𝚂𝚛𝚒𝚙𝚊𝚍𝚊 𝚂𝚛𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚑𝚊 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚖𝚛𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚖 - 𝟸𝟽𝟹

🌹   Sripada Srivallabha Charithamrutham - 273    🌹

✍️ Satya prasad
📚. Prasad Bharadwaj

Chapter 34
🌴. The story of Sarabheswara 🌴

🌻 Sri Datta puts His devotees in troubles, tests their devotion and then saves them - 1 🌻

Seeing the pitiable condition of that Brahmin, Sri Dharma Gupta was upset. He wanted to help him but he did not have money at that time. I myself had no money.

But I took courage and said, ‘Sir! Please have mercy on this helpless Brahmin and give one more month time. In this period, by the grace of Sripada Srivallabha, his troubles will be over. Please think coolly.

I will give guarantee for repayment of his dues.’ I uttered these words involuntarily. The money lender said, ‘Ok! I am believing your words and giving one month more time.

But till the amount is repaid, both of you travelers should not move from this place. If the loan is not cleared, I will not only take possession of this Brahmin’s house but will drag you to court as you have asked for more time unnecessarily.

Then you will have to face the punishment given by the judge.’ It was highly impossible for Sri Dharma Gupta or me to repay the loan within the time given. I made this promise not considering the possibility or propriety of it.

I had to blame myself for making such a promise without thinking. It was not proper to blame Sripada. I put Sri Dharma Gupta also into trouble along with me. This would be another sin.

This was an example to say how one would get into troubles if one did not control his words. Where was the end for Prabhu’s leelas? In such situations only, either one’s devotion becomes more stable or one completely loses faith in God. Dharma Gupta looked calm. He said, ‘Shankar Bhatt! you do not worry for what has happened.

The things that had happened, that are happening and that are going to happen, all are His ‘fun filled leelas’. Whatever was written by Brahma, will happen certainly.’ There were no food items in the brahmin’s house.

He did not have any money. He and his people had to starve anyway. Now we two were added as guests. By the grace of Sripada, we got shelter. We thought that was enough.

I felt that Sripada Srivallabha was the only refuge in times of hunger, fatigue, when lenders attack and in times when we did not know what to do and what not to do. We finished our bath and ‘sandhya’.

Knowing that there was no other option but to chant the name of Sripada Srivallabha, we readied for it. There was no oil and wick to do even ‘deeparadhana’ in that poor Brahmin’s house.

When the mantra of ‘Sripada Rajam Saranam Prapadye’ was said, all the inmates of the house were repeating.

Children and old women in that street also joined us and were doing this chanting with devotion.

Continues...
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10.Sep.2020