Story of Shravana Kumar

Long ago , there lived a boy named Shravan Kumar . He was very unfortunate because his both parents were blind . He had to look after them and also do the house hold work .



But he never complained . He was caring for his parents with atmost devotion and with responsibility . He was finding happiness in that work .


Days passed . His parents wanted to go on a pilgrimage . Shravan Kumar happily got readied to take them on pilgrimage .


He was carrying both his parents on his shoulders with a device which can hold both of them on either sides . Likewise they went for pilgrimage .


When they were nearing Ayodhya  , they had to pass through a forest . That time his parents felt thirsty and wanted to drink water .

Shravan Kumar made them to sit comfortably under a tree . Then he went in search of the river so that he can get the water .


He found the river and started filling water to container . That time itself , king of Ayodhya Dasharath had come for hunting .


King had a special power of hitting the target with his bow and arrow just by listening to the sound . He mistook the sound made by Shravan Kumar to that made by an animal and shot the arrow .


That arrow directly pierced into Shravan Kumar's chest . He started to scream in pain . Listening to that  , Dasharath came running and saw what he has done unknowingly .

King went near Shravan Kumar's parents with a heavy heart . On hearing the news of their son's death , Shravan kumar's  father cursed the king that he also should suffer the same pain as they are suffering because of son's departure .