The seven mother are listed in this verse by Canakya Pandita, which was quoted by Srila Prabhupada. ātma-mātā guroḥ patnī brāhmaṇī rāja-patnikā dhenur dhātrī tathā pṛthvī saptaitā mātaraḥ smṛtāḥ SYNONYMS ātma-mātā—ones own mother; guroḥ-patnī—the wife of the guru; brāhmaṇi—the wife of a brāhmaṇa; rāja-patnikā—the wife of a king; dhenuḥ—the cow; dhātrī—the nurse; tathā—thus; pṛthvī—the earth; sapta etā—these seven; mātaraḥ—mothers; smṛtāḥ—should be remembered as. TRANSLATION Ones own mother, the wife of the guru, the wife of a brāhmaṇa, the wife of a king, the cow, the nurse, and the earth are known as the seven mothers of a man. (Cāṇakya Paṇḍita) Sometimes the argument is made that a man who has a wife cannot be a spiritual master. This foolish argument is defeated by this verse, which directly states the wife of the spiritual master is one of seven mothers. The gurus wife is the second mother in the list mentioned just after the mother from whom one has taken birth. Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:28:48 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015