Leelaa - Sport

Happenings in the world which look bad, God's actions which we don not understand, we call His Leelaa.

God is called LeelaamaanuShavigraha - who dons human garb to please mean with His Leelaas.
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RaavaNa was killed on the battlefield. Citizens of Lanka started running away. Seeing an old lady running, LakShmaNa asked who she was. She was Nikashaa, mother of RaavaNa. Surprised, he asked Raama: Brother, her son and all kinsmen are killed. Little life is left for her. Why is she running? What more does she want to see in this world?" Go and ask her, Raama replied. LakShmaNa ran up to her and asked: Mother, what is the hurry? She replied - Son, I want to see further Leelaa of Raama.

In His creation after Adam and party sinned and died, peopled behaved and lived in peace and happiness. God thought: This will not do. No excitement. Thereupon, He said: Let there be languages. People started babbling different, one not understanding the other an quarrels and even wars began in full swing. This is Leelaa (as a Hindu sees it).

After Hiranyakashipu was killed and Prahlaad became king, peace reigned - even demons became devotees. God did not want this. He signaled a change in the mental setup of subjects. Quarrels began. Leelaa again.

Sitting in heaven God could have switched off Vaali's battery. Why did He have to descend as an Avataar and kill Vaali from behind a tree? Leelaa. He explained to Vaali why He did so. Vaali and his wife Taaraa both accepted God's explanation. Vaali actually handed over his son Angada's custody to Raama. Actuallly Raama had enhanced invincibility if fought from the front side.

RaavaNa actually abducted Seetaa to get killed by Raama. The following conversation between him and wife MaNDodari proves it.

M: My Lord, you do not know who Raama is.
R: No, my dear. I know who He is. There was no other way of ending my sinful life and achieving mukti.
M: But our whole clan would be wiped out.
R: None in our clan is worth to live on. Of course, VibheeShaNa was good and I have cleverly kicked him out and he has surrendered to Raama.

Maamaa (maternal uncle) is the most loving and affectionate person in life. But KRuShNa killed His maamaa Kamsam, beheaded His nephew Shishupaala and allowed another nephew killed by unfair means on the battlefield. Leelaa.

All Leelaa is properly understood if viewed with the background. Vishwaamitra had separated Harischandra from his wife. So later, he united Raama and Seetaa. In olden days, people knew of the past and accepted the present as fully justified.