Nama is powerful than Nami

[Guest guest]

I read a beautiful story in the Malayalam Astro Spiritual

Magazine " Jyotisha Ratnam " a few months ago. Reproduced below is a bad

translation of mine of the wonderful story.

 

 

Once the great sage Narada was passing through a Village. There he

happened to meet a boy of 15 or 16 years old afflicted with severe

leprosy. There were wounds all over his body and pus oozing from his

wounds. Nobody could go near him because of the bad stench. The sage

took compassion on him and went near him. The boy cried to the sage -

" Great one, see my condition, everybody has deserted me - my family,

friends, relatives do not care for me any more. Even the Lord has

decided to shun me, Please save me or give me death. " .

 

Narada replied - " Dear one, I am going to Sri Vaikunta, I'll appeal

to the Merciful Lord Narayana and I'm sure he being the ocean of

compassion will bring relief to you, you are certain to be healed " .

The boy replied with tears in his eyes - " I am anxiously waiting for

your return. Please use your good offices with the Lord to give me

relief "

 

Narada left the place and straight away went to Sri Vaikunta. There he

narrated the episode to Lord Narayana. The Lord replied - " Narada,

great is your compassion and concern for the boy, but such are the

horrendous crimes he commited in his past birth that he has to suffer

for those in this way only. He is destined to suffer this entire life.

There is no way out Narada, otherwise it'll be a violation of the laws

of Karma "

 

Narada said - " Lord, he is such a young boy, he life is yet to begin,

I agree that he has done bad Karma in his past life, but is not this

punishment too cruel, have mercy on him Lord " . Lord Narayana replied -

" Sorry Narada, I cannot help him, because the magnitude of his bad

deeds in the past birth are so big to give him even an iota of relief "

 

After a lengthy argument, Narada left Sri Vaikunta dejected unable to

convince the Lord to help the boy. He did not know what to tell the

boy who would be anxiously waiting for him. First he decided that

he'll avoid the boy, later he thought that would be too cruel to the

boy already suffering at the hands of fate. He went to the Village,

seeing the sage coming, the boys eyes shone brightly - " Great Sage,

what good news do you bring for me ? "

 

Narada thought for a while, he did not know what to say, after some

time he gathered himself and told the boy " Dear one, you are sure to

be saved shortly, all you have to do is Chant " HARE KRISHNA HARE

KRISHNA , KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE, HARE RAMA HARE RAMA, RAMA RAMA

HARE HARE " as many times as possible a day with utmost devotion. If

you do this sincerely thinking of the Lord Narayana, it is only a

matter of time before you are free from your sickness " . The boy

profusely thanked Narada and Narada left the place with a sense of

shame in his helplessness.

 

A few years later Narada was passing through the same village. A young

man in his early twenties, with a shining face and resplendence all

over his body came running towards him and prostrated before him .

There were tears in his eyes and he said to Narads - " Great one, I'm

indebted to you for a million births " . Narada said ' " Who are you, my

son , what help have I done to you " . The boy replied - " I am the

boy whom you met a few years ago afflicted with leprosy, as per your

advice , I chanted the Maha Mantra and I got cured completely in a few

months time, Now I'm leading a happy family life " . Narada replied - "

Thank Lord Narayana, be indebted to him for the rest of your life, and

Chant his Name " . The young man replied - " Not even an hour passes

without my remembrance of him, Chanting his name has become like

breathing to me " . Narada gave his blessings to the young man and left

for Sri Vaikunta.

 

Narada asked the lord - " Lord , you told me that there is no respite

for the boy and see now, he is completely cured and is leading a happy

life, why did you tell me a lie that you will not save him " . The Lord

replied - " Narada, why should I lie to you, if there is any power on

which can save him it is me, I've decided that he should suffer for

his bad Karma, tell me what mischief you done or are you telling me a

false story "

 

Narada then narrated to the Lord all he told the boy was to chant the

Maha Mantra and nothing else.

 

The Lord went to a deep silence for a while and told - " Narada, I

never knew that my name was so powerful, powerful than me, powerful

than my sankalpa "

 

HARE KRISHNA,

 

Regards

Parameswaran.H

[Guest guest]

Namasthe,

 

om namo bhagavathe vasudevaaya! om namo bhagavathe vasudevaaya; om

namo bhagavathe vasudevaaya;

 

That was a really a nice one!

 

with regards,

Geetha.

