Courtesy: Sri.PP.Ramachander
Dear Friends,
I obtained the tamil book "Ariya Dharmopadesangal " which has been published by Sri Ramamurthy Srouthigal, "Sri sadguru Dattatreya Nivasa" , Vidyaranyapura , Sringeri- 577139 from my friend Sri P.V.Anatha Narayanan . My translation of this book in to english is available in
http://brahminrituals.blogspot.in/2013/06/rare-dharmopadesas-for-brahmins.html
I am sure this book would be very much useful to all Brahmins to know the correct Acharas. I am giving below the introduction to this great book , by its author Brahmasri Srivathsa Ve Somadeva Sarma who is considered to be an authority on this subject:-
Introduction
By
Srivathsa Ve. Somadeva Sarma
I obtained the tamil book "Ariya Dharmopadesangal " which has been published by Sri Ramamurthy Srouthigal, "Sri sadguru Dattatreya Nivasa" , Vidyaranyapura , Sringeri- 577139 from my friend Sri P.V.Anatha Narayanan . My translation of this book in to english is available in
http://brahminrituals.blogspot.in/2013/06/rare-dharmopadesas-for-brahmins.html
I am sure this book would be very much useful to all Brahmins to know the correct Acharas. I am giving below the introduction to this great book , by its author Brahmasri Srivathsa Ve Somadeva Sarma who is considered to be an authority on this subject:-
Introduction
By
Srivathsa Ve. Somadeva Sarma
Achara (rituals) are only Dharma. The Acharas followed by holy people is Sadachara and Aacharas followed by eminent followers of the religion is Sishtachara. Though we generally tell Achara as Dharma , the rules which help practice Dharma is Sadachara. In some places Dharma is the dress and Achara are the limbs. For example performing Sandhyavandana is a Dharma, but performing it after taking bath, after marking the forehead with sacred marks and wearing a Panchakacha is the aacharas. Even Vedas do not support a person who does not have aacharas. By following Achara we can get a long span of life and also become wealthy . So many Dharma Sasthras say that Dharma is born out of aacharas and anyone who leaves aacharas has a very short span of life.
Karma or Dharma is a medicine that removes sins. Achara is the discipline that we have to follow in taking the medicine . When you do not follow the disciplines, in spite of taking medicine , the disease is not cured. Sometimes even the discipline only cures the diseases. One Purana says that a hunter who only followed Achara , got a Brahmin birth. Any religious without following the aacharas does not give results.
I had also earlier translated another compilation of Sadacharam by K.Sankara SAstrigal
http://brahminrituals.blogspot.in/2011/05/rules-of-good-behaviour-for-tamil_21.html
and also given the entire translation of Samkshepa Dharma Sastram got published by the great Paramacharyal
http://brahminrituals.blogspot.in/2010/02/introduction.html.
Karma or Dharma is a medicine that removes sins. Achara is the discipline that we have to follow in taking the medicine . When you do not follow the disciplines, in spite of taking medicine , the disease is not cured. Sometimes even the discipline only cures the diseases. One Purana says that a hunter who only followed Achara , got a Brahmin birth. Any religious without following the aacharas does not give results.
I had also earlier translated another compilation of Sadacharam by K.Sankara SAstrigal
http://brahminrituals.blogspot.in/2011/05/rules-of-good-behaviour-for-tamil_21.html
and also given the entire translation of Samkshepa Dharma Sastram got published by the great Paramacharyal
http://brahminrituals.blogspot.in/2010/02/introduction.html.
I am sure these compilations would be useful to all the Brahmins to know about the rules of life that they have to follow according to our religious tenets.
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