>
> Why think mEnaka as a`whench`? Or as a bad woman at all?
> Just because she came in the way of viswaamitraa's efforts to achieve =
> higher goals of life?
YES! YES! AND YES!
>
> The Lord Indra, being the supreem ruler of worlds, has some responsibil=
ities.
I wonder in which puraNa these responsibilites were assigned to Indra. =
Indra is
just a post (like the President post of America). Anyone can achieve it
by performing 100 aSwamEdha yAgas *or* by doing tapas and getting blessi=
ngs
by any one of the trimurties.
> Which of course include examining the eligibilities of the sages seekin=
g finer
> goals. Viswaamitra failed. Failed once or twice.
Indra has no right to test sages like viswamitra.. infact it is not his =
duty given by
any one of the trimurties. Infact the wretched things he did are known =
for everyone.
He That is why they say :
kiM kuvalaya nEtrE saMtinO dEvalOkE
tridivapati rahalyAM tApasee yaccishEvE
hrudaya tRUNa kuTirE dhahyatE manmadhAgnou
ucitamanucitaM vA vEttinO paMDitOpi !!!
dEvalOkaMlO raMbha urvasi vaMTi apsarasalu eMtamaMdi lEru!
Why indra went and seduced Ahalya in a disguice ? that too by cheating
sage goutama!
hRUdayamanE gaDDi koMpaku (hut) manMaduDu anE agni (fire) aMTukoMTE
paMDitulu kooDA ucitamu anucitamu anEvi marcipOtAru.
> Indra or mEnaka are not at fault.
>
CORRECTION :
Indra or mEnaka or viswamitra are not at fault.
LIFE IS LIKE THAT JUST THEY PLAYED THE GAME ...
Reference :
yatatOhyapi kouMtEya purushasya vipascitah...
prakRUtiM yAMti bhutAni nigrahah kiM karishyati ?
- Bhagawad Geeta
O Arjuna! though strives a lot, man is but hapless. All beings are bound=
to nature
refraining from the objects can do nothing.
-Madhava
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Everyone with knowledge, Exerts, Sweats, and toils... But only a few succ=
eed in life.
They generally forget, That the mind is the "doer" in Us. And the body =
is but our tool.
Learn to bring your mind to Where your hands are working. Then see the =
results!
Actions become excellent. And Success is the tribute life pays To excelle=
nce.
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- Swamy chinmayananda
Madhava Kumar Turumella, Mumbai, India
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