Guest guest Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 Dear Aasthikaas, Namaskaram. I would like to take the liberty of posting here a question from my 10 year old daughter, and seek a suitable answer to quench her curiosity. I was explaining to her the stories of the Dasa Avathaaras and told her that as the final and 10th Avathara, the Lord will come to the earth at the end of Kali Yuga as Kalki Avathara and destroy the evil forces. She wanted to know why the Lord should wait until the very end of Kali Yuga to do this. She asked "Why does not he come earlier and get rid of the evil forces". I could not think of a suitable answer and wanted some guidance in this reply. I hope someone would show me the path. Abhivaadaye Vasudevan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Dear Mr.Vasudevan , your 10 year old daughter is very clever in asking this pertinent question. Yes. Even many elders have this feeling , but due to shyness they refrain from asking. Probably you may answer her based on the following , which is my understanding and may be some would explain it differently. The avatars are taken by Lord , not only to remove evils but also to protect the righteous person and the Dharma. In today's world there could be many Duriodhanas, Ravanas and Hiranyakasapus. But still the world has not perceived an Yudhishtra , Vibhishana or Prahlad. So the Lord is waiting for that good soul to come to this earth so that he could take the 10th Avatar and save all. So tell your daughter to develop in herself the attributes of Prahalad and probably she could be a tool for Lord to protect the universe. Trust this will help you to answer your daughter. yours Ramanuja Dasan - G.Sampath. Raghavan Vasudevan <vasu_erfolg wrote: Dear Aasthikaas, Namaskaram. I would like to take the liberty of posting here a question from my 10 year old daughter, and seek a suitable answer to quench her curiosity. I was explaining to her the stories of the Dasa Avathaaras and told her that as the final and 10th Avathara, the Lord will come to the earth at the end of Kali Yuga as Kalki Avathara and destroy the evil forces. She wanted to know why the Lord should wait until the very end of Kali Yuga to do this. She asked "Why does not he come earlier and get rid of the evil forces". I could not think of a suitable answer and wanted some guidance in this reply. I hope someone would show me the path. Abhivaadaye Vasudevan India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Dear Raghavan Namaskaram. Only 5000 and odd years passed so far in Kali yuga. A balance of about 445000 years yet to come. So what evils & atrocities we presently experience probably nothing if we happen to compare it with what is in store for future. Moreover, in kali yuga Nama Samkirtan is given very high priority for salvation. Which means near the end of Kali, there will be scaricty of souls to recite His name. So God would appear when things go worst, uncontrollable and all are helpless (near the end of Kali Yuga). In my view He is waiting for the Worst. Please Enlighten. My views may be wrong. Adiyen Balaji K Raghavan Vasudevan [vasu_erfolg] Monday, June 28, 2004 12:45 AM A question from a 10 year old child Dear Aasthikaas, Namaskaram. I would like to take the liberty of posting here a question from my 10 year old daughter, and seek a suitable answer to quench her curiosity. I was explaining to her the stories of the Dasa Avathaaras and told her that as the final and 10th Avathara, the Lord will come to the earth at the end of Kali Yuga as Kalki Avathara and destroy the evil forces. She wanted to know why the Lord should wait until the very end of Kali Yuga to do this. She asked "Why does not he come earlier and get rid of the evil forces". I could not think of a suitable answer and wanted some guidance in this reply. I hope someone would show me the path. Abhivaadaye Vasudevan Sponsor ---------- -- Links / b.. c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 SrI Raghavan, In the Bhagavad-gita, the Lord says, "paritrANAya sAdhUnAm, vinASAya ca dushkrtam... .....sambhavAmi yugE yugE". >From what I have gathered from learned people, the MAIN purpose of God's avathArams is "sAdhu paritrANam".. The destruction of the evil forces is incidental.