STRESS

AND

SHRI
GURU
CHARITRA

DR.
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR
Anything that helps us blossom our consciousness and
conscience is PUNYA and anything that deters us from
growing in consciousness is PAPA.

PRAYASHCHITTA is reversal of the effects of PAPA.

In Hindu (SANATANA) Dharma or culture one of the

ways of rising in consciousness is reading of scriptures.

One such scripture is SHRI GURU CHARITRA.

Written by Saraswati Gangadhara and described in the

form of dialogue between an enlightened soul viz.
Siddhamuni and the seeker viz. Namadharaka, this is a
biography of Narasimha Saraswati (1378 – 1458).

This scripture is being read piously for centuries in many

states through generations.

The absolute consciousness or super consciousness or

God is personified in Narasimha Saraswati and this book
which is His biography; helps us “see” and “sense” the
glimpse of that super consciousness.
Apart from the facts of the life of Shri Narasimha
Saraswati, this book highlights the development of
universe, epochs, importance of pilgrimage, the conduct
of Brahmins, various VRATAS and most importantly the
sublime relationship between GURU and SHISHYA.

The formation of universe, conduct of Brahmins,

VRATAS etc are often felt as if outdated.

But if we carefully study and ponder over them; then we

realize that all thee incorporated in mythology constitute
cosmic physiology, described in different and literary
semantics. We can corroborate the philosophy, cosmic
phenomena, the deities and the VRATAS with the
physiology as is learned in medical curriculums.

We have to go beyond the semantics and the mundane

details and perceive and assimilate the super
consciousness; or in other words we have to identify
and/or merge ourselves with super consciousness.

In fact all this happens if we steadfastly read the SHRI

GURU CHARITRA. It definitely emancipates us and
frees us from stress of JADATVA (unconsciousness,
slumber, ignorance, inertia and chaos) and establishes us
in NAMASMARANA.