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• January 26, 1996
Dear Vaishnavas, I've the following question which I had in my mind for a long time: From 1100 C.E onwards many Vaishnava temples including divyadeshams like Srirangam were overran by Muslim invaders and many of them were destroyed. Why did our Lord Narayana allow this to happen eventhough it caused so much distress to his dear bhakthas [like Sri Vedanta desikar] ? Even I feel anguished when I think about it. Sree NArayana is trigunaathitha and he is also Achutha. So whatever HE does is never never wrong. So can somebody enlighten me why such things happen. Maybe the answer is simple. While I'm at it I will also like to add the following comments on the discussions Ramayana. 1. In one of the sattivika puranas [Padma or Brahma or Narada; I don't remember which one exactly, i read them long back and hence can't quote exactly] Rama had to live in separation from Sita due to a curse Vishnu had from Tulasi. 2. Narayana or his avataras CAN NEVER BE WRONG IN ANY OF HIS ACTIONS. Also whatever HE does is consistent with all of his other lilas too. HE is supreme enough to do so. 3. Somebody made a comment that after the killing of RAvana, since the purpose of avatara is over we can treat Rama as just like a pious king [or something to this order. I didn't save that post]. He is no more to be treated as avatara. I simply don't understand how it can be so. -Vijayadamodar
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