FAITH AND SURRENDER

When The 9H signifies the penance; The 5H signifies Strong faith and both these houses signify Spiritual Initiation. Strong faith comes due to the Well-fortified 5H as well as good deeds from the past lives. 5H awakens one's devotion towards one's Ista Devas (One's Chosen Deity) and 5th from the 5th gives the clue of the providential Help, Types of penance and past Births.

One of the most important consequences of surrender is that the devotees cannot begin to think that their faith is more important than the divine. They can act as agents to protect human interests related to religious institutions, but they manifest a crack in their faith when they begin to privilege their own autonomy. 

In the Gajendra Moksha incident, Shri Vishnu in the haste with which He came to help Gajendra. He did not wear his Charan paduka. He jumped on to Garuda and rushed to save the elephant. He also broke the protocol of Viswaksena holding his hand as a mark of respect, when he descended from his throne.

Similarly, During Mahabharat , When Draupadi was dishonored in Duryodhan dominated court, she reposed faith in Shri Krishna’s name and chanted ‘Govinda’, securing immediate benefit and succour. 

Lesson- True faith demands the autonomous choice of giving up our autonomy. The paradox arises from our inability to surrender completely, to completely trust our faith. When humans decide to act to protect their gods, they are only manifesting their lack of trust in God as well as their belief that they have to act to protect the divine. When they (Devotees) let their ego and self-importance overcome their faith, they were no longer the true disciples of their god.