Siva Sambho

[Guest guest]

At Isha Yoga Centre at the foothills of Vellingiri,near

Coimbatore.Sivaratri is a great event on Mahasivaratri day with

Discourses,Bhajans,Namasakeertanam and Music.Sadguru narrated a story

which is very appealing.Here it is.

A sage asked Siva what was so great about his name " Siva Sambho " .Siva

said. " I don't know.You try it on the worm wriggling in front of

you.The Saint uttered " Siva Sambho " and the worm died instantly.The

Sage looked at Siva with shock only to be asked to repeat the matra on

the butterfly that was flitting by.The sage did so unwillingly and the

butterfly fell dead.Soon a lovely fawn was sprinting in front of

them.As Sage could not disobey Siva he uttered the mantra again and

lo! The fawn dropped dead.

Soon a couple came with their newborn baby to the saint to receive his

blessings.This time he refused to obey Siva.But the baby spoke, " O

saint! Please utter the mantra.You said that when I was a worm.I

became a butterfly.From butterfly,I became a fawn and now a human

baby.If you say it now,I will become divine " .The saint realised the

efficacy of the mantra.

(Excerpts from The Hindu supplyment Friday review dated March 14, 2008.)

Ramachandran.C