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Sri Krishna & Arjuna once were guests of a widow.
The widow had no children, She was all alone. But she had a cow. This cow was her only means of support.
She used to sell milk, & by selling milk she used to maintain her life
At the same time
Sri Krishna & Arjuna once were guests of a widow.
The widow had no children, She was all alone. But she had a cow. This cow was her only means of support.
She used to sell milk, & by selling milk she used to maintain her life
At the same time
she was a great devotee of Sri Krishna.
When Sri Krishna & Arjuna went to visit her in disguise, she was so happy to see these two divine guests.
She fed them with whatever she had in her house.
Sri Krishna was extremely pleased with her surrendering attitude & her devotion.
When Sri Krishna & Arjuna went to visit her in disguise, she was so happy to see these two divine guests.
She fed them with whatever she had in her house.
Sri Krishna was extremely pleased with her surrendering attitude & her devotion.
On their way back, Arjuna said to Krishna, You were so pleased with her. Why didn’t you grant her a boon? Why didn’t you tell her that she would be prosperous soon, now that you are pleased with her?
I have already granted her the boon that her cow must die tomorrow. Krishna said
I have already granted her the boon that her cow must die tomorrow. Krishna said
What? Her only means of support? She has only the cow, & nothing else. Without the cow how can survive?
Krishna answered- She always thinks of the cow. The cow has to be fed, has to milked, has to be bathed & so forth.
I want her only to think of me, & when the cow is gone, she
Krishna answered- She always thinks of the cow. The cow has to be fed, has to milked, has to be bathed & so forth.
I want her only to think of me, & when the cow is gone, she
will think of me 24 hours.
Then soon the time will be right for me to take her away from this world, & give her a better & more fulfilling incarnation
When she has nobody on earth, not even the cow, she will try & spend all her time, day & night, in devoting herself
to me.
Then soon the time will be right for me to take her away from this world, & give her a better & more fulfilling incarnation
When she has nobody on earth, not even the cow, she will try & spend all her time, day & night, in devoting herself
to me.
Otherwise, this way she will linger on earth & constantly think of the cow & not of me.
Moral of the story:
Sri Krishna's ways are inscrutable. Sometimes when we are in great difficulty, the Grace of God acts in a very peculiar way. We feel that God becomes crueller when we are
Moral of the story:
Sri Krishna's ways are inscrutable. Sometimes when we are in great difficulty, the Grace of God acts in a very peculiar way. We feel that God becomes crueller when we are
in difficulties & sufferings but we do not understand his hidden plans.
In Srimad Bhagavatam – 10.14.8 Brahmaji says:
tat te ’nukampāṁ su-samīkṣamāṇo
bhuñjāna evātma-kṛtaṁ vipākam
hṛd-vāg-vapurbhir vidadhan namas te
jīveta yo mukti-pade sa dāya-bhāk
My Lord, one who -
In Srimad Bhagavatam – 10.14.8 Brahmaji says:
tat te ’nukampāṁ su-samīkṣamāṇo
bhuñjāna evātma-kṛtaṁ vipākam
hṛd-vāg-vapurbhir vidadhan namas te
jīveta yo mukti-pade sa dāya-bhāk
My Lord, one who -
earnestly waits for You to bestow Your causeless mercy upon him, all the while patiently suffering the reactions of his past misdeeds & offering You respectful obeisances with his heart, words & body, is surely eligible for liberation, for it has become his rightful claim.
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