Parallel Lives of Savithri and Vasantha Sai

By: Sri Vasantha Sai

Copyright © 2013 Sri Vasantha Sai Books & Publications Trust

Chapter 13 

Man is His Own Worst Enemy

On page 126 of Aurobindo's book on Savithri, Swami marked the following

passage:

... The task of the world redeemer is hard; the world He comes

to save, itself becomes His Adversary. Man refuses to accept Him;

only a few are saved. Till the Evil is slain, the labour must go on.

One who will accomplish this high task may yet come. He will

invade the last posts of Ignorance and Inconscience with the

undying Light of God and conquer Matters sleep. Then only shall

His task be done.

All Avatars come to redeem humanity. Yet, when they descend, all only face

suffering. The world refuses to believe in them. This happens in the time of each and

every Avatar. 

In Rama’s period, all viewed Him as an ordinary man. He also did not reveal

Himself as God. He was only the son of King Dasaratha. It was only after the demons

were destroyed that He was accepted by some as God. Most saw Him as a king until His

last moments. If it were understood He was God, it would not have been possible for a

dhobi to enter His life and find fault with His Devi. Yet, whatever happens, God’s task

must go on. 

In Krishna Avatar, all considered Him a cowherd boy. From birth itself, He had

many enemies. Many came and tried to kill Him. These enemies continued their attack

until the end. Krishna did not want to be involved in worldly life and He never ruled a

kingdom. He was not a king, but a kingmaker. His task carried on and He preached the

Bhagavad Gita on the battlefield, showing mankind the righteous path. Through this, H

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guided all. His enemies remained opposing Him until His last. Only some realized He

was God and benefitted. 

In the same way, Swami came as Avatar. Many opposed Him and were enemies at

the beginning. They even wrote fabrications about Him in the newspapers. Once,

someone gave Him poison, wanting to kill Him. Another time, someone tried to shoot

Him. In this way, many things happened. Yet, His task never stopped. It must be

victorious.