Beautiful Question- Unfair to give the 'Amrut' only to the Devas and deceive the Asuras?..... What is the Answer......

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Dear Members,

 

Sri Sri Swamiji gives a clear and descriptive response supplementing the earlier

referential anecdote that was mentioned in response to the above question.

 

Once a few police officers arrested a group of rowdies and took them along.

Suddenly, all their weapons fell into a nearby well by accident. If they got

into the well to fetch the weapons, the rowdies would flee. Not knowing what to

do, the police officials consulted an intelligent person in the locality for

ideas. He said, ‘It is not possible for your people to get the weapons all by

yourself. You need the support of the rowdies too. Offer them a few weapons in

return for their help and they will be glad to help’.

 

The police officials followed this advice and together they ventured into the

well to retrieve all the weapons. No sooner had they retrieved all the weapons

than they clipped the wings of the rowdies and shackled them.

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A Sadhu or Sanyasi is supposed to bring peace only with Ahimsa. He cannot resort

to violence in order to establish peace. The Dharma of a king is different. It

has been decreed that the king should bring peace only through force.

 

The rule for the kings go as ‘sama, dhana bedha danda’.

 

In Mahabharat, this dharma is beautifully depicted. When the Kauravas refused to

give the kingdom to the Pandavas, Lord Krishna who approached Duryodana’s court

as a messenger initially requested him to

compromise and make peace. This is ‘sama’ [‘samadhaana’]. When that attempt

failed, he requested that at least five villages be given to the Pandavas. This

is ‘dhaana’ or charity. When that did not work either, he deployed all tricks

and tactics trying to confuse the Kauravas. This is ‘bedha’. Eventually, he

resorted to violence and war, which is ‘danda’ [punishment].

 

This is ‘Raja Neethi’ [rules / politics of the kings] and the rulers are

permitted to deploy this tactic.

 

Crime in a society is attributed to the poor law and order situation and hence

bad governance. That is the very reason why it has been said in our Shastras

that the king is burdened with the sin of all his citizens. It is the duty of

the king to strictly enforce law and

order and the citizens should always abide by them and fear the ruler.

 

Even if there is a single anti-social element amidst a number of calm people, he

is bound to cause troubles to others. Although we may expect policemen to be

present in the location before violence happens and prevent it from happening,

in a non-ideal world, crime

and violence do happen. In such a scenario, it is for the law enforcement

officials to meticulously curb the violence with an iron fist and in an unbiased

manner. The strict procedures in recruiting law-enforcement positions and their

rigorous trainings are

illustrations to this fact.

 

So, analyzing our story, mercy to the thugs will only create danger for many

innocent people.

 

Question

 

I read about Amrutha Mathan. There we see that the Devas and Asuras jointly

indulged in stirring the ocean to get the ‘Amrut’. When that is the case, isn’t

it unfair to give the ‘amrut’ only to the Devas and

deceive the Asuras? If you and me are in a joint business venture and I take all

the profit for myself, is it justified?

 

Regards