The Efficacy of Bhajana -

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Efficacy of

Bhajana

Brahmalina

Sri Jayadayal Goyandka

    There

is nothing whatsoever in the entire universe which is not possessed

by the Lord and in respect of which He may have the least selfish

concern with anyone. He has all His desires fulfilled in every way

(Gita III 22). Nevertheless, being all compassionate, He naturally

showers His grace on all and caters for the good of all: nay,

descending time and again He performs multifarious deeds of a

wonderful nature, singing which alone people cross the ocean of

mundane existence. Every single act of His, is full of beneficence to

the world. He blesses even those who are slain or punished by Him; no

dispensation of His, is devoid of mercy and love. In this way the

Lord is the friend of all creatures. People do not realize this

secret; it is therefore that they feel happy or grieve over incidents

which are welcome or otherwise in worldly sense, and are unable to

attain peace. He who realizes and comes to believe that the Lord is

his disinterested friend and that whatever He does, He does for his

good, takes every occurrence to be an auspicious dispensation of the

all-merciful Lord, full of love and compassion, and remains cheerful

under all circumstances. He therefore is able to attain lasting

peace. There is no longer any cause for his tranquility being

disturbed in any way. Even in this world if a ruler or an officer of

high rank and authority cultivates friendly relations with an

ordinary man and if the latter comes to know that the ruler or

officer in question is his genuine well wisher and is prepared to

extend his help and protection to him - even though such rulers and

officers are not altogether unselfish and are neither omnipotent nor

supreme in authority - the man who is thus befriended considers

himself very fortunate and freed from all anxiety and fear is

transported with joy. What transcendent joy and unique satisfaction

will be ours, if God Himself, who is all powerful and all-seeing,

the witness and inner controller of all, the supreme Ruler of all the

worlds and infinite ocean of countless inconceivable virtues and an

embodiment of supreme love, proclaims Himself to be our friend and if

we repose faith in His words and recognize Him as such, is difficult

for us to guess!

 

Courtesy - Kalyana Kalpataru,

(Pub: Gitapress, Gorakhpur).