In the understanding of the role of Avatars, the easiest, and the sweetest means was revealed by Krishna Avatar to the largest extent. This does not mean that other Avatars are irrelevant. Each Avatar is appropriate for the time of its advent. This may be illustrated by a small example: When there is a petty quarrel in the street, a policeman's intervention is enough. When there is riotous crowds, a Police Inspector may be necessary to deal with it. In an insurgency, the Inspector-General of Police will have to take charge of the situation.
When Righteousness was showing signs of decline, Rama appeared to protect dharani (the earth), dharma patni (his consort) and dharma (righteousness). It was for these three-fold purposes that Rama Avatar took place. By the time of Krishna Avatar, the forces of wickedness had grown to greater proportions. Krishna was not concerned much about the earth or the wife. His main concern was with dharma. When dharma is firmly established, the earth and the dharma patni are also duly protected. In this context, Rama is described as Maya maanusha vigraha (illusion in human form). In the story of Rama, it is related that Rama lamented over the loss of Sita. In Krishna Avatar the picture is different. Women were in distress for the sake of Krishna. In Rama Avatar, Rama was provoked to take arms against evil doers. In Krishna Avatar, Krishna provoked the conflict and fought the evil doers. In Rama Avatar, duty came first and joy later. In Krishna Avatar, joy came first and then duty. - taken from Swami's Krishnastami Discourse on August 14, 1990... Sai Ram __._,_.___ -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "saimsg" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
