Caring and Doing for Others

Ramanuja’s Guru gave him the ‘Ashtakshara MahaMantra’ on one condition, that the mantra must not be shared with anyone, else he would be deported to hell.

The moment Ramanuja was inducted into the mantra, he called for all the people from atop the tower of Tirukoshtiyur temple, eager to share with them the mantra for liberation.

The guru questioned him and Ramanuja replied, ‘it is all right if I go to hell, as long as I am able to guide these several thousand people to liberation. I am very happy about it’. This is the history of a truly enlightened person.

We should learn from the sun, the moon and all the rivers, the lesson to perform the assigned duties perfectly without any break in service and devoid of any expectation.