Call for Universal Brotherhood, Tolerance
Sanskrit scholar felicitated for
getting Chevalier Award
TN Governor honors NSR Swami @ Navalpakkam on Sunday
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K. Rosaiah, Tamil Nadu Governor, releasing a book authored by
Sanskrit scholar N.S. Ramanuja Tatacharya Swami at a function in Su. Navalpakkam
village near Vandavasi on Sunday. NSR (3rd from left) and L.V. Subramanyam,
Executive Officer, TTD (4th from right) are in the picture.
Tamil Nadu Governor K.
Rosaiah has called upon people to join hands to promote universal brotherhood,
the spirit of oneness, tolerance and harmony.
All religions preach
righteousness, compassion, tolerance and unity. The purpose of religion is to
expand consciousness to rise above oneself.
"Humanity stands above all
religions. Let us all join hands to promote universal brotherhood, the spirit of
oneness, tolerance and harmony," he said, felicitating N.S. Ramanuja Tatacharya
Swami (NSR), Sanskrit scholar of Navalpakkam village in Vandavasi taluk in
Tiruvannamalai district on his being conferred the Chevalier de la Legion d'
Honneur (Chevalier Award) by the French government, at a function got up at the
village on Sunday.
(The title was
conferred on Mr. NSR, a professor and Associate Researcher at the French
Institute of Pondicherry, at a function held at the French Consulate in
Puducherry on July 12).
Mr. Rosaiah said education
makes integrity of spirit. That too being a Vedic scholar is something great. It
is the inward wisdom, intellectual capacity, in-depth knowledge of Vedic
scripts, the Vedas, dedication and devotion that have made Mr. NSR reach such
great heights.
"It is heartening to note
that Navalpakkam, this tiny village, is a home to many erudite Vedic scholars
for centuries together.
"It is his hard work,
sincerity and flair to learn more to gain in-depth knowledge that made Mr. NSR
what he is today," he said.
Mr. Rosaiah said teachers or
gurus had the responsibility of moulding the youth into men and women of
character. Merely spreading knowledge would not suffice to build a healthy
society. They should set an example of true greatness of spirit and an
embodiment of virtues. "A real teacher should possess more than book knowledge.
Those who are his students are really gifted to gain wisdom and knowledge from
such an erudite and spiritual person like Mr. NSR", he said.
Mr. Rosaiah released the
second volume of a book authored by Mr. NSR and a souvenir brought out on the
occasion.
L.V. Subramanyam, Executive
Officer, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, received the first copy.
Mr. Subramanyam said
Sanskrit was the repository of ancient wisdom.
All the scientific
discoveries of today were already talked about in ancient texts. "Bhaskaracharya
spoke of the speed of light several thousands of years ago. Aircraft and X-rays
were discovered several thousands of years ago. It is unfortunate that our
generation has not been exposed to the truth," he said.
The TTD Executive Officer
said Sanathana Dharma never spoke of the supremacy of any caste. It only talked
of a person's outlook. "The caste system has been started by individuals. It is
our mistake that we have not understood the basics of Sanathana Dharma", he
said.
Mr. Subramanyam said
acceptability from 14 countries was required for conferring the Chevalier Award
on a person. This goes to speak of the greatness of the persons receiving the
award. "Such people do not seek honours, but honours go after them," he
said.
Mr. Ramanuja Tatacharya said
he owed his erudition to his gurus.
The late Paramacharya of the
Kanchi Sankara Mutt, Srimad Andavan Swami and Srimad Azhagiya Singar have all
motivated him to write books, he said.
Pointing out that Sanskrit
was the mother of most Indian languages, he said scholarly works of many great
savants had inspired many a common man to live a life of dharma.
T.E. Kasturi, cardiologist
of Tirupati, was among those who felicitated Mr. NSR.
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