Fwd: Human life is only to attain salvation

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Hare Krsna.

 

As indicated in Gita 3:11, eligibility for salvation is only for human beings. Salvation is innate while bondage is unnatural. Human life is only to attain salvation. Therefore the person who discharges his duty, naturally attains salvation —'parasparam bhavayantah sreyah paramavapsyatha. ' For salvation no new work needs to be done, but whatever work a man does, if he does it for the welfare of others, by renouncing selfishness, egoism and the desire for fruit, it will lead him to salvation. Even if a man performs his duty without having the sentiments of being free of selfish desire (disinterested spirit), he goes to higher regions such as heaven etc. The heaven which is attained by performing grand religious sacrifice, can be attained by a Kshatriya just by discharging his duty of fighting in a war.As Brahmajl has told the gods and men to do good to each other in selfless spirit

through their duties, similarly it should be interpreted that the people of the four Varnas (castes) should do good to each other. If the people of the four Varnas (social orders) discharge their duty for the welfare of each other, it will lead them to salvation.The entire universe has been created such that there is nothing (object or action) for one's ownself but everything is only for others —'idam brahmane na mama'. For example a chaste wife is only for her husband, not for herself. A woman's female parts gives pleasure to a man, but they do not do so to a woman. Similarly a man's male parts gives pleasure to a woman, but they do not give pleasure to a man. A mother's milk is only for the child, not for her own self and the child's activities are to please the mother, rather than to itself. Parents are for the good of their offspring and

the offspring are for the good of their parents. The audience is meant for the speaker and the speaker is meant for the audience. It means that one should not derive pleasure (comfort) himself but should provide it to others. The creation of the Universe is not for enjoyment of pleasures but for raising one's self, for attaining salvation.The gods also by renouncing their selfishness, can do good to others. Therefore among gods also there have been sages such as Narada etc. Though the Lord's ordinance does not deprive anyone of God-realization (salvation) but a man is predominantly and naturally eligible (qualified) for it.Here a doubt may arise that we do good to others but others instead of doing good to us, do evil to us, then how will 'parasparam bhavayantah' be applicable? The answer is that if we do good to others, others will not be able to do evil to us. They will have no power

to do evil to us. Even if they do evil to us, they will repent for it afterwards and will lament for it. If they do evil to us; there will be many others to do good to us and to sympathize with us. In fact there is no ordinance anywhere to do evil to anyone. A man because of aversion does evil to others. "Parasparam bhavayantah" (serve each other selflessly through one's duty) — this applies to mankind. Due to the lack of selfless spirit and not performing one's duties, man is suffering.