DEVOTION Vs DUTIES ( Short Story)
Narada , the God Vishnu's ambasador to the world , boasted too much claiming to be the best disciple of Vishnu as he, day and night, chanted Lord's name.
In one cosmic Cycle -day he even asked Vishnu : Lord am I not your greatest Devotee ?
Vishnu was silent and Narada suffered from depression, like USA Corporate CEOs,
To give him a practical lesson , Vishnu gave him a oil- pot, filled up to the brim and asked him to take it to a laborer- devotee in a remote village on Earth and then come back.--------_------------------------------------------------
Narada finally returned to Heaven. Vishnu asked him about the poor village laborer. Narada replied that the poor fellow was toiling day and night and could remember God only once ,-bed time !.
Visnu asked Narada,; -'-During your journey to earth with the oil-pot,I gave you , how many times you remembered me'?.
'Oh1 my Lord ! ! how could I --with the condition you imposed of not a drop of oil , flowing out !
Vishnu smiled and told Narada ; see that poor laborer's condition was worse than you for all the time of the day or life. And yet he managed to remember me at least once a day ! And You Narada getting so much benifits & bessings from me, in cluding due TAs & DAs; yet coud not find time to remember me even once with that oil-pot in hand ! So do you know who is-------.
Vishnu looked at Narada , who could not lift up his head ,inshame !
[Abriged and edited/compressed version from' Narada Bhakti Sutra']
Narada , the God Vishnu's ambasador to the world , boasted too much claiming to be the best disciple of Vishnu as he, day and night, chanted Lord's name.
In one cosmic Cycle -day he even asked Vishnu : Lord am I not your greatest Devotee ?
Vishnu was silent and Narada suffered from depression, like USA Corporate CEOs,
To give him a practical lesson , Vishnu gave him a oil- pot, filled up to the brim and asked him to take it to a laborer- devotee in a remote village on Earth and then come back.--------_------------------------------------------------
Narada finally returned to Heaven. Vishnu asked him about the poor village laborer. Narada replied that the poor fellow was toiling day and night and could remember God only once ,-bed time !.
Visnu asked Narada,; -'-During your journey to earth with the oil-pot,I gave you , how many times you remembered me'?.
'Oh1 my Lord ! ! how could I --with the condition you imposed of not a drop of oil , flowing out !
Vishnu smiled and told Narada ; see that poor laborer's condition was worse than you for all the time of the day or life. And yet he managed to remember me at least once a day ! And You Narada getting so much benifits & bessings from me, in cluding due TAs & DAs; yet coud not find time to remember me even once with that oil-pot in hand ! So do you know who is-------.
Vishnu looked at Narada , who could not lift up his head ,inshame !
[Abriged and edited/compressed version from' Narada Bhakti Sutra']
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