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Source: The Hindu (http://www.the-hindu.com)

 

One should always think of God

 

CHENNAI, JUNE 20. The display of belated wisdom is the bane among

many of us under normal circumstances. It may be seen that those

in power or in a high position discard the candid advice from

well-wishers and exude confidence in their own intelligence. But

when difficulties or distress stare at them, they will regret

their earlier folly in not listening to the words of genuine

advisers. The remedy to get over this ego is to pray to God to

grant us the capacity to act in the right direction, to do the

right thing at the right time. A person may possess excellences

and merit, yet he should seek divine grace and act according to

God's words; otherwise, there will be chances to deviate from the

chalked out course and face obstacles. The message in all our

holy works is that if one thinks of God at every opportunity the

latter will surely remember him. One should also refrain from the

attitude of taking revenge for a past misdeed committed by one.

``Forget and forgive'' should be one's motto and the Ramayana

reminds devotees that all differences should be buried after

one's death. The end of the Kurukshetra war in the Mahabharata

brings before us how realisation came too late to the blind

emperor whose sons and kith and kin were completely wiped out. No

one listened to the Truth spelt out by God Himself on earlier

occasions.``This tragedy is the result of the working of destiny.

When a man is spurred by fate, he becomes deaf and blind,'' said

the wife of the emperor. The mighty ruler, who was stripped of

all riches, had to seek permission of the victorious monarch to

defray the expenditure to perform his son's obsequies and the

noble Yudhishtra had absolutely no objection.

 

Srimathi Prema Pandurang, in her discourse, referred to the final

act in the divine drama (Mahabharata) when the Pandavas commenced

their last journey. As they proceeded, they saw Draupadi dropping

down. The reason was that though she treated all her husbands

alike, her affection to Arjuna was slightly more. Next Sahadeva

fell down as he was proud of his intellectual achievements.

Nakula was the next victim as he was conscious of his beauty. It

was Arjuna's turn and he died since he was proud of his strength.

Bheema suffered because he was a glutton. Yudhishtra went alone

but a dog followed him to which there was objection when the

former insisted that it should accompany him. The dog was the

symbol of Righteousness to which he held on. Appearing before

him, the Lord of Justice revealed to him that even as he emerged

successful during the Yaksha Prasna, in this test too he was

victorious. Believers in upholding Dharma will emerge triumphant.

 

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