Oh This World Of Yours Is So Amazing! Everything Is Acceptable In My Name Today, But, I Am Not Accepted – Krishna

One day I thought to myself, that my popularity is so widespread. I had spent my entire life in a struggle. Even in the name of imparting knowledge, I was able to narrate the Gita to Arjun just once. But today the stage is set for me. There is no scope for struggle. Then why not go and share knowledge with people? As it is, I had also said in the Gita that I would definitely come again to redeem you. Then what could be a better opportunity than this?

So, I came to earth and straight away set up a shop of knowledge in the lanes of Varanasi. Now, as soon as the news spread that Krishna himself has arrived, crowds started pouring in from all over. Seeing this, the Pundits who had set up their shops nearby, went into a state of shock, wondering, “If everyone goes only to Krishna then what will happen to all of us?”

Anyway, what have I got to do with this? I had come to uplift the world, not to fret over a handful of pundits. So, I began to propound the knowledge that would help one grow in life. Addressing the gathered crowd, I said that consider happiness-unhappiness, respect-insult and sin-virtue to be equal. By thinking thus a lot of your troubles will vanish. But perhaps, the crowd wanted something else. A few of them asked for some mantras that would help better their lives.

I clearly said – There is no such mantra! But I can give you a mantra to help you change the state of your mind. Believe me, everything will change as soon as your mind changes.

However, nobody was perhaps interested in transforming themselves. Some people were asking me to cast spells, whereas some others were asking about rituals. Now, a human being lands in trouble because of his weak mind. How can rituals and spells be helpful in that case? He has to cure his mind and I was offering solutions for the same. However, the situation was that nobody wanted to listen to it. 

Just then, a few people from the crowd said – Forget it! It seems as though Krishna has become outdated. He has no idea about the present scientific age at all. For us, these pundits who have set up their shops of religion are good enough. For a meagre sum of Rs. 50 - 100, they provide such wonderful mantras and rituals.  

...What could I say? Nevertheless, being a compassionate person, I made one more attempt at explaining to everyone and said – But, these rituals are bogus. You have been using them since centuries, have your lives bettered in anyway? But, there was no one who would listen to this. My shop was now empty. The crowd had now gathered at the shops of the pundits that were spread-out nearby.

Seeing this I laughed. As soon as I laughed, my eyes opened. And as soon as my eyes opened I got scared. Then and there I also decided that whatever I have said in the Gita is fine, but I am definitely not reappearing on earth.

- Deep Trivedi