People spend a one lifetime praying for a better life next time around on earth. They go to Kasi, they go to Kanniyakumari and undertake all sorts of penances to counterbalance their sins in this life and sow the seeds for a better life when they are reborn.
While there may be many theories suggesting ‘dos’ in order to land a specific coveted position in the next birth, seers were generally ‘kite flying’ in declaring the ‘donts’ for you to ensure that you can at least avoid becoming certain obnoxious creatures. Until a few days ago!
Thanks to Swami Krushnaswarup of Bhuj, now we know exactly what not do to when so that we escape the misfortune of taking birth as female dogs or bullocks. While many of the comments on this rare piece of cautionary advice must be bowdlerized and not be reproduced in this Page, there were some useful queries in the media about the particular kind of food it takes to later turn into a French poodle or Chinese chihuahua!
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