Brahma Is Lonely

The Hindu story of Brahma is Lonely tells us the creation story of humans and all of the world’s animals. If a sacrifice is made to any god or goddess it is Brahman is the focus of the worship. He is behind everything. In the beginning there was only Brahman. Other than Brahman, there was nothing and this frightened Brahman. He was all alone. He took the form of Brahma the Creator and felt no happiness. He needed company so, from two halves of a clamshell, he created a man and a woman. They saw each other as husband and wife. It was these two and Brahma. Brahma gave them fire from inside of his mouth so they could survive. He burnt the hair on the inside of his cheek whilst pulling out the fire. This is why hair on humans grows only on the

outside of the cheek. The man and woman realized that they were two halves of one whole. They made love and thus humankind was born. The woman was confused on how she could make love to something made from her other half. So, she changed into different beasts to elude the male, but try as she would she could never elude him. He always turned into the male counterpart of her. Down to the last animal on earth from a cow to the smallest of animals she tried to get away from him.
This story shows the reader that women sometimes play hard to get to inspire the changes they want in a man.

In order to win this woman, the man must change. The main lesson is that Brahma is the creator god and that he is apart of everything and everyone.

This story, in a way, is similar to Adam and Eve. God created Adam and Eve and Brahma created the man and woman. Though they realize it in different ways, Adam and Eve after their encounter with the serpent and eating the forbidden fruit, both realize that they are man and woman, two parts of one whole. Then they make love and that how the human race was born. There are certain similarities in each story and they both explain the birth of the human

race.
The next story The Virtue of Compassion is the story of loyalty. A hunter from the city of Varanasi on the Ganges River went out hunting for antelope one day. He went deep into the forest looking for antelope. He came across a herd of antelope and he started shooting his poison tipped arrows towards the herd. The hunter was not a particularly a good shot missing every antelope. One of his arrows missed and stuck and ancient tree. After the tree was hit its’ fate was surly sealed. On the tree lives a parrot who had lived on the tree since its’ birth. The tree started to die but the parrot would not leave its longtime home. As the tree started to waste away so did the parrot. The sky god Indra looked down in this poor bird who remained faithful to its’ home. Indra came down in human form to ask the bird “why he would stay in this doomed tree?” The bird explained this tree had been its’ most faithful companion when it came to food, protection, and a home. The sky god was impressed with the bird’s loyalty. He saved the bird’s tree as a reward to the loyalty the bird showed to the old tree.
The main theme of the story is about faithfulness. The bird would have rather died than relocate to another tree. This was the only way for the parrot. It shows how much the tree meant to the parrot and vice versa, as the parrot was the one to save the tree in the end.
This story is closely related to the book of Job. The parrot is having its’ home, food, and protection taken form him. If the parrot loses the tree it loses everything. It remains loyal to the tree at all times. Throughout the entire time the tree was suffering, the bird suffered with it. This is related to the book of Job because Job had everything taken from him by Satan. He lost his home, like the parrot. He could have given in to temptation to stop the torment like the bird could have found a new tree to ensure its’ survival. They both remained loyal, the parrot to the tree, Job to Jesus and they were both rewarded for their loyalty.
The story of The King, The Hawk, and The Pigeon is a story about generosity. It begins as a hawk is pursuing a beautiful pigeon. The pigeon comes across a king. The pigeon asks King Vrishadarbha of Varanasi for protection from the relentless hawk. The generous king said he would protect the pigeon even if it cost him his life because he firmly believed the gods sent the pigeon as a test. The hawk then came to the king to give it the pigeon. The hawk knew of the king’s compassion so it tried to persuade the king to hand over the bird. The hawk explained that it was it’s very nature to eat pigeons. The king tried to convince it to eat anything other than the pigeon. Growing annoyed the hawk agreed to take the flesh of the king as a substitute for the pigeon. The king was fine with giving his flesh to save the pigeon. So, the king stripped his flesh to match the weight of the pigeon. Though as he cut off more and more flesh it never weighed the same as the bird. This went on until the king was just a skeleton. The sky then opened at the palace and the gods were moved by the king’s ability to keep his promise to the pigeon. They restored the king to his normal state then the gods carried the king to the highest heaven.
The main theme of this story is that compassion towards all things is a goal to stride for.

This was a king he had all of life’s desires at the tip of his fingers. He had no obligation to protect the pigeon, but his compassion towards living things would not allow a defenseless creature be ripped to shreds. The king was willing to sacrifice his own flesh and he did so just for one little pigeon. His compassion brought the king to the gods and the highest heaven.

This story can relate to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. The king was a compassionate man and he used that compassion to save the pigeon from the hawk. Jesus’ compassion for all of the humans saved the all of them from their sins. They are similar in the fact that they both gave their flesh to save

something.
The final story Guatama and the Elephant is a story of friendship. It starts with a sage, Guatama, finds a baby elephant without its’ mother. The sage raise the elephant and grows to love it as a dear friend. The sky god Indra saw this and came down from heaven in the form of a king to try to take the elephant away from Guatama. Indra said the elephant should be in the possession of a king not out in a forest. The sage stated the elephant was not a possession, but a friend. Then the king tried to but the elephant and Guatama still refused and would refuse to the death. Then Indra asked if he went to Brahma to say the elephant was his. The sage replied that the king’s power would mean nothing to the creator god. Then Guatama figured out the king’s true identity as Indra, who tests the wise. Impressed by the loyalty to the elephant, Indra offered Guatama a wish. All the sage wanted was to remain with the elephant. Indra then took Guatama and his elephant to the highest heaven together.
The theme is clearly about friendship and the loyalty towards friends. Even if that friend is an elephant, it has still touched Guatama’s heart and he would do anything to be with his friend.
It was difficult to find such a friendship in a sacred text as Guatama and his elephant but I believe David and Jonathon from the book of Samuel. After David beat Goliath the son of King Saul, Jonathon and David became good friends. Even after his father was hunting David, Jonathon defended his friend. He also warned David of King Saul’s plan to get rid of David putting his life at risk so his friend could live. Though it’s not an exact match of stories the same love for friends exist in each.