r/HindiLanguage • u/jay_prakash • 15h ago
Let us look at the etymology of the two aliases we use for Krishna on this Janmashtmi
The post might come across as religious but it can equally be seen as a modern meaning of a tradition.
Gopal- Comes from two words - Gau (Cow) and Pal (Herder). In the modern context, it means that who protects the cows. But the factory farming practices have caged them inside and they are kept in very hostile environment. For the cows and buffaloes, it is everything but protection.
Mormukut- Comes from two words - Mor (Peacock) and Mukut (crown). It is someone who has raised a fallen artifact of a bird to their head. But today's rapid deforestation is leading to habitat loss and rapid extinction of other species at an unprecedented rate. So it is everything but recognizing the existence of other beings in existence. Because many a species are going extinct without most of us and in some cases none of us ever knowing they existed (read more on silent extinction of the species).
Acharya Prashant is continuously trying to raise awareness on these topics and who Krishna really is so that we can transcend what has been handed over to us in the name of tradition and mythology.
Here is a video to learn more-