Blessings to Teachers
- mahendramangalam
- Nov 20, 2024
- 1 min read
Summary of Swamigal’s blessings to teachers:
“Teachers are those who use what they learnt to make a living. Others are
involved in professions which are mostly unrelated to their studies. The teachers should
understand their subjects before teaching and only then can their students effectively
comprehend the subjects. Once upon a time, a vidwan went to the King to recite
Bhagavatham. The king sent him back asking him to re-learn the Bhagavatham. He relearnt
it and came back to the King, who sent him away again. This happened over and
over with the king sending the vidwan away twenty one times. By this time, the vidwan
finally realized the meaning of the Bhagavatham and went to the forest to attain self
realization. When the king found out that the vidwan had gone to the forest, he realized
that the vidwan was now ready to teach him the Bhagavatham and sought the vidwan out.
Similarly, it takes reading any piece of literature numerous times before its true meaning
is realized. Only then, will you have the capability to teach. I wish you would live like the
rishis in the ancient times and teach your shishyas in the correct way.”
The above is an excerpt from “Pujya Sri Mahaswamy Divya Charitram” by Sri Sambamoorthi Shastrigal, Sri Kuppuswamy Iyer, “Sollin Selvan” P. N. Parasuraman – 1957
Vijaya Yatra
The peetathipathis of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam had taken upon themselves as part of their pontifical duties, traveling around, giving audience to people, giving them advice and encouraging their spiritual growth.
Our Swamigal also wanted to take on such a journey after becoming the Peetathipathi.
