One Sankaranti day, Rukmini, Sathyabhama, Jambavati, Gopikas, and Draupadi among others were with Lord Krishna, joyously munching sugarcane. Krishna, in order to test them, pretended as if His finger was cut. God always tests His devotees. Test is nothing but a taste of God. If the devotee is successful in the test, he/she receives God’s bounteous Grace. God does not conduct tests as a sign of hatred or enmity; He always does it out of intense love and compassion. As soon as Krishna’s finger was cut, it started bleeding. Sathyabhama asked a servant to quickly get a piece of cloth. Rukmini ran herself. Draupadi saw this and immediately tore a piece of her own sari and tied it to Lord Krishna’s thumb to stop the bleeding. Witnessing this, Rukmini and Sathyabama were ashamed that their love and actions did not match Draupadi’s love. Later Lord Krishna showered infinite grace when Draupadi needed it the most.
Suatu hari di hari Sankaranti, Rukmini, Sathyabhama, Jambavati, Gopika, dan Draupadi bersama-sama dengan Sri Krishna, bergembira mengunyah tebu. Untuk menguji mereka, Sri Krishna, berpura-pura seolah-olah jari-Nya terpotong. Tuhan selalu menguji bhakta-Nya. Ujian tidak lain adalah rasa Tuhan. Jika bhakta berhasil dalam ujian, ia akan menerima Rahmat Tuhan yang murah hati. Tuhan tidak melakukan ujian sebagai tanda kebencian atau permusuhan, Beliau selalu melakukannya dari cinta dan kasih sayang yang intens. Begitu jari Sri Krishna terpotong, jari itu mengeluarkan darah. Sathyabhama meminta seorang pelayan untuk mengambil sepotong kain. Rukmini sendiri berlari. Draupadi melihat hal ini, segera merobek sepotong sarinya sendiri dan mengikatnya ke ibu jari Sri Krishna untuk menghentikan pendarahan. Menyaksikan hal ini, Rukmini dan Sathyabama merasa malu bahwa cinta dan tindakan mereka tidak sesuai dengan cinta Draupadi. Kemudian Sri Krishna mencurahkan anugerah tak terbatas ketika Draupadi sangat membutuhkannya. (Divine Discourse, “My Dear Students”, Vol 2, Ch 3, June 30, 1996)
-BABA
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