Sri Bharatamata

Ashtottaram 106

 

 

106)  OṀ SARVA BHŪṪĀNĀM BHAGAVAṪ-

                           SAMĀNA BHŪMYAINAMAH:

         OṀ (AUM) -SAR-VA- BHOO-ṪAA-NAAM- BHA-GA-VAṪ- SA-MAA-NA-

                                                                     BHOO- MYAI-    NA-- MA- HA

 (Sarva Bhūṫānām: means- In all beings; Bhagavaṫ: means-Bhagavān, Lord, God;

              Samāna: means- Same, equal)

 

 In western countries, people love their pet dogs and cats more than they love their families and friends. There are many instances where some people leave all their wealth in their personal will to their beloved cat or dog, which sometimes could be in millions of dollars. At the same time, they eat beef, pork and every animal meat you can think of including sea food! They justify that kind of diet as 'the food chain' approved by the God! If I ask you, being a parent who is your favorite child? Can you pick one child over the other? As a parent, if you cannot show favoritism one child over the other, how would you expect God to love one of His creation more over the other and tell the humans to go ahead and eat every animal? Logically it does not make any sense at all.

 

That's why our ancient sages and Yogasūtrās prescribed a graded discipline comprising eight steps called the 'ashṭāngās' of yoga. The yamas (restraints) and niyamas (observances) are part of these eight. Ahimsa- (non-injury) is one of the yamas. The yamas contribute to social harmony and the niyamas to personal purity. Not only the seers and the rishis; but in Bhagavaḋ Gīta - Lord Sri Krishṇa also gives His esoteric wisdom by which the jīva or the individual soul of every living being is an important aspect of this creation. With His direction that prakriṫi (the nature) gives birth to all beings and things. He is the sole origin and place of dissolution of this universe. The whole universe is supported by Him even as the beads of necklace are supported by the string on which they are strung. As Avyakṫa or the Unmanifest, He has pervaded the whole universe. That is why He is the essence of all, in this creation.

 

Hindus are taught about the all pervasiveness of the Parabrahman's- 'Anṫaryāmin' and not as a belief or faith but as a siḋḋhānṫa (proven tenet) and if you read micro and macrophysics about atoms and bosons, you understand that what these scientists are telling us in the 21st century, was already expounded by our ancient sages and seers thousands of years ago without using microscopes or Hubble telescopes. It infers us that the 'śruṫis' are being heard by our sages and they gave that knowledge to us as Vedas. If you cut a wooden trunk from a tree, and in a sculptures hand it can become a beautiful doll, and if you consecrate and put it in a temple, it becomes a 'god or goddess deity'. That statue has always been there in the tree, until you discovered it. This is a deep spiritual philosophy but every ordinary Indian Hindu is aware of this fact and sees that 'Paramāṫman' in every being including an animal, tree, or a stone and worships Him in that. There is this much deeper meaning hidden in our daily prayers, worships and actions. A person who can see God in everything is a jnāni (spiritual wise person).

 

The land, which sees and treats everything as 'Paramāṫman' is our land and it is 'Sarva Bhutānām Bhagavaṫsamāna Bhūmi'.