Whatever the role one has to play at any place or time, and in any capacity, he has to act up to
that role properly. It will be seen from the Puranas that this principle applies to the Divine also
(when the Divine appears in human form). This may be illustrated by a small story from Sri
Krishna's life in the Dwapara Yuga.
Once a Gopika went to a well to bring two pitchers of water.
After placing one pitcher on her head, she wanted someone to place the other water-filled pitcher
on the first one. At that time, Krishna came there and she asked him to place the water-filled
pitcher on the first one. Krishna refused to do so. Soon another Gopika came along and helped
the first Gopika. The Gopika carrying the two pitchers reached her home.
Krishna followed her to the house and without even waiting to be asked, he took the top pitcher
from the Gopika's head and placed it down. She was surprised at Krishna's strange behaviour.
She asked him, "Krishna, at the well, you refused to place the pitcher on my head when I
appealed to you to help me. Now you take it down from the head without my asking. What is the
inner meaning of this action?"
Krishna replied, "Oh Gopika! I am wont to remove the burdens
borne by people and not to add to them."
This shows that the Divine operates only to reduce the burdens of the people and not to increase
them. It means that there are rules which govern the role which each one has to play in life. Men,
however, find it difficult to act upon this truth.
(From the Divine Discourse of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)
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