Posted on: 11 Jan 2024
[A question by Ms. Thrylokya]
Swami replied:- First type of devotion-worship of God Rama:- There are many people, who are mad of worldly life, but also care about God so that the most difficult worldly problems can be solved by the grace of God. For these people, God is not the goal, but, God is the instrument to get some special worldly benefits. This is controlled devotion to God. These devotees follow justice strictly and please God to a very great extent and God also protects them in all difficulties.
The connected example to this Pravrutti line of devotees is:- An M.D. exists for a company, which was established and run by him (God created and runs this world.). This M.D. has his office that is working purely based on legal service rules (God is in the form of Rama and His circle of devotees is administered based on pure justice.). A personal typist to the M.D. existed following all the rules of service and proved himself to be the topmost lover of the M.D. by becoming ready to give even his life for the sake of the M.D. The extremely pleased M.D. made that typist as future M.D. (Hanuman was a very sincere devotee of Rama. He tore His chest taking risk of life to show Rama in His heart. Hanuman was made the future creator.). This is the highest fruit that can be given by the M.D. (God Rama).
Second type of devotion - worship of God Krishna:- There are a few devotees, who by very deep intellectual analysis (Jnaana Yoga) find that this world is inherently unreal whereas the absolute reality is the unmediated-unimaginable God. They also realize that the unmediated-unimaginable God gets mediated to form energetic incarnation for upper worlds and human incarnation for earth. In the upper worlds, the energetic devotees follow the energetic incarnation as God and on the earth, the human devotees follow the human incarnation as God.
The connected example to this Nivrutti line of devotees is:- An M.D. exists for a company, which was established and run by him (God created and runs this world.). This M.D. has his office that is working purely based on legal service rules (God is in the form of Krishna and His circle of devotees is administered based on pure justice.). A married lady as personal typist to the M.D. existed and became mad of the M.D. due to climax love for him and she was unable to discharge official duties also (Radha madly loved Krishna even though she was married to Ayanaghosha and was unable to do any worldly duty also in love of Krishna.). Seeing her mad love for him, the M.D. married her and also created a new post called ‘Super M.D.’ in the company and appointed her above himself (God Krishna married Radha and made her as the queen of Goloka created by Him above His divine abode.). Here, even the Pravrutti-Justice is violated by both God and the devotee since the devotee is fully mad of Krishna and is unaware of anything else and anybody else.
Note:-
1. There is scriptural authority for the marriage between Krishna and Radha for which God Brahma was the priest.
2. In Nivrutti, if a human being is present in the place of God Krishna, it will become Dushpravrutti, which is lower than Pravrutti and the result is severe punishment in hell.
3. People mad of Pravrutti may be atheists or even theists. Most of the theists worship God with high devotion for their success in worldly matters and for the protection of their worldly bonds.
4. There are some people in the middle state between Pravrutti and Nivrutti, who want both the benefits of Pravrutti and Nivrutti. Such devotees cannot get the full fruit of Nivrutti. Only people, who are mad of Nivrutti attain the full fruit of Nivrutti. Scripture says that the fruit of Nivrutti is far far greater than Pravrutti (Pravṛttireṣā bhūtānām, Nivṛtttistu mahāphalā).
5. In the state of madness, the last but one state of devotion (Unmādo maraṇaṃ tataḥ), no logical analysis of Pravrutti-Justice can be done. Such a state crossing justice cannot be established as sin even in normal incidents of Pravrutti. In such a case, how can the same crossing of justice be established as sin in Nivrutti, which is related to the omnipotent God?
6. Any defect becomes merit when the goal is God. Even a thorny stick put into fire gives the most sacred ash to be applied on the forehead. The Gopikas reached Goloka existing above the abode of God through the illegal path, which became the most holy path due to God. Any merit becomes a defect when the goal is the world. Sweet sugar poured in drainage water can’t be tasted by tongue. Dharmaraja could reach only heaven by performing a great sacrifice in which he donated immense wealth to priests.