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the grace. It cannot be compelled. That is where most of our rituals commit mistakes. They think that they can bring down God by mantra, or tantra or prayer or what ever it is. You cannot get it. It has to be bestowed. That is why Vedas have to be superceded as Lord Krishna himself has long back said “Vedaha Trigunya Vishayaha, Nis Trigunyo Bhava Arjuna”. The reason for that is, Vedic prayers try to appease Gods and get their help by compelling them. They say “You do this mantra or ritual, God has to come, there is no alternative for Him”. May be true, if you put on a switch, fan has to work, if the links are properly connected. A mike shall function when I put it on, there is no alternative to it. It cannot say no. That is why Rev. Babuji brings in the concept of functionaries to explain these Gods. They do certain functions. To grant the status of God to fire is nothing but to remember a day when they were not able to create fire. Today we have got match-sticks for help, may be other methods, by which we are able to get fire. Those days it was entirely depended upon prayer, a particular method, a mantra and a tantra was behind it. Tantra is a mechanism, mantra is a prayer. A mechanism was there. We have to take two sticks. Even today if you see the yagnas that are being performed, perhaps next century also, perhaps for 140