Do tell this story of Guru Samartha Ramdas & Shivaji Maharaj to your children..
On meeting guru Ramdas,,Shivaji Maharaj offered his
entire kingdom to him.
Guru Ramdas then asked Shivaji Majaraj
what he proposed to do with himself now that he had disposed of his
kingdom...+
On meeting guru Ramdas,,Shivaji Maharaj offered his
entire kingdom to him.
Guru Ramdas then asked Shivaji Majaraj
what he proposed to do with himself now that he had disposed of his
kingdom...+
Shivaji then prostrated himself before guru Ramdas & said
that he would be very happy & consider himself blessed, if he
could spend the remainder of his life in service to guru Ramdas.
Ramdas then
told him to take up a begging bowl and go begging for alms with him.. ++
that he would be very happy & consider himself blessed, if he
could spend the remainder of his life in service to guru Ramdas.
Ramdas then
told him to take up a begging bowl and go begging for alms with him.. ++
Guru Ramdas & King Shivaji then went around the town of Satara begging
for food. After returning to the place they were staying, Shivaji then asked
guru Samartha what he was going to do with him after reducing him to a
beggar...+++
for food. After returning to the place they were staying, Shivaji then asked
guru Samartha what he was going to do with him after reducing him to a
beggar...+++
Guru Ramdas then told Shivaji to rule the kingdom under the orange
colored Hindu flag & to remember that the kingdom did not belong to
him & that it was only being entrusted to him, to be ruled justly before God..
End
Such were the great Gurus, more great were their disciples
colored Hindu flag & to remember that the kingdom did not belong to
him & that it was only being entrusted to him, to be ruled justly before God..
End
Such were the great Gurus, more great were their disciples