प्रजापतेः दकारोपदेश्ः
Prajapateh dakaaroapadesaha
Prajapati the Guru of all creatures taught the students and after completion of the studies asked the Guru to give instruction
Teacher uttered the letter “ da” (द )
1)
He asked the Heavenly bodies, “Have you understood?”
The Heavenly bodies (Devas) said, “Yes Sir, you said “control yourself”
(The Devas were referring to the meaning, “dAmyata iti
दाम्यत इति which means control yourself!)
Guru said, “Yes, you have understood”
2)
He asked men, “Have you understood?”
The human beings said, yes Sir, you said “give”
(The humans were referring to the meaning “ datta iti”
दत्त इति which means give)
Guru said, “Yes, you have understood”
3)
He asked demons “Have you understood?”
The Demons said, “Yes Sir, you said “Be compassionate”
( the Demons were referring to the meaning, “ dayatvam iti”
दयध्वम् इति which means compassion
The beauty is not in the meaning;
I look at the group’s understanding;
the heavenly bodies understood “ control”
the human beings understood “ give”
the demons understood “ compassion”
heavenly bodies do not require anything else; hence they may go out of gear; hence control is a necessity
for human beings nothing can be taken from here, this earth after death; so giving is essential
for demons, arrogance is the blood; hence compassion is essential
all the above 3 are not different from us; we could be all the three depending upon maturity
24.2.13
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