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Articles: Devotion | Gita for Children
- Prof. venkata ramanamurty mallajosyula
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Arjuna says, ‘Krishna, please may I ask you a few more questions? Why did you create the Universe in the first place? Why did you create man? What is the purpose of human life? I hope you would be kind enough to explain.’
Krishna replies,’ Arjuna, at last you are beginning to think! Let me start with the question about why I created the Universe. I have already told you that I exist even when the Universe does not. I am then in a state of sheer oneness and absolute bliss. It is not easy for ordinary mortals to understand that state but elevated souls can, especially when they go into trance.
Arjuna, you may not believe this, but like humans, I also enjoy sport. Devotees refer to My sport as Leela of God! I created diversity so that I could play with Myself , appearing in numerous forms!’
‘You might have sometimes seen children play with dolls. They hold the doll and talk to it. And they speak as if the doll is talking back to them. They try to feed and even spank the doll if they think it is misbehaving. My Leela is similar!’
‘In one line; ’I separated Myself from Myself so that I could love Myself! A mother shows love to her child. That is what your eyes see. In reality it is I, acting as the mother, who is showing love to Myself acting as the child! Feel dizzy?
Don’t worry! You will soon get used to this kind of stuff.!’
Arjuna says, Krishna, I have a problem here. If you say that all the action one sees in the Universe is just a manipulation of you loving Yourself, then how come there is desire, attachment etc., all of which you disapprove of you?’
Krishna replies, ’ Well, that is an interesting point you have brought up. You see Arjuna, what we call attachment. Desire, etc., are truly speaking, merely distortions of Love. I have left room for such distortions to add spice to My Leela!’
Let Me now explain why I created man. Consider a tigress. You know how fiercely the tigress protects its cubs. That protective instinct is born of motherly love. But the tigress cannot know anything abut the original source of this love. So, in My Creation, I decided that there should be one species that is capable of higher consciousness.
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