suddhabhakti

  Once, a sadhu was travelling through a simple village. He spent his time chanting the names of God and thanking the Lord for everything. Along the way he came across a well and decided to drink some water. When the sadhu bent over the well, he noticed that a scorpion had fallen in. "I must help the scorpion otherwise it will drown," thought the kind sadhu. He scooped a little palmful of water and tried to lift the scorpion onto his hand. But the scorpion stung him with his jaws and fell back again into the water. The sadhu rubbed his hand to ease the pain. Then, once again he bent over the well. He put his hand in to scoop the water and lift the scorpion out. He tried again and again to rescue the scorpion. But the scorpion stung him each time. Each time the sadhu's hand jerked with the pain. His hand was bleeding and swollen, yet he tried again and again to save the life of the scorpion. A man stood nearby watching. He was stunned to see all that was happening. "T...

  During their exile, the Pandavas travelled from one holy place to another They happened  to come to Badrikashram in the Himalayan Mountains  One day, as Draupadi was admiring the natural beauty of the place a strong wind brought a fragrant, thousand petalled lotus into her lap. She had never seen such a beautiful flower before. She approached Bhima and requested him to get more of such flowers because she wanted to present them to Yudhisthira To please Draupadi Bhima immediately set out in the direction of the fragrance. Suddenly Bhima heard a loud pounding noise Bhima turned in that direction On the way he saw a huge mankey lying in his path. The monkey was thrashing his tail on the ground and creating a tremendous naise Bhima was impatient. And anger was rising within him. He asked the monkey to move out of his way The old monkey responded," am too old to move and if you are so keen to go on then jump over me." Frustrated, Bhima said, " I cannot be disrespectful to a...

  Maharshi charak is known as the Father of Ayurveda. He wrote a famous treatise called the Charak Samhita, which talks about the fine qualities that one should develop while practicing Ayurveda. He was renowned for his knowledge of Vedic scriptures as well as his expertise natural medicinal cures. People from far and wide came to study under him. One day he was travelling along with his disciples through dense forests, farms and beautiful hills and valleys in search of medicinal herbs. On their way, they came across a farm. Maharshi Charak's eyes fell on a beautiful flower. He stood admiring the shape of the petals, the attractive color and the sweet mild fragrance. He knew this flower was usually very difficult to find. This rare flower could be used for making some special medicines. However, because of his high moral values, he did not pluck it. He simply stood, looking at the wondrous gift of nature. One disciple wanted to please his guru. He politely asked, "Guruji, if y...