Acharya Prashant explains that we are not supposed to emulate the actions of the avatars or incarnations, as this is not the traditional Indian way. He states that because time changes, everything that is time-bound, which was present in a particular passage of time, is bound to change over centuries and millennia. He poses the question of what one should learn from Shri Krishna: the Gita, or the fact that he consumed milk and butter. He notes that very few people actually read or understand the Gita, but they love to use the fable of Shri Krishna to justify dairy consumption. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that one must take from the gods what is timeless, as they come from the timeless dimension. One cannot emulate their dressing sense, sartorial choices, or language, as these are time-bound. He illustrates this by saying if one wants to emulate what Shri Krishna ate, then one must also emulate the dress he wore, the language he spoke, and other actions like having thousands of wives, which would be undesirable. These stories are highly symbolic and meant to teach something. The great, timeless teachings of Shri Krishna are contained in the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, and that is what should be learned. Everything else is time-bound and should be allowed to pass away with time, as clinging to it becomes an anachronism that benefits nobody. He further clarifies the symbolism of "the animal" in religious scriptures. When scriptures talk about an animal being defeated, conquered, or slaughtered, it is not a physical creature but a metaphor for our own physical nature and ignorance. This "animal" is the archetype of our evolutionary past, a carry-forward from the times spent in the jungle, driven purely by biological urges like eating, sleeping, and procreating. What separates man from the jungle is that human life has a purpose beyond these biological drives. A person who lives like the creatures of the jungle is wasting their life by not rising above it and not allowing their consciousness to be elevated. The entire purpose of religion and spirituality is to raise one's consciousness to the highest level possible. The animalistic aspect of a person drags their consciousness down to just food and sex, whereas the human responsibility is to lift oneself away from the demands of the bodily animal. Therefore, when scriptures use the symbol of the animal, they mean it is the inner animal that is to be conquered. Unfortunately, people in their ignorance misinterpret this and slaughter physical animals, which is foolish and absurd. They are exploiting the symbolism to meet their own animal needs, like enjoying the taste of flesh. In doing so, they are not conquering the inner animal but feeding it with the flesh of the outer animal, making the inner animal stronger and allowing it to overpower consciousness.