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According to Manu, man should do his duty without any leziness : and thereby attains the highest state.2. ..::
Devotion to God is one of the main means to destroy the sins accumulated thousands of years2 Sh. Mitra Mishra has at length dwelt on the principle of Pauruşa and Daiva quoting profusely from Yājñavalkya, Manu, Matsyapurāpa, Vişnudharmottarapurāṇa and the like. There cannot be two opinions about the definition of Daiva. Daiva is Pauruşa done in previous body.3 But it is not only the past karma done in a past body that matters, the present effort also counts. The real success comes by the present sincere effort: Even if Daiva is in our favour, that can exert itself by putting forth the present effort. The question may arise what is superior--Pauruşa or Daiva ? The undoubted reply is Pauruşa, for Daiva is nothing but Puruşārtha in its previous birth. The unfavourable Daiva can be defeated by Pauruşa. Daiva, Puruşakára and Time, all the three combined bring out the fruits. We are having the harvest when the rains are in time and the farmers work in time, sow the seed in time, then one can expect a good harvest, but besides rain and sowing of seeds, one more thing is the question of time, Seeds take their own time to come out in the form of leaves and later on the fruit of the finished form. Lethargy and dependence on Daiva have been highly condemned by the Indian thought.4
An action done in accordance with scriptures and dedicated to Lord makes one dear to Hari.5.
Expiation for previous karmas ( sins ) is to get them purified by penance; seeing the image, sins are destroyed there and then.
1. Viramitrodaya, Paribbaşa Prakāśa-pp-48. 2. Viramitrodaya-Pūjā Prakāśa-pp-49.
Padma Purāņā, Vişņu Puşpāni. 3. Viramitrodaya, Rājaniti Prakāśa, pp 312-315, No. 221. 4. Ibid. 5. Viromitro-laya Tirthadharms Prakaraṇam pp. 98 No. 239 . 6. Viimitrolaya Kaśípariccheda, Kștivaseśvaramahimā, p. 251
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