Hi Friends,
We are glad to introduce to you, our new Youtube
channel, Vedic Management Mantra. Good management
provides people with the resources needed
to accomplish their tasks and achieve the
goals. This channel is brought to you by Dr
P K Vishwanathan and Mr Ganesh Kumar , who
were colleagues and are always passionate
about discussing the influence of Indian scriptures
to modern management. We are sure, this channel
would be of immense use to all those, who
take conscious decisions. We proudly present
to the world, this YouTube channel, Vedic
Management Mantra.
Vedic Management Mantra is all about good
management, guided by the Vedas, for betterment
of the mankind. While, a lot has been written
by experts, there are only a few audio visual
media, which provide management tips from
the Vedas. This is a modest experiment, to
share ideas on management through the help
of Vedas.
The Vedas and Puranas, that have their origin
in India have always been guiding people to
live meaningfully and with a purpose. India
has contributed to humanity, several Gurus
whose teachings continue to guide people in
their day to day life, from taking the right
decisions, that determine the future of institutions
and corporates, to guiding leaders, in shaping
the destiny of their nations and the citizens.
While we would be discussing the teachings
from various sources, to begin with, we start
off with Guru Chanakya, who is considered
the pioneer in the field of political science
and economics in India.
Chanakya, the great Indian philosopher and
teacher who lived around 300 years, Before
the Common Era has authored mainly two books,
the Arthashastra and Chanakya Neeti. Chanakya
Neeti a treatise of Economics, Politics and
Management comprises of 331 Sanskrit Slokas
spread over 17 chapters. It covers subjects
as various as Politics, Economics, Education,
Administration, Corruption, Truth, Spiritualism
and Management . All these are highly relevant
in today's environment and an attempt is made
to compile the essence of Guru Chanakya's
teachings in simple language.
We shall briefly state the sloka or the verse
in English and then discuss the essence of
those verses.
The first verse goes like this….
Bowing down respectfully before the almighty
Lord Sri Vishnu, the Lord of the three worlds,
I recite maxims of the science of political
ethics selected, from the various shastras.
As the lord Created the entire universe, in
the Indian value system, nothing starts off,
before saluting the Lord. This is the practice,
followed in most of the Scriptures. The first
verse of Thirukkural says that, the letter
A or Aa is the first letter in all languages
and similarly, the Lord is the first in the
universe and hence needs to be invoked . Here,
Chanakya introduces us, of what is in store
for the reader of Chanakya Niti. Being an
ardent supporter of people based system, he
seeks permission from the Lord, to recite
the Chanakya niti, a working manual for life,
compiled from various Shastras.
The second verse says,
That man, who by the study of these maxims
from the Shatras, acquires knowledge of the
most celebrated principles of duty, understands,
what all have to be done and what ought not
to be followed, what is good and what is bad
.
How do we know what is correct and what is
wrong, or what is legal and what is illegal?.
What is correct for one person may be incorrect
for another person. What is a legal act in
one country, may be illegal in another country.
How do we identify the correct one, when such
a debatable situation arises? Wisdom is the
ability to distinguish between these two,
and education of scriptures is a way to acquire
knowledge and wisdom. It is here, that Guru
Chanakya comes out with a solution, where
our Vedas and Shastras contain explanations
on what is Dharma, as what is to be done and
what is Adharma, on what is not to be done.
Once we follow this, clarity comes in and
confusion vanishes. Chanakya Niti is nothing
but a compilation of doctrines scattered in
our Vedas and Shastras. Guru Chanakya gives
us an indication that we should study this
doctrine and comply by them.
Hi friends, we are coming out with other verses
in our future videos. We request our viewers
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we meet next time, take care and bye !
