Durga Saptasloki - Verse 2, Does this child really deserve my help?

[Guest guest]

Namaste ALL esp Ekta,

"All these 'lacks' are removed." These words were especially

wonderful to read. Does a person have to do anything to merit this

kind of compassion from Universal Mother?

Namaste,

Karen

-

Eleathea Barraclough

Thursday, September 09, 2004 1:16 PM

Durga Saptasloki

Verse 2 durge smruta harasi bhitima seshajantoh svasthaih smruta

matimativa subham dadasi daridrya duhkha bhayaharini ka tvadanya

sarvopakara karanaya sadardrachitta Swamiji's Translation: Oh,

reliever of difficulties, remembering you the fearof all living

beings is dispelled. When remembered by those individuals in

theharmony of spiritual growth you increase their welfare and

intelligence. Who islike you, Oh dispeller of Poverty, Pain and Fear,

whose sympathetic demeanoralways extends compassionate assistance to

everyone? Exposer of consciousness,we bow to you. Commentary: For any

being who is fortunate enough to remember the mostcompassionate

Universal Mother, fear is completely destroyed. Not only will thefear

be destroyed, but Mother will replace the fear with all auspicious

andbright qualities. The entire life of one who constantly remembers

Mother willbe very bright and full of the highest divine qualities,

leading eventually toliberation. There is never any question for

Mother, "Does this child reallydeserve my help?" She is so

unfailingly compassionate, this question neverenters Her mind. Her

very nature is to always help Her children, for She alwayspossesses

the perfect awareness that all beings are part of the one

SupremeSelf. All are part of the same universal family, and all

deserve Her help. Eventhe cruelest demons end up being liberated by

Mother as She vanquishes them forthe benefit of Her peaceful

children. The demons are also Her children, andDevi doesn't have the

heart to reject anyone, ever. Not only external poverty is destroyed

by Her, but also the inner poverty. Lackof sweetness, devotion,

sincerity, enthusiasm, intelligence, all these "lacks"are removed by

the rays of grace that flow ceaselessly from Her eyes.

[Guest guest]

Jai Maa!

 

It makes me very happy to say that No, nothing special must be done to merit

Mother's compassion! Her compassion is flowing ceaselessly towards all of

Creation. In Swamiji's translation, the poet asks "Who is like you, Mother?",

meaning that no *ordinary* person is like Mother. We think of the compassion of

ordinary people, and there seem to be limits or conditions. Some are

compassionate towards their children, or members of their own race or country.

 

Only by observing the great saints can we begin to understand the inconceivable

and infinite universal compassion of Divine Mother. We see in saints like Maa,

Ammachi, Karunamayi, and others, that it is possible to embody universal

compassion. This compassion may even extend more fully towards the "evil"

children, for they are not really evil, they are just deluded and confused

about how to act properly. Because of their unfortunate delusion, they cause

pain for others and they create the seeds of their own future suffering. Due to

a lack of spiritual understanding, they don't even realize that they are

causing their own suffering. This is certainly a state worthy of compassion.

 

Despite the fact that Mother's compassion is always flowing towards us, we may

not be able to feel it. Doing sadhana, having faith, keeping a positive view at

all times, and strengthening our connection to the Divine through puja,

chanting, or meditation will help us to understand how Her compassion is

functioning in this world, and in our lives.

 

So we do need to do something to understand and experience the divine

compassion, but there is nothing we need to do to "deserve" that compassion.

It's simply the nature of unconditional love that we receive that compassion by

virtue of being a sentient being.

 

Jai Maa!

Ekta

 

--- Karen Borak <karenborak wrote:

> Namaste ALL esp Ekta,

>

> "All these 'lacks' are removed." These words were especially wonderful to

> read. Does a person have to do anything to merit this kind of compassion

> from Universal Mother?

>

> Namaste,

> Karen

> -

> Eleathea Barraclough

>

> Thursday, September 09, 2004 1:16 PM

> Durga Saptasloki

>

>

> Verse 2

> durge smruta harasi bhitima seshajantoh

> svasthaih smruta matimativa subham dadasi

> daridrya duhkha bhayaharini ka tvadanya

> sarvopakara karanaya sadardrachitta

>

> Swamiji's Translation: Oh, reliever of difficulties, remembering you the

> fear

> of all living beings is dispelled. When remembered by those individuals in

> the

> harmony of spiritual growth you increase their welfare and intelligence.

> Who is

> like you, Oh dispeller of Poverty, Pain and Fear, whose sympathetic

> demeanor

> always extends compassionate assistance to everyone? Exposer of

> consciousness,

> we bow to you.

>

> Commentary: For any being who is fortunate enough to remember the most

> compassionate Universal Mother, fear is completely destroyed. Not only will

> the

> fear be destroyed, but Mother will replace the fear with all auspicious and

> bright qualities. The entire life of one who constantly remembers Mother

> will

> be very bright and full of the highest divine qualities, leading eventually

> to

> liberation. There is never any question for Mother, "Does this child really

> deserve my help?" She is so unfailingly compassionate, this question never

> enters Her mind. Her very nature is to always help Her children, for She

> always

> possesses the perfect awareness that all beings are part of the one Supreme

> Self. All are part of the same universal family, and all deserve Her help.

> Even

> the cruelest demons end up being liberated by Mother as She vanquishes them

> for

> the benefit of Her peaceful children. The demons are also Her children, and

> Devi doesn't have the heart to reject anyone, ever.

>

> Not only external poverty is destroyed by Her, but also the inner poverty.

> Lack

> of sweetness, devotion, sincerity, enthusiasm, intelligence, all these

> "lacks"

> are removed by the rays of grace that flow ceaselessly from Her eyes.

>

>