Q: Why do you not lead a family life with your wife?
A: The God Kârtikeya, the leader of the Heavenly army, once happened to scratch a cat with his nail. On going home he saw there was the mark of a scratch on the cheek of his Mother.
Seeing this, he asked of her, "Mother, dear, how have you got that ugly scratch on your cheek?"
The Goddess Durgâ replied, "Child, this is your own handiwork—the mark scratched by your own nail."
Kârtikeya asked in wonder, "Mother, how is it? I never remember to have scratched you!"
The Mother replied, "Darling, have you forgotten having scratched a cat this morning?"
Kârtikeya said, "Yes, I did scratch a cat; but how did your cheek get marked?"
The Mother replied, "Dear child, nothing exists in this world but myself. I am all creation. Whomsoever you hurt, you hurt me."
Kârtikeya was greatly surprised at this, and determined thenceforward never to marry; for whom would he marry? Every woman was mother to him.
I am like Kârtikeya. I consider every woman as my Divine Mother.
Meow.
ReplyDeleteJoking aside...there's a lot of different ways to take this. Interesting food for thought.