Posted on: 01 Dec 2022
1. Is mula prakriti finite or infinite?
[Shri Ganesh V asked: Padanamaskaram Swamiji, Is mula prakriti finite or infinite? I am asking this because you have referred in this discourse that mula prakriti is infinite. [Discourse link] At Your divine feet, Ganesh V]
Swami replied:- It is infinite from the view of the soul and it is finite from the view of God. Nothing can be infinite for God.
2. Is getting a permanent on my body a sin?
[Shri Ganesh V asked: Padanamaskaram Swamiji, Is getting a permanent on my body considered a sin? At Your divine feet, Ganesh V]
Swami replied:- Your question must be clarified. Short question does not mean very short question. Clarity is important and you can go up to 4 to 5 lines in the question.
3. Is getting a permanent tattoo on my body a sin?
Swami replied: It all depends on the psychology of the devotee. A devotee might have printed the divine form in his heart and he may not require the tatoo on the body. Another devotee may require the tattoo on the body so that by seeing it often, the devotion may develop. For such devotee, tatto will help in the devotion. In the cult of Shri Vaishnavas, there is a tradition to print sankha and chakra on shoulders using red hot metallic plates, which are similar to tattoo.