Horse And a Goat

There was a farmer who had a horse and a goat….. 
One day, the horse became ill and he called the veterinarian, 
who said: 
- Well, your horse has a virus. 
He must take this medicine for three days. 

I’ll come back on the 3rd day and if he’s not better, we’re going to have to put him down. 
Nearby, the goat listened closely to their conversation. 
The next day, they gave him the medicine and left. 
The goat approached the horse and said: 
- Be strong, my friend. 
Get up or else they’re going to put you to sleep! 
On the second day, they gave him the medicine and left. 
The goat came back and said: 
- Come on buddy, get up or else you’re going to die! 
Come on, I’ll help you get up. 
Let’s go! One, two, three… 
On the third day, they came to give him the medicine 
and the vet said: 
- Unfortunately, we’re going to have to put him down tomorrow. 
Otherwise, the virus might spread and infect the other horses. 
After they left, the goat approached the horse and said:
- Listen pal, it’s now or never! 
Get up, come on! Have courage! 
Come on! Get up! Get up! 
That’s it, slowly! Great! 
Come on, one, two, three… Good, good. 
Now faster, come on…… Fantastic! Run, run more! 
Yes! Yay! Yes! You did it, you’re a champion!!! 
All of a sudden, the owner came back, saw the horse running in the 
field and began shouting: 
- It’s a miracle! My horse is cured. 
We must have a grand party. 
Let’s kill the goat!!!! 
The Lesson: this often happens in the workplace. 
Nobody truly knows which employee actually deserves the merit of success, 
or who’s actually contributing the necessary support to make things happen. 

Remember……… 

LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT RECOGNITION IS A SKILL!!!!
If anyone ever tells you that your work is unprofessional, remember:
Amateurs built the Ark and professionals built the Titanic

NANDINI THE COW=mythalogy story

Once, King Kaushik, who was also called Vishvamitra, was touring his kingdom with hisarmy. He reached the ashram of Sage Vashistha, who invited him for meals. Vishvamitra asked him, “Do you have enough food to fed myarmy?” Vashistha said, he had a cow called Nandini to prepare a big feast for Vishvamitra and his army. Surprised at its powers, Viswamitra said, “What will you do with the cow in this forest? This cow will be more useful to a king. Give me this cow as a gift. ” When Vashistha did not agree to his demand, Viswamitra forcefully captured the cow.  
Separated from the sage who was like a father to her, Nandini was so sad that she ran away from the king’s palace . She went back to Sage Vashishtha. Vishvamitra then went to a forest to perform a long tapasya to get Nandini . After ten years of tapasya , Shiva was very pleased and gave him many weapons. Vishvamitra took all the weapons to fight Vashistha. But he could not defeat Vashistha because he absorbed all his weaponsusing one powerful weapon. Vishvamitra went back tothe forest to perform more tapasya. He meditated for many years and became a brahmarishi. Now he had all the powers to get Nandini, but he had attained such mental peace that he no longer wanted the cow .

NANDINI

 

