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was PratiVasudev. However, Ravan too is praiseworthy; he is
extremely praiseworthy. But people in India make his effigies
and burn them instead. How can this land be blessed? How can
this country be blessed where the wrong kind of knowledge is
spreading? They burn effigies of Ravan, they don’t even know
what Ravan was!
Who is the Vasudev of this current time cycle? Lord
Krishna. So therefore this obeisance reaches Lord Krishna. It
reaches all the protecting deities of Lord Krishna.
The Vasudev State
What are these Vasudevas like? They are so powerful
that thousands of people can be moved to fear by mere look
in their eyes. What is the indication of the cause (karmic) for
becoming a Vasudev? It is when a person can die from fear by
merely looking into their eyes; such is the power they possess.
These qualities are apparent in a Vasudev-to-be many lifetimes
ahead. When they walk, the earth would shake! Yes, the earth
actually makes a noise when they walk, and this happens many
lives ahead to them becoming a Vasudev. The cause (karmic)
of becoming a Vasudev is very different. Their very presence
causes chaos in the world. Talks of Vasudev is a different matter
altogether! One can tell a Vasudev at the time of his birth. A
Vasudev to be can be recognized from many lives ahead because
of his attributes. A Tirthankar to be cannot be identified but
Vasudevas can. Their characteristics are entirely different
altogether. The same goes for the PratiVasudev!
Questioner : So how can we recognize a Tirthankar
before his time?
Dadashri : Tirthankaras are simple people. Everything
about them is straightforward. Nothing wrong comes to them.
If it does they strive hard to come back to their straightforward
ways. Their linage is different altogether! But the Vasudev and