A
brahmin was once crossing a river bed, and some men were washing
clothes. Finding a nice new silk shawl on his shoulder, they fell upon
him in a group, shouting that it belonged to the palace and had been
given to them to be washed, but had been stolen and not been traced. The
poor brahmin screamed “Narayana, Narayana” when they rained blows on
him. Immediately Lord Narayana rose from His seat, walked forward,
stopped and returned to His seat! His surprised consort asked Him the
reason for His strange behaviour. Lord Narayana said, “I wanted to help
that poor brahmin who has fallen into a den of scoundrels, but he has
started beating them blow for blow – My help is no longer needed!”
Leaving everything to His will is truly the highest form of devotion and
the easiest way to win His Grace.
Suatu
ketika seorang Brahmin melintasi dasar sungai, dan ada beberapa orang
yang sedang mencuci pakaian. Sang Brahmin menemukan selendang sutra baru
di bahunya, para tukang cuci berteriak bahwa itu milik istana dan telah
diberikan kepada mereka untuk dicuci, tetapi telah dicuri dan belum
ditemukan. Brahmin miskin tersebut berteriak "Narayana, Narayana" ketika
mereka menghujani pukulan pada dirinya. Segera Tuhan Narayana bangkit
dari duduk-Nya, berjalan menuju ke Brahmin, berhenti dan kembali ke
tempat duduk-Nya! Permaisuri-Nya terkejut dan bertanya kepada-Nya alasan
untuk perilaku aneh yang dilakukan-Nya. Narayana berkata, "Aku ingin
membantu Brahmin miskin yang telah jatuh ke dalam kumpulan orang-orang
yang tidak jujur tersebut, tetapi sang Brahmin telah mulai memukuli
mereka - bantuan-Ku tidak lagi diperlukan!" Menyerahkan segala sesuatu
kepada kehendak-Nya merupakan bentuk pengabdian (bhakti) tertinggi dan
cara termudah untuk memenangkan Rahmat-Nya.
-BABA
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