Guest guest Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 The Lord Answers Her Prayers Devotees narrate how God blessed Sakhubai. It is a very interesting story.More than the physical beatings she received, Sakhu suffered a lot of mental agony. She did not worry about her food, sleep, clothes, etc. Though physically weak, she was unflinching in her devotion to God. She was always chanting "Vittala ! Vittala! Please fulfill my desire."Vittala must have heard His devotee's prayers. Around midnight. He disguised himself as a woman, came and untiedSakhu. He told her: "Dear Sakhu, you are keen on having a 'darshan' of Vittala, aren't you? Go ahead. Till you come back, I will look after your work."Sakhu ran and joined the devotees. God had assumed Sakhu's form and stayed in her place.Came the morning. Sakhu's husband and his mother noticed that in spite of their haranguing and beatings, she was calmly immersed in chanting Vittala's name. Actually, noticing the intensity of her 'bhakti’, they became afraid. 'Is such terrific devotion possible for any being?' - they wondered. They then untied her. As they thought she would collapse with fatigue, she stood erect. Her mother- in-law, though ruffled, ordered her, "Go, have your bath and cook the meals."Sakhubai silently went in and prepared the meals. What luck to eat food prepared by God Himself! And what wonderful meals! It was like savoring nectar. The families are heartily praising the dishes prepared. But the constant chanting of Vittala's name irritated Gayyalibai, who angrily ordered Sakhu not to mention 'that bad word.'God in Sakhu's guise did not utter a word in reply and continued to chant Vittala's name. He attended to all of Sakhu's duties. She went to the river to fetch water, wash the vessels, and wash the clothes; she pounded the grain. All the work was being done perfectly. Some days passed and now the people in the house began to look at this 'Sakhu' with a sense of fear. Gayyalibai could no longer scold 'Sakhu' as before. Nor could the husband Oaduraya raise his hand to beat her. In the divine presence, the whole atmosphere in the house had been transformed.Meanwhile, Sakhubai arrived at Pandharapur and had the 'darshan' of Lord Vittala. Overcome with devotion, she prayed in an enthralled mood. By now, she had lost all interest in this worldly life. Several days passed and she was in no mood to return home. She spent all the time in prayer. One day, as she prostrated at the feet of Lord Vittala chanting His name, she breathed her last.The news of Sakhu's passing away in this manner soon spread in Pandharapur and people came rushing to have a last look at this great devotee who died praying. The whole town was full of praise for her. People raised a pyre of sandalwood and camphor and consigned her to flames. Rukmayi's Worry As narrated by people, the story of Sakhubai becomes still more interesting hereafter.While Sakhubai passed away, Lord Vittala was working in her guise at Karaveerapura. "I will look after your duties until you come back," He had promised her. Lord Vittala's consort Rukmayi now was at a loss as to how to get Him back. She decided that the only solution was to revive Sakhu back to life. She gave 'darshan' to Her devotees in their dreams and asked them to bring Sakhu's mortal remains to Her. Rukmayi touched them with Her divine hands and revived Sakhubai and told her: "Dear great devotee, go back to your Karaveerapura home. Lord Vittala is staying there taking your form. Send Him back. You are blessed. Go." Sakhubai walked back home. Vittala in her guise was standing on the banks of river Krishna carrying a couple of pots. Sakhu ran and fell at His feet exclaiming, "0 Lord! What a mad woman I have been to make you undertake these tasks! I did not even ask who you were. I don't know what tasks you were asked to attend to. Please forgive me."Lord Vittala laughed and replied: "There is nothing I will not do for my devotees. Hereafter, your life will be happy. You are blessed. Lead a life of help and service to others."Sakhu, blessed by her Lord, returned to her house joyfully.Gayyalibai was surprised when she heard her daughter-in-law's story. "0 God! How I made you to toil for me!" she cried remorsefully. Now she felt immensely happy that Sakhu had received God's blessings. "My dear, please forget the past. You are the light of our family," she emotionally told her.Sakhubai's entire life-mode had now changed. Her husband, the mother-in-law and the father-in-law had all changed their attitude towards her and treated her with great respect. She continued to be affectionate and friendly to all of them. She explained the greatness of God and ' 'Bhakti' to all the people around her and led a life of peace and happiness. 