God's favour.
Chapter-16
Reasons for discrimination in God's favour.
On the fifth day of the irst fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada of
Samvat 1877, Shriji Maharaj was seated on a cot in the Verandah near the Durbar
of Shri Jiva Khachar at Sarangpur. He was dressed in all white clothes and the
Munis and the devotees from the various places were assambled before him.
Then Paramanand Swami asked, "It is cited in the Shrimad Bhagwat
that Rishi Narnarayan performs austere Tapas in Badrikashrama for the
redemption of the people of Bharatkhanda. How is it then, that all the people do not
follow the path of redemption ?"
Replying to the question, Shriji Maharaj said, "The fifth part of the
Shrimad Bhagwat contains the reply to your question. Narnarayan Rishi
performs Tapas only for devotees who follow the path of. devotion, but not
others who have no concern with God. Human birth in this holy land of
Bharat is possible only for the people who have performed sanctified deeds.
Such sanctified people who have saught refuge in God and who offer worshop
to God are graced by Narnarayan Rishi to elevate them in their spiritual
endeavour. Clad in the attire of Tapaswin, Narnarayan Rishi, who is Superior
to the redemptive attributes of Dharma, Gyan, Vairagya, Upashama,
worship etc. dwells in Badrikashram till the world is dissollved in the period
of rests, Narnarayan Rishi by his Tapas, augments the very insignificant
attributes of Dharma, Gyan, etc. of his devotees who ultimately rise to sublime
heights. As a result of such grace, the devotees visualise within their hearts the
divine light of Akshardham", and see within this divine light Lord Shri
Krishna. The force of the very austere Tapas of Narnarayan Rishi makes the
devotees immune to obstacles coming in the path of their devotion, and thus,
they become fully redeemed. Those who do not tread the path of devotion are
not so graced by him. He does not perform Tapas for them.
Thus Ends Vachanamrit : Sarangpur - 16.
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