Tuesday, February 4, 2014

The correct time to chant the name of God

                          The correct time to chant the name of God

This story was narrated by present paryaya Kaniyoor seer at the time of his pura pravesha.
There lived a miser. He was collecting the money from the basic things to live. He did not want to waste anything without purpose.
Everything has to meet its end. Likewise miser was in his death bed. He had lots of money. Now he is unable to utter a word also.
His children knew that their father can die at any moment. Their father wanted to say some thing. But he could not.
Children assumed that their father wants to share his wealth among his children. But he is unable to. Children called a doctor so that he can make their father , to talk for some time.
Doctor came and gave some tablet. Miser looked that he had recovered to some extent. Children gathered around him to listen to what he say?
It was the late afternoon time. Children had lit a lamp which was lightened by oil. Miser pointed to that. Children went near lamp hoping to find the copy of his will.
But they did not find anything. They again came near their father. Miser is having the strength to talk. He began to talk seeing his children.
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What did he say?
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He said pointing to lamp , " Why did you light the lamp? It is still sunlight outside. It is the waste of precious oil. Just turn it off ! "
After saying this, he died.
He could chant the name of God. But in his death bed too, he is worried about wastage of oil in the lamp. Seer said we must chant the name of God everytime, instead of wasting our time in small and silly things of life.