Guest guest Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 [sri Selva said] A sincere devotee will suffer a lot, because he is hurrying up in the spiritual march. Many of his evil Karmas have to be worked out and purged out quickly to hasten his salvation in this very birth. But, God gives him extraordinary power of endurance through His grace. But he rejoices even in sufferings and destitution on account of the descent of the Lord's grace. He voluntarily welcomes these sufferings! [End of quote] Om Namah Sivaya Dear Sri Selva, Your statements above are probably true but there is another thing to consider here. If somebody, sincerely chants the Sri Rudram (there are specific verses which give specific results) the sins are destroyed. When we approach Sri Bhagawan Rudra, we pray that he should not direct his arrows at us. Now, what are these arrows ? The interpretation that I have read (by an Advaita Acharya Swami Dayananda of arsha vidya gurukulam) is that these arrows are nothing but karmaphala coming in the form of discomforts, problems and pain. So Rudra is the chastiser. It is said that you can look at Sri Rudra in 2 ways - in his Rudra form he eventually makes you cry(pay for your sins) and in his Shiva form he removes the sorrow of samsara. So he is the cause of sorrow and also removes them. I read that chanting the very first verse of Sri Rudram (the one following Om Namo Bhagwate Rudraya), while circumbulating the Lord destroys sins. I would like to hear from the experts on this topic. regards, Shailendra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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