CUP OF WATER.......

Narada muni and Lord krishna

Few months back i was sharing a story to my near and dear friends called story of 1 crore, that time i never realised that such ideas were been already thought of before, "its really true that there is no invention in this world its only discoveries". What ever we think its been some where , some time , some others might have  already  thought of . In this visible world   its been always new synergies. Yestarday, read a story of Krishna and Narada which  is quite similar to my  Rs1 crore story of mind. The Krishna- Narada story goes like this.

Once upon a time Narada muni appears before Lord Krishna and seek absolute knowledge from him, But lord krishna doesn't feel  he is the right person(patra) to be given the absolute knowledge, He didnt answerd. Hence on another Occasion the Narada muni ask him the same Question, My lord enlighten me,this time lord Krishna cited that narada is not  keen to listen to his view point ,hence he said "lets go for a walk". Felt very happy Narada get along with him. After reaching to jungle , stopped after seeing a village nearby ask Narada to bring cup of water to drink, Narada went to bring the water.After reaching a well at village he saw some women filling water into pitcher.out of those he one was very beautiful women, he goes to her and asks water to drink, she gave water, but narada doesn't gone back, he bowled to standing there only. when the women walked back to their homes, Narada followed that beautiful lady to  home. seeing this person followed to home she thought this brahmachari (celibacated person) might be Hungry for food. So with respect she made to seat him comfortablly and make him feed. But after eating also he did not moved from there. Meanwhile the girl's father came home from work.The girl introduced Narada to her father, they both introduced to each other, and mingled fast with one another .After citing comfortable Narada muni asks to make marry his daughter to him.The father felt Narada muni well cultured so he agreed to do so. There were no siblings to the girl so father would be come alone, so he requested Narada to stay along with them. Narada agreed to live there. After some time the father died. Now this couple started to live in that house as  their own. As  Narada entered into samsara jeevanam(married life), with the time passing by he had three kids.

This year there was huge torrential rains , river were flowing to full, that day it was raining heavy and water started entering into village. slowly the water entered into the houses, so people started moving towards the safer high places.Narada also worried about kids so he to kids ,so he make him sit two younger kids on his shoulder and older kid in his one hand and wife in another hand started moving to a safer place.Water pressure was started increasing the older kid couldn't hold hand properly and slipped into the flow.Narada couldn't help himself not knowing what to do and apprehending contentment he started seeking safe place, a strong wave of water came again and Narada resisted himself strongly and some how he could able to make himself stand after fallen down, but in this struggle he lost both kids who were on shoulder.

Now he left with only wife. Narada was grief stricken, inconsolable pain was  to coming out, but somehow he counseled himself  and wife that he had his lady with him, if time is favourable  can have children again. while they were in that thinking and moving a head another strong wave came again and took the wife this time in the water. After long muddling battle with water finally Narada could save himself and pushed to ground to see himself standing at the same place at which lord Krishna asked a cup of water to drink.

All his illusion got detached at once and started repenting himself how he got caught in maya went to the village just for collecting water and caught up in all trap of that maya jungle. what can he do now ab pachtaya ka hoth hai, jab chirya chug gayee khet( hindi idiom meaning what is left behind to repent now when the birds have eaten all the crops)

Ignorant of their ignorance, yet wise In their own esteem, these deluded men Proud of their vain learning go round and round  Like the blind led by the blind. Far beyond Their eyes, hypnotized by the world of sense, Opens the way to immortality. "I am my body; when my body dies, I die." Living in this superstition  They fall life after life under my sway.................. katha Upanishads 2: 6

'The Hereafter never rises before the eyes of the careless child, deluded by the delusion of wealth. "This is the world," he thinks," there is no other; thus he falls again and again under my sway.'........................ Katha Upanishads, 2 : 6  ,Max Muller

So disillusioned people live with illusion , they wont care even to listen the words of path, in fact they runway and untill  eye opening event would occur  to them often with a strong shock.

The morale of  the above story is we should not get caught in this whirlwind of  lusty attachments, we should be aware of his being. This parable gives insights how our mind just caught up in the maya(illusion) and how Narada got distracted from the path he begin his journey just to bring some water, not only he forget the purpose, but rather went far ahead residing there, making family , if there would have no floods, God only knows how many years Narada might have been stayed like that way.We all are suffering like Narada, suffer the pain and pleasure, Muddling with unknown pains, knows not the cause. Having the temporarily pleasures knows not the cause, We all forget the somebody sent us For a Purpose.Wait not until there would be some flood(serious floods) which will wash all our pleasures, and make us stand in front of Nothing, and We WAKE UP!!!., lets not wait until than begin RIGHT Now to know Yourself. If so, the lord would found standing there only even after centuries ,Welcome with open arms. He is There always, its us who moved away from him.

 

Om tat sat