• Sreekala.P.S

Teachings of Sreemad Bhagavatham on Environment Today, the entire mankind is facing a crisis, perhaps the greatest crisis in human history. There is unrest all over the world. Chaos is spreading and the world is threatened with a moral collapse. There is no respect for mankind. People do not realize the mankind. People do not realize the importance of human values. Man’s life is cheaper than anything else in the world today. People have forgotten the sanctity of man. The result has been conflicts, chaos, and confusion, oppression, exploitation and subordination all over the world. The bigger nations are trying to swallow-up smaller nations. In order to achieve this end, they sometimes indulge in wars in which there is a massacre of human lives. The solution to these problems lies in spiritual evolution. This is the only way to save mankind from the present catastrophe. Man should have the sense of spirituality which is the only solution of the present day problems. Sreemad Bhagavatham can instill spiritual knowledge in to the minds of the people. It can rescue the world from this desperate crisis. The only solution for the present day problem is to make the people aware of Vedams and religious scriptures. Our ancestors had indepth belief in God. On the contrary modern man is like the king Venan who is arrogant and not pious. He has done everything without pleasing God. His attitude and behaviour are the root causes for all his problems. Man should develop a religious attitude towards the environment and save our planet and humanity. Sreemad Bhagavatham brings out the concept that a man cannot survive alone and he cannot separate himself from his environment and nature where each and everything is related and interdependent. The environmental crisis now encompasses the entire earth. The role of religion in the solution of the existing crisis between man and nature is therefore crucial. There is a central belief that nature was created by God and should be protected. Environment means that which envelops us on all sides ,the nature all around us, surroundings . Everything is included in it. Man’s progress is possible only by his smooth and organic adjustment with nature . Nature makes human life rich and joyful by contributing a myriads of gifts . At the root of this benevolence, there has been man’s love , good will and reverence for nature . Indian culture gave special sanctity to environment conservation. Human life has always existed in harmony with nature . The Indian Rishis had indepth knowledge of mutually interdependent relationship between man and nature . Hindu religion believed that everything around us , rivers , mountains, lakes , animals , flora , the mineral world, the stars and planets is pervaded by a subtle Divine presence. The Divine reality is present as prana or shakti . Hindus greet each other saying “ Namaste “ means I recognize and salute the Divine within you , so do they recognize the same Divine essence in all around them.The perspectives of muslim religion is that human beings are created by Allah to be guardians of his creation .They give emphasis on maintaining the unity of humans and nature. Avadhuta has wandered in search of peace and truth. Finally he has got several Gurus whom he has mentally accepted as such. He has learned many lessons from them and has become free from desires and bondages. Avadhuta has twenty four Gurus. From their ways and characteristics one can learn the lessons one need. They taught us how to live without being affected by the desires. These twenty four are : the earth, air, sky, water, fire, sun, moon, kapota(dove), python, ocean, river, moth, honey-bee, elephant, honey -gatherer, deer, fish, pingala the courtesan, kurara(osprey), maiden, arrow-smith, snake, spider and wasp. Man’s ego makes him exploit all the resources of the world. Thereby his ego creates ecological imbalance in the universe. The teachings of Sreemad Bhagavatham can deprive man of his ego and make him humble. A paradigm shift is essential which is possible by this holy scripture Bhagavatham. Then this humble man can care for all animate and inanimate things in nature. Thus Sreemad Bhagavatham helps maintain ecological balance and redress social crisis in this modern world.

Sreemad Bhagavatham, Environment, Ecological balance,Religious knowledge, Nature,Gurus,Teachings.

"Teachings of Sreemad Bhagavatham on environment", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.648-657, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907091.pdf

"Teachings of Sreemad Bhagavatham on environment", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp648-657, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907091.pdf