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Guest guest Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 A good narration! All of us want this only! Sakku is the only blessed soul! are we so unfortunate? are we not doing similar things in this world ? but sakku only got benefit. GOD is partial! GPS --- Nanda <nandukother wrote: > The Lord Answers Her Prayers > Devotees narrate how God blessed Sakhubai. It is a > very interesting story. > > More than the physical beatings she received, Sakhu > suffered a lot of mental agony. She did not worry > about her food, sleep, clothes, etc. Though > physically weak, she was unflinching in her > devotion to God. She was always chanting " Vittala ! > Vittala! Please fulfill my desire. " > > Vittala must have heard His devotee's prayers. > Around midnight. He disguised himself as a woman, > came and untied > > Sakhu. He told her: " Dear Sakhu, you are keen on > having a 'darshan' of Vittala, aren't > you? Go ahead. Till you come back, I will look after > your work. " > > Sakhu ran and joined the devotees. God had assumed > Sakhu's form and stayed in her place. > > Came the morning. Sakhu's husband and his mother > noticed that in spite of their > haranguing and beatings, she was calmly immersed in > chanting Vittala's name. Actually, noticing the > intensity of her 'bhakti’, they became afraid. 'Is > such terrific devotion possible for any being?' - > they wondered. They then untied her. As they thought > she would collapse with fatigue, she stood erect. > Her mother- in-law, though ruffled, ordered her, > " Go, have your bath and cook the meals. " > > Sakhubai silently went in and prepared the meals. > What luck to eat food prepared by > God Himself! And what wonderful meals! It was like > savoring nectar. The families are heartily praising > the dishes prepared. But the constant chanting of > Vittala's name > irritated Gayyalibai, who angrily ordered Sakhu not > to mention 'that bad word.' > > God in Sakhu's guise did not utter a word in reply > and continued to chant Vittala's name. He attended > to all of Sakhu's duties. She went to the river to > fetch water, wash the vessels, and wash the clothes; > she pounded the grain. All the work was being done > perfectly. Some days passed and now the people in > the house began to look at this 'Sakhu' with a sense > of fear. Gayyalibai could no longer scold 'Sakhu' as > before. Nor could the husband Oaduraya raise his > hand to beat her. In the divine presence, the whole > atmosphere in the house had been transformed. > > Meanwhile, Sakhubai arrived at Pandharapur and had > the 'darshan' of Lord Vittala. Overcome with > devotion, she prayed in an enthralled mood. By now, > she had lost all interest in this worldly life. > Several days passed and she was in no mood to return > home. She spent all the time in prayer. One day, as > she prostrated at the feet of Lord Vittala chanting > His name, she breathed her last. > > The news of Sakhu's passing away in this manner soon > spread in Pandharapur and > people came rushing to have a last look at this > great devotee who died praying. The > whole town was full of praise for her. People raised > a pyre of sandalwood and camphor and consigned her > to flames. > > Rukmayi's Worry > As narrated by people, the story of Sakhubai becomes > still more interesting hereafter. > > While Sakhubai passed away, Lord Vittala was working > in her guise at Karaveerapura. > " I will look after your duties until you come back, " > He had promised her. Lord Vittala's > consort Rukmayi now was at a loss as to how to get > Him back. She decided that the only solution was to > revive Sakhu back to life. She gave 'darshan' to Her > devotees in their dreams and asked them to bring > Sakhu's mortal remains to Her. Rukmayi touched them > with Her divine hands and revived Sakhubai and told > her: " Dear great devotee, go back to your > Karaveerapura home. Lord Vittala is staying there > taking your form. Send Him back. You are blessed. > Go. " > Sakhubai walked back home. Vittala in her guise > was standing on the banks of river > Krishna carrying a couple of pots. Sakhu ran and > fell at His feet exclaiming, " 0 Lord! > What a mad woman I have been to make you undertake > these tasks! I did not even ask who you were. I > don't know what tasks you were asked to attend to. > Please forgive me. " > > Lord Vittala laughed and replied: " There is nothing > I will not do for my devotees. > Hereafter, your life will be happy. You are blessed. > Lead a life of help and service to > others. " > > Sakhu, blessed by her Lord, returned to her house > joyfully. > > Gayyalibai was surprised when she heard her > daughter-in-law's story. " 0 God! How I > made you to toil for me! " she cried remorsefully. > Now she felt immensely happy that Sakhu had received > God's blessings. " My dear, please forget the past. > You are the light of our family, " she emotionally > told her. > > Sakhubai's entire life-mode had now changed. Her > husband, the mother-in-law and the father-in-law had > all changed their attitude towards her and treated > her with great respect. She continued to be > affectionate and friendly to all of them. She > explained the greatness of God and ' 'Bhakti' to all > the people around her and led a life of peace and > happiness. > > Please read the entire story of this great Marathi > devotee here-- > http://www.ganesh.us/mantara/sukh-bai.html > > > TAD VISNOH PARAMAM PADAM (Rg Veda 1.22.20) > > > > > > Sent from Mail. > A Smarter Inbox. ______________________________\ ____ You rock. 