Smruti Sandarbh Part 01

Author(s): Maharshi
Publisher: Nag Publishers

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three bare necessities of life e.g. food, cloth, and shelter. It is the greatest of all the Yajñas as a result of which "Anna" foodgrain is available which is life and light of all the living creation. The all-round progress of a country depends mainly upon the abundance of rich barvest. This is necessary prerequisite for maintaining the vitality of a nation in peace or in war. It is a great Puruşārtha the successful achievement of which brings good and lasting fruits to be enjoyed by all in the form of genuine progress in Art, Science and Literature. The
Vedas enjoin "qarea" develop strength which is solely dependent upon the bountiful harvest. If a well-to-do young man sits idle and remains homesick all through his blooming age, he is the worst bane to the society. A young is the greatest asset to the nation and as such, he must strive hard to grow more and become a productive citizen to his nation in the real sense of the world. But this practice of doing land work and bringing the soil under the plough is not permissible in the old age. A grey-haired sanyāsın is better fitted for leading a hermit's life rather than working strenuously on land with no results of important yield. He is, moreover expected to attain perfection and freedom from transmigration of soul in his last days for butter after life. It is old age which is the worst hindrance to hard lobour when physical vitality is no more and gives way to mental and spiritual development for obtaining higher planes e.g. devotion and prayer. In our bumble opinion if this Yajña, as the Smsties dictate, is performed in all earnestness the cattle protection and "grow more food” compaign will no more be slogans of the Government but the Nation as a whole will rise to the occasion to solve the long-felt want of food, as a result abundant yield of food grains and proper protection to cattle vill be targetted and achieved.