Passage 12

In English

The mother is the first preceptor for the child

Mothers in ancient days used to teach, the children about right conduct, morality and devotion. The first preceptor for a child is the mother. For this reason, culture gave the first place to the mother among the four persons to be revered as divine: mother, father, and guest. The mother gets the first place because she bears the child in the womb for nine months and nourishes him with her own blood. Even in mentioning the names of deities, the first place is given to the goddess, as in - , and and the reason for the feminine, name getting priority is she is - the embodiment of (nature). The implication in this usage, is that you should realise God through the-propitiation of .