Author : B Naga Bhushan
Publisher : Techfiz Inc
ISBN 13 : 8196064187
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)
Book Synopsis Naga@60 by : B Naga Bhushan
Download or read book Naga@60 written by B Naga Bhushan and published by Techfiz Inc. This book was released on with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shashtipurti is a milestone that marks celebration and gratitude for the life given by God. It’s a pointer to a new journey. A pointer to spend the rest of one’s life reflecting inward, discovering self, and the person behind the persona. It’s a wake-up call to lose yourself so you can find yourself. After 60 years, all the planets in the Zodiac come to the same position as the actual date of birth of the individual. It’s another signal from the universe to return to our innocence. Sixty years is a long time in the life of an individual, and in my family, the completion of 60 years is celebrated as an important milestone. My eldest brother did a homam and pooja in our house while my second brother was fortunate to celebrate the shashtipurti (completion of 60 years) in a very traditional manner under the able aegis of his knowledgeable father-in-law. I also like the way we celebrated the shashtipurti of my second sister-in-law. We went to a veda patashala, performed poojas for about four hours amidst the chanting of thirty and odd young, bright students of the school, followed by lunch with about sixty veda pandits. Vedas tell us that sashtipurthi can be performed through out the year, the month, or the day a person completes their sixty years on the earth and the scriptures give full freedom to celebrate this occassion in which ever way it gives us peace and in whichever place is appropriate — at a temple, by the river, or at home. “Janmaabde, Janmamaasecha Swajanmadivase tathaa, Janmarshe chaiva kartavyaa santi rugrarathaahvayaa, Devaalaye nadeeteere swagruhe vaa subhasthale.” Inspired by my brother, I seriously considered celebrating my shashtipurti by going to a veda patashala. However, I am not a ritualistic person and so changed my plans to celebrate my shashtipurti to reflect my personality – by celebrating the lives of sixty people who are very close to my heart by writing about them and publishing a book. Now that I have a goal, I started the process of identifying and jotting down names and anecdotes of the sixty people in my life who have made me what I am today. All of these people have influenced, inspired, and enlightened me simply by their association. Each one of them has taught me invaluable life lessons, and have made my stay on earth a worthy experience. I will forever be indebted to them. My biggest dilemma in this process of identifying the sixty people is being perceived as not showing enough appreciation for everyone else who is important to me. It is just coincidental that I have my sixtieth birthday coming up, and I wanted to acknowledge sixty of the most important people in my life. Needless to say, there are many people outside this list who are very dear to me and if you are reading this book, chances are, you are one of them too. This is my first major attempt at writing a book, and I hope I am able to make the time you are taking to read it worth it.
