Fwd: Gita on Bhagwaan's Justice and Compassion

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Hare Krsna

 

Wherever justice is enforced, there cannot be compassion and where compassion is carried out, there cannot be justice out there. This is because, wherever justice is carried out, according to the good and evil actions, one receives the equivalent rewards or punishments; and wherever there is compassion the evil doer's sinful acts are forgiven, whereby he is not given a punishment. The point here is that doing justice and having compassion are opposing and mutually inconsistent. They both cannot remain in one place at the same time. If this is the way it is, then how can Bhagwaan (God) be both just and compassionate ? This obstacle arises where the lawmaker is without a heart. The laws made by one who is compassionate, will be both impartial and filled with compassion. Any time justice is done by such a person, it will be filled with compassion, and any compassion felt by such a one, it

will be righteous. Bhagwaan (God) is thegood-hearted affectionate friend of all beings - "Suhrdam sarvabhootaanaam, " (Gita 5:29); in other words the laws made by Him have both compassion and justice. Bhagwaan (God) has said in the Gita, that whatever sentiments a man recollects and remembers when he leaves this mortal body, he attains the same sentiments. In other words, the last recollections and sentiments, determines his transmigration.

 

Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, that state he will attain without fail.

GITA 8:6

 

This is Bhagwaan's (God) justice, in which there is no favoritism. Even this fairness, is filled with Bhagwaan's compassion. Just as if, at the last breath, if someone remembers their dog, and he leaves the body with that thought as the last recollection, then he receives the birth of a dog. If one leaves remembering Bhagwaan (God), then He attains Bhagwaan (God). The amazing point is that the price (effort) by which a dog's life can be attained, is the same price (effort) as that of realizing God. In this manner, even though the laws of Bhagwaan have fairness and justice, they are also filled with great compassion. The best of the best men with good conduct, that are engrossed in their spiritual practices, if they leave the mortal body while remembering Bhagwaan, at the final moment, then they will realize God. In the same way, even

the vilest of vile sinners, due to some extraordinary reason, if at the last moment of their life, if they remember Bhagawan when leaving this body, they too will realize God.

 

And whoever, at the time of death, quits his body, remembering Me alone, at once attains My nature. Of this there is no doubt.

GIta 8:5

Bhagwaan has said in the Gita, that the worst of worst sinner, if he turns towards Me, with a firm conviction and aim, and with exclusive sentiments, remembers Me, then he should be considered an ascetic. He will very quickly become a righteous person, and he will attain eternal peace (Gita 9:30-31). If the vilest of vile persons can also become a devotee of God, and can attain eternal peace, then a devotee of God could also become a worst sinner, an evil doer, and could lead to his downfall. But Bhagwaan's law is not like that. In His law, there is immense compassion. In his system of justice, the vilest of sinners can attain salvation, and on the other hand, His devotees never fall - "Name bhakta pranashyati" (Gita 9:31). In this there is Bhagwaan's immense justice and compassion.