(denoted by the "ca"). Because destruction of evil forces can easily done by God, staying in VaikunTha). So probably, the Lord is waiting for such devotees who are totally dedicated to Him and long for His vision on this earth... Learned bhAgavatAs may please clarify further. Swami Desikan TiruvadigalE Saranam, daasan, Srikanth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 There are many answers to this. In fact Kalki's coming after the previous (9th) avatara is after a much shorter period compared to the difference between say Kurma and Varaha avataras. This difference keeps decreasing as adharma keeps increasing faster and the necessity for Lord to descend becomes more frequent. There is Mahayugas of difference between consecutive avataras initially, then it reduces. Sri Krishna belongs to end of dwapara and Kalki comes at the end of Kaliyuga the shortest Yuga. Even in between this short period there are amsavataras descending from time to time. So it is more correct to say that He comes quicker and more quicker than waits long. Alternately, the sequence of avataras can be seen as evolution of life. Matsya - water animal, Kurma - amphibian, Varaha - land animal, Narasimha - animal-man, Vamana - pigmie-man, Parashurama - Tamasic-Rajasic man, Rama - Satwik man, Krishna - who speaks of dharma as eternal and dynamic and shoots beyond mind, there are different versions that the 9th avatara is Balarama or Buddha, but if it is Buddha we say he ascends to liberation, then Kalki - who affects descent of divine consciousness over earth consciousness. So that is the culmination of evolution. And initial stages in this evolution are very slow and painful, later stages are quick. For a land animal to come to existence from an amphibian came it takes much much longer in fact lakhs of years. But for a spiritual man to come out of a mental man it takes thousands of years, the gap is much smaller. Even on that count, Kalki actually comes fast compared to previous avataras than waits for long. Raghavan Vasudevan <vasu_erfolg wrote: Dear Aasthikaas, Namaskaram. I would like to take the liberty of posting here a question from my 10 year old daughter, and seek a suitable answer to quench her curiosity. I was explaining to her the stories of the Dasa Avathaaras and told her that as the final and 10th Avathara, the Lord will come to the earth at the end of Kali Yuga as Kalki Avathara and destroy the evil forces. She wanted to know why the Lord should wait until the very end of Kali Yuga to do this. She asked "Why does not he come earlier and get rid of the evil forces". I could not think of a suitable answer and wanted some guidance in this reply. I hope someone would show me the path. Abhivaadaye Vasudevan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Dear Shri Vasudevan, Adding to Shri Sampath's statements. It is told that that Good and Evil forces manifest in different manner. 1. During krutha yugam as Devaas & Asuraas 2. During thrEthaa yugam as Rishis and Raakshasaas. 3. During dwaapara yugam, it came within brothers in a family. 4. In Kali yugam, it is within oneself. Moreover dharma was the base for earlier avatars. Now people think that mere bhakthi will take them up. If bhakthi was the criteria, Ravana should have got saved as he was revered Shiva bhaktha, sama vedi and brahmana. But due to his adharmic acts only, he was eliminated by lord. So there is no field for the god to get into an avatar now. Let us practice dharma (dharmaa is not dhaanaa)rigourously and create a field for Lord to manifest. Thanks, Srinath Sampath G <sampath_govindachari wrote: Dear Mr.Vasudevan , your 10 year old daughter is very clever in asking this pertinent question. Yes. Even many elders have this feeling , but due to shyness they refrain from asking. Probably you may answer her based on the following , which is my understanding and may be some would explain it differently. The avatars are taken by Lord , not only to remove evils but also to protect the righteous person and the Dharma. In today's world there could be many Duriodhanas, Ravanas and Hiranyakasapus. But still the world has not perceived an Yudhishtra , Vibhishana or Prahlad. So the Lord is waiting for that good soul to come to this earth so that he could take the 10th Avatar and save all. So tell your daughter to develop in herself the attributes of Prahalad and probably she could be a tool for Lord to protect the universe. Trust this will help you to answer your daughter. yours Ramanuja Dasan - G.Sampath. Raghavan Vasudevan wrote: Dear Aasthikaas, Namaskaram. I would like to take the liberty of posting here a question from my 10 year old daughter, and seek a suitable answer to quench her curiosity. I was explaining to her the stories of the Dasa Avathaaras and told her that as the final and 10th Avathara, the Lord will come to the earth at the end of Kali Yuga as Kalki Avathara and destroy the evil forces. She wanted to know why the Lord should wait until the very end of Kali Yuga to do this. She asked "Why does not he