Kamdhenu is believed to be the heavenly cow which gives nectarlikemilk. It is said that gods drink it and always remain in a state of self-satisfaction, happiness and abundance. The speciality of Kamdhenuis that the desire of a person approaching it is instantly fulfilled. LikeKalpa-vriksha, (heavenly tree) Kamdhenu, too, fulfils the desires ofthose who approach it with pragya and devotion.
Kamdhenu is another name of Gayatri. Devata means a person whopossesses divine nature. If a person having divine nature worships thisgreat power, he drinks spiritual milk from the breasts of the DivineMother. He is saved from all botherations. The basic nature and char-acteristic of the individual soul is happiness. Its main attribute is toremain bathed in eternal bliss. No sooner does it get rid of ignorance-induced pain and suffering it regains its original nature. Gods in heavenalways remain happy. Man can also remain happy in the same manneron this earth if causes of his suffering are removed. Kamdhenu Gayatriremoves all the sufferings of her devotees.
The causes of all suffering are (1) ignorance, (2) infirmity and (3) in-adequacy. A person becomes happy to the extent he is able to re-move these causes of suffering from within him.The outlook of a person about the world gets vitiated on account ofignorance. Being ignorant of his true identity he gets entangled in afalse sense of identity with the transient phenomena and becomesunhappy. The feelings of selfishness, self-indulgence, greed, ego, nar-row-mindedness and anger deflect a man from his duty. He aban-dons far-sightedness, hankers after money, materials, false name andfame - which are all transient and chimerical. Thus he strays awaymore and more from his true self which is the spark of the Divine. Thisseparation from the Source is the original sin. Sin automatically resultsin suffering. On account of ignorance he is unable to understand thebasic purpose of his life in this world. Consequently, his hopes, cravingsand imaginations know no end. On account of such a perverted out-look normal ups and downs of life make him laugh, cry and weep.
Death of a relative, differences in the tastes and temperament of col-leagues, ups and downs and fluctuations in circumstances are all natu-ral but the ignorant man insists that what he wants must always hap-pen and he should never be required to face adverse circumstances.When this does not happen as per his fancies and events unfold con-trary to his wishes, he weeps and cries. Thus, ignorance leads to innu-merable sufferings.
Infirmity means weakness. A man is unable to enjoy his natural basicrights on account of his physical, mental, social, intellectual and spir-itual infirmities. Delicious dishes, beautiful damsels, sweet music, beau-tiful scenery have absolutely no meaning for a diseased person. Hecannot enjoy money and wealth. How can one enjoy the joys of study-ing literature, poetry, philosophy etc. if he is intellectually bankrupt ?Love, devotion, company of righteous persons and spiritual bliss canhardly be enjoyed by a person who is spiritually bankrupt. Nature'slaw of survival of the fittest works in eliminating the weak. The weakare always harassed and eliminated. Even positive, factors becomequite unfavourable to such a man. Winter season which adds to thestrength and vigour of strong persons and to the pleasures of an hu-morist becomes the cause for catching pneumonia, gout, rheumatismto a person of weak constitution. Factors which are debilitating forthe weak prove invigorating for the strong. Even mighty emperors feelproud in adopting the figure of a roaring lion as the state emblem oftheir kingdom while the weak bleating goat is killed by wild animals oris sacrificed before the idol of Bhawani. The Infirm, thus, always suf-fer and even favourable factors do not prove helpful to them.
Materials security is yet another cause for human suffering. Difficul-ties of several kinds have to be faced on account of scarcity of food,clothing, water, housing, cattle, land, companions, friends, money, medi-cines, books, weapons, teachers etc. and a person has to curtail hislegitimate needs, suppress his feelings and waste his precious life. Evencapable and competent persons feel themselves crippled beaten downfor want of material resources.
One who sincerely invokes, adores and worships Gayatri, enjoyspleasures similar to the ones a child feels while sucking nectarlike milkof his mother's breasts. He gets rid of suffering created by ignorance,infirmity and scarcity and all his righteous desires are fulfilled.
Gayatri is Kalpa Vraksha
It is said that there is a Kalpa Vraksha in heaven and a person sittingunderneath it gets whatever he wants. All his desires are instantly ful-filled. One can imagine how happy shall a person be who possessessuch a Kalpa-vraksha. There is such a Kalpa-Vraksha on this earthalso which again is known as Gayatri. By outward appearance it is astring of twentyfour letters or nine words but by deep contemplation itwill be found that every letter and word of this Mantra incorporatesin it the keys to the fulfilment of all righteous desires of a man.Gayatri is not only one of the numerous gods or goddesses. It is theoriginal creative energy of the Absolute Brahma, which is transcend-ent, In incomprehensible and beyond the cosmos. The words Gayatri-upasna carry the same meaning as Ishwar-bhakti ,Ishwar-upasana,Brahma-Sadhana, Atma-sakshatkar, Brahma-darshan, prabhu-parayanta etc.Gayatri-Sadhana is, in fact, exemplary yet easiestway of worship. Those who tread this path pass joyously through lifeand ultimately reach the ultimate goal of God-realization. AbsoluteBrahma and Gayatri are, in fact, Two-in-One.
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