Just as the sun's rays can burn a heap of cotton if the rays are concentrated by passing through a lens, the rays of the intellect will destroy one's bad qualities only when they are passed through the lens of Divine love. Although man has come from Madhava (God), he is enveloped in a Bhrama (delusion) which obscures the Brahma (Divinity) within him. So long as one is in the grip of this delusion one cannot understand God. Because of this delusion, one gets attached to the body and develops limitless desires. This leads to the growth of the asura (demonic) nature in him. In the word 'Nara' (man), 'na' means no and 'ra' means destruction. So, the term 'nara' describes man as one without destruction (that is, one who is eternal). When the letter 'ka' is added to 'nara' it becomes 'Naraka’, meaning, ‘hell’, which is the opposite of heaven. When one descends to the demonic level, he forgets divinity and follows the path to hell. The Divine is realised by pursuing the spiritual path (the Atmic path). According to the Puranic story, Narakasura is said to have been destroyed on this day of Deepavali (Naraka Chaturdasi). Narakasura was a demon filled with attachment to bodily pleasures.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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