aN EXCELLENT NOTES. hOWEVER we also find non brahmins placing one rupee coin on the forehead of the dead people. One rupee coin cult is all over the country India , apart from the world over gifting metal coins. If we remember , our grandfathers were giving the metal coins as aseervatham gift on festival and birthday occasions. Thes metal coin adopted as one rupee had arisen from our culture.
KARSHAPANA KARSHA PLUS PANA KASU PANAM काणं वाऽप्यथ वा खञ्जमन्यं वाऽपि तथाविधम् । तथ्येनापि ब्रुवन् दाप्यो दण्डं कार्षापणावरम् ॥ २७४ ॥ kāṇaṃ vā'pyatha vā khañjamanyaṃ vā'pi tathāvidham | tathyenāpi bruvan dāpyo daṇḍaṃ kārṣāpaṇāvaram || 274 ||MANUSMRITHI If a man, even truly, calls another ‘one-eyed’ or ‘lame’ or something else like it,—he should be made to pay a fine of at least one ‘Kārṣāpaṇa.’—(274) कार्षापणं भवेद् दण्ड्यो यत्रान्यः प्राकृतो जनः । तत्र राजा भवेद् दण्ड्यः सहस्रमिति धारणा ॥ ३३६ ॥ kārṣāpaṇaṃ bhaved daṇḍyo yatrānyaḥ prākṛto janaḥ | tatra rājā bhaved daṇḍyaḥ sahasramiti dhāraṇā || 336 || When an ordinary man would be fined one ‘Kārṣāpaṇa,’ the king should be fined one thousand; such is the estabished rule.—(336) Verse 8.220 निगृह्य दापयेच्चैनं समयव्यभिचारिणम् । चतुःसुवर्णान् षण्निष्कांश्शतमानं च राजकम् ॥ २२० ॥ nigṛhya dāpayeccainaṃ samayavyabhicāriṇam | catuḥsuvarṇān ṣaṇniṣkāṃśśatamānaṃ ca rājakam || 220 || Having caught such a breaker of compact, he shall make him pay six ‘niṣkas’ of four ‘suvarṇas’ each, and also one silver ‘śatamāna.’—(220) Blessing Sloka rOchanO rOchamAnaH, sObhanaH sObhamAnaH kaLyANaH | shathamAnam bhavathi shathAyuH purushaH shatEndriya AyushyEvEndriyE prathitishtathi || Blessing Mantra as above in Hindi/ Sanskrit script रोचनो रोचमानः शोभनो शोभमानः कल्याणः | शतमानम भवति शतायुः पुरुषः शतेन्द्रिय आयुष्येवेन्द्रियेः प्रतितिष्ठति || The entire meaning of this blessing is as follows: The person uttering this sloka wishes the person that is being blessed with a life of 100 springs in one lifetime; and that too with fully functioning Indhriyams (senses) during that lifetime; and to have all the faculties established fully intact in order to observe the daily chores demanded by life; and to pursue the virtuous way of life be it in the physical, mental, social or spiritual realms. The word-to-word meaning is as follows: 1st Line rOchano = in beauty rOchamanaH = be beautiful sObhano = in glow sObhamAnaH = be glowing kaLyaNaH = be noble and generous 2nd Line shata = hundred maanam = a measurement or unit of standard bhavathi = let it be so shata aayuh = hundred in age Purusha = person or the life shata + indriya = hundred and senses ayushyEva = healthy indriyE = the senses pratitishtati = be established xxxxxx If one were to go through the above analysis, the word kashapana denoted a silver coin of certain weight adopted in different nations; it is sounding to me as in tamil people say-KASU-PANAM. I wrote when I wrote about nakshatras from Taitriya brahamana , about ROCHANO ROCHAMANASYA meaning. Now manu smriti speaks the words KARSHAPANA where penalty for an ordy and king are described as a silver coin. That is karshapana meaning of a silver coin effect in different situations. When one reads the aseervadha mantra it can be better understood. The significance of one rupee coin even with wads of notes. K Rajaram IRS 2 12 23 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: 'venkat giri' via iyer123 <iyer...@googlegroups.com> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 at 21:18 Subject: [iyer123] ONE RUPEE COIN GIFT COVER To: Kerala Iyer <keralaiy...@googlegroups.com>, Iyer < iyer...@googlegroups.com> Cc: Gopala Krishnan <gopa4...@yahoo.in> *Respected Sir/s,* * *WHY WE ADD ONE RUPEE COIN IN THE GIFT COVER** ****On an auspicious occasion, we prefer giving a gift in the envelope that is never like Rs. 100, 500 or 1000; but it is always Rs. 101, 501 or 1001 so on.....** *It’s called a SHAGUN envelope. In India, people consider the one rupee to be auspicious for any holy ceremony.