29 Jul 2023
1. Why did Sitamma love Lord Rama so much and even Mandodari respect Lord Rama?
[Shri Satthireddy asked: Mee Paada Padmaalaku Namaskaram Swamiji. Swamiji, mother Sitamma wants Lord Rama to be her husband in next life also even though she had undergone many difficulties. But Ravana was living in a golden castle along with his wife Mandodari. But at the time of death, Ravana's wife abused Ravana only and not Rama. Please tell us the reasons why Sitamma loved Lord Rama so much and even Mandodari respected Lord RAMA? Swamiji, if anything is wrong is there in question itself, please teach to this beggar satthireddy 🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied:- That is the wonderful greatness of the divine personality of Rama. A fan of a cinema hero commits suicide when the hero dies. The reason is his strong impression on the personality of the hero that is projected in movies, which is not true. When even false personality is influencing the mind of anybody, what to speak of the influence of the true divine personality of Rama! That is the reason why I say always that one shall be attracted to the true divine personality of God and one shall not be attracted to God because He can give worldly boons. If the attraction or love is based on the divine personality of God, such love is true and God is extremely pleased with such love without aspiration for anything and for anybody other than God.
2. Please explain about the Brahma paadaartham present in Puri Jagannath temple?
[Mee Paadapadmaalaku Namaskaram Swamiji. Swamiji, i heard in Puri Jagannath temple, inside the statue of Lord Jagannatha, there is Brahma padaartham, nobody can see or touch it directly. Please explain about it and what actually it is Swamiji. and even the statue of Lord Jagannath is cremated like statue? Swamiji, if anything wrong is there in question itself please teach to this beggar satthireddy 🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied:- Priests will say so many things to advertise about their temple so that many people will visit and offer Dakshina so that they can get benefited. We shall neglect such things with a smile expressed on our lips. It is a statue representing God Krishna, who is now present in Goloka as an energetic incarnation. In the human body of Krishna, God Vishnu existed and in God Vishnu, God Datta (called Naaraayana) existed. In God Datta, Brahmapadaartham (which is the absolute unimaginable-unmediated God, called Parabrahman or Brahman) existed. If you take the statue, it represents the human incarnation of God Krishna in whom Parabrahman existed. Parabrahman exists even now in the energetic incarnation of God Krishna present in Goloka.
3. How can a soul become Devata Murty?
[Mee Paadapdmalaku Namaskaram Swamiji, Swamiji in astrological chart if it is mentioned that a soul will become devata murty, it means what? Generally in temple we see many God carved with stones and do praanapratishta but how can a soul become a devata murty. Is there any difference in between soul devata murty's and normal God statues Swamiji? Swamiji, if anything wrong is there in question itself please teach to this beggar satthireddy 🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied:- A soul becomes divine incarnation (Devataa murthy) if God Datta merges with it. Devataa murthy means alive human incarnation of God. Murthy means a form or medium. The statue is simply a representative model of God and not actual God like the alive human incarnation. The statue is only for worship for beginners so that theoretical devotion can be developed (Pratimā hyalpa buddhīnām). The human incarnation is for the direct service that can be directly enjoyed by God. When the human incarnation is not recognized due to ignorance and ego based jealousy, a statue or a photo is the only way for developing devotion to God. Praana pratishthaa or life-initiation is done for the statue, but, do you find even a trace of life in the statue? The idea behind this process is that inert statue + life = contemporary alive human incarnation of God. This process is advising you to catch the alive human form of God and not the inert form of God. In the alive human form, God exists directly whereas in the inert form of God (statue), God is not existing directly and hence, the inert form is only a representative model of God.
4. Will the blood convert into a green fluid if siddhi is achieved in penance?
[Mee Paadapadmaalaku Namaskram Swamiji, Swamiji, i heard a story about Maharshi Mankhana, another name for him is Saakhana. In this, it is mentioned that when Darbha pierced into his hand, instead of blood he got vegetable juice like fluid. In Mantra Shastra it is told that if penance siddhi is achieved, as the sign of it he got that type of fluid. Swamiji, will blood really convert into green fluid Swamiji??
Swamiji, if anything wrong is there in question itself please teach to this beggar satthireddy 🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied:- Several human beings are poets and say different types of poetry as they imagine. There are several people, who put flowers in their ears to hear such poetry. Siddhi means attaining the grace of God by which miracles are done. So many devotees got siddhis or miraculous powers from God and when such yogi is ill, doctors did their blood tests several times and doctors found only red blood and not green vegetable juice! Of course, by drinking vegetable juice, the blood’s health can improve!!
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