11 Apr 2023
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Can You also show a practical proof that God gave practical importance to the sacrifice of fruit of work so that we can be completely convinced about this concept?]
Swami replied:- I can show two examples in which God proved that He gives real value to the practical sacrifice of fruit of work only in the case of householders, who are expected to do both service (Sacrifice of physical energy) and sacrifice (sacrifice of fruit of work):-
a) Even though Gopikas were more than a thousand, why did only 12 Gopikas reach Goloka? All Gopikas attended the dance at Brudavanam (test for bond with lifepartner), but, all Gopikas did not go to Goloka. Only those 12 Gopikaas, who passed the joint test of bond with issues and bond with wealth or butter could go to Goloka. This clearly proves that the joint test for bond with wealth and bond with children alone is the final deciding test for salvation.
b) Sudaama was also a householder like the Gopikas. He was worshipping Krishna every minute of his life. All that was theoretical devotion. Krishna did not react to such theoretical devotion and remove the poverty of Sudaama. Only when Sudaama brought three handful quantities of paorched rice, and Krishna ate that sacrificed material did He remove the poverty of Sudaama. Since He ate 2/3 parts of rice, He gave 2/3 part of His wealth to Sudaama. This point clearly proves that God is really pleased with the practical sacrifice of a householder. If God’s grace is not related to the parched rice, He should have given His full wealth even for 2/3rd parched rice. This proportional calculation of sacrifice and gift of grace of God very clearly proves that God’s practical grace is directly linked with the practical sacrifice of the devotee! By this, you should not think that God is a very greedy businessman. God is not a businessman at all. Will any businessman give all his wealth if you donate 3 handful quantities of parched rice? The main point here is that in no market of business, 3 handful quantities of parched rice are rated as infinite wealth. The main idea here is that this sacrifice is 100% sacrifice since Sudama did not have even a grain of parched rice with him and he brought this parched rice on loan. He had to clear the loan when he returned to his house. In spite of this climax problem, he never aspired for even a single paise from Krishna even in his mind!! The actual point here is that God responds to your devotion in whatever way you have approached Him (Ye Yathā mām…-Gita). If your way is theoretical, His responding way is also theoretical. If your way is practical, His responding way is also practical. In business, quantitative equality of exchange is the basis, which means that if you give Rs.10/-, you will get the item worthy of Rs.10/- only. But, here the exchange is based on equality of the percentage of sacrifice. If you are a beggar and sacrifice one rupee, you will get back infinite wealth. If you are a rich man and sacrifice one lakh rupees, you will get back items of one lakh rupees only. It is not the quantity of sacrifice, but, it is the percentage of sacrificed share in your total possessed wealth. Hence, there is no trace of business in the case of God and there is only the practical proof of your theoretical love. Suppose Sudama is a rich person and brought the same 3 handful quantity of parched rice to Krishna. Then, Krishna would give three rupees to Sudama, which is the exact justified price of the sacrificed quantity of parched rice!
★ ★ ★ ★ ★