Meaning of Vaikuntam and Swargam

Many of us think that Maha Vishnu resides in a place called "Vaikuntam". The real meaning of "Vaikuntan" is as follows

The state of mind where No sadness, no difficulties etc exists.

i.e. When a person attains Bhramha jgana, he will have complete peace of mind, which is symbolized by this word.


The word "Swargam" means,

"Sugathi ethra bhavathi thatra eva Swargaha"

Meaning: The meaning is almost same as the for Vaikuntam.

"Mind" according to Bharatheeya Rishis

 Mind is classified into four divisions.

 Chittam - The part that helps us the remember things. (Physical Memory)
 Bhuddhi - The part that helps us in discursive thinking, to make decisions (Inteligence.. in general)
 "Nishchayatmika bhuddhi"
 Manaha - The part that helps us to imaging or visualize. This is the part that most of us think what Mind is.
 "Bhavanatmakam Manah"
 Ahhamkaram - The part that make us feel egoistic. This is what make us feel "I", "I am", Mine etc..


Reference: L. Girish Kumar (Mind Management)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRvUXcR92ZU

Bhagavadgitha Quotes by Robert Oppenheimer

Divi surya sahasrasya
Bhaveth yuga paduthitha
Yadi bha sadrusi sa syath
Bhasasthasya mahathmana (11:12)

In Mahabharatha war when Arjuna saw Viswaroopam of Lord Krishna told these words with surprise. This looks like thousands of suns are rising at the same time. Nothing in this Universe is equivalent to this prabha (light). The same words quoted by Oppenheimer when he had performed first nuclear explosion at Trinity nuclear test.
His quotes was “If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one ..”

Courtesy:
Dr. N.Gpoalakrishnanhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw5SZrCwIxw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimer

An important sloka in Devi Mahathmyam for daily chanting

                                             


jnaninam abhi chetamsi devi bhagavathi hisa
balaathakrishya moha ya mahamaya prayachadi

sarvaa baadha prashamanam
thrai lokasyaakhileshwari
yevam evathvoyakaaryam asmad vairi vinashanam

This sloka is from the 11th chapter of 'Devimahathmyam'.
The meaning of this sloka is : Even the wise men’s minds were attracted by Maha maya (Devi). O Lord (Devi) as you destroyed all those who created obstacles in the same way   remove all obstacles from my surroundings.
This mantra can  use to  control our senses (indrias) , to get favor from nature (prakrithi) and to get rid of all obstacles. This mantra can chant daily 12, 36, 51, 54, 64, 81, 96 or 108 times. The number of chanting is determined by the intensity of your concerns.
One very important thing is that this Mantra has no effect if tried to use for destructive purpose.

Courtesy: Mr. L. Girish Kumar
 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xKCRUybMVk&feature=plcp)

Special Thanks to Mr. Vasanth  Raj A(http://onlineieltshelp.blogspot.com)

"Hindustanam" described in Sanskrit

Himalayam samaarabhya yaavat indu sarovaram
tam devanirmitam desham hindustanam prakarshate


Starting from the himalayas, ending in the Indian ocean, whatever land that is created by the god almighty, that place is known as Hindustanam

‘Muppathi mukkodi’ Gods in Hindu Dharma

In Sanskrit  the meaning of  ‘Muppathi mukkodi’ is 33%.In that kodi  means portion , percentage or corner. So in every human being there is 33% divine character (sathwa guna) , 33% human character  (rajo guna) and 33%  devil character (thamo guna). If the human being put effort to develop divine character , the percentage of other two get decreases and his divinity increases.At the end he becomes an ‘Avathar’ like Lord Krishna , Lord Rama etc.
Courtesy: Dr. N Gopalakrishnan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvMJwgdjpJ0&feature=g-all-u
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfpwWD8l1bc&feature=g-all-u
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-lSBe6aX1o&feature=g-all-u
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C56nzb_VAh4&feature=g-all-u

Chathurvarnyam in Bhagavadgita

Chathurvarnyam mayasrushtam
Gunakarma vibhagasha
Tasya kartharamapi mam
Vidyakartharamavyayam (4 : 13)

According to Panini’s book on Sanskrit verbs (dhathus)  the  varn dhathu (1845th and 1846th dhathus out of total 1944) has explanations given for “Varna” and “Guna”. “Varna” means explaining, enlightening, inspiring and crushing. Guna dhathu has meanings like inviting,advising and multiplying.
In the above sloka, Chathurvarnya has no relation with the cast system. The brahmana is who has brahma jnana and formed from face, Kshathriya means one who overcome the failures and formed from hands, Vyshya means one who enters  and formed from thighs and  shudra means who has tears of happiness and formed from feet. All these are part of the same body.
In our body, the function (or Karma) of Bhrahmana is to think and analyze. This symbolizes the intellect and mind. Khsatriya’s duty is to protect and defend our self. Vaishya does the day today transacations and Shudra’s duty is to do service. All these are in all of us.

In other words, You are a Bhrahmana when you learning "Bhrahma Gjana". You are Kshatriya when you apply it in you life. You are a Vaishya when you teach or give this Knowledge to others. You are Shudra when you sacrifice everything and become one with the very Bhrahmam or God..

Courtesy: 

Swami Sandeep Chaithanya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQUn6cOH3wM&feature=relmfu

Dr N Gopalakrisnan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6nVkg6GFmU