The Sole Mission of Lord Krishna

When the Divine comes down as Avatar (a Divine incarnation) – whether it is as Rama or Krishna, or any other form – it is only for one purpose. You all recognise only the momentary results of the advent. But you should note that the Divine comes as Avatar only to teach mankind the truth about love.

“Oh man, it is because you lack love and are filled with selfishness that the world is plunging in so much conflict and chaos. It is only when you develop love and the spirit of sacrifice that you will realise the divinity that is in the human.” The man who has no spirit of thyaga (sacrifice) will be a prey to all ills. A man without love is a living corpse. It is love and sacrifice which make man divine.

Love alone is the fruit of love. Love is its own witness. There is no trace of self-interest in it. Because love exists, for its own sake, it has no fear. It is to teach humanity the way of love that Avatars come in the world. The world displays the diversity that has emanated from the One. The Divine demonstrates the unity that subsumes the diversity. Recognition of this “Unity in Diversity” can be learnt only from the Divine.

The Krishna Avatar has been described in various ways: as a sport of the Divine in human form, as an ideal for the world, as a sacred ruler, as a manifestation of the Atma (spirit). The Divine comes as Avatar to proclaim the pure, unsullied and selfless love of devotees towards God. People may consider that the Avatar’s activities include punishment of the wicked, protection of the good, weeding out of unrighteousness and restoration of right conduct.

This is how they may look at the activities of the Avatar. But that is not the way the Lord sees things. There is nothing bad in God’s view. Hence, there should be no hatred or ill-will towards any being. It is only when you love all, that you can be said to love God.

The devotees’ feelings determine his concept of God. When a devotee prays: “Oh Lord! Don’t you see my sufferings? Don’t you hear my lamentations? Can’t you see the troubles I am going through?” The Lord appears to him only as a pair of eyes. He is not able to see the full form of the Lord.

The state of mind of spiritual aspirants today is like this: when they are in meditation they appear like yogis. After the meditation is over, they return to their daily activities and are immersed in mundane pleasures. This is not the way of life preached by Lord Krishna. He declared: “Sathatham Yoginah” (Be Yogis at all times). What we witness today is: “Yogis in the morning, bhogis (epicureans) during the day and rogis (sick) at night.”