22 Aug 2021
[Ms. Thryloka asked: Pādanamaskāraṃ Swāmi, You said that Jnānam (Divine Knowledge) and Prema (Love) are the inherent characteristics of God and we should identify the human incarnation of God using these characters. You also said that miracles are only associated characteristics of God. Lord Kṛṣṇa can be concluded as God using this criterion because He preached Bhagavad Gītā (Knowledge) and showed extreme love towards Gopikas, Sudāma and all people in His kingdom. Similarly, Jesus, Mohammad and Buddha, etc., can also be concluded as God. But, when we analyse Lord Rāma with this same criteria, we get 3 conclusions.
1. Rāma didn't preach any divine knowledge.
2. Rāma showed extreme love towards His wife Sītā which can be shown by any other ordinary human being.
3. Rāma did only one miracle i.e. turning a stone into the lady Ahalyā. But as concluded, this cannot be considered as the inherent characteristic of God.
With my limited knowledge and analysis, I am failing to conclude that Lord Rāma is human incarnation of God. Kindly enlighten me. -At Your Divine Lotus Feet, Laxmi Thrylokya]
Swāmi Replied: God Rāma came as an ideal human (Ādarśa mānuṣāvatāra) being confined to pravṛtti only and hence, He never did any miracle except that one, which was also done just before two people (Viśvāmitra and Lakṣmaṇa). Rāma preached the spiritual knowledge confined to pravṛtti field through His practice. His message was His practice in the life. After all, the ultimate aim of theoretical knowledge is also practice (Karmayoga) only. Regarding His love, He showed love to all devotees and as a king, He showed love to the public so much that He left Sītā just for the talk of the public. If you see the Rāmāyaṇam, there are several instances in which He showed His love to all the people, but His love was bound by worldly justice. Love bound by the rules of justice represents the love of any ordinary human being for the sake of which only Rāma incarnated Himself.
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