SB 4.12.34 : While Dhruva Mahārāja was passing through space, he gradually saw all the planets of the solar system, and on the path he saw all the demigods in their airplanes showering flowers upon him like rain.
My Question:
Seeing incidents like Dhruva Maharaj, do demigods not wish to get blessed similarly (go to Visnuloka) ?
Are they not blessed with the feelings that human have ?
Replies
Hare krsna prabhuji,
All glories to guru and gouranga.
The human life is the most abominable and the most precious stage in our progression. Most abominable why? Because, even with our advanced intelligence and knowledge, we still fail to realise our true purpose, which is to understand that we are not this body but an eternal soul. Most precious why? Only in the human form can one endeavor to take up spiritual practice and advance rapidly towards Krsna.
Srila Prabhupad in his purports writes that Demigods seek to be born again to engage themselves in devotional service, this is due to heaven having so much opulence that it is almost impossible to not enjoy it and when you enjoy separate to Krsna then you cannot be in devotional service. Demigods are enjoying the fruits of the pious actions which they rightly deserve.
So, yes, Demigods do wish to be born as humans (as Prabhupada says) and one day they will, when they exhaust all the rewards for their pious actions.
Srila Prabhupada ki jai!!!
Hare krsna
Hare Krsna Prabhuji,
All glories to guru and gouranga.
My doubt here - Are demigods part of the same Universe where we (Humans) live and breathe? or Are they part of other Universe and shield/guide us from there? Will they transmigrate from one Universe to another Universe ever?
Secondly, once their rewards exhaust, will they start from lower strata of species or they will directly be born as Humans?
Looking forward to your enlightening response!
Haribol!
to answer your question : Secondly, once their rewards exhaust, will they start from lower strata of species or they will directly be born as Humans?
Lets say if you are the top sales consultant in the world, then you will reap few extra benefits than the normal sales consultant, right? Lets say as a special reward you are sent on an overseas trip to enjoy the fruits of your hard work. But then again, after few days, weeks or months, you will have to come back to reality of being a sales consultant again, right?
Similarly, the demigod is also provided that special reward so they can redeem their pious points, once the points are exhausted (overseas trip over), then they have to come back to reality. What they will become will depend on their other karmas which determines in what species they will be born to fulfil those good or bad karmas.
Prabhupada writes that if one is in Krsna consciousness, then he/she is assured a human birth again if they dont go all the way.
https://asitis.com/2/40.html
point to highlight in the purport : But any work begun in Krsna consciousness has a permanent effect, even though not finished.
and the last paragraph: Material activities and their results end with the body. But work in Krsna consciousness carries the person again to Krsna consciousness, even after the loss of the body. At least one is sure to have a chance in the next life of being born again as a human being, either in the family of a great cultured brahmana or in a rich aristocratic family that will give one a further chance for elevation. That is the unique quality of work done in Krsna consciousness.
Srila Prabhupada ki jai!!!
Hare krsna
Jai Srila Prabhupada !! Haribol!!
Hare krsna mataji,
check if this image answers your question.. The book Brahma Samhita is very enlightening and gives a complete picture of how the universes are laid out and who resides where.
feel free to ask any follow-up question
Srila Prabhupada ki jai!!!
Hare krsna.
May be, following could be some reference for this question :
https://www.vedabase.com/sb/3/31/43
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https://www.vedabase.com/sb/3/31/44
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmpzcRf_Wu8
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lastly, as Dean Prabhu said to me in one of my previous questions : Krishna is Supreme manager of all universe, who can then resist His plan when everything is under His full control.
Thank you very much for your kind words.
Oh, how mystic these are !!
The ones ( demigods), who can see God's awards, activities etc; in their lifetime without any effort, cannot perform needed actions to achieve it for themselves.
And those (human) who actually can do this, do not notice such events and are busy with their own useless work without Krishna.
O Krishna, you are really greatest, please be pleased out of your own mercy and remove all my useless bewilderment of this life.