Gurunathar’s Divine Message Ashwini Pooja 12-05-2010
There seems to be a question asked here which evokes humor: “Is a dog so very lowly? Is dog not within this creation of His?” This comes from a proverb which translates “If you see the dog you don’t see the stone. If you see the stone you fail to see the dog”. “What does it mean?” they wanted to know. “Must you hit a dog when you see it?” Such is not the case.
The explanation behind this is that a well made stone statue of a dog when perceived by a child, would seem like a dog. The fact that it’s being made of stone does not matter to the child. He or she relates to it as they would to a live dog. However the sculptor focuses on the quality of the stone and the finish. He does not perceive it as live. Parallel to this you will find in the Thirumandiram a verse in Tamil that includes the line “Marathil Maraindhidhu Maamatha yanai”. This is the true meaning. It does not mean you should hurt a dog.
{Translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}