BHAGAVAN RAMAKRISHNA'S SHORT STORIES
FAITH AND WONDERS
A man's son once got unwell and no medicine could cure him.The man lost hope and was not knowing what to do. One day a sanyasi came that way and the man told him about the treatments given already and asked the sanyasi to help him. The sanyasi told to do the following - There was only one way. When the Swathi Nakshatra was at its peak, it should rain. The waters from the rain should fall on a skull. Near the skull, a snake should go at the back of a frog to catch it. When the snake attempted to catch the frog, it should escape by jumping over the skull, but in the process, the snake's venom should fall in the water filled in the skull. Later, a medicine should be prepared with that water with the venom and if that was given to his son, he would be cured of the illness.
The man saw the time when the Swathi Nakshatra would come and found that it was the very next early morning at the sunrise. He prayed fervently to God that all the conditions expressed by the sanyasi should happen the next day and that he should get the medicine and thus the god should save his son. The man left his house in search of a skull and never left any stone unturned and finally could see a skull under a tree. He took that and after keeping it aside, again prayed to god for his blessings to happen as the sanyasi said. After a while, swathi nakshatra when it came to peak, it started to rain and also filled the skull which he had kept. At that, he again prayed to God with all the fervour by sayings two things had happened already with the Gods blessings and that the rest of the things should hapeen for which the God alone should help. After sometime, a frog came near the skull and he did not wait and prayed again to God. His prayers did not go as a waste and a cobra came shortly and went after the frog to catch it. Even as this was happening, the man's mind was very anxious and engaged in prayers for the blessing of God. The snake in its attempt to catch the frog found the frog had jumped over the skull but had spilled the venom. The venom fell in the water in the skull. Seeing that, the man thought how benevolent God was and that whatever we thought difficult also happened because of God. The hope that his son would get cured was felt by the man and he prayed in reverence to the God for all that happened.
Ramakrishna continued and said to his disciples that fervent prayers, true belief in full measure helped to get Gods blessings. God could know what was happening everywhere and knew even the sound of dropping a small mustard. Therefore, children, your payers would be heard by him. Pray fervently and with full faith.
FAITH AND WONDERS
A man's son once got unwell and no medicine could cure him.The man lost hope and was not knowing what to do. One day a sanyasi came that way and the man told him about the treatments given already and asked the sanyasi to help him. The sanyasi told to do the following - There was only one way. When the Swathi Nakshatra was at its peak, it should rain. The waters from the rain should fall on a skull. Near the skull, a snake should go at the back of a frog to catch it. When the snake attempted to catch the frog, it should escape by jumping over the skull, but in the process, the snake's venom should fall in the water filled in the skull. Later, a medicine should be prepared with that water with the venom and if that was given to his son, he would be cured of the illness.
The man saw the time when the Swathi Nakshatra would come and found that it was the very next early morning at the sunrise. He prayed fervently to God that all the conditions expressed by the sanyasi should happen the next day and that he should get the medicine and thus the god should save his son. The man left his house in search of a skull and never left any stone unturned and finally could see a skull under a tree. He took that and after keeping it aside, again prayed to god for his blessings to happen as the sanyasi said. After a while, swathi nakshatra when it came to peak, it started to rain and also filled the skull which he had kept. At that, he again prayed to God with all the fervour by sayings two things had happened already with the Gods blessings and that the rest of the things should hapeen for which the God alone should help. After sometime, a frog came near the skull and he did not wait and prayed again to God. His prayers did not go as a waste and a cobra came shortly and went after the frog to catch it. Even as this was happening, the man's mind was very anxious and engaged in prayers for the blessing of God. The snake in its attempt to catch the frog found the frog had jumped over the skull but had spilled the venom. The venom fell in the water in the skull. Seeing that, the man thought how benevolent God was and that whatever we thought difficult also happened because of God. The hope that his son would get cured was felt by the man and he prayed in reverence to the God for all that happened.
Ramakrishna continued and said to his disciples that fervent prayers, true belief in full measure helped to get Gods blessings. God could know what was happening everywhere and knew even the sound of dropping a small mustard. Therefore, children, your payers would be heard by him. Pray fervently and with full faith.
stories are excellent. especially they are to be read by children
ReplyDeleteIf u permit me , I shall forward to my children , my friend's children ?
Balasubramanian, madurai