Dr.Commander Selvam Siddhar

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SRI KRISHNA AND THE THIEF

In the palace garden of King Nanda Gopal, the children were playing with the young calves and maids were milking the cows and churning the pots filled with curd, when Queen Yashoda came with her child, ‘Sri Krishna’. The child was adorned with lot of jewels and ornaments, head to toe. A beautiful long necklace studded with diamonds hung on his chest, while his waist was circled with ‘oddiyan’, a pure gold ornament. Golden bangles with Gomethaka and ruby gems adorned his wrists, with a haram with shining pearls increasing the beauty.

Sri Krishna accompanied other children in their play. They all went eagerly to grab some butter from the churned pots. With the maids eager to share the butter with Sri Krishna, all the children enjoyed the butter. After having the butter, Sri Krishna and the other children joined the men as they led the cows to the nearby farms for their grazing.

Upanyasak, a preacher and staunch devotee of God, Sri Mahavishnu, was sharing this story with a gathering at the temple. The gathering included a thief as well. While, the rest of the gathering was listening to the story with deep interest, the thief was engrossed in his thoughts about the jewels and ornaments worn by Sri Krishna. He was keen to know the whereabouts of Sri Krishna, so he could steal the ornaments and amaze wealth.

As Upanyasak ended the story, the gathering began to disperse. The thief wanting to know the whereabouts of Sri Krishna, followed Upanyasak to his home. As Upanyasak turned into a dark narrow curve, the thief shouted “Hault, you Upanyasak! I have a knife. I just want to ask you a question”.

Seeing the thief with the knife, the Upanyasak got terrified and replied “Dear village man, I am just a clergy man doing my service to Lord Mahavishnu. I will be glad to answer you. What do you seek?”

The thief said “I want to know where the child, Sri Krishna resides.” To this, the Upanyasak replied “He is omnipresent, and is present everywhere, even here. He exists in our breath, in air, in tree, and in everything”.

Not willing to believe, the thief pressed “No, I want to know where the child with all those jewels and ornaments resides.” The Upanyasak continued “But, it is just a story about God. I was just sharing what I read and learnt from the scriptures.”

Seeing the thief was not believing and not willing to let go, the Upanyasak thought of a way to escape, and finally said “see, it is long way, and you should be strong enough to pass through this dense jungle.”

Shrugging the danger ahead, the thief pressed for clearer directions. The Upanyasak, was determined to misguide the thief. He continued “after you head 60 miles towards east, you will see a big forest. In the middle of the forest, there is a big banyan tree, and Sri Krishna will be sitting near that tree”.

Believing the Upanyasak, the thief released the Upanyasak, and began his journey towards the forest. He was determined to end his poverty by stealing the costly jewels and ornaments from Sri Krishna. The way to the forest was rough and tough, filled with thorns and sharp stones. The pain caused by the thorns and sharp stones did not stop the thief from his journey to the forest.

Finally, when he came to the middle of the forest, he saw more than one banyan tree. Not knowing which banyan tree Sri Krishna sat under, the thief began walking from one tree to another, calling for Sri Krishna by shouting his name “Krishna, Krishna”.

After a while, he got tired and fainted. As he opened his eyes after few minutes, he saw Sri Krishna holding him in his arms, with his head resting on Sri Krishna’s thighs. Sri Krishna was wearing all the jewels and ornaments that the thief heard in the story.

Realizing Sri Krishna saved him, the thief felt guilty, and rejected the thought of stealing the ornaments. When Sri Krishna asked the thief about his intentions of wanting to meet him, the thief with a face of guilt said “Oh my great Lord, I am a thief and a sinner, who wanted to steal your ornaments. Please pardon me.” The Lord smilingly said “you came for the ornaments, and you will have them.” Saying this, the Lord handed the jewels to the thief and vanished.

The thief filled with guilt hit himself with his arms, and began walking towards the Upanyasak’s residence. Seeing the thief, the Upanyasak feared danger and trembled. But, the thief fell at the Upanyasak’s feet, sought forgiveness and shared the story of Lord’s grace. With the greed for wealth no longer there, the thief’s mind was filled with devotion for Sri Krishna. Repenting his sin, the thief begged the Upanyasak to take him as his attendant.

Hearing the thief’s story and the grace of God to him, Upanyasak felt unfortunate that he couldn’t see the Lord with his eyes. Seeing no value in living any more, he started to tie a rope to the roof, and began to hang himself.

At this critical moment, a divine voice said “Upanyasak! I recognize your service to me for so many years. Continue your service to me with this young man.” The divine voice continued “You told him you didn’t know me and emphasized it was just a story. But, he believed what you said, and risked his life to see me. You continue your duties. The time will come, and I will receive you.”

The Upanyasak got overwhelmed hearing the divine voice. Recognizing that he was blessed with this because of the thief, the Upanyasak knelt before the thief with tears in his eyes.

Both Upanyasak and the changed thief continued to spread the grace and kindness of the Lord all over the world.

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