There was a very pious and great #devotee
named Ratnidev. He was a king. He was very generous and was always
loved by people in his kingdom. Rantidev always treated everyone alike.
Once there was a famine and there was nothing to eat or drink in his
kingdom. Rivers and wells were dried up, people started struggling to
survive.
To this situation, King Rantidev opened his warehouse
for everyone, and distributed everything to others. Now the king and
his family had nothing to eat and they had to fast. One, two, three days
passed by and this continued until 48 days. After 48th day they found
some food and water. When he did the prayer and started to have the
first morsel in his mouth, there appeared a poor man, Brahmin, a dog
and a thirsty man. They shared with him that they have not found food
for many days. Poor man said he had not even a single grain. Thirsty man
said I am dying out of thirst. Dog was hungry and thirsty too.
The king, in turn,
gave all his food and water to a poor man, Brahmin, thirsty man and a
dog, king and his family remained hungry and thirsty. Seeing this #sacrifice,
Bhagvan Shree Vishnu appeared in front of king and told him to ask for a
boon. King replied, "O God, Let everyone be happy." Shree Vishnu was
pleased with his high ideals. Due to merits and blessings of Shree
Vishnu, Rivers and wells filled of water, lot of food was available for
everyone to eat and all people became happy.
Learning from
the story: King Rantidev always thought about others, gave away
everything for others' needs and happiness. From this story we learn to
be generous and also the importance of sacrifice.
When one always
distributes love to others and cares about them, sacrifice happens which
is very important virtue for spiritual practice.
Join
Hinduism Education Satsang For Children for encouraging Hindu children
to understand and live Hinduism by providing them step by step
explanation of Hindu rituals, festivals and spiritual practice every
Thursday at 8:00 PM EST via phone conference. To register go to http://
There was a very pious and great #devotee
named Ratnidev. He was a king. He was very generous and was always
loved by people in his kingdom. Rantidev always treated everyone alike.
Once there was a famine and there was nothing to eat or drink in his
kingdom. Rivers and wells were dried up, people started struggling to
survive.
To this situation, King Rantidev opened his warehouse for everyone, and distributed everything to others. Now the king and his family had nothing to eat and they had to fast. One, two, three days passed by and this continued until 48 days. After 48th day they found some food and water. When he did the prayer and started to have the first morsel in his mouth, there appeared a poor man, Brahmin, a dog and a thirsty man. They shared with him that they have not found food for many days. Poor man said he had not even a single grain. Thirsty man said I am dying out of thirst. Dog was hungry and thirsty too.
The king, in turn, gave all his food and water to a poor man, Brahmin, thirsty man and a dog, king and his family remained hungry and thirsty. Seeing this #sacrifice, Bhagvan Shree Vishnu appeared in front of king and told him to ask for a boon. King replied, "O God, Let everyone be happy." Shree Vishnu was pleased with his high ideals. Due to merits and blessings of Shree Vishnu, Rivers and wells filled of water, lot of food was available for everyone to eat and all people became happy.
Learning from the story: King Rantidev always thought about others, gave away everything for others' needs and happiness. From this story we learn to be generous and also the importance of sacrifice.
When one always distributes love to others and cares about them, sacrifice happens which is very important virtue for spiritual practice.
Join Hinduism Education Satsang For Children for encouraging Hindu children to understand and live Hinduism by providing them step by step explanation of Hindu rituals, festivals and spiritual practice every Thursday at 8:00 PM EST via phone conference. To register go to http://
To this situation, King Rantidev opened his warehouse for everyone, and distributed everything to others. Now the king and his family had nothing to eat and they had to fast. One, two, three days passed by and this continued until 48 days. After 48th day they found some food and water. When he did the prayer and started to have the first morsel in his mouth, there appeared a poor man, Brahmin, a dog and a thirsty man. They shared with him that they have not found food for many days. Poor man said he had not even a single grain. Thirsty man said I am dying out of thirst. Dog was hungry and thirsty too.
The king, in turn, gave all his food and water to a poor man, Brahmin, thirsty man and a dog, king and his family remained hungry and thirsty. Seeing this #sacrifice, Bhagvan Shree Vishnu appeared in front of king and told him to ask for a boon. King replied, "O God, Let everyone be happy." Shree Vishnu was pleased with his high ideals. Due to merits and blessings of Shree Vishnu, Rivers and wells filled of water, lot of food was available for everyone to eat and all people became happy.
Learning from the story: King Rantidev always thought about others, gave away everything for others' needs and happiness. From this story we learn to be generous and also the importance of sacrifice.
When one always distributes love to others and cares about them, sacrifice happens which is very important virtue for spiritual practice.
Join Hinduism Education Satsang For Children for encouraging Hindu children to understand and live Hinduism by providing them step by step explanation of Hindu rituals, festivals and spiritual practice every Thursday at 8:00 PM EST via phone conference. To register go to http://
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