19 Oct 2022
[Shri Hrushikesh asked: Dear Swami, In Your recent answer given to a question asked by Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya I have a few more doubts on this topic and request You to kindly enlighten me. You recently gave us the mantra "Shri Shanaishchara Kuja Rahu kethobhyo namaha Shri Anajaneya Shri Subhramanya". Why should I chant the name of past Human incarnations or Energetic incarnations? You are Lord Datta, all the Incarnations and deities ruling these Nine planets are Your names and forms. I would rather chant Datta Swami Datta Swami than chanting this mantra. This I feel is relevant because You are in front of us? Kindly elaborate? Also request you to advise if it is ok if I stop chanting this above mantra and instead chant Shri Datta Swami Shri Datta Swami?]
Swami replied: You told that you want to chant the name of Shri Datta Swami because He is present before your naked eyes. For the same reason, I advise you not to chant the name of Shri Datta Swami. Veda says that anything in front of the eyes is repelled and anything far from eyes is attracted (parokṣa priyā iva hi devāḥ). Even the angels repel against Energetic Incarnations for the same reason of repulsion between common media. Today, you may take this path of chanting the name of Shri Datta Swami, but, in few days, you will be influenced by the general human psychology. Moreover, I am not sure that I am God Datta. However, if your faith is very strong and beyond any disturbance, you will succeed in your effort because even if I am not God Datta, I can stand as representative model of God Datta selected by you. God responds for your devotion whether you worship the incarnation or a representative model of God. I am giving the alternate path also because it is always the best to think about the bad first and then only think about the good.
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