 

 

guruvayur , " hparamu " <param wrote:

>

> I read a beautiful story in the Malayalam Astro Spiritual

> Magazine " Jyotisha Ratnam " a few months ago. Reproduced below is a

bad

> translation of mine of the wonderful story.

>

>

> Once the great sage Narada was passing through a Village. There he

> happened to meet a boy of 15 or 16 years old afflicted with severe

> leprosy. There were wounds all over his body and pus oozing from

his

> wounds. Nobody could go near him because of the bad stench. The

sage

> took compassion on him and went near him. The boy cried to the

sage -

> " Great one, see my condition, everybody has deserted me - my

family,

> friends, relatives do not care for me any more. Even the Lord has

> decided to shun me, Please save me or give me death. " .

>

> Narada replied - " Dear one, I am going to Sri Vaikunta, I'll

appeal

> to the Merciful Lord Narayana and I'm sure he being the ocean of

> compassion will bring relief to you, you are certain to be healed " .

> The boy replied with tears in his eyes - " I am anxiously waiting

for

> your return. Please use your good offices with the Lord to give me

> relief "

>

> Narada left the place and straight away went to Sri Vaikunta. There

he

> narrated the episode to Lord Narayana. The Lord replied - " Narada,

> great is your compassion and concern for the boy, but such are the

> horrendous crimes he commited in his past birth that he has to

suffer

> for those in this way only. He is destined to suffer this entire

life.

> There is no way out Narada, otherwise it'll be a violation of the

laws

> of Karma "

>

> Narada said - " Lord, he is such a young boy, he life is yet to

begin,

> I agree that he has done bad Karma in his past life, but is not

this

> punishment too cruel, have mercy on him Lord " . Lord Narayana

replied -

> " Sorry Narada, I cannot help him, because the magnitude of his bad

> deeds in the past birth are so big to give him even an iota of

relief "

>

> After a lengthy argument, Narada left Sri Vaikunta dejected unable

to

> convince the Lord to help the boy. He did not know what to tell the

> boy who would be anxiously waiting for him. First he decided that

> he'll avoid the boy, later he thought that would be too cruel to

the

> boy already suffering at the hands of fate. He went to the Village,

> seeing the sage coming, the boys eyes shone brightly - " Great Sage,

> what good news do you bring for me ? "

>

> Narada thought for a while, he did not know what to say, after some

> time he gathered himself and told the boy " Dear one, you are sure

to

> be saved shortly, all you have to do is Chant " HARE KRISHNA HARE

> KRISHNA , KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE, HARE RAMA HARE RAMA, RAMA RAMA

> HARE HARE " as many times as possible a day with utmost devotion.

If

> you do this sincerely thinking of the Lord Narayana, it is only a

> matter of time before you are free from your sickness " . The boy

> profusely thanked Narada and Narada left the place with a sense of

> shame in his helplessness.

>

> A few years later Narada was passing through the same village. A

young

> man in his early twenties, with a shining face and resplendence all

> over his body came running towards him and prostrated before him .

> There were tears in his eyes and he said to Narads - " Great one,

I'm

> indebted to you for a million births " . Narada said ' " Who are you,

my

> son , what help have I done to you " . The boy replied - " I am the

> boy whom you met a few years ago afflicted with leprosy, as per

your

> advice , I chanted the Maha Mantra and I got cured completely in a

few

> months time, Now I'm leading a happy family life " . Narada replied -

"

> Thank Lord Narayana, be indebted to him for the rest of your life,

and

> Chant his Name " . The young man replied - " Not even an hour passes

> without my remembrance of him, Chanting his name has become like

> breathing to me " . Narada gave his blessings to the young man and

left

> for Sri Vaikunta.

>

> Narada asked the lord - " Lord , you told me that there is no

respite

> for the boy and see now, he is completely cured and is leading a

happy

> life, why did you tell me a lie that you will not save him " . The

Lord

> replied - " Narada, why should I lie to you, if there is any power

on

> which can save him it is me, I've decided that he should suffer for

> his bad Karma, tell me what mischief you done or are you telling me

a

> false story "

>

> Narada then narrated to the Lord all he told the boy was to chant

the

> Maha Mantra and nothing else.

>

> The Lord went to a deep silence for a while and told - " Narada, I

> never knew that my name was so powerful, powerful than me, powerful

> than my sankalpa "

>

> HARE KRISHNA,

>

> Regards

> Parameswaran.H

>