Great Devotees of Lord Siva 72

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Extremely good, Selvaratnam Ji thanks for sharing. God Bless, Divakar.Selvaratnam Selvakumar <selvauk wrote: Om Namah Sivaya Ekanath Kasi God’s Test: In those days when there was no railway communication, Ekanath went on foot on a pilgrimage to Gangotri. He stocked water from the source of Ganga in vessels and carried them in a Kavadi of bamboos on his shoulder. The vessels should not touch the ground. Hence, the bamboo Kavadi contrivance. He went to Benaras and performed Puja-Abhisheka

of one vessel of Gangotri water on Kasi Visvanath. Rameswaram He proceeded to Rameswaram to perform Abhishekam there on Ramalingeshwar. On the way, a few miles from Rameshwaram, Ekanath saw an emaciated, diseased ass dying of thirst. The sun was very scorching; Ekanath thought that God wanted to test him. He was a Saint of Parabhakti. He saw and felt god in everything, in every movement, in every action. He could never be deceived. He thought, that, that was the best opportunity to serve Ramalingeshwar in the ass. He never took this being for an ass. He forgot the Nama-rupa. He saw the essence, Sat-Chit-Ananda, Asti, Bhati, Priya in the ass. He remembered the words of Lord Krishna to Uddhava: “See me in everything. Make prostration to asses, etc., for, I am the Antaryamin in them.†Ekanath never grieved a bit that he had lost the chance of serving Ramalingeshwar. He thought, “This is the best opportunity. This is tantamount to the feeding one lakh Brahmins.†He broke the top of the vessel and gave the ass all the water

to drink. Then and there he had Darshan of Ramalingeshwar. Follow Ekanath’s example. Develop Karuna to perfection. Karuna is the basis for Moksha. Sivaya Namah Sent from Mail. A Smarter Email.