And the Thunder Said DA

Prajapati The Creator Had Three Kinds Of Offspring: Gods Men And Demons. They Lived With Prajapati As Brahmacharins (Celibate Students) Practicing Austerities. At The End Of Their Term The Gods Requested Him Saying: Please Instruct Us Sir. Prajapati Uttered The Syllable Da And He Asked: Have You Understood? The Gods Replied: Yes. You Have Said To Us Control Yourselves (Damyata). Prajapati Responded: Yes You Have Understood. Then Men Spoke To Him: Please Instruct Us Sir. Prajapati Uttered The Syllable Da And He Asked: Have You Understood? The Men Replied: We Have. You Have Said Give (Datta). Prajapati Responded: Yes You Have Understood. Then The Demons Spoke To Him: Please Instruct Us Sir. Prajapati Uttered The Syllable Da And He Asked: Have You Understood? The Demons Replied: Yes. You Have Said To Us Be Compassionate (Dayadhvam). Prajapati Responded: Yes You Have Understood. That Very Thing Is Repeated By The Celestial Voice In The Form The Thunder That Speaks To Us: Da Da Da Which Means Control Yourselves Give Be Merciful. In Other Words Writes Kara The Instruction To Comprehending The Ultimate Mystery Begins From An Ethical Injunction. He Who Is Self-Controlled Charitable And Merciful Is Given Proximity To The Gods. Ethics Takes Precedence Over Epistemology And Ontology.