Kamadhenu, the sacred cow which grants all wishes and desires, is an
integral part of Hindu mythology. myth is defined as  
      any invented story, idea, or concept:
His account of the event is pure myth.     an
imaginary or fictitious thing or person.     an
unproved or false collective belief that is used to justify a social
institution.The story of Kamadhenu or anything for that matter is part
of our “HISTORY” , HOWSOEVER ANCIENT IT MAY BE .It is not Myth , It is
not false , It is not imaginary , it is not invented. Eg : The idol of
Vittal in Pandarpur is 28 Chaturyugas old.  approx : 120,960,000
years old. Even today I have heard the “uneducated” Maharashtians
singing songs about Vittal with words like “attavees chaturyuge” (28
chaturyugas).There are contradictory accounts of the birth of Lord
Ganesa, in different puranas. These happen because of the different
births in different Kalpas.The use of the word “mythology” to describe
our “history” was started by the British, who set out to demean and
brainwash Hindus into thinking that our “history” is actually
“mythology”.MOn Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:19:37 -0000 “gopa90″ wrote ABOUT
SACRED COW NANDINI Respected sirs The following are some information
(new to me) I could collect from different internet sources about
Kamadhenu and, her daughter Nandini .I thought I could share the
information in brief form with you all. Sincerely Gopala krishnan
*Note1 While some sources state Nandini as the daughter of Kamadhenu
some other sources state Nandini another name for Kamadhenu herself as
well as the name of her daughter. **Note2 - Some sources state
Kamadhenu was maintained by Indra and her daughter Nandini was given
to Vasishta. Some other sources state Kamadhenu was maintained by
Vasishta ***Note3 Some sources state Vasishta had in his possession
the divine cow Kamadhenu, and Nandini her child, who could grant
anything to their owners. 1. Bhishmar and Nandini relation It was not
only Vishwamitra that was tempted to take away Nandini, the divine
cow, but others also were tempted. Dyo was a Vasu, an angel Vasu
number eight. Dye’s wife saw Nandini and was tempted to take I because
it was so beautiful When the eight Vasus visited Vashishta’s ashram
with their wives, one of the wives took a fancy to Kamadhenu and asked
her husband Dyo to steal it from Vashishta. He stole it with the help
of the others, and was cursed by Vashishta to be born in the world of
men. The seven Vasus who assist in stealing Kamadhenu have their curse
softened to be liberated from their human birth as soon as they are
born, but the last Vasu, due to his being instrumental in the theft,
is cursed to endure a longer life on the earth, though the curse is
softened so that he becomes one of the most illustrious men of his
times. He is born as Bhishma. The other seven were born as the older
siblings of Bhishma, who were drowned by their mother Ganga as soon as
they were born, thus fulfilling the softened curse on them. 2. King
Dileepa story of worshipping Nandini Once Dileepa was going on some
work. He was in deep thought and so passed by Kamadhenu who was there
without saluting her. Therefore he was childless. Pained by this,
Dileepa went with his queen Sudakshina to the hermitage of Vasishta
and expressed to him the reason for his sorrow. Vasishta gave him the
remedy also. He was advised to serve Nandini, daughter of Kamadhenu.
Dileepa and his queen served Nandini with devotion. Raghu was born as
his son later. Raghu’s son was the emperor Aja. Indumati, his wife,
was as noble as she was lovely. Aja loved her very greatly. 3. Reason
for refusing to give Nandini to Kousika King Kousika (Vishwamitra)
wanted to acquire Kamadhenu (Nandini) but Vashishta refused because a
sage can never buy or sell a cow. So when Vishwamitra wanted to have
Kamadhenu forcibly, Vashishta created an army by his divine powers and
defeated him. 4. Kamadhenu (Nandini) was not possessed by Vasishta
originally Kamadhenu, the sacred cow which grants all wishes and
desires, is an integral part of Hindu mythology. This divine cow,
which lives in swargalok (heaven), emerged from the ocean of milk
(ksheerasagar) at the time of samudramanthan (the great churning of
the ocean by the gods (suras) and gemons (asuras) It was presented to
the seven sages by the Gods, and in course of time came into the
possession of Sage Vasishta. 5 Details of Kamadhenu and her other
names Kamadhenu’s complexion is like the white clouds. Every part of
cow’s body has a religious significance. Its four legs symbolize the
four Vedas, and its teats the four Purusharthas. Its horns symbolize
the gods, its face the sun and the moon, its shoulders Agni (the god
of fire) Kamadhenu, the “cow of wishes or desires,” has a bovine body,
a female head, polychromatic wings like a tropical bird, and a
peacock’s tail. Kamadhenu is also well-known through its other five
forms: Nanda, Sunanda, Surabhi, Susheela , Sumana and Nandini
Kamadhenu is also called Surabhi (hence her descendants or worshippers
are called Saurabheya); Kamadugha; Kamaduh; Savala and Nandini (this
