Guest guest Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 CHINNA KATHA- A Little Story from Bhagavan THE FRUIT OF FORTITUDE Arjuna was lost in meditation on Siva, during his life as an ascetic in the Himalayan valley. Suddenly, a huge wild boar ran across the place where he was and evidently standing at bay, was grunting ferociously and snorting in terrible anger. Though during the penance, he should not hurt any living being, he hastily took up his bow and shot an arrow at the monster. Just at that moment, a Bhil of the forest, also armed with bow and arrow, appeared on the scene and claimed the boar as his kill. "Who are you, intruder, daring to shoot at my prey?" he shouted and he was in a defiant mood. Arjuna felt deeply insulted by the forest-dwelling tribesman. "The forest and its wild life are the property of all", he claimed. "Why did you kill the boar I was stalking?" asked the Bhil. From words they soon came to arrows. Arjuna noticed that his arrows fell off the Bhil, like blades of grass. He stood helpless and full of rage. He dealt a fierce blow with his bow on the head of the Bhil, but the bow it was that broke. He engaged the Bhil with his fists. They struggled long, dealing hammer blows on each other, but it was Arjuna who flopped on the ground. The Bhil was not exhausted in the least, though Arjuna was gasping for breath, and bleeding. Then Arjuna realised that the Bhil was no ordinary mortal. He moulded a Linga of the Siva he was adoring and offered some flowers on it. And, he saw those flowers on the head of the Bhil and of his wife, who had joined him meanwhile. He was overcome with delight, for, he now knew they were Siva and His Consort, Parvati, come to test his fortitude and bless him. …He ran towards them, exclaiming, ‘Oh Sankara, Mother Gowri!’ and fell at their Feet. He prayed that They should pardon him for his rashness and ignorance. Gowri and Sankara, who are the embodiments of Grace, lifted him by the shoulders lovingly and stroked his head affectionately. ‘Son,’ they said, ‘You have attained the fruition of your life. You did your duty as you were bound to do. That is not wrong, at all. Now, take this; here is the sign of Our Grace’—and he got from the Hand of Siva Himself the Divine Pasupatha Asthra. - Baba Illustrations: Ms Vidya, Kuwait. Ram ChuganiKobe, Japanrgcjp Be a PS3 game guru.Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 om sai ram " You did your duty as you were bound to do. Now, take this; here is the sign of Our Grace’. " -----A good message!!!If we take the tasks of our daily routine as duties assigned to us by almighty and not to bind ourself with the idea to get some benefit out of it- these are our lord's teachings!! sai ram --- Ramchand Chugani <rgcjp wrote: > CHINNA KATHA > - A Little Story from Bhagavan > THE FRUIT OF FORTITUDE > > > Arjuna was lost in meditation on Siva, during > his life as an ascetic in the Himalayan valley. > Suddenly, a huge wild boar ran across the place > where he was and evidently standing at bay, was > grunting ferociously and snorting in terrible anger. > Though during the penance, he should not hurt any > living being, he hastily took up his bow and shot an > arrow at the monster. Just at that moment, a Bhil of > the forest, also armed with bow and arrow, appeared > on the scene and claimed the boar as his kill. " Who > are you, intruder, daring to shoot at my prey? " he > shouted and he was in a defiant mood. Arjuna felt > deeply insulted by the forest-dwelling tribesman. > " The forest and its wild life are the property of > all " , he claimed. " Why did you kill the boar I was > stalking? " asked the Bhil. > > From words they soon came to arrows. Arjuna > noticed that his arrows fell off the Bhil, like > blades of grass. He stood helpless and full of rage. > He dealt a fierce blow with his bow on the head of > the Bhil, but the bow it was that broke. He engaged > the Bhil with his fists. They struggled long, > dealing hammer blows on each other, but it was > Arjuna who flopped on the ground. The Bhil was not > exhausted in the least, though Arjuna was gasping > for breath, and bleeding. > > Then Arjuna realised that the Bhil was no ordinary > mortal. He moulded a Linga of the Siva he was > adoring and offered some flowers on it. And, he saw > those flowers on the head of the Bhil and of his > wife, who had joined him meanwhile. He was overcome > with delight, for, he now knew they were Siva and > His Consort, Parvati, come to test his fortitude and > bless him. > > …He ran towards them, exclaiming, ‘Oh Sankara, > Mother Gowri!’ and fell at their Feet. He prayed > that They should pardon him for his rashness and > ignorance. Gowri and Sankara, who are the > embodiments of Grace, lifted him by the shoulders > lovingly and stroked his head affectionately. ‘Son,’ > they said, ‘You have attained the fruition of your > life. You did your duty as you were bound to do. > That is not wrong, at all. Now, take this; here is > the sign of Our Grace’—and he got from the Hand of > Siva Himself the Divine Pasupatha Asthra. > - Baba > Illustrations: Ms Vidya, Kuwait. > > > > > > Ram Chugani > Kobe, Japan > rgcjp > > > We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love > (and love to hate): TV's Guilty Pleasures list. ______________________________\ ____ We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv./collections/265 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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