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Of Vishnu’s many avatars, Kurmavatar is a purely ‘karunavatar’, taken out of
compassion and for supporting the work started by his devotees.
Like a catalyst, God does not interfere with anyone’s karma, he simply speeds up
the delivery of the fruits of those karmas.
In this avatar, Shri Vishnu fights no one.
He does not talk to anyone.
He quietly, simply, effortlessly, unselfishly supports the efforts of Devas and
Danavas to acquire something great.
Sitting under the Mandarachal mountain, Lord holds it aloft for the entire
duration of Samudra-manthan. Lord
supports the efforts of Kashyapa’s sons in achieving their aim of obtaining
elixir of immortality. Without
Kurma’s help, Devas and Danavas would have taken much longer to achieve their
aim. Karmas of Devas and Danavas
were rescued by Kurma.
Through Kurmavatar, God tells us, if our aim is great enough, and our efforts
are sincere enough, God will support us.
Even if we can’t see it, or experience it, or even know it, God’s support
is always there for us. God’s
silent support is what sustains the work of good and great of the universe. We just have to look beyond the
surface and dwell deep to see it.
© Bhagwat Shah
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