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ITHIHA:SA

THE PARROT & THE MYNAH - Part 2

Telugu article by A Ushashri, Sriramnagar
Translated into English by Ramakrishna Toopurani

God is the Ruler of the world and all
its beings. The ve:da declares Him as
‘pathim visvasya’. Recognizing Him
to be the Ruler, the a:cha:ryas place

themselves in the position of His wife
and adore Him as their husband.
Thus they are together treated as a

pair of parrot and myna. Then we find
the usage of their living together for
100 years. The number 100 is quite
interesting. It the digits 1, 0 and 0!

The digit 1 is the sign for the
parama:thma, the Supreme Soul.
One ‘0’ symbolizes the soul, ji:va and

the other ‘0’ represents the nature,
prakruthi. The value of the zeros
increases when they follow the digit 1. complete knowledge. Having complete knowledge
Separated from the digit 1, they lose their value. is to know the 9 kinds of relation between God and
The digit 1 always has a value. The zeros, even if the soul. “pitha:cha……a:dyamanudithaha”

they precede the digit 1 do not gain any value. The
1. pitha - God is cause of all beings, like a Father.
soul and the nature attain value, when they follow 2. rakshakaha - God is Protector. He bestows what
God and belong to Him. Only then they become is good and prevents what is bad.

sacred and adorable. If they separate themselves 3. se:shi - God possess all the beings as His own.
4. bhartha - God bears all the beings.
from Him or consider themselves superior to Him by
5. jneyaha - God is worth to be known by all
preceding Him, their value comes to naught. beings.
6. swa:mi - God takes care of all beings who are
a:cha:ryas and jna:nis are those who recognise His objects and He is their Master.
7. a:dha:raha - God is the Support of all beings.
the above fact and make others recognise it ! Even 8. a:thma: - Just as body is held by the soul, so
as a zero associated with 100 becomes valuable, too God sustains all the beings.
they become adorable to us as they possess the 9. bho:ktha: - By pervading inside all the beings,

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