Friends... I have been thinking about this quite some time... It can sound weird or insane... but felt like sharing with u all....
Everyone must have heard about Deva's and Asura's rite?
Deva's are people who are considered to be nice goody goody persons.. while Asura's as monsters and ogres....Asura's always get wiped out by God ( for the pleading of deva's ).
But seeing the history as a whole, don't Asura's need justice? have they ever been given fairness and equivality?
Take for example " AMIRDHAM ". Or in other words the elixir of life.
Drinking of the same would give eternal existence. It had to be taken out from deep under the sea, which was way beyond the potentiality of Deva's. For the purpose of begetting the same they unified with Asura's.
Grinding the sea emerged miraculous things and providential beings. All where seized by greedy Deva's leaving nothing to Asura's.
Finally out came the amirtham which was consumed by Deva's and not sharing the same with Asura's who had equivalent stake in the same.
I have read about tales praising the god for annihilating the Asura's.
The various reasons being
1) Asura's performing deep meditation. ( which may lead them to great power on earth, envious deva's destroy the same or complain to god to disturb the same )
2) For the reason of engaging a war with Deva's ( conquering and acquiring places and worlds were a common activity in those days ). Weaklings never deserve what they possess, isn't it?.
Haven't we heard of many tales where many deva's have misbehaved more barbarically and rudely? They have assaulted many women for sex and deceived them with disguise. They have betrayed many rishi's fearing their growth over them. All they receive is just a small punishment. While Ravana who had kidnapped Sita was waiting for her acceptance to marry him.
Friends, my argument is not on who is good and who is bad.
But both have been performing evil deeds and why only asura's are slaughtered and deva's left alone? Does god show partiality? He created Asura's isn't it? They also look upon God for their well being. Your comments pls…
2 comments:
Hi Bagyaraj. Your question is very reasonable. In my point of view I don't think there is any partiality. You take the life of Asura's they are not defeated in the beginning itself. They have their time to rule, enjoy and outperform the devas. When they shine, devas suffer. Only after a long life the supreme powers intervene and put an end to Asura's glory.
If you take the deva's side. Everlasting life is gifted to them. But you don't know when an asura will emerge and when he will dominate them. Indra seems to live in fear constantly. Personally I don't like this guy very much :). But other devas, I have respect for them. The devas are not left free for their mis-givings. You know how Indra was cursed for seducing Ahalya.When ever a deva goes wrong he is duly punished.
Regarding ravana, he was not genuinely waiting for Sita to accept him. He had a curse that if he forces himself on any woman his head would burst. He had already raped oorvasi in devaloka and got this curse.
In my point of view both asura's and devas are dolls in the hands of Almighty. (to me Krishna)
Do you think you can really claim credit of consciously being good, or accept that a bad thought eg., jealous or desire of sex, is completely your own mistake. I don't think so.
All those who are good are good by the will of god.
All those who bad are bad by the will of god.
Both are like his children and he loves them at the bottom of his heart. But on the outside the play with praise, criticism, joy, sorrow, hate, love reward and punishment etc etc goes on and on.
I'm just sharing my opinion. Pls don't take it as an argument.
Bagu the logic is simple...
Even deva's are punished, many have lived.. cursed life. U cannot name anyone, who did adharma and lived happily..
People who portray their tamasic nature is sure to be punished irrespective of their nature or creed.
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