Age!
Bhima
even though exerted his full strength, he couldn’t move Vānara’s tail the least bit. He felt humiliated &
with great bashfulness approached Hanumān, bowed down & begged for
forgiveness with folded hands. Bhima submitted himself as a surrendered
disciple & once again asked the identity of Vānara
I’m Hanumān, son of
wind-god Vāyu, begotten thro’ wife of Vānara chief Kesari. I’ve been benedicted
to live for as long as Sri Rām’s glories are sung on earth. Ever since Rām’s
disappearance, I’ve been residing here & by the mercy of Sitā, all
enjoyable objects have been amply supplied to me. Apsarās & Gandharvās
daily sing glories of Rām for my pleasure & I take great pleasure in
passing my time this way
Dear Bhima-I’ve
obstructed your path for your own good, because the lake you’re searching for
is inaccessible to mortals. Bhima affectionately bowed to his elder brother
& said-I’m so fortunate to see you. As I’ve this opportunity, can you show
me your gigantic form you assumed to jump over the ocean to Lankā
Hanumān said-In
Treta yuga, in which Sri Rām appeared, state of affairs were quite different from
what they’re now. Everything has diminished greatly with passage of time &
so I can’t exhibit colossal form. In each of 4 yugas conditions are radically
different. The land, trees, demigods & sages all conform to characteristic
of particular age. Bhima asked specifics of each Yuga
During Satya-Yuga, everyone
was 100% religious. At that time there were no demigods, demons, Yaksās etc.
There was no buying or selling & none engaged in manual labor, as all necessities
of life were produced simply by being thought of. There was no greed, malice,
pride, envy, fear or hypocrisy & hence no disputes. All worshipped Nārayana
as He appeared in White incarnation
In Treta Yuga, the
Lord in his reddish incarnation introduced process of sacrifice, as virtue
diminished by 1/4th. In this age people began to devise means for
obtaining their objective, as necessities of life were not automatically
produced as before
In Dvāpar Yuga,
Lord incarnated as your relative Krsna. This appearance is very special for He
has come in His original form, which is the source of all other expansions. In
this age piety has decreased by ½ & thus lust, disease & natural calamities
have increased
In upcoming age,
Kali Yuga. Humans will gradually exhibit all bad qualities & hence there
will be a great fear of scarcity. Sri Krsna will once again appear at the
beginning of this age although he’ll cover His original feature by assuming
form of a devotee. He’ll take golden form of extreme beauty & will
personally demonstrate path of pure devotional service. One would purify
himself just by chanting the holy names of the Lord
In Kali-Yuga, the
age of quarrel & hypocrisy, all are inflicted with 6 anarthas of lust,
anger, greed, envy, false pride and illusion. The root cause of this affliction
is our forgetfulness of real self (soul) & its relationship with Super soul
(Supreme Lord). We think that by exploiting mother nature more & more, we
can be happy & blissful but in fact we are progressively getting entangled in
the material world & away from spiritual
Let’s get back to
our roots
Thoughts? #gameoflife
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