2 Stories of God, One Purpose, Yet many differences, Why? And what that may man for us? A few observations.

1. Ramayana
vs
Mahabharata
Ram vs Krishna : 8 Observations
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2. In Ramayana, God is seen
blessing even faintest of his
devotees.
Whereas in Mahabharata, God is
seen eliminating all, including his
devotees.
Why?
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3. In Ramayana, God takes an army
of strangers to fight his war.
In Mahabharata, God gives away
his army to let happen, the war.
Why?
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4. In Ramayana, God took all the
pains and punishments onto
himself.
While, in Mahabharata God
stayed unarmed & only guided
the routines of the war.
Why?
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5. Is it because,
In Ramayana, People waited for
God to arrive & when he did,
they followed him simply.
Whereas,
In Mahabharata, God went to
People, explaining to them his
message, yet few followed.
Ram vs Krishna
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6. Is it because,
In Ramayana, God met people
who showed absolute faith in
Ram.
Whereas,
In Mahabharata, God met people,
educated and illustrious, yet
displaying little faith in Krishna.
Ram vs Krishna
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7. Is it because,
In Ramayana, God encountered
people who dissolved their self to
service Ram.
Whereas,
In Mahabharata, God
encountered people who were
lost serving their own plans.
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Ram vs Krishna

8. And is it because,
In Ramayana, God got people,
who only wished to fulfill the
mission of Ram.
Whereas,
In Mahabharata, people were just
blind to the actual purpose of
Krishna, who was once Ram.
Ram vs Krishna
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9. Yet, in both the epics,
God showed clearly that he is
there always for his true
devotees.
Now perhaps,
the choice is truly ours,
to believe or not.
Ram vs Krishna
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10. Gratitude:
To my revered teacher and his
message of SDM.
Ram vs Krishna
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