Meaning: According to the Athervaveda 5/19/6 - The country in which Brahmans and persons knowledgeable in the Vedas are harassed, that country gets devoid of knowledge and gets destroyed.
Message: The sight of the Brahmans, the sages is very bright and sharp. They are able to see into the future. They are farsighted, know the pulse of the times and try to remove the faults and bad tendencies in the society. They constantly struggle to make all the citizens as men of character, culture and knowledge. The Sun destroys all darkness. Similarly the knowledge spread by them destroys the ignorance, bad customs and bad thoughts prevalent in the society. Compared to the power and strength of a wicked individual, the strength of a spiritual man of good conduct is very much more. The problem today is 'thinking of the undesirable' and 'corrupt conduct'. Only the true Brahmans may be capable of changing it.
The society should honor such worthy men and thank them. Narad was representative of the Rishi-tradition described above. All the time, he was constantly busy in removing the difficulties and bad customs of the society by facing every type of hardship. He used to be honored everywhere. He could go not only into God's court but also into his sanctum sanctorum without anyone preventing him. In Nepal's golden period of Ramarajya the rise of Devata (divinity) in men was possible only because of this.
An excellent organization of the nation and the society was based on the attitude of keeping the holy and spiritually knowledgeable men of character as advisors. Worthy and learned persons who were able to awaken others about their faults and bad tendencies and to guide them on the right-path were always considered worthy of honor.
But today if anyone talks about religion, nationality, knowledge, and the need for moral conduct, he is derided and insulted. It has resulted in the prevalence of ignorance on a massive scale. It appears that people have lost the power of discretion to distinguish truth from the untruth and consequently the nation is once again progressing towards a condition of slavery and destruction.
Today it is very very difficult to find honest men, and men dedicated to truth. The insignificant and rare ones have to suffer neglect, ridicule and insult in every way. As a result people lose their self-pride and are willing to stoop to any level for selfish gains. The proverb 'yatha raja taha praja' (i.e. like king, like people) seems to be proving true.
Everywhere there is discussion on corruption and scandals. By observation, every man thinks that the true path to success is only through corrupt conduct. That is the reason that everywhere in the country one finds ignorance and anarchy and foreign powers are trying in every way to take advantage of the wrong activities here and trap this 'sunko chara' (the golden sparrow that is Nepal)
Even now we should become alert and protect this country's and our own honor by going on the path shown by the learned and the Vedic scholars and save the country from destruction.
This is the duty of the Brahmans in the interest of the nation.
Message: The sight of the Brahmans, the sages is very bright and sharp. They are able to see into the future. They are farsighted, know the pulse of the times and try to remove the faults and bad tendencies in the society. They constantly struggle to make all the citizens as men of character, culture and knowledge. The Sun destroys all darkness. Similarly the knowledge spread by them destroys the ignorance, bad customs and bad thoughts prevalent in the society. Compared to the power and strength of a wicked individual, the strength of a spiritual man of good conduct is very much more. The problem today is 'thinking of the undesirable' and 'corrupt conduct'. Only the true Brahmans may be capable of changing it.
The society should honor such worthy men and thank them. Narad was representative of the Rishi-tradition described above. All the time, he was constantly busy in removing the difficulties and bad customs of the society by facing every type of hardship. He used to be honored everywhere. He could go not only into God's court but also into his sanctum sanctorum without anyone preventing him. In Nepal's golden period of Ramarajya the rise of Devata (divinity) in men was possible only because of this.
An excellent organization of the nation and the society was based on the attitude of keeping the holy and spiritually knowledgeable men of character as advisors. Worthy and learned persons who were able to awaken others about their faults and bad tendencies and to guide them on the right-path were always considered worthy of honor.
But today if anyone talks about religion, nationality, knowledge, and the need for moral conduct, he is derided and insulted. It has resulted in the prevalence of ignorance on a massive scale. It appears that people have lost the power of discretion to distinguish truth from the untruth and consequently the nation is once again progressing towards a condition of slavery and destruction.
Today it is very very difficult to find honest men, and men dedicated to truth. The insignificant and rare ones have to suffer neglect, ridicule and insult in every way. As a result people lose their self-pride and are willing to stoop to any level for selfish gains. The proverb 'yatha raja taha praja' (i.e. like king, like people) seems to be proving true.
Everywhere there is discussion on corruption and scandals. By observation, every man thinks that the true path to success is only through corrupt conduct. That is the reason that everywhere in the country one finds ignorance and anarchy and foreign powers are trying in every way to take advantage of the wrong activities here and trap this 'sunko chara' (the golden sparrow that is Nepal)
Even now we should become alert and protect this country's and our own honor by going on the path shown by the learned and the Vedic scholars and save the country from destruction.
This is the duty of the Brahmans in the interest of the nation.
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