The power of Shiva's Name

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One day a yogi, who has great accomplishments behind him, went to Shiva, and asked Shiva "What is all this, your Bhaktas are making all this noise in the world. All the time they are shouting Shiva Shambo. What is this going to do? What is the use of going on yelling this mantra like this?" Then Shiva said "Let us experiment. Here, there is a worm crawling there. Go close to him and say 'Shiva Shambo' and let us see what happens". The yogi went to the worm and said "Shiva Shambo". The worm fell dead. The yogi was aghast. "I just uttered this mantra, your name, and the worm is dead. What is this?"

 

Shiva completely oblivious of the worm. He pointed at the butterfly and said "See how wonderful this butterfly is". The yogi also gets involved with the butterfly. Shiva said "Attempt the mantra with the butterfly". The yogi looked in the direction of the butterfly and said "Shiva Shambo". The butterfly fell dead. The yogi was totally in the turmoil, said, "What is this? If I just utter your name one after another, they are falling dead. I do not want to say it any more". Shiva completely ignored this and looked at a wonderful deer that was romping around. He said "Look at the deer, so wonderful". The yogi also got involved. Shiva said "Why don't you try this mantra to the deer and see". The yogi said "Shiva Shambo" and the deer fell dead. The yogi said "No, no more can I say this".

 

Then somebody brought their new born child to Shiva for his blessings. Then Shiva said "Why don't you utter the mantra to this child." The yogi said "No, I cannot do this. Already the worm, butterfly, deer, I have behind me and I don't want to say this." Shiva said "It doesn't matter, say". The yogi with great hesitation went to the child and said "Shiva Shambo". This new born baby, just sat up and said, looked at the yogi and said "O Yogi! Don't you know the power of the mantra? Don't you know the power of the name of Lord Shiva?" The yogi said, "No, can you tell me?" The baby said "Yes, I was a worm. You uttered the mantra I became a butterfly. You uttered the mantra, I became a deer. You uttered the mantra, I became a human. You utter the mantra once more, I will become divine".

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what a great story Surya. death isn't dying but the birth of birth.

 

 

, "Mahamuni Das" <mahamuni

wrote:

>

> One day a yogi, who has great accomplishments behind him, went to

Shiva, and asked Shiva "What is all this, your Bhaktas are making

all this noise in the world. All the time they are shouting Shiva

Shambo. What is this going to do? What is the use of going on

yelling this mantra like this?" Then Shiva said "Let us experiment.

Here, there is a worm crawling there. Go close to him and say 'Shiva

Shambo' and let us see what happens". The yogi went to the worm and

said "Shiva Shambo". The worm fell dead. The yogi was aghast. "I

just uttered this mantra, your name, and the worm is dead. What is

this?"

>

> Shiva completely oblivious of the worm. He pointed at the

butterfly and said "See how wonderful this butterfly is". The yogi

also gets involved with the butterfly. Shiva said "Attempt the

mantra with the butterfly". The yogi looked in the direction of the

butterfly and said "Shiva Shambo". The butterfly fell dead. The yogi

was totally in the turmoil, said, "What is this? If I just utter

your name one after another, they are falling dead. I do not want to

say it any more". Shiva completely ignored this and looked at a

wonderful deer that was romping around. He said "Look at the deer,

so wonderful". The yogi also got involved. Shiva said "Why don't you

try this mantra to the deer and see". The yogi said "Shiva Shambo"

and the deer fell dead. The yogi said "No, no more can I say this".

>

> Then somebody brought their new born child to Shiva for his

blessings. Then Shiva said "Why don't you utter the mantra to this

child." The yogi said "No, I cannot do this. Already the worm,

butterfly, deer, I have behind me and I don't want to say this."

Shiva said "It doesn't matter, say". The yogi with great hesitation

went to the child and said "Shiva Shambo". This new born baby, just

sat up and said, looked at the yogi and said "O Yogi! Don't you know

the power of the mantra? Don't you know the power of the name of

Lord Shiva?" The yogi said, "No, can you tell me?" The baby

said "Yes, I was a worm. You uttered the mantra I became a

butterfly. You uttered the mantra, I became a deer. You uttered the

mantra, I became a human. You utter the mantra once more, I will

become divine".

>

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In a message dated 5/25/2006 12:52:16 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,

mahamuni (AT) cox (DOT) net writes:

 

Then somebody brought their new born child to Shiva for his blessings. Then

Shiva said "Why don't you utter the mantra to this child." The yogi said "No,

I cannot do this. Already the worm, butterfly, deer, I have behind me and I

don't want to say this." Shiva said "It doesn't matter, say". The yogi with

great hesitation went to the child and said "Shiva Shambo". This new born

baby, just sat up and said, looked at the yogi and said "O Yogi! Don't you know

the power of the mantra? Don't you know the power of the name of Lord Shiva?"

The yogi said, "No, can you tell me?" The baby said "Yes, I was a worm. You

uttered the mantra I became a butterfly. You uttered the mantra, I became a

deer. You uttered the mantra, I became a human. You utter the mantra once

more, I will become divine".

 

 

 

Namaste Surya

 

We evolve with Siva's grace. Om Namah Sivaya

 

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