* *‘1’ signifies the beginning One of the best reasons behind such practice is not to start the counting with a zero. As per psychological notion, once you add a one rupee coin to a gift amount, the receiver will count it starting with 1 with the one rupee coin. So, the person need not come across zero, which is considered as a negative one, rather he will start with a good note as he will start with one. It is widely believed that ‘0’ signifies the end while ‘1’ signifies the beginning. For some, it’s a token of love and luck, and for some, it’s a blessing. Also, for others, it’s a beginning of a new cycle. Besides, many believe that the one rupee makes the sum an odd number and invisible, which is a good omen for a married couple. If the rupee is not added, the total sum will be separable, and it will end in zero that indicates an end. So, adding the rupee will make the number odd, hence, assuring continuity. That one rupee is debt The second reason behind such practice is some people consider the extra 1 rupee is the real debt that lies on the receiver of the money which someday he would return and the friendship will continue. Once you give your dear one a shagun, if he is a well behaved person, he would definitely try to return at least its equivalent to you someday. Here the practice comes into work. The extra one rupee coin is considered as debt. So, the receiver will come up again to return, and both the giver and receiver meet again and again for which their bond gets stronger. That is the reason we see people gift money in the denominations like Rs 51, Rs 101 or Rs 501 etc. In short, the practice of keeping one extra rupee means the giver in unsaid language says, ‘we will meet again’. METAL IS DIVINE The third probable reason behind the practice is metal comes from the Earth while earth is regarded as mother in Hindu mythology and hence auspicious. One must have heard the tradition of buying gold/ silver or any article made off a metal on Dhanteras so that property gets coming to your house by the blessings of Goddess Laxmi. METAL IS AUSPICIOUS Fourthly, as per some beliefs it is considered auspicious to gift some metal. One must have seen elders giving rupee coin to priests as dakshina. Coins are made of metals. Earlier Copper and silver coins were prevalent while now steel based alloys are used to make coins. Hence, while giving a shagun a one rupee coin is added. Blessings remain indivisible Another reason of giving shagun in the denominations like 101, 201 or 501 is these numbers are indivisible. Hence, if one gifts such amounts it is believed that the good wishes, good luck, and blessings remain indivisible which can be regarded as an extra bonus to the blessings that we get for gifting the main amount of money. *Have you ever thought why we add that extra one rupee?* *Well, there are four age-old reasons for doing that:* *(1) "Zero" signifies an end, while "One" signifies a new beginning. That extra one rupee ensures that the receiver does not come across a zero.* *(2) Mathematically, the numbers 100, 500 and 1000 are divisible; but the numbers 101,501 and 1001 are indivisible.* *We want our good wishes and blessings to remain indivisible.* *(3) The added one rupee is a symbol of continuity, ahead of the basic amount.* *It strengthens the bond between the giver and the receiver. It simply means, "our good relationship will continue".* *(4) However, the added rupee must be a coin, and never a one rupee note. A coin is made of metal, which comes from Mother Earth and it is considered to be a part of Goddess lakshmi.* *While the bigger amount is an investment, the one rupee coin is the "seed" for further growth of that investment.* *Our good wishes and blessings are for the investment to grow in cash, kind or karma.* Source: Dr A Jagan Mohan Reddy https://groups.google.com/g/exclusivembaglobal/c/kjFz3LCoTeE <https://groups.google.com/g/exclusivembaglobal/c/kjFz3LCoTeE> Regards V.Sridharan Trichy* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iyer123" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to iyer123+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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