| Earth |
We can learn tolerance from the earth. The earth bears the weight of every living being equally, good and bad. The earth does not discriminate against anyone. |
| pingla prostitute |
At that time there was a prostitute named Pingla. When Pingla became dispassionate in her mind, she understood that true happiness does not lie in money, but in meditation on God. Pingla gave the message that do not give importance to money only, concentrate on God. |
| Pigeon |
One day Dattatreya saw that baby pigeons were trapped in a net. Seeing their children trapped in the net, a pair of pigeons also got trapped in the net. The pair of pigeons has given the message that too much attachment causes unhappiness. |
| Sun |
The Sun has given the message that it appears differently from different places, through different mediums, but the Sun is the same. Similarly, our soul is also one, but it appears in different forms. |
| Air |
The flowing wind has given the message that the basic nature of the wind does not change after blowing in a good or bad place, similarly we should not give up our qualities even if we live with good or bad people. |
| Deer |
We have learned from the deer that we should not be careless while having fun. The deer is very alert, yet sometimes it gets so engrossed in the fun that it does not realize the presence of a lion nearby and becomes the lion's prey. |
| Sea |
There are ups and downs in the ocean waves, but the ocean waves do not stop, there are ups and downs in our life, so we should not stop, we should keep moving forward. |
| moth |
The moth is attracted towards fire and gets burnt near it. We should learn from this that we should never be so attracted to someone that we get harmed because of it. |
| Elephant |
As soon as the elephant comes in contact with the female elephant, it gets fascinated by her and forgets everything. Dattatreya had learned from the elephant that a monk should stay away from women, otherwise he deviates from his penance. |
| Sky |
The sky remains the same in every situation, it never changes. The sky gives the message that we should remain the same in every situation. |
| Water |
Dattatreya had learned from water that we should always remain pure and clean. |
| honey extractor |
Bees collect honey and one day the honey bee takes away all the honey from the hive. The lesson learned from this is that we should not collect more things than necessary, otherwise someone else will take these things from us. |
| fish |
Get caught in the temptation of taste. The fish gets lured by a piece of meat stuck on a hook and gets entangled in the hook itself. |
| crow bird |
The Kurur bird holds the piece of meat in its beak, but does not eat it. Other big birds snatch that piece of meat. We learn from the Kurr bird that one should not think of keeping anything with us forever, one should consume one's things in time. |
| Boy |
Small children remain worry-free and happy in every situation. Children give the message that we too should remain worry-free and happy like children. |
| Fire |
The fire looks the same even after being surrounded by different types of wood. We too should not leave our nature in different circumstances and at different places. |
| moon |
The brightness and coolness of the moon do not change even with increase or decrease, in the same way our soul also does not change, our soul remains the same in every situation. |
| Virgo |
Dattatreya saw a girl threshing paddy. The girl's bangles were making noise while threshing paddy. Then the girl broke her bangles to stop the sound. Only one bangle was left in each hand. After this the girl threshed the paddy without making any noise. Gave a message to the girl that we should keep doing our work without making any noise, so that we can concentrate on our work. |
| arrow maker |
Dattatreya saw an arrow maker who was so engrossed in making arrows that the king's horse passed him by, but he did not even know it. We should also remain lost in our work, only then we can become proficient in our work. |
| Snake |
The snake always lives alone and keeps wandering here and there. Dattatreya learned from the snake that any monk should live alone and keep sharing knowledge. |
| spider |
The spider makes a web, lives in it and finally swallows the entire web itself. The spider has given the message that God also creates this universe with his illusion and in the end he himself collects it. |
| beetle insect |
Dattatreya learned from this insect that the mind becomes whatever one thinks, be it good or bad. |
| bumblebee and bee |
Bees and bumblebees take pollen from different flowers, we should also take it from wherever we can learn something meaningful. |
| Python |
The python fills its stomach with whatever it finds and lies satisfied at one place. We should also learn to be content in every situation. Only then can the mind remain calm. |
