On a Sunday we were in Juinagar distributing books near a pandal put up on the occasion of a major spiritual discourse by some well-known organization. The distribution went nicely, so around 3o'clock in the afternoon, as the program concluded, we were getting ready to leave. Just then two girls about twelve and fifteen years old happened to pass by our stall. I thought they might be interested, so I asked them, "Please look over this 'Krsna' book. See the color pictures? This is the best storybook, so please buy a copy." However, since they weren't carrying a single penny, the girls went away.

 

But the story doesn't end there. Ten minutes later the twelve-year-old returned to the book table with her mother. The lady looked quite uninterested in buying the "Krsna" book, but just for her daughter's sake she cursorily looked through it. Finally she scolded her daughter and left, dragging the girl along by the hand. The girl seemed as nervous as we were.

 

By now the event had been over for fifteen minutes, so we decided to leave. As we began to load our books into the van, we suddenly heard a voice: "Please give me one 'Krsna' book." We looked up and to our utter surprise saw the girl, but this time her hand was full of 1- 2- and 5-rupee coins. Somehow all of it came to 140 rupees, enough, by
Krishna's grace, for a "Krsna" book. We were struck with wonder. The girl had a piggybank and had emptied it just so she could buy her "Krsna" book!

For the determined, there can be no impediment to devotional service.

Sankirtan-yajna ki jaya!

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  • Volunteer

    MY MOST HUMBLE OBEISANCES TO THE LITTLE GIRL

  • Wow. Jaya for the little girl and for you for posting the story and inspiring us. Thank you and Haribol!

  • Sevak

    A great inspiration for me. Hari Bol!

  • Volunteer

    Rightly said, Suresh Prabhu!! Thus the Bible says,' The kingdom of Heaven is revealed only to children.'

  • cute baby...

  • Haribol !! Kids being pure are fortunate to get attracted by Krishna, adults don't get attracted by Krishna due to the power of Maya. That's the misfortune. Alas !!

  • Volunteer

    Another Meerabai!!!

  • Moved by the incident.

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