The participants assisting the lord may have to accept many hardships and pain externally

January 28, 2021

In this connection, we can give the example of Jay and Vijay. They are eternal parshads in Vaikuntha jagat and their downfall truly speaking was actually not their fault, rather it was the arrangement of Sri Krsna. Krsna always likes to play, and also Jivas are enjoying it. This is one kind of drama. So he sends his eternal parshads down on lower levels to play with them, to taste vira-rasa. Externally we can see that Hiranyakashipu was killed by Nrishinga Deva and Ravan was killed by Ram, but  Krsna has nothing to do with the external thing, he is only playing with the atma. We are thinking in terms of pain and pleasure, but that is related to maya not to atma. Atma can never be killed. Atma is nirvikar, without any change. Also, Bali Maharaj was given pain by Vaman Deva Bhagavan, but Bali Maharaj thought that it is one kind of kripa. We have to understand that all those participants of the Lord they are playing one role, like in a drama. Externally we think it is pain but there is no pain. Sri Krsna is the supreme enjoyer and the absolute master, and all the upakaran ( items in the form of matter ) and paraphernalia are fully under the control of that purusha. Whatever the purush thinks or wants, has to happen, and the participants they have to act accordingly, according to his will. Even Yashoda Ma does not get spared. We can see in Damodar Lila when she tried to tie Gopal. Krsna was not allowing her, so she had to suffer up to that point, and when Krsna thought ok enough of it then she could bind Him. Only when the will of Bhagavan and the will of Yashoda became one and the same then her effort was successful. Everything is under the control of the Supreme Lord. All the participants and the paraphernalia are fully under the control of the supreme Lord.

CC Ādi 5.142

ekale īśvara kṛṣṇa, āra saba bhṛtya

yāre yaiche nācāya, se taiche kare nṛtya

Lord Kṛṣṇa alone is the supreme controller, and all others are His servants. They dance as He makes them do so.

Each and everything should be utilized for the entire satisfaction for the Supreme Lord. Yet those condition souls they are usually going to misuse their free will, so they automatically invite countless problems in their life. So if anyone is to blame for that dilemma it is the jiva and definitely not Sri Krsna. This we should never forget.

Gaura Hari Haribol