I have huge respect for vegans, vegetarians, and non-vegetarians. After all, we all come from the same singular source—Brahma. Maybe some from His head, some from His chest, some from His stomach, and some from His legs—but still from the same source. The same Almighty puts food on our plates, helps us digest it, and absorbs nutrients to keep this body alive. And when we die, we all go back to that same Brahma, only to be reborn again according to our karma.
A Brahmin may return as a Shudra because he once stole money from a temple hundi. A Shudra may be reborn a Brahmin because of his pious deeds. In the end, all are equal in the cycle of karma.
Peace honestly prevails until someone tries to prove their supremacy simply because their plate looks different. I love a vegan—till he eats his food quietly. The moment he claims his morality is superior to mine because one fine day he chose plant-based food, then I’ve got a problem. A big problem.
The same with vegetarians. I respect them, have many vegetarian friends, clients, acquaintances. But let’s be real—most vegetarians in India never chose it. They were raised that way, conditioned since childhood. Just as a non-vegetarian won’t eat snake, frog, or dog meat without cultural conditioning. So if someone turns around and says, “Because I’m vegetarian, I’m closer to God than you”—again, I’ve got a problem. A big problem.
And maybe Lord Narayana Himself had a problem with this “holier-than-thou” attitude. Maybe that’s why He served laddoos laced with beef fat, fish oil, and pork fat to devotees—including those at the grand Ram Mandir ceremony. Now what? Suddenly, before His eyes, everyone is equal.
Of course, you can try purifying yourself with a glass of cow urine. But what if one glass isn’t enough? What if Narayana wants one full litre, every single day on an empty stomach, until death, to erase bad karma? Even then, there wouldn’t be enough cow urine left on the planet.
The Bhagavad Gita says: “Not even a leaf moves without His consent.” Which is why I see this laddoo controversy not as man’s mistake, but as God’s plan. Through one simple act, He reminded us:
This world is one Vasudeva Kutumba. One family eats the same food.
May equality and peace prevail.
God Bless All.
Om Namo Narayanaya.