God Created The World To Grace Souls
The month of Chaitra (चैत्र) marks the beginning of the Hindu calendar called Vikram Samvat. This day is celebrated in many parts of India and is called by different names like Ugadi, Gudi Padwa etc. One lesser known fact about the day is that this is the day when God starts the creation. In 2017 the start of creation day of the world coincides with 29th March, 2017.
Many of us are putting in phenomenal effort to attain our ultimate goal of life, but the attractions of Maya pose an insurmountable barrier between us and our goal. Frustration of not being ale to get rid of material allurements compels us to sometimes ask, why does God create this nasty world, which hinders us from reaching God?
The Vedas say, He created this world for His amusement
Many of us are putting in phenomenal effort to attain our ultimate goal of life, but the attractions of Maya pose an insurmountable barrier between us and our goal. Frustration of not being ale to get rid of material allurements compels us to sometimes ask, why does God create this nasty world, which hinders us from reaching God?
The Vedas say, He created this world for His amusement
लोकवत्तु लीला कैवल्यम्।
lokavattu leela kaivalyam
lokavattu leela kaivalyam
"God created this world for His pleasure".
सोकामयत । बहुस्यां प्रजायेयेति ।
sokaamayat . bahusyaan prajaayeyet
sokaamayat . bahusyaan prajaayeyet
“After pralaya (dissolution) God was all alone. He decided to live with a crowd”
स ऐकाकी न रमते ।
sa aikaakee na ramate
sa aikaakee na ramate
"He was not pleased living alone".
And then He created the world. Just as a king relishes to visit a park, a place swarming with people, to have a change in his monotonous life, God created the world.
But again a question arises how can He enjoy this world, where according to His standards not, even one good thing or person can be found? Also, scriptures say
1. God is personified form of bliss. Does God also gets tense like us and needs entertainment?
2. Also, in this world everything deteriorates, every pleasure is mixed with pain. As the Sankhya says;
And then He created the world. Just as a king relishes to visit a park, a place swarming with people, to have a change in his monotonous life, God created the world.
But again a question arises how can He enjoy this world, where according to His standards not, even one good thing or person can be found? Also, scriptures say
1. God is personified form of bliss. Does God also gets tense like us and needs entertainment?
2. Also, in this world everything deteriorates, every pleasure is mixed with pain. As the Sankhya says;
कुत्रापि कोऽपि सुखी तदपि दुखशबलमिति दुःखपक्षे निक्षिपन्ते विवेचकाः ।
Kutrāpi kō̕pi sukhī tadapi dukhaśabalamiti duḥkhapakṣē nikṣipantē vivēcakāḥ
Kutrāpi kō̕pi sukhī tadapi dukhaśabalamiti duḥkhapakṣē nikṣipantē vivēcakāḥ
"If any trace of happiness is seen in this world then that is shadowed with forth coming misery. Hence that shouldn’t be considered as happiness".
Whereas His divine abode Golok is a place of pure, perpetual and unlimited divine bliss. What pleasure will God derive from this world, also where every God’s child is an errant? This is the place where even we, despite looking for enjoyment, don’t really get it!
The Ling Puran answers,
Whereas His divine abode Golok is a place of pure, perpetual and unlimited divine bliss. What pleasure will God derive from this world, also where every God’s child is an errant? This is the place where even we, despite looking for enjoyment, don’t really get it!
The Ling Puran answers,
आत्म प्रयोजनाभावे परानुग्रह एव हि
aatm prayojanaabhaave paraanugrah ev hi
aatm prayojanaabhaave paraanugrah ev hi
"The reason of all the actions of God is His nature of Mercy".
Because He is thoroughly self – complacent all Hius actions are for gracing others. But we wonder how putting us in such a predicament, getting away from which seems impossible, is an act of mercy?
There is a natural law of successive gyration of creation and dissolution. Supreme God absorbs all the universes into His infinite belly at the time of pralaya (प्रलय) and reveals them 'as is' at the time of creation. It is similar to the test match in the game of cricket. It next day game starts right from that position, where it takes a break previous day. If ‘A’ was batting and made 45 runs and ‘C’ was balling 1st day, next day game starts with an information that ‘A’ has already made 45 runs and ‘C’ is balling. A person, who is not acquainted with the rules of this game, may think its sheer cheating. ‘A’ started playing now. He did not make even single run and they are declaring openly that he has already made 45 runs! Precisely God creates the world as it was before pralaya.
Because He is thoroughly self – complacent all Hius actions are for gracing others. But we wonder how putting us in such a predicament, getting away from which seems impossible, is an act of mercy?
There is a natural law of successive gyration of creation and dissolution. Supreme God absorbs all the universes into His infinite belly at the time of pralaya (प्रलय) and reveals them 'as is' at the time of creation. It is similar to the test match in the game of cricket. It next day game starts right from that position, where it takes a break previous day. If ‘A’ was batting and made 45 runs and ‘C’ was balling 1st day, next day game starts with an information that ‘A’ has already made 45 runs and ‘C’ is balling. A person, who is not acquainted with the rules of this game, may think its sheer cheating. ‘A’ started playing now. He did not make even single run and they are declaring openly that he has already made 45 runs! Precisely God creates the world as it was before pralaya.
It means before the pralaya, we had been accumulating spiritual merit and good and bad deeds. At the moment, we are revealed from His infinite belly or mahodar (महोदर) all the spiritual merit and the destiny springs back into action in our life. We lose nothing and we earn nothing during the time we stay dormant in His infinite belly.
अमृतस्य वै पुत्राः ।
amrtasy vai putraah
"All the individual beings are the progenies of God".
So, He reveals us with an anticipation that we will follow the right path to attain bliss. In order to guide us He descends Himself, sends His messengers (saints) to show us the right path and reveals scriptures so we can acquire knowledge of our goal and how to attain it.
In nut shell, the only reason of all His actions is His nature of causeless mercy.
अमृतस्य वै पुत्राः ।
amrtasy vai putraah
"All the individual beings are the progenies of God".
So, He reveals us with an anticipation that we will follow the right path to attain bliss. In order to guide us He descends Himself, sends His messengers (saints) to show us the right path and reveals scriptures so we can acquire knowledge of our goal and how to attain it.
In nut shell, the only reason of all His actions is His nature of causeless mercy.
अतएव देखकर रूप-ध्यान करने वाली बात भूलकर भी मस्तिष्क में न लानी चाहिये । पहले अधिकरी बनने की साधना कर लो ।
Never entertain the thought that you may begin remembrance of His form after seeing Him. First practice the true devotion, completion of which will qualify you to see His divine Form.
- Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
Never entertain the thought that you may begin remembrance of His form after seeing Him. First practice the true devotion, completion of which will qualify you to see His divine Form.
- Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
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