??? (pasoo)
Meaning: noun: Animals.
Quote:
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pasoo milahi cha?giaaee-aa�� kha? khaavahi a?mrit dehi.
All praise to animals, they eat grass and provide milk as sweet as nectar.
– Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 489
Message: Animals are part of creation just as we humans. They can provide value. For example, some animals graze on pasture and subsist on grass, and give us sweet milk, providing dairy products which are so vital for our well-being and enjoyment.
What about us humans? We eat and consume so much of the earth�s limited resources. We take everything from the world, but what do we give in return? Being self-centred, we commit misdeeds and inflict pain to others. In spiritual terms, human life is useless if what we do brings no good to anyone. It is worthless if it lacks gratitude and appreciation for the One who always cherishes and provides for us.
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Enshrine that Master within your mind through whose beneficence you partake of numerous delicacies.
-Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 269
Etymology: From Sanskrit pashu (domestic or sacrificial animal) ? Pali pasu (cattle) ? Prakrit pasu (animal). Comparable to Old English feoh (animal, wealth, etc.) and Latin pecus (animal � as in English pecuniary – originally relating to animals).
