Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand 570

Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand Ji

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CHAPTER 10
An Account of God’s Glory

आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।
प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्प: सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकि: ॥28॥

[ “I am Vajr[1] among weapons, Kamdhenu[2] among cows, Kamdev [3] for procreation, and Vasuki[4], the king of snakes. ]

Krishn is the most formidable among weapons. Among cows he is Kamdhenu. Kamdhenu is not a cow which serves appetizing delicacies in place of milk. Among sages it was Vashisth who had Kamdhenu. Symbolically, the word “cow” stands for the senses. Restraint of the senses is an attribute of the seeker who has learnt to grasp the object of his worship. When he succeeds in moulding his senses in tune with God, his senses themselves become a “Kamdhenu” for him. With this he attains to the stage when the attainment of God is by no means beyond reach.

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References and Context

  1. Thunderbolt, the weapon of Indr, said to have been formed out of the bones of the sage Dadhichi.
  2. A heavenly cow yielding all desires.
  3. The cupid of the Hindu mythology, the son of Krishn and Rukmini.
  4. Name of a celebrated serpent, king of snakes, said to be a son of Kashyap.