All posts in this series
- Life Guidance through Niti Chalisa
- Key to Happiness
- Seeking Fulfilment
- Greatness of Acharyas & The Purusharthas
- Road to Abundance
- Value of Time
- Free Yourself from Rina
- Cow Slaughter Is Prohibited
- Steps Towards Moksha
- Dharmic Distribution of Wealth
- Development – The Hindu Way
- Source of Great Punyas
- Five Important J’s
- Preserving the Virtuous
- Protect Cows & Bless Yourself
- Cows as Integral Part of Yajnas
- Importance of Rinamukti
Introduction
This section brings notes and contemplations on the valuable contents of the book Niti Chalisa. Each post under this section is an individual verse (shloka). The author shares the essence of the shloka, his thought process, opinion and understanding. Seekers are encouraged to read and undertake a similar exercise and learn from the precious contents present in books of our great Gurus.
About Niti Chalisa
Niti Chalisa is a collection of 40 shlokas, from Mahabharata and other scriptures, that have been finely translated and compiled by Pujyapad Puri Shankaracharyaji to help guide us with the right principles and spiritual understanding in our pursuit of dharma, artha, karma and moksha.
How will reading this section help?
The author has presented the essence of the shlokas in simple English along-with his own elaboration where required.
The study of this book is precious since it can help us develop harmony between principles and amiable behaviour, and between selfishness and the highest truth or Paramartha. Attempting to practice what is in this book can create well-cultured, protected, well-educated, prosperous, service oriented, good-willed people and society.
When we are only in support of material growth and our materialist thinking keeps us away from spiritual growth and good principles, our downfall is certain and we have bad influence on others as well. The uniqueness of human life is destroyed when we are solely keen on accumulating material wealth and pursuing pleasures and desires.
The opposite of Sat Chit Ananda is death, ignorance, and sorrow. Principles that can help us in evolving towards recognising our true nature (Sat Chit Ananda) can alone can be considered meaningful.
This section contains beautiful life guidance for the reader.
Why 40 shlokas?
Chaturguna anushthana has special importance in kaliyuga as compared to kritayuga (satyuga). 10 is the smallest binary (two digit) number. The ‘1’ contained as ‘tens’ in it is the first number from the point of view of calculation & ‘0’ is the first from the point of view of location. That is why 10 is an integer (or that which completes). From this point of view, of yuga and mathematics, 40 has special significance.
This small book has been put together with the intention of us developing interest in the study of the detailed versions in the form of Nitisavitri and Nitinidhi authored by Pujyapad Puri Shankaracharyaji.