In English
Look for the real meaning of
Most of you always bypass the real meaning of the legends, tales, and descriptions given in the ancient scriptures. For example, ’s lotus is not a stalk that grows in mud and rises above the waters to catch the rays of the sun and blossom but the many petalled lotus of the heart, each petal being the direction in which a particular tendency attracts the individual. The bull on which is said to ride is not the animal called by that name but the symbol of righteousness (), which has the four legs truth, righteousness, peace, and love. ()did not graze cattle but protected and fed living beings, known also as “Go ”. In the study of the , look for the meaning that satisfies the heart, and do not rest content if the meaning satisfies the head! A sentence may be quite right grammatically but may still be sheer nonsense! , for example, while describing the reason the earth from ant-hills is recommended for the sacrificial mound, said that white ants are deemed to have powerful latent skill, which is put at the service of the Gods, for they once ate up the cord of ’s bow! When ’s bow was thus released from tension, its end hit Him under the chin, and the impact removed His head and carried it aloft into the sky! Now, if you take that story as applying to Lord , who is also known as , then it is something that belittles the glory of God. But take it as applicable to the all-powerful, all-embracing aspect of the Godhead. How can we accept the explanation given for the white ants eating up the cord? The reason given is that the Gods wanted to prick the bubble of ’s pride. Now, how can be accused of pride? How can the Gods conspire to depute white ants to manoeuvre in such a sly way to take off His head? No. The story obviously refers to a minor god, a , one among the many in the Vedic heaven who bear the name ; that is all. There is no need to besmirch the grandeur of by identifying the minor God with the Chief of the Gods. Prefer the meaning that elevates and you will always be right.