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Source: The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com)

 

God is an unfailing source of help to man

 

CHENNAI, SEPT. 20. When a person is in need of guidance about a

problem he faces, requiring proper solution or when he feels his

fond desire is to be fulfilled, whom should he approach? No other

human being will be of any help as each one must be harbouring

some similar hidden discontent or grief. The only unfailing

source is God and one has to submit his plea before Him. However,

so long as he is in this world, the tendency will be to go to

some one. In such a case, he has to be careful about the other

man's capacity to extend the needed protection. It will be

extremely unwise to approach one who is inferior in status to

him.

 

Such an ordinary man will not be of any use, he will pose as if

he is sympathetic but inwardly he will be happy that this person

was suffering and may even spread the rumour that the latter is

in a quandary and he will derive thereby a vicarious pleasure. On

the other hand, a friend, who is equal to him in age and other

respects cannot render any assistance as he too may sail in the

same boat pleading his helplessness. Under such circumstances he

has only one alternative, to go to those who are generous, wise,

considerate, seasoned in tackling worldly problems and who above

all have the wherewithal and inclination to spare or to share his

anguish without any hesitation.

 

An emperor who was administering his country to the best of his

ability, keeping every citizen happy by zealously following the

rules of righteousness and never violating Truth and justice had

only one sorrow that there was no child to succeed him, and to

continue the noble norms that he had been pursuing. So he went to

his religious guide and urged him to find a solution. With his

enormous spiritual power, the sage, Vasishta, could foresee how

the Lord was already preparing to visit the world as a human

being in response to the appeal from noble souls who were being

tortured by evil elements preventing them from continuing their

religious austerities in a peaceful manner. Vasishta also

meditated and foresaw how the Lord was getting ready to be born

as the son of Emperor Dasaratha, as he was the embodiment of

Truth, virtue and justice. The family mentor suggested that the

latter conduct a special rite invoking Divine grace. Thus God

took His incarnation to safeguard the interests of the pious,

uphold righteousness and re-establish Moral Law, said Sri Sukhi

Sivam in a lecture on Kamba Ramayanam. Saint Arunagirinathar

provides a list of those from heaven who accompanied the Lord.

 

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