we pray to our ishtadevata, kuladevata, vāstudevata, sthānadevata, grāmadevata and others too. What do we usually pray for?
Do we pray to save our souls (SOS)? Or do we pray for us getting anything and everything along with moksha? Latter.
Herein lies main difference.
Do we pray to save our souls (SOS)? Or do we pray for us getting anything and everything along with moksha? Latter.
Herein lies main difference.
In dire need, we also pray for saving us too difficult situations too.
Eg. gajéndramoksha. When divine intervention happens in such instances, it is usually via some agent or direct.
But will you call shri Hari saving Gajendra from crocodile as him taking an avatāra?
Eg. gajéndramoksha. When divine intervention happens in such instances, it is usually via some agent or direct.
But will you call shri Hari saving Gajendra from crocodile as him taking an avatāra?
No. Moment we are relieved of our predicament, we thank the gods for their help and move on with our karma.
If there is no intervention, we accept it as our Sanchita-karma and move on with strife.
If there is no intervention, we accept it as our Sanchita-karma and move on with strife.
Avatāra happens when things are broken so badly that it is hopeless. Things broke so badly and things became so hopeless because?
Because we (ancestors, previous births) did not do our karma and did not upheld the dharma by doing the right thing.
Because we (ancestors, previous births) did not do our karma and did not upheld the dharma by doing the right thing.
Tell me if Bhishma had not taken than vow, would mahabhārata happen? If Shantanu had kept control over his desires?
If citizens of mathurā had rebelled and overthrown Kansa after his adhārmik usurping of power, will shri Hari need to come down?
If citizens of mathurā had rebelled and overthrown Kansa after his adhārmik usurping of power, will shri Hari need to come down?
It is when we abandon the right path and things start getting hopelessly bad that avatāra needs to happen.
Because there are some things more valuable than existence of Srishti which needs to be protected. It is to save that thing.
Because there are some things more valuable than existence of Srishti which needs to be protected. It is to save that thing.
ParitrāNāya sādhūnām doesn’t translate as “to save good people”. Rather it is very lazy translation.
It actually means to save that/them which/who is/are so exalted and sacred that its worth saving at all costs. Even if that cost is pralaya. Or world war. Or systemic reset.
It actually means to save that/them which/who is/are so exalted and sacred that its worth saving at all costs. Even if that cost is pralaya. Or world war. Or systemic reset.
All those who died in presence of bhagawaan went to swarga.
But all of those who died then were ill-fated (due to their past bad karma) to live in such adhaarmik times where even the queens are disrobed in public and suffer the consequence of that age and times.
But all of those who died then were ill-fated (due to their past bad karma) to live in such adhaarmik times where even the queens are disrobed in public and suffer the consequence of that age and times.
If such thing can happen to a lady as exalted as Draupadi what must be ordinary women going through?
All those who got to see hear touch Krishna in Mathura and Vrindavan must have gotten good gati and it was as a result of some powerful accumulated puNya.
All those who got to see hear touch Krishna in Mathura and Vrindavan must have gotten good gati and it was as a result of some powerful accumulated puNya.
But they had to live under tyrants like Kansa and Jarasandha who sent assassins to murder new born kids enmasse.
Think of how many murders Putanā committed before meeting her end at hands of Krishna?
Think of how many murders Putanā committed before meeting her end at hands of Krishna?
What about those parents who were fortunate enough to live in presence of bhagwaan.
But unfortunate enough to lose their new born babies? Do you call it a good fortune? 😊
But unfortunate enough to lose their new born babies? Do you call it a good fortune? 😊
Is it not better if one by one’s sādhana gets a similar good gati, perhaps darshan of that same devatā while living in a dhārmik society. Instead of turbulent times?
मा ते संगोस्तु अकर्मणिं..... Never indulge in Akarma (dodging one’s duties and responsibility towards dharma).
मा ते संगोस्तु अकर्मणिं..... Never indulge in Akarma (dodging one’s duties and responsibility towards dharma).