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Guest guest Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Is God partial? Are all of us really like Sakku? If we were, then we would have experienced the same grace from HIM. The fact that we have not recd that sort of grace shows that we have miles to go. Let us take it in the positive step and truly surrender ourselves to him. As one Mahan put it " If there were truly Prahlad's in today's world, the Lord will not hesitate to spring out from a pillar or blade of grass like Sri Nrisimha. " Now is God still partial? --- Parthasarathy Gopalan <gsarathy32 wrote: > A good narration! > All of us want this only! > Sakku is the only blessed soul! > are we so unfortunate? > are we not doing similar things in this world ? > but sakku only got benefit. > GOD is partial! > GPS > --- Nanda <nandukother wrote: > > > The Lord Answers Her Prayers > > Devotees narrate how God blessed Sakhubai. It is a > > very interesting story. > > > > More than the physical beatings she received, > Sakhu > > suffered a lot of mental agony. She did not > worry > > about her food, sleep, clothes, etc. Though > > physically weak, she was unflinching in her > > devotion to God. She was always chanting " Vittala > ! > > Vittala! Please fulfill my desire. " > > > > Vittala must have heard His devotee's prayers. > > Around midnight. He disguised himself as a woman, > > came and untied > > > > Sakhu. He told her: " Dear Sakhu, you are keen on > > having a 'darshan' of Vittala, aren't > > you? Go ahead. Till you come back, I will look > after > > your work. " > > > > Sakhu ran and joined the devotees. God had assumed > > Sakhu's form and stayed in her place. > > > > Came the morning. Sakhu's husband and his mother > > noticed that in spite of their > > haranguing and beatings, she was calmly immersed > in > > chanting Vittala's name. Actually, noticing the > > intensity of her 'bhakti’, they became afraid. 'Is > > such terrific devotion possible for any being?' - > > they wondered. They then untied her. As they > thought > > she would collapse with fatigue, she stood erect. > > Her mother- in-law, though ruffled, ordered her, > > " Go, have your bath and cook the meals. " > > > > Sakhubai silently went in and prepared the meals. > > What luck to eat food prepared by > > God Himself! And what wonderful meals! It was like > > savoring nectar. The families are heartily > praising > > the dishes prepared. But the constant chanting of > > Vittala's name > > irritated Gayyalibai, who angrily ordered Sakhu > not > > to mention 'that bad word.' > > > > God in Sakhu's guise did not utter a word in reply > > and continued to chant Vittala's name. He attended > > to all of Sakhu's duties. She went to the river to > > fetch water, wash the vessels, and wash the > clothes; > > she pounded the grain. All the work was being done > > perfectly. Some days passed and now the people in > > the house began to look at this 'Sakhu' with a > sense > > of fear. Gayyalibai could no longer scold 'Sakhu' > as > > before. Nor could the husband Oaduraya raise his > > hand to beat her. In the divine presence, the > whole > > atmosphere in the house had been transformed. > > > > Meanwhile, Sakhubai arrived at Pandharapur and had > > the 'darshan' of Lord Vittala. Overcome with > > devotion, she prayed in an enthralled mood. By > now, > > she had lost all interest in this worldly life. > > Several days passed and she was in no mood to > return > > home. She spent all the time in prayer. One day, > as > > she prostrated at the feet of Lord Vittala > chanting > > His name, she breathed her last. > > > > The news of Sakhu's passing away in this manner > soon > > spread in Pandharapur and > > people came rushing to have a last look at this > > great devotee who died praying. The > > whole town was full of praise for her. People > raised > > a pyre of sandalwood and camphor and consigned her > > to flames. > > > > Rukmayi's Worry > > As narrated by people, the story of Sakhubai > becomes > > still more interesting hereafter. > > > > While Sakhubai passed away, Lord Vittala was > working > > in her guise at Karaveerapura. > > " I will