Tuesday, July 8, 2008

O Lord, You are the master of the entire universe.


While ruling this planet, Lord Ram performed various kinds of scarifices and distributed his wealth and possessions to the brahmanas. Overwhelmed by His affection, they prayed to the Lord as follows in Srimad Bhagavatam verse ***

aprattam nas tvayaa kim nu / bhagavan bhuvaneshvara
yan no 'ntar-hrdayam vishya / tamo hamsi sva-rocishaa


"O Lord, You are the master of the entire universe. What have You not given to us? You have entered the core of our hearts and dissipated the darkness of our ignorance by Your effulgence. This is the supreme gift. We do not need a material donation."

Material possession cannot solve all our problems in life. Nor can they give us peace of mind. In fact their presence only give us more anxiety and trouble. So persons whose hearts are enlightened by Supreme Lord, know this truth very well and the brahmanas who returned the gifts back to Lord Ram were thankful to the Lord for dissipating the darkness of ignorance in their hearts. Since they are enlightened by the Supreme Lord, neither death nor any other kind of devastation in their life can disturb them. But for those who don't have the Lord in their hearts, even the slightest trouble will ruin their peace of mind. Their material wealth/possessions will not be able to prevent death or any other devastation which is bound to happen in their life. So they die many times in their life before their actual end of life.
May we always be thankful to the Supreme Lord for whatever He has blessed us and enlighten our hearts by always welcoming Him in our hearts. The moment we ignore Him, we are immersed in the darkness of ignorance. So let us never be neglectful in our devotional service and always be attentive in each and every "appointment" we have with Krishna.

Hari Bol : Be Happy Always :



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