Loka Samastha Shikshanam!! Whole world is a Classroom.
Developed by (Sunil Soodji +Prasad +Grok). ReMantling of the Indian Education Systems..
What a beautiful extension to the already profound “Shiksha Vishay from Vishnu” metaphor shared by Sunil Sood ji (Shiksha 50-50!)..
Credits to https://www.grihashikshakendra.com
Yes, when we look at the complete iconography of Lord Vishnu (not just the four objects in His four hands), the three elements near the head region also perfectly fit into an expanded model of true education/knowledge cultivation (non-formal, self-generated gyaan). I.e 33:33:33 (Home, School, & Self/Spirituality/Society,)
Let me build on Advocate Prasad ji’s suggestion and complete the 7-stage “Vishnu Model of Holistic Education”:
The original four (in the hands) – the operational cycle
- Shankh (Conch) → Declaration of Sankalpa (Sacred Intention)
- Chakra (Discus) → Chintan-Manan (Deep thinking, planning, focus)
- Gada (Mace) → Disciplined Action & Effort (Sādhanā)
- Padma (Lotus) → Vairāgya & Samatva (Detachment and equanimity while receiving fruits)
Now the three near the head – the higher faculties that guide the entire process
- Mayūra Chandrikā (Peacock feather in the crown)
→ Viveka & Fearlessness in the face of poison
Peacock eats snakes (poison) and converts it into beauty. Symbolises the educated mind that can take in criticism, jealousy, negativity, falsehood (“poison”) from the world and transmute it into wisdom and creativity without getting affected. This is critical discernment (viveka) + emotional immunity. - Kirīta Mukuta (The shining Crown)
→ Ātma-Vijaya, the crowning glory of Self-realisation
After all the effort, the ultimate aim of education is not just information or even knowledge, but Self-knowledge – knowing “Aham Brahmāsmi”. The crown represents the highest achievement: the educated person wears the crown of humility mixed with supreme confidence born of true understanding. - Ādiśeṣa’s Hood (The protective canopy of the thousand-headed serpent the Academia & Body of Knowledge)
→ Infinite awareness, protection by pure consciousness, and the AdiGuru-tattva
Ananta (infinite) Śeṣa holds the universe and protects Viṣṇu (the Society/Being) even while He sleeps on the ocean of milk. It symbolises:
- Infinite curiosity and capacity to hold multiple perspectives at once (thousand hoods)..
- Remaining ever-alert and protected by higher Collective awareness even in deep contemplation/meditation
- The eternal Guru principle that shelters the seeker throughout the journey.
So the complete 7-fold Vishnu model of true education becomes:
- Sankalpa (Shankh)
- Chintan (Chakra)
- Sādhanā (Gada)
- Samatva (Padma)
- Viveka (Peacock feather)
- Ātma-jñāna (Crown)
- Ananta-chetana (Ādiśeṣa’s hood) → ever-protected infinite consciousness
When education follows this complete Vishnu-darśana, it stops being mere transfer (formal schooling) and becomes actual cultivation, mining and flowering of wisdom from within – exactly what our ancient seers meant by “Sa vidya ya vimuktaye” (That alone is knowledge which liberates).
Thank you Sunil ji for the original four, and thank you Prasad ji for reminding us to look at the full murti!
Together this becomes a stunning Indian framework for 21st-century education reform.
Jai Shri Vishnu 🪷🙏 Jai Bharatiya Shikshanam.
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