I was thinking of Lord Krishna – according to mythology, he lifted a hill Govardhana with his finger; he tamed a highly poisonous snake Kaalinga; he killed powerful asuras Kamsa and Chanura – all this he did when he was a small boy. Later, he saved Draupati from humiliation by providing a continuous never-ending saree as Dushasana tried to disrobe her in the assembly of Kauravas.
To Arjuna’s request for help in the battle of Mahabharata, he agreed and, keeping up his decision not to wield a weapon, he acted as Arjuna’s charioteer.
In spite of his immense power – he can lift a mountain, tame a poisonous snake, kill powerful asuras, save Draupati from shame – he chose to be a simple charioteer for His friend.
In all his actions, there is one underlying motive – the desire to help, save, protect. That little cowherd boy was kindness personified. That young man was anxious to save, protect Draupati and his friend Arjuna.
Krishna did not conquer any kingdom for himself. Instead, he conquered the minds of all those helpless men and women. Therefore he is remembered and worshiped even today.
The same is true of Lord Shiva – he drank the poison that came out while churning the ocean so that the devas and others are safe.
Why mythology? Think of Mother Teresa. What a level of unselfishness? No parallels can be drawn.
What makes a God out of a man? It is the level of unselfishness.
As Swami Vivekananda says in Karma Yoga,
“Are you unselfish? Then God is with you.”
If you are unselfish in your actions, you have nothing to fear.
When you are confronted with doubt whether to perform an action or not, ask the question “Is this going to do good to anybody other than me?” If the answer is “Yes”, go ahead. You will be the winner.
R. Padma
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