Sarvam Sree Krishnaarpanam Astu

 

To our Eternal Mum and Dad...

 

It is said that You are beyond grief, sorrow, and anxiety. It is said You love every single creation of Yours. It is said that a life cannot be born on earth, without having any sins to spend. It is said that You want every soul to return to You eventually. It is said that You know yesterday, today, tomorrow & thereafter. If You love every single creation of Yours, how could You be happy on seeing us suffer? Maybe because You know everything would be right eventually and we will return to You in the end. But this end seems never to come, as we, Your creations, keep accumulating more sins, to stay back in this world, extending our separation from You, more and more and more. We, your creations acted against each other, sinned against each other, and suffer the consequences of our actions. Yet it is You, who we blame for the misery that perennially follows us. We blame and scorn You for being happy in Your abode, while we suffer here, if by just a flick of Your finger, You can relieve us of all our pain and suffering caused by our sins. But doing so would mean us not learning from the mistakes we have made against each other. And so this continues, on and on, birth after birth, millenia after millenia. If You truly love us, You wouldn't be enjoying this separation between us. And I doubt not Your love for us. But I doubt the sayings that You are beyond grief, sorrow or anxiety. I know, deep down, You are sorry for us, You fear for us, You grieve for us. We mere mortals cannot bear the separation from the few loved ones we come to know in our lifetime. You have trillions of souls as your loved ones, from a billion lifetimes, suffering every single moment in this illusion filled life. Within a single moment of existence, we build sufferings for several new lifetimes. And You suffer due to our actions. To whom do You go to for comfort? Who is there to wipe Your tears? I know there is none, even though we are trillions. Come lay Your head in my shoulder. I lack the wisdom to counsel You. I lack the vocabulary to shower You with soothing words. All I have are my hands to hug You and my heart filled with love. For You, our eternal mum and dad, my soul opens its arms and heart. Om Sri Lakshmi Narayanaya Namaha.

 

-SriVishnudasan.