God is Great

[Guest guest]

Now allow me to tell a true story that happened some 10 years ago in

South-Africa. The father and the daughter who experienced this event

told this story to my friend, a sannyasi and devotee of Lord

Nrisimhadev.

 

This stories was also found in the newspapers, and several witnesses

of this truck-accident after this incident became devotees of Lord

Nrisimhadev.

 

This happened to a simple Vaishnav family that lives there. They had

a back then 5 years old daughter. This girl was a great `fan' of

Nrisimhadev – she found Him simply funny, as he looked half lion

half man and felt very attracted to Him.

She often told her playmates about her favorite God, a lion – and

the kids always wondered about what of God this could be… a lion /images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

What can a five years old girl know about God, she wasn't initiated,

not even her parents, as far as I can remember.

The father of the family followed a guru and surely later accepted

initiation. But there was a small Hindu-community they were in close

touch with.

 

So, one day the girl was playing outside with her ball together with

other kids, beside the street. The ball, how else could it be, fell

on the street, and the girl ran after her precious ball. There was

nearly no traffic, a rarely used country road. But this time a very

fast truck came running down the road. The girl in her play didn't

see the truck coming.

The father was in the first floor of the house and saw his baby girl

running on the street – but he also saw the huge truck coming down,

closer to his daughter with huge speed. The father yelled at her,

but she didn't hear him. So he jumped out of the window of this

first floor to save his daughter, and broke both his legs, when

coming down, and remained laying on the ground in pain.

 

He had to watch how his little girl was hit by the truck and thrown

through the air, some 20meter away.

All children and neighbors around who observed this froze the blood.

The father later said his only desire when he saw this was to die.

From the other direction came a police car that also witnessed the

accident. The truck went on and the policeman stopped his car across

the street to stop him. The truck-driver hardly stopped his truck

and he seemed to be very drunk.

 

The policeman immediately called the ambulance and ran over to the

motionless laying girl in the grass.

 

The closest hospital was a small private clinic and the ambulance

came, but refused to take the girl, being afraid they wouldn't have

the necessary devices and machines to help the injuries the girl

must have. They advised the policeman to call the main hospital, as

only they could efficiently help her, as her spine must be broken,

etc.

 

The policeman was in despair, not even knowing where the father of

the girl was. Actually he didn't even know if the girl was still

alive, as he didn't dare to touch her, not knowing how injured she

was.

 

However, in the end she was brought to a right hospital, the

policeman accompanied the girl, and also finally the father there.

 

The chief-doctor heard then what has happened to the girl, and they

immediately x-rayed her to see first results. The policeman wanted

to rest assured how the girl was doing, and waited there to see the

results.

Everybody was shocked to hear what terrific accident had happened to

the girl.

 

So the nurse brought the x-ray pictures to the doctor, who became

very upset and started yelling at the nurse she should for-God's-

sake bring the right pictures, things were about death and life. He

threatened to fire her, as it was unacceptable to make such

mistakes.

The nurse was scared and didn't understand what was happening. Those

were the pictures of the five year old girl that was hit by the

truck. The nurse wasn't aware yet of what had happened to the girl.

 

The doc said this cannot be – on the x-ray there was not a single

broken bone. So, the doc all the time again and again

repeated `impossible – can't be'.

 

Then suddenly the girl awoke from her faint and then told a story at

ful consciousness which made its tour through the media.

 

In the moment she picked up the ball from the street, she saw the

truck coming up to her. And the only thing she could do was to yell

out for help. She didn't call for mommy or daddy, but for her

Nrisimhadev. In this moment when the truck should hit her, she

suddenly saw how Nrisimhadev picked her up from the ground, smiled

at her, and said, `don't be afraid, nothing will happen to you'.

The girl continued her story that the Lord had put her on the other

side of the street into the grass. But when putting her down, He

accidentally scratched her waist, which still hurt her a bit.

 

She spoke about how beautiful Nrisimhadev was, His hair, His eyes,

etc. But his claws were very sharp, He should cut them… he wore a

golden dhotie, etc. The doctor didn't understand anything and told

the policeman she still was in shock and hallucinated, which is

normal.

 

So, the girl was profoundly checked for any injuries, but the only

injury they found on her body were those scratches and the doctor

said this must be from a wild animal like a lion, as he had cases

like this before. So, he was disturbed and asked if they had brought

the girl to hospital as this one was inured by a wild animal, not a

truck…

Nobody was clear what had happened. The same doctor and the nurse

who took care of her later became devotees, as they later learned

from the parent who `that lion' was.

 

As we can see miracle still today happen. Not only in Mahabharata,

Puranas or shastras that are more than thousands of years old. The

little girl was very attracted to this form of God, and in her

despair she called Him for help. Lord Nrisimhadev did not look if

she was initiated and have the right to call His name He protects

His devotees, that sincerely worship Him in their hearts.

 

I am sure this litte girl was no common soul, who knows what she did

in her previous life. The sannyasi heard that she very much liked to

eat sweets, and prepared a big plate ful of sweets for her to rest

assured she will not be able to eat it all up. He gave her the

mounted plate of sweets, she took some of the sweets and ran out

playing with her friends.

As soon as she was gone of the room, the sannyasi went over that

plate and took the rest, as for him, this was the best maha-prasad

available! Who last time has met Lord Nrisimhadev? Narada Muni

maybe?? The girl for sure, and she must be a great soul.

 

Let's chant the holy names of the Lord, no matter which incarnation

and being initiated or not. Which counts is bhakti – the love to the

Lord, and sincerity in the heart.

On the other hand, if sincere in spiritual life, one should not

hesitate taking initiation – this is very important for making

spiritual progress. Because only under the guidance of a sadhu one

can reach God and return to His abode, the transcendental world.

 

And KAD is right, there are plenty mantras, we can NOT chant WITHOUT

initiation, even Brahmin initiation. Which does not mean we cannot

chant any holy names or worship God without initiation – everybody

must make a start before taking initiation.

[maadhav]

yes, he is.

no doubt.

 

but you did not give any verifiable reference to the story.

 

[Guest guest]

Is it Nrisimhadev or Narasimhadev? which one is correct .

[Guest guest]

narasimha

narasingha

nrsmha

nirsimha

nirshinga

 

nir.. nara..nrs.... not nri

[narasimha]

hari bol.. nice story..jay

all glories to lord narasimha

all glories to bhakta prahlad