Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Saranagathi to Rama and Varaha

I had posted on Saranagathi to Krishna. I will say something about Saranagathi to Rama and Varaha now.

Rama says, "Even if an enemy comes to Me for refuge disguised as a friend saying 'I'm Yours', I will protect him even if it means that I may be killed."

What it means is that anyone can approach Rama without needing to feel inadequate or undeserving of redemption.

Varaha says that "I will protect a man at the time when he is incapacitated if he takes refuge in Me at the time when he can do so."

This is a very important declaration. When one becomes old or in an advanced stage of a disease, one cannot take care of himself. Varaha says that He will take care of him then. Everyone has to die one-day and Idon't think anyone will want his or her body to rot somewhere. So for atleast a decent burial or cremation, a few people are needed. And who are these? They are nothing but the help Varaha is promising.

I write this in response to the recent death of an aid worker named Linda Norgrove in Afghanistan. A botched-up rescue mission ended in her death. There is no point in lamenting over why the mission failed.

Big countries like US and UK invade small countries like Iraq without a valid reason and then accuse them of violating human rights. A careless order from the President in one of his erotic moods may as well lead to a terrorist bombing later. It is impossible to clearly accomplish success in a crisis situation because chance plays a major role. The best way to score well in an exam is not to cram the previous night but study little bit daily. And people need to believe less in the romanticized versions of a novel or a movie or a game etc. It's because what happens in these romanticized versions is the tip of the ice-berg of reality.

Sometimes these westerners can be amazingly stupid. There is nothing fair in love and war (so where possible, better choose love). I feel sad for Linda Norgrove but I can only say that she bought it on herself. If a snake hisses or a dog barks, one has to heed the message. You don't play with the survival instinct. It is not only stupidity but also morally wrong to tease or play, intentionally or unintentionally, in matters related to survival. It's tragically a paradox that someone like Linda who is supposed to be caring about life of a civilian will meddle with life of a terrorist or a soldier.

I'm not writing from a Holier Than Thou attitude. I also tell myself the same thing...that I'm blessed with many things and that many don't even have the normal environment that I have. Not only that, I don't know how long I will be 'normal' before, for example, I become deranged from old age.

Make hay while the sun shines. That is Varaha's message too..."Live according to My wishes in your capable times and I will take care of you when you cannot take care of yourself."
Thought I will stop posting but I'm going crazy in loneliness. Some prisons are forced and some have to be voluntarily taken.