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=== Sáśt́áuṋga prańáma ===
=== Sáśt́áuṋga prańáma ===
Sarkar told Sáśt́áuṋga prańáma is the symbol of simplicity and it is to be done only to Marga Guru. This salutation signifies surrender to the ideology. Women should do salutation by touching the ground with the forehead instead of full prostration.
Sarkar told Sáśt́áuṋga prańáma is the symbol of simplicity and it is to be done only to Marga Guru. This salutation signifies surrender to the ideology. Women should do salutation by touching the ground with the forehead instead of full prostration.
== Carańa sparsha prańáma ==
Next Sarkar described Carańa sparsha prańáma. He told it means to touch the feet of a revered person with one’s hands and then to touch one’s forehead with those same hands. This type of salutation should be done only to those who command high regard from the worldly or spiritual viewpoint. Sarkar suggested never to do carańa sparsha prańáma to people whom someone does not regard, whoever they may be.


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Revision as of 03:42, 24 February 2014

Methods of Salutation
Author Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
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Methods of Salutation is the seventh chapter of Ananda Marga Caryacarya Part 1 written by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar.

Chapter synopsis

In this chapter Sarkar discussed three different methods of salutations— 1) sáśt́áuṋga prańáma [prostration], 2) carańa sparsha prańáma [bowing and touching the feet] and 3) namaskára [salutation].

Sáśt́áuṋga prańáma

Sarkar told Sáśt́áuṋga prańáma is the symbol of simplicity and it is to be done only to Marga Guru. This salutation signifies surrender to the ideology. Women should do salutation by touching the ground with the forehead instead of full prostration.

Carańa sparsha prańáma

Next Sarkar described Carańa sparsha prańáma. He told it means to touch the feet of a revered person with one’s hands and then to touch one’s forehead with those same hands. This type of salutation should be done only to those who command high regard from the worldly or spiritual viewpoint. Sarkar suggested never to do carańa sparsha prańáma to people whom someone does not regard, whoever they may be.

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