Bagavat Gita and Saiva Siddhantham

If one deeply understands the Bhagavad Gita in its original language, it becomes evident that it contains the essence of Shaiva Siddhanta:

Dharma,

Artha,

Kama,

Moksha.

These principles are seen even during the Ramayana era, around 5000 BCE, the time of Agathiyar.

Dharma (justice, righteousness),

Artha (wealth),

Kama (pleasure),

—this is exactly what Thiruvalluvar also conveyed.

But the philosophies of Jainism and Buddhism emphasize:

Do not kill living beings,

Ahimsa (non-violence),

Karma...

Such views oppose war, killing, and eating meat.

However, animals like:

Lion,

Tiger,

Whale,

Crocodile,

Fox,

Cat,

Hen,

Crow,

—all consume meat.

And God created them too.

So, does that mean lions, tigers, crocodiles, and whales will go to hell?

Are they bad beings because they eat meat?

Are they soulless and wicked?

Did God create them as lowly beings from birth?

Satyendra Nath Bose, during British rule, discovered that even plants possess life.

Modern scientific research confirms that plants communicate, share information, have emotions, can think, have memory, recollection, thoughts, and even a mind.

Therefore, if we go by what Satyendra Nath Bose said, plants also cry when they are cut. They experience pain, suffering, emotions, and sensations.

Through various scientific studies, it's proven that plants like rice grow better when they are sung to, spoken to kindly, or exposed to music.

That means plants, trees, vines, rocks, mountains, soil, air, fire—all of nature (flora and fauna) have God within them. This is certain.

Stones grow. Stones move by themselves. Mountains grow.

Before the five elements—earth, water, fire, air, and space—one should not lie. They are witnesses.

That is why, during Hindu weddings, the bride steps on a grinding stone and is shown Arundhati. Fire is lit as a witness during the sacred tying of the wedding thread.

The couple circles the fire seven times, taking vows together.

They pledge to share in each other's hardships and losses and to never abandon one another.

Tamils, having realized that stones and mountains grow when cut, built stone temples.

Even today, scientists say Mount Everest is growing by 1 cm every year, based on surveys.

If mountains like the Himalayas are growing, then cutting mountains and stones to build temples or sculptures is not wrong.

Therefore, based on Satyendra Nath Bose's findings that plants are living beings, eating plant-based food also involves taking life.

Whether it's goat, cow, pig, chicken, egg, or snake—eating them is no different than eating plants.

Bose's research confirms this truth.

However, there is a difference.

Vegetables and plant foods do not have red blood.

They do not have blood cells.

They have green blood, chlorophyll.

It is possible that trees are divine.

Tamils worshipped trees:

Kadamba tree worship — Kadambas, Tamils, the Kshatriyas of Maharashtra.

Kandha (Murugan) worshipped the Kandhu tree — Kshatriyas.

Vanni tree worship — Kshatriyas.

Marutham tree worship — Kshatriyas.

Arasa Maram (Pipal tree) worship — Kshatriyas.

The Arasa Maram is the symbol of Emperor Ashoka.

It is also a symbol of the Indus Valley Civilization and the Tamils.

Even today, women circle the Arasa Maram and bear children.

This tree strengthens the uterus through the air it gives.

Beneath it, you will often find idols of Vinayagar (Ganesha), Rahu, and Ketu.

The Arasa Maram is highly revered.

Realizing all this, Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita:

"Arjuna! All those Kauravas you see standing before you—I have already destroyed them.

They are walking corpses.

They've come to the war already dead.

If you fear them as relatives and run away, you'll only gain disgrace and dishonor.

Do not fear. Kill. Fight. Destroy.

Eliminate.

Only one who destroys injustice is worthy of life.

What you call the body is just a shirt.

The soul is eternal. The soul never dies.

The body is but a shirt worn by the soul."

Siddhars like Thirumoolar, Bhogar, and Arunagirinathar, using their yogic powers, left one body and entered others—shedding one shell and taking another.

When the cowherd Moolan died and his calves cried in distress, Thirumoolar's compassion moved him to leave his body and enter Moolan's body to console the calves.

Arunagirinathar took the form of a parrot.

Bhogar moved through several bodies.

So what is life? What is body?

What is the shirt and pants?

The body is merely the shirt and pants worn by the soul.

Thus, killing or removing weeds is not wrong, says Lord Krishna.

Hence, the Mahabharata is the battle between good and evil.

The evil must be destroyed.

Weeds must be removed so that paddy grains can grow.

Only then can people's hunger be satisfied.

Humanity can flourish only if weeds are cleared.

In some situations, killing is necessary.

To establish justice, to uphold dharma.

To lead dharma, like Rajinikanth, Lord Krishna arrived.

"Dharmathin Thalaivan"

"Lord of the Dharma".

He gave advice: destroy, cut, kill, eliminate, remove the weeds — this is the dharma of the Kshatriya.

Kshatriyas were given the "Licence to Kill"—a power, an order, a standing directive from the government—because they are tasked with eliminating enemies of the state who threaten the peaceful functioning of society.

This licence is not a misuse of authority, but a necessary permission to uphold Dharma, protect morality, enforce ethics, and preserve core values.

It is a divine certificate of allowance granted to the Kshatriya for the safety and stability of the people.

However, it was not done hastily.

Even after many months and years of talking and trying, there was no use.

The Kauravas were fools, wicked, the Ravana gang, thugs, lowly people, intellectually dull.

Those full of envy, greed, anger, and harsh words.

There is no wrong in destroying or killing such people.

To destroy, to kill, and to protect — this is the duty, the job, and the dharma of a Kshatriya.

Pasupathi Kumarappan.
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