# पुनर्मनमिलन गीत #

(अर्धसदी पर रुड़की-विश्वविद्यालय की स्मृतियाँ)

भागीरथ ले कर आये पावन  गंगाजल  धारा |

   थॉम्प्सन-कॉलेज सिविलज्ञानगंगा हित बना सहारा||

                     जीवन सरिता कर्मों की धारा बन हुई प्रवाहित|

                     यांत्रिक आभियांत्रिकी ज्ञानगंगा में हुई समाहित||

विश्वविद्यालय से आइआइटी अब संस्थान हमारा|

थॉम्प्सन-कॉलेज सिविलज्ञान गंगा हित बना सहारा||

                     हैंगर में साप्ताहिक फिल्मों की थी सदा प्रतीक्षा|

                     दीक्षान्त-समारोह में यहाँही, ली थी अन्तिम-दीक्षा|| 

याद रहेगा सदा शताब्दी द्वार का यही किनारा|

थॉम्प्सन-कॉलेज सिविलज्ञानगंगा हित बना सहारा||

                     गोविन्द-भवन आजाद-भवन रवीन्द्र-भवन के प्रांगन|

                     देख अभी भी रोमांचित हो जाता अपना तन मन||

कर्म-पथ विज्ञान-पथ चल व्यवसायिक लक्ष्य संवारा|

थॉम्प्सन-कॉलेज सिविलज्ञान गंगा हित बना सहारा||

                     कमलानी मनकानी शंकर लाल गुरु थे अपने |

                     गेंधर जी की वर्कशाप आरपी के थर्मल सपने||

अनुशासन में  रहें डीन एस आर सिंह ने हुंकारा |

थॉम्प्सन-कॉलेज सिविलज्ञान गंगा हित बना सहारा||

                     क्लास सीनियर पीके अग्रवाल की बात अजब थी|

                     एनसीसी में एसजी अवस्थी की भी पकड़ गजब थी||

यूनिवर्सटी-सीनियर पंत मधुर-व्यवहार से लगता प्यारा |

थॉम्प्सन-कॉलेज सिविलज्ञान गंगा हित बना सहारा ||

                     नहीं भूलपाते  नवयौवन पर संग  देखे सपने|

                     साथमें खाते पढ़ते खेलते सब लगते थे अपने||

  अर्धसदी पर पुनर्मनमिलन से भर दें रंग  न्यारा |

    थॉम्प्सन-कॉलेज सिविलज्ञान गंगा हित बना सहारा ||

                                                -भगवती प्रसाद गुप्त

गीतोपदेश

MENTAL STATUS OF A KARMAYOGI

कर्मयोगी के चित्त की स्थिति

प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम्‌ ।

   उपैति शांतरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम्‌ ॥6-27॥

   यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेंगते सोपमा स्मृता ।

       योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः ॥6-19॥

प्रथम नव-अम्बर तनमन ले आनंद धाम में आयें |

हो प्रशांत दीपक जीवन के परम लक्ष्य को पायें ||

      है प्रशांत मन ही तो केवल उत्तम सुख का साधन |

      शांत रजोगुण क्रोध कामना रहित रहे मन पावन ||

स्वयं सदृश अनुभव कर सबमें ब्रम्ह्भूत होजायें|

हो प्रशांत दीपक जीवन के परम लक्ष्य को पायें||

      दीपक की लौ दे प्रकाश यदि बाह्य हवा न हिलाए|

       अपने अपनों हित चित्त को बाह्य तत्व न भरमापाए||

मिट्टी के तन दीपक में स्नेह सुधा भर लायें|

हो प्रशांत दीपक जीवन के परम लक्ष्य को पायें||

      आत्म विकास करें लेखनी संग सृजन तन्मय हो|

      शौर्य सदा दे साथ कभी न कहीं किसी से भय हो||

कर्मयोग की करें साधना जीवन सफल बनाएं |

 हो प्रशांत दीपक जीवन के परम लक्ष्य को पायें||

 

Eternal Happiness is the mental status of a KARMAYOGI. Our ultimate goal is to be constantly in the status of eternal bliss. In order to achieve the status, one has to understand the basic constitution of  human being. A human being is born with two bodies mental-body and the physical-body. Mental body is just like your undergarments that cannot be seen by others unless you expose. All others can see your physical body only.

