There is a story of a king named IndraDyumna who was asked to vacate the heavens because he had run out of his virtue. The spirit of IndraDyumna was given a second chance and if he could find anyone on earth who could remember him, he could stay longer in heaven. When IndraDyumna investigated he saw that many generations down his blood line, no one recognized or remembered him. He asked some ancient sages and they too denied knowing him.Finally one ancient turtle said that she remembered him and her family always think of him with respect and love. King IndraDyumna says: I do not know this turtle, how does this turtle/you remember me?. The turtle says that when the king donated 1000s of cattle during his lifetime, the cattle given away moved such that small craters were created on land due to their feet pushing the soil backward. The craters were later filled with rain waters and then the craters merged into one another to form large lakes in which the turtle and its family shelter!. The kind act of the king caused big lakes to form even without his knowledge and helped someone who he did not know. When the turtle made its testimony for the king, the chariot from heaven reappeared and escorted back the king to the heaven. 🙂.
9 окт 2024