come earlier and get rid of the evil forces". I could not think of a suitable answer and wanted some guidance in this reply. I hope someone would show me the path. Abhivaadaye Vasudevan India Matrimony: Find your partner online. India Careers: Over 50,000 jobsonline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Sri: Dear sirs, What little i have learnt let me make an attempt in answering the child's question. It is Iswara sankalpa that certain things should happen in destined times, Ahalya's Vimochanam has to be done only when Rama treads on the stone in His path to Mithila. Till then Ahalya had to wait. Similarly Sabri's moksha has to take place only on having darshan of Lord Rama. Again Sabari had to wait for Rama. Similarly Ravana had to die in the hands of Rama. It is mere Iswara sankalpa. Just as it is difficult for us to measure an ocean with a tumbler, so is Ishwara's action difficult to be measured by our little brain. We need to go to higher spiritual levels to get answers for such kind of questions. Regards, Dasan, Sriram --- cdot_ws9 <kbalaji wrote: > Dear Raghavan > > Namaskaram. Only 5000 and odd years passed so far in > Kali yuga. A balance of > about 445000 years yet to come. So what evils & > atrocities we presently > experience probably nothing if we happen to compare > it with what is in store > for future. Moreover, in kali yuga Nama Samkirtan > is given very high > priority for salvation. > Which means near the end of Kali, there will be > scaricty of souls to recite > His name. So God would appear when things go > worst, uncontrollable and all > are helpless (near the end of Kali Yuga). In my > view He is waiting for the > Worst. > > Please Enlighten. My views may be wrong. > > Adiyen > > Balaji K > > Raghavan Vasudevan > [vasu_erfolg] > Monday, June 28, 2004 12:45 AM > > A question from a 10 year > old child > > > Dear Aasthikaas, > > Namaskaram. I would like to take the liberty of > posting here a > question from my 10 year old daughter, and seek a > suitable answer to > quench her curiosity. > > I was explaining to her the stories of the Dasa > Avathaaras and told > her that as the final and 10th Avathara, the Lord > will come to the > earth at the end of Kali Yuga as Kalki Avathara > and destroy the evil > forces. > > She wanted to know why the Lord should wait until > the very end of > Kali Yuga to do this. She asked "Why does not he > come earlier and > get rid of the evil forces". I could not think of > a suitable answer > and wanted some guidance in this reply. > > I hope someone would show me the path. > > Abhivaadaye > > > Vasudevan > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > ---------- > -- > Links > > > / > > b.. To from this group, send an > email to: > > > c.. Your use of is subject to the > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Dear All, I have read most of the responses to this subject matter "A question from a 10 year old child" I will try and put our thoughts here. We have been through this phase few years back especially with the outside world of western culture we live in. Its very hard to answer these questions. Our thought is lets understand how the previous Avataras of Lord Vishnu happened, It took a while for this Evil to establish and make it worse for itself at the ripe time when Dharma was loosing grounds Lord had to take a corrective step. Likewise in this yuga Dharma is strong and evil is only a tactical issue. So to summarize Lord is very forgiving and does wait to see if the evil changes its pattern even a bit so Lord can forgive, if Dharma is passed by this so called evil then the Lords direct presence is eminent. Hope I have not confused this issue further. Ramanuja Dasan Navile - "Sriram Sampath Kumar" <rln2k "cdot_ws9" <kbalaji Cc: <> Friday, July 02, 2004 11:52 AM RE: A question from a 10 year old child > Sri: > > Dear sirs, > > What little i have learnt let me make an attempt in > answering the child's question. It is Iswara sankalpa > that certain things should happen in destined times, > Ahalya's Vimochanam has to be done only when Rama > treads on the stone in His path to Mithila. Till then > Ahalya had to wait. Similarly Sabri's moksha has to > take place only on having darshan of Lord Rama. Again > Sabari had to wait for Rama. > > Similarly Ravana had to die in the hands of Rama. It > is mere Iswara sankalpa. Just as it is difficult for > us to measure an ocean with a tumbler, so is Ishwara's > action difficult to be measured by our little brain. > We need to go to higher spiritual levels to get > answers for such kind of questions. > > Regards, > > Dasan, > > Sriram > --- cdot_ws9 <kbalaji wrote: > > Dear Raghavan > > > > Namaskaram. Only 5000 and odd years passed so far in > > Kali yuga. A balance of > > about 445000 years yet to come. So what evils & > > atrocities we presently > > experience probably nothing if we happen to compare > > it with what is in store > > for future. Moreover, in kali yuga Nama Samkirtan > > is given very high > > priority for salvation. > > Which means near the end of Kali, there will be > > scaricty of souls to recite > > His name. So God would appear when things go > > worst, uncontrollable and all > > are helpless (near the end of Kali Yuga). In my > > view He is waiting for the > > Worst. > > > > Please Enlighten. My views may be wrong. > > > > Adiyen > > > > Balaji K > > > > Raghavan Vasudevan > > [vasu_erfolg] > > Monday, June 28, 2004 12:45 AM > > > > A question from a 10 year > > old child > > > > > > Dear Aasthikaas, > > > > Namaskaram. I would like to take the liberty of > > posting here a > > question from my 10 year old daughter, and seek a > > suitable answer to > > quench her curiosity. > > > > I was explaining to her the stories of the Dasa > > Avathaaras and told > > her that as the final and 10th Avathara, the Lord > > will come to the > > earth at the end of Kali Yuga as Kalki Avathara > > and destroy the evil > > forces. > > > > She wanted to know why the Lord should wait until > > the very end of > > Kali Yuga to do this. She asked "Why does not he > > come earlier and > > get rid of the evil forces". I could not think of > > a suitable answer > > and wanted some guidance in this reply. > > > > I hope someone would show me the path. > > > > Abhivaadaye > > > > > > Vasudevan > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------- -- > > -- > > Links > > > > > > / > > > > b.. To from this group, send an > > email to: > > > > > > c.. Your use of is subject to the > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Links > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Dear Bhaagavathaas, Avatara concept is clarified in Chapter 4 of Gita. Avatara's can happen as needed anywhere and anyhow. Our formost authoritative texts are prasthaana trayams (Upanishads, Brahmasutras and BhagavadgIta). That is where we should look for whole truth. later scriptures such as Puranams elaborate the principles contained in aadhaarams with examples Dashavatara of the puraaNaas refers to some popularly celebrated avataras. Eveyone is an avatara to a limited extent and in a limited context. Anyone who raises up to the occasion and does something heroic, is an avatara. Like Joseph Campbell's hero with a thousand faces. At all times there are good and evil. Daivaasura vibhaaga was always there and will always be there. It is funny to argue that there are no good people today for God to protect. Also to say that God has to physically incarnate to protect the good, whereas, he can punish the evil from Vaikuntam also does not make sense. I think we should look at these things in a broader sense to get the full benefit. Otherwise we will be stuck with some itsy bitsy never get anywhere doubts and rationalizations. dAsan K. Sreekrishna Tatachar n a message dated 7/2/2004 11:52:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Sriram Sampath Kumar <rln2k writes: >Sri: > >Dear sirs, > >What little i have learnt let me make an attempt in >answering the child's question. It is Iswara sankalpa >that certain things should happen in destined times, >Ahalya's Vimochanam has to be done only when Rama >treads on the stone in His path to Mithila. Till then >Ahalya had to wait. Similarly Sabri's moksha has to >take place only on having darshan of Lord Rama. Again >Sabari had to wait for Rama. > >Similarly Ravana had to die in the hands of Rama. It >is mere Iswara sankalpa. Just as it is difficult for >us to measure an ocean with a tumbler, so is Ishwara's >action difficult to be measured by our little brain. >We need to go to higher spiritual levels to get >answers for such kind of questions. > >Regards, > >Dasan, > >Sriram >--- cdot_ws9 <kbalaji wrote: >> Dear Raghavan >> >> Namaskaram. Only 5000 and odd years passed so far in >> Kali yuga. A balance of >> about 445000 years yet to come. So what evils & >> atrocities we presently >> experience probably nothing if we happen to compare >> it with what is in store >> for future. Moreover, in kali yuga Nama Samkirtan >> is given very high >> priority for salvation. >> Which means near the end of Kali, there will be >> scaricty of souls to recite >> His name. So God would appear when things go >> worst, uncontrollable and all >> are helpless (near the end of Kali Yuga). In my >> view He is waiting