page no. foreword 2 items used for sri satyanaaraayan's vrat kathaa
page no. foreword 2 items used for sri satyanaaraayan's vrat kathaa
page no. foreword 2 items used for sri satyanaaraayan's vrat kathaa
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friends. Eager to see her husband, Kalaavati <strong>for</strong>got to partake of the Lord's prasaadam. Due to<br />
the ig<strong>no</strong>ring of the Lord's prasaadam millionaire trader Saadhu's boat with his son-in-law<br />
disappeared in the water. Upon observing this, he began to wail :<br />
"O intellectual son-in-law, I suffered in the prison with all sorts of pain! Where are you ! Due to<br />
fate I was sad without a son from the beginning, and considered you as my son."<br />
At the same time Lilaavati arrived with auspicious substances to greet them. Observing the<br />
calamity, she was dazed. Gaining all her faculties shortly, she hugged her daughter Kalaavati<br />
and began to cry :<br />
"Contempt to your compassion. Why have you committed my daughter to this state "<br />
Thus conf<strong>used</strong>, Lilaavati began to wail tragically and fell to the ground. Kalaavati began to cry :<br />
" O my Lord! O my love! O righteous! O compassionate! O divine! Vidhi has made me<br />
despondent and husbandless. Where can I go ! Where can I stay What can I do Whose<br />
refuge shall I seek Who will rid me of my suffering In the Vedas it is said man's half being is<br />
woman. For what reason my half in the <strong>for</strong>m of my husband has vanished How will I live<br />
without him "<br />
Thus very sorrowfully Kalaavati was crying. At that time, in the minds of the trader Saadhu and<br />
Lilaavati came the voice which said :<br />
"O trader Saadhu ! Don't be sad, your daughter Kalavati will certainly meet her husband if she<br />
partakes the prasaadam of Sri Satyanaaraayan Bhagwaan."<br />
Hearing thus, Kalaavati was surprised and <strong>for</strong>thwith went home, partook of the prasaadam and<br />
promptly returned to the shore of the river whence due to the grace of Bhagwaan the drowned<br />
boat by itself floated out of the water. Seeing his son-in-law seated in it, Saadhu went and<br />
hugged him. All were infatuated by his apparent return from death. Then the very pleased<br />
Saadhu called all his friends and family and per<strong>for</strong>med Sri Satyanaaraayan's pujaa. The pujaa<br />
was per<strong>for</strong>med with numerous varieties of beautiful book gifts, sweet smokes, dipams, sweets,<br />
foods, green fruits, flowers of lotus and champaa and so <strong>for</strong>th. And as he had vowed initially, he<br />
presented at the lotus feet of Bhagwaan a golden flag with a joyful bow and said :<br />
"O graceful ! Forgive me <strong>for</strong> my faults and stupidity."<br />
"O divine ! Demons, evil practitioners, humans, serpents, compassionate people all have come<br />
<strong>for</strong>th from you. So <strong>for</strong>give me <strong>for</strong> my ill-doings."<br />
Then the trader fed his friends and family. Enjoying all the great luxuries on this earth he resided<br />
in Vaikunthlok in the end. Those who remember according to the procedure above Sri<br />
Satyanaaraayan Bhagwaan, they will achieve their just desires.<br />
HERE ENDETH THE TRADER SAADHU'S STORY IN SRI SATYANAARAAYAN STORY THE<br />
FOURTH CHAPTER IN THE REVAA DIVISION OF SRI SKAND PURAAN.<br />
CHAPTER FIVE<br />
[1] athaa nyacha pravakshayaami srunu dhvam muni sattamaahaa<br />
aasi tunga dhvajo raajaa prajaa paalan tatparaha
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