Posted on: 21 May 2021
[An online spiritual discussion was conducted on May 15, 2021, in which several devotees participated. Devotees’ questions answered by Swāmi are given below.]
[Śrī Anil Antony asked: Pādanamaskāraṃ Swāmiji! God became the gatekeeper of king Bali in the lower world because he practically donated land to God with devotion. What is the essence and inner meaning of God becoming the gate-keeper of Bali?]
Swāmi replied: Gatekeeper means the person, who objects bad people to enter the house especially inner house of a person. The house represents the body and the inner house represents the mind. This means omniscient God as mediated God in the form of Viṣṇu objects bad people to enter the house of Bali. The omniscient God also objects the bad thoughts to enter the mind of Bali. By this, Bali becomes completely pure and eligible to become Lord of the heaven in the future.