last name was also given to the daughter of Kamadhenu). Dinu is also
known as kamadinu when she is in the mood . 6. Kamadhenu creation of
Brahma? Mythologically, Brahma (the creator) created the brahmins
(priests) and the cow at the same time, the Brahmins were to recite
the religious scriptures while the cow was to afford ghee (clarified
butter) for offerings in religious sacrifices By a curse she had to go
to nether worlds and subsequently came up during churning of Milky
sea? I read like that somewhere. 7.Rajasthans mount Abu and Nandini
relation Mount Abu is located in the southwestern corner of Rajasthan
and is Rajasthan’s only hill station. It is also a major pilgrim
center. The Padma Purana relates the story of how Mount Abu came into
existence Once Nandini, the cow belonging to the venerable sage
Vashishtha, was trapped in a deep chasm and could not get herself
free. When all efforts failed, the sage appealed to Lord Shiva For
assistance. Saraswati the divine stream, flooded the pit and the cow
floated up. Once his cow was free, Vashishtha approached the great
Himalaya and asked him to fill the gorge permanently to avoid further
mishaps. 8.Kamadhenu daughter of Daksha Kamadhenu is sometimes said to
be the daughter of Daksha, and the wife of the rishi Kasyapa
(Manusmrithi-English version published in US Brahmins group) 9.
Nandini and Parasurama relation The calf of Kamadhenu Nandini was
acquired by the sage Jamadagni after years of penance. It was coveted
and stolen by the Haihaya king Kartavirya, which led to a wholesale
massacre of kshattriyas by Jamadagni’s son Parasurama. 10 Temples for
cows Patteeswaram is a small village, eight kilometres from Kumbakonam
in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The village was named after
Patti, another calf of Kamadhenu, the divine cow in Hindu mythology
11. Rigveda quotations-Nandini owned by Vasistha Many hymns of the
Rig-Veda are attributed to these two sages: one hymn represents
Vasishtha as the family priest of King Sudas, and in the Rig-Veda
(7:33:11) he is called the son of the apsaras Urvasi by Mitra and
Varuna, hence his name Maitravaruni. He is also supposed to have owned
Nandini, the cow of plenty (offspring of Surabhi). As this cow was
able to grant the sage all his wishes, he became the master of every
vasu (desirable object). 12.Surabhi cows and cows attributes Just who
and what are the surabhi cows and how the surabhi cows attained such
an elevated and exalted position that they are able to represent a
portion of the energy of the supreme Lord Krishna will be revealed in
the following information given in the Anusasana Parva of the
Mahabharata by Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa. The direct descendants of the
surabhi cows are the sacred cows from the continent India which are
uniquely distinguished the same as the surabhi by the beautiful hump
on their backs and the wonderfully soft folds of skin under their
necks. The Vedas have stated that the milk of a cow is equivalent to
ambrosial nectar and that ghee derived from cow’s milk is the best of
all libations poured onto the sacred fires of brahmins. When one
awakes in the morning one should always remember cows. Before falling
to sleep at night one should always remember cows. There is no wealth
that is equal to cows. To talk about cows, to hear others speak about
cows, to offer gifts of cows to worthy people and to see cows are all
auspicious activities. Cows constitute the stairs that lead to heaven.
At the conclusion of the surabhi cows austerities Brahma himself
appeared before them and granted their wishes blessing them with the
benediction that cows would eternally be the sustainers of all
creatures. This is why cows are sacred and most holy and the foremost
of all creatures in creation and verily the refuge of all the worlds.
The name for cow in the Vedas is known as aghyna which means
inviolable. Another name is ahi which means not to be killed and
another is aditi which means never to be cut into pieces. 13. King
dilip saves Nandini from attack of Lion Refer- King Dilip had no
children. He approached Vasishta.. Vashishta replied that they should
serve the cow Nandini, child of Kamadhenu, and perhaps if Nandini was
happy with their service, she would grant them with a child. So,
according to Vashishtha, Dileepa served Nandini every day, and
attended to her every need for twenty-one days. On the twenty-first
day, a lion attacks Nandini. Dileepa immediately draws his bow and
tries to shoot the lion. But he finds that his arm is paralyzed and
cannot move. He reasons that the lion must have some sort of divine
power. As if to confirm this, the lion started to speak to him. It
said that Dileepa had no chance of saving the cow because the cow was
the lion’s chosen meal The lion tells Dileepa to return to
Vashishtha’s ashram. Dileepa replies by asking if the lion would let
Nandini go if he offered himself in Nandini’s place. The lion agreed
and Dileepa sacrificed his life for the cow. But then the lion
mysteriously disappeared. Nandini explained that the lion was just an
illusion to test Dileepa. Because Dileepa was truly selfless, 

