Guest guest Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 AUM NAMO NARAYANAYA Pranamam to All, This story will be helpful to us Man with an umbrella From The Bhagavad-Gita Chapter 17, verse 28 Whatever is sacrificed, given or performed, and whatever austerity is practiced without faith, it is called ‘asat’, O Arjuna, it is naught here or hereafter (after death). A long time ago, there was a severe draught in certain parts of India. One village in particular was caught up right in the middle of this draught belt. The economy of this village was entirely dependent on agricultural produce. Without rains, the villagers faced a bleak future, indeed. The extreme heat of the sun had dried up the rivers and the lakes. There was hardly any water left in the wells. The people were really desperate for water. The villagers approached the village pundit (priest) and asked him to organize a prayer-for- rain meeting in the temple. The whole village turned out at this prayer meeting. One man was among the last group of people who arrived at the temple and every body with strange quizzical looks on their faces, was looking at this one man. This man was carrying an umbrella and he was the only man who brought his umbrella to this prayer meeting. No villager was ever seen carrying an umbrella outside of the rainy seasons. To the villagers, it was as strange as seeing a housewife going everyday to the vegetable market dressed in a bride’s costume! For it seemed unconventional to carry an umbrella when there was not one rain cloud in the sky. The prayer meeting commenced and at the end of all the rituals and ceremonies, when people were about to leave the temple, they could not hold back their curiosity about the man and his umbrella. ‘Why was he carrying the umbrella?’ the people asked. Upon being questioned, the man with the umbrella replied: "The Lord will provide. He gives and He takes away. The Lord will surely answer our prayers for rain and I will need the umbrella for the rains". The villagers laughed him off. Not one of the villagers could appreciate the absolute and sincere faith of the man with the umbrella. The scorching heat of the sun outside the temple was still fresh in their minds. And then…….. Behold, a miracle took place. As the people were streaming out of the temple door and putting on their shoes, rain clouds appeared in the sky, the gentle breeze gave way to gusting winds, the pallor of the sky darkened and thunder and lightning heralded the coming of the rains. And a sudden downpour opened the eyes of the villagers. Their ridicule of the man with the umbrella changed to amazement, disbelief, and they now understood the intense faith of this man. All the villagers agreed that it was the sincere prayer of this one man with his total faith and devotion that the Lord simply had to answer. With prayers Jayasankar Vattekkat Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Dear Jayashankarji, What a wonderful story to reinforce our faith in God' enormous power and kindness! Thank you so much. May God bless you! Regards and prayers Savitri On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 8:58 AM, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat wrote: AUM NAMO NARAYANAYA Pranamam to All, This story will be helpful to us Man with an umbrella From The Bhagavad-Gita Chapter 17, verse 28 Whatever is sacrificed, given or performed, and whatever austerity is practiced without faith, it is called ‘asat’, O Arjuna, it is naught here or hereafter (after death). A long time ago, there was a severe draught in certain parts of India. One village in particular was caught up right in the middle of this draught belt. The economy of this village was entirely dependent on agricultural produce. Without rains, the villagers faced a bleak future, indeed. The extreme heat of the sun had dried up the rivers and the lakes. There was hardly any water left in the wells. The people were really desperate for water. The villagers approached the village pundit (priest) and asked him to organize a prayer-for- rain meeting in the temple. The whole village turned out at this prayer meeting. One man was among the last group of people who arrived at the temple and every body with strange quizzical looks on their faces, was looking at this one man. This man was carrying an umbrella and he was the only man who brought his umbrella to this prayer meeting. No villager was ever seen carrying an umbrella outside of the rainy seasons. To the villagers, it was as strange as seeing a housewife going everyday to the vegetable market dressed in a bride’s costume! For it seemed unconventional to carry an umbrella when there was not one rain cloud in the sky. The prayer meeting commenced and at the end of all the rituals and ceremonies, when people were about to leave the temple, they could not hold back their curiosity about the man and his umbrella. ‘Why was he carrying the umbrella?’ the people asked. Upon being questioned, the man with the umbrella replied: " The Lord will provide. He gives and He takes away. The Lord will surely answer our prayers for rain and I will need the umbrella for the rains " . The villagers laughed him off. Not one of the villagers could appreciate the absolute and sincere faith of the man with the umbrella. The scorching heat of the sun outside the temple was still fresh in their minds. And then…….. Behold, a miracle took place. As the people were streaming out of the temple door and putting on their shoes, rain clouds appeared in the sky, the gentle breeze gave way to gusting winds, the pallor of the sky darkened and thunder and lightning heralded the coming of the rains. And a sudden downpour opened the eyes of the villagers. Their ridicule of the man with the umbrella changed to amazement, disbelief, and they now understood the intense faith of this man. All the villagers agreed that it was the sincere prayer of this one man with his total faith and devotion that the Lord simply had to answer. With prayers Jayasankar Vattekkat Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 This is what actually happened in Bombay in early 1960s when people were thinking of evacuating due to monsoon failure.Under the auspices of Asthika Samajam, Matunga, Sengalipuram Sri Anantha Rama deekshathar conducted a 7day pravachanam of Virata parvam. On the 7th day,only a small had brought an umbrella.At the end of the Pravachanam,all the others except the small boy went home totally drenched.Was the small boy Sri Guruvayurappan? people wondered and are still wondering!.He is teaching us the power of Faith!Hantha bhagyam Jananam!--- On Wed, 5/20/09, Savitri Puram <savitriopuram wrote:Savitri Puram <savitriopuramRe: [Guruvayur] Man with an umbrellaTo: guruvayur Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 7:58 AM Dear Jayashankarji, What a wonderful story to reinforce our faith in God' enormous power and kindness! Thank you so much. May God bless you! Regards and prayers Savitri On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 8:58 AM, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat@ .co. in> wrote: AUM NAMO NARAYANAYA Pranamam to All, This story will be helpful to us Man with an umbrella From The Bhagavad-Gita Chapter 17, verse 28 Whatever is sacrificed, given or performed, and whatever austerity is practiced without faith, it is called ‘asat’, O Arjuna, it is naught here or hereafter (after death). A long time ago, there was a severe draught in certain parts of India. One village in particular was caught up right in the middle of this draught belt. The economy of this village was entirely dependent on agricultural produce. Without rains, the villagers faced a bleak future, indeed. The extreme heat of the sun had dried up the rivers and the lakes. There was hardly any water left in the wells. The people were really desperate for water. The villagers approached the village pundit (priest) and asked him to organize a prayer-for- rain meeting in the temple. The whole village turned out at this prayer meeting. One man was among the last group of people who arrived at the temple and every body with strange quizzical looks on their faces, was looking at this one man. This man was carrying an umbrella and he was the only man who brought his umbrella to this prayer meeting. No villager was ever seen carrying an umbrella outside of the rainy seasons. To the villagers, it was as strange as seeing a housewife going everyday to the vegetable market dressed in a bride’s costume! For it seemed unconventional to carry an umbrella when there was not one rain cloud in the sky. The prayer meeting commenced and at the end of all the rituals and ceremonies, when people were about to leave the temple, they could not hold back their curiosity about the man and his umbrella. ‘Why was he carrying the umbrella?’ the people asked. Upon being questioned, the man with the umbrella replied: "The Lord will provide. He gives and He takes away. The Lord will surely answer our prayers for rain and I will need the umbrella for the rains". The villagers laughed him off. Not one of the villagers could appreciate the absolute and sincere faith of the man with the umbrella. The scorching heat of the sun outside the temple was still fresh in their minds. And then…….. Behold, a miracle took place. As the people were streaming out of the temple door and putting on their shoes, rain clouds appeared in the sky, the gentle breeze gave way to gusting winds, the pallor of the sky darkened and thunder and lightning heralded the coming of the rains. And a sudden downpour opened the eyes of the villagers. Their ridicule of the man with the umbrella changed to amazement, disbelief, and they now understood the intense faith of this man. All the villagers agreed that it was the sincere prayer of this one man with his total faith and devotion that the Lord simply had to answer. With prayers Jayasankar Vattekkat Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Thank you for the naration of that event. Guruvayurappan indeed help the devotees at the right time regards, Sreedevi Om Namo Narayanaya --- On Wed, 5/20/09, Viswanathan K <kvichu2000 wrote: Viswanathan K <kvichu2000Re: [Guruvayur] Man with an umbrellaguruvayur Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 10:06 AM This is what actually happened in Bombay in early 1960s when people were thinking of evacuating due to monsoon failure.Under the auspices of Asthika Samajam, Matunga, Sengalipuram Sri Anantha Rama deekshathar conducted a 7day pravachanam of Virata parvam. On the 7th day,only a small had brought an umbrella.At the end of the Pravachanam, all the others except the small boy went home totally drenched.Was the small boy Sri Guruvayurappan? people wondered and are still wondering!.He is teaching us the power of Faith!Hantha bhagyam Jananam!--- On Wed, 5/20/09, Savitri Puram <savitriopuram@ gmail.com> wrote: Savitri Puram <savitriopuram@ gmail.com>Re: [Guruvayur] Man with an umbrellaguruvayur@grou ps.comWednesday, May 20, 2009, 7:58 AM Dear Jayashankarji, What a wonderful story to reinforce our faith in God' enormous power and kindness! Thank you so much. May God bless you! Regards and prayers Savitri On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 8:58 AM, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat@ .co. in> wrote: AUM NAMO NARAYANAYA Pranamam to All, This story will be helpful to us Man with an umbrella From The Bhagavad-Gita Chapter 17, verse 28 Whatever is sacrificed, given or performed, and whatever austerity is practiced without faith, it is called ‘asat’, O Arjuna, it is naught here or hereafter (after death). A long time ago, there was a severe draught in certain parts of India. One village in particular was caught up right in the middle of this draught belt. The economy of this village was entirely dependent on agricultural produce. Without rains, the villagers faced a bleak future, indeed. The extreme heat of the sun had dried up the rivers and the lakes. There was hardly any water left in the wells. The people were really desperate for water. The villagers approached the village pundit (priest) and asked him to organize a prayer-for- rain meeting in the temple. The whole village turned out at this prayer meeting. One man was among the last group of people who arrived at the temple and every body with strange quizzical looks on their faces, was looking at this one man. This man was carrying an umbrella and he was the only man who brought his umbrella to this prayer meeting. No villager was ever seen carrying an umbrella outside of the rainy seasons. To the villagers, it was as strange as seeing a housewife going everyday to the vegetable market dressed in a bride’s costume! For it seemed unconventional to carry an umbrella when there was not one rain cloud in the sky. The prayer meeting commenced and at the end of all the rituals and ceremonies, when people were about to leave the temple, they could not hold back their curiosity about the man and his umbrella. ‘Why was he carrying the umbrella?’ the people asked. Upon being questioned, the man with the umbrella replied: "The Lord will provide. He gives and He takes away. The Lord will surely answer our prayers for rain and I will need the umbrella for the rains". The villagers laughed him off. Not one of the villagers could appreciate the absolute and sincere faith of the man with the umbrella. The scorching heat of the sun outside the temple was still fresh in their minds. And then…….. Behold, a miracle took place. As the people were streaming out of the temple door and putting on their shoes, rain clouds appeared in the sky, the gentle breeze gave way to gusting winds, the pallor of the sky darkened and thunder and lightning heralded the coming of the rains. And a sudden downpour opened the eyes of the villagers. Their ridicule of the man with the umbrella changed