stories

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Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All

glories to ISKCON!

 

So because soon we'll have conference "topical discusions", i suggest to

write krsna-katha which is pleasing to everyone. I am very greateful to

Nayan-ranjana Prabhu for posting so many nice quots.

 

My suggestion is to cite quots here with some realisations of ones study.

And post nice stories. I have deep petition to all the members of katha to

write at least one pastime of the LOrd and Vaisnavas.

 

So, to start i will post below story heard from Bhakti Purusottam Maharaj.

 

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Ambarisha Maharaj had brother who was very very sinful

(unfortunately i do not remember his name). Ambarish tried to preach to him

but with no success. So he asked Narada Muni to preach to his brother.

Narada did not want but finally agreed. When Narada came to see sinful Raja,

he was greeted with respect but upon hearing words of preaching Raja started

to scream and to throw wine's bottles on Narada. So Narada had to escape,

but from a distance he shouted to Papa-Raja "When you will be in front of

Yamaraj, ask him just one question - What is the result of having sadhu

sanga for a lava-matra?

After death Papa-Raja was certainly taken to Yamaraja's court. Upon

hearing from Citragupta about sins committed by Papa-raja, Yamaraja felt

compasion and said - you will certainly be thrown to hell for eternity, but

i can fulfill your last request now, what do you want? Hearing such words

raja recollected Naradas advice and said - Could you tell me what is the

result of having sadhu sanga for lava matra? Yamaraj became amased. He said

- i'm sorry, but i here deal with sinners not with sadhus so i don't know

the answer, but since i've promised to fulfill your last desire i'll take

you to Lord Brahma. And they flew.

Upon hearing such elevated question Brahma said - i'm sorry i am

busy with my creation, and sadhus are not within the realm of my creation.

We have to go to Lord Siva. When they arrived, Siva, after hearing what's

the matter, said - how can i answer such question?, i am busy with such

gastly creatures who follow me, i do not deal with sadhus, we have to ask

Lord Narayan himself.

After that they approached Lord Narayan in Vaikuntha. Hearing such a

nice question Lord smiled and said - the result is that one is delivered to

Vaikuntha by all means. So because you have already brought him here, he

will stay and you my dear servants go back to do your duties. Thank you.

 

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Such is a result of lava matra sadhu sanga.

 

your servant

Dvarkadhis das