DO NOT................RELIGION 161
Monday in the name of (god) Shankara and worship the Pindi (the Phallus or linga) of Shankara in various ways. But has anyone considered as to what the Pindi of Shankara is? It is nothing else but a representation of the union of man and women. Should we sing the praises of an indecent representation of this sort? If man and woman indulge in indecent behaviour in the street like dogs, are we to worship them with flowers or with shoes? Should we then worship the representation of the same act of Parvati (and) Shankara, i.e., the indecency of god ?
Similar is the case with Ganapati also. “Dr. Ambedkar continued :” The story of Ganapati is that once Parvati was taking her bath naked, Shankara had gone somewhere else at that time. Therefore in order that she may not disturbed by any one, Parvati scraped off the dirt of her body and formed out of it, Ganapati the protector. Then how is this odious deity born out of dirt to be considered as God? God must be spotless and holiness incarnate, but the Gods in Hindu religion are very queer as I told you now. It is, therefore, my honest belief that they should not be worshipped.”
Thirdly, Dr. Ambedkar related the story of Dattatraya, “Narada went on telling the wives of the three Gods Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesha that Anusuya the wife of the sage Atri was a highly chaste wife. They could not bear to see that any woman should be (considered) more chaste than themselves. Therefore these three wives asked their respective husbands to violate the chastity of Anusuya and the three heroes also listended to their wives and became ready to do so. These three persons went to Anusuya’s house, sent her husband elsewhere on some pretext and began to live in Anusuya’s company. In this condition she gave birth to a son. And as there was a doubt as to the fatherhood of the child three heads were attached to it in order to throw equal responsibility on these three (gods), and the same is the incarnation of Dattatraya.”
The movement (in favour) of conversion is not to be withdrawn
At the end of his speech, Dr. Ambedkar said “It is the impression of several people that the wave of conversion has now subsided. But it is not so. Conversion is sure to take