In the presence of the divine-copyright-Sujatha
Vijayaraghavan
A thousand experiences- Sri Matha balu Kanchipuram
A story told by Periyava. Karna
Karna had given alms in plenty. He would gbive whatever was
sought from him-gold.diamonds,gems of all kind, money, utensils-no matter what
it was, he would gladly, give it away. After he shed his mortal coil in the
battlefield.he went to heaven. He was hungry. There were heaps of gems and
utenils of gold lying all around himn,but not a morsel of food or a drop of
water.”
“Why so?” he asked the attendant.
The attendant replied,”Karna! You are of course a veritable
God in giving. You gave away gold and silver in plenty. But you did not offer
food , annadana, What you gave there is what you get here.”
Karna was ahamed. He was not aware of these nuances in the
codes of Dharma. However, he was hungry. Someone nearby said, “Long ago some
people came to you in hunger. You pointed to Duryodhana’s house with your
forefinger and sent them there saying “Go there, you will get food!” Place that
forefinger in your mouth and suck it. Your hunger will be gone.”
Karna did as he was told and he felt satisfied as if he had
feasted heartily.
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