Saintly poet, Thiruvalluvar, emphasizes the importance of education through this Thirukkural (v. 393) couplet. For your reference, we’ve presented in Tamil script and its English transliteration below
கண்ணுடையர் என்பவர் கற்றோர் முகத்திரண்டு
புண்ணுடையர் கல்லா தவர்."
"Kannudayar enbavar katror mugathirandu
Punnudayar kalla thavar.
The meaning is, only the well-educated (learned) persons have the wisdom to
see
the world in the right perspective. Those who aren’t educated merely have scars on their face
In today’s highly competitive world education has become a lucrative business. The powerful and influential people control the education system resulting in inaccessibility of the much required facilities to the underprivileged, and economically challenged people of the society. Facing all odds the parents go above and beyond to ensure their child(ren) are sufficiently educated to earn a livelihood. In the school and collegiate setup the children go through tons of challenges with their studies, peer-pressure, bad association, and so on. Astrology proposes tons of remedial solutions to succeed in education, overcoming internal and external obstacles. For your benefit we are presenting a few options in this page
1. Visit Chettipunyam Hayagreevar Temple
Children at school, eligible adults attending college, and other higher degree aspirants may consider visiting Chettipunniyam Devanathan Hayagreevar temple. The place is spiritually potent, and those desiring to overcome difficulties concentrating on studies, are challenged to score good grades may get benefitted by visiting this temple. Offer Tulasi and Cardamom garland to Lord Hayagreeva and His Consort Goddess. This visit will prove to be beneficial to achieve educational success. Here is the website with further details Click Here.
2. Recite Lord Hayagreeva Mantra
Educational success is possible for those who are focussed, free from distractions, have good memory, and talented to understand difficult subject matter with ease. we suggest every day before starting your studies and/or going to a class please recite the Lord Hayagreeva mantra (5 times)
Jnana nanda mayam devam nirmala sphati kakrutim
aadharam sarva vidyanam Hayagriva upasmahe
3. Offer Prayers to Goddess Saraswathi
If you are located in a place that is really far away from a temple. Nor do you have the possibility to travel to a temple then consider reciting Goddess Saraswathi mantra (5 times) everyday before starting your studies. Those who tend to forget whatever they learnt needs good memory. This sloka shall help you with the retention and exam success
Saraswati Namastubhyam Varade Kaama-Roopini
Vidyarambham Karishyami Siddhir-Bhavatu Me Sadaa
4. Dietary Solution
A balanced dietary intake ensures a healthy body. We all know about the proverb, a sound mind in a sound body. A sound mind and a stronger intellect is a prerequisite for educational success. Those who don’t have any dietary restrictions and/or allergies then consider going through the options presented below: Green leafy vegetables such as spinach, centella asiatica (vallarai keerai), is proven to help with good memory. One may consider consuming this spinach in the form of powder, curry, or soup.
On Wednesdays, consider taking in green sprouts or green moong dhal in the form of curry, sundal, or soup. Here’s the picture to show how a green moong dhal would look like.
