In English
The three vows that took
's complexion was neither fair nor dark; it was three parts dark and one-part fair, an amalgam of both. Since they were of the caste, the parents placed a line of musk on the centre of his brow. He wore silver (bangles) on His wrists, such as cow-herd boys wore in those days in that part of the country. But the that wore were not mere . They had profound implications. One rite that every has to perform before undertaking any enterprise of a sacred nature like performing a (sacrificial rites) or undertaking a vow or taking on a new stage of life, is the tying of a kankan to the wrist, which is symbolic of his determination to fulfill that vow or carry out the duties of that stage of life. had taken three vows and the were symbolic of his determination to fulfill them. They were, as mentioned by Him in the : (i) (I shall incarnate Myself in every age, to revive and resurrect ). (ii) (I shall bear the burden of ensuring peace and prosperity for all who rely on Me). (iii) (I shall save all those who surrender whole-heartedly to Me, and I shall liberate, them from the cycle of birth and death).