In divine presence, even the deadliest of enemies lose their tendency of hatred.

Nama Article 11th September 2010

 

Source: http://www.namadwaar.org/nibbles/?cat=31

 

The Enemy Paradox

 

The mouse is Lord Ganesha's vehicle. We often see Lord Ganesha wearing the snake as a belt on his waist.  In normal circumstances, the mouse and the snake are deadly enemies ( 'ahi mooshikavat' - Srimad Bhagavatam 8:6:20).

 

One name for the elephant Lord Ganesha is 'Heramba'.  In this form, Lord Ganesha is depicted as sitting on a lion.  In normal circumstances, it is said an elephant, even in its dream, is terrorized by a lion!

 

Peacock is considered as the vehicle of Lord Subrahmanya.  Lord Subrahmanya is associated with the snake ('bhujangam').  In normal circumstances, the snake and the peacock are deadly enemies.

 

Garuda is the vehicle of Lord Vishnu. We also see that Lord Vishnu has Adisesha (the snake) as his bed.   In normal circumstances, the Garuda and the snake are deadly enemies.

It is a traditional lore that during the lunar eclipse, the snake eats up the moon. However, we see that Lord Shiva wears the snake on his neck, as also the moon on his head.

 

The bull ('rishabha') is the vehicle of Lord Shiva and the lion is the vehicle of Devi.  Shiva and Parvati share the same form (Ardhanareeshwara) while under normal circumstances, a lion would not let go of a bull!

 

The philosophy behind such a portayal is that, in divine presence, even the deadliest of enemies lose their tendency of hatred.

 

 

Please check these: Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

 

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2010/05/ganapathy-and-rama-nama.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2009/11/when-mind-is-completely-filled-with-his.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2008/11/rama-is-not-merely-name-of-character-in.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2007/05/glory-of-rama-nama-name-that-lord-shiva.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2007/04/glory-of-rama-nama.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2007/08/chanting-divine-name-rama-gets-complete.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2010/08/good-family-is-family-which-chants-nama.html

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare