Om Siva ... a nice story continued (2)

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Dear Friends,

 

This section (2) sent on 7Feb seems to have been lost in cyberspace.

Apologies and happy reading.

 

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Vishnu became a boar and started down, following the Shiva lingam,

burrowing down underneath the earth. He continued going down further

and further and further. "This lingam doesn't have an end," he

thought. "It just keeps going and going. I'm tired, and I've had

enough. I'm going back."

 

Brahma, on the other hand, got on his swan, and went up and up and

up. He passed through the clouds and continued on towards the other

end of infinity. As he was still going, he said in desperation, "When

is this going to stop? Where is the end of this Shiva lingam?"

Just as he was getting near to what he thought must be the top, a

flower fell down from Lord Shiva's head. As the flower fell, Brahma

caught it, grabbed it in mid-air, and said, "Oh little flower, from

where have you come?"

 

"I came from the head of Lord Shiva, replied the flower. "A devotee

put me there as a token of worship, and a gust of wind came and

knocked me off. I came from Shiva's head."

"Well," said Brahma, "I was just going up there to Shiva's head to

get a flower, and it's so nice of you to come down here. Let me ask a

little favor of you. Would you tell Vishnu that I took you off from

the top of the Shiva lingam?"

 

"Well, that's not quite true," replied the little flower. "Actually,

1 fell off from the top of the Shiva lingam in a gust of wind."

Brahma said, "Do you know that 1 am Brahma, the Creator of the

universe? If you just do this little thing for me, I will make sure

that you are honored among all flowers." He put the flower in his

pocket, and went back down.

 

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[Guest guest]

Namaste

 

Thank you for resending this installment. I was wondering why Shiva

called Brahma a liar! lol

Regardless, thank you for sending the story and especially for

sending it in installments. It brings out the "inner child" in me as

I eagerly await each chapter!!

wendy

 

, "maadevi55" <maadevi55 wrote:

>

> Dear Friends,

>

> This section (2) sent on 7Feb seems to have been lost in

cyberspace.

> Apologies and happy reading.

>

> ==============================

>

> Vishnu became a boar and started down, following the Shiva lingam,

> burrowing down underneath the earth. He continued going down

further

> and further and further. "This lingam doesn't have an end," he

> thought. "It just keeps going and going. I'm tired, and I've had

> enough. I'm going back."

>

> Brahma, on the other hand, got on his swan, and went up and up and

> up. He passed through the clouds and continued on towards the other

> end of infinity. As he was still going, he said in

desperation, "When

> is this going to stop? Where is the end of this Shiva lingam?"

> Just as he was getting near to what he thought must be the top, a

> flower fell down from Lord Shiva's head. As the flower fell, Brahma

> caught it, grabbed it in mid-air, and said, "Oh little flower, from

> where have you come?"

>

> "I came from the head of Lord Shiva, replied the flower. "A devotee

> put me there as a token of worship, and a gust of wind came and

> knocked me off. I came from Shiva's head."

> "Well," said Brahma, "I was just going up there to Shiva's head to

> get a flower, and it's so nice of you to come down here. Let me ask

a

> little favor of you. Would you tell Vishnu that I took you off from

> the top of the Shiva lingam?"

>

> "Well, that's not quite true," replied the little

flower. "Actually,

> 1 fell off from the top of the Shiva lingam in a gust of wind."

> Brahma said, "Do you know that 1 am Brahma, the Creator of the

> universe? If you just do this little thing for me, I will make sure

> that you are honored among all flowers." He put the flower in his

> pocket, and went back down.

>

> ........

>