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claims to have reached a higher Philosophy by refusing to call
Him,* as Him and by calling Him It. Both seem to think that
there is something degrading in calling Him as She. But the
feeling which induces the European to lift the female to almost
divine honors, and the tenderest and most passionate of all our
emotions which cling round the word mother , ought to
enable one to realize our ideal of God as the Divine Sakti,
"if
One who, St Manicka Vachaka says,
is even more loving than
my mother." (" ^nuSlfi Quifigjw pujrr&jc&L-iu ^LiQufT^LDiTtsyr "jj.
Where, of course, the truth is seen, there will be no more
room for ignorant dogmatism, and any and all these modes of
address will equally be acceptable to Him, if instead of
uttering those bare words, we put into them, such love as will
"make our bones melt." and such as is described by our own
Saint, in his "Guirp/$pl@6u&Gu&>" "Pilgrim s Progress", (p. 101.
Siddhanta Dlpika Vol. I.)
We began our article with the object of quoting from
our Lord Manikkavachaka some passages in which he
addresses the supreme as "-Si^am--- m the Superlative Neuter
of Prof. Max Muller, and the forgoing remarks will be sufficient
to introduce those passages : p. 25.
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Praise be to
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beyond reach of thought."
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Jf O Sivam I who
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p. 26,
dwells in the heart of those who love Him.
* In calling God, He and Him ,
we are following only the genius
of the
English language.
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Mrs. Flora Annie Steel speaks of Uma-Haimavati as the emblem of
perfect wife-hood, mother-hood and mystical virginity.
f Consider the following lines also.
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j*We give the references from the well-printed and neat edition of
Kunchi Nagalinga Mudaliyur, 45, Bairagimatt Lane, Madras.