WHO IS THE GREATEST PERSON?
A simple village man once wanted to serve the greatest person. He approached
the mayor of his town and asked to be given some work. While serving the mayor,
the village man noticed the mayor giving tax money to a visitor. He asked who
the visitor was, and the mayor told him that he was a representative of the
governor. "Is the governor greater than you?" "Oh yes, he is greater than me,"
the mayor said. "Then I want to serve him," said the village man. The mayor
appreciated the man's honesty and recommended him to the Governor. The village man
served the governor for some time. Then one day a visitor arrived accompanied
by some horsemen. The governor welcomed the visitor graciously and treated him
with all respect. When he had a chance, the village man asked the governor who
the visitor was. "He is the king's viceroy," said the governor. "And who is
the king?" the man asked. "He is the ruler of the whole land," said the
governor. "He is very great." "Is he greater than you?" the man asked. "Oh
yes, I am just his servant." "Then I would like to serve him." The village man
was talented and so, to please the king, the governor sent the village man to
him. The man served the king for some months, and then one day the king told
him to ready the chariot. A great sage had arrived in the kingdom and the king
wanted the sage's advice on how to rule. The village man watched as the king
approached the saintly person and offered respect. The king then sat and
listened to the sage discourse for some time. Then, as the king was preparing
to return to his palace, the village man approached the sage and asked if he
were the greatest person. The sage said, no, he was only a menial servant. "So
please tell me, who is the greatest person?" "To find the greatest person, you
must go to the temple of Narayana," the sage told him. Without a moments delay,
the man set off walking. It was evening when he arrived, and the temple doors
were closed. The man knocked on the door for a long time. Finally a temple
priest came and told him to go home and return the next day. Not having any
place to go, the man lay down by the gate and went to sleep. Before sunrise,
some brahmanas from a nearby village passed the temple and saw the man sleeping.
They noticed that covering the man's body was one of the Deity's chadars. "He
is a thief!" they said. In anger they woke the man and asked them where he got
the chadar. The man was mystified and told them he did not know where the
chadar had come from. The brahmanas then tried to open the temple door and
discovered it was locked. They then realized that Lord Narayana Himself had
placed the chadar over his servant to keep him warm while he slept. The
brahmanas asked the man where he came from, and he told them his story. The man
was then accepted into the temple and trained to serve the Deity. In this way
the man came to serve the greatest person.
MORAL: We should understand what we are doing in this Krsna consciousness movement, and that this is the culmination of all work and endeavour, devotional service to Lord Krsna.
PS: I humbly request all the devotees to please forward moral / instructive stories they hear so that everyone can be benefited.
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