Whatever this entire world is, it has come forth from prāṇa and moves in prāṇa. It is a great fear — the upraised thunderbolt. Those who know That become immortal.
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- KU.2.3.2
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My limbs give way beneath me, my mouth is parching, my body trembles and my hair stands on end.
God told Prophet David, 'The servant dearest to Me is one who doesn't seek Me out of fear or hope for reward, but to fulfill their duty to My divinity.'
Saints are always free from fear. They have no worry. A pyre burns the dead, while worry burns the alive. That is why saintly people avoid worry.
He will fulfill the desires of those who fear Him, and will hear their cries, and will save them.