06 Mar 2023
Ms. Thrylokya asked: I know that You are the contemporary human incarnation of God Datta. Then, why do you perform the worship of God?
Swami replied: God Krishna always performed the worship of God every day. Krishna is in human form and majority of humanity is under the impression of human nature of Krishna that always influences the mind about Krishna as a human being. There were several people who were under the impression that Krishna is only a human being with some divine talents. However, everybody is under the impression that Krishna is a great human being. The humanity always tries to follow a great human being as said by Krishna Himself (Yadyadācarati… Gita). Hence, Krishna told that He performs certain duties to be an ideal for the humanity (Loka saṅgrahamevā'pi… Gita). Hence, He worshipped God so that others following Him also worship God. The strongest human tendency is to imitate others especially great people. An incarnation always stands as a great person. This imitation is a strong tendency of monkeys that still persists in human beings. A cap seller wearing a cap on his head slept under a tree along with a bunch of caps to be sold. The monkeys on the tree stepped down, wore the caps on their heads and climbed the tree. The cap seller woke and prayed the monkeys in several ways to return the caps. The monkeys did not respond at all. Finally, vexed with the monkeys, the cap seller threw his cap on the floor in a fit of anger. Immediately, all the monkeys threw their caps on the floor imitating the cap seller. Since the cap seller was wearing the cap, the monkeys also imitated him. Doing certain unnecessary duties also, for the welfare of the humanity is the background of certain actions like this which can be easily understood.
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