One can attain the status of eternal happiness only if he has eternal peace in mind and inactive ‘RAJOGUNA’, i.e. there is no sign of anger and expectation with anybody. Anger and expectations are the products when ‘RAJOGUNA’ is active. In this status, one starts feeling everything including himself as a part of the Supreme Being i.e .BRAMHABHOOTA. So his action will always be sinless.

Our body is made up of earthly elements and lamps are also made of earthly soil. Light of the lamp gives light only if it is not disturbed by the wind of air from outside and it is full of oil. Similarly one can give light of happiness to others around him only if his mental status is not disturbed by the external happenings and is full of affection.

For self development, one should always be busy creating something new with the suitable instruments like pen, brush, computer, etc. One should always be full of inner strength so that he is always fearless and not scared from anything/ anybody. In this way one is able to apply KARMAYOGA and get success in life.

NAV DURGA AND NAVARATRI

Axis of the Earth is inclined at 23.5 degree from the axis of its orbit in which it revolves around the Sun. Thus astronomically, earth undergoes two major sun operations in a year. Seasons are dependent on the direction of the relative movement of the sun. Once when the sun appears to move southward of the equator (Dahshinayana). During this period, intensity of the sun is not harsh and the environment is full of moisture. The second is when the sun appears to move northward. In this period the sun rays are more intense and the environment is more of a dry kind. The first signifies the onset of winters and the second signifies the coming of summers

Thus two times, the two seasons combine. During these periods human body becomes more prone to diseases as it is less resistant, both physically and mentally to the attack of outside environment, micro organism, bacteria and viruses.

The first union of two seasons comes in March end to mid April (CHITRA SHUKLA PRATIPADA TO NAVAMI as per Hindu calendar) and second one comes in September  end/anywhere in October month (ASHWIN SHUKLA PRATIPADA TO NAVAMI as per Hindu calendar). These nine days/nights are called NAVRATRI.

Remedial measures to combat the possible disease is the deep significance in celebrating the NAVRATRI. Our body acts as a fortress; and body’s immune system is the army that  defends our body-systems from the outside environment and foreign bodies such as micro organism, bacteria and viruses. In Sanskrit fortress is called DURG, That is why these two periods have been termed as NAV DURGA also. It signifies that we should renew our body system (DURGA) by detoxifying by keeping ast, purifying the environment by HAVAN or YAGYA. Also we need to get rid of all the negative feelings and emotions. Our nervous system needs to be strengthened by performing a specific meditation (SADHANA) each night of NAVRATRI in the manner specified for that (NAV DURGA) day in order to rejuvenate our mind and nerves in order to make our body capable to fight disease and get success in life.

There are seven centres of energy or Shakti in the body called energy centres (chakras in Sanskrit). In modern medical science, we are studying about the sensing nerves and motor nerves passing through the spinal cord and connecting different parts of the body to the brain. The Chakras are thought to represent the whole body with the Devi in different forms, residing in different chakras. Different emotions are linked with each of these energy centres.

These chakras manage our body’s energy. They receive, assimilate and distribute energy to our energy centres. Malfunctioning of chakras triggered by negative thoughts and actions may restrict the movements of the life force from one to other and cause the energy system to haywire. You could fall ill. So tuning of the chakras continually is vital for regular upkeep of physical, mental and emotional health. Balancing chakras is central to our wellbeing.

1st DAY Goddess Durga Shailputri:  Goddess Shailputri is that divine root chakra (MOOLADHAR CHAKRA) that helps devottes begin their path of self realization. The first chakra, muladhara, is located in the base of the spine. Here, the energy manifests as inertia or enthusiasm. The root chakra rules the base of the spine, the rectum, lower limbs and supports the physical body, bones, and immune system. It also controls your mental and emotional thought patterns that can cause an imbalance.

Belief patterns stored in the root chakra include beliefs about family, community, law and justice, society, sexuality, survival issues, including thoughts of retaliation and revenge, and an inability to grow and express one’s self within the family.
Physical dysfunction related to imbalances leads to chronic lower back pain, varicose veins, rectal tumour or cancer, depression, and immune-related disorders.

During the Navratri puja, the devotee focus their minds towards the root chakra at the bottom of the spinal cord, which is the beginning of their spiritual discipline. When we begin to evaluate our beliefs honestly, we find that certain beliefs once valid are no longer so, and that we can get rid of them. So, we can get rid of beliefs that work against our well-being and happiness, substituting them with valid beliefs and higher values. One way is to make positive statements and be peaceful.

When awakened, begins the journey upwards. Since she begins her journey upwards, her puja is said to ring in success in all forms.

