seeing her, Brahma became lustful. We can see that, this is the worst kind of lust, from a father towards his own daughter. How is it possible from Lord Brahma? If we go deeper into the Thathwam, we can see the amazing Knowledge behind this story.

First of all, we must salute before the openness and boldness of our Masters who gave case studies of even gods to teach us. Brahma represents the mind; this story shows how uncontrollable the mind can become. Even a great man who has renounced the world can become a prey to lust and get trapped in unwise thoughts. It will bring misery to him. One has to be that much alert in handling the mind.

The story says that the sons of Brahma (Sage Mareechi and others) prayed to their father to withdraw himself from such an Adharmam, yet he was not willing. Then they prayed to Lord Sri Hari to give wisdom to their father. Seeing his sons thus, Brahma got embarrassed and withdrew himself.

What do we learn here? Indians honour wisdom utmost. Even if your child advises you, you must give due respect to that and consider if it is relevant. Here Brahma has shown a very good example by accepting his mistake and correcting himself. As Rig Veda advises, “Let noble thoughts come to us from all sides”. This is our culture and this story