If Bhagwan Does Everything, How Does an Individual Accrue Paapa & Punya?
By: Sanjit Mahapatra
Tags: Vedanta, Philosophy, Religion, Hinduism, Religion And Spirituality

Concept: Puri Peethadhishwar Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati Ji Maharaj

Credits: Priyank Chauhan Ji

In Bhagwat Gita, Sri Krushna Bhagwan himself tells that he does everything. In that case, how we get sin and virtue?

If something good happens, whom do you give the credit? Do we give to Bhagwan or to ourselves? If something bad happens, we blame Bhagwan. Is this not this duplicity? If you believe that both good and bad deeds are done by Bhagwan only, then why most of the people run after the credits for the good work? Who did the good work? It’s me! Who did a bad job? It’s Bhagwan.

There was a Sadhu (saint). He was living in a forest nearby a river. He had a beautiful garden there and he loved it. He did work there regularly and keep the plants and tree healthy. He was truly in need of such a passion for his living and research. Once a Gau (Indian cow) came to his garden. He has thrown a stick on the cow, unfortunately, it killed the Gau. The sin of killing a cow is called Gau hatya in the Hindu religion. The sin came after the saint for the punishment. The saint had a little knowledge of Vedanta philosophy.

“Who are you and Why have you come here?” Saint asked to the physical form of Sin. The sin replied to the saint: “I am Gau hatya. You killed the cow. That is why I came to punish you.”

The saint heard from Vedanta that, The Devata for hand is Indra. In Hindu philosophy, every organ and function is represented and controlled by certain Devata in individual operations for each Jiva. So here saint killed the cow by throwing a heavy stick using his hands.

So cleverly he asked Gau hatya : “Who is responsible for the operation of hand-organ. If Indra would not have given power, how would I have thrown the stick? You cannot touch me. You go to Indra.” Gau hatya went to Devta Indra. Indra was surprised to see the sin and understood the trick played by the saint.

Devaraj Indra went near the saint in disguise. He asked the saint “Who built this Ashram?” The saint said “I did” Who made this beautiful Garden? Sadhu said: “I did”. Who has kept these peacocks, ducks? “I did”. Like this, he asked many questions to which the answer was “I did”.

At last, Indra replied, Baba, all these are yours. But how come I killed the Gau? So Gau hatya sin caught him for all his deeds.

Those who say that a leaf cannot move without the wish of Bhagwan should understand it properly. See there is a Bulb. Electricity has converted the form of light through this particular equipment? A fan is also a machine. The same electricity is throwing air with the help of that fan. Sound equipment is making words louder through the power of electricity only. The camera is taking both sounds and pictures at the same time. None of the machines can make a move without electricity. Even all these machines have their own capacities.

Rainwater is sweet. When the same rain goes to the chilies, which taste it takes? When the same water goes to the neem, to the sugarcane, and to the varieties of grains? Everything is nourished by the water. But how they take varies among the things according to their individual capacities.

There is light. But with the presence of some light, somebody may see a situation with a wrong intention. This is my enemy-I shall see him. Some may look at good intentions also. The good or bad result one gets is according to the intention of the person who looks at it. In this, the light neither gets into good or bad results.

Like this, Ishwara is Sat (truth), Chit (conscious), and Ananda (bliss). There is no Earth, Water, Air, Fire, or Sky without him. He is like power, like electricity. But the good and bad deeds of all the Jeevas, one utilizes the power according to them. If you don’t accept this fact, then two faults will be considered in God. One is the fault of the fierceness and the second is the fault of dissimilarity. God is neither fierce nor dissimilar for any.

Bhagwan creates the universe from the door of Karma. One gets the body of a pigeon, another a lion, or a tree. Bhagwan is having a single flavor. People get birth by their Karma. Some are bound, some liberated. The creation depends upon the Karma, not independent of it.

Narayana !!!