God responds to the prayers of devotees and comes to their rescue only when
they have purity of heart. One with a pure heart can even alter the Sankalpa of
God. The story of Markandeya bears ample testimony to this. Markandeya had no
desires. He made sacred use of the time granted to him. It is the primary duty
of devotees to cultivate noble thoughts and perform sacred actions.
Markandeya remained a Chiranjeevi (immortal), served his parents and gave
them immense happiness. In the normal course, God’s Will cannot be altered.
But, sometimes God does change His Sankalpa in answer to the prayers of a
devotee who is sincere and pure at heart. The devotee has the power to change
the Will of God. Devotion does not mean mere vocal expression of prayers; one
should have purity of heart.
- taken from Bhagawan's Dasara Discourses in 2004...
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