The Lord's Answer - Stories for Children

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Radhe Krishna To All,Good morning to all of u and have a divine blessed day ahead …..Universal brotherhood and peace can never be brought about by power, force or scientific advancement. The

only solution is inner transformation – a change in the tendency of

every single person and the only way to achieve it is through

spirituality. ----- SRI SRI MURALIDHARA SWAMIJI----------------------------

The Lord's Answer There

was an illustrious devotee in Guruvayur by name Poondhaanam. He was so

devoted to the Lord that Lord Guruvayurappan would converse with him

everyday.In the same town, there was a person who was afflicted

with a grave disease. Any medicine could not cure his disease and this

made him a dejected individual. One day, he approached Poondhaanam and

told him about his disease. He requested Poondhaanam to ask Sri

Guruvayurappan if he would be cured of his disease.That

night, when Poondhanam spoke to Lord Guruvayurappan, he asked the Lord

if the person’s disease would be cured. The Lord told Poondhaanam that

the disease would not be cured.The next day, Poondhaanam

met the ailing person and told him what the Lord had said. No sooner

did he hear about Lord’s word that he would not be cured than he burst

into tears. He cried all day that even the Lord had forsaken him.That was when he met Kroorammai.Kroorammai

was a very humble devotee of the Lord who hailed from a very poor

family. Although she did not have any status in the society, she

possessed special status in Sri Guruvayurappan's heart. Lord

Guruvayurappan would talk to her regularly as He did to Poondhanam.Kroorammai heard this person's story and assured

him that she will take his case to the Lord. The next morning, with an

enthusiastic mood she came down to greet the ailing person. She said,

"The Lord spoke to me. When I asked Him about you, He has asked you to

chant the Divine Names, 'Achyuta Anantha Govinda, continuously and your

disease shall be cured!'The ailing person's joy knew no bounds

when he heard that he could be cured. He immediately caught hold of the

Lord’s instruction and chanted the Names incessantly. As the Lord had

predicted, eventually, he was cured.He went to the residence of

Poondhaanam and told him what had happened. He said, 'You lied to me!

Lord Guruvayurappan has indeed cured my disease!'Poondhanam

felt very sad on hearing this. He could not bear the allegation that he

had lied. He wept to the Lord, 'Oh! Guruvayurappa! Was it not you who

had told me that he would not be cured? Today, I am being blamed of

uttering falsehood. Did I really utter a lie? Is this fair?' He kept

crying at the feet of the Lord.That

night, Sri Guruvayurappan spoke to Poondhanam and pacified him. He

said, “It was I who told you that he will not be cured. There is no

doubt about it! You had come to me and bluntly posed a question that

whether that ailing person will be cured or not, as one would do to an

astrologer and I replied to you appropriately.But what did

Kroorammai do? She asked me, 'Oh! Guruvayurappa! Today a devotee came

and asked me if his disease would be cured. Lord! with your grace, is

there anything that is impossible in this world? Pray tell me what he

should do to be cured!' and I told her the way!"Children, what

do we learn from this story? God definitely hears everyone of us and

answers our wishes when we pray to him sincerely. So, whenever we chant

the Divine Names and say our prayers, we should be careful to ask the

right thing to the Lord. -- NAMA YATRA: Gudiyatham Mass Prayer - Nov 09 - Part-1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGedbmifSccRegardsHare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare -----------------------Source: http://namadwaar.org/home.php