The Tiger and The Leaves

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Dear All,

 

Found this story on the net. Many thanks to the author.

 

Om Namah Shivayaai

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The Tiger and the Leaves

 

 

Once a hunter while chasing a deer wandered into a dense forest and

found himself on the banks of river Kolidum when he heard the growl

of a tiger. To protect himself from the beast he climbed up a tree

nearby. The tiger pitched itself on the ground below the tree

fostering no intention to leave. The hunter stayed up in the tree all

night and to keep himself from falling asleep, he gently plucked one

leaf after another from the tree and threw it down. Under the tree

was a Shiva Linga and the tree blessedly turned out to be a bilva

tree. Unknowingly the man had pleased the deity with bilva leaves. At

sunrise, the hunter looked down to find the tiger gone, and in its

place stood Lord Shiva. He prostrated before the Lord and attained

salvation from the cycle of birth and death.

 

Jai Shiva

Jai Rudra