09 Apr 2025
[Shri Hrushikesh asked: Dear Swami, I request You to kindly answer the below question. This is regarding Your recent composition "Prapancha sarkaroda" which is sung in the tune (Raaga) of the Telangana folk song ‘Naizaamu Sarkaroda’. It is one of the best compositions in the Telangana dialect , I have heard. However, when You translate this song it sounds like a literal translation which in my opinion sounds a little weird and doesn't communicate the message well for people who don't understand the context and culture of Telangana. I have also read some of the discourses in the past where certain examples are based on Indian culture and lifestyle and don't make sense in western society. You are preaching Universal Spirituality for the entire world. Oh Lord Datta You are Maheshwara who have created the language You are root of every language in the world. You can as well translate and present this knowledge in the best way possible for the global audience. I want to understand why You are following the literal translation instead of using the language understandable for the global audience. I sincerely apologise for commenting this way. At Your divine lotus feet, Hrushikesh]
Swami replied:- Different parts of the universe have different languages and different cultures. How can you get one language developed from different languages? Similarly, the culture. Secularism means to use the same medicine present in different bottles. Today, secularism means not to use the medicine from any bottle! – this is totally atheism. Using the same medicine from each bottle on each day is real secularism. Refusing certain bottles in the name of secularism is not secularism at all. “What is the use of catching leaves when hands are already burnt?” – This is an idiom in Telugu culture. In English culture, the idiom with the same sense is “What is the use of crying over spilled milk?”. Both are good idioms and I am using both in the explanation of My spiritual concepts. This will please people of both regions.
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