The Lord decided to test Janaka’s understanding of dharma, Velukkudi Krishnan said in a discourse. He appeared before Janaka in the guise of a Brahmin, and asked him how he was able to treat his subjects without any discrimination. Janaka then pointed out that everyone, Janaka included, had the Lord as his parent. Once we realise that the Lord is everything to us and to everyone else, impartiality automatically comes to us. When Bharata requested Rama to take charge as the king of Ayodhya, he said that he was a dasa and sishya of Rama.

Source: The Hindu November 15, 2023 00:41 UTC