look after your duties until you come > back, " > > He had promised her. Lord Vittala's > > consort Rukmayi now was at a loss as to how to get > > Him back. She decided that the only solution was > to > > revive Sakhu back to life. She gave 'darshan' to > Her > > devotees in their dreams and asked them to bring > > Sakhu's mortal remains to Her. Rukmayi touched > them > > with Her divine hands and revived Sakhubai and > told > > her: " Dear great devotee, go back to your > > Karaveerapura home. Lord Vittala is staying there > > taking your form. Send Him back. You are blessed. > > Go. " > > Sakhubai walked back home. Vittala in her guise > > was standing on the banks of river > > Krishna carrying a couple of pots. Sakhu ran and > > fell at His feet exclaiming, " 0 Lord! > > What a mad woman I have been to make you undertake > > these tasks! I did not even ask who you were. I > > don't know what tasks you were asked to attend to. > > Please forgive me. " > > > > Lord Vittala laughed and replied: " There is > nothing > > I will not do for my devotees. > > Hereafter, your life will be happy. You are > blessed. > > Lead a life of help and service to > > others. " > > > > Sakhu, blessed by her Lord, returned to her house > > joyfully. > > > > Gayyalibai was surprised when she heard her > > daughter-in-law's story. " 0 God! How I > > made you to toil for me! " she cried remorsefully. > > Now she felt immensely happy that Sakhu had > received > > God's blessings. " My dear, please forget the past. > > You are the light of our family, " she emotionally > > told her. > > > > Sakhubai's entire life-mode had now changed. Her > > husband, the mother-in-law and the father-in-law > had > > all changed their attitude towards her and treated > > her with great respect. She continued to be > > affectionate and friendly to all of them. She > > explained the greatness of God and ' 'Bhakti' to > all > > the people around her and led a life of peace and > > happiness. > > > > Please read the entire story of this great > Marathi > > devotee here-- > > http://www.ganesh.us/mantara/sukh-bai.html > > > > > > TAD VISNOH PARAMAM PADAM (Rg Veda 1.22.20) > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from Mail. > > A Smarter Inbox. > > > > > ______________________________\ ____ > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one > month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. > http://tc.deals./tc/blockbuster/text5.com > ______________________________\ ____ You rock. 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Guest guest Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 God is partial to His devotees. He declares it unequivocally Aham bhakthaparadhinah: He will definitely answer our calls like he did for Shkhubai. Vyjayanthi From: yamini_sureshDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:58:02 -0700Re: Great Devotee Sakhubai Is God partial? Are all of us really like Sakku? If we were, then we would have experienced the same grace from HIM. The fact that we have not recd that sort of grace shows that we have miles to go. Let us take it in the positive step and truly surrender ourselves to him. As one Mahan put it "If there were truly Prahlad's in today's world, the Lord will not hesitate to spring out from a pillar or blade of grass like Sri Nrisimha." Now is God still partial? --- Parthasarathy Gopalan <gsarathy32 (AT) grouply (DOT) com> wrote: > A good narration! > All of us want this only! > Sakku is the only blessed soul! > are we so unfortunate? > are we not doing similar things in this world ? > but sakku only got benefit. > GOD is partial! > GPS > --- Nanda <nandukother (AT) (DOT) co.uk> wrote: > > > The Lord Answers Her Prayers > > Devotees narrate how God blessed Sakhubai. It is a > > very interesting story. > > > > More than the physical beatings she received, > Sakhu > > suffered a lot of mental agony. She did not > worry > > about her food, sleep, clothes, etc. Though > > physically weak, she was unflinching in her > > devotion to God. She was always chanting "Vittala > ! > > Vittala! Please fulfill my desire." > > > > Vittala must have heard His devotee's prayers. > > Around midnight. He disguised himself as a woman, > > came and untied > > > > Sakhu. He told her: "Dear Sakhu, you are keen on > > having a 'darshan' of Vittala, aren't > > you? Go ahead. Till you come back, I will look > after > > your work." > > > > Sakhu ran and joined the devotees. God had assumed > > Sakhu's form and stayed in her place. > > > > Came the morning. Sakhu's husband and his mother > > noticed that in spite of their > > haranguing and beatings, she was calmly immersed > in > > chanting Vittala's name. Actually, noticing the > > intensity of her 'bhakti’, they became afraid. 