Sri Sathya Sai Baba Stories and Parables 33 - This too is the Dharma

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33 - This too is the Dharma

 

Once in Calcutta, in the Kali temple constructed by Rani Rasmani, a

Gopala idol fell down and its foot was broken a little. Since many

elders declared that according to the Sastras a broken image should

not be worshipped, Rani Rasmani made arrangements to get a new one

made by sculptors. Ramakrishna heard of this and he reproached the

Rani, saying: " Maharani, if your son-in-law breaks his leg, what will

you do? What is the correct thing to do? Bandaging the foot and

setting it right, or discarding the son-in-law and getting another in

his stead? " The Elders and Pundits were dumb-founded; the broken foot

of Gopala was set right and the image was installed and worshipped as

before. See, when Bhakthi is purified and is ascendant, the Lord will

be present even in a broken idol. This too is the Dharma declared in

the Sastras.

 

Source: Chinna Katha

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