Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer and smt. Jayasree saranathan On this word `naishtika' the Monier Williams dictionary reads naishtika ? 2. mf(i)n. forming the end, final, last MBh. Hariv. Ragh. ? definitive, fixed, firm MBh. R. Yājñ. ? highest, perfect, complete MBh. Kāv. Pur. (-sundara mfn. perfectly beautiful Kum. v, 62) ? completely versed in or familiar with (comp.) Var. ? belonging to the character or office of a perpetual student W. ? m. a perpetual religious student or Brāhman who observes the vow of chastity Rājat. BhP. Since hanumaan and bhishma stood `fixed', `firm', `perfect' in their brahmacharya vratham they are called naishtika brahmacharies. But manu dharma saasthram on this naishtika brahmacharya says slightly different. 4.4.8 Naishtika brahmacarya But if (a student) desires to pass his whole life in the teacher's house, he must diligently serve him, until he is freed from this body. [v.2.243.] A Brahmana who serves his teacher till the dissolution of his body, reaches forthwith the eternal mansion of Brahman. [v.2.244.] He who knows the sacred law must not present any gift to his teacher before (the Samavartana); but when, with the permission of his teacher, he is about to take the (final) bath, let him procure (a present) for the venerable man according to his ability, [v.2.245.] (Viz.) a field, gold, a cow, a horse, a parasol and shoes, a seat, grain, (even) vegetables, (and thus) give pleasure to his teacher. [v.2.246.] (A perpetual student) must, if his teacher dies, serve his son (provided he be) endowed with good qualities, or his widow, or his Sapinda, in the same manner as the teacher. [v.2.247.] Should none of these be alive, he must serve the sacred fire, standing (by day) and sitting (during the night), and thus finish his life. [v.2.248.] A Brahmana who thus passes his life as a student without breaking his vow, reaches (after death) the highest abode and will not be born again in this world. [v.2.249.] Vritti: Brahma loka. Note: If this manu's rule is applied to both hanumaan and bhishma, both fail since both were not residing in their preceptor's place till their end of life [did not spend their life in guru's place]. To a large extent it can be said that hanumaan followed the `naishtika brahmacharya' rule as per manu, since his guru is soorya and he was [and is] serving `ina kula thilaka' raghuraama even now ? "yathra yathra raghunaatha keerthanam thathra thathra ----". so he is in a way naishtika brahmachari. But same cannot definitely be said about bhishma since he was all the time serving the royal seat of hasthinapur than his guru parasuraama. Dhasan vasudevan m.g. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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