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A lady I once came across told me her story
of faith in God. She was a very religious woman and had firm faith on Goddess Durga.
 She
celebrated the Navratri festival with great fervour. Kirtans
were held at her place and she kept fasts during the nine days.
She also invited small children from the neighbouring houses
on the 8th day and fed them happily and gave them money &
gifts. Her husband did not have anything at all to do with all
this. He was a confirmed non believer. The
lady used to ask him to worship the Goddess, atleast during
the festival days but he wouldn't oblige her. He did not stop
her from celebrating the nine days but took no part in it. One
night as his household members slept, on the last day of the
Navratras, he read for sometime and then prepared to go to sleep.
He lay down with his feet towards the puja place where he worshipped
the Goddess.
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He
had just drifted off to sleep when he heard someone call
his name. He got up rubbing his eyes and was surprised
to see a lady standing near his bed. She was dressed in
a white sari with a broad red border.
There was a big round red
bindi on her forehead.
Her long black wavy hair was hanging on one side
of her shoulder. She had long luminous eyes and a smiling
face. She seemed to project an aura of divinity. She stood
there smiling at him, then spoke in a soft melodious sing-song
voice - "Why are you lying down with your feet towards
your wife's puja sthan?
Don't
you know you are dishonouring me by doing this?"
The man was taken aback but as soon as he came truly awake,
he fell on the lady's feet realising it was the Goddess
herself.
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He begged forgiveness touching her feet and
said meekly, - "I have understood that you are really there. From today, I will
never dishonour you and will worship you with all my heart." The next instant,
the room was empty. He woke up his wife and told her what had happened. She said
- "Now do you believe in her?" He told her he did and after that he started
worshipping the Goddess with all his heart. He fasted on all the 9 days of the
Navratri festival and felt at peace with himself.
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When I heard this amazing story, I realised
that God always has a reason for everything. In this case, Goddess Durga wanted
this man to understand the power of faith which his wife had. She had to come
herself in order to convince him of her existence. The man was merely misguided
and would never had listened to his wife unless this miracle hadn't happened.
It is important to honour and worship God,
even if we do not conform to all the rituals.
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Prayer needs no speech or show! It
is devotion of the mind, body and soul. A complete submission and surrender to
God Almighty.
Contributed By:
Amita
enjoys writing about her experiences as well as short stories for
children and poems. Contact her at : amita17149@hotmail.com
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