HARI: “Well, why does it take many people such a long time to realise Him?”
MASTER: “The truth is that a man doesn’t feel restless for God unless he is finished with his enjoyments and duties. The physician says, referring to the patient: ‘Let a few days pass first. Then a little medicine will do him good.’
“Narada said to Rama: ‘Rama, You are passing Your time in Ayodhya. How will Ravana be killed? You have taken this human body for that purpose alone.’ Rama replied: ‘Narada, let the right time come. Let Ravana’s past actions begin to bear fruit. Then everything will be made ready for his death.’”
Source: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Yoga-Bhrashtas and pure-minded persons only can have Darshan of Gayatri by doing one Purascharana only. As the minds of vast majority of persons in this Iron Age are filled with various sorts of impurities, one has to do more than one Purascharana according to the degree of impurity of the mind. The more the impurities, the greater the number of Purascharana. The famous Madhusudana Swami did seventeen Purascharanas of Krishna Mantra. He did not get Darshan of Lord Krishna on account of the sins committed in killing 17 Brahmins in his previous births. But he had Darshan of the Lord when he was on the half way of the eighteenth Purascharana. (Source: Gayatri Japa by Swami Sivananda)
Shishupala’s mother, Queen Chedi, knew her son was on a collision course with destiny. She approached Krishna, her nephew, and made a heartfelt plea: “Forgive Shishupala for a hundred mistakes, but beyond that, well, you know what to do.” Krishna, being the compassionate soul he was, agreed. It’s like they had a cosmic contract—100 strikes, and then the cosmic hammer would fall.
But Shishupala? He didn’t get the memo. He kept pushing his luck. The insults flowed like a monsoon rain. Krishna’s patience held—101, 102, 103… But when Shishupala crossed the century mark, Krishna unleashed his Sudarshan Chakra—that mystical, razor-edged disc. It sliced through the air, severing Shishupala’s head from his body. Justice served, cosmic contract fulfilled.
So, why did Krishna choose this path? Was it just about insults? Well, it wasn’t merely name-calling that sealed Shishupala’s fate. It was the accumulation of crimes, the defiance of cosmic balance, and the breaking of promises. Krishna, as both man and God, had to maintain order. And sometimes, justice wears a divine cloak.
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