The Divine Arrangements of God's Preparing
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is constantly making arrangements for the welfare of all living entities. By studying his instructions, we can understand how the Lord prepares to protect His devotees, vanquish demonic forces, perform wondrous historical feats, and compile the scriptures necessary for our liberation.
Shelter for the Devotees
The Lord's primary concern is the well-being of those who have taken shelter of His lotus feet. Śrīla Prabhupāda assures us that Kṛṣṇa is always ready and eager to shower His mercy upon the fallen souls, providing complete protection and fulfillment to anyone who surrenders to Him.
- Because devotees do not know anything but the lotus feet of the Lord, the Lord is always prepared to give protection to His devotees and fulfill their desires.
- He (the Lord) is always prepared to give shelter to the surrendered soul, and anyone so fortunate as to look upon Him feels all satisfaction. The Lord is always worthy to be the master of the surrendered soul, for He is the ocean of mercy.
- The Lord is always prepared to shower His mercy upon fallen souls struggling against miserable material conditions.
Vanquishing the Demons
While the Lord is affectionate to His devotees, He acts as a terrifying force of justice against the atheists. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that whenever demons threaten the cosmic order or insult pure devotees, the Lord is immediately prepared to take up His weapons and smash them to pieces.
- As soon as He (Balarama) saw the demon, Lord Balarama prepared to attack him. He first considered how He could smash the great demon to pieces. Lord Balarama then called for His plow and club, and they immediately appeared before Him.
- Krsna immediately understood the purpose of Canura's statements, and He prepared to wrestle with him.
- Once Indra assumed the form of a crow and attacked Sita (Janaki), Lord Ramacandra's wife, by striking her on the breast. This was certainly an insult to the universal mother, Sita, and Lord Ramacandra was immediately prepared to kill the crow.
Transcendental Feats
To execute His pastimes, the Lord effortlessly manipulates the laws of material nature. Śrīla Prabhupāda highlights how Lord Rāmacandra demonstrated His supreme power by making heavy stones weightless, preparing a miraculous bridge across the ocean to rescue mother Sītā.
- He (God) made the stones even within this earth to be weightless and prepared a stone bridge on the sea without any supporting pillar because weightlessness is the creation of the Lord by which He can make the gigantic planets fly and float in the air.
- Lord Ramacandra prepared a royal road on the Indian Ocean with stones that floated on the water.
- He (Lord Ramacandra) made the stones even within this earth to be weightless and prepared a stone bridge on the sea without any supporting pillar. That is the display of the power of God.
Preparing the Path of Liberation
The Lord provides all the necessary tools for the conditioned souls to revive their spiritual consciousness. Śrīla Prabhupāda teaches that the Lord personally compiles the Vedic literatures and stands ready to guide the surrendered living entity out of darkness and back into the divine light of the spiritual world.
- The Lord desires the conditioned souls hovering in the material creation to be reclaimed to go back home, back to Godhead, and thus He helps them by preparing the transcendental literatures like the Vedas.
- If one takes to the DS of the Lord and surrenders unto Him, the Lord is prepared to give one directions by which to return home, back to Godhead, but if one foolishly wants to keep himself in darkness, he can continue in a life of material existence.
- Qualify yourself. That is wanted. That qualification is sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam. He is always prepared to give you light. Just like sunlight is open always.
Conclusion
Śrīla Prabhupāda beautifully illustrates that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is infinitely proactive in His loving relationship with the living entities. He is not a passive observer of the material world; rather, He is always preparing divine arrangements to reclaim the conditioned souls. Out of His causeless mercy, the Lord prepares the transcendental Vedic literatures to provide perfect spiritual guidance and stands ready to give the light of knowledge to anyone who genuinely surrenders to Him. While He is unconditionally prepared to offer eternal shelter and protection to His dear devotees, He is equally prepared to manifest His absolute power to crush atheistic demons who disrupt the peace of the universe. Even the rigid laws of material nature bend to His will, as demonstrated when He effortlessly prepared a floating bridge of stone across the ocean. Ultimately, God's preparations are all perfectly designed to dismantle our material illusions and invite us back to our eternal life of bhakti, filled with bliss and knowledge.
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