Romasa Muni about the duration of life
Just after the demigods had been successful in a battle with the demons, Indradeva decided to make some renovations to his
home. He called Visvakarma, the architect of the demigods, and began to instruct him how he wanted the palace to look. After
some time Visvakarma became very anxious to get back to his home, and so he prayed to Brahmaji to make some arrangement, as
Indradeva was keeping him there for a long duration. Brahmaji then prayed to Lord Visnu, and Lord Visnu made an arrangement
to come to the court of Indra along with the sage Romasa Muni. Romasa Muni appeared there carrying an umbrella.
The Lord arranged that he would have a conversation with the muni while Indra was listening. When Visnu looked at his chest he saw
that although it was covered with hair, there was a bald patch in the middle. The Lord inquired from the sage, "Tell me great
sage, what is the reason for this curious phenomenon on your chest?"
"At the end of every cosmic annihilation," the muni replied, "one Indra dies, and when one Indra dies one of these hairs
falls out. When all the hairs have fallen out, then I will be able to go back to Vaikuntha."
"And what is the reason for this umbrella," Visnu further inquired.
The sage answered, "I see no necessity for making any sort of permanent home here, because my stay in the material world is short.
I simply carry this unbrella. This is my home."
Indra then understood that there was no use in making any permanent plans in this material world, and so he released Visvakarma.
PS: I humbly request all the devotees to please forward moral / instructive stories they hear so that everyone can be benefitted.
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