In English
The lost their kingdom and wealth and were wandering in the forest, but they were always thinking of , and showered his grace on such . Although they lost the power of wealth and position, they had the strength of faith in the Lord and so they received the grace of the Lord. has been teaching us that it is most essential for human beings to have the strength that comes from and faith in God. The battle was over and who was responsible for the victory was returning to along with the . After some time, was planning to return to . When heard of this intention of , she came running to him. She held both the hands of , and addressed him by saying, “You are the protector of the weak and those who are in trouble. You have taken care of my children and given me great good fortune. You have given us your help at a time when we needed it most. I was under the illusion that the most important thing was love and attachment. I have now realised that this is in fact the most poisonous quality. It has been my fortune to enjoy your love. There is nothing greater than your love. When I was young, I uttered the taught to me by and had a son born to me through the Sun God. Fearing the criticism which is likely to come from the society, I discarded my young son . From that day, I have been suffering because of the loss of my son. After having married King , I was travelling in the forest along with my husband. By the kindness and grace of some gods, I bore three sons - , and . To my sister , there were two sons - and . However, ended her life along with our husband. I was worried that if I also die along with my husband, there will be no one to take care of these young children; and with this kind of attachment, I was looking after the children. By the grace of the , I came to and from that day onwards, the cruel were giving us all kinds of trouble and they even attempted to kill my children by setting fire to the house in which they lived. They tried to humiliate , the goodhearted daughter-in-law of mine. On all these occasions, from that day to this day, you have been looking after my children and guiding them and consoling them. You are like a brother, father, mother, relation and God to my children. I will not be deluded and deceived by your five-foot-long human form. You are truly God and there is no doubt whatsoever. You are the source of my pleasure and comfort. Pleasure is always an interval between two pains; and in-between all my troubles, you have been a great source of comfort. You have taken care of all of us for all this time, and I cannot live without you even for a moment. How can I now agree to your going away to . I pray that you should stay for a little longer and teach the inexperienced , the art of ruling over a kingdom.” We should notice here that she addresses as . Ma means and it also means . The word means master. In this sense, is the master of Nature, and . God is an independent entity in all aspects. Several people say that God should be like this and conduct himself in a particular manner, but this is not possible. For one who is above , how can there be any particular qualities? For one who is formless, how can there be any limitations of form? God may take any form and may have any , and he may perform any action that he likes for the benefit of the world. This will be determined as a reaction to the actions of the devotees; and depending on the prayers of the devotees, God will take a particular form. Suppose we build a house in a small place. The house has been constructed in the allotted place and there is no external place available. Although there is no place available outside, there is enough place for the owner to move about within his own house. In a similar manner, the universe is the mansion of the Lord; and he moves about freely in all places. This is the reason why, when a door that cannot be opened is asked to be opened, we see a smile in ’s face. When the entire universe is His mansion, what is the fun in searching for the main door of this mansion. When the Lord himself is always behind me, where am I to search for the main door and where am I to look for the Lord? Play on the strings of the Lord’s name and concentrate on the Lord in . That is the main door to the mansion of the Lord. Our heart filled with is really the and the Lord has all the right to move about in our heart. recognised that God dwells in her heart. Before this realisation, she was under the illusion that attachment and were important human qualities. She also recognised the truth that for one who realises the greatness of the Lord and relies on him, there is no danger of any kind. God is not happy unless he gives you some occasional sorrow. Even the mother will not be happy unless the child cries heartily. Even while kissing the child, the mother twists the cheek of the child and then kisses him. In the same manner, God also causes several troubles and tests and then will please you. It is because of this, said to , “It is your nature to play on the happily when your devotees are in discomfort and crying!” God makes you cry only to give you extreme happiness after that. We will be able to eat more food, if we are hungry, and are able to digest well. If the food we take is not digested, how can we eat more food? In this manner, at first God gives troubles, sorrow and pain and then after your digesting these, he gives happiness and bliss. In this context, we must realise that it is not possible to easily understand the divine actions of the Lord. Only those who can experience them will be able to enjoy them, and others can never understand this. Because of some external troubles, we think God is a very unkind person. This is not so. Actually God is preparing you to receive eternal happiness. Material pleasures are momentary and transient. Because recognised this basic truth, she could not bear separation from .