THE MERCY OF THE LORD

Recently, I read an interesting story that brought tears in my eyes. I wish to share the same with you.

Droupathy was so proud of her devotion to Lord Krishna. She thought that no one on earth could have more devotion towards Lord Krishna than her. The Lord wanted to show her that there were many people who showed devotion to Him equal to that of  Droupathy.

When she was in the forest for 14 years, the Lord visited her one day. Droupathy found Him tired and she did not see His chariot also. When she asked Him, He said He came by walk all the way to see her. Droupathy was so pleased and told Him that she would prepare dinner for Him and in the meantime, He could take bath in hot water to relieve tiredness. 

The Lord agreed. Droupathy asked Bheema to prepare hot water. Bheema took a large vessel, fetched water in the vessel from the nearby river and started boiling it on mud Owen. Even after hours of boiling, the water remained cool without getting hot. Droupathy and Bheema were surprised and they informed the Lord about the wonder.

Then the Lord asked Bheema to pour the water out and to empty the vessel. Bheema did so. At that time, a small frog leaped out of the vessel and escaped. Then the Lord asked Bheema to fetch fresh water and to boil it. Within minutes the water became hot. Both Bheema and Droupathy were surprised and asked the Lord the reason.

The Lord told Droupathy that the small frog which was caught inside the vessel was praying to Him in all earnestness to save him from dying out of the boiling water. So He had the duty to save His disciples who seek His mercy. That is why I requested the Agni not to heat the water to save the frog. Droupathy was ashamed to learn about the devotion of a small frog towards the Lord.