Faith in worshipping God.


In Hindu Purana there is one story. King Hiranyakasupu asked his son Prakalatha “Where is the God hiding?” Prakalatha replied “He is not hiding anywhere and he is living in all the places including Sky, Water, Fire, and Pillar and even in small piece of Dust. If a devotee believes that his chosen ideal is God then he attains God and sees him”.

People of Old generations had tremendous faith on God. Once a farmer was on the way to his daughter’s house. On the way he noticed some beautiful flowers and bel leaves. He gathered them for worship of the family deity and walked back six or seven miles to his own house in a remote village.

Once a folk dance troupe in the farmer’s village was enacting a drama on the life of Rama. In the drama getting throne for his son Barathan, the {actress} Kaikeyi asked Rama to go into exile in the forest for fourteen years. All people seeing the cruel words of Kaikeyi really wept with tears. The old farmer having faith on God Rama went to the actress who played the role of Kaikeyi crying out “You wretch, you must go to forest” and was about to attack the actress with stick. It shows the real heart of the farmer who is having so real faith with God Rama.

Everybody might have heard about the tremendous power of faith in Hindu puranas {History]. It is said in the “Ramayana “ [Story of Ayodhya king Rama].that Rama who was God himself –the embodiment of absolute Brahman-had to build a bridge to cross the sea to Ceylon. But Hanuman chanting in Rama’s name crossed the sea in one jump and reached the other side. He had an unbreakable faith with Rama’s name and there is no need of bridge for him. On the faith of a name impossible things are made possible.

Therefore every person must have true faith and earnest longing, and then we will get everything by the Grace of God.

[Barathabhoomi will continue]