Me,
My guru – On duties, responsibilities and results
“Guruji,
I serve my parents well and yet why do I suffer so much? Did you not say that
one who gets to serve his parents is the one doing service of the greatest
order? If I am doing ‘the greatest service’ how come I still have problems in
life?” I asked as she was sipping her tea. This was break-time. And I used it
to pose my question to her.
My
Guru answered me with this story.
“In
modern times that is this Kaliyuga in the banks of river Candrabhaga in
Pandharpur lived a devotee named Pundarika. In this town, we still find the
images of his parents and Pundarika. Pundarika took a vow to devote his life to
serving his parents. One day he was giving oil massage to the tired legs of his
parents. It was their bedtime. Lord Pundarika came uninvoked and stood behind
him and said “Pundarika, I am God. I have come to see you”.
Even
without turning around Pundarika pushed a brick and replied “Welcome Lord!
Please stand on that brick lest your feet get dirty with mud (as it was monsoon
season).”
Lord
said “But Pundarika, I am the Lord of this Universe. I have come to meet you.
And you don’t have time to meet me?”
Pundarika
replied “Lord, can’t you see that I am now serving my parents. I am busy
serving my parents. Please tell me why you came now.”
Lord
said, “I am pleased with your parental devotion and have come to give darshan
to you”.
Pundarika
even without turning still replied, “So the parental service has such power
that you had to come even though uncalled?”
Lord
said, “Yes, parental service has such power”.
Pundarika
replied, “If parental service has such power, how can I leave it? At present I
am busy. Better come some other time”.
Contd....
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