By PRAGYANSHARMA POLAVARAPU (Vrs.Somanchi)
This blog post relates to most sublime
concepts of Hindu philosophy and Hindu mythology treating the prominent forms
of animals and birds of India as forms of the great god almighty of the
universe. The mythological stories relating to those gods existed since 3000
years and were mentioned in Ramayana and Mahabharata and in the Puranas. It may
be most respectfully submitted that the outer forms of these great gods can be
called their magical haloes beneath which the great god almighty of the
universe resides.
(1)Lord Ganesha, the Elephant God ,is
son of Lord Shiva. He is considered as god of mountainous strength unrivalled
in entire universe and also the greatest sage, the greatest philosopher and
greatest scholar the world has ever known. He is also treated as commander in
chief of gods in Lord Shiva’s heaven.
Lord Ganesa is very gentle and symbol of
patience but if he is angry none can stop him. He is among the most
venerated gods of heaven. Before starting any important work
(like building a house, starting a business, proceeding on a foreign trip etc)
traditional Hindus pray to him. He is said to be so powerful with mountainous
strength that he brushes aside and simply removes even mountainous
hurdles coming in the way of any good work.
(2) Lord Hanuman— Lord Hanuman(or lord
anjaneya) is a great and mighty god of the Vanara race. He is a great devotee,
guardian and friend of Lord Rama. Lord Rama ,Lord Krishna and Lord Narasimha
are all incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Hence Lord Hanuman the mighty god
guards temples of all these gods. A temple of Lord Hanuman
exists very near temples of all these gods. Before worshipping these gods
devotees worship at temple of Lord Hanuman. His relationship with all these
gods is said to be very affectionate as he is sage of great piety and a
dignified spiritual personality.
Traditional devotees revere him so much that
there are temples to him adjacent to temples of all the above gods. There are
also large number of magnificent temples devoted entirely to Lord Hanuman
and there is a special sect devoted to worshipping him. Many devotees believe
that he is the “proper channel” to approach and access Lord Rama the much
revered god of traditional Hindus.
Lord Hanuman rendered invaluable assistance
and service to Lord Rama during his long stay in forests and even up to the
time of killing of the most wicked and mighty king Ravana. Thus the saintly
prince Lord Rama is greatly attached to the saintly Lord Hanuman. He is a
great Vanara sage of mountainous strength and a great representative of the
forest tribes which lived in middle India for tens of thousands of
years before arrival of Aryans and Dravidians.
(3)The Divine Bull is the vehicle
of Lord Shiva on which he travels the heavens . Actually archeologists
tell that horse was not known to Dravidians as it was brought from outside
India by the Aryans 5000 years ago. Dravidians were familiar with only oxen and
cows. When the northern Aryan religion and the southern Dravidian
religion were amalgamated after centuries of wars( with great mutual affection
and mutual respect) the gods Lord Shiva of Dravidians and Lord Vishnu and Lord
Indra of Aryans became common gods. Then the modern Hinduism as we know today
was born 4000 years or 5000 years ago.
Lord Garuda the eagle
god carries Lord Vishnu on his back in his travels through the
universe. What can be a greater fortune in the world than to work as vehicle of
the god almighty of the universe! Lord Adishesha the colossal serpent god
protects both Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. The cow one of the mildest domestic
animals familiar to all people is specially loved and had been revered by
traditional Hindus since thousands of years and is treated as a Mother
Goddess
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