2nd Day Goddess Durga Bramhacharini: By worshiping this form of Goddess Durga, one develops the intent of sacrifice for creativity. For this concentration is required to wards the second energy centre,  swadhistana chakra. It  is the sex centre just four inches above the base of the spine vibrating from the pubic bone. This chakra controls the sexual instincts. Here energy manifests as pro-creativity or creativity. This creation is a mental product rather than a physical one. Creativity gives one a pleasure and wonder that child feels on seeing a new object. Hence by balancing this chakra, one becomes creative. This chakra is linked with the Adrenal gland which secretes a hormone named Adrenaline. When this gland functions well and there is no blockage of energy, one is vey self confident. Adrenaline induces enthusiasm, courage, faith and strength etc. and prepares the body and mind to endure or react in cold, heat, defence, struggle, self defence etc. Under the influence of this hormone one tries to create his own identity and existence. He also make an effort to know his own self.

3rd Day Goddess Durga Chandraghanta: By worshipping this form of Goddess Durga, the Manipur Chakra is awakened in the worshipper. The third chakra, manipura, is in the navel region located on the solar plexus in the lower thoracic area, at the controlling point of the pancreas. Here energy manifests as four emotions: Generosity , joy, greed and jealousy (two positive and two negative emotions). Pancreas is the corresponding gland of this chakra. This chakra helps in producing digestive juices and a hormone named insuline which oxidises glucose and provides strength to the body. When this chakra is completely balanced one sees himself in the family, society country and everywhere. His relation with others will always be cordial. Everyone likes meeting him. In case of imbalance one feels lonely and neglected. Activation of this chakra grants one the gift of speech and he becomes a gifted speaker and orator.

4th  Day Goddess Durga Kushmanda: By worshipping this form of Goddess Durga, theAnahat Chakra or cardiac chakra is awakened in the worshipper. or cardiac chakra. The fourth Chakra, anahata, is located in the chest region where energy manifests as three emotions ­ love, fear and hatred. The Thymus gland which motivates the body to fight bacteria and viruses is also located here. Anahat chakra is the centre of love and compassion — not possession or selfish emotions — located in the thoracic region, lies in the heart, (the solar plexus) and is associated with air (atmosphere) i.e. related with Vata.  It emits a mysterious cosmic vibration as of un-struck sound. That is sound beyond the realm of senses. This gland is active in childhood and lies inert on his growing into an adult. Inactivity of this chakra may result in problems related to the lungs, liver and blood circulating system. An active and balanced chakra ensures emotional satisfaction and his heart is always full of love for everyone without any ill will for anyone.  Activation of this chakra Opens the way to self realisation. Inactivity and imbalance of this chakra may present problem to heart and chest and emotional problem.  So the worshipper is bestowed with the boon of long and trouble free life as the anahat chakra in him awakes.

5th  Day Goddess Durga Skand Mata: By meditating on this form of Goddess paying attention on the vishuddhi Chakra, which is located in the throat region where energy manifests as two emotions ­ gratitude and grief. Thyroid and Para-thyroid glands are also positioned here which help in the physical and mental development. These glands keep on check on the level of iodine and calcium in the body and maintain the strength of the bones. If this chakra is inactive and unbalanced there may be diseases related to thyroid gland and throat and find himself in pain and sadness without any obvious reason. Everything in the world appears to him wrong. Vishuddhi chakra is the seat of art and higher forms of creativity governing the highest physical aspect of creation, art, definitely over and above other physical aspects of creation.. All artists have a pronounced vishuddhi chakra, but this centre is also directly connected with the swadhishthan. When this chakra is awakened, one starts feeling that I am one with Supreme Power i.e. oneness. It penetrates thyroid glands also and digestion increases.

6th  Day Goddess Durga Katyayani: By worshipping Goddess Katyayani, the worshipper is bestowed with awakening of AGYA CHAKRA. The Agya chakra is located between the eyebrows where energy manifests as anger and alertness. Pituitary gland (referred to as master gland) is also located here. This chakra provides soundness to the mental state of a person. One is able to accomplish his tasks with determination and zeal. He is also able to exercise a strict control over his sensory organs. Here, Devi is six-faced, representing the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste) and the mind.

7th  Day Goddess Durga Kaalratri: While worshipping this Goddess, one should start experiencing that energy from the sun is coming and energising the whole body. By this all the ill effects caused due to diseases get permanently over.

8th  Day Goddess Durga Gauri: On 8th day (Astami) Navratri, the devotees worship Mother Gauri by experiencing that their mind is being filled with coolness emanating from the moon and slowly their mind is becoming quiet and calm.

