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ASTA BRATA

Om Swastiastu

Om namo Siwa budhaya

Thank you for the time given to me.

I respect Mr. ecturer And friends I!m proud

Angayubagia taste we are due to Ida Sang "yang #idhi #asa because on asungkerta

waranugraha "im we can gather in this happy occasion in a state of physica and spiritua

heath.

On this auspicious occasion I wi convey $harma discourse entited %oncepts in &eadership

"indu Asta. brata 'nderying I raised this tite because I fee there are many eaders who do

not appy the concept of asta Bratha as a eader.

(eope of my oved sedharma

Asta Brata Bratha the teachings of "indu eadership that comes from the )edas contained in

 *itisastra+ Asta Brata is a concept that is in use by the king of kings in ancient times to eadthe kingdom into an empire of a great and prosperous. Before I further e,pained asta Bratha

first I want to te+ what is it -+ eader and what eadership -.

(eope of sedarma happy

A eader is a person who is considered to have an infuence on many groups of peope. #hie

eadership is eading the process+ organie+ move the running of an organiation+ institution+

 bureaucracy and so forth+ according to (rof. /unadha eadership is the process of heping and

assisting others to work enthusiasticay toward a goa. &eadership aso means the activity of

infuencing others to attaining the goas of the group vountariy. In "induism found a ot of

teaching on eadership of one of them in the book of )eda III.0.1 Atharwa define the tasks of

a eader as foows2

3O eader of the State+ came to ight+ protect peope with great dignity+ e,ists as the main

eader+ caing and begging a over your strength+ seie the honor and praise in this country3.

I respect the peope of sedharma

&eadership by "indus is very much discussed in the stories of "indu one in

Manawadharmasastra e,pained that a eader must insti eight nature of god in him caed

Asta Brata. 4ighth nature gods can be e,pained as foows

Indra Bratha

Indra is the king of the gods+ who ive in (aradise 5aendran where there is a symbo of

weath 6assets7+ a symbo of power 6the throne7 and a symbo of se,ua peasure+ a the

 prettiest ange there in 5aendran 6woman7. A three must be owned by a great eader+ and

apparenty it is appied in the "indu kingdoms in India+ 8ava+ and Bai in the past. #ithkewibawaanah a eader respected by opponents and friends.

In the )edic &iterature+ the god Indra is worshiped in two aspects+ namey as the /od of Rain

and /od of #ar. Rain is water that is desirabe for farmers to start panting+ pant a farmer

from farming to obtain food+ inade9uate cothing and housing+ it is wefare. Therefore+ Indra

is a symbo of prosperity. A eader must aways think+ speak+ and act to promote the wefare

of its peope. Indra is aso revered as the god of war+ con9ueror main enemy. In this case the

eader must be the protector of the peope+ who is abe to provide security and comfort for the

 peope. The enemy is not :ust buies from the outside or the rebes+ but the enemy within.

This means that a king must be abe to contro himsef from enemies that e,ist within 6sad

Ripu7+ so that eaders set an e,ampe for peope in terms of sef;contro.

Yama Bratha

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Agni Bratha

Agni or fire is burning. In terms of eadership trait or agni means fire burning spirit of the

 peope to come forward and towards prosperity+ to a better future. The behavior of a eader

must aways give e,ampes to members to aways work;work and work for the betterment of

the organiation ed. In modern management this coud be done by making innovations in

eadership stye+ for e,ampe+ reease a saturation and buid a new spirit and motivation to be better.

Sedharma race that I ove

Thus dharma discourse can convey+ I can concude that the teachings asta Bratha sti very

reevant = appropriate in impementing today. &eadership Astra Brata that become the

foundation of eadership and "indu 4thics. As in kakawin Ramayana e,pained that the

 perfect eader is wruh ring )edas 6know iteratures sacred and other knowedge7+ bhakti ring

gods 6faith in /od7+ tarmaupeng (itra (u:a 6not forgetting the ancestors+ merits former

chairman7+ sti swagotra ring kabeh 6compassion on our feow human beings7. "opefuy

asta Bratha teachings can be appied by eaders of the "indu ;pemimpin now onwards.

Santih santih santih Om Om.