Harischandra and Thakur as Sri Hari

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Harischandra, the great king who practised truth in a very literal sense, has

made a deep impact on humanity as a whole. He also used to chant the names of

Hari in the evenings with a lot of devotees.

 

If we consider the devotees of Hari as stars, he was a moon amidst them, in the

sky of exalted devotion to Hari. Hence the appropriateness of his name,

'Harischandra'.

 

Inspired by his undaunted devotion to truth, Mohandas Karamcahnd Gandhi, in his

later days turned into a Mahatma.

 

But, in the life of Thakur, a full incarnation of Hari Himself, we find an

exceeding even in the devotion and adherence to truth.

 

In the case of Harischandra, there was a total adherence to truth, in the sense

of not denying what he already had stated and translating all that he said into

action.

 

But, in the case of Thakur, he was a perfect instrument in the Hands of the

Divine Mother and hence, whatever He happened to say,even if apparently

inadvertently, was the Statement from the Divine Mother alone. Hence, it had to

become true.

 

Here, there was no effort, first of all, by an egoistic frontal consciousness to

say something and then proceed to adhere literally to the same.

 

Once, Sri Ramakrishna, told Hriday that He would like to go up to the Kali

Temple from His room. Then, He started walking. But, since he was in spiritual

ecstasy, as He always used to be, He was not aware of the direction in which He

was proceeding, in an external sense. He was then actually walking

inadvertently towards the RadhaKrishna Temple, which was adjacent to the Kali

Temple. But, to His own astonishment, He experienced a pull upon His legs as if

somebody was preventing Him from proceeding further. Upon His inquiring Hriday

as to where He was proceeding, Hriday told Him that He was proceeding towards

the RadhaKrishna. It is then that Sri Ramakrishna relaised that whatever He

happened to say came directly from the Divine Mother alone and that His words

can never become untrue.