Meaning: According to the line of Athervaved 5/30/17 - The human body is more important than the bodies of other animals. All the powers and means of spiritual salvation are present within it. Therefore man's diet, routine, thinking and conduct should be such that he can live the full life-spam.
Message: After having wandered through 84,00,000 species of life, the soul finally attains the human body, and all the paths for his progress automatically open up. Then it does not take long for salvation, i.e. for achieving liberation from the imprisonment and bondage of life. But only by observing celibacy does the man achieve the capability for completing the tasks for people's welfare while utilizing the 100 years life spam given to him by God.
The word 'Brahmacharya', means celibacy, is very much misunderstood and very narrowly interpreted as protection of semen and control over sexual desire. This is only a part-interpretation. The correct meaning of the word 'Brahmacharya' is meditating upon or thinking of God study of the Vedas (or religious scriptures), acquiring knowledge, and protection of semen or sperm. "Brahma" refers to the Creator and to greatness and "Charya" means to move. Thus to move with greatness, to become great and to conduct ourselves befitting greatness is the all encompassing meaning.
Therefore it is necessary that we think of the divine qualities of God for achieving greatness and try to put them into practical conduct. It is also necessary that we study the Vedas and other scriptures and acquire true knowledge, and thereby develop our intelligence to arouse the power of discretion to distinguish between proper and improper, moral and immoral. But this becomes possible only when good health is established by protecting the semen. One who observes celibacy in the real sense explained above, is full of divine brightens, his eyes have a piercing shine, cheeks are rosy and the face shines with luster. The body becomes well-built with "Brahmacharya" and qualities like cheerfulness, firmness, daring and patience develop. In addition, by observing "Brahmacharya" the depletion of our powers is prevented and we are able to utilize them for moving forward on the path of greatness.
For his own progress, man must observe "Brahmacharya". Seen in a wider perspective the society too needs 'Brahmacharya'. Today the entire society is becoming weak, dispersed and narrow minded. Everywhere the signs of selfishness, incapability, obscenity, restlessness, fear and ruin only are seen. The reason for this is that the "Brahmacharya' of the society too has become depleted and therefore its powers have becomes scattered. in the 'devasur sangram', teh fight between the deities and the demons, when the deities were being defeated, God collected all their scattered powers and by combining them produced a single, tremendous power in the form of teh female deity called Durga. Today not only the man has to organize and concentrate his scattered powers, but the society too by observing "Brahmacharya" has to gather together the powers of unity, cooperation, goodwill and good moral virtues. The body, the mind, the soul, the society and the nation, all should observe "Brahmacharya".
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