Bhakti
is
not
Business
In his teaching, Sri Prahlad Maharaj says in the holy texts of Srimad Bhagavatam :7:10:4
nānyathā te ’khila-guro
ghaṭeta karuṇātmanaḥyas
ta āśiṣa āśāste
na sa bhṛtyaḥ sa vai vaṇik
Translation:
Otherwise, O my Lord, O supreme instructor of the entire world, You are so kind to Your devotee that You could not induce him to do something unbeneficial for him. On the other hand, one who desires some material benefit in exchange for devotional service cannot be Your pure devotee. Indeed, he is no better than a merchant who wants profit in exchange for service.
Devotees of the lord are very much aware that nothing happens without the sanctioning of the supreme lord and they are also aware that whatever phase of life they are undergoing is also the mercy of the lord, whether it's good or bad,Therefore never demand anything from God as a reward for their Bhakti.
They are very much confident about lord's protection, and they take every circumstances as an facility and opportunity to further advance in devotional consciousness.
The best example of such surrender and attitude are, Pandavas.
In the assembly of the kurus they lost almost everything.They have to go to exile for next 13 years.
Apparently looked like they are undergoing lot of suffering, but later all these turned to be blessing for them.
It was that this time that arjuna was able to collect all arms and weapons necessary for the kurukshetra war, bhima was able to beget his son ghatotkacha , who helped them in war, yudhishthira was able to make alliances with many kings , Bhima was able to meet great devotee of lord rama, the Hanuman who had then promised to help him in the war , etc etc....
These are few INCIDENTS that happened and helped pandavas when they were in the exile,to gain victory over evil kauravas.One thing one must remember that devotion to lord sri krishna is not a business like with any other devatas.
Devotees fully surrender themselves unto the lotus feet of lord and gives full freedom to lord to choose what is good for them.
If lord want them to remain beggar and suffer, they are very happy ,if they can remain His devotee and continue their devotion unto Him.
This devotional attitude enables them to accept and face any condition, situation or circumstances very boldly and devotionally.
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