THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DESTINY

• THE DESTINY
• SALIENT FEATURES OF DESTINY
• Illustration OF DESTINY From the Famous Hindu Epic 'RAMAYANA'
• Illustration OF DESTINY from a Story from "Kribananda Variar Swamigal"
• Causes of Destiny
• EFFECTS OF DESTINY

Illustration OF DESTINY From the Famous Hindu Epic 'RAMAYANA'

A man was taking his parents both of whom were blind, to another town through a forest. The parents felt thirsty and so the son kept both of them under a shady tree and came to a nearby river to fetch a bucket of water. At the same time, King Dasaratha was in the same forest .He had come there for hunting. He heard the noise of the water and mistook it for a deer drinking the water. Therefore, he shot his arrow and it hit the son killing him on the spot. The aged parents were anxiously expecting the return of their son. When King Dasaratha came to see the place, he was shocked to see a dead man. He told the aged parents what had happened and assured them that he will take care of them. The aged parents cursed the King Dassaratha that he will one day suffer the same pain and anguish that is being undergone by them now. And it was this curse that separated Prince Rama from his father King Dassaratha and unable to see the departure of his son Rama to forest for 14 years, King Dassaratha was hurt deeply and died at once. Thus, we can say that
1. The evil destiny of the King Dassaratha fruitioned in the current birth itself.
2. The law of Destiny (Karma) resembling the Newton's third law of Motion which states,"     For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction" is true
3. The Law of Destiny is not a tit-for -tat theory is true
4. The Law of Destiny (Karma) is  based on equity.