The common questions that we get or we think about is , can we change destiny?The answer is yes and no . It depends upon what one considers as destiny. If I have an examination tomorrow and I have not studied for the examination till today , may destiny is FIXED and can not be changed by study for one day. But if I have enough time and effort and desire then U=I have some chance of changing the destiny. The question can be answered in little different way also , but the next question is cam GOD change it . The answer is again Yes and NO . If your faith and surrendering God is unconditional then my be it can be changed . That brings me to the story for today.
Tukaram was a saint many years ago . He was more devoted to the God than even his own family and that did bring him in trouble. He used to sing the praise of the lord called Bhajan and people were mesmerized and used to crowd in the temple for the prayers. The Bhajanas used to put people in trans and one with the God . This path of reaching the God is is called BHAKTI YOGA and many devotees have followed it, but many a times we have conditional devotion . You do this and I will do that . People have God of convenience and they ask for things that are outrageous. We pray God to get us parking spot and also the lottery ticket numbers. So the news spread that Tukaram was great Devotee and his Bhjanas are so intense that one forgets everything and gets one with God. The king Shvaji came to know about this and decided to pay visit . So he came . He was attending the Bhajanas. The news that he came to visit Yukaram spread to King Aurangjeb a Muslim king -Shvaji's staunch enemy . He sent several soldiers to catch Shivaji.
The soldiers surrounded the temple and there was no way Shivaji could escape. Shivaji was inside and he had few soldiers accompanying him. The news that Muslim soldiers are surrounding the temple spread to the devotees Tukaram also came to know about this . He started praying the God . He did not want the KIng to be caught while attending the devotional service . He prayed the Lord . Not for himself . but for the safety of the King. Shivaji had to find a way to escape . He decided to leave the temple . The Muslim soldiers were waiting outside . But every man who was getting out of the temple looked like SHIVAJI . They got confused as to whom to catch as there were several Shivaji look alike and so in that chaos real Shivaji escaped. So the prayers worked .
Was this the destiny changed by the unconditional devotion ?You can decide.
Tukaram was a saint many years ago . He was more devoted to the God than even his own family and that did bring him in trouble. He used to sing the praise of the lord called Bhajan and people were mesmerized and used to crowd in the temple for the prayers. The Bhajanas used to put people in trans and one with the God . This path of reaching the God is is called BHAKTI YOGA and many devotees have followed it, but many a times we have conditional devotion . You do this and I will do that . People have God of convenience and they ask for things that are outrageous. We pray God to get us parking spot and also the lottery ticket numbers. So the news spread that Tukaram was great Devotee and his Bhjanas are so intense that one forgets everything and gets one with God. The king Shvaji came to know about this and decided to pay visit . So he came . He was attending the Bhajanas. The news that he came to visit Yukaram spread to King Aurangjeb a Muslim king -Shvaji's staunch enemy . He sent several soldiers to catch Shivaji.
The soldiers surrounded the temple and there was no way Shivaji could escape. Shivaji was inside and he had few soldiers accompanying him. The news that Muslim soldiers are surrounding the temple spread to the devotees Tukaram also came to know about this . He started praying the God . He did not want the KIng to be caught while attending the devotional service . He prayed the Lord . Not for himself . but for the safety of the King. Shivaji had to find a way to escape . He decided to leave the temple . The Muslim soldiers were waiting outside . But every man who was getting out of the temple looked like SHIVAJI . They got confused as to whom to catch as there were several Shivaji look alike and so in that chaos real Shivaji escaped. So the prayers worked .
Was this the destiny changed by the unconditional devotion ?You can decide.
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