SHLOK OF THE MONTH AUG 2009

Deivam Purushakarena yaha samarthaha prabhadithum

Na Deivena Vipannarthaha purushaha sovaseedathi

Whatever happens in this world is entirely as per His will. Thus we say “His will”. However the Lord is not responsible for the jeevan’s deeds and misdeeds ( punya and papakarma). The jeevan is solely responsible for this. For example the radiance of the tube light is same for one and all. One man does Bhagavatha parayanam with the help of such light. The other took to intoxication under the same light. The tubelight helps both of them in their actions but is not responsible for the actions per say. Likewise the phrase “ His will or His actions” . The Lord blesses all with a human body. This is His will but it is upto the individual to make a wise use of it consciously. Hence we cannot commit a sin and say it is His action or will. There have been several persons who have even changed His will. The maharishis changed His will by their Tapas. The devotees did so by sheer devotion. God created sage Vishwamithra as a kshatriya. He became a brahmana by his tapas. The Lord in His archavathara never speaks a word to anybody nor does He eat anything. Namadeva by the power of his devotion made Lord Panduranga eat. Thirumazhisaiazhwar made Lord Sarngaparni of Kumbakonam speak to Him.

Sri Rama Pattabhishekam came to haly all of a sudden. Sri Rama said “ This is purely due to God’s will”. Lakshmana replied “ It is wrong to declare so and abstain from any efforts or actions to retardate to such an atrocity.” A well educated student refrained from going to work. On being questioned he said that it was the Lord’s will. Even in Mahabharatha Duryodhana was being questioned for his unruly activities. He said “ It is the Lord who has made me so. It is His will.” All such statements pertain to misusing His will. It is wrong to be lazy and attribute such laziness to His will. If we work hard to achieve our target then the Lord will bless us with positive results. Human effort along with His blessings will enable us to achieve anything on earth. This is Lakshmana’s point of view.