Fwd: re:significance of animals

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mantra_tantra, "kriyamaster" <sunnyan@n...>

wrote:

To my Dear Srinath ji,

 

Namaskar!

 

That was excellent. Yes animals depicted in the scriptures,pictures

or in the temples carry great esoteric meaning & they have not been

made just like that by the great saints of ours but have very subtle

truths hidden in them.Although it is another matter as billions of

people around the world & hindus have failed to comprehend the

meaning or even meditate/look at these symbols.They go daily to

temple but never bothered to look or even question as why at first

entering you strike a bell or ghanta, why most of the gods are on

lotus,why we burn deepa, agarbatti,dhoop,why most of the gods have 4

hands etc etc, because they are too occupied with their own selfish

material aspirations that they dont have time or inclination for

higher or real religion.So inner religion is lost & outer religion

prevails leading to nowhere.

 

This has lead to some making fun of our symbols because we

ourselvels are ignorant about these symbolism representing many

aspects of our own

nature,enviorment,mind,intellect,desires,aspirations, reality &

unreality,struggles,truth & ignorance.

 

Here i will try to answer only what has been asked by our esteemed

member.If you meditate, you will find that almost every god &

goddess is having the animals from the 84 lakh species manifested by

god on the earth & even the astrology represents so & even the gods

of planets have these animals as their veichle.

 

Our saints when meditated in their own universe they explored that

every god & goddess in the universe/energies are represented by some

traits or quality or power, so they they depicted or gave that gods

or goddess that symbolism or animal.

 

If you study/meditate on Devi Bhagvat you wil find that Luxmi has

the veichle of "OWLullu".Now why godess laxmi has this

veichle,because if you observe in this material world, it is the

maya or money is the most delusive/fooling factor which leads to

atma or sadhaka or people leaving/forgetting their true nature goes

after unreal/temporary. Therefore he commits foolishness & wastes

his own life after wealth which is not stable or real pupose for

which he(god) has given human birth, but only the means to an end

i.e. reaching god & not the objective or ambition of life.He runs

after money without applying or using his higher soul faculties or

brain,wisdom, therefore he will continue to live in darkness like

owl through repeated births & deaths & if his greed does not come

under control then his astral bodies will get manifested in the body

of owl who reamin in darkness & thinks that there is nothing more

like money or maya or materialism. Materialsim breeds Ego,

lust,destroys wisdom therfore these people are without wisdom

therefore foolish & they will be deprived of the enlightnment.So if

you read the laxmi stotra you will find that in the end she destroys

the EGO.

 

Therefore that man lives in darkness & believes that the world is

like this & there is not other truth so owl sits on the branch

upside down.He sleeps or remains in darkness in the morning when(SUN

ARISES or ILLUMINES), so every human being sleeps till he makes

effort to enlighten himself or herself.So every person who is asleep

& live in darkness , he fails to comprehend the soul wealth or SUN &

its enlightment that shines in this universe & thorugh which

everything shines & comes to life.

 

 

So owl(HUMAN BEING) remains under constant delusin or liiusion that

there is darkness outside & inside, so these people who are highly

mateialistic/money minded consider themselves

successful,wise,respectful & consider spiritual people as

poor,foolish,wasting their lives or fails to comprehend that why

they are praying for that whom nobody has seen so he laughs on

saints BUT in reality it is the other way around,it is the Saints

who have the symphathy for the foolish as to when this owl(ullu)

will see the truth & really smiles in the end after realizing the

truth with soul enlightnment.So goddess Laxmi bless them & empower

them to bless others.So millions of people around the world run

after saints because goddess herself resides in them & not her

veichle.She is really pleased, blesses those who overcome their

materialistic tendencies.

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Rohit.

-

Srinath Ram

mantra_tantra

Thursday, February 19, 2004 3:15 PM

[mantra_tantra] Re: significanc of animals

 

 

|| Jai Sadguru Dutta ||

 

 

In my knowledge, the animals that are depicted as vehicles of Hindu

dieties represent the different aspects of human mind and intellect.

Normally, we associate worldly desires [worldliness - "BhavarOgam"]

and nonvirtuous behaviour ["anArya"] of humans to animals and call

it

as "animal instinct". The diety riding/sitting over a particular

animal signifies the control of senses and mind and shunning the low

instincts that the particular animal stands for. For example,

 

1. Lord MahaagaNapathy's vehicle "mooShika" (mouse) stands for

undeveloped/narrow mind/intellect. Hence by worshipping Ganesh,

one's

intellect would be sharpened.

 

2. Lord Shiva's vehicle "nandi" (bull) signifies the wavering mind

and thoughts. Hence by worshipping Shiva, the devotee becomes a yogi

who has a balanced mind.

 

3. Mother Durga's vehicle "vyAGhra" (tiger) and "sinha" (lion)

signifies "karma" ["karma PhalEShu juStAm" --- durgaa sooktham] and

anger/arrogance. Hence by worshipping the Mother, we would be able

to

burn our karma and remain polite and humble.

 

4. Goddess MahaalakShmi's vehicle "gaja" (elephant) stands for greed

and dissatisfaction. Hence by worshipping Mother Lakshmi, one can

overcome greed, sorrow and dissatisfaction.

 

5. Lord SubrahmaNya's vehicle "chiki" (peacock) stands for egoism

and

proudness. Hence by worshipping Subrahmanya, the devotee can shed

his

ego and "hail-the-soul" attitude and thus becomes elgible to

secure "brahma jnaana".

 

 

6. Vedamatha Gaayathri's vehicle "hansa" (swan) signifies the

ability

to make the distinction between the good and the bad and knowledge

and ignorance. Hence the worship of Mother Gaayathri reveals to us

the secret knowledge of the Vedas.

 

 

Often, the Goddesses are depicted as sitting in a lotus. Here the

lotus signifies the "heart lotus" which stands for "Bhakthi" -

devotion and "vairaagya" - detachment. This conveys to us that by

worshipping the goddesses, we gain devotion and detachment.

 

I'am sure, the other learned members of the group can provide still

better explanation.

 

regards.

 

mantra_tantra, "spiritual68"

<spiritual68> wrote:

> DEar Friends

>

> i would like to know what is the significance of animals that god

&

> goddess use?

>

> spirit

 

 

 

 

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