SATYARTH
PRAKASH - THE LIGHT OF TRUTH
Summary of Satyarth
Prakash Telephone Sermons of June 2013
By Acharya Vedshrami, Resident Priest, Greater Atlanta Vedic Temple
English Translation by Raj Bhalla,
Phd (President, Arya Samaj of Suburban New York)
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In the middle ages, Pourannic
people started preaching that people should not go abroad as their character
will be lost.
Question: Is not the
character of the people of Aryavrat (currently known
as India) lost by going abroad?
Answer: No, because a
man can retain a good character no matter where he goes as long as he is pure
in mind and body and follows the path of truthfulness. Whosoever is addicted to
a sinful life loses his character although he may be living in India or abroad.
If you eat meats and drink liquor, it will take you away from Godliness.
If going abroad was a sin, why should the people in ancient
India travelled abroad. Take note of what is written
in Mahabharta (Shanti Parva,
Vyasa-Shuka dialogue).
“Once upon a time, sage Vyaasa
lived in Paataala (पाताल), currently
known as America, with his son Shuka and other
disciples. Shuka asked a question to his father, if
the spiritual knowledge was only so much or more? Vyaasa
intentionally did not answer this as he had lectured on this subject before. In
order to get his teaching verified by another person, he addressed Shuka, ‘O my son go to Mithilapuri
and ask the same question to King Janak. He would
give you the correct answer.’
Shuka left America
for Mithilapuri. First he came to Harivarsha
and those countries which is north-east, north and
north-west of the Himalayas. [(Harivarsha = Hari + Varsha = Hari + Abode), Hari means monkey
and so it means abode of the monkeys. The people living there had red faces and
brown eyes like those of monkeys)]. Harivarsha is now
known as Europe. Then he came to the land of the Hunas
or Jews. From there he went to China and from China through the Himalayas he
arrived at Mithilapuri.”
Take another example. This one is recorded in Mahabharta also that Sri Krishna and Arjuna
went to Paataala (America) by ship (propelled by
fire), and from there brought sage Udayalaka for the yajna of Yudhishthra. Then again,
Yudhishthra was married to the royal princess of Gandhaara, now known as Kandhaara.
Madri the wife of King Pandu
was the daughter of the King of Iran. Arjuna was
married to Ulopi, the daughter of the King of Paataala (now known as America). Now all this could not
have been possible if they did not travel abroad.
In the Manusmriti, there is a
mention of the tax being levied on ships leaving ports of India. This is
another proof that people in those times travelled abroad.
When Emperor Yudhishthar
performed his coronation Yajna, he sent his brothers Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahdeva, one in each
direction, to give invitation to all the kings of the four quarters to attend
the Yajna. Had they considered spoiling one’s
character to travel abroad, they would not have undertaken this.
In ancient times, the people of Aryavrat
(India) used to go abroad to all parts of the world for the purpose of trade,
travel, religious and political purposes. The notion of loss of character is
due to the false teachings of the ignorant people and the growth of dense
ignorance.
There is no harm in going abroad. One should accept the
good points of these people of foreign lands and reject their bad points. One
should not eat meat and drink wine as their bodies and body elements will get
corrupted.
[Please note that eating of meat, fish, eggs
is strictly prohibited by the Vedas. Also please note as we have discussed in
some previous sermon that in old times our country was called Aryavrat and not India. The name Hindustan was given by
Muslims and in Arabic it means thief. The name India was given by the British.
Both these names is a representation of our slavery to
these people and therefore should be rejected.]
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