Guru Geeta - Datta Vaakya - 25

🌹 Guru Geeta - Datta Vaakya - 25 🌹

✍️ Sri GS Swami ji 

📚. Prasad Bharadwaj

🌻. Offering Service to Guru is Important in Sadhana 🌻

Deepaka continued his dedicated service to his Guru without any boredom, and without taking a single break. Veda Dharma continued to show his irritation towards him, not only in private, but in public as well. 

He reeled off a list of false complaints against his disciple to all the outsiders, blaming Deepaka for lack of patience, short temper, lack of respect and regard, negligence, and incompetence. Deepaka was blamed if he ever stepped out. 

Guru was tormenting Deepaka but gave the reverse impression to others that he was being ill-treated by his disciple. The more his Guru complained, the more Deepaka loved him.

 

Deepaka’s fame spread to all the four corners for his sincerity, patience, and unwavering devotion to Guru. 

People spoke, not about the Guru, but about the disciple who, in spite of the stench that extended over the entire street, tolerated it, and served his Guru with steadfast love and extraordinary care.

 

Even Lord Viswanatha of Kasi learned about Deepaka’s exemplary service to Guru. He stepped out from the Jyotirlinga (in the temple) and stood before Veda Dharma’s hut and lovingly called out, “Deepaka!” 

Deepaka responded to the call with a pleading tone, “O Lord of all the worlds, please lower your voice. My Guru is resting. Please do not disturb the peace here. 

I prostrate to you, please do not disturb my Guru’s sleep.” Visveswara (the Lord of the Universe) felt extremely pleased with this reply.

 

He said, “Deepaka, I am thrilled to learn of your devotion to Guru. I am offering you a boon. Name your wish.”

 

Deepaka responded reverentially, “O Lord, I am grateful to you beyond measure for your compassion. I do not require any boon. You please speak with my Guru. Unless he bids, I take no decisions. Without his suggestion, I will not ask for anything. You please wait outside until he wakes up.”

 

Lord Siva got angry at Deepaka’s arrogance that his offer of a boon was being dismissed so lightly. He said, “I am giving you one last chance. Will you accept my boon or not?”

 

Deepaka begged, “O Lord of the Universe, please do not be angry. Under no circumstance will I ask for any boon without the approval of my Guru. After he wakes up, as he commands, I will act. I never act on my own accord. No matter how angry you may get, it does not matter.”

 

Lord Siva, feeling insulted, said, “If that be the case, I am not going to leave you alone. I will keep watching you.” He proceeded to see Lord Vishnu and appeared before him, vowing to see to the end of this matter.

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