WHO ARE THE REAL DEVOTEES OF THE AVATAR?
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When an Avatar, an embodiment of God, comes down upon earth and plays his leela, divine drama, upon earth, meant to give salvation to mankind and to show them the right path, then very few persons recognise him.
This is because he dons a garb in which he appears helpless and in need of help from others.
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When an Avatar, an embodiment of God, comes down upon earth and plays his leela, divine drama, upon earth, meant to give salvation to mankind and to show them the right path, then very few persons recognise him.
This is because he dons a garb in which he appears helpless and in need of help from others.
But those that recognise him in this garb are truly blessed, they
recognise him even in that helplessness and see the divinity in him.
They realise that he is acting out a part where he needs their help-- only to grant them a chance to serve him so that they may attain salvation in this life and the next.
They are his true devotees. And they join him in his leela, knowing fully well that he is All-Powerful, - but realising at the same time that even if everything is his leela, then what is their part in this drama? And they must play it well, unfailingly.
Who were the real devotees of Lord Rama?
The affluent people who lived in Ayodhya, or those who were his companions when he roamed apparently helplessly in the forests searching for Sita Maharani?
Today history records the name of Lord Hanuman, Lord Laxman,
Sugreeva, and even Kewat the boatman, when he roamed apparently helplessly in the forests.
While the names of the thousands who lived in apparent luxury in Ayodhya have been completely obliterated from history and who did not realise he was God Incarnate until it was too late.
AS HH shri Bhola Nathji would say in the perfect definition of an Avatar:
" WHEN THE DIVINE LIGHT IS OFF, I AM MAN,
AND WHEN THE DIVINE LIGHT IS ON, I AM GOD."
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Priya Nath Mehta
They realise that he is acting out a part where he needs their help-- only to grant them a chance to serve him so that they may attain salvation in this life and the next.
They are his true devotees. And they join him in his leela, knowing fully well that he is All-Powerful, - but realising at the same time that even if everything is his leela, then what is their part in this drama? And they must play it well, unfailingly.
Who were the real devotees of Lord Rama?
The affluent people who lived in Ayodhya, or those who were his companions when he roamed apparently helplessly in the forests searching for Sita Maharani?
Today history records the name of Lord Hanuman, Lord Laxman,
Sugreeva, and even Kewat the boatman, when he roamed apparently helplessly in the forests.
While the names of the thousands who lived in apparent luxury in Ayodhya have been completely obliterated from history and who did not realise he was God Incarnate until it was too late.
AS HH shri Bhola Nathji would say in the perfect definition of an Avatar:
" WHEN THE DIVINE LIGHT IS OFF, I AM MAN,
AND WHEN THE DIVINE LIGHT IS ON, I AM GOD."
Copyright
Priya Nath Mehta
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