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Or, possibly, it may have been to conciliate the worshipers of Durga and Kali, those great goddesses of Bengal. OR POSSIBLY IT MAY HAVE BEEN TO CONCILIATE THE WORSHIPPERS OF DURGA AND KAHLI THOSE GREAT GODDESSES OF BENGAL
sion of Christ's name.] The omission of Christ's name is the more remarkable because Mr. Sen spoke much of him in his public lectures. He had said in May, 1879, "None but Jesus, none but Jesus, none but Jesus ever deserved this precious diadem, India; and Jesus shall have it." But he clearly indicated that the Christ he sought was an Indian Christ; one who was "a Hindu in faith," and who would help the Hindus to "realize their national idea of a yogi" (ascetic). [Sidenote: "Motherhood of God."] Let it be noted that, from the beginning of his career, Mr. Sen had spoken earnestly of the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man--though, these great conceptions are not of Hindu origin. It is difficult to see why, in later days, he insisted so much on the "motherhood of God." Perhaps it was a repetition--he probably would have called it an exaltation--of the old Hindu idea, prevalent especially among the worshipers of Siva, that there is a female counterpart--a Sakti--of every divinity. AS CITIZEN IN THEIR HIGHEST DEVELOPMENT G LOYALTY TO SOVEREIGN THE OMISSION OF CHRIST'S NAME IS THE MORE REMARKABLE BECAUSE MISTER SAIN SPOKE MUCH OF HIM IN HIS PUBLIC LECTURES HE HAD SAID IN MAY EIGHTEEN SEVENTY NINE NONE BUT JESUS NONE BUT JESUS NONE BUT JESUS EVER DESERVED THIS PRECIOUS DIADEM INDIA AND JESUS SHALL HAVE IT BUT HE CLEARLY INDICATED THAT THE CHRIST HE SOUGHT WAS AN INDIAN CHRIST ONE WHO WAS A HINDOO IN FAITH AND WHO WOULD HELP THE HINDOOS TO REALIZE THEIR NATIONAL IDEA OF A JOGI AESTHETIC LET IT BE NOTED THAT FROM THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER MISTER SAIN HAD SPOKEN EARNESTLY OF THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD AND THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN THOUGH THESE GREAT CONCEPTIONS ARE NOT OF HINDU ORIGIN IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE WHY IN LATER DAYS HE INSISTED SO MUCH ON THE MOTHERHOOD OF GOD PERHAPS IT WAS A REPUTATION HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CALLED IT AN EXALTATION OF THE OLD HINDU IDEA PREVALENT ESPECIALLY AMONG THE WORSHIPPERS OF SHIVA THAT THERE IS A FEMALE CONTEPART A SHAFTI OF EVERY DIVINITY
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