Shlok 13
One shall never commit homicide, even in order to acquire women, wealth or political power and sovereignty. |
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| We have looked at the prohibition of Himsa generally. Now Lord Swaminarayan
looks at the specific types and reasons of violence. In this Shloka we discuss
homicide. Murder or even harming another human being for any reason will
lead to difficulty in this world and turmoil in others.
None should ever hurt or even think to hurt another person. Never should a
person in a state of anger inflict harm. Shatanand explains that this body
is sacred, as through it we are able to obtain the four Purushasthas:
Dharma (duty), Artha (wealth), Kama (desire) and Moksha
(salvation). To destroy a body would be to destroy your everything. For
such reason Manushya Himsa is prohibited.
Man has no right to destroy any of God’s creatures. More often than not, he
may kill or harm another person through jealousy that causes anger within
himself. This jealousy is brought about through reasons of women, wealth
and Kingdom. These are the great causes of dispute between man in the past,
present and probably the future. For this reason the Shrimad Bhagwat
has taught ‘This human body gives a person all that he requires, it is the
source of all. To destroy such a body is to destroy all the benefits that
are due to a person. Therefore one should never kill another person in order
to gain a woman, wealth or a kingdom.’
Man in this dreaded age of Kali is becoming hateful. This hate remains in a
person for many reasons. Families, friends and groups of people fall apart
through personal differences. Man becomes competitive and cannot stand to
see others advance in life. As the age of Kali progresses this hatred will
thicken with more and more fragmentation of families and society in general.
There will be gross committing of all kinds of sin. Who is to say that someday
even we may commit the act of murder for personal gain? We all have the potential
to do so as we all are falling servant to carnal desire and material well
being.
For this reason Lord Swaminarayan calls for restraint. He awakens us to the
fact that we should stay calm and patient always and never let our desire
for personal gain nor our anger get the better of us. We should learn to
accept that which we have and never commit unscrupulous sin for personal gain. |
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