Nandini granted him with a son. 

Tales of Lord Ganesha

Tales of Lord Ganesha

 

Ganesh is born of divine parents and is himself a divine being.
According to the Hindu mythology, in the snow-capped mountains of
Kailash, Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi, the divine couple, live with their two divine children, Ganesh and his brother Karthik, also
known as Karthik.

This is the tale of those days when both Ganesh and Karthik were very young.

Ganesh
being the elder son, was full of patience and wisdom. Karthik, on the
other hand, was impish and playful. But both of them were intelligent
and powerful.

The two brothers had much difference in their
physique. While Ganesh had a massive body with a big belly and an
elephant’s head, young Karthik was a beautiful boy with strong limbs.
They were kind to everybody and were loved by all.

Lord Shiva and
Goddess Parvathi loved their two children and they in turn were devoted
to their parents. The Devas (deities) were pleased with the lovely
divine children and they worshipped them.

But one day, as the Devas talked about the qualities of the brothers, a doubt arose in the mind of one of them.
“Who is the wiser of the two brothers?” he asked the others “Ganesh or Karthik?”

Soon
this doubt spread to all the Devas. All
of them were talking and expressing their opinion about the matter. But
no one could surely decide upon the matter. As they racked their brains
to solve the issue, suddenly, a Deva got an idea.

?I know whom
to ask!?, said he. As others looked at him curiously, he continued,
“Lord Brahma. He is the Creator of the world. He should know the answer,
so let’s ask him! He can surely solve this doubt.”
Without any more
delay, the Devas rushed to Brahma and asked their Creator about their
doubt. Brahma was surprised to see all the deities, together.

“Such a pleasant surprise! What brings you here?”

The Devas told Brahma about their doubt. “O lord Brahma, who is the wiser brother?”, asked they, “Ganesh or Karthik?”

“Alas,
I do not know!” replied Brahma. “I am the creator of mankind, not
divine beings. Ganesh and Karthik were born to the celestial gods Shiva
and Parvathi.”

The Devas were disappointed. Even the Brahma did not
know! Then they would not be able to have an answer, after all.

Looking
at their glum faces, Lord Brahma decided to help them. “It is true that
I do not know who is the wiser of the two young Gods”, he thought. “But
I can probably find it out with the help of my son Narada”.

Narada,
the son of Lord Brahma, was a mischievous sage who was famous for
creating disputes. Wherever he went, he created trouble.

But if
he got away with all his pranks and without getting cursed it was only
because the trouble he caused usually ended on a happy note.

“Narada, help the Devas. Find the answer to their question,” said Brahma after explaining the problem.
“Certainly, Father,” replied Narada, and his eyes twinkled naughtily, smelling an opportunity to play a prank.

Using
his magical powers Narada swiftly flew over the white mountains of
Kailash and, in no time, arrived at the divine abode of Shiva and
Parvathi. He was warmly
welcomed by the heavenly couple.

“0
Shive, Saviour of the Universe!, O Devi Parvathi !” Narada praised the
lord. “I thank you for your warm welcome. It is indeed a pleasant joy
and an honour to see you both together as the Divine couple”.

Everyone
knew about Narada’s mischievous nature. Shiva understood that Narada
was up to some mischief. “Now tell us the truth. I can sense some
mischief brewing in your mind. What is the prank you are planning to
play on us?” he said jokingly.

Narada pretended to be hurt. “You
greatly insult me, Lord Shiva! I have just come here to give you a
gift,” he said in a sorrowful voice.

“A gift for me? What is it
Narada?”, asked Lord Shiva. Narada, hearing the eagerness in Shiva’s
voice smiled to himself in amusement. He produced a
golden mango and gave it to the Lord.
“A mango!” exclaimed Shiva. “Now don’t say you travelled all the way here to give me this fruit.”

“It
is no ordinary fruit, my Lord,” Narada replied. “The
taste of this fruit is said to be sweeter than nectar. This is the
divine fruit of knowledge that bestows eternal wisdom to those who eat it.

