. Vaaruni Vidya — Meditation as taught by Varuna
Taittiriya Upanishad, Bhriguvalli
24. Nyaasa Vidya — Self-surrender
Taittiriya Narayanam, 49–52
25. Paramapurusha Vidya — the Supreme Person
Katha Upanishad, I.iii
26. Naciketa Vidya — Meditation with the Naciketa fire
Katha Upanishad, I.ii
27. Angushta-pramita Vidya — Brahman as resident within the Heart, of the size of the Thumb
Katha Upanishad, II.iv.12
28. Paryanka Vidya — Brahman as the highest God in the Supreme Abode
Kaushitaki Upanishad, I
29. Pratardana Vidya — Meditation as taught to Pratardana by Indra
Kaushitaki Upanishad, III
30. Baalaaki Vidya — Meditation as taught to Baalaaki
Kaushitaki Upanishad, IV
31. Aksharapara Vidya — Meditation on the Imperishable
Mundaka Upanishad, I
32. Isavasya Vidya — Meditation as taught in the Isavasya Upanishad
Isavasya Upanishad
http://vishnudut1926.blogspot.com/2013/11/32-brahma-vidyas.html
https://www.sivanandaonline.org/?cmd=displaysection§ion_id=759
Mundaka Upanishad And Brahma Vidya
https://saispeaks.sathyasai.org/discourse/mundaka-upanishad-and-brahma-vidya
https://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/vidyas-in-the-upanishads/
http://varma-upanishadsthecreamofvedas.blogspot.com/2020/01/meditation-according-to-upanishads-9.html
https://www.indica.today/long-reads/upasana-understanding-the-hindu-notion-of-worship/
http://hinduonline.co/DigitalLibrary/SmallBooks/BrahmaSutraAnalysisEng.pdf
http://www.sankaracharya.org/spiritual_library.php
Upanishads are available. In english as translation to each shloka in the upanishad.
Soul, Ego, Body and Mind
Soul is God particle. Ego is attached to the soul by the creator. It is the identification of the individual soul particle or spirit. The soul-ego combination gets the body. Mind is the experience of the body.
When the body disintegrates, body and mind are destroyed. But some experience may be retained by the ego. This is called "vasana" or experience of the previous births.
Soul is the witness of all activities of the ego-body combinations. May be it has a big video recorder that captures everything the ego-body combinations are doing in all senses.
Ego destruction is the ultimate aim of the ego. There is a communication between soul and ego and ego and human thinking component of the brain.
Update
You have to destroy your ego. Soul cannot be destroyed by you. Body and mind will deteriorate and go. But before it happens you need to take care of your ego which will suffer the undesirable things of the creation. Life is a game of avoiding undesirable things God created many. But God's bias is in favour of persons trying to evade them.
http://www.vivekananda.net/Library.html
Jnana Yoga
http://www.vivekananda.net/BooksBySwami/JnanaYoga/JnanaYoga.html
http://www.vivekananda.net/Lectures/ToAsk/IntroductionJnanaYoga.html
Vimshottari Dasha Periods
Graha Mahadasha
Ketu (south node) 7 Years
Venus (Shukran) 20 Years
Sun (Adityan) 6 Years
Moon (Chandran) 10 Years
Mars (Chevva/mangal/kuja) 7 Years
Rahu (north node) 18 Years
Jupiter (Vyazhan/guru) 16 Years
Saturn (Shani) 19 Years
Mercury (Budhan) 17 Years
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Graha Mahadasha Lord of Nakshatras
Ketu (south node) 7 Years Ashwini Magha Mula
Venus (Shukran) 20 Years Bharani Purva Phalguni(pubba) Purva Ashadha
Sun (Adityan) 6 Years Krittika Uttara Phalguni(uttara) Uttara Ashadha
Moon (Chandran) 10 Years Rohini Hasta Shravana
Mars (Chevva/mangal/kuja) 7 Years Mrigashirsha Chitra Dhanishtha
Rahu (north node) 18 Years Ardra Swati Shatabhishak
Jupiter (Vyazhan/guru) 16 Years Punarvasu Vishakha Purva Bhadr
Saturn (Shani) 19 Years Pushya Anuradha Uttara Bhadra
Mercury (Budhan) 17 Years Ashlesha Jyestha Revati
54th ENGINEERS’ DAY - 2021
Theme:
Engineers for Skill Development & Employment in combating COVID
September 15 is celebrated every year in the country since the year 1967 as “Engineers’ Day” to commemorate the birthday of the legendary engineer Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. Sir Visvesvaraya, an eminent Indian engineer and statesman was born in a remote village of Karnataka, the State that is incidentally now the Hi-tech State of the country. Due to his outstanding contribution to the society, Government of India conferred “Bharat Ratna” on this legend in the year 1955. He
was also called the precursor of economic planning in India. His learned
discourse on Economic Planning in India, Planned Economy for India and
Reconstructing India, was the first available document on the planning
effort of the country and it is still held as the parent source matter for
economic planners. A theme of national importance is chosen every year
by the Council of the Institution and deliberated at its various State/Local
Centres to educate the engineering fraternity in general and the society in
particular. This year the 54th Engineers’ Day will be celebrated all over the
country on the theme “Engineers for Skill Development & Employment in
combating COVID.
The heralding of a new decade in 2020 was marred with plummeting
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pandemic took centre stage. Reeling under an economic downturn, many
industries have adopted conservative approaches like hiring freezes, paycuts and layoffs to remain afloat while others were forced to shut down.
The shutting of commercial establishments due to the second wave of
Covid-19 has rendered several people jobless leaving them financially
vulnerable.
As we move along, the biggest challenge at hand will be getting back on
track and accept the new normal. Under the new normal, the jobs, which
are heavily dependent on migratory workforce and involve work spaces
with higher levels of physical
proximity, are likely to see greater
transformation and would require
skilling and re-employing our
workforce.
We, as professional engineers,
need to think of technical
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in place processes for skills
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deterioration of working conditions
for all workers.
There is a dire need to scale up Skill Development Ecosystem while
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processes, especially for low- and medium-skilled migrant workers, will
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The COVID-19 pandemic has provided us with an opportunity to come
up with a well-crafted strategy to deal with this crisis. As uncertainty
persists, it is imperative that our workforce is empowered with the right
skills through timely and relevant skilling, upskilling and reskilling efforts.
This will make our people more agile and resilient, and able to cope with
the challenges posed by the current pandemic and what lies beyond.
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