Shed 'False Ego' to get close to Bhagavan Krishna

February 17, 2005

Pranam to all Vaishnavas,

Even as power corrupts a man, possession of excess of wealth, particularly by those who had so secured it by chance or by illegal means, will make him arrogant and obstinate little realising that it will vanish as quickly as it came. He will claim that he had earned it by his own efforts, hard work and ability and hence question others, as where from God had provided any help. He will spurn sane advice, forget his past, disown his relatives and friends and use unsavoury remarks about all, quite oblivious to the fact that his antagonists are more intelligent than him and are awaiting the chance to pull him down. Mighty empires had crumbled and their rulers, who enjoyed enormous regal paraphernalia, were, by quirk of fate, made to walk on streets and drown in suffering.

The only way to escape from downfall , is to remain absolutely humble and dedicate all one's possessions to Bhagavan Krishna and live as His servant . After all, Sri Krishna expects from those who are attached to Him only a display of their total faith in Him and not an exhibition of their vanity or extravagant and ostentatious demonstration of their opulence.

Apart from such morals and warnings presented before humanity in our sacred texts, the greatest lesson taught is about the futility of presuming that Krishna can be cheated or harmed. Those who presumed that Sri Krishna could be destroyed by using their ingenuity, were themselves seen crushed. The Mahabharatam describes how the merciful Bhagavan took the role of an envoy of His devotees who had pinned their hopes on Him, to settle the property issue amicably. Sri Krishna was aware that His peace mission would fail

but yet, He wanted posterity to know how all steps were taken to avert a war. Several stalwarts advised the haughty Duryodhana not to insult Krishna but come to terms with his cousins amicably. Vidhura, with whom the Bhagavan chose to stay ignoring the lavish feasts arranged by everyone, told this conceited man (Duryodhana) that his audacity would result in his ultimate doom.

Rejecting this advice, the foolish Duryodhana even worked out a plan to trap Sri Krishna in a pit presuming that He could be slain by soldiers stationed therein. Why not Krishna Himself cause his destruction, it may be asked. One reason was that the Bhagavan had pledged not to resort to arms and secondly, His devotees Pandavas should do the job, wreaking vengence on those who indulged in vulgar display of their positions when the former stood helpless at one stage. Apart from His peace parleys, Bhagavan Krishna removed certain crucial impediments as otherwise, His devotees would have found it impossible to conquer their enemies in the event of a war.

Bhagavan Krishna says in Gita, Chapter 7, Sloka 15 :

na mam duskrtino mudhah / prapayante naradhamahmayayapahrta-jnana / asuram bhavam asritah(Those miscreants and fools who are devoid of discrimination, who are the lowest among human beings, whose knowledge has been completely stolen by maya, and who have the demonic nature of Asuras , do not

surrender unto Me.)

OM NAMO BHAGAVATE VASUDEVAYA!!!

Krishna’s Dasi, Jayamma.

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