What are the reasonable  ways of earning money from Manu Smrutih  ?

Manu  wrote in his Manu Smruthi  how to live a man in the society by following the justice and customs in every step.  Dharma (Alms)  is the ultimate  goal to the mankind even in the hardships, he utters in each Sloka.

Regarding earning money, Manu  says  it is rightful  if the money comes through the seven ways to a  man, then there will not be any unjustful . If not,  the money would be illegal for the man to enjoy it in his life.  The lawful money is ...

“ Sapta Vittaagamaa Dharmyaadaayo Laabhah Krayojayah Prayogah Karma yogascha Satpratigraha eva chah ”

1. Inheritable assets from his kith and kin,   2. Any mines from his ground, or any money from his friends,  3. By purchasing any asset or any valubale thing,  4.by defeting the other King who is enemy (means other king’s  kingdom or any property),  5. By means of Interest which is so lawful without doing harm to others,  6. By means of business and cultivation,   7. By taking Gift or Donation or Charity which totally rightful at that time. But for earning money through Interest he said so many laws.

How many kinds of baths ?

We know that every one takes bath  with water. But it is said there are some kinds of baths during certain occasions.The Pious and  also Othodoxy people follow the rituals of such kind of baths.

Maanasa Snanam, Dhyana Snanam, Mantra Snanam and Divyatwa Snanam.

Maanasa Snanam (bath) : Scrubing the sacred ashes (Vibhuti)  around the body and worship Lord Maheswara.

Dhyana Snanam : It is also named as Varunam. This kind of bath is done by remembering Sacred Rivers like Ganges, Saraswati, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri etc at their places     “Gange cha Yamune chaiva Godavari Saraswati, Narmade Sinchu Kaveri Jalesmin Sannidhim Kuru. ”

Mantra Snanam :  Taking the bath By Chanting the Hymns (from Vedic Scripts)

Mruttika Snanam : Means the mud which  brought from the Sacred Rivers and Holy Places and taking the bath with that.

Celestial Snanam :  In the Uttarayana season  taking bath   when it is raining in the Sunshine which is Celestial of all.

On Festival Times,  why the Vadapappu is offered  as Prasadam ?.

In India we have many Festivals. On each festival day we do pooja to the God or Goddess and offered Pindi Vantalu (   Food Delicacies )                      inluding fruits and other special items.  When the worship is over we also take the Pindi Vantalu. . Naturally sometimes according to the compositions of Body with the qualities of  Kapha, Vaata etc we will fall sick. But at the same time  on the  Festivals simultaneously Vadapappu (split green gramsoaked in water offered to a Deity) and also Panakam (kind of soft drink made by mixing jaggery in water with a dash of pepper and cardamom powder) are also made and offered.

By taking  Vadapappu and Panakam , they both make the digesting system in order and protect from the diseases. Hence compulsorily these  two iems are made on that time.

The Results for taking oil bath (anointing) on different  weeks. What are they ?.

Pure, clean, fresh, neat, refine, tidiness, trim .... all are same  more or less. In this Universe Water is the first and foremost food to the creatures. We can not live with out water. We use and spend more and more water for our daily life. We drink, cook, take bath, and wash and for all our  purposes  the Water is most necessary.  For example we drink water immediately when we get up from the bed. .So the life starts with drinking water. Water clean everything. We use more water for our bath and also for head bath.. Upto this it is okay. In India the head bath means taking bath with oil rubbing on the head.   According to the  Sastras (sacred scripts) it is said the results  for the  anointment (Abhyangana Snanam).

Suppose  if we take head bath or oil bath on Sundays the heat in the body will go away.

The head bath on Mondays the result is the beauty of the body is icreased.

Taking head bath on Tuesdays is inauspicious.

On Wednesdays it is prosperity in business and daily life.

On Thursdays it is unfortune to money.

On Fridays it happens  unforeseen troubles

On Saturdays  it is said  of getting more luxuries in the form of money and comforts.

The Scripts say that the Ladies are eligible for doing head bath in all the days irrespective of the weeks. But for the Men it is restricted the head bath on particulars weeks like on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

No remedy for the  Five Great Crimes (Sins).(Pancha Patakah)

What are they ?.

The Upanishads are the branches of the Vedas.The Vedas are the Praamaanika (highest standard) for this world. They were not written as scripts wise. They are being called as Apaurusheayas which means  no human being said , just the Holy Hymns (Vedic)  had been heard from the Space.

In the Upanishads, it  is explained everything to us how to live and behave  and what is the ultimate goal of life for reaching the highest Truth, which is Paramatma. Nishkaama Karma Renunciation and Service are the stairs to attain Supreme Soul.

 Though there are 108 Upanishads are popular out of them the 11 Upanishads are  very renowned.

The Cchandogya Upanishad (Cchandogyopanishad) mentions in  this way in the  fifth chapter

 “Stheno Hiranyasya Suram Pibag scha guro sthalpa, Maavasan Brahmahaa cha ethe patanti cchatwarah panchama schaa charag  sthai riti ” .

Those  who steal Hiranyam (Gold), who drink wine (Surapaana sevanam), Illicit  association with their teacher ( Guru Patni Samagamam), Assassination of a Brahma Gnani ( murdering a Self realized Soul) all these fourpersons  come into one category of great Criminals. And the fifth one  who makes friendship ( or join association ) with all the above said four Criminals , he will also become a Criminal. Hence all the five persons are  called Pancha  Maha Patakah (Five Great Criminals)..

