Sri Shankara Charitham by Maha Periyava – Petitioning and Bestowing of Grace
Petitio ning and the Bestowing of Grace Dakshinamurthy, was sitting under the Banyan tree, full of compassion. He was waiting, thinking thus: ‘Human beings are not able to reach here. It does not even occur to them that they should come here. But they are only children. We only have to go over and provide them good counsel. However, Devas are not ignorant like human beings. For their (humans) sake, they (Devas) should come and report. That is the proper way. Owing to the reduction in discharging the prescribed duties [कर्मानुष्ठान] by the people, Devas are losing the offerings [आहुति] of holy sacrifices. Therefore, Devas should only come and report. I should incarnate only after that’. Devas also commit mistakes. A time will come when they have to suffer for that. When the suffering becomes unbearable, humility and humbleness will prevail and they will pray to Eswara. Eswara will also provide them relief from the miseries, either by incarnating or in some other man
