rudra

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Hello,

 

I am neither a doctor of medicine, an expert in vedic

and later sanskrit, nor one who is intimate to Gods..

 

But, like many other over many decades if not for 3

centuries, I get uncomfortable when people (experts in

one way or the other, unlike me), start interpreting

sastras, vedas etc. to suit the dicta of modern

science or medicine. As an example, microbes related

to rudra.

" Rudra makes one cry in the end, so do microbes

...hence microbes are equal to rudra " (quotes and

summary mine).

 

now, all microbes are not bad; our stomachs, mouth and

intestine have zillions of microbes and many hundredss

types (species) of microbes which are essential for

our living. That is why when you take an antibiotic,

at least in many cases, doctors suggests vitamin-rich

food supplements or capsules to compensate for the

loss of these beneficial microbes.

 

then, according to the logic stated above, is there a

good rudra and bad rudra? Is rudra destructable by

some material object (equivalent to antibiotics)?

Then, going by the same line, good rudra for one could

become bad rudra for a few others? how about

non-microbial, multicellular parasitic worms that

infest old foods and breads - are they many rudras

fused together? Are some people more powerful than

rudra (resistant to microbes) than the other (highly

susceptible to microbes)?

 

The whole logic falls flat on its own face for a

sneeze. Starting from Max muller the rogha of

misinterpreting sastras to

fit the ugly shoes of westerners and western-educated

easterners has become established.

 

To me, whether microscopic or macroscopic, the Divine

is fine as it comes, whichever form it chooses. In

fact, if I am a microbe,I would like my rudra come to

me as a super microbe, or an ant, as super-ant. But if

I am actually seeking Him as He is, I would

definitely not like to see Him come in the form of

'western-educated-and-I-believe-anything-in-shastras-should-be-interpreted-to

-fit-the-shoes-of-modern-science' person, as I am

afraid I might miss recognizing Rudra because I would

run away from such person. What a loss it would be,

alas!

 

-gopal

 

 

 

--- ymoharir <ymoharir wrote:

 

> Meaning - Rudra is the one who makes everyone cry at

> the end.

> We all know that microbes multiply very rapidly

> through Cross

> contamination. We frequently see FDA recalling

> contaminated food.

> This is in my view identification of rudra, the

> microbes.

>

> If someone has any more information on sumukhi devI

> I would like to

> know more.

>

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