Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Lord Krishna and the Lapwing's Nest It was the battle of Kurukshetra. The white conch shells were about to sound, the elephants to march forward, and the attack of the archers to commence. The moment was brief and terrible. Banners were flying, and the charioteers preparing for the advance. Suddenly a little lapwing, who had built her nest in the turf of a hillock in the midst of the battlefield, drew the attention of the Lord Krishna by her cries of anxiety and distress for her young. "Poor little mother!" He said tenderly, "let this be thy protection!" And, lifting a great elephant-bell that had fallen near, He placed it over the lapwing's nest. And so, through the eighteen days of raging battle that followed, a lapwing and her nestlings were kept in safety in their nest, by the mercy of the Lord, even in the midst of the raging field of Kurukshetra. ****************************************************************************** Know the Lord to be the only real thing in the midst of things unreal. Remember God.Take His name always. Meditate upon Him. Feel His presence everywhere. Surrender yourself to Him. He will bless you with peace, bliss, plenty, prosperity and immortality. ----Swami Sivananda ******************************************************************************** Please visit our Website on Vedanta: http://www.geocities.com/radhakutir ******************************************************************************** --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.574 / Virus Database: 364 - Release 2004-01-29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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