Krishna's Touch

Anecdotes

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By Staff

Friday, December 12, 2008, 14:27

Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi always discouraged disparaging of the outward behaviour of the saints.

King Parikshit was a still born child. The ladies of the household wailed about the misfortune and appealed to Lord Krishna to invigorate the baby. The sages around wondered how Lord Krishna was going to save the child. Krishna said that only the touch of an eternally celibate person would be able to instill life into the child.

Silence reigned the whole atmosphere and even Sage Suka dared not come forward to touch the child. Finding no one to come up boldly for the cause of the child, Lord Krishna stepped forward and touched it sending a current of life into the body of the child that automatically came to life !.

One would normally think save except for the ones who have the knowledge of the self as to how Krishna who lived amongst 16,000 Gopis could invigorate the infant. Well, Krishna eternally abided in the self or the Brahman unswervingly and hence He was a thorough Brahmachari (Celibate). His firm establishment in the self which is His perfect disassociation with His body, mind and the senses caused Him to step up boldly. This again is only in the view of an onlooker , whereas He did not account himself for the credit of bringing the child back to life as He was free from the very action.

Hence in the words of Ramana Maharshi one is not to judge a saint by His apparent conduct.