

Sacredness has an an Expiry Date
‘A ‘devata’ must never get carried away by the devotion of the ‘yajaman’ (the worshipper). He must remember that the devotion is based on a particular need fuelled by a particular circumstance. When the circumstance changes, when the need passes, the adoration ceases and the worship ends. In other words, devotion for a ‘devata’ has a very clear expiry date.’ The shelf-life of deities.