to amazement, disbelief, and they now understood the intense faith of this man. All the villagers agreed that it was the sincere prayer of this one man with his total faith and devotion that the Lord simply had to answer. With prayers Jayasankar Vattekkat Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Pranamam Savitriji & Viswanathanji, Thank you so much for your valued replay With prayers Jayasankar Vattekkat --- On Wed, 20/5/09, Viswanathan K <kvichu2000 wrote: Viswanathan K <kvichu2000Re: [Guruvayur] Man with an umbrellaguruvayur Date: Wednesday, 20 May, 2009, 10:36 PM This is what actually happened in Bombay in early 1960s when people were thinking of evacuating due to monsoon failure.Under the auspices of Asthika Samajam, Matunga, Sengalipuram Sri Anantha Rama deekshathar conducted a 7day pravachanam of Virata parvam. On the 7th day,only a small had brought an umbrella.At the end of the Pravachanam, all the others except the small boy went home totally drenched.Was the small boy Sri Guruvayurappan? people wondered and are still wondering!.He is teaching us the power of Faith!Hantha bhagyam Jananam!--- On Wed, 5/20/09, Savitri Puram <savitriopuram@ gmail.com> wrote: Savitri Puram <savitriopuram@ gmail.com>Re: [Guruvayur] Man with an umbrellaguruvayur@grou ps.comWednesday, May 20, 2009, 7:58 AM Dear Jayashankarji, What a wonderful story to reinforce our faith in God' enormous power and kindness! Thank you so much. May God bless you! Regards and prayers Savitri On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 8:58 AM, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat@ .co. in> wrote: AUM NAMO NARAYANAYA Pranamam to All, This story will be helpful to us Man with an umbrella From The Bhagavad-Gita Chapter 17, verse 28 Whatever is sacrificed, given or performed, and whatever austerity is practiced without faith, it is called ‘asat’, O Arjuna, it is naught here or hereafter (after death). A long time ago, there was a severe draught in certain parts of India. One village in particular was caught up right in the middle of this draught belt. The economy of this village was entirely dependent on agricultural produce. Without rains, the villagers faced a bleak future, indeed. The extreme heat of the sun had dried up the rivers and the lakes. There was hardly any water left in the wells. The people were really desperate for water. The villagers approached the village pundit (priest) and asked him to organize a prayer-for- rain meeting in the temple. The whole village turned out at this prayer meeting. One man was among the last group of people who arrived at the temple and every body with strange quizzical looks on their faces, was looking at this one man. This man was carrying an umbrella and he was the only man who brought his umbrella to this prayer meeting. No villager was ever seen carrying an umbrella outside of the rainy seasons. To the villagers, it was as strange as seeing a housewife going everyday to the vegetable market dressed in a bride’s costume! For it seemed unconventional to carry an umbrella when there was not one rain cloud in the sky. The prayer meeting commenced and at the end of all the rituals and ceremonies, when people were about to leave the temple, they could not hold back their curiosity about the man and his umbrella. ‘Why was he carrying the umbrella?’ the people asked. Upon being questioned, the man with the umbrella replied: "The Lord will provide. He gives and He takes away. The Lord will surely answer our prayers for rain and I will need the umbrella for the rains". The villagers laughed him off. Not one of the villagers could appreciate the absolute and sincere faith of the man with the umbrella. The scorching heat of the sun outside the temple was still fresh in their minds. And then…….. Behold, a miracle took place. As the people were streaming out of the temple door and putting on their shoes, rain clouds appeared in the sky, the gentle breeze gave way to gusting winds, the pallor of the sky darkened and thunder and lightning heralded the coming of the rains. And a sudden downpour opened the eyes of the villagers. Their ridicule of the man with the umbrella changed to amazement, disbelief, and they now understood the intense faith of this man. All the villagers agreed that it was the sincere prayer of this one man with his total faith and devotion that the Lord simply had to answer. With prayers Jayasankar Vattekkat Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Explore your hobbies and interests. Click here to begin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 For Guruvayoor Administrator's Kind