i know some indians worship fire coz they believe that is the thing will burn them in hell,and some indians worship monkeys coz they believe that monkies are the beggnin of the human creation but what i dont know is why they worship mice and snakes?
i dont mean to offend anyone in here
2006-10-30 06:57:44 · 5 answers · asked by Tara 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hindus believe that God is omnipotent.So logically God ix in everything and every creature.So why not mice.The reason is there are different stories in different parts of India involving different creatures.
As per mythology many creatures give a helping hand to God's avatar in their fight against evil forces.Such creatures are rewarded and honoured as the avatar's vehicle.
Mouse happens to be the vehicle of Lord Ganesha and snake the vehicle of Lord Vishnu.
They don't actually worship mouse as the God It is a recognition for the part played by them There are no separate temples for such creatures except perhaps Hanuman(with a monkey face) a great disciple of RAM foe helping the slaying of Ravana,
As for snakes apart from being God's vehicle,village people are afraid of snakes.So small statues of snakes (depicting the king of the snakes Nagaraja)find a place in temples and also in forests.
After death family elders are also worshipped like Gods.
2006-10-30 08:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by balaGraju 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not so bad. At least the Indians are worshipping something that actually exists and is real.
Joke said, maybe its due to their respect for nature and animals.
2006-10-30 15:00:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mice is to bring money,and the monkey is for luck and the snake is for your enemy.
2006-10-30 15:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you need is Hinduism 101.
http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/extra/bl-intro-index.htm
Here is the meaning of your screen name according to Hindu Mythology:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_%28Devi%29
2006-10-30 15:14:28 · answer #4 · answered by enlight100 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mice are cute... however im not a fan of snakes.
2006-10-30 14:59:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