'Is > > such terrific devotion possible for any being?' - > > they wondered. They then untied her. As they > thought > > she would collapse with fatigue, she stood erect. > > Her mother- in-law, though ruffled, ordered her, > > "Go, have your bath and cook the meals." > > > > Sakhubai silently went in and prepared the meals. > > What luck to eat food prepared by > > God Himself! And what wonderful meals! It was like > > savoring nectar. The families are heartily > praising > > the dishes prepared. But the constant chanting of > > Vittala's name > > irritated Gayyalibai, who angrily ordered Sakhu > not > > to mention 'that bad word.' > > > > God in Sakhu's guise did not utter a word in reply > > and continued to chant Vittala's name. He attended > > to all of Sakhu's duties. She went to the river to > > fetch water, wash the vessels, and wash the > clothes; > > she pounded the grain. All the work was being done > > perfectly. Some days passed and now the people in > > the house began to look at this 'Sakhu' with a > sense > > of fear. Gayyalibai could no longer scold 'Sakhu' > as > > before. Nor could the husband Oaduraya raise his > > hand to beat her. In the divine presence, the > whole > > atmosphere in the house had been transformed. > > > > Meanwhile, Sakhubai arrived at Pandharapur and had > > the 'darshan' of Lord Vittala. Overcome with > > devotion, she prayed in an enthralled mood. By > now, > > she had lost all interest in this worldly life. > > Several days passed and she was in no mood to > return > > home. She spent all the time in prayer. One day, > as > > she prostrated at the feet of Lord Vittala > chanting > > His name, she breathed her last. > > > > The news of Sakhu's passing away in this manner > soon > > spread in Pandharapur and > > people came rushing to have a last look at this > > great devotee who died praying. The > > whole town was full of praise for her. People > raised > > a pyre of sandalwood and camphor and consigned her > > to flames. > > > > Rukmayi's Worry > > As narrated by people, the story of Sakhubai > becomes > > still more interesting hereafter. > > > > While Sakhubai passed away, Lord Vittala was > working > > in her guise at Karaveerapura. > > "I will look after your duties until you come > back," > > He had promised her. Lord Vittala's > > consort Rukmayi now was at a loss as to how to get > > Him back. She decided that the only solution was > to > > revive Sakhu back to life. She gave 'darshan' to > Her > > devotees in their dreams and asked them to bring > > Sakhu's mortal remains to Her. Rukmayi touched > them > > with Her divine hands and revived Sakhubai and > told > > her: "Dear great devotee, go back to your > > Karaveerapura home. Lord Vittala is staying there > > taking your form. Send Him back. You are blessed. > > Go." > > Sakhubai walked back home. Vittala in her guise > > was standing on the banks of river > > Krishna carrying a couple of pots. Sakhu ran and > > fell at His feet exclaiming, "0 Lord! > > What a mad woman I have been to make you undertake > > these tasks! I did not even ask who you were. I > > don't know what tasks you were asked to attend to. > > Please forgive me." > > > > Lord Vittala laughed and replied: "There is > nothing > > I will not do for my devotees. > > Hereafter, your life will be happy. You are > blessed. > > Lead a life of help and service to > > others." > > > > Sakhu, blessed by her Lord, returned to her house > > joyfully. > > > > Gayyalibai was surprised when she heard her > > daughter-in-law's story. "0 God! How I > > made you to toil for me!" she cried remorsefully. > > Now she felt immensely happy that Sakhu had > received > > God's blessings. "My dear, please forget the past. > > You are the light of our family," she emotionally > > told her. > > > > Sakhubai's entire life-mode had now changed. Her > > husband, the mother-in-law and the father-in-law > had > > all changed their attitude towards her and treated > > her with great respect. She continued to be > > affectionate and friendly to all of them. She > > explained the greatness of God and ' 'Bhakti' to > all > > the people around her and led a life of peace and > > happiness. > > > > Please read the entire story of this great > Marathi > > devotee here-- > > http://www.ganesh.us/mantara/sukh-bai.html > > > > > > TAD VISNOH PARAMAM PADAM (Rg Veda 1.22.20) > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from Mail. > > A Smarter Inbox. > > > > > ________ > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one > month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. > http://tc.deals./tc/blockbuster/text5.com > ________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals./tc/blockbuster/text5.com Windows Live Spaces : Help your online world come to life, add 500 photos a month. Try it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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