In English
God's role in the great cosmic drama
For instance, if decided to kill at the moment of 's humiliation, He would be going against His role in the play. He has to play His specific part. knew that 's end lay in the hands of and not in His. It would be against his if he did what had to do. alone should slay with his mace. This is the law of creation. waited for the ordained event. Likewise, in various situations, the Lord remains as a witness. Is the Lord powerless or is the devotee's prayer ineffective? This sort of doubt arose once in the mind of saint . d elder brother subjected him to many ordeals. Resenting the action of in rejecting the treasures sent by the ruler of to the saint, the elder brother cast into the river the idols of and others worshipped by him. made a frantic search for the missing idols. Although a great devotee, felt frustrated. He asked the Lord, "Oh ! why are you subjecting me to these difficulties? Is it because my devotion has weakened? Or has your power declined?" felt that his devotion had not diminished. So 's power must have weakened. But, pondering over it further, he realised that 's strength remained undiminished. He began to sing a song in praise of 's prowess. "Without 's power, could a monkey have been able to cross the ocean? Or would the Goddess of wealth have chosen to be his consort? Or serve him? Or the supremely intelligent revel in beholding him and worshipping him?" ecstatically extolled the infinite prowess of and blamed his own ignorance for having doubts about .