Faiths & Philosophies - The Enemy Paradox By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji

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Radhe Krishna To All, 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 portrayal is that, in divine presence, even the deadliest of enemies lose their tendency of hatred. Source: http://namadwaar.org/home.php

 

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