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Reviving Vedic culture
In an era when the tech-savvy generation armed with Millennial philosophy is dominating, a two-year-old institution, ‘Yagnikapeetham’ is working relentlessly in reviving Vedic culture among youngsters by bringing the teachings to mainstream knowledge.
Nagole: In an era when the tech-savvy generation armed with Millennial philosophy is dominating, a two-year-old institution, ‘Yagnikapeetham’ is working relentlessly in reviving Vedic culture among youngsters by bringing the teachings to mainstream knowledge.
The centre not only provides free Vedic classes to children, but also teaches them how to strike a balance between their mind and desires. P T G S Kishore Swamy is heading the institution and conducts classes for both children and adults.
Speaking to CityLife, Kishore Swamy said, “We provide Vedic classes for unemployed Srivaishnavas and other people who are interested in understanding our culture. Different people from across the country like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh come here to take the classes.”
“As of now we have two forms of courses in our pathashala: One is the short term of course that lasts for 100 days and is meant for people between the age group 30 and 60 years. In this, we teach how to perform Bhagwad seva in temples starting from Suprabhat (early morning) seva to Pavalimpa (night) seva,” he explained.
“The other is a long-term course whose duration is not defined and is meant for the age group between seven and 26 years. During this period, Shastras are taught and this includes Vedam, Samartham, Aagam and Divya Prabandham. The reason why we have not fixed the time for this course is that everyone grasps things differently,” he added.
Inspired by his guru Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Srimanarayana Chinna Jeeyar Swamy, Samudrala Ramakanthacharya Swamy and his father PTGS Vendanta Charya Swamy, the priest undertook the initiative. One of the prime reasons for this was the dwindling number of priests in temples. Said Kishore Swamy, “There are about 30,000 temples in India that closed due to lack of pujaris. We are trying train pujaris through this pathashala so that no temple in India should close.”
“As of now we trained 120 Srivaishanavas in the last two years out of which 50 reported to be employed. Under the age group of seven and 26 years we have 20 children who stay with us in the institution and learn the subjects,” said the Swamy.
A typical day for pupils begins at 5am with yoga and ends with evening prayers at 9pm. The children are taught skill development and public conduct, apart from Vedic literature. Yagnikapeetham has also undertaken the initiative of reopening temples that have closed. From 2015 till date they have re-opened six temples in the surrounding areas.
By Neelam Shaw
