The glory of God’s Name
Sage Vyās is the author of a Hindu Holy text, Mahābhārat. The following
incident happened after He completed writing the Mahābhārat.
Sage Nārad and Sage Vyās were devotees of Shrī Nārāyaṇa and always sang
the praises of Shrī Nārāyaṇạ. Once, Sage Nārad visited Sage Vyās and
found him looking very sad. Sage Vyās welcomed Sage Nārad. Sage Nārad
smiled at Sage Vyās and said, ''You must be very happy after completing
the great Mahābhārat. This Holy text will be very useful for every human
being. ”
Sage Vyās sat silently, without uttering a single word. Sage Nārad spoke again, “Are you worried about something?”
Sage Vyās replied, “Yes. O, great Sage, you are the only person who can
clarify my doubt. ” He continued, “I thought that writing this Holy
text would give me happiness, but instead I am not still happy. Why I am
not feeling happy?”
Sage Nārad said, “You have written the
Holy text Mahābhārat well, and I am sure people will be able to
understand it easily, but you have forgotten something while writing
the Holy text, that is why you are still not happy. “ He added further,
“While writing it, you were only thinking about the various characters
in it, you forgot about God, that is chanting His Name. When doing any
activity, if one chants God’s Name, then one feels happy during and
after completing that activity. Repeat His name once and tell me how you
feel.''
Sage Vyās immediately followed the given guidance. He
repeated Shrī Nārāyaṇa ̣’s Name once with intense faith and his
unhappiness was gone. He felt happy and satisfied. From that day
onwards, He started chanting Shrī Nārāyaṇa ̣’s name continuously.
Moral: The above story shows that even writing a great Holy text like
the Mahābhārat, which is read by millions of people till today, cannot
bring us the kind of happiness and peace that one can get by simply
repeating (chanting) God’s Name. To experience this happiness, we, too,
can follow Sage Vyā's example in immediately practicing whatever we have
learned. Thus, we can start chanting right away and do so daily.
The glory of God’s Name
Sage Vyās is the author of a Hindu Holy text, Mahābhārat. The following incident happened after He completed writing the Mahābhārat.
Sage Nārad and Sage Vyās were devotees of Shrī Nārāyaṇa and always sang the praises of Shrī Nārāyaṇạ. Once, Sage Nārad visited Sage Vyās and found him looking very sad. Sage Vyās welcomed Sage Nārad. Sage Nārad smiled at Sage Vyās and said, ''You must be very happy after completing the great Mahābhārat. This Holy text will be very useful for every human being. ”
Sage Vyās sat silently, without uttering a single word. Sage Nārad spoke again, “Are you worried about something?”
Sage Vyās replied, “Yes. O, great Sage, you are the only person who can clarify my doubt. ” He continued, “I thought that writing this Holy text would give me happiness, but instead I am not still happy. Why I am not feeling happy?”
Sage Nārad said, “You have written the Holy text Mahābhārat well, and I am sure people will be able to understand it easily, but you have forgotten something while writing the Holy text, that is why you are still not happy. “ He added further, “While writing it, you were only thinking about the various characters in it, you forgot about God, that is chanting His Name. When doing any activity, if one chants God’s Name, then one feels happy during and after completing that activity. Repeat His name once and tell me how you feel.''
Sage Vyās immediately followed the given guidance. He repeated Shrī Nārāyaṇa ̣’s Name once with intense faith and his unhappiness was gone. He felt happy and satisfied. From that day onwards, He started chanting Shrī Nārāyaṇa ̣’s name continuously.
Moral: The above story shows that even writing a great Holy text like the Mahābhārat, which is read by millions of people till today, cannot bring us the kind of happiness and peace that one can get by simply repeating (chanting) God’s Name. To experience this happiness, we, too, can follow Sage Vyā's example in immediately practicing whatever we have learned. Thus, we can start chanting right away and do so daily.
Sage Vyās is the author of a Hindu Holy text, Mahābhārat. The following incident happened after He completed writing the Mahābhārat.
Sage Nārad and Sage Vyās were devotees of Shrī Nārāyaṇa and always sang the praises of Shrī Nārāyaṇạ. Once, Sage Nārad visited Sage Vyās and found him looking very sad. Sage Vyās welcomed Sage Nārad. Sage Nārad smiled at Sage Vyās and said, ''You must be very happy after completing the great Mahābhārat. This Holy text will be very useful for every human being. ”
Sage Vyās sat silently, without uttering a single word. Sage Nārad spoke again, “Are you worried about something?”
Sage Vyās replied, “Yes. O, great Sage, you are the only person who can clarify my doubt. ” He continued, “I thought that writing this Holy text would give me happiness, but instead I am not still happy. Why I am not feeling happy?”
Sage Nārad said, “You have written the Holy text Mahābhārat well, and I am sure people will be able to understand it easily, but you have forgotten something while writing the Holy text, that is why you are still not happy. “ He added further, “While writing it, you were only thinking about the various characters in it, you forgot about God, that is chanting His Name. When doing any activity, if one chants God’s Name, then one feels happy during and after completing that activity. Repeat His name once and tell me how you feel.''
Sage Vyās immediately followed the given guidance. He repeated Shrī Nārāyaṇa ̣’s Name once with intense faith and his unhappiness was gone. He felt happy and satisfied. From that day onwards, He started chanting Shrī Nārāyaṇa ̣’s name continuously.
Moral: The above story shows that even writing a great Holy text like the Mahābhārat, which is read by millions of people till today, cannot bring us the kind of happiness and peace that one can get by simply repeating (chanting) God’s Name. To experience this happiness, we, too, can follow Sage Vyā's example in immediately practicing whatever we have learned. Thus, we can start chanting right away and do so daily.
