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God's mercy is limitless

 

CHENNAI SEPT. 8 . While an ardent devotee should show his deep

respect, adoration and implicit faith in God, there is no need for

him to be afraid of Him as if He cannot be approached at all. God's

auspicious qualities cannot be counted and His mercy is limitless.

The most outstanding, distinguishing and admirable trait among them

is His easy accessibility. He will be ready to extend His grace to

all but will not tolerate deliberate violation of the scriptural

injunction or remain without taking note of the misdeeds of anyone

who disobeys His law.

 

Even then He will not fail to pardon those who have committed such

sins, if they express and demonstrate their sincere regret, His chief

attribute being "compassion". He is always willing to forgive.

Scriptural literature is full of instances where God has displayed

His mercy not only to saints but even those not so enlightened. Once

Lord Siva acted as a peacemaker to enable a couple to get their

differences resolved.

 

In his lecture dealing with the lives of Saivite apostles as

portrayed in the holy text, "Periapuranam" by Sekkizhar, Chola Chief

Minister centuries ago, Sri D. Gnanasundaram said, they belonged to

various castes and different strata of society, but they were all

bound by the eagerness to guide humanity. For them, God revealed the

sign of "fear not" while they were engaged in spreading His message

of love.

 

In the case of one these 63 saints, Siva acted as a true companion

and bestowed His spiritual grace when the former broke his pledge and

performed the work of an ordinary mortal. Even as in the Ramayana,

God-incarnate was happy to proceed to the forest instantaneously when

His stepmother asked Him to do so, in the case of Sundaramurthi

Nayanar, Siva, in the role of a priest, went as an intermediary to

bring about a compromise between him and his wife.

 

Having married another woman and disregarded a solemn vow, the saint

lost his eyes but the Lord, on his expressing regret and declaring

that the vision could be used only to feast his eyes on His form,

duly restored them. His first wife was enraged at Sundaramurthi's

act. Siva obliged him and went to her and persuaded her to forget the

episode though she initially declined the peace move. The author of

the text describes this incident at Thiruvarur as the "Kailas" (the

Lord's abode) coming to earth. Can there be greater testimony for

such kindness?

 

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