Mother Seetha tells a story.

[Guest guest]

Mother Seetha also tells a story to Hanuman , who wanted to kill the

rakshasis who tormented her.Mother Seetha said that once a man climbed

a tree to escape from a tiger and saw a bear there and was frightened.

But the bear assured him that it would protect him. When he slept with

faith the tiger asked the bear to push him down but the bear refused

saying that it would not forsake one who came seeking refuge.

 

Then the bear slept and the tiger repeated the plea to the man to push

the bear, eating it the tiger said, it would go away and he would be

safe. The man pushed the bear but it caught the branch and escaped

falling. Then the tiger told the bear to push the man who was

ungrateful. But the bear said that the man was his guest and he would

protect him.

 

Athiti Satkara - Athiti devo bhavah!From Srimad Ramayana