Shree Krishna also stated it in verse 7.14 of the Bhagavad Gita: “My divine energy Maya, consisting of the three modes of nature, is very difficult to overcome. Only then can you cross over this material ocean and become fearless.” “O Uddhav! Giving up all forms of mundane social and religious conventions, simply surrender unto me, the Supreme Soul of all souls.
Yāhi sarvātma-bhāvena mayā syā hy akuto-bhayaḥ (11.12.15) Mām ekam eva śharaṇam ātmānaṁ sarva-dehinām It is by his grace that the soul and intellect get illumined.” The Śhrīmad Bhāgavatam states: “We take shelter of that Supreme Being who created Brahma and others. Taṁ ha devaṁ ātma-buddhi-prakāśhaṁ mumukṣhur vai śharaṇam ahaṁ prapadye (6.18) Yo brahmāṇaṁ vidadhāti pūrvaṁ yo vai vedānśh cha prahiṇoti tasmai And I have declared this in all the scriptures.” The Śhwetāśhvatar Upaniṣhad states: I have an eternal condition on the basis of which I bestow my grace. Then our effort for self-improvement was meaningless.” God says, “I do not behave in this irrational manner. He will say, “If this is my father’s reward system, then why should I work? I will also do nothing, for I will receive the $500 in any case.” Likewise, if God grants his grace without our becoming qualified for it, all those who became saints in the past will complain, “What is this? We strived for many lifetimes to purify ourselves and then we became recipients of God’s grace, but this person received it without making himself eligible. Here is $500 go and enjoy yourself with it.” The result of this will be that the first son’s motivation to work hard will be smothered. At night, suppose the father says, “Never mind, after all you are also my son.
Take $500 and do what you like with it.” The second son does nothing-he lies in bed all day long, sleeping, drinking, smoking, and abusing his father. You are obedient, hard-working, and loyal. In the night when he returns, the father says, “Well done my son. One son toils and sweats it out in the blazing son all day long. He instructs both of them to work hard in the paddy field as it is the cultivation season. Let us say, for example, that there is a father who has two sons. If God does not follow rules while bestowing grace, people’s faith in him will break. Similarly, the grace of God is not a whimsical act he has perfectly rational rules on the basis of which he bestows it. Even a worldly father will not hand over all his precious possessions to his child until the child becomes responsible enough to utilize them properly. However, to receive that grace, the soul must qualify itself by surrendering to God. Shree Krishna emphasizes that by his grace, one will attain eternal beatitude and the imperishable abode. But if God bestows his grace, he will grant his divine knowledge and divine bliss upon the soul, and release it from the bondage of the material energy. Being dependent upon God, the soul must also depend upon his grace to get out of its present predicament and attain the ultimate goal.
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