Swami Answers Devotees' Questions

1. Did Daksha perform Homa with Laukikagni contradicting the right meaning given in the Vedas?

[Smt. Sudha Rani asked: Swāmi, did Dakṣa perform Homa with Laukikāgni contradicting the right meaning given in Vedas? Since which Yuga has the misinterpretation of the word 'Yajna' started?]

Swāmi replied:- The misinterpretation and misunderstanding resulting in the misleading of souls started only from Kaliyuga because Kali is the embodiment of all sins. In other Yugas, such basic misinterpretations did not exist even though some superficial misinterpretations existed, which were deepening from one Yuga to the other.

2. Please explain the meaning of the line "Dho choupathi dho Laxmi "of Sidda maṇgala stotram.

Swāmi Replied:- This sentence was told by Shirdi Saibāba while begging two Chapātis from the devotee called Lakṣmī. Bāba used to ask two rupees as Dakṣiṇā also. The two stand for firmness in the devotion and patience. Attributing this to Śrīpādavallabha with a different type of interpretation is also good since the concept is good. No interpretation shall be objected as long as the concept is good. As long as the medicine is proper and good, how does it matter whether it is Ayurvedic medicine or Homeopathic medicine or Allopathic medicine?

3. Swāmi, is there any significance for number '2498' mentioned in the book? -At Your Divine Lotus feet, Sudha.

Swāmi Replied:- The significance of any number can be explained in any way based on the intelligence of the commentator. If the concept of such way of explanation is good, it can be accepted and there is no harm in it. The number will help the devotee to remember easily the concept stored in the memory. Since the explanation of this number is already given, let Me not give another type of explanation involving the concept. Somehow, I feel straighter in explaining the concept directly.

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