Never break your promise to Lord Krishna
"Once there were two friends in a village, they both wanted to become rich. Being desirous of wealth, they went to pray at the small temple (krishna deity) installed
under a tree in their village.
The following month, one friend wins a lottery and becomes rich. He goes back to the same deity and thanks the lord for bestowing upon him the wealth and promises The Lord that he will always remember Him and come everyday to worship Him.
The other friend, knowing that his friend got rich and he didn't, gets very upset and comes to the deity and speaks very harshly to deity for not favouring him. And he
also promises to The Lord, that I will come everyday but not to worship you but insult you for not fulfilling my desire.
Both friends started going to the deity everyday, one to worship and the other to express his dissatisfaction/anger
Few months passed, the friend who won lottery, starts his own business with the money and would go temple in the morning before starting his work. The poor friend, as promised, would also go to deity everyday to yell at the deity.
A year passed, the rich friend, gets busy with his expanding business and would go to temple whenever he could. The poor friend was still going everyday in the morning (whether it was raining, storm or anything, irrespective of any unfavorable circumstances)
After few yrs, rich friend was hardly going to temple whereas the poor friend was still keeping his promise with Krishna to yell at him everyday.
At the end of their lives...!
the Poor friend goes back to Godhead! and meets Krishna face to face! (Being surprised he asks Krishna, how come he is there?
The merciful lord Krishna replied: You never broke your promise to me and were there to speak with me everyday! I liked your commitment, determination and the
relationship you developed with me! And now I can't live without you
(the Rich friend gets another birth to live opulently again)
Morals of the story:
1) Krishna loves Pure devotional service performed with a pure natural heart
2) Liberation and Material enjoyment, He can provide to anyone, but pure devotional service He does not provide to everyone"
3) Always remember Krishna and never forget Him
Some additional points I thought appropriate to mention:
Pure devotional service means performing activities for Lord Sri Krishna's pleasure - favorably - anukulena krishna anusilanam. Not performing activities unfavorably -
even though Lord Krishna is ready to bestow HIS blessings to both.
Mother Yasoda got Lord Krishna's mercy and Putana also got the status of mother - but there is big difference in the bhava of those two. So we need to remember that service to Lord has to be performed favorably.
Thanks to Jada Bharat Prabhu (Melbourne) for sharing this nice story.
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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