attendtion: If No action will be taken I will take up the matter with the Devaswom itself// // I went to Guruvayoor Temple on 17th and had the Holy Darshan of our beloved lord SreeKrishna. I waited in the queue for annadanam for more than 1 hr. At 1 pm the security man who disbursed the coupon told me that today's coupon was finished and now none will get Lord's Prasadam. Some 500 devotees were in the queue when he told that the administrator( He is not Lord krishna himself to deny Prasadam to His devotees) gave 400 addl coupons for the devotees also got finished,. still some 500 people were remaining to be fed. It is a pity that a temple having that much income could not feed all its devotee who queue up for prasadam. I am among those devotees who sends every month a fixed amount for Annadanam scheme. Still I alongwith all those 499 people waited in vain in the queue for 1 hour for the kindness of an administrator who is least concerned about the devotees welfare/ I use this forum to request the administrator to kindly make provision to arrange Prasadam OOTTUU to all those devotees who queue up for Annam in the scorching sun evenif their numbers are more than expected/ How can there be lackness where the Lord SreeKrishna and Goddess of Prosperity , Mother Laxmi, reside? love not hatred, construction not destruction, nonviolence not violence, truth not untruth, kindness not cruelty towards allcreatures up on this beautiful earth.--- On Thu, 21/5/09, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat wrote: jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkatRe: [Guruvayur] Man with an umbrellaguruvayur Date: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 5:27 PM Pranamam Savitriji & Viswanathanji, Thank you so much for your valued replay With prayers Jayasankar Vattekkat --- On Wed, 20/5/09, Viswanathan K <kvichu2000 > wrote: Viswanathan K <kvichu2000 >Re: [Guruvayur] Man with an umbrellaguruvayur@grou ps.comWednesday, 20 May, 2009, 10:36 PM This is what actually happened in Bombay in early 1960s when people were thinking of evacuating due to monsoon failure.Under the auspices of Asthika Samajam, Matunga, Sengalipuram Sri Anantha Rama deekshathar conducted a 7day pravachanam of Virata parvam. On the 7th day,only a small had brought an umbrella.At the end of the Pravachanam, all the others except the small boy went home totally drenched.Was the small boy Sri Guruvayurappan? people wondered and are still wondering!.He is teaching us the power of Faith!Hantha bhagyam Jananam!--- On Wed, 5/20/09, Savitri Puram <savitriopuram@ gmail.com> wrote: Savitri Puram <savitriopuram@ gmail.com>Re: [Guruvayur] Man with an umbrellaguruvayur@grou ps.comWednesday, May 20, 2009, 7:58 AM Dear Jayashankarji, What a wonderful story to reinforce our faith in God' enormous power and kindness! Thank you so much. May God bless you! Regards and prayers Savitri On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 8:58 AM, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat@ .co. in> wrote: AUM NAMO NARAYANAYA Pranamam to All, This story will be helpful to us Man with an umbrella From The Bhagavad-Gita Chapter 17, verse 28 Whatever is sacrificed, given or performed, and whatever austerity is practiced without faith, it is called ‘asat’, O Arjuna, it is naught here or hereafter (after death). A long time ago, there was a severe draught in certain parts of India. One village in particular was caught up right in the middle of this draught belt. The economy of this village was entirely dependent on agricultural produce. Without rains, the villagers faced a bleak future, indeed. The extreme heat of the sun had dried up the rivers and the lakes. There was hardly any water left in the wells. The people were really desperate for water. The villagers approached the village pundit (priest) and asked him to organize a prayer-for- rain meeting in the temple. The whole village turned out at this prayer meeting. One man was among the last group of people who arrived at the temple and every body with strange quizzical looks on their faces, was looking at this one man. This man was carrying an umbrella and he was the only man who brought his umbrella to this prayer meeting. No villager was ever seen carrying an umbrella outside of the rainy seasons. To the villagers, it was as strange as seeing a housewife going everyday to the vegetable market dressed in a bride’s costume! For it seemed unconventional to carry an umbrella when there was not one rain cloud in the sky.. The prayer meeting commenced and at the end of all the rituals and ceremonies, when people were about to leave the temple, they could not hold back their curiosity about the man and his umbrella. ‘Why was he carrying the umbrella?’ the people asked. Upon being questioned, the man with the umbrella replied: "The Lord will provide. He gives and He takes away. The Lord will surely answer our prayers for rain and I will need the umbrella for the rains". The villagers laughed him off. Not one of the villagers could appreciate the absolute and sincere faith of the man with the umbrella. The scorching heat of the sun outside the temple was still fresh in their minds. And then…….. Behold, a miracle took place. As the people were streaming out of the temple door and putting on their shoes, rain clouds appeared in the sky, the gentle breeze gave way to gusting winds, the pallor of the sky darkened and thunder and lightning heralded the coming of the rains. And a sudden downpour opened the eyes of the villagers. Their ridicule of the man with the umbrella changed to amazement, disbelief, and they now understood the intense faith of this man. All the villagers agreed that it was the sincere prayer of this one man with his total faith and devotion that the Lord simply had to answer. 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Guest guest Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Radhe Krishna Wonderful story . Such stories can be narrated to our children/grandchildren , to make. their faith in GOD strong. Radhe Krishna Raji Krishnan jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkatGURUVAYURAPPAN <guruvayur >Wednesday, 20 May, 2009 7:28:43 PM[Guruvayur] Man with an umbrella AUM NAMO NARAYANAYA Pranamam to All, This story will be helpful to us Man with an umbrella From The Bhagavad-Gita Chapter 17, verse 28 Whatever is sacrificed, given or performed, and whatever austerity is practiced without faith, it is called ‘asat’, O Arjuna, it is naught here or hereafter (after death). A long time ago, there was a severe draught in certain parts of India . One village in particular was caught up right in the middle of this draught belt. The economy of this village was entirely dependent on agricultural produce. Without rains, the villagers faced a bleak future, indeed. The extreme heat of the sun had dried up the rivers and the lakes. There was hardly any water left in the wells. The people were really desperate for water. The villagers approached the village pundit (priest) and asked him to organize a prayer-for- rain meeting in the temple. The whole village turned out at this prayer meeting. One man was among the last group of people who arrived at the temple and every body with strange quizzical looks on their faces, was looking at this one man. This man was carrying an umbrella and he was the only man who brought his umbrella to this prayer meeting. No villager was ever seen carrying an umbrella outside of the rainy seasons. To the villagers, it was as strange as seeing a housewife going everyday to the vegetable market dressed in a bride’s costume! For it seemed unconventional to carry an umbrella when there was not one rain cloud in the sky. The prayer meeting commenced and at the end of all the rituals and ceremonies, when people were about to leave the temple, they could not hold back their curiosity about the man and his umbrella. ‘Why was he carrying the umbrella?’ the people asked. Upon being questioned, the man with the umbrella replied: "The Lord will provide. He gives and He takes away. The Lord will surely answer our prayers for rain and I will need the umbrella for the rains". The villagers laughed him off. Not one of the villagers could appreciate the absolute and sincere faith of the man with the umbrella. The scorching heat of the sun outside the temple was still fresh in their minds. And then…….. Behold, a miracle took place. As the people were streaming out of the temple door and putting on their shoes, rain clouds appeared in the sky, the gentle breeze gave way to gusting winds, the pallor of the sky darkened and thunder and lightning heralded the coming of the rains. And a sudden downpour opened the eyes of the villagers. Their ridicule of the man with the umbrella changed to amazement, disbelief, and they now understood the intense faith of this man. All the villagers agreed that it was the sincere prayer of this one man with his total faith and devotion that the Lord simply had to answer. With prayers Jayasankar Vattekkat Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Explore and discover exciting holidays and getaways with India Travel Click here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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