Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

[Guest guest]

Sharanagati - Lord says Youor Shortcomings are now My Shortcomings.

 

" I will release you from all your sins, " - In this expression Lord

implies - When you leave the support of all spiritual teachings

(dharmas), and take refuge in Me, and after taking refuge, your

inner expressions, your behavior, your natural tendencies etc. have

not changed, rather there has been no improvement in them; and if

love for Me or God Realization has not taken place; and within

yourself you still see incapability, weakness, lack of

proprietership in Me, etc.; and if you are still carrying these

points, then too - DO NO WORRY OR FEAR. Because when you have

exclusively and completely surrendered to Me, then how can your

shortcomings remain yours? How is it your responsibility to improve

those weaknesses? Those shortcomings are My shortcomings.

 

Now to remove these shortcomings, to reform them, is My job. You

only have one work; and that is -

 

Be free of worries, free of grief, free of fear and free of doubt,

and remain at all times at My feet (taking refuge in Me).

 

But if you start to worry, fear or doubt etc. then these things will

become obstacles in your refuge, and instead all the burden and

responsibility will come back to. Having surrendered, carrying this

load is a blemish on refuge.

 

Just like Vibhishan takes refuge in Lord Rama, therefore Vibhishan's

mistakes are seen by God as His own mistakes. At one time Vibhishan

went to the other side of the Ocean and committed a grave sin of

killing a Brahmin in a village called Vipraghosh. Vibhishan was

badly beaten by the villagers, but he did not die. He was tied up in

heavy chains and locked up in a cave buried beneath the earth. When

Lord Rama heard about this, He Himself immediately went in search of

Vibhishan's. When Lord Rama arrived at Vipraghosh, the Brahmins of

the village, paid great respect and hospitality towards Lord Rama

and told Him how Vibhishan had killed a Brahmin and in spite of

being beating up badly, he is not dying. Lord Rama, told the

Brahmins that He has blessed Vibhishan with long life and part of

His kingdom, how can he die? And what is the need to kill him? He

said - Vibhishan is My devotee. I am willing to die Myself for My

devotees. The responsibility of the servants, lies with the Master.

Rather it is the Master who becomes eligible to take the

punishments. Therefore says Lord Rama, instead of Vibhishan, punish

Me instead.

 

Seeing this immense compassion for His surrendered devotees, the

Brahmins were awed, and immediately thereafter, they too took refuge

in Lord Rama.