Tatkarma yanna bandhay sa vidya ya vimuktaye.
Aayasayaparam karma vidanya shilpanaipunam.
– Shri Vishnupuran
That is, that which does not create bondage is karma, and that which paves the way to liberation is knowledge. The rest of the work is labor, and the other disciplines are merely art and skill.
Indian sages and intellectuals have called knowledge the means to human liberation. Humanity has yearned for freedom from fear, hunger, vices, bad tendencies, misconduct, weakness, poverty, and inferiority, disease, and grief since time immemorial.
The above verse from the Shri Vishnu Purana gives us the message that man should strive to attain liberation from all his troubles through knowledge. Learning is the fruit of sacrifice and austerity, hence the attainment of knowledge is always laborious.
Come, let us all be disciplined, dedicated and make a sincere effort to acquire knowledge by using all the available resources within the limits.
By incorporating proper diet, behavior and thoughts in your daily routine, let the infinite possibilities given by nature to you as a person flourish and flourish in the light of the sacred energy of knowledge.
We all recite this sutra from the Taittiriya Upanishad of the Krishna Yajurveda every day in our schools during the morning prayer assembly:
Om Saha Navavatu Saha Nau Bhunaktu, Saha Viryam Karvaavhai.
Tejasvi Navadhitamatsu Ma Vidvishavhai, Om ShantiH ShantiH ShantiH.
Come, let us understand the great message hidden in this sutra and assimilate it in our lives and do our daily work.
I extend my heartfelt greetings to all the officers, principals, teachers, students and staff of Delhi Division and wish a successful and happy future for all.