for the >> Worst. >> >> Please Enlighten. My views may be wrong. >> >> Adiyen >> >> Balaji K >> >> Raghavan Vasudevan >> [vasu_erfolg] >> Monday, June 28, 2004 12:45 AM >> >> A question from a 10 year >> old child >> >> >> Dear Aasthikaas, >> >> Namaskaram. I would like to take the liberty of >> posting here a >> question from my 10 year old daughter, and seek a >> suitable answer to >> quench her curiosity. >> >> I was explaining to her the stories of the Dasa >> Avathaaras and told >> her that as the final and 10th Avathara, the Lord >> will come to the >> earth at the end of Kali Yuga as Kalki Avathara >> and destroy the evil >> forces. >> >> She wanted to know why the Lord should wait until >> the very end of >> Kali Yuga to do this. She asked "Why does not he >> come earlier and >> get rid of the evil forces". I could not think of >> a suitable answer >> and wanted some guidance in this reply. >> >> I hope someone would show me the path. >> >> Abhivaadaye >> >> >> Vasudevan >> >> >> >> Sponsor >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >---------- >> -- >> Links >> >> >> / >> >> b.. To from this group, send an >> email to: >> >> >> c.. Your use of is subject to the >> >> >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been >> removed] >> >> >> > > > > > > > > Links > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Dear Sri Raghavan, Namaskarams. Your daughter's query was very suitable for a debate, however, when we were discussing this within our house, my son(9 years old) gave a different explanation to this : a.. "The God is not a local policeman to come and hit bad people whenever they do wrong. He will come only when a big offence is committed" b.. "The biggest offences are still in waiting and the God will descend only at that time" Eventhough the above answer is childish, it has kindled adiyen's thoughts and would request the opinion of our learned bhagavathas, if it is fit for further enlightnment. with pranamams, adiyen Azhisur Varadharajan Venkatesan. - Raghavan Vasudevan Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:14 PM A question from a 10 year old child Dear Aasthikaas, Namaskaram. I would like to take the liberty of posting here a question from my 10 year old daughter, and seek a suitable answer to quench her curiosity. I was explaining to her the stories of the Dasa Avathaaras and told her that as the final and 10th Avathara, the Lord will come to the earth at the end of Kali Yuga as Kalki Avathara and destroy the evil forces. She wanted to know why the Lord should wait until the very end of Kali Yuga to do this. She asked "Why does not he come earlier and get rid of the evil forces". I could not think of a suitable answer and wanted some guidance in this reply. I hope someone would show me the path. Abhivaadaye Vasudevan / b.. c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Srimathe Srirangaramanujamaha Desikaya namaha Pranams This happening that i am writing might not but be totally relevant to your daughter's question but still I would like to share with you all. My nephew , 3 years old, was staying at his grandmother's house as his mother (my cousin) was preparing for her PG entrance examination. His grand mother had told him the story of Dhruva, from the time he heard this story he started praying for his mother to get a seat for doing her MDS. Sriman Narayana heard his prayers and his mother stood FIRST in the State Entrance exam for PG in Dental. This way Bhagawan always listens to the person who has faith and bhakthi towards him. Like wise your daughter's devotion , I think is going to ward off all evil things from this world and she is going to be a shining star jus like Dhruva. adiyal Hema Does your mail provider give you a FREE online calendar? does. Get Mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 --- Madhavan Ramabhadran <rammadhav wrote: > Sun, 4 Jul 2004 10:50:53 -0700 (PDT) > Madhavan Ramabhadran <rammadhav > Re: A question from a 10 year old child > A V Venkatesan <venkatesanav > CC: srivaishnava_bahrain > > Dear Bhagavathas, > > Delighted V R to see our children turning their thoughts and dreams into > the desirable spheres relating God and His Sports. > > True, The Ever Graceful Lord will never act as human beings to punish > then > and there anyone commiting an offence, in which case the Whole World > will > perish in seconds, as V do keep doing wrong things at all times and > continuously. The Lord thro various means , especially by His ardent > Devotees tries His best to turn to to rightful paths , by pardoning our > sinful acts. > > If even after all His attempts fail, He chooses other ways ,to rectify > us > giving a very long rope for us to turn to rightful paths. > > It is only when all His attempts out of Mercy fails He will resort to > minor punishments to start with, even then His aim will be to correct > us. > > God declares Himself as "TIME" in Srimad Bhagavth Gita. So "The Powerful > Time" is needed for all activities . We have to wait for the right time > to > come for The Right Action to be taken in all spheres of life and > activities including The AVATARA of The Lord. > > We mortals do not know the mystic game of The Lord Who always adheres to > The Rightful Action at The Right Time Only. > > Adiyen > > Kombur Vankipuram Madhavan. > --- A V Venkatesan <venkatesanav wrote: > > Dear Sri Raghavan, > > > > Namaskarams. Your daughter's query was very suitable for a debate, > > however, when we were discussing this within our house, my son(9 years > > old) gave a different explanation to this : > > a.. "The God is not a local policeman to come and hit bad people > > whenever they do wrong. He will come only when a big offence is > > committed" > > b.. "The biggest offences are still in waiting and the God will > > descend only at that time" > > Eventhough the above answer is childish, it has kindled adiyen's > > thoughts and would request the opinion of our learned bhagavathas, if > it > > is fit for further enlightnment. > > > > with pranamams, > > > > adiyen > > > > Azhisur Varadharajan Venkatesan. > > - > > Raghavan Vasudevan > > > > Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:14 PM > > A question from a 10 year old child > > > > > > Dear Aasthikaas, > > > > Namaskaram. I would like to take the liberty of posting here a > > question from my 10 year old daughter, and seek a suitable answer to > > > quench her curiosity. > > > > I was explaining to her the stories of the Dasa Avathaaras and told > > her that as the final and 10th Avathara, the Lord will come to the > > earth at the end of Kali Yuga as Kalki Avathara and destroy the evil > > > forces. > > > > She wanted to know why the Lord should wait until the very end of > > Kali Yuga to do this. She asked "Why does not he come earlier and > > get rid of the evil forces". I could not think of a suitable answer > > and wanted some guidance in this reply. > > > > I hope someone would show me the path. > > > > Abhivaadaye > > > > > > Vasudevan > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Links > > > > > > / > > > > b.. > > > > > > c.. Terms of > > Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > Love, Smile and Kind Words - God's great Gift to Mankind. > > > > > > Mail is new and improved - Check it out! > > ===== Love, Smile and Kind Words - God's great Gift to Mankind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Hari OM! Dear Ones, The reason that we are doing Satsangs itself is the proof that, even though there is evil forces in this world, they are not dominating enough for Lord to come and solve it, The Sanayasis and Gurus are enough for them now. But a time will come, even the Satsang is not allowed, to do. the evil minded people of Kaliyuga will block doing Satsang, Homa, Yaga, Yagna etc, at that right time Lord will take his "Kalki Avtar" and we are only in the first quarter of Kaliyuga. Think of Prahlada Maharaj, the Lord came as Sri Narasimha only at the end, Prahlada suffered a lot, because of his father. is it not. In the same way we can explain it to children. We are all lucky that we took birth in this Kaliyuga, because in this particular Yuga, Nama Japa, and meditation is enough for Moksha. With Love & OM! Krishna Prasad A V Venkatesan <venkatesanav wrote: Dear Sri Raghavan, Namaskarams. Your daughter's query was very suitable for a debate, however, when we were discussing this within our house, my son(9 years old) gave a different explanation to this : a.. "The God is not a local policeman to come and hit bad people whenever they do wrong. He will come only when a big offence is committed" b.. "The biggest offences are still in waiting and the God will descend only at that time" Eventhough the above answer is childish, it has kindled adiyen's thoughts and would request the opinion of our learned bhagavathas, if it is fit for further enlightnment. with pranamams, adiyen Azhisur Varadharajan Venkatesan. - Raghavan Vasudevan Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:14 PM A question from a 10 year old child Dear Aasthikaas, Namaskaram. I would like to take the liberty of posting here a question from my 10 year old daughter, and seek a suitable answer to quench her curiosity. I was explaining to her the stories of the Dasa Avathaaras and told her that as the