9th  Day Goddess Durga ‘Siddhidatri’: When the whole body has already been made free of toxicity and energised and also mind is calm and quiet, one is to pray the Goddess Siddhidatri to bestow with success in all walks of life.

These chakras manage our body’s energy. Tuning of the chakras continually is vital for regular upkeep of physical, mental and emotional health. Balancing chakras is central to our wellbeing.

GOOD SUCCESSFUL HUMANBEING

A good human being: A good human being is

• honest to himself and
• sensitive to the needs of others.

An emotionally honest person is a product of an upbringing that infuses a sense of self-worth.

People lacking self-worth: People can lack self-worth because of a Freudian rejection in their infancy. To overcome their feeling of smallness or insecurity , people control those emotionally or socially weaker than them.

Characteristics of a good person

• The good individual stands liberated from the control chain, from thought systems that divide people.
• He tends to be free of malice, fear, and inner turmoil -all of which arise from carrying the burden of the past. The past can be overcome only by coming to terms with it.
• The good individual is an ardhanarishwar, possessing the

1. traditional masculine attributes of fearlessness and direction and
2. the feminine traits of compassion and accommodation.

But to have the right instincts all through life and avoid attrition of inner strength, a good individual needs a supportive social order. The free individual needs to engage with society to maintain his freedom.

The flux in this negotiation -`neither this nor that’ (नेति नेति) -in Upanishadic terms embodies the richness of existence.

Reinventing self : It is not necessary that a good human being will always get success in life. In order to be successful he is to remain himself reinventing. According to situation in which he is placed and the environment, he is to remain upgrading his own skill and acquire knowledge not only in his own field but also in the related areas.

Upgrading his knowledge and skill: Success never comes to those who sit back and wait for a miracle. Gone are the days when taking a higher degree was sufficient to get a job and sustain with it for the rest of your professional life. With newer technologies coming in, by the time you graduate out of college, your skills become outdated; so, you need to constantly update yourself to avoid being obsolete in the system. You need to have an insatiable desire to learn and explore skills.

1. For getting success, it has become crucial to constantly upgrade his skill set to stay marketable.
2. One needs to be contemporary in the known fields and also a quick learner of ‘new’ avenues and aspects.

• One needs to be proficient with the e-world and stay abreast with the happenings in the virtual world.“

Updating in related areas: The key to professional growth at different levels is higher domain knowledge in narrowly defined verticals at lower levels, and appreciation of diverse verticals at senior levels. While there are people who want to jump and hop to newer jobs to go up the ladder, the real success comes when you start challenging yourself within a given set-up. You can make optimum use of online platforms to explore and learn new courses and skills; participate in communities and group activities and discussions to understand newer perspectives; and make sure intellectual stagnancy never seeps in,

UNIVERSAL INTELLIGENCE

The universe is a group of atoms and different energies. This universe would be in chaos if there was no supreme governing body with super intelligence for governing these diverse groups of entities. In Sanskrit language these entities or groups are called Gana. So, this body of super intelligence has been termed as lord of the group or Ganesh.  In other words the Lord of all these groups of atoms and energies is Ganesha.Ganesh is the supreme consciousness that pervades all and brings order in this universe. Ganesha is the same energy which is the reason for this universe.

It has been created by  the energy from which everything manifests and into which everything will dissolve. It is therefore available in Indian scriptures that Ganesha was born of the `dirt’ of Adi Shakti, as she bathed. Adi Shakti Parvati removed the dirt from her body and created a boy out of it. She then asked him to keep guard while she bathed. When Shiva returned, the boy did not recognize him and obstructed his passage. So Shiva chopped off the boy’s head and entered. Parvati was shocked when she saw this. She explained to Shiva that the boy was their son and pleaded with Shiva to save him at all costs. Shiva then instructed his helpers to go and get the head of someone who was sleeping with their head pointing to the north. The helpers then got the head of an elephant, which Shiva affixed to the boy’s torso and Ganesha was born!

Through this story Rishis wanted to convey that when the matter and energy both are existing, there must be intelligence in the form of supreme law to govern the system of the universe. Since both the matter and energy are existing in the system of the universe, the intelligence in the form of supreme law ( i.e Ganesha) also should be such that it has share of both the matter and energy.

