The Hindu article-Role of the Divine Mother

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Role of the Divine Mother

 

 

CHENNAI SEPT.26 . The Almighty manifests in the world

from time to time to redeem humanity and re-establish

Dharma. Among these incarnations that of Lord Krishna

is unique in many respects. The manner of His birth

itself was exceptional. Born in a prison cell He

revealed His divine form to His parents, Vasudeva and

Devaki, as soon as He was born. It was a miracle that

He was transferred to Gokul and grew up with His

foster parents without Kamsa having any inkling about

what had happened. His childhood deeds were another

wonder and it is recounted in spiritual tradition that

Nammazhwar revelled in them and once swooned in

ecstasy and remained unconscious for six months when

he recalled how accessible He was to this simple

cowherd community.

 

The practice of celebrating the marriage of the Divine

Couple is popular in religious tradition and also

discoursing on them during expositions of the epics

and the Puranas. What is its significance? All the

three aspects of the Supreme Being, Brahma, Vishnu and

Siva, have consorts. It is to highlight that the Lord

and the Divine mother are inseparable that they are

spoken of in unison. Moreover, with reference to

humanity and the world, both the Lord and the Divine

Mother have certain roles to play. For instance, in

the context of man's emancipation the intercession of

the Divine Mother when man surrenders to God is

crucial in His condoning human lapses, which is

otherwise difficult without Her grace as man's sins

are innumerable. Besides, She represents

auspiciousness and bounty in the world.

 

In his Harikatha, Kalyanapuram Sri R. Aravamudan said

the marriage of Lord Krishna and Rukmini as recounted

in the Bhagavata Purana offered the insight that it

was preordained as they were the descents of the

Divine Couple. Rukmini had decided to marry Krishna

after listening to His divine deeds from visitors to

Her father's palace. Krishna had similarly heard about

Her and made up His mind to wed Her. But Rukmini's

brother Rukmi who hated the Lord tried to deter his

parents from pursuing the match by proposing

Sishupala's name. Just as Andal vowed not to wed any

mortal but the Lord Himself, Rukmini also decided to

take the matter into Her hands and despatched a

trusted emissary to Krishna with a message to

intervene. This illustrates that a devotee should on

his part make effort to elicit divine grace, even

though He is ever ready to shower His grace on His

devotees.

 

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