Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The supreme influencer has all six attributes of an influencer

One of the most influential entities in today's world is the social media influencer. The all-pervading nature of social media has greatly impacted not just the youth but people across different sociodemographic groups. Therefore, it is impossible to ignore the influence of social media. To attain salvation, one can spread the lord's message through social media to make the best possible use of this influence. 

You must have one or more of the following attributes to be an influencer.

  1. Wealth (Example: Ratan Tata used his wealth to positively influence various spheres of society.)
  2. Strength (Example: Manoj Kumar Chopra)
  3. Fame (Example: LeBron James has fewer followers than Virat Kohli)
  4. Knowledge (Example: The mathematician Srinivasan Ramanujan)
  5. Beauty (Example: Angelina Jolie)
  6. Renunciation (Example: Yogi Adityanath)
Although these influencers wield large influence, this influence is not permanent. With time, wealth, strength, fame, knowledge, beauty and renunciates will be forgotten. We may remember only a small fraction of the influencers of the yesteryears. As more time passes, very few will be remembered. The supreme lord Krishan is the supreme influencer with all six attributes. Hence, his influence is very powerful and lasts for long periods. In the Bhagavad Gita, the supreme lord describes in Chapter 4 that he had imparted the supreme secret to the Sun God and his lineage. However, this knowledge was lost over time. The relevant verses are provided below:

BG 4.1: The Supreme Lord Shree Krishna said: I taught this eternal science of Yog to the Sun God, Vivasvan, who passed it on to Manu; and Manu, in turn, instructed it to Ikshvaku.

BG 4.2: O subduer of enemies, the saintly kings thus received this science of Yog in a continuous tradition. But with the long passage of time, it was lost to the world.

BG 4.3: The same ancient knowledge of Yog, which is the supreme secret, I am today revealing unto you, because you are My friend as well as My devotee, who can understand this transcendental wisdom.

Even the supreme influencer needs to provide knowledge in a form understandable to the people of the current age. Social media influencers can greatly impact society by passing on the spiritual knowledge of the Supreme lord Krishna. 

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