Brahminism

I chant:
"Sarvē bhavantu sukhinaḥ sarvē santu nirāmayāḥ
Sarvē bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścit duḥkhabhāg bhavēt"
Always by saying this, I wish public welfare.
You call it Brahminism.

I express world brotherhood by saying "Vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam"

You call it Brahminism.

I call "mātr̥dēvō bhava" "pitr̥dēvō bhava" and "atithidēvō bhava" by this,

I speak of great respect to everyone.
You call it Brahminism.

I give the message of the same great phrase of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism: "ahinsā
paramō dharma:" which means,
"Non-violence the ultimate religion:" but
You call it Brahminism.

I encourage you to do your duty by saying "Karmaṇyēvādhikārastē"

You call it Brahminism.
I speak of only truth wins. As said in a verse: "satyamēva jayatē"
You call it Brahminism.

I say, "asatō mā sadgamaya"

to make you alert from the misguidance and to inspire you to chose right path.
I say, "tamasō mā jyōtirgamaya" by saying this, I suggest you to make a way from darkness to
light and from ignorance to knowledge.
I urge you to seek immortality from death by saying "mr̥tyurmā amr̥taṁ gamaya"
You call it Brahminism.

I say, "Jananī janma bhūmiśca svargādapi garīyasī"

"mātā kila manuṣyāṇāṁ dēvatānāṁ ca daivatam" by saying this,
I explain the importance of mother and motherland.
You call it Brahminism.

I inspire people to be the ideal person by saying "vr̥ttaṁ yatnēna sanrakṣēt"

You call it Brahminism.
I say "ācāraḥ paramō dharma:" that convey "Ethics the ultimate religion."
You call it Brahminism.

I say "Vidyādhanaṁ sarvadhanaṁ pradhānam"

and explain the importance of education.
You call it Brahminism.
I encourage reading and research by saying "svādhyāyān na pramaditavyam"
You call it Brahminism.

I say, "parōpakārāya satāṁ vibhūtayaḥ"

By saying this, I am talking about philanthropy.
You call it Brahminism.

I say, "udyōginaṁ puruṣasinhamupaiti lakṣmīḥ"

By this verse, I advise you to be an industrialist.
You call it Brahminism.
"satsaṅgatiḥ kathaya kiṁ na karōti punsām"
By saying this, I talk about to be associated with highly learned noble personnel.
You call it Brahminism.

I say "Saṁ gacchadhvaṁ saṁ vadadhvaṁ" and

"saha nāvavatu, saha nau bhunaktu",
"saha vīryaṅkaravāvahai" by saying this,
I mean at the same time, for walking, speaking, eating and being protected together and further
being strong together.
You call it Brahminism.

I encourage you to speak the truth and follow the ethics by saying:
"satyaṁ vada, dharmaṁ cara"
You call it Brahminism.

I say, "santōṣaḥ paramaṁ sukham" to convey "Satisfaction is supreme happiness."

"santōṣa ēva puruṣasya paraṁ nidhānam" that means: "Satisfaction is one's an invaluable
treasure," by saying these, I give the message that being happy is the only way to be happy
You call it Brahminism.

I explain the salvation as a goal of knowledge and learning by saying, "r̥tē jñānānna muktiḥ"
and "Sā vidyā yā vimuktayē"
You call it Brahminism.

I believe in "sarvajanahitāya sarvajanasukhāya jīvanam" that means: "life is to serve all people"
You call it Brahminism.

I say "Svasti sāmrājyam" and "suprabandhē rāṣṭrasamr̥ddhiḥ" by saying this,

I wish national welfare
You call it Brahminism.

I explain the science of the sun as the soul of the universe by saying, "surya ātmā jagataḥ"
You call it Brahminism.
I say "yōgaścittavr̥ttinirōdhaḥ" by saying this Sutra, I call Yoga a way of calming the mind.
You call yoga an exercise.

I say "dyau: Śāntiḥ, Antarikṣaṁ śāntiḥ, Pr̥thivī śāntiḥ, Āpaḥ Śāntiḥ, ōṣadhayaḥ śāntiḥ" that
means: "The sky peace, The space peace, The earth peace, The Aqua peace The herbs
peace." By saying this, I talk about peace everywhere.
You call it Brahminism.
I wish to hear only good things by chanting: "bhadram karṇēbhiḥ śrr̥ṇuyāmaḥ"
You call it Brahminism.

By saying, "uttiṣṭhata jāgrata prāpyavarān nibōdhata"

I induce you to achieve superiority.
You call it Brahminism.
Further by saying "satyam śivam sundaram"
I mean wellness and the beauty is the nature of truth.
But you call it Brahminism.

Yes, my friend! this is my Brahminism.

Therefore, I am proud to have such an idea of Brahminism.
I want to fill you with these feelings too.
You may not understand these ideas.
Of course, It is not easy to understand these things!
My Brahminism speaks of humanism.
So I'm proud to brahminism.
Yes, my friend, this is my Brahminism.

