cause of the sorrow which seems to afflict all these people here .”
The son of the holy couple replied : “ O Ladies , in this very house there lived a pious man and his devoted wife , who were both devoted to a righteous life . Recently they abandoned their children and grandchildren , their house and their cattle , and ascended to heaven . Therefore , to us the whole world appears to be empty .” Hearing this , Lila laid her hand on the young man ’ s head : instantly he was relieved of his sorrow .
LILA asked Sarasvati : How was it we were seen by this family of mine here , and we were not seen by my husband who was ruling the kingdom when we visited him ?
SARASVATI answered : Then you were still clinging to your notion ‘ I am Lila ’; now you have overcome that body-consciousness . Till the consciousness of duality is completely dispelled , you cannot act in the infinite consciousness ; you cannot even understand it , ever as one standing in the sun does not know the coolness of the shade of the tree . But now if you go to your husband you will be able to deal with him as before . Lila , you and your husband have been through many incarnations , three of which you now know . In this incarnation the king has slipped deep into the snare of worldliness and he thinks “ I am the lord , I am strong , I am happy , etc .” though from the spiritual standpoint the whole universe is experienced here , from the physical point of view millions of miles separate the planes .
In the infinite consciousness , in every atom of it , universes come and go like particles of dust in a beam of sunlight that shines through a hole in the roof .
These come and go like ripples on the Ocean . LILA reminisced : O Divinity ! Since emerging as a reflection in the infinite consciousness I have had 800 births . Today I see this . I have been a nymph , a vicious human woman , a serpent , a forest tribal woman , and on account of evil deeds I became a creeper , and by the proximity of sages I became a sage ’ s daughter ; I became a king , and on account of evil deeds done then I became a mosquito , a bee , a deer , a bird , a fish ; and again I became a celestial , after which I became a tortoise , and a swan , and I became a mosquito again . I have also been a celestial nymph when other celestials ( males ) used to fall at my feet . Just as the scales of balance seesaw constantly , I have also been caught up in the seesaw of this repetitive existence ( samsara ).
RAMA asked : Holy sir , how was it possible for the two ladies to travel to distant galaxies in the universe , and how did they overcome the numerous barriers on the way ?