Krishna is the bestower of results

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Hare Krishna,

The Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam reiterate that Lord Krishna is the bestower of the fruit of man's actions. According to the concept of Karma, man reaps the result of his deeds, both good and bad. To enjoy them the soul takes many births and it is liberated when all Karma is depleted. But the working of Karma is under divine dispensation. Krishna endows the bonded soul with suitable bodies for the purpose. The human body is

the most evolved and suitable for realising the goal of liberation.

The Vedas guide human beings on how they must regulate their lifestlyes to enjoy material comforts in the world and also realise Krishna eventually which alone lends meaning to human birth. The Ramayana depicts this subtlety succinctly in the context of Rama visiting the hermitages of the sages. Their meeting describes how they had been awaiting His arrival with great anticipation as beholding Him would bestow liberation, the fruit of all their austerities and penances, on them.

But there was another purpose also for their anticipation. They had been troubled all along by the ogres who maimed and killed them and desecrated their sacrifices, thus posing a constant threat to their lives and vocation. With their insight they had intuited that the Lord had manifested as the son of Dasaratha with the purpose of protecting them. Rama was equally eager to meet them. Were they not His devotees whom He cherished?

The significance of ``Anjali mudra'' (folding the palms as a mark of greeting) is incidently highlighted in this context. This mudra is inbuilt into all religious rituals as it besides being a mark of showing respect also nullifies one's lapses. This nuance was demonstrated by the Lord Himself in His incarnations.

Vedanta Desika in his hymn Gopalavimsati draws attention to Lord Krishna asking the Gopis to supplicate with folded hands to Him for their misdeed. In the Yadavabhyudaya, Desika describes that Krishna feigned fear and folded His hands to the ornaments He was wearing lest they gave Him away by their tinkle, when the lady of the house entered the larder where He was stealing butter.

The Ramayana describes that Rama approached the abode of the sages with great respect. They also reciprocated by welcoming Him, Sita and Lakshmana with folded hands and sought His protection from the persecution of the ogres. Rama told them that instead of supplicating to Him they should command Him to be of service to them and expressed His happiness that His stay in the forest would achieve a twin purpose.

Please Chant :Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare HareHare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare HareAnd Be Happy.