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We must help others while we can. As we age, it becomes
difficult to even to take care of ourselves. So, instead of postponing good
deeds, we should act when we have the strength. The usual argument we use to
refuse help to others is life is difficult as it is, and we find it tough to
manage our own lives. That being the case, helping others is an
impossibility. But when we are on the deathbed, we think back over our past,
and feel sorry that we helped none. Selfless service is what is required.
There are examples of such service, said Goda Venkateswara Sastrigal, in a
discourse.
Demons had a great advantage over the celestial beings for their
guru Sukracharya knew a mantra which could resurrect those who were dead and
restore their youth to them. The celestial beings, therefore, wanted to augment
their strength, and Lord Narayana suggested that they churn the ocean to get
nectar which would confer immortality on them. But to do this, they had to take
the help of the demons. The demons knew that after the lifetime of Sukracharya,
they would not have an edge over the celestial beings. So they decided to go
along with the plan.
Using the Mandara mountain, the two groups churned the ocean, but
the mountain tilted, and Lord Narayana had to appear as a tortoise (Kurma) to
support the mountain. The Lord is always bearing the burden of the Earth. Does
anyone do such selfless service for the good of others?
Like Narayana, His bhakta Dhruva too was selfless.
When Dhruva did penance, Narayana appeared and told him that at
the end of his earthly sojourn, he would reach His feet. When Dhruva’s life
ended and he was on his way to Vaikunta, he expressed his willingness to go to
Vaikunta only if his mother, who had told him about Narayana, was also granted
the same blessing. Then he noticed that his mother too was making her way to
Vaikunta, and he was pleased. Thus Dhruva thought of his mother, even when he
was granted a great boon. He was asked to be the Pole Star and guide all
celestial bodies until the end of Kali Yuga. Thus Dhruva selflessly shows the
path to all celestial bodies.
( Courtesy:
http://www.thehindu.com/ )
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