Story, Please: Narada, a cup of tea and, please, don't spill a drop

[Guest guest]

Does anyone have the story of Narada that tells of [Vishun, Krishna,

Whoever] sending Narada around the world with a cup of tea and tells

Naradanot to spill a drop?

 

I've googled key words in a multitude of combinations and simply have not

found this story anywhere on the Web, though I know for sure I've seen it on

the Web or at least it's been sent via email or posted in a newsgroup

somewhere.

 

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

 

*Of all that anyone leading or teaching has to convey, the most valuable

thing to cultivate and convey to others is a moral conscience. Only such

persons deserve to lead others, in any capacity. Anything less is a menace

to society. *

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[Guest guest]

Namaste dear Dharmaji:

 

The story that you referred did appear in this list (message #2900)

and I have posted it again since it was quite old!

 

With my warmest regards,

 

Ram Chandran

 

advaitin , Ram Chandran message # 2900 wrote:

 

Narada and Narayana - A Little Story with a Subtle Message!

 

In Every Purana, Narada plays an important role and Narada is a great

devotee of Lord Narayana (Maha Vishnu or Brahman). Narada roams about

singing the glory of Narayana and utters his name day and night

without a break. Narada was very proud of his devotion to the Lord

and he wants to get an affirmation from the Lord about his Bhakti to

Him. He went to the Lord and asked Him, " Who is the greatest devotee

of Narayana? " The Lord wanted to teach Narada that true Bhakti

should be expressed without an iota of ego and He replied, " The

Farmer Karman who lives near Srirangam is the greatest devotee. "

 

Narada was rather angry and told the Lord that he wants to see Karman

and want to understand why he is the greatest Bhakta. Narada had a

special boon by which he can wander all over the world and watch all

happenings without anyone knowing his presence. He went to the

village of Karman and started observing for few days to check how

Karman worships Narayana. He found Karman's life was just normal and

he conducted his work from the morning till going to bed. Karman's

jobwas quite routine, taking care of his house, wife, children, the

animals and the farm. However, every day just before going to sleep,

he uttered the word `Narayana' and went to sleep immediately

instantaneously.

 

Narada observed this daily routine for few days and was quite furious

with the Lord for not recognizing the devotion of Narada who uttered

Narayana millions of times.

 

Narada went back to the Lord and asked him, " What is so special about

Karman? " The Lord smiled and asked Narada whether he will be

agreeable for a simple test to check Narada's devotion. Narada was

quite happy that he got a chance to prove his devotion. The Lord

gave him a tablespoon filled with oil and asked Narada to take it in

his hand and go round the world without spilling a drop of oil.

Narada thanked the Lord and he went round the world with the spoon of

oil with the fullest attention on the spoon to make sure it doesn't

spill. Narada returned back to the Lord after a month completing the

task without a drop of oil being spilled. Narada was quite happy and

pleased that he was able to prove that he is better than Karman.

When he went before the Lord, Narayana asked him, " How many times did

you utter the word of Narayana during the past one month? " Narada was

stunned and shocked by the question because he did not utter the word

of Narayana anytime. While carrying out this simple task, his entire

focus was on the oil and not on the Lord. The Lord smiled at Narada

and told him the following: Karman had much a greater burden of

completing the multiple responsibilities and even with all these

burden, he remembered the Lord regularly every day without failure.

 

Narada immediately understood the message and felt ashamed for his

false pride and ignorance. Narada was able to appreciate and

understand the True Bhakti expressed by Karman. Karman has

demonstrated his devotion to the Lord and he thanked the Lord was

helping him to complete his obligations at the end of the day without

failure. Karman truly believed (True Bhakti) he was an instrument of

the Lord and the completion of job was due to His Grace and he

symbolically thanked Him.

 

 

advaitin , " Mystical Sadhu " <DharmaMitra4

wrote:

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> Does anyone have the story of Narada that tells of [Vishun, Krishna,

> Whoever] sending Narada around the world with a cup of tea and tells

> Naradanot to spill a drop?

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