“Is it so?” asked Shiva, looking at the mango. He then asked his wife Parvathi to have a bite.

“No, stop!” cried
Narada. “What are you doing?”

Lord Shiva looked at Narada
curiously. “Why? Do you want me to eat it without letting Parvathi taste
it? I am going to share it with her”. Saying so, he turned to share the
fruit with his wife, Goddess Parvathi.

Narada shook his head in
disagreement. “That cannot be done, Lord Shiva. It is a magical fruit,
blessed by the sages and Devas. It is not possible to cut the mango into
pieces. It should be eaten by a single person as a whole fruit”.

The
divine couple looked at each other. They were confused. Then Lord Shiva
shrugged. “If that is the case, let my better half have this fruit.
Here Parvathi, you can have this whole mango,” he said, offering the
mango to his wife.

Parvathi was surprised. “Oh no, I don’t want
it! You are my husband. How can I eat it without you having a taste of
it?” she refused.

Both Lord Shiva and Narada requested her to eat
the fruit but Parvathi steadily declined. “Instead, let one of our
children have the fruit,” she suggested.

“But, how is that
possible?” asked Narada slyly. “There is one fruit and two children. Who
should be given the fruit - Ganesh or Karthik?”

While the
elders were talking, Ganesh and
Karthik appeared in Kailash. They saw that their parents and Sage
Narada were having some serious talk on something. Then Karthik noticed
something yellow and round in Narada’s hand.

?What is Uncle Narada having in his hand ?? Karthik asked to Ganesh. Ganesh was equally curious.

?
This is a magical mango, Karthik, “Narada replied, as he heard
Karthik’s question. “I gave it to your Father but he wanted your Mother to eat it. But she won’t have it. She wants to give it to one of you”.

“A magical mango? I love mangoes!”, shouted
Karthik, “I want it! I want it!”.

“No,
no, it should come to me. I love mangoes too! I’m the eldest son and
the right one to eat the fruit of knowledge,” argued Ganesh. Soon the
brothers started fighting.

The divine parents were perplexed.
This is nothing but a mountain out of a molehill. Lord Shiva looked at
Narada. “So this is why you came to Kailash! I knew it! I knew there was
something in your mind. Well done Narada, you have finally played the
trick. This is why you came here. But now that you have created trouble,
please solve it. You decide to whom the mango should go to,” he said
firmly.

Narada was delighted that his plan was working so well.
“Why don’t we could have a competition to settle the matter?” he said
with a twinkle in his eye.

“The children agreed to Narada?s suggestion. Lord Shiva thought over the matter.

“All right, then.” said he, “We’ll have a
contest. Whoever of you goes around the world three times and returns first will get the fruit ,” he said to his children.

Hearing
this, Karthik immediately mounted his vehicle, the peacock. His brother
Ganesh was slow and fat. Karthik laughed to himself in glee. He was
very certain that he would win.

Ganesh too, understood that his
vehicle, the mouse, could not compete with the peacock’s speed. So he
thought for a moment. Suddenly, he got an idea. Ganesh smiled to
himself.

Karthik flew around the world stopping at all temples
and sacred spots on the way and offering his prayers. To his
astonishment, he found Ganesh at every major stop. Karthik was puzzled.
How did Ganesh manage to be so fast?

The reason was the
razor-sharp intelligence and the great wisdom of Ganesh. Back in
Kailash, Ganesh remembered that his parents Shiva and Parvathi
represented the entire universe. Without delay, the young
elephant-headed god walked
around his parents with great devotion, folding his hands.

“Why are you circling us Ganesh?” asked Lord Shiva.

“I’m your son and to me, you two make up my whole world. Why should I go further to win the contest?” replied Ganesh.

Shiva was pleased with his elder son’s smart answer and gave the magical fruit to him.

When
Karthik returned after his voyage, he understood what had happened and
accepted the superiority of his clever brother Ganesh. The Devas found
the answer to their doubt. They praised and blessed Ganesh.

Narada chuckled to himself. His father had praised him too. So did the Devas.

 

Sevice to Parents is service to God

Write that down in your heart