Almighty comes down on earth whenever dharma descends and Adharma rises. This was re-emphasized by Sri Krishna during Geetopadesha.
Last 6000 years or so we are able to see few complete incarnations. Some of these incarnations were very powerful in terms of display of intellectual power, and extreme physical strength.
One of the earlier known incarnation is Sri Rama. He exhibited enormous physical & metal strength apart from his qualities like humility, deep insights and love for all. Born as a prince but soon forced to abandon the kingdom, He had to accept harsh realities which haunted him for many years. However carried on with his task for which he came on earth…Throughout his life filled with formidable tasks he displayed his physical strength and combat skills to vanquish evil forces.
Attributes of Krishna were not different from Rama except the circumstances of his birth and the “caste” he choose for birth. He displayed tremendous amount of physical strength, human and mentoring skills. He also showed his smart political skills when face to face with rulers with evil tendencies so as to tear them down and restore Dharma.
On other size of the globe is Jesus Christ, the revered son of the Almightily Father. Neither He considered showing physical strength nor encouraged others to indulge in offensive physical acts. However He stood strong against all his adversaries and always talked confident. None could stop him from preaching the message till the day He decided to conclude his Leela.
Advaita Vednanta was being pushed to annihilation by Pseudo Buddhists. Srishankara who is commonly believed as a quintessence of Shiva restored Advaita from extinction.
After Srishankara the turmoil hit the land of Sanatana Dharma and sources of virtues started disappearing – the land of Rishis & incarnations was invaded for centuries by adversaries. All its wealth was looted. Spiritual centers were thrashed down. In the homeland Brahmans supposed to be spiritual guides indulged in acts of exploitation and self-seeking . Khetriyas the warriors and protectors of the land indulged in cold wards thus making the invader’s work easy. By the beginning of 19th centaury the status of our Mother land Bharata did not show any hope and it was slipping into oblivion. Educated youngsters were slowly abandoning their faith and were embracing western education and lifestyles. Starvation & poverty engulfed large part of the country. ….
The time was undeniably set - rather that moment in the history was badly in need of a holy intervention. Still none could see any signs of holy birth which was witnessed by everyone during the birth of Rama & Krishna. No stars were seen leading pious souls announcing the birth of a savior like when Jesus was born.
One could logically expect a powerful entry of an incarnation be it in human or animal form. May be Rama or Krishna once again or Narasimha to tear bellies of all demonic forces…an embodiment of masculine power was a fit for the occasion.
But the Almighty had different plans. Moment of glory was in the pipe line without anyone coming to know about it.
A remote sleepy village in Bengal was chosen as a gateway to earth. He selected a underprivileged but pious couples for His advent – Kshudiram Chatopadhaya and Chandramani Devi.
A boy was born to them on 18 February 1836. They named him Gadadhar. The boy declined all formal education and worldly affairs. However the boy had a mind towards singing, painting and nature. He liked company of holy men…
At the age of six seeing white cranes flying against the background of dark clouds he fell unconscious !
(To be continued)
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