|| Shri Hari ||
Taking Refuge in Gita
(Gita ki Sharanagati)
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Hanumanji became ready to cross the ocean, due to deep faith that the Lord’s work will get done by His grace, then why must we see towards our abilities-inabilities ? Wherever there is no pride of one’s strength, there God’s power comes to use. It is due to pride that one faces obstacles.
Whenever pride comes in us, whenever our tendencies become bad, when some desires come in us, then the easiest
method to get rid of them, is to tell it to God. Within our mind let us say to the Lord “O’ Lord! See! See! desires have come in my mind! see the state of my mind. My Lord! Such tendencies have cropped up in my mind; resolves have creeped in! O’ Lord, I am doing your prayer, worship and meditation, people consider me to be your devotee, they regard me as being good, but such is my state !” Just as on having contact with fire, even a piece of black coal begins to shine; because in fact the relation of the coal is with fire itself, but due to being away from the fire, it becomes black. Similarly on having an association with God, all the flaws are eradicated and he begins to shine. He develops an exceptional quality in him; because in fact man’s relationship is
with God only. God’s grace makes the impossible, possible. Similarly, “kartumkartumanyathakrtum sarmathah” When one takes the support of the Lord, then what is there to worry about? God does all the work of his devotees who have taken refuge in him - “sab bidhi ghatab kaaj mein toren, aham tvaa sarvapaapebhyo mokshayishyaami”
It is man’s weakness to take even the least bit of support of their strength,
intelligence, abilities etc. because taking the support of many is the work of a weak person. However taking the support of God is not a weakness, rather it is a natural thing to do. Because being a part (ansh) of God, “Jeev” (embodied soul) is innately and naturally reliant on God. When it becomes disinclined towards it’s source (anshi), i.e. God, and depends on body and world which is part
(ansh) of Nature, then it becomes weak, dependent, without support, without the Lord. Therefore man who takes the support of his own strength is filled with pride, that I will do this and that ! but when his urine stops, then he rushes to the doctor! He has pride of his strength, but the state is that he does not even have the strength to urinate ! In reality, the one who takes support of the world, can do nothing. However, he who takes support of God, he can do everything. He can even do the impossible; because all the strength of God, comes in a person who has taken refuge in God. By taking refuge in God, Naradji won over Kamdeva (The god of Passion) -
Kaam kalaa kuch munihi na byaapi |
Nij bhayam dareu manobhav paapi ||
Seem ki chaapi sakayi kou taasu
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Bad rakhvaar ramaapati jaasu ||
(Manas, Baal. 126/4)
The power behind Naradji was that of God, but Naradji developed pride that with my own strength, I have overcome passion - “jitaa kaam ahamiti mana maahi” (Manas, Baal. 127/3). Immediately when pride came in him, that thing did not remain in him, and he became attracted to a girl named Vishwa Mohini - “karoun jaayi soyi jatan bichaari | Jehi prakaar mohi barai kamaari ||” (Manas. Baal. 131/4). The moment there is pride of one’s strength, “he bidhi milayi kawan bidhi baalaa”
- such became his state. (to be continued)
(to be continued)
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