The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita - 4.6. Swami Krishnananda

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11/04/2020.
Chapter 4: The Struggle for the Infinite - 6.

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There is a very interesting story. 

Narayana and Lakshmi were seated in Vaikuntha. Lakshmi cast a glance over the whole world and saw a pig wallowing in a mire, eating rubbish. She was really sorry. 

She told Narayana, 

“What is this creation of yours? If you wish, you can give salvation to anyone in a moment; and this is the compassion that you have! Look at this poor pig. Can you not bring it back to Vaikuntha? Why does it stink in mire?” 

Narayana said, 

“It does not want to come. If it does not want to come, what can I do?” 

“Oh, who will not want to come to Vaikuntha, the glorious paradise?” Lakshmi said. 

“But I tell you, it does not want to come,” said Narayana. Lakshmi again said, “Impossible! No one with sense will dislike to come to the glorious heaven of Vaikuntha.” 

Narayana said, “Well, you can send a messenger to the pig and call it to Vaikuntha.”

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Narada was sent as a messenger, who spoke to the pig, “Friend, well, Narayana is calling you to Vaikuntha.” 

The pig said, “Narayana? Which Narayana? Where? And what is this Vaikuntha? And why are you troubling me, disturbing me?” 

“No, no, no, I am not disturbing you. Why are you suffering here?” 

“What suffering? I am not suffering, I am happy. I have my family, everything is okay.” 

“No, in this quagmire, in this dirt, you are living. Narayana’s Vaikuntha is paradise. Immortality is what you gain there. 

Nectar is what you drink.” 

“Nectar? What is nectar?” 

“It is a glorious elixir which will make you deathless.” 

“I cannot understand anything. I shall ask my Mrs.”

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Mr. Pig went to the Mrs. and said, “Somebody has come and he says he is from Narayana in some Vaikuntha, and they want us to go there. They say we will be happy there. 

What do you say?” “But will we get our food there, the food that we eat every day?” she asked. 

Mr. Pig came back to Narada and asked, Can we get the daily bread we eat here?”

“Oh, horrible!” Narada cried. “You are asking for this dirty stuff in Vaikuntha? Nothing, nothing of the kind. That you cannot have. You shall have the divine elixir.” 

“Then you mind your business. You cannot give us even our food, and you want us to starve in Vaikuntha? To that place you are taking us! We do not want to come. You go, go, sir.” 

Narada came back. “I am sorry,” he told Narayana and Lakshmi, “they do not want to come.” 

And, turning to Lakshmi, Narayana said, “What did I say?”

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To be continued ...

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