Let me tell you of two incidents.
- A VIP was to have been honoured and the lady of the house was directed to bring along all the necessary stuff for the ceremony. She made everything available but did not come herself. The VIP got annoyed and passed instructions that she should be punished throughout her life. As a result, where ever she went, people threw her out. She was denied even food and water and was humiliated in a way that can not be captured in words.
- A lady, herself a celebrity, was playing a game with her celebrity husband. She asked one of her ardent fans as who would win. The fan said that the husband would win. However, she won. Then in retaliation, she passed similar instruction as above with similar results ( for her fan ) as above.
Was the VIP/lady right in punishing others in such a manner? Well, before you answer, the VIP/lady in this case was Lord mother Parvati. Both these fables are stories recounted untold number of time in Hindu houses doing the 'Solah Somvar' ( Fasting for 16 Mondays ) katha. I heard it there and then read the booklet from where the punditji ( priest ) was narrating each incident of the victim's humiliation with great glee. It shamed me.
I am a non-believer but I have no problem in accepting God as a kind, compassionate father figure.Is this how I would expect my Gods to show universal compassion?
Do other people have a right to paint Gods/Goddesses in such human or rather inhuman terms? Are we proud of the Gods/Goddesses even if this be their behaviour. If not, why don't we protest?
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