God Protects His Devotees Himself

By Author: Sikha Dawan
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Once emperor Akbar said to Birbal, “It is very strange that your Great Divine Personalities whom you worship, come running to protect their devotees themselves. Why do they do not send their messengers, an angel? Lord Shri Krishna himself came to protect Droupadi, Lord Shri Ram himself came to protect Rishis. He would have sent His army, His messengers.” Birbal said, “Sire (Jahanpanah)! I will give the reply to this question after some time.” One day, the emperor was passing through the pavement on a tank. Birbal shouted that the grandson of emperor Akbar was drowning in water. The emperor saw that something was drowning. So, without putting off his dress, he jumped into the water and brought that drowning thing on the bank. He opened that thing, then it was found that it was a bundle of clothes only. Emperor Akbar got very much enraged. He said, “Birbal! Why did you do such a clumsy joke with me? It is not grandson, rather it is only a bundle of clothes.” Birbal said, “Sire! When you heard that your grandson was drowning in water, then you did not go in your palace, you did not call your armies, you did not order ...
... your ministers to protect your drowning grandson. You could have told me, but you yourself jumped into the water, why? Because it was the question of your grandson.” Likewise, when our Lord sees His devotees in trouble, drowning in the illusory world, then He himself comes running to protect His devotees. Our Great Divine Personalities have blessed this land of our country, India that whenever there will be troubles and miseries on this land, then our land will never be bereft of Great Divine Personalities. But, today we have to remember those Great Divine Personalities. We have to remember their messages. Today, we take Prasad (food offered to an idol) of Lord Shri Ram, but Lord Shri Ram, being compassionate took the Prasad of Shabari. Shabari was a low caste woman but Lord Shri Ram did not see the caste of Shabari, HE saw her feelings and devotion. Hanuman Ji showed Siyaram to all by separating apart his heart. The power of Siyaram permeates everywhere. Great among saints, Tulsi Das Ji says – “Siyaram may sab jag jani. Karahun pranam jori jug pani.” I salute with folded hands to everyone because I know that the power of Siyaram permeates everywhere in this world. Our science terms the powers of Siyaram as positive energy and negative energy. Electric bulbs are glowing. There are two wires connected to them – one is positive and another is negative wire. Current is flowing through them and so electric bulbs are glowing. Even within the smallest portion of a matter, there are protons- electrons. Positive energy and negative energy exists in them. Our saints addressed them as Ram and Sita, Krishna and Radha, Shiva and Shakti. That power is present within this whole world. Science says this as ‘Energy’. About that energy Lord Shri Krishna says to Arjuna, “O Arjuna, Soul is eternal and indestructible, weapons cannot cut it. Fire cannot burn it, water cannot wet it. We pray to the same power. We see that power in every place. So, we call that power as ‘Ram’. Our saints said that Ram, which permeates in every particle, asks for love from all beings. So, Gandhi Ji was very fond of one verse of Narsi Mehta: “Vaishnav jan to taine kahiye, jo peer parayi jane re. Those can be called the real devotees of Lord Vishnu whose heart get melted on seeing the agonies and hardships of others. So, our saints said that compassion is the root of religion but today we are bereft of compassion. Today, we do not want to see that power of Ram within mankind. After all what is that Ram? In a Gurudwara ‘Vahe Guru’ is given the name of the same Ram. Within a church also the same Ram is called as God. Within a mosque, the same Ram is known as Allah and within a temple the same Ram is called as Lord Vishnu. Ram is the power which is sporting everywhere. Ram is that energy, which is present within a Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian and everyone. Know that Ram within each particle. So, it is said – “Jarre jarre mein hai jhanki Bhagwan ki, Kishi soojhwali ankh ne pahchan ki. God is present within every particle but only a knowledgeable person will be able to understand this. I remember one instance. One saint was trying to protect a drowning scorpion. The scorpion used to sting him again and again. A man there said, “O saint! You want to save this scorpion from drowning and this scorpion is stinging you. You let him drown in the water.” The saint says, “I am saving this scorpion because I am a saint, my nature is to save beings. I am a saint, how could I abandon my saintliness. I cannot abandon my saintliness.” Today, saints, gentlemen, who understand the element of religion, will have to adopt the same righteousness within their hearts. Spiritualism will have to be manifested. India can become great only with the power of spiritualism. Today, we have opened schools, colleges and Universities at different places, but what is the reason that today we are not able to produce a personality like Maharana Pratap. What is the reason that we are unable to produce a person like brave Shiva Ji, we are unable to produce a person like queen of Jhansi. It is only because Spiritualism has become obscure in our society. Nachiketa asked for Spiritual Knowledge from Yamraj and the same Spiritual Knowledge we will have to know and practise in our life. That soul is vibratting within Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and everyone. Let us pray to that element of the Soul. Our life will be successful only when we will pray to the HOLY NAME of Lord Shri Ram after acquiring the Spiritual Knowledge and understanding the HOLY NAME. Then only, we will be able to understand the Power of Ram. It is said – “Ram ek tapas tiya tari, Nam koti khal kumati sudhari Ram bhalu kapi katuk batora Setu hetu shram kinha na thora Nam lait bhaw sindhu sukhahin Karahu vichar sajjan man mahin. Lord Shri Ram redeemed one lady (wife) of a renunciate whereas the HOLY NAME has so far redeemed crores of wicked people. Lord Shri Ram got a bridge made with great labour after gathering so many bears and monkeys whereas by remembering the HOLY NAME of God, the worldly ocean itself dries up. So, gentlemen, think about this. Understand the power of that Name. Name is the primordial vibration which is present within each person. Our saints said – “Ram Nam ki loot hai, loot sake to loot, Ant kal pachhatayega, jab pran jayenge chhoot. Today, the Spiritual Knowledge of the HOLY NAME is easily available as compared to ancient days. So, acquire the Spiritual Knowledge if you can. If you could not get it during your life span, then you will repent at the last breath of your life. So, we must acquire this knowledge. We should ask about it from saints. After knowing the Spiritual Knowledge, we have to remember the HOLY NAME.Guru Nanak Dev Ji said – “Eko sumiro Nanaka, jal thal rahyo samay, Dooja kahe sumiriye, janme te mar jay. Remember the One Name, the HOLY NAME, which is eternal and omnipresent on this earth, in water and everywhere. There is no use of remembering any other Name, which takes birth and dies. That true Name is present in all the four states – Awakened, dream, sleep and transcendental. So, after receiving the Spiritual Knowledge from the living true Spiritual Master, one should remember the HOLY NAME to make his human life successful. For more insights and further information about satpal maharaj!