final and 10th Avathara, the Lord will come to the earth at the end of Kali Yuga as Kalki Avathara and destroy the evil forces. She wanted to know why the Lord should wait until the very end of Kali Yuga to do this. She asked "Why does not he come earlier and get rid of the evil forces". I could not think of a suitable answer and wanted some guidance in this reply. I hope someone would show me the path. Abhivaadaye Vasudevan / b.. c.. / Krishna Prasad "Since past and future have never been without the present, to know the eternal Now is to know the Truth" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Dear Bhagavatas: Enough has been said by members on the subject to the point of saturation. This will be the last posting, please. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Dasoham Moderator ============================================================================ dear bhaktas, Adiyen maybe permitted to tell asmall stoy from vedantha regarding this issue,' once a maharishi was coming through a forest all the bamboo trees above the land were gutted the maharishi was very sad to the fact that the entire forest has become a handfull of ashes . Later on after three months he was returning from shethradanam to his surprise the forest completely burnt some months ago has become totally green and flourishing with lives.The maharishi understood that the agni was able to fire only the portion of the trees above the earth and not the roots.by the sight of new rains the roots broke its dormancy and came out as a plant. In our day today life also the body is the bamboo and our vasanabuddi is the root. Whatever prayachitta karma we perform that will purify only the papam (sin) without touching the root. for removal of roots the requirements is vasudeva parayana.By the karmas each human being assimilates papas .By doing their prayachitta karmas only the papas are burnt there is no damage to the root and the god by simple punishments removes the external papas .The solvation for a soul is possible only if the root for the papa is removed, at that time bhagavan takes the avatara of kalki and removes the root of the papas to provide solvation to those who always live in the pool of papas ..when everything fails and the root anchored itself in the heart strongly the god has no course except to come as bhgavan kalki in the form of a devstating fire. god declares that he do not have any karma for him to do but with out rest he is doing so many karmas .god is having the quality of bhootakrith( created evrything) bhootvrith (holding evrything) inspite of all these things he is having dharidaryam.his dharidaryam is that he has no body equal to him either no body above him .. from the above we may conclude that the supreme god is the absolute owner of all lokas , and his sankalpa is divine after allowing the mother nature to do its functions, only where it is absolutely essential god takes an active role like the kalki avatar adiyen purisai nadathur venkatachari ravi A V Venkatesan <venkatesanav wrote: Dear Sri Raghavan, Namaskarams. Your daughter's query was very suitable for a debate, however, when we were discussing this within our house, my son(9 years old) gave a different explanation to this : a.. "The God is not a local policeman to come and hit bad people whenever they do wrong. He will come only when a big offence is committed" b.. "The biggest offences are still in waiting and the God will descend only at that time" Eventhough the above answer is childish, it has kindled adiyen's thoughts and would request the opinion of our learned bhagavathas, if it is fit for further enlightnment. with pranamams, adiyen Azhisur Varadharajan Venkatesan. - Raghavan Vasudevan Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:14 PM A question from a 10 year old child Dear Aasthikaas, Namaskaram. I would like to take the liberty of posting here a question from my 10 year old daughter, and seek a suitable answer to quench her curiosity. I was explaining to her the stories of the Dasa Avathaaras and told her that as the final and 10th Avathara, the Lord will come to the earth at the end of Kali Yuga as Kalki Avathara and destroy the evil forces. She wanted to know why the Lord should wait until the very end of Kali Yuga to do this. She asked "Why does not he come earlier and get rid of the evil forces". I could not think of a suitable answer and wanted some guidance in this reply. I hope someone would show me the path. Abhivaadaye Vasudevan / b.. c.. / Mail - You care about security. So do we. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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