1991-05-22 - Summer Course Day 3

This was the day after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, and Prof. Venkataraman describes what happened at the Summer Course halfway through this article. In the evening, all of us were seated on the Trayee lawns around You, and we had bhajans there.

  This is from this video, of another occasion. For the Summer Course occasion, You were seated on a chair.

Main points - 3

1. What is the meaning of Jagat?
   That which has birth, life and death - Ja Gat, comes and goes.
2. The first thing that haunts man after birth is hunger.
3. The main powers of sun are H and He.
4. What is the inner meaning of Gayatri mantra?
   Man's intellect should shine forth like the Sun.
5. Gayatri is considered as Mother of Vedas.
6. What indicates in Gayatri mantra that it is beyond space and time?
   Bhur Bhuvah Suvah.
7. In numericals, the most important number is one.
8. What are the different names of Gods and their meanings?
   Aditya, Eswara, Hiranyagarbha, Shivah, Sambhavah, Esa, Aprameya.
   Esa - 6 Aishwaryas, Eswara - all wealth.
9. 12th Aditya is called Vishnu.
10. Meaning of Vishnutwam - omnipresence.
11. How is the body compared to a mud pot?
12. Another name for Shivah is Suddha Satwa.
13. Where qualities exist, it is inauspicious.
    Quality-less is auspicious.
14. What are the 6 wealths or Aishwaryas of God?
    
    1. Aishwarya
    2. Dhana
    3. Kirti
    4. Yashas
    5. Jnana
    6. Vairagya
       
15. What are the two eyes that one should have to see divine light?
    Shraddha and Bhakthi.
16. In what form is God present in the human body?
    Vaishwanara.
17. Where exactly is the life force present in man?
    In the Sushumna Nadi between 9th and 12th vertebrae.
18. Who is the first surgeon?
    Bhardwaja.
19. Ancient Vedic Treatment - Ayurveda.
20. What is the moral of Hanuman and Vibhishana story?
    God's work also necessary for grace.
    

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