Chapter 9: chapter 9

"Listen Priya! Your Nath is nothing but just an ordinary rock. Leave his bhakti. Hold this shivling. It's the only one which provides everything in this world. Narayan is nowhere infront of Mahadev. Parameswar is the only supreme. You won't get anything devoting this useless stone""Please don't comment my Nath", she's begging."Kamala and Malathi are haters of Vishnu! Sakhi!", explained Jaya."Haters?? Why? Why do they hate my Nath?", Laxmi questioned Jaya in utter dismay."They're actually Shaivaites, who believe Lord Shiv as the only supreme power." "Ha sakhi! I already know that Shaivaites means devotees of lord Shiv but they don't hate Narayan, they're talking absurd about my Prananadh""Some people started spreading bad about Lord Shri Hari inorder to highlight the supremacy of Mahadev and some because of their wrong beliefs .These people fell in those false beliefs and started detesting him.They feel that even worshipping Vishnu is an insult to Bholenath. They're trying to propagate their self-beliefs and even compel others to abandon Vishnu bhakti""I can't tolerate this! Everyone has their right to worship their favourite lord. One shouldn't force any other devotee to abandon bhakti of any deity.""Kamala And Malathi", she yelled, "Stop this!", but Kamala and Malathi overheard her."Kamala! Malathi! Never say bad again about our protector and sustainer Vishnu. He's the paramatma(supreme soul) from whom we all are born and reach at the end. "Laxmi couldn't end Kamala and Malathi's hatred towards Vishnu with her words. Kamala and Malathi didn't even consider her words but intended completely to separate Vishnu's idol from Priya. Suddenly because of their dispute, the idol slipped from their hands and flew in air. It was about to fall on ground and break into pieces .Laxmi instantaneously caught it within her hands and saved it but she had accidentally slipped down and her elbow got injured in course of protecting the idol. Blood started flowing down from her."Laxmi! Are you all right?", screamed Jaya and Priya in worry."Oh No!Kamala! She's daughter of owner of this ashram, Rishi Bhrigu. He's an eminent sage and has many powers. If he knows that we hurted Laxmi, we'ld be finished. Let's escape", Malathi escaped along with Kamala.Jaya torn a piece of her saree and wounded around the bleeding part of Laxmi. "Laxmi!! Is it paining? Don't you see yourself.. ", asked Jaya fretting about injury."Sakhi! This wound is not giving as much pain their hurting comments about Narayan gave. I can't tolerate them and forget them", Laxmi wept."Sakhi!" tears rolled from Priya's eyes, "Yours is such an immense love! Even though it's heavily bleeding, you're just feeling about their stupid baseless comments which they have uttered without any knowledge of our lord. You need not weep! Sakhi! He's the parambhagawan. Nothing happens to him with the comments of two fools""Sakhi! I can't bear even one thinking bad about him. I want everyone to venerate him. I'll explain everyone his glory and totally devastate this social evil, shivvishnu-mathbhed (segregation of Shivvishnu devotees). I shall elucidate that Shiv-Vishnu are not different but one!!", she began for the village whomJaya and Priya followed."Narayana Narayana", Narad was reduced to tears after watching his mother's pain, "I can't bear this Prabhu! She's the mother of seven worlds. She is extolled and venerated by the seven worlds. Yet today she is enduring such a mental and physical pain!! Prabhu!! Why is this happening to her???"Narayan's heart too sank seeing his Priya's pain,"Narad! It's all wish of Mahadevi! Her main intention of laying Laxmi's janm is to elucidate the love and bhakti to humans. My Priya wants to prove that even bhakth reaches me/ paramatma only through assiduity, commitment and devotion i.e. bhakti is the only thing which connects anyone with me irrespective of their status & position. She'd like to teach the way to reach supreme. She'ld like to prove another thing that hurdles and obstacles are common while achieving something but we shouldn't give up and strive our best diligently and should resist the losses even".Narad suddenly observed the skin of Vishnu's elbow appeared like a bruise. Narad tensed,"Prabhu! What's this ? What happened to your elbow?""Devarshi! Laxmi fell down and got wounded for me. I'm her half. I should suffer half of her pain as I vowed in our marriage that anything, any sorrow, any happiness we share equally. And as a deity, I should bear my devotee's pain who trusted me heavily. Hence I am bearing her pain totally""Narayana Narayana!!", tears rolled in Narad's eyes,"Prabhu! Really there is no exaggeration in hailing LaxmiNarayan couple as adidampath (first couple) and adarshdampat(most inspiring couple) of the universe. Initially Jaganmata got injured for you, she's hankering to spread your bhakti and extol your greatness and you, being the supreme of this srishti bearing this pain for your ardhangini. I'm fortunate seeing all your leelas. Every couple should inspire from you to be together in every hard situations", Narad bowed down to Murari.Kamala and Malathi gathered all people of the village and started misguiding them,"All the Villagers! Everyone in this village should stop devoting Vishnu. Remove all his statues and other puja items belonging to him. His worship is even a sin and insult to Eswar.Our saviour is only one Mahadev! Let's adorn only him. Shiv even get anger and turn us ashes if we worship Vishnu. And Vishnu is nothing but just a rock ""Kindly stop Kamala Malathi", Laxmi entered"How can you say that devoting Vishnu an insult to Shiv?", questioned both and continued in her serene voice,"SHIVAYA VISHNU ROOPAYASHIVA ROOPAYA VISHNAVESHIVASYA HRUDAYAM VISHNUVISHNOSCHA HRUDAYAGAM SHIVAH YATHA SHIVAMAYO VISHNUEVAM VISHNU MAYA SHIVAH..This shloka means Shiv is a form of Vishnu and Vishnu is a form of Shiv. Shiva's heart is filled with Vishnu and Vishnu's heart is filed with Shiv. Vishnu is full of Shiv and Shiv is full of Vishnu. Both are same. Why to hate one of them then to devote other? Such a devotion, Lord Shiv too won't accept. Vishnu is not a simple rock but the all-pervading essence of all beings. He's Paramatma. He's anaadi, ananth and everything. I'll explain you the story of "Azamila" which clears all misconceptions and doubts on him.There lived a Brahmin named "Ajamila" in Kanyakubja village. He studied all chaturvedas in a guruashram near his home and became a great intellect. He came to youth. He once went into the forest to bring darbh(Kusha grass), flowers for his puja. He was about to pluck the hibiscus flowers from a tree after gathering all items for his puja....TO BE CONTINUED.... (Some of the scenes are my imaginative but story of "Ajamila" lies in "SRI MADBHAGAWAT PURAN" . My main intention of this episode is to eliminate caste& religion differences from the society and to remember everyone that "SABKA MALIK EK HAIN". Just like Vishnu and Shiv are same, Vishnu, Jesus and Allah are also different forms of the same supreme lord. All religions people should be united and uphold our nation but shouldn't die fighting among themselves).