Right to devotion

SYNOPSIS: How great is this mercy of GOD that GOD has given the right of His devotion to even the most downtrodden. But see our misfortune that we ask for everything else instead of asking devotion from GOD. The greatest donation offered by GOD is the donation of devotion but we are not able to visualize it. READ THE FULL ARTICLE BELOW -

The creature cannot compel GOD to fulfill any of his desires. His desires depend on the fruits provided by GOD as a result of his past deeds. But the creature can certainly force GOD for giving him the donation of devotion. The devotees have been doing this because history is witness that the great miscreants, sinners, robbers and butchers have also become the great devotees of GOD.

GOD has given the right to receive the donation of devotion to every creature. We just need to make successful use of that right. But the creature is not able to do so. In the modern age, he demands everything from GOD but does not seek devotion. The creature needs wealth, property, son, grandson, health and everything from GOD. GOD gives them whatever they wish. But GOD also waits for such a devotee, who seeks GOD through the devotion of GOD. There is only one rare in millions who do so.

In Kaliyug (modern era), the creature demands everything from GOD except devotion. But GOD gets pleased with the one who seeks the devotion of GOD from GOD. The donation of devotion is the greatest donation given by GOD. All other donations in front of this donation are trivial because devotion is paramount. The capability of devotion is that it makes the devotee sit in the lap of GOD. GOD is always ready to sacrifice everything for His devotee. There is no one greater for GOD other than the devotee.

History is witness that the great miscreants, sinners, robbers and the butcher have also become the great devotees of GOD. There is a story of Saint Shri Ajamilji in Srimad Bhagwatji Mahapuran. There was no such sin that he did not commit. He was a great Brahmin but then became downtrodden. He became so downtrodden that the messengers of GOD Shri Yamrajji came to take him to Hell upon his death. At that time because of fear, he called his son, whose name was Narayan. Narayan is also the name of GOD and therefore the councilor of GOD came there to rescue him from the messenger of GOD Shri Yamrajji because of the pronunciation of the name of GOD. When the messengers of Shri Yamrajji narrated the sins of Shri Ajamilji before the councilor of GOD, there were many such sins that were forgotten and were even not remembered by Shri Ajamilji. But still, by saying that the power of combating the accumulated sins of eternal births is there in the name of GOD, the councilor of GOD freed him. When Shri Ajamilji saw the significance of the pronunciation of one name of GOD with his eyes, his life was transformed. He then devoted his whole life to the devotion of GOD. GOD blessed him with the donation of devotion and he finally went to the dwelling of GOD after attaining salvation.

From this parable, it is known that the most downtrodden one is also eligible to receive the donation of devotion. The right to undertake devotion of GOD is equally available to all. But very few people exercise this right. In that too the highest numbers of devotees are those who undertake devotion for the fulfillment of desires. Only who undertake desire free, selfless and exclusive devotion is rare.

The creature must try to please GOD by selfless and exclusive devotion. GOD is soon pleased on those who undertakes selfless and exclusive devotion and GOD also takes the full responsibility of such devotees automatically.

The creature must keep the desire to seek the devotion of GOD from GOD. The greatest achievement of the creature is when he has received the donation of the devotion of GOD from GOD. Receiving the worldly things from GOD is very secondary, it is supreme to get the devotion of GOD from GOD. GOD has given equal rights to everyone to receive the devotion of GOD. By using that right, we should ask for the devotion of GOD from GOD. The creature doing so makes his human life successful because achieving the devotion of GOD is the greatest achievement of human life.

English Translation done by Sheelnidhi Gupta