Krishna with Pavan in Lockdown

Hey Pavan!

Hey Pavan! Are you still sleep? the Sun has risen since long.

Reeta Please let me sleep, I am in midst of dream.

Reeta is doing Pranayam (प्राणायाम) in balcony, get up.

Then who the hell are are you, man. I get up rubbing my eyes. My eyes get split wide open, seeing my Krishna sitting at sofa next to my bed. Still confused that if I am still in dream and to confirm pinch myself. 

Krishna: Let me pinch you, to confirm my presence.

Me: When I say my daily early morning thanks prayer just after getting up then you don't come up. Now when I am asleep you are there, isn't it strange. 

Krishna smilingly says: Don't bluff me. You thank your parents not me in your daily morning prayers.

Me; For me, you both are same. You are my parents, my parents are my GOD & vice versa.

Krishna: Are you playing games with me?

Me: No, no it's true. You know everything, you must be aware of this. You know this that's why you know my inner prayers. BTW, how come you have come in this lockdown period?

Krishna: Yesterday night, we all were having meeting in Inderlok for planning rains in this year. Then I came to know about pandemic in your world. Any ways how are you & your family?

Me: We are fine by your grace. Frankly I am really enjoying. I always remember the Ramayna shloka preached by my mother "जाहि विधि रखे राम वही विधि रहिये।" With your blessings, I am taking full advantage of this time given by you to spend with family, do yogas, reading, writing, video chatting with friends & relatives & above all utilising time for self introspection. For which yogis had to go to Himalayas.

Krishna: Finding your self is finding GOD. By doing rigorous Tapsaya is one way to achieve this. But the easiest and shortest way to find GOD is doing Tapasya by staying & fulfilling your responsibilities in family. If all will go to Himalaya then how will the next generation come? But I find interesting that you are devoting time for yourself too. Then how could you not find the animals said above in you.

Me: Krishna, was it necessary to send this deadly virus to the world?

Krishna: We never sent it. As I said you, I came to know yesterday night. Secondly it's all created by you human not by GOD.

Me: It's still not confirmed, there are lot of speculation that Chinese did it.

Krishna: See for us, you all humans of world are same. It's mistake of Brahma, who put brains in you humans. You guys think you are most powerful creature in the galaxies, as you have brain. But let me tell you one thing. This brain itself is your killer. You people are fighting among yourself just for creating power and wealth to fulfil your lusty desires. You have boundaries of villages then cities, then districts, then states then country etc. etc. All are misusing all and in return will destroy all. You don't need any destroyer, human race is self destructive.

* You may read my story "COVID 19: Is Human Race Self Destructive?" at: https://www.launchora.com/story/covid-19-is-human-race-self-destructive 

Me: How can you be wrong, my LORD. You are cent percent correct. But my humble curiosity is why are you not answering billions of prayers from this world. My belief is that GOD is one it may be named as You or christ or Allah or Rab (रब). So ultimately billions of prayers must be coming to GOD but still there are chaos worldwide. 

Krishna: Son, it's a very tricky questions but I will answer it. Do you know how to pray effectively? How long is it most of humans prayed as part of their daily activities? In time of distress or trouble or danger or in illness and when death lurks, prayers pour forth.

Me: With due respect Krishna but prayers are prayers anyway.

Krishna: Certainly, prayer is in ever-present help in times of trouble but why you guys wait for trouble to pray.

Me: I understand one should pray regularly.

Krishna: There is other major problem in human prayer, human prayers are self centred. Take recent example while coming to Mother Earth in my chartered aircraft (पुष्पक विमान)  : I noticed there are prayers from all walks of religion and regions but most of the prayers are selfish in nature. They are praying 'GOD save me from this Coronavirus'. 

Me: Then what is specific prayer should in this time of adversity.

Krishna: The prayer should be"GOD please kill this virus and save all humans in this world from this deadly virus."

Me: Obliged Sir, definitely this prayer would be most effective. 

Krishna: But one thing, I find is very good in this trip. The Mother Earth is back into its natural health. She has now got pure air, clean rivers & perfect vegetation. Mother Earth's all creatures like birds, plants & all animals except human animals are more than happy in these times.

Me: But graph of affected persons with deaths are increasing day by day.

Krishna: Death rate has been decreased not increased. I tell you one good joke running in our Inderlok.

You all know Yamraj is the GOD of death and he comes on his buffalo to pick Souls from Earth after human are dead. Yamraj has put a protest that he will not pick souls of dead drunken men (शराबी). 

Me: Is alcohol banned in your area too?

Krishna: No, no we all enjoy drinks called somras (सोमरस) now keep your mouth shut, let me finish the joke.

After Yamraj's written protest meetings called and asked reason for protest. Yamraj said that Drinkers (शराबी) don't allow me to drive my buffalo. They just say you sit on back, I will drive the buffalo (यमराज भाई आज तो पीछे बैठ, भैंसा ड्राइव तेरा भाई करेगा।) 

Me: This means you angels also crack jokes on human. Haha...

Krishna: See humour is part of our routine. One should not make life dull without any humour in it. Humour makes life easy, smooth & helps in creating positive vibes.

Me: Krishna, earlier you said human animals. May I dare to ask you why?

Krishna: Because you humans are also animals with additional virtue of gifted brains. If you introspect, you will find human nature and organs are like animals only.

Me: Yeah, I understand you mean when the human turns to do bad Karmas, his inner devil takes control of human.

Krishna: No that's not the point.  Just to give you example, you humans have two hawks, two eagles, two rabbits, one snake, a donkey and a lion in all of you. 

Me: My dearest Krishna, I am always a child and learning from daily life. Would you be kind enough to enlighten me to inform, my animals inside and how to deal with them.

Krishna: My dear Pavan, note it and try to extend this message to your known ones too.

✓ The hawks stare on everything that is presented to you, good or bad, You have to work on them to see only good things. They are your eyes.

✓ The two eagles with their claws hurt and destroy, You have to train them not to hurt. They are your hands.

✓ Rabbits want to go where they want, at the same time they do not want to face difficult situations, You have to teach them to be calm even if there is suffering or stumbling. They are your feet.

✓ The donkey is always tired, stubborn and does not want to carry the load each time you walk. That is your body!

✓ The most difficult to tame is the "snake." Although it is locked in a strong cage with 32 bars of teeth & 2 jaws , it is always ready to sting, bite and poison anyone nearby. You have to discipline it. That's your tongue.

✓ You also have one Lion. Oh ... how proud, vain, you thinks that "You are the king & You are most powerful" You have to tame him. And That's your ego.

Me: Now I understand Krishna that I have lots of work in this lockdown. “I have to train two hawks and two eagles, assure two rabbits, discipline one snake, motivate a donkey, tame a lion and many more animals present  in me”

Krishna: Ok my dear son Pavan, bye for now. 

Me: One last question, Krishna. When will this pandemic end?

Krishna: My impatient son. I told you this is not created by GOD, it's created by humans so humans have to find the solution. I can just say that every dark ends with emergence of new light & Nature GOD has its cycle of own renovation.

Me: Getting confused my LORD. One side you say that humans are creators of this mess and same time you say Nature GOD is renovating.

Krishna: This is for you to find answer. Ok Pavan, stay blessed and fulfil your responsibilities well.

We all may have the same animals in us, so Lots to work on ourselves !

Stop Criticising, Evaluating and Judging others ! Let’s First work on ourselves.

© Pavan Datta

Disclaimer: These are my personal opinions.

Always Indebted & Grateful to my Parents (GOD)