The triplet that decides By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji

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Radhe Krishna To all,Three

terms find common usage in spiritual texts and discussions –

Vidhi(Fate), Kaala (time) and Prarabdha (past actions). Are these one

and the same? They are not! There is a subtle, yet specific difference.

The Lord orchestrates his Prapancha Lila (Divine Cosmic play) with

these three entities.For any event to occur, “Kaala†(Time) determines the exact time when an event should occur in one’s life and the duration it should last. “Prarabdhaâ€, which is the effect of the past action, determines the nature and kind of the event. The

word “Vidhi†essentially means “rulesâ€. Vidhi is the one that

determines the details of situation in which any event occurs in terms

of place/person/opportunity and time.For instance, if a person

has to undergo a suffering, say a disease, the factor Kaala decides

when the suffering is to befall and how long the suffering shall last.

Prarabdha decides what disease he suffers from and the nature of pain. Vidhi

decides all the details of the situation in which he is during his

suffering, like those around him, his facilities, his monetary status

and the like.Let us take the episode of the elephant king Gajendra from Srimad Bhagavatam.Gajendra

had to suffer pain in the clutches of the crocodile for over a thousand

years before he got relief. This is the ‘kaala’ for which he had to

undergo the ordeal.It is the Prarabdha of Gajendra, which is

the curse hurled by Sage Agasthya on King Indradyumna that decided that

he must be an elephant and suffer in the clutches of a crocodile.

Similarly, it is the Prarabdha of ‘Hoohoo’ the Gandharva to suffer as a crocodile brought about by Sage Devala’s curse.Fate

brought about the situation in which these two were linked together and

the Lord’s Disc, ‘Sudarshana’ saved Gajendra and killed the crocodile,

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