nambillai acharya

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Once a lady,who was a prostitute came to nambillai acharya,the spiritual

master of the author of the book-vaarta maala.she asked him,"if in the

peak noon a vaishnava comes to me and says that he is very much hungry

then i will definitely give him food and relieve his hunger. similarly if

a vaishnava comes to me in the peak of the night and says that bodily

hunger or the want for union with me is troubling him then what is wrong

in relieving him of his bodily hunger by offering him my body ?"'

 

The acharya replied," a lady gets a child after so many years of

penance,say.if that child comes to u and asks ' please give me s rope to

hang myself , or at least give me a knife to cut my throat', then will you

give him what he wants?similarly if a vaishnava comes to you maddened by

lust you should not agree because by agreeing to his proposal u are

completely destroying his eternal nature,and the thoughts that are

conducive to realize his nature."'

 

So,here the comparison of feeding a hungry person is not

suitable because the latter hunger devours the nature of the person as a

servant of krishna.it is obvious that the lady gave up her profession as

prostitute after this advice.