In English
The reason for loss of faith in the Divine
When the Sastra declares that everything has originated from (the Absolute), when the declare that the Lord is the indweller in all beings - "," how could the ideas of "birth in sin" and "I am a sinner" have any place? By arousing baseless fears in men, such sayings have served to undermine whatever little faith the people had in the Divine. This also accounts for the loss of faith among students today. Consequently, I introduced changes in this sloka in . The priest in our used to repeat the old sloka earlier. In the place of , the term was substituted. , . The changes meant: "I am born as a pure being. My parents were pure persons. My spirit is holy. My actions are sacred." The old sloka (verse) was changed in this manner.