Ganesha is venerated as the first deity, the first step to the phenomenal experiences of the world of spirit. Sages foresaw obstacles in cosmic progress, and installed Shiva and Parvathi’s firstborn, Ganesha, as the god to be invoked for removal of obstacles in the path of success, Vighneswara. He’s called Vinayaka, the supreme leader. Our ancient Rishis chose to express Divinity in terms of stories and symbols so that normal people can understand and give priority to intellect and intelligence whenever they wish to start performing any action. Ganesha is depicted generally in a seated pose, signifying that in him, the mind and intellect are totally integrated. The pose also resembles that first primeval cosmic sound in Sanskrit: Aum. His large body is symbolic of the entire cosmo

Head of elephant symbolizes the system having great sensors for sensing the matter and great head to understand and decide for the best use of matter and energy. Ganesha’s elephant head is symbol of the intellectual capacity and immense wisdom and Knowledge one must have to understand the Supreme Truth. Wisdom is something that comes out of independent thinking and reflection. This can happen only when one has taken in knowledge through the great senses like large ears and Knowledge and long trunk like nose, i.e. the organs that can sense from the distance. The wise person hears all and smell its characteristics from distance.

It also symbolises that even the wisest people are always open to hearing fresh ideas and opinions. In other words, the wise are those who always keep an open mind.

Emerging from the Lord’s head is the elephant trunk.  An elephant’s trunk has the strength to uproot a tree as well as the finesse to pick up a needle. This is symbolised by the trunk that can lift a log of wood, and a blade of grass. Ganesha’s trunk symbolises the fact that the wise person has both immense strength and fine discrimination.
Our intellect is of two kinds, gross and subtle.

• The gross intellect is used to discriminate between pairs of opposites in the world; black and white, hard and soft, easy and difficult.
• The subtle intellect, on the other hand, discriminates between right and wrong; permanent and impermanent and is colloquially called the conscience.

Ganesha has only one tusk; the other is shown broken. The two tusks are symbolic of right and wrong. But one tusk is broken, meaning that as the perfect student, he has gone beyond the pairs of opposites, beyond the subjective and objective -to a higher plane of consciousness. The broken tusk also symbolises that nothing is too precious to be sacrificed for intellectual progress. Also the symbolism of the broken tusk is that the wise person is beyond duality and signifies one-pointedness. Wisdom allows us to see all as one and ourselves an integral part of the whole.
Ganesha’s big belly represents space, generosity and total acceptance. The mastermind has to digest all experiences of life. Even the implements Ganesha wields are symbolic. He carries in his hands, the ‘Ankusa’ (signifying awakening) that represents the annihilation of desire with the axe of spirituality. The modak symbolises the happiness and joy a seeker derives from the spiritual pursuit. The Lord’s posture with one foot on the ground and the other folded up conveys to us that while we must operate in the world there must also be a constant alignment with Atman in and through all our ground to earth experiences.

Ganesha is shown seated on a rat. The reason for saying that Ganesha ‘rides’ on the rat is that the rat is among the greediest of all animals. It will keep nibbling at whatever is available, eating everything it can.  Scientifically, too, the rat’s teeth keep growing and it has to keep chewing on something to keep these within limits. The rat is a symbol of our senses, which are never satisfied. They crave new experiences, new tastes. Left uncontrolled, they keep growing forever. The wise person rides on his senses. He keeps them under control. The knowledge of the infinite Self can be communicated through the finite equipments of body, mind and intellect.

Ganesha is the deity closest to physical creation, the swami of ridhhi and siddhi. This indicates that it is the Super intelligence that controls all the riddhi and siddhi, a speck of dirt of the phenomenal force of the Mother. Riddhi is the force responsible for prosperity and abundance ­ all material riches and luxury pertaining to the five senses. Siddhi refers to spiritual powers, including extra-sensory perception, and thought manifestation.

Hindu tradition believes that the entire cosmos is a combination of Shiva and Shakti. Shiva represents tangible matter and Shakti, intangible energy and qualitative aspect associated with matter. Mass and energy are interconvertible. Shiva and Shakti are also deeply interrelated; they cannot be separated.

The particle is like Shiva and the charge, spin, mass energy and such parameters are like Shakti. Looking for the Higgs-Boson particle is like looking for Shiva in Shakti — finding the cause of the particle’s mass — when actually they are both just different manifestations of the supreme unity. The supreme knowledge — unification or segregation of Shiva and Shakti — cannot be studied or experimentally verified.It has to be experienced. Ardha-Narishvar form of Shiva-Shakti is the combination of matter and energy with which the universe is formed after inflation and expansion from the Super energy or ADI-SHAKTI.