The Lord's Answer - Stories for Children

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Radhe Krishna To All,

 

Good morning to all of u and have a divine blessed day ahead …..

 

Universal brotherhood and peace can never be brought about by power, force or

scientific advancement.

 

The only solution is inner transformation – a change in the tendency of every

single person and the only way to achieve it is through spirituality.

 

----- SRI SRI MURALIDHARA SWAMIJI

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The Lord's Answer

 

There was an illustrious devotee in Guruvayur by name Poondhaanam. He was so

devoted to the Lord that Lord Guruvayurappan would converse with him everyday.

 

In the same town, there was a person who was afflicted with a grave disease. Any

medicine could not cure his disease and this made him a dejected individual. One

day, he approached Poondhaanam and told him about his disease. He requested

Poondhaanam to ask Sri Guruvayurappan if he would be cured of his disease.

 

That night, when Poondhanam spoke to Lord Guruvayurappan, he asked the Lord if

the person's disease would be cured. The Lord told Poondhaanam that the disease

would not be

cured.

 

The next day, Poondhaanam met the ailing person and told him what the Lord had

said. No sooner did he hear about Lord's word that he would not be cured than he

burst into tears. He cried all day that even the Lord had forsaken him.

 

That was when he met Kroorammai.

 

Kroorammai was a very humble devotee of the Lord who hailed from a very poor

family. Although she did not have any status in the society, she possessed

special status in Sri Guruvayurappan's heart. Lord Guruvayurappan would talk to

her regularly as He did to Poondhanam.

 

Kroorammai heard this person's story and assured him that she will take his case

to the Lord. The next morning, with an enthusiastic mood she came down to greet

the ailing person. She said, " The Lord spoke to me. When I asked Him about you,

He has asked you to chant the Divine Names, 'Achyuta Anantha Govinda,

continuously and your disease shall be cured!'

 

The ailing person's joy knew no bounds when he heard that he could be cured. He

immediately caught hold of the Lord's instruction and chanted the Names

incessantly. As the Lord had predicted, eventually, he was cured.

 

He went to the residence of Poondhaanam and told him what had happened. He said,

'You lied to me! Lord Guruvayurappan has indeed cured my disease!'

 

Poondhanam felt very sad on hearing this. He could not bear the allegation that

he had lied. He wept to the Lord, 'Oh! Guruvayurappa! Was it not you who had

told me that he would not be cured? Today, I am being blamed of uttering

falsehood. Did I really utter a lie? Is this fair?' He kept crying at the feet

of the Lord.

 

That night, Sri Guruvayurappan spoke to Poondhanam and pacified him. He said,

" It was I who told you that he will not be cured. There is no doubt about it!

You had come to me and bluntly posed a question that whether that ailing person

will be cured or not, as one would do to an astrologer and I replied to you

appropriately.

 

But what did Kroorammai do? She asked me, 'Oh! Guruvayurappa! Today a devotee

came and asked me if his disease would be cured. Lord! with your grace, is there

anything that is impossible in this world? Pray tell me what he should do to be

cured!' and I told her the way! "

 

Children, what do we learn from this story? God definitely hears everyone of us

and answers our wishes when we pray to him sincerely. So, whenever we chant the

Divine Names and say our prayers, we should be careful to ask the right thing to

the Lord.

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NAMA YATRA: Gudiyatham Mass Prayer - Nov 09 - Part-1

 

 

Regards

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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