Story of Dhruva...
There is a story of a little boy , about five years old , named dhruva , who belonged to a royal family . In te couse of time his father , the king , tired of his mother and deposed her as his queen , he then took another women as queen , and she became step mother to the boy .She was very envious of him , and one day as dhruva was sitting on his fathers knee, she insulted him , "oh u cannot sit on the lap of ur father ,'she said because u r not born of me , she dragged dhruva from his fathers lap and the boy became very angry .he was the son of kshatriya , and kshtriyas are very notororious for their quick tempers , Dhruva took this to be a great insult and he went to his mother who had been deposed.
"Dear Mother , ' he said , my stepmother has insulted me by dragging me from my fathers lap "
"Dear Son , the other replied :"Iam helpless and he no longer cares for me "
Well ,how can i take revenge ?? the boy asked .
"My dear boy , you are helpless , only if god helps u can take revenge .
Oh where is God ,he asked , I undersatnd so many sages go to the jungle and forest to see God , the mother replied .
They go under great penances and austerities in order to find God there /"
At once Dhruva went to the forest , and began asking the tiger and elephant "oh are you God "?/
Are u God ? in this way he was questioning all the animals .seeing that dhruva was very much inquisitive , Sri krishna sent narada Muni to see about the situation . Narada quickly went to the forest and found dhruva .
"my dear boy ,"Narada said , you belong to the royal family , you cannot suffer all these penance and austerity .please return to ur home , your mother and father are very much anxious for u ...
Please dnt try to divert me in that way , boy repld "if u know sumthning about God , or if u knw hw can i c God , please tell me , otherwise go away and dnt disturb me ..When narada saw that dhruva was so determined , he initiated him as a disciple and gave him the mantra "Om namo bhagvate vasudevaya " Dhruva chanted this mantra and becm pefect and God came before him , .
"My dear dhruva , what do u want ? you can take from me whatever u want ,
My dear Lord , " the boy repld , i was undergoing from such severe penances simply for my father's kingdom , and land , but now i have seen u .......even the great sages and saints cannot c u ....Whats my profit? i left home to find some scraps of grass and rubbish , and instaed i have found a very valuable diamond , now im satisfies , i hv no need to ask anything of u my dear lord .
Thus even tough on may be poverty stricken or in distress , if he goes to god with the same determination as dhruva , intent on seeing God and taking his benediction , and if he happens to c God , he will no longer want anythng material ....
hare krishna
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