Question: Pandavas are ever liberated and personal associates of Supreme Lord Krsna. There is no question that even traces of karma touch them. Whatever so-called difficult situations they underwent are all simply various circumstances provided to assist them in depending more and more on Krsna, thereby strengthening and deepening their relationship with Krsna. Krsna’s devotees always keep Krsna in the center and irrespective of so-called difficult circumstances, in fact His devotees always want to become instruments in the hand of Krsna. So, whatever the circumstances confront the Pandavas, they are very happy because their center is not circumstances but Krsna, so definitely they are happy only.
Similarly in Ramayana: Kidnap of mother Sita by Ravana; fire test for mother Sita; suspecting Lakshmana by Mother Sita; Bharata being misunderstood by many ministers and elevated souls including Lakshmana. All these various circumstances are happening in a particular way, is that, they all wanted to become instruments in the plan of Supreme Lord and happy to accept various circumstances and situations by the divine will and did their role accordingly happily. They are not really suffering like the way ordinary conditioned souls are suffering.
The Supreme Lord’s plan in this material world is to reclaim the fallen conditioned souls as per Srimad Bhagavatam. So apparently the Supreme Lord’s devotees are suffering, but not really. This is my conviction.
Can you please confirm these understandings are correct or enhance further Maharaj?
Answer by Romapada Swami:
Please refer to Digest 00193 for the answer.
