04 Nov 2014
Shri Phani asked: “How do you support the verse in Gita stating that the devotee constantly worshipping God is not a sinner (Apichet Sa Duraachaaro… Gita)”.
Swami Replied: There are two divine rules in the cycle of deeds. The first rule is that the fruit of a deed can be postponed with increasing interest like a loan or can be implemented even before the due date like a premature deposit. The second rule is that there is no need of implementing the balance punishments if the soul is reformed since punishment is only for reformation but not for vengeance. The cycle of deeds for every soul is prepared by God by arranging the positive and negative fruits in alternative fashion. Even if you have done some sins continuously in a period of time, the fruits will not be delivered to you continuously. You cannot eat hot dishes or sweet dishes alone continuously during the time of meals. You will eat those items alternatively so that you will enjoy the meals continuously. Of course, in such rearrangement also, the rule of increase and decrease of interests is followed and thus, the fundamental basis is not violated. The rearrangement for continuous enjoyment is more important than the quantum of interest. God does anything without violating the basic rules of the divine administration, which are framed by Himself. Such a rearrangement of the fruits of deeds in alternative fashion indicates the paternal affection of the God to the souls (Aham Bijapradah Pitaa – Gita) but, yet the rules of justice are not broken at all anywhere.
Now, your point should be examined in the light of above introduction. When you become a devotee of God, there is every possibility of the reformation of the soul in future. The basic reason is that the fear for God will always introduce the fear for sin. Once you become a devotee of God, this possibility of reformation of soul is opened. You might have become the devotee based on the misunderstanding of the personality of God in the beginning, which is that God will forgive and cancel your sins due to your soaping of the God. Misunderstandings and mistakes are inevitable in the beginning like the smoke that covers the fire in the beginning as said in the Gita (Sarvaarambhaahi…). You will also find the result in line with your misunderstanding in the beginning. You will find the removal of difficulties, which are the punishments of your sins. You will get the immediate relief also. But, on analyzing the personality of God with the help of scriptures and logic in course of time, you will find that the punishments of sins were not actually cancelled, but, postponed with increasing interests. If God cancels your sins based on your devotion, God becomes a human being only. Your officer may close your file of mistakes due to your soaping on him. But, the divine personality of God is not like that. You are given immediate relief from the punishment so that slowly you can do the analysis and know the truth in cool condition. Even this relief is not out of the way in view of the increasing interest. On knowing the truth, you will slowly understand that soaping is not a permanent solution. The permanent solution is only not to do the sins. In course of time, the sins slowly decrease and vanish. This may take a long time, but, this is not illegal since the first and second rules give the provision. Anything done by God is never illegal. Now, since the soul is completely transformed, the file recording the principle and increasing interest of the punishments is burnt according to the second rule. Thus, God saved the devotee and gave complete protection. Nowhere can you find the legal violation in this process. The next verse in the Gita says that a sinner becoming devotee of God is transformed completely in a short time itself (Khshipram Bhavati Dharmaatmaa…). Such provision also exists as rule number three. Hence, the use of the third rule by God is not at all objectionable. The third rule is an extension of the first and second rules only. If the third rule is absent, the first and second rules become meaningless. Therefore, lack of analysis is the root of all the wrong concepts. Spiritual knowledge (Jnana Yoga) means the sharp analysis to understand God more and more deeply. Such right understanding increases your devotion more and more so that the practical implementation of not doing any sin (Karma Yoga) results. The increased power of devotion is called as Bhakti Yoga.
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