Kamdhenu Is believed to be the
heavenly cow which gives nectar like milk. It is said that gods drink it and
always remain in a state of self-satisfaction, happiness and abundance. The
specialty of Kamdhenu is that the desire of a person approaching it is
instantly fulfilled. Like Kalpa-vriksha, (heavenly tree) Kamdhenu, too,
fulfills the desires of those who approach it with pragya and devotion.
Kamdhenu is another name of
Gayatri. Devata means a person who possesses divine nature. If a person having
divine nature worships this great power, he drinks spiritual milk from the
breasts of the Divine Mother. He is saved from all botherations. The basic
nature and characteristics of the individual soul is happiness. Its main attributes
is to remain bathed in eternal bliss. No sooner does it get rid of ignorance
induced pain and suffering it regains its original nature. Gods in heaven
always remain happy. Man can also remain happy in the same manner on this earth
if causes of his suffering are remove. Kamdhenu Gayatri removes all the
sufferings of her devotees.
Deliverance from Suffering of
Three Kinds:
The causes of all suffering are
(a) ignorance, (b) infirmity and (c) inadequacy. A person becomes happy to the
extent he is able to remove these causes of suffering from within him.
The outlook of a person about the
world gets vitiated on account of ignorance. Being ignorant of his true
identity he gets entangled in a false sense of identity with the transient
phenomena and becomes unhappy. The feelings of selfishness, self-indulgence,
greed, ego, narrow-mindedness and anger deflect a man from his duty. He
abandons far-sightedness, hankers after money, materials, false name and
fame-which are all transient and chimerical. Thus he strays away more and more
from his true self which is the spark of the Divine. This separation from the
source is the original sin. Sin automatically results in suffering. On account
of ignorance he is unable to understand the basic purpose of his life in this
world. Consequently, his hopes, cravings and imaginations know no end. On
account of such a perverted outlook normal ups and downs of life make him
laugh, cry and weep Death of a relative, differences in the tastes and
temperament of colleagues, ups and down and fluctuation in circumstances are
all natural but the ignorant man insists that what he wants much always happen
and he should never be required to face adverse circumstances. When this does
not happen as per his fancies and events unfold contrary to his wishes, he
weeps and cries. Thus, ignorance leads to innumerable sufferings.
Infirmity means weakness. A man
is unable to enjoy his natural basic rights on account of his physical, mental,
social, intellectual and spiritual infirmities. Delicious dishes, beautiful
damsels, sweet music, beautiful scenery have absolutely no meaning for a
diseased person. He cannot enjoy money and wealth. How can one enjoy the joys
of studying literature, poetry, philosophy etc. if he is intellectually
bankrupt? Love, devotion, company of righteous persons and spiritual bliss can
hardly be enjoyed by a person who is spiritually bankrupt. Nature's law of
survival of the fittest works in eliminating the weak. The weak are always
harassed and eliminated. Even positive, factors become quite unfavorable to
such a man. W inter season which adds to the strength and vigor of strong
persons and to the pleasures of an humorist becomes the cause for catching
pneumonia causes of catching pneumonia, gout, rheumatism to a person of weak
constitution. Factors which are debilitating for the weak prove invigorating
for the strong. Even mighty emperors feel proud in adopting the figure of a
roaring lion as the state emblem of their kingdom while the weak bleating goat
is killed by wild animals or is sacrificed before the idol of Bhawani. The
infirm, thus, always suffer and even favorable factors do not prove helpful to
them.
Materials security is yet another
cause for human suffering. Difficulties of several kinds have to be faced on
account of scarcity of food, clothing, water, housing, cattle, land,
companions, friends, money, medicines, books, weapons, teachers etc. and a
person has to curtail his legitimate needs, suppress his feelings and waste his
precious life. Even capable and competent persons feel themselves crippled
beaten down for want of material resources.
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