Division of Labour and Responsibility: Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras

Varna is used to denote the social class divides formed in Brahminical literature such as the
Manusmriti during the Vedic period. The Varna system was first mentioned in the Sanskriti
Rig Veda's Purusha Suktam verse. Purusha is thought to be the first entity made up of the
four Varnas. Brahmins represent its mouth,Kshatriyas its arms,Vaishyas its highs,Shudras its
feet. The purpose of the varna division is to divide responsibilities among diverse people
while also maintaining caste purity and establishing eternal order.This strategy is thought to
prevent corporate disagreements and encroachment on individual responsibilities. Specific
tasks were assigned to every particular Varna citizen like Brahmins provide education and
spiritual leadership, Kshatriyas responsibility is to protect society and is expected to portray
considerable strength of body and character, Vaishyas are productive class, their duty is to
protect animals and land, create wealth and prosperity, Shudras are the only class who are
allowed to accept another employment.

Pancha Kosas( 5 bodies of human)

Pancha Kosas are the energetic layers that surround the soul to provide energy. They exist
together and are nested within each other. Kosas help in enhancing awareness of the inner
world and help a person to remain in bliss in difficult times.
 Annamaya Kosha- Physical sheath that composes the outer layer. It is sometimes
called as the food sheath. An individual should observe that how their body responds
to different types of food.
 Pranamaya- It is the life force sheath and it is the word for breath. If a person is aware
of this kosha they can have great vitality and can function with great energy.
 Manomaya- It acts as a meesenger between the outer world and our intuition. This
represents our mind, emotions and inner world.
 Vijnanamaya- It is referred to as mind before the mind and represents more deeper
thoughts.
 Anandmaya- It is referred to as bliss body. It must be felt and experienced.

4 stations/ashrams: Brahmacharya, Grihasta, Vanaprasta and Sanyasa

Ashrams is the system of stages of life explained in the Hindu philosophy. The four ashrams
are Brahmacharya(student) , Grihasta( householder), Vanaprasta( forest walker)- the
person’s duty as a householder comes to an end, Sanyasa( renunciate)- the person has
broken all ties with the world and completely devoted himself to God.

Trikarana Sudhi: Manasa, Vacha, Karmana

Manasa refers to mind , vacha refers to speech and Karmana refers to action. A person’s each
and every action should be well linked or directed with the way he speaks and he thinks. In
this way that person has a great balance between his thoughts, speech and actions.
Antah Karana: Inner instruments we posses (mana, buddhi, chitta, ahamkara)

Antah Karana is the totality of the mind. The more we understand the four functions of
mind , the more we would be able to understand how to create a balance between them. If
we observe the four functions of mind individually we would be able to see how they
function around to coordinate and run the processes .

Dharma vs Karma
Dharma refers to one’s duty in life. It varies according to the class, family and the time of
your life. Karma refers to one’s actions in correlation to Dharma. We can believe that if we
are following the traditions of family and community we must be completing our dharma.
Karma can be said to be as a tally book, in which all the actions bad or good are recorded and
we have to suffer their results in the same life. There is a quote , Karma goes in circle, what
comes round goes round. Our dharma determines what types of Karma our actions will bring.
Dharma refers to our lifelong duty and Karma can be referred to as our day to day duty.

Importance of values
Our values hold a very strong part of us. Our values determine that what our actions would
be like, what our life goals are, and what kind of behaviour we have in our relations and
family. Values guide our beliefs, attitudes and behaviour. Defining our core values can keep
us out of trouble, improve our confidence and show us a guiding light towards our life goals.
Values give us a positive direction to shape our future.

Management learnings from Ramayana and Mahabharta.

Mahabharata teaches us the importance of right leadership and mentorship. Shri Krishna’s
help in Mahabharata tells us the importance of right leadership and mentorship in every
stage of life. It teaches us how an intelligent strategy beforehand can prove us beneficial on
the D-day. It tell us to be inquisitive and learn things at each and every stage of life and how
having a common goal for the whole team can result in success.
On the other hand Ramayana, teaches us that how one misunderstanding can lead to big
problems. It is importance to understand the perspective of each and every person and take
action with a calm mind. Ramayana also teaches us to respect our elders, the way Shri Ram
obeyed the orders of his father and went on an exile for 14 years.