Lord Srri Krishna answered this question, very clearly in Gita. For four reasons, people pray me.
Arthi (one in crisis), gignaasu (an enthusiast to discover what I am ), ardhardhi ( desiring a wish), gnani (who wants realisation )are the four kinds of people, who pray me.
Chaturvidha bhajatemam Jonah sukruthi nor junta
Anther jignasu ardhardhi gnaanicha bharatharshabha
Arthi remembers God only, when he is in trouble.Soon he comes out of crisis,he forgets God, and drowns in the worldly things. This kind of fear oriented God-fear is bussiness like
thing ;, not appreciable.
Jignasu always remains inquisitive about God, forgetting to connect with him. He whirls in the pool of questions,; What is God? How does he look? Why this Creation? How this Creation takes place? So many doubts continuously pester him distracting from the main line of linking with God.
Ardhardhi prays God to get his wish granted. After his wish is fulfilled, he forgets, who did it. Once again it is a bussiness like attitude. He keeps a price to his prayers. Ardhardhi is not aware of the fact that what all he is offering to God, is given by God only. Once again this is not appreciable.
Gnani,who is aware of the fact that, this entire creation is god's play, and god is That whole sole commanderen supremo,.He never forgets God even single minute.; accepts God as the Supreme power, prays every minute relentlessly. Gnani prays God for Self Realisation, but not for any selfish intention.A gnani wants to be connected to God always, because he will get the Devine charge flow continuously..Link with God is not easy.One should become a pure soul, a pure mind to realise God. How is it possible?
Simply Chanting mantras, performing rituals, visiting temples won't help an aspirant to
get God's blessings.The above said activities simply help one to direct him mind towards God. If all these activities are associated with devotion and meditation, one will surely link
To God.It is to transform to a gnani, one has to Pray God. When one becomes dear to God, I mean, when one becomes linked to God, all godly qualities transmit from That. The prayee converts to gnani.
In Bhakti yoga "Lord Sri Krishna explains who is dear to him. Any devotee, any prayee, any bhakta who is always contented, contemplative, dedicated with his intelllect and mind to Me, is My favourite.". That's all. Once, if you come into God's sight, you will be blessed with everything that gives eternal peace. The devotee gets " Santhi achirenadi gacchati." For this reason every one has to pray God.,
Then how to pray??
Bhagavan says in Bhakti yoga.....
MAYYEVA MANA AGHASVA MAYI BUDDHIM NIVESAYA
NIVASISHYATHI MAYYEVA ATHAOORDHVA NA SAMSAYAHA
"There is no doubt, u will live in Me, if u fix ur mind and intellect in Me.
Once u live in Me, your welfare is My concern". Says Bhagvan.
So, while praying God, one should concentrate on his prayer with total dedication with
Total contemplation. Mind should not wander. Then only the bhakta connects to Lord, gets Lord's blessings.
"Ujjannevam sadatmanam yogi vigatha kalmashaha"
Once, connected, the self gets purified from all worldly taints. A pure soul always remains
( ujjannevam ) connected consistently to the Paramatma imagining That in it's own desired form. When a Bhakta turns to a yogi, his intellect and knowledge sharpens, transforming him to an elevated soul. This transformation of a simple devotee to a gnani ,a simple self to an elevated pure self, is the purpose of praying God.
We all ask our parents to fulfill our wants, similarly we pray God to grant our wishes.
That is a worldly goal, but the spiritual goal is to connect to God.; to Come into God's looks,; To become dear to God. This is what Gita suggests to be the criteria of those, who so ever Pray God.
Pray to connect to God.
Pray to realise the truth.
Pray to be blissed.
Pray to purify yourself.
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