Story about old lady which carried to the temple water

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Srila Prabhupada told his disciples a story about when he had lived in

Vrndavana. A Bengali widow walked to the Yamuna River to take her bath every

morning. And every morning without fail she would return with a pot of water

for the Radha-Damodara pujaris to use in bathing the Deities. Prabhupada

said he would sometimes open the gate for the woman, since he also rose very

early, and she would enter and wake the pujari.

 

"Although the Vrndavana nights are cold in the winter," Prabhupada said,

"the woman never once failed to come with the water. For this activity she

will return back to Godhead. One who cannot rise early in the morning is not

very serious about spiritual life. One must rise before the brahma-muhurta

hour -- that is very auspicious. And one will take the trouble to do so if

he is serious about spiritual life." (Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta, Volume 4,

Chapter 5: A Lot of Ground to Be Covered)

[Guest guest]

Thank you very much

 

Ys Shatakula d.

 

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> Story about old lady which carried to the temple water

>

>

> Srila Prabhupada told his disciples a story about when he had lived in

> Vrndavana. A Bengali widow walked to the Yamuna River to take

> her bath every

> morning. And every morning without fail she would return with

> a pot of water

> for the Radha-Damodara pujaris to use in bathing the Deities.

> Prabhupada

> said he would sometimes open the gate for the woman, since he

> also rose very

> early, and she would enter and wake the pujari.

>

> "Although the Vrndavana nights are cold in the winter,"

> Prabhupada said,

> "the woman never once failed to come with the water. For this

> activity she

> will return back to Godhead. One who cannot rise early in the

> morning is not

> very serious about spiritual life. One must rise before the

> brahma-muhurta

> hour -- that is very auspicious. And one will take the

> trouble to do so if

> he is serious about spiritual life." (Srila Prabhupada

> Lilamrta, Volume 4,

> Chapter 5: A Lot of Ground to Be Covered)

>