Our world is not created just for the human beings alone. The Lord created the Devataas (gods), the Manes (the Pitru Devataas or the ancestors, who live in a different world than ours but which is part of this universe), the animal kingdom and the plant kingdom also along with the creation of the human beings – and therefore, all these five groups of beings have an equal right to exist happily in this world (universe).
Prakriti (Nature) or the world (universe) is infinitely huge; it is mind bogglingly huge. Managing such a colossal and mammoth entity is not going to be easy. Therefore, Creation does not end with the creation of life and objects alone. More importantly, it should also include the creation of the laws and other administrative setup, which is capable of governing this infinitely huge world. Or else there would be unimaginable chaos – which at once renders this Creation meaningless.
Therefore, the omniscient and omnipotent Lord, while creating this world, also created at the same time, carefully crafted laws and regulations by which this creation could govern itself automatically - without the need for his intervention and micromanagement at every stage. These laws relate principally to Dharma and Karma.
Dharma is Isvara’s Universal Ecological and Moral Order – which, if followed by all the five groups of beings in Creation, ensures harmony, ecological balance and moral and ethical behavior of the human kind, which, in turn, ensure the well being of all life in creation. Violations of Dharma are detected automatically in His system and the culprits are also punished automatically. No one, no one at all, can violate his Dharma and escape detection and punishment. Violation of Dharma is Adharma - and Adharma is a sin. The sin itself punishes the sinner.
The animal kingdom and plant kingdom automatically follow their Dharma; the Lord had not given them any choice here. The Devataas and the Manes also follow their Dharma; they know that if they follow their Dharma, it results in good to the world – and they always want to do good to the world. The problem lies with the human kind only; they have choice - unfortunately. When man becomes selfish, the ecological balance is upset – and he gets punished. A tsunami, for instance, is a punishment for the mankind.
The next thought is about “This world is a grand scheme devised by God”
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