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August 2024

Namaskaar

By C. N. Vaze, Chartered Accountant
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!! योजकस्तत्र दुर्लभ: !!

This line is very often used as a proverb. There are many idle persons around, many apparently useless things around. We discard them as useless. People wonder what is to be done of such persons or such things. This shloka is an answer. It says:

अमंत्रमक्षरं नास्ति नास्ति मूलमनौषधम् !

अयोग्य: पुरुषो नास्ति योजकस्तत्र दुर्लभ: !!

This is indeed a great thought. It reflects the richness of our Indian culture.

अमंत्रम् अक्षरं नास्ति - There is not a single letter or alphabet that is not used in a ‘mantra’. Mantra is a powerful verse or shloka or ‘sutra’. It is a form of prayer which is to be chanted repeatedly.

In such prayer, any letter is capable of being used. Hence, you cannot discard any alphabet as useless.

नास्ति मूलम् अनौषधम् - There is not a single root or herb that has no medical value. Ayurveda recognised this principle. The sages knew which herb could be use

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