Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Srila Prabhupada Tells Short

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Srila Prabhupada Tells Short Stories

 

 

There was a professional dancer who used to hold

performances in many different places, including

outdoor sites. After one scheduled performance a

friend asked the dancer, "So did you perform last

night?"

 

"No," the dancer replied. "I could not."

 

His friend was surprised and asked why not, and the

dancer replied, "There was a hill." In other words,

due to the non-ideal situation, the dancer did not

perform. Prabhupada said that this is not a real

dancer. A real dancer would have danced even if the

hill was offered as the site for dancing. Even if the

dancing performance was not up to standard, a real

dancer would have danced under any circumstances.

Similarly, a dedicated disciple will perform his or

her duty even if facilities are lacking.

 

Srila Prabhupada related the story of a rat who became

liberated by offering service to Visnu. The rat was

running on the altar of the Deity, just at a time when

one of the ghee lamps was about to go out. The rat

thought that the flame might be some foodstuffs, so he

stuck his whiskers in it. The dying flame caught on to

the rat's whiskers and the fire flared up, catching on

to the unused portion of the wick. In this way, by the

rat's foolish sacrifice, the flame on Visnu's altar

continued to burn nicely. And for his service to

Krsna, the rat went to Vaikuntha. This is the potency

of devotional service to Krsna, even performed

unknowingly.

 

- From the Prabhupada Nectar by HH Satsvarupa dasa

Goswami

 

 

 

 

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