[Advaita-l] Samit Pani

[Swamisarvabhutananda]

OM
Agnihotram is not with the idea of keeping warm!
It is the offering through the pratyaksha deivam Agni devatA.
The gurukula is a gruhasta managed institution.

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> On 25-Oct-2013, at 5:36 pm, D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ <dvnsarma at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Is there any explicit admonition that a grihastha should not enjoy the
> warmth of agnihotras?
> 
> regards,
> Sarma.
> 
> 
> On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Venkatesh Murthy <vmurthy36 at gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> Namaste
>> 
>> But there is no warming of body with Loukika Agni in Indian traditions.
>> There are always three fires like Ahavaniya, Garhapatya and Dakshina Agnis.
>> Minimum requirement is Garhapatya must be always burning. They require fuel
>> sticks always. But the three fires are for doing fire rituals only. They
>> cannot be for keeping body warm.
>> 
>> But Sanyasis will not keep the three fires. They cannot use Loukika Agni to
>> keep warm. They must withstand cold in the winter and heat in summer. They
>> cannot escape from them.
>> 
>> Why Adi Sankara is saying Sanyasa is required for Brahma Jnana? This is a
>> puzzling question.
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 11:43 AM, kuntimaddi sadananda <
>> kuntimaddisada at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> PraNAms
>>> One explanation is it is fire wood required to keep warm in the cold
>> hills
>>> of Himalayas where Gurus were sitting in those days, in contemplation.
>> They
>>> really do not need anything, but student was asked to approach a teacher
>>> with an attitude of service. This is also stated as requirement in the
>>> Mudaka sloka - preeksha lokaan karmachitaan brahmano...
>>> Hari Om!
>>> Sadananda
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> ________________________________
>>>> From: Venkatesh Murthy <vmurthy36 at gmail.com>
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> In Prashna Upanisad the Brahma Jnaninaha like Bharadwaja'son Sukesha,
>>>> Satyakama, Sauryayani, Ashvalayana Kausalya, Bhargava and Katyayana
>>>> Kabandhi  the six Brahma Nishthas approached the Guru Pipplada with
>> Samit
>>>> sticks in hands.
>>>> 
>>>> In Upanisads the disciple will approach his Guru with fuel sticks in
>> hand.
>>>> Why? He will give the fuel sticks to the Guru. The Guru is not be a
>>>> Sanyasi. He may perform many Yajnas and he is teaching Brahma Jnana to
>>>> disciples. Sanyasis cannot perform Yajnas and fire rituals like this.
>>>> 
>>>> But this is going against Adi Sankara's argument Brahma Jnana will
>> happen
>>>> after giving up Karma Kanda.
>>>> 
>>>> Kindly clear this doubt.
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>> 
>> -Venkatesh
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