1. The Wonders of  Wordly Detachments, really  they are not.. But,  what are they ?

The meaning of Detachment ( it is called  Vairagyam in Sanskrit Language )  is  renouncing the world which is quite opposite to the Attachment. The attachment  means   engrafted from the  root  (cementing) with the Samsara ( Ahmkara and Mamakara which  is “I” and “My”) which can not be abandoned from us births together.

 I am and my family, my wife, my children,  my wealth, my power, my status my qualification, my beautiness, my assets,  my palace  etc., every thing is purely attachment in the mind.

 Suppose if we have everything what is  said above ,will  we be  really happy in the mundane world ?. If we  go deep into the reality of attachment, we can proximately  know that there is no happiness, no comfortness, no peace at all except sufferings and sorrowness. For this we can not give any explanation as we are having   attachment lives.So we can give so many  best  examples about the results of attachment  which is  nothing  but hell.. Although knowing this truth we can not come out of from the mouths of wild animals of attachment.

No one said leave this Samsara (wife children, family etc) but live in this world like a water drop on the lotur petal.

If we detache from the attachment truly we can have a supreme bliss for ever. This is more than 100% true. Only great Souls like  Adi Sankaracharya, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, and  many others  could  detach from the Samsara means rebirth..  We believe in the rebirth. Punarapi Jananam Punarapi Maranam ( again birth and again death ... the circle goes on with endless). The Pakruti Maya (Natural Delusion) is so mightier  than any thing in this world.

 But ... even then   we sometimes illusionarly fall into the  feelings of detachment for certain time on some occasions.

On three occasions  the feelings of detachment from this world happen .

They are called  1) Prasuti Vairagyam , 2) Smasana Vairagyam , 3) Purana Vairagyam.

1)      Prasuti Vairagyam . Prasuti means giving birth to a child. Vairagyam means detachment (renouncing).

Every woman after marriage leads the marital life  with her husband so happily. She thinks that marital life is iteself a Heaven. But after her pregnancy when 9 months completed, at  the time of parturition (labour)  in the  maternity ward when she suffers a lot  with  unbearable labour pains, she prays God and  thinks she does not want  any happy marital  life with husband for the child to give birth.But after giving birth to the baby, after few days, she lives with her husband  as it is what she was .  This is called Prasuti Vairagyam

2)     Smasana Vairagyam. Smasana means grave yard.

If we see a dead body or look at the mortal body in the burial ground  we just fall into Vairagyam and remain in thought of that one day we  will also   die and leave this world , then why should we live with all these wicked thoughts and do deceiptful and harmful deeds to others.. he remians in the feelings of detachment for  some time. When once he leaves the grave yard we forget and live  as it is  ... what we were  . This is called Smasana Vairagyam.

3)     Puran Vairagyam. Purana means Mythological (ancient  text )

A well learned scholar  teaches about the Reality and Unreality of the world and, mortality and immortality of the life   though the characters of the Mythological scriptures. The listeners go to the Temples in the morning and evening and  listen to those teachings from him. They can understand and accept the truth of  the life. Life  is not permanant. Any moment  one will die. Life is like a bubble. Its life is so momentary. Like wise we are also temporary  as they think and fall into the deep Vairagya Bhava (the feelings of detachment). At that time they memorize  about the life’s many hardships, grieves, temporary happiness, and pains. But once when they leave that sacred place, he lives  (they live)  as it is ... what he was (they were)..

So the  most wonderful thing of this life is the  man/woman  always has  those three kinds of Vairagyas which are circumstantially temperary. Are these  are not wonders ?.

 What are the Dwadasa Adityas ?

The Sun is also God to the Hindus. He is Karma Sakshi (who is witness for all  our actions). The Sun is called in different  twelve names  as Dhata, Aryama, Mitra, Varuna, Indra, Vivswantah, Trishnah, Vishnuh, Taryamah, Bhaga, Poosha, and  Kratuh.

We have twelve months  in  Hindu Almanac.  The Almanac starts from Chaitra Maasa according to the Lunar System. The names of those twelve months ... Chaitra Maasa, Vaisakha, Jyeshya, Ashadha, Sravana, Bhadrapada, Aaswayuja, Kaartika, Margasira, Pushya, Maagha and Phalghuna Maasa.

In this Universe, the Sun in different names in different months give sustraining energic force to the entire Earth. And the names of Sun in those months are ... 1) for Chaitra Maasa (month) the Sun is called as Dhata, 2) for Vaisakha the Sun  is Aryama, 3) for Jyeshta Maasa the Sun is called as Mitrah, 4) for Aashadha is varunah, 5) for Sravana Maasa the Sun is Indrah, 6) for Bhadrapada Maasa the Sun is Vivaswantah, 7) for Aaswayuja is Trishnah, 8) for Kaartika Maasa the Sun is Vishunh, 9) for Maargasira is Taryamah, 10) for Pushya Maasa the Sun is Bhagah, 11) for Maagha Maasa is Pooshah, 12) for Phalghuna Maasa the Sun is Kratuh. Hence the Sun in different names  is the Lord of those different  months.