♦ Story of King Pipa ♦ Raja Pipa was a kshatriya Rajput king. He wished to realize God, but he was an egoist. He wanted to get initiation from Saint Ravi Das, but he was conscious of public opinion. One day, when everyone had gone to the fair, Raja Pipa, thinking no one would see him, went to Guru Ravi Das Ji to request Nam Dan (initiation). On the king’s arrival, Guru Ravi Das Ji thought to himself that since it would be difficult for a king to do meditation, he should give him something from his own Spiritual Earnings; so he put some leather water into the hands of the king and asked him to drink that. Due to his ill feelings and doubts, Raja Pipa thought that Guru Ravi Das Ji wanted to turn him into a low caste cobbler; so pretending to drink the water, he cupped his hands up to his mouth, then let the water soak into his clothes. He could not understand the kindness of a Guru who gave him this Nectar to drink. The leather water left stains on his clothes, so the king gave the clothes to the washerman. The washerman observed that the clothes were costly and asked his daughter to suck the stains and keep spitting. By sucking the Nectar the daughter received Spiritual Power and started talking about Khand and Brahmand. She became a famous Mahatma. Hearing about this girl, the king went to visit her. On the king’s arrival the girl stood up to honor him, but the king said, I have not come to a washerman’s daughter, but to a Mahatma; why have you stood up to welcome me? The girl said, I have not gotten up to welcome a king; but rather to express my gratitude to you for the Spiritual Power I received from your clothes. Hearing all this, the king became very upset; he started weeping and ran to Guru Ravi Das Ji. He related the whole story, and requested the Guru to give him that same gift again. Guru Ravi Das Ji said, You cannot get that Generosity again. Receive the Nam, and do meditation. Now he was free from public opinion and his own ego. He received Nam, meditated upon It, and insisted upon the necessity of Guru. He said in his bani in Guru Granth Sahib: The One who pervades the Universe also dwells in the body; whoever seