Jahnava Nitai Das 2 Report post Posted January 26, 2001 "I was wondering if anyone knew if the tiger was associated with immortality and if it is, why?" In Hinduism there isn't much associated with the tiger, but we do find in the Gita that Arjuna is addresses as purusa-vyaghra, or "tiger among men", to indicate his super-excellent qualifications in regards to courage, strength, etc. Here is the exact verse: niscayam srnu me tatra tyage bharata-sattama tyago hi purusa-vyaghra tri-vidhah samprakirtitah "O best of the Bharatas, now hear My judgment about renunciation. O tiger among men, renunciation is declared in the scriptures to be of three kinds." (Bhagavad Gita 18.4) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
