The Lord hears the intent of the heart

[theist]

 

TRANSLATION

Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: When the King of the elephants was describing the supreme authority, without mentioning any particular person, he did not invoke the demigods, headed by Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Indra and Candra. Thus none of them approached him. However, because Lord Hari is the Supersoul, Purushottama, the Personality of Godhead, He appeared before Gajendra.

PURPORT

From the description of Gajendra, he apparently was aiming at the supreme authority although he did not know who the supreme authority is. He conjectured, "There is a supreme authority who is above everything." Under the circumstances, the Lord's various expansions, such as Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Candra and Indra, all thought, "Gajendra is not asking our help. He is asking the help of the Supreme, who is above all of us." As Gajendra has described, the Supreme Lord has various parts and parcels, including the demigods, human beings and animals, all covered by separate forms. Although the demigods are in charge of maintaining different aspects of the universe, Gajendra thought that they were unable to rescue him. Harim vina naiva mritim taranti: no one can rescue anyone from the dangers of birth, death, old age and disease. It is only the Supreme Personality of Godhead who can rescue one from the dangers of material existence. Therefore an intelligent person, to get free from this dangerous existence, approaches the Supreme Personality of Godhead, not any demigod.

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Gajendra prayed to the Supreme Person and no other. He did not even pray to any specific incarnation or expansion of the Lord and yet all the demigods and more importantly the Supreme Lord knew who he was praying to. And the Lord answered his sincere prayers.

 

From this we can see that it is enough to propagate the reality that God is one Supreme Person and not get sidetracked into trying to make everyone over into what we imagine a devotee should according to some cultural or religious idea that we ourselves have adopted.

 

Paramatma hears the intent of the living being.

[Amlesh]

Yep...

The lesson here is surrender. Surrendering means keeping Trust in Krishna which is the hardest thing. Till we identify ourselves as the mind or intelligence; we'll have the tendency to try come out of self concocted situations by ourselves.

 

Gajendra fought for 1000 years before knowing that there is no other options than surrendering. He was tired of fighting the battle all on his own, seeing that there is no options left.

 

It's then only that he surrendered.

 

It is the same for us, we are in this chakraview since time immemorial, the Lord is waiting for us for turn to Him and ask for help.

[theist]

 

Yep...

The lesson here is surrender. Surrendering means keeping Trust in Krishna which is the hardest thing. Till we identify ourselves as the mind or intelligence; we'll have the tendency to try come out of self concocted situations by ourselves.

 

Gajendra fought for 1000 years before knowing that there is no other options than surrendering. He was tired of fighting the battle all on his own, seeing that there is no options left.

 

It's then only that he surrendered.

 

It is the same for us, we are in this chakraview since time immemorial, the Lord is waiting for us for turn to Him and ask for help.

 

 

TRANSLATION SB 1.8.26

My Lord, Your Lordship can easily be approached, but only by those who are materially exhausted. One who is on the path of [material] progress, trying to improve himself with respectable parentage, great opulence, high education and bodily beauty, cannot approach You with sincere feeling.[/QUOTE]