Short inspiring Story from Srimad Bhagavatam -

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Dear Vaishnavas, Dandavats Pranams ! Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha. I am here to share with you a wonderful pastime, which I heard from a Teleconference call of Srimad Bhagavatham, given by a devotee. I really felt very inspiring after hearing this pastime and thought of sharing with you. It takes less than 4 min to go through the below story. Please, allot some time of yours to read this wonderful pastime . When Yudhistar Maharaj was ruling this planet, Bhima used to help in solving problems of people, hence people who ever has any questions/problems would come to Bhima and ask him for help. One day, one citizen came and asked Bhima that he noticed a strange thing that day that his fence is moving into other’s place and he is wondering why it happened like that. Bhima can help if a demon is troubling but not these kind of puzzles so he asked him to approach Yudhistar Maharaj. On the same day, another citizen came and told that he came across with a strange thing that he had a big pot with full of water, he poured that water into small pots then he poured back from the small pots to big pot but surprisingly only half is filling into that big pot. Bhima not knowing what to say, he asked them to contact Yudhistar Maharaj.

Another person came to Bhima and said that he saw a strange thing that a big elephant is passing through from a needle hole but surprisingly it’s tail got stuck in that hole. Bhima again referred him to Yudhistar Maharaj. Another person came and said that he saw big rock in the street and big big personalities are not able to move but a sadhu came and by waving his Sanyasa danda, it moved. Bhima thinking that it’s bad day for him and all are coming with these strange questions which he cann’t help, so he referred them to Yudhistar Maharaj.

They all went to Maharaj Yudhistara and asked about these questions, then Yudhistar Maharaj said that, all these qualities shows that kali yuga is coming and he explains ......

The first symptom is one of the citizen’s fence is moving into other’s area shows that people are interested in what other’s have and feel unhappy why they don’t have, then think a way to aquire them either hook or crook. (The devotee who told this past time makes little funny and says that even devotees look at other devotee prasadam dhonnai and complains that I didn’t get the Chakkaria pongal prasdam that you got).

 

The second symptom is the big pot with full of water when it is poured into small pots and pour back into big pot, he noticed only half only, which means that one can expect 50% love/affection/help from others compared what you did to the same person.

The third symptom is big elephant is going through a needle but the tail is stuck, it means that people are ready to spend a huge chunk of their income/strength/resource for the sensesatisfaction of thier family, friends and love(Personal sense gratification )but when it comes to Bhagavan and Bhagavatha seva they are not ready to spend a little bit also.

The fourth symptom is, big rock not moved by persons who are having lot of strength but a sadhu moved that rock just by waving his danda, which means that one can get rid of all their unlimited sins, just by performing Namasankirtanam.

 

 

Though there are so many faults in this kaliyuga, the good thing is, just by chanting the holy names of the lord, one can get upto the highest benefit of liberation as mentioned in SB 12.3.51 that

kaler dosÌ£a-nidhe rÄjann asti hy eko mahÄn gunÌ£ahÌ£ kÄ«rtanÄd eva krÌ£sÌ£nÌ£asya mukta-saÅ„gahÌ£ paramÌ vrajet My dear King, although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: Simply by chanting the name of Lord Sri Krsna, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom of Vaikunta.

 

Thanks for reading this story.

 

Vaishnava dasanu dasan,

Manoram Chaitanya das.