Grandeur of GOD

SYNOPSIS: Due to devotion, GOD unfolds Himself in front of us in a small shape but we must never forget His splendor, divinity, grandness and grandeur. READ THE FULL ARTICLE BELOW -

GOD showed His grand image to Shri Arjunji in Shri Kurukshetra. In that grand image of GOD, Shri Arjunji saw millions and millions of universes in a pore of GOD. We only read this in Shrimad Bhagavad Geetaji and forget. But we do not go deep into it to experience the grandeur of GOD.

We must go deeper into this fact to experience the grandeur of GOD. How tiny are the holes of the pores ? In each pore of GOD there lies millions and millions of universes. The universe which we see consists of Mother Earth, planets, heavenly bodies, constellations, Shri Suryadevji (the Sun) and Shri Chandradevji (the Moon). Such millions and millions of universes are hidden in a single pore of GOD. The grandness of the grandeur of GOD is such that even our imaginary power cannot visualize it.

We must understand that humans are so small, so tiny when compared with the grandeur of GOD. We have built a few cities with big buildings but GOD has built millions and millions of universes. We have built cities in a few square kilometers but GOD has built millions and millions of universes within a singular pore.

Shri Arjunji had viewed so many planets in GOD’s grand image that till today we are not able to explore them. We do not know where they lie, how many of them are there and how big they are.

So many universes and so many planets lie within one pore of GOD, if we are able to realize this we would be able to visualize the grandeur of GOD. Our imaginary power is not so big that it can visualize the slightest grandeur of GOD. But still, whatever our imaginary power is, if we try to visualize the grandeur of GOD with it, we are extremely mesmerized.

Once we experience the grandeur of GOD, we are able to clearly realize our exiguity. On the strength of science, we have considered ourselves to be very big and very capable. Once we realize the grandeur of GOD we immediately dispose of our false arrogance. Whatever capabilities, we generate in generations to come, still, our capacity would be too insufficient to even realize a small part of the grandeur of GOD.

GOD gave special divine eyes to Shri Arjunji to view His grand image. GOD said that this grand image is also not complete because no one can view or understand His great grand divine image.

The great grand divine image was not shown by GOD, still, Shri Arjunji trembled by seeing the small divine image. He prayed that he was incapable to view the light and grandeur of GOD, despite the special divine eyes granted to him. Therefore, at last, he requested GOD to come back in the soft and sweet image to which he was accustomed.

See the mercy of GOD who has such grandeur that He becomes dear to us due to the call of a devotee or a capitulator. GOD is the height of grandeur but still, He takes so small image and comes so close to us that no one else can be such closer.

When we realize that GOD with such grandeur can come so close due to devotion, then we are able to realize the merit of devotion. GOD’s grandeur is so great and our tininess is so tiny, still, the unification of both is possible only due to devotion.

Due to devotion, GOD with such a grand image and full of grandeur becomes LadduGopal (an incarnation where GOD becomes a child and the devotee treats Him like a son). GOD is our Godfather, but for the devotees, He takes the form of a son and comes in the form of LadduGopal. See the magnificence of devotion, that GOD who shelters millions and millions of universes in His pores becomes a small LadduGopal and settles in our heart.

It is only due to devotion that we love GOD having such grandness and grandeur. We make Him take a bath, we offer Him clothes to dress, we decorate Him, we offer food to Him and we make Him sleep. We are able to accommodate GOD with such grandness and grandeur as per our wishes. When this loving emotion is generated, GOD does what we want Him to do.

When we worship GOD in our heart and temple we must have the emotion of devotion. At the same time we must have the realization that only due to splendid devotion, we have become so fortunate as to be able to serve GOD who has such grandness and grandeur.

We must always remember the splendor, divinity, grandness and grandeur of GOD at all times. This will imbibe intensity in devotion because we would realize that only due to it GOD with such splendor, divinity, grandness and grandeur has become ours. It is only devotion that gives us the privilege to love and serve GOD.

If there were no devotion, such a grand GOD would not have taken such a small shape and would not have come to bless us. Can we bathe the grand GOD, can we offer dress to the grand GOD, can we decorate the grand GOD, can we offer food to the grand GOD – it is not at all possible but it was made possible only due to devotion.

We see GOD in a small form in the temple but a real devotee is one who views the small image of GOD but at the same time contemplates the grandness of GOD. We must keep track of the splendor, divinity, grandness and grandeur of GOD. We must not forget the grandeur of GOD. We must not forget the capability of GOD. We must not forget the splendor of GOD. We must not forget the divinity of GOD neither should we forget the grandness of GOD.

English Translation vetted by Sheelnidhi Gupta