Atmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha
Atmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha (translation: for the salvation of our individual self and for the well-being of all on earth) is a
The motto suggests twofold aim of human life— one is to seek salvation for one's soul and the other is to address the issue of welfare of the world.[1]
Background
Roman alphabet
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Devanagari | IAST | Translation |
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Atmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha[1] |
आत्मनो मोक्षार्थम् जगत् हिताय च |
Ātmano mokṣārtham jagat hitāya ca |
For the salvation of our individual self and for the well-being of all on earth[1] |
The dictum has two messages. One is to seek salvation for one's soul and the other is to address the issue of welfare of the world.[1] This motto also cements the two divergent and obvious aspects of 'atman' (soul) and 'jagat hitaya' (service to humanity) which are to be achieved by one's own efforts.[4] To achieve this, constant human effort is a requisite not only for one's own salvation but also for providing service to the humanity at large.[5]
This theme was enunciated by
Influence
This theme lead to the business management model of "Shrelekar Model", which defined ‘work’ as an opportunity to do good to the world concurrently achieving spiritual and material advancement in life.[8]
In
References
- ^ a b c d e f Singh 2005, p. 71.
- ^ "IDEOLOGY of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission". Ramakrishna Mission. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Sarvabhutananda 2012, p. 30.
- ^ Nanjundiah 2007, p. 6.
- ^ Vanamali 1998, p. 1.
- ^ "Philosophy of the Ramakrishna Order". Ramakrishna Math, Pune. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ Nanjundiah 2007, p. 11.
- ^ Banerjee 2005, p. 135.
- ^ Anand Krishna (2 October 2009). "The Quintessence of Religion". The Bali Times. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- Bibliography
- Banerjee, Bani P. (2005). Foundations of Ethics in Management. Excel Books India. ISBN 978-81-7446-436-1.
- Nanjundiah, M. S. (2007). A Spiritual Centre Blossoms: Ramakrishna Math, Bangalore, First 100 Years--1904-2004. Ramakrishna Math. ISBN 978-81-7907-054-3.
- ISBN 978-1-84557-425-3.
- Vanamali, Vanamali (1 January 1998). Gurudeva Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Maharaj, reigning Pontiff of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. Aryan Books International. ISBN 978-81-7305-155-5.
- Sarvabhutananda, Swami (2012). Ramakrishna Movement. ISBN 81-87332-38-7.