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SAMAVARTAN SACRAMENT
(COMPLETION OF STUDY)
This is the twelfth sacrament out of
the sixteen sacraments. Samavartan sacrament means completion of study and
return home of the student. The objective of this sacrament is the advice that
is given by the preceptor (teacher) to the student on completion of study, as to
how he/she must behave in daily life in this world. It is an indication that the
student was ignorant of the worldly knowledge until now. Therefore knowledge is
given to him/her in accordance with the religious books as follows:-
Always maintain
partnership in all dealings of noble souls. This means that on entering the
stage of married life, it is necessary to be very cautious. Keep company of or
act in agreement with the advice given by noble male/female souls, so that
he/she continues to receive wealth etc and achieves objectives and keeps away
from wicked men and women. Because of inexperience, young men and women of today
get caught in the net of sinful souls and end up causing harm to themselves.
This is the reason why the marriage of so many young men and women ends up in
divorce. Learned people working together are successful in doing good work, but
is it not the case that so many companies, factories, shops, as well as families
and brothers break up because all those working together are not noble souls?
Only those persons who love one another and maintain good behaviour can work
together. Therefore, a newly married person can only be successful by working
together with those persons who have good qualities.
An unmarried young
person has to enter into the stage of married life. Therefore the preceptor
gives the student important and noble advice that without wealth, good
reputation, knowledge, intellect, and good moral conduct, you will never be able
to achieve your objective and the only way to receive them is to make good use
of them. Their misuse makes them like poison and harmful, whereas with proper
usage they prove to be nectar-like. This statement looks simple when stated, but
is difficult to follow in married life where the senses have to be put to use in
special circumstances. Mind tempting pleasures that give joy to the senses, make
the married person, who has acquired wealth and wife, transcend the limits and
entangle in disease and suffering. The preceptor gives all these knowledge to
the students during samavartan sacrament.
The student from his/her side, states –
listen good people! This respected preceptor has done a great service to me, has
removed my ignorance and made me a good learned person. In return I sincerely
thank and pay respect to my preceptor and pray that just as you have made me
happy through the best knowledge, in the same way I will continue to make other
students happy and will never forget the good that you have done to me.
Almighty God, with your kind oversight,
make me and others who study and teach, as well as the whole world- well
behaved, knowledgeable and powerful in body and soul. May we, with long life,
good health, hard work and initiative, do service to others and perform good
deeds. May we assimilate the qualities, deeds and nature of God into our lives
and thus achieve righteousness, wealth, desires and salvation and always remain
in happiness and peace.
NB
In order to perform Samavartan sacrament, see ‘Sanskar Vidhi’ where the
method of performing this sacrament is given together with the mantras.
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