People often misunderstand that Dvaita is relationship between God & 
an ordinary human being. Such relationship is only the creator-
created relationship. In Dvaita, Madhva says that the relationship 
between God and the soul is the relationship of Master-servant. 
Madhva Himself kept in the position of the servant of God. Every 
human being cannot claim such position of Madhva, without reaching 
that state by spiritual effort (Correct Spiritual Knowledge – 
Theoretical Devotion – Service).

You must know that practical service to God alone can give any 
divine fruit. Correct spiritual knowledge & theoretical devotion are 
only like water & fertilizer for service-plant, which alone can 
yield fruit. Through such selfless sacrifice of service in terms of 
sacrifice of work & fruit of work, you will be selected as servant 
by God provided your service does not aspire any fruit including 
fruit of becoming human incarnation. Now you have entered inner 
circle of God & this is 1st step called as Dvaita.

If you see Hanuman, He straightly jumped from the knowledge to the 
service and never expressed His love on God through songs and tears 
as per Valmiki Ramayana. Some plants yield fruits just with supply 
of water without fertilizer. Therefore, sometimes knowledge and 
service are sufficient without the intermediate theoretical 
devotion. But here the soil acts as a hidden fertilizer. Similarly, 
the theoretical devotion of Hanuman was kept hidden in the mind 
only. Hence this intermediate state exists in a hidden way in such 
cases. 

Now one of the closest servants, excels other servants in service 
and becomes the Son of God and sits on the right side of God as told 
by Jesus. Ramanuja also says that one of the most fortunate devotees 
sits on the lap of Lord Narayana and talks with Him and this is 
exactly coinciding with the above point of Bible. This is the second 
state of Vishishtaadvaita. Now such Son of God comes down to the 
earth with a gross body (as usual like any other human being) and 
God enters him and pervades all over the soul and body.

Now, this Son of God is the human incarnation and is treated as God 
by the devotees for hearing the knowledge and serving the God. This 
Son of God gets the credit of all the wonderful works done by God, 
who is hidden in him. This is the third & final state of Advaita. 
God entered the devotee, stays for his lifetime and exits at the 
end. The entry of God is mentioned in the Veda (Tadevanupravishat…). 
The exit of God is mentioned in the Bible, when Jesus cried 
stating `Oh! God! Why did You leave me?'

At the lotus feet of datta swami
Surya


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