Shivatmika's Virtual Himalayan Yatra

[Guest guest]

Sai Ram Brother's and Sister's ,

 

I enjoyed so much reading the Himalayan Yatra that while discussing

with my family members I heard a wonderful story about Badri Yatra from my

sister, so this story I am going to share with all- The story which I am going

to narrate is true story.

 

Now as you read that Lord Badrinath temple get closed during month of Nov

because of winter and heavy snow falls so this story is about Lord Badri

Yatra-

 

This fellow pilgrim happen to travel to Badri with intense devotion as he wants

to have darshan of his beloved Badri but unfortunately that very day was last

darshan day of Badri - he with all his physicall strength tried his utmost to

reach Badri before it get closed for another six months- my fellow pilgrim with

all sweat and tears when he reached the temple what did he see the mandir was

closed and all Pundits with all their luggages descending and shouting at him"

come next year after six months mandir is closed for this year"-

 

My fellow pilgrim with heavy heart and ruminating about his ill fate and karma

thought this is end for him,tears rolling down profusley fatigued thought let

me rest for a while in this temple premises, and with folded arms crying loud

for his beloved lord Oh ! how loud was the cry even the pundits and porters

could hear them as they were climbing down- but their reply was climb down fast

brother before it gets dark.

 

Now the story begins as he was crying wiht his head down from nowhere a Yogi

appeared with dazzling splendour and he said-" Beta (Son) Kyo rota hey ( why

are you crying? ) come dont worry it will snow right now the weather will be

worse so come to this corner of the temple you will get all protection" - Who

told you beta the mandir will be closed for six months tomorrow morning you

will have his darshan- i promise you so saying the Yogi toook a chess board and

said - "let us play chess for the night and tomorrow morning you will have his

darshan> this pilgrim started playing chess - pain dissapeared and he got total

lost with the chess and also the beauty and charm of the Yogi mesmerised him -

his play his talks just engulfed him and the play came to sudden halt with

sunrise and chirping of birds and pundits coming with all paraphernalia for

opening of Mandir - veda chanting music playing -Senior pundit noticed this

pilgrim and came rushing to him

and enquired how come he is here by himself-Fellow pilgrim wihtout hesitation

started looking for his Yogi friend nowhere he could be found so Pundit wants a

clear explanation from him and then he started telling him what happened last

night and how is Yogi friend and him played chess all night.

Dumstruck - Senior Pundit remain speechless for a while and then he said how

this could happen as he is coming after six months and today is the first day

first opening of Badri-

Hearing this crowd gathered and then they realized that Lord Badri was with the

fellow pilgrim in the form of a Yogi for past six months playing chess with him

and to the fellow pilgrim it seemed for a night- Senior Pundit without any

delay carried him with pomp and gaiety to the mandir door and requested him to

open the mandir door and to enter the mandir first- this fellow pilgrim was

later told to write his experience of Badri travel and he wrote a beautiful

book .

 

 

If we could hear more incidents and stories like this it realy help us to

develop bhakti as there are so many stories about Himalyan yoogis and stories

of great devotees - hope somone in our group bring more stories like this-

 

Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu

 

Soumendra