Guest guest Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 It was SHIVARATHRI time LORD SHIVA & his consort PARVATHI were having a discussion. PARVATHI said, " My Lord, just look at the crowds at your temple out there. There are hundreds waiting to get inside to get DARSHAN of the LINGAM. They've been waiting for hours together…what devotion!!! " " So let us both go there & give all of them DARSHAN, something they would have never got before." said SHIVA." SHIVA & PARVATHI landed at the temple gate & watching the huge crowds with a mischievous smile on their faces, they tried to move inside. At once people started yelling at them. " Hey you, come in line " . " Look at them, dressed like SHIVA & PARVATHI. Are you going to take part in a play today " ? " Nice costume! Is that a real snake " ? " Look at the kind of jewels the lady is wearing. Lady, where did you get all these jewels from? " These were some of the statements from the people waiting in the serpentine queue!!! SHIVA said, " We're real. We've come in person to give you all an excellent DARSHAN.' The people laughed at them & one of them said, " Of course we all know that you're LORD SHIVA & if we don't let you pass, you would open your THIRD EYE & burn us all to ash'!!! " " This is remarkable " , said THE LORD. "I'm the presiding deity of this temple & these people are not letting me only inside " , " How sad & tragic? " " Look', continued LORD SHIVA, "What would you like us to do to prove we're indeed who we claim to be? " " OK', somebody said, " If you're really GOD, can you turn all these steel vessels into GOLD? " " What? Is that all you want?" asked a disappointed SHIVA. So LORD SHIVA with a wave of his hand turned all the steel vessels into GOLD. What followed was utter chaos with people running helter-skelter, with some trying to take the vessels to examine & others shouting 'GOLD' & running here & there!!! PARVATHI was quite puzzled & asked SHIVA, " Where are these people running now? Aren't they satisfied with what you've done? " The LORD replied with an amused look on his face, " Yes, my Dear, they're indeed satisfied. That's why they're all running to get more & more steel vessels!!! " The Avatar behaves in a human way so that mankind can feel kinship with Him, but rises to His super-human heights so that mankind can aspire to reach those heights. I've come to give you what you want, so that one day, you'll take what I want to give!!! - BABA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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