Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Shri Gokulnathji's Hasya Prasangs: Prasang - 18

One who has died with affection can come back to life (Sneh thi Marelu E Jeevit Thay):
Once Veersinghdev went to hunt deer; a king called Ramchandra who was his friend and of his own gnyati, also went with him. Ramchandra wore the deerskin and sat hidden. Veersingh gathered the deers and routed them all in a spot. This Ramchandra is also in this group of deers. At this time Veerbhan king shot the arrow at this group of deers, but he missed and instead Ramchandra who was disguised in deer skin got hit. Having been hit in this way, the life force (praan) immediately left the kings body. This arrow was laced with deadly poison. When the king came to know this condition he instantly went over to his friend. Upon checking the king discovered that his friend had no life air left (for breathing – hence he was not breathing). Seeing this, streams of uncontrolled tears started flowing from the eyes of the king. This type of crying made the life force to grow strong and return back into the friend. Hearing this, all the Vaishnavs were surprised; and Pancholi asked (Shreeji) as follows… .. Maharaj, we have heard that life has left someone with affection (someone has died with affection) but we have never heard that life returns with affection. Therefore Shreeji replied that in this there are many such things that, the cause of death also becomes the cause of living, one needs true affection (Sneh).

Vivechan – From this one comes to know that when kindness arises in a Bhagvadi then a dead can also return to life. This thing is absolutely true. Prabhu cannot see the tears of a Bhagvadi. Therefore, the reason with which a devotee has to shed tears, that cause of tears is immediately removed by Prabhu himself. This thing is of a very subtle (sukshm) type of thinking. Without experience it cannot be understood. However, it is possible to understand with faith. A jeev dies in affection and lives with (from) affection. In this case the jeeve is living because of (with) affection. The kindness of a Bhagvadi is the swaroop of sneh (affection/love), only that is why is living out of daya (kindness).

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