We have but a few years of life on this planet, and soon we shall all depart and stand before Him who will in all probability, no, in all certainty; ask each of us that one question that will clarify the priorities we place on trivial objects – I made this universe and placed you in this tiny planet with all the things you needed to survive – measuring out exact and deliberate quantities of chemicals to sustain you in the form of air, water, food, even relationships. What did you do with the life I gave you?

A lesser mortal might just offer up a weak “ate, slept, worked” routine. More established and intellectually superior men and women would quote scripture or philosophies to try and prove their weak and pointless existence. What does it all boil down to? 2 Chappatis on the table. Think about it.

Why does a person study? To gain academic achievement. Why does he or she do that? To get a better job. Why? To rack up the numbers in the bank account. And then? Get a good wife or husband. And then? To extend my family, to leave a legacy. Why? I want to be remembered. And then? And then, we die.

The sum total of a man’s life on this earth can be described simply as – I worked (question: Why?) To put food on the table. Eventually, it all boils down to food. Two measly loves of bread.

An entire life for that? What has our misplaced duty to do with that?

If we look at the universe that God has created, we’ll understand not only the complexity and the power and the awesomeness of God, but also come to a realization that He put in a lot of effort (read investment) for just us. He had the sun and the moon and the stars fulfill their duties for each one of us. Everyone of us enjoyed the varieties of colors, smells, tastes, and feelings. Couldn’t He have created everything monotone? Couldn’t He have mass produced the human race? Everyone from the same template? That would have saved Him from creating a new and fresh blueprint for each and everyone of us.

Standing in front of God, having understood the investment He has put in, seeing the sacrifice He has paid – we will not be able to answer Him.

So, what is man to do? How can a simple human being understand an awesome God? How can one know the “plan” for his or her life? Boy, have I got great news for you!

I’ll try to explain it with an analogy of our school system. We go to school and we’re not automatically admitted to the 10th grade. We’ve got to go through the paces. We’re admitted to the 1st grade. We study hard, we take our exams, and pass. We’re then eligible for grade 2. We can’t expect to enter into any other higher classes.

Now, this earth is our proving ground. This isn’t the whole of God’s plan, it’s just the beginning. Death is our exit from this “school”. Eternity is to begin with our exit. The 60 to 80 years of life that God graciously gives us is to be spent proving ourselves to him.

Some of us would then like to interject saying, “What kind of a God is this? Having us run around in circles and jump through hoops for His pleasure. Is He demented? Is God a sadist?”

Fortunately no! God is Just. Let me rephrase it correctly: God is Justice. We take the word “just” and apply it to God, however, it is His character that defines what being just really is.

Here are some hard facts:

God is Justice, Justice demands that everyone be given a chance.
God is Omniscient, In knowing everything, He knows who will go to heaven and who will go to hell without any interference from Him.

And, yet He gives everyone a chance. He has given everyone a free will, so that using his free will, man may choose what is right and become an over comer.

And the Bible is very clear about the reward of those who overcome

Revelation 3:21 (Amplified Bible)

He who overcomes (is victorious), I will grant him to sit beside Me on My throne, as I Myself overcame (was victorious) and sat down beside My Father on His throne.

God has let us live on this earth is one goal. He’s testing us to see if we, using our own free will – will choose to follow His will. That will prove if we’re really worthy to sit with Him on the Throne.

Let us leave the philosophies aside and come and ask our creator what Duties He would have us fulfill, what knowledge He would have us learn, which priorities to tackle at which times, and life would cease being the mentioned cat-fights. And, begin being what He intended – a life fully dependent on Him.

gajAnanam means = very big, very much, very high, plenty, sufficient
bhUta means = having bitter taste (example, the taste of bitter gourd [KarEla] )
gaNAdi means = in total, or in totality, from top to bottom, from bottom to top etc
sEvitam means = if consumed, if drunk, or if eaten

kapithha means = the stem of Lotus (lotus flower)
jambhU phala means = fruit of jAmbun or jAmun (one kind of fruit, very famous and having medicinal values)
sAra means = every, all, juice
bhAkshitam = if consumed, if eaten, if drunk etc

uma means = sweet
sutam means = which takes birth, taken birth from, taken birth of
SOka means = du:kh, disease, illness
vinASa kAraNam means = becomes the destroying factor, becomes the destroying element

pAda pankajam means = both the legs
veghnESwara means = to take immense care, take extra ordinary care (yourself to remove all odds)
namAmi means = be serious to wash, keep clean, keep neat (bow downward towards your legs and see that it is free of dirt)

Now let us see how it is to be combined and studied “

Take the complete plant of bitter gourd (including roots, stems, flowers, and bitter gourd), take the stem of lotus flower, take the jAmun fruit, all these things in equal quantity, make the juice of it and consume it. The word gaNAdi gives us the meaning for taking these items in ˜equal quantity” [ gaNa + aAdi ] gaNa means Number, aAdi means total ] means, all these items should in equal.

Then what will happen –
umAsutam SOka vinaSam, means the illness, the disease, the sickness which takes birth from umA, that is, from sweet, will be vinASa kAraNam, means it will vanish

Now, which is SOka, which is the rOga, which is the disease we get from sweet .. No doubt, it is Diabetics.

Then, those who are having Diabetic, they are warned to be very seriously careful to protect their legs, keep it very neat, clean and without dust, mud.
(remember, the doctors advice the Diabetic patients to be careful towards their legs, keep it neat and clear etc)

Chanting of this mantra keeping the divine spirit of GaNeSa in mind, no doubt, it will do away all hurdles in life.
But if one chants this mantra with the thinking explained above, it will result into destroying the Diabetic problems.

Thus, the DhyAAna Sloka is not only to praise Lord GaNESa but if one is chanting this mantra the Diabetic disease will also get vanished.

Wish you all the best

Nandita
theemerald.wordpress.com

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