Translated by: Dr. Vikram Adhikari

Writer: Dr. Narayan Niraula

बाहुनवाद
म "सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामया:।
सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चित् दुःखभाग्भवेत्।।"
भनी लोककल्याणको कामना गर्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "वसुधैव कु टुम्बकम्" भनी

विश्व बन्धुत्व भाव प्रकट गर्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "मातृदेवो भव" "पितृदेवो भव" र"अतिथिदेवो भव" भनी महान् आदर भावको कु रा गर्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।
म हिन्दु बौद्ध र जैनको समान महान् वाक्य
"अहिंसा परमो धर्म:" भन्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते"भनी कर्म गर्न प्रोत्साहन गर्छु

तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।
म "सत्यमेव जयते" भनी सत्यताको कु रा गर्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "असतो मा सद् गमय" भनी

कु मार्गको निषेध र सन्मार्गमा प्रेरित गर्छु
म "तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय" भनी अन्धकारबाट ज्योति र अज्ञानबाट ज्ञानतर्फ लम्क भन्छु
म " मृत्युर्मा अमृतं गमय" भनी मृत्युबाट अमृतत्वको खोजिमा लाग्न प्रोत्साहन गर्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "जननी जन्म भूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी"

" माता किल मनुष्याणां देवतानां च दैवतम्" भनी
आमाको महत्त्व बताउँछु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "वृत्तं यत्नेन संरक्षेत्" भनी आदर्श बन्न प्रेरित गर्छु

तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।
म "आचारः परमो धर्म:" भन्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "विद्याधनं सर्वधनं प्रधानम्" भनी

विद्याको महत्त्व बताउँछु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।
म "स्वाध्यायान् न प्रमदितव्यम्" भनी
पढिरहनलाई प्रोत्साहन गर्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "परोपकाराय सतां विभूतयः" भनी

परोपकारको कु रा गर्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "उद्योगिनं पुरुषसिंहमुपैति लक्ष्मीः" भनी

उद्योगी हुन सल्लाह दिन्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।
म "सत्संगतिः कथय किं न करोति पुंसाम्" भनी
विज्ञहरूको विमर्शको कु रा गर्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।
म "सं गच्छध्वं सं वदध्वं"
म "सह नाववतु, सह नौ भुनक्तु "
"सह वीर्यङ्करवावहै" भनी
साथ साथै हिड्ने बोल्ने रक्षित हुने
खाने बल प्राप्त गर्ने कु रा गर्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "सत्यं वद, धर्मं चर" भनी

सत्य बोल्न र धर्ममा चल्न प्रोत्साहन गर्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "सन्तोषः परमं सुखम्" र

"सन्तोष एव पुरुषस्य परं निधानम्" भनी
सन्तोषी हुनु नै सुखी हुनु हो भन्ने सन्देश दिन्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "ऋते ज्ञानान्न मुक्ति:" र

"सा विद्या या विमुक्तये" भनी
ज्ञान र विद्याको लक्ष्य बताउँछु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "सर्वजनहिताय सर्वजनसुखाय" भन्छु

तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "स्वस्ति साम्राज्यम्"
"सुप्रबन्धे राष्ट्रसमृद्धिः" भनी
राष्ट्रकल्याणको कामना गर्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।
म "सुर्य आत्मा जगतः" सूर्यलाई जगतको आत्मा भनी विज्ञानको कु रा गर्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म " योगश्चित्तवृत्ति: निरोधः" भनी

योग मनलाई शान्त गर्ने साधन भन्छु
तिमी योगलाई व्यायाम भन्छौ।।

म" द्यौ: शान्ति:, अन्तरिक्षं शान्ति:, पृथिवी शान्ति:, आप: शान्तिः, ओषधयः शान्तिः" भनी
सबैतिर शान्तिको कु रा गर्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।
म "भद्रं कर्णेभिः श्रृणुयामः" भनी
राम्रा कु रा मात्र सुन्ने कामना गर्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

म "उत्तिष्ठत जाग्रत प्राप्य वरान्निबोधत:" भनी

श्रेष्ठतालाई प्राप्त गर भन्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।
म "सत्यं शिवं सुन्दरम्" भनी
सत्यको स्वरूप कल्याणकारी र सुन्दर छ भन्छु
तिमी बाहुनवाद भन्छौ।।

हो मित्र मेरो बाहुनवाद यस्तो छ

त्यसैले त मलाई गर्व छ
म तिमीलाई पनि यी भावनाले ओतप्रोत गर्न चाहन्छु
तिमी यी कु रा नबुझ्न सक्छौ
यी कु रा बुझ्नु चानचुने कु रा पनि त होइन नि!
मेरो बाहुनवाद मानववादको कु रा गर्छ
त्यसैले मलाई गर्व छ
हो मित्र मेरो बाहुनवाद यस्तै छ।।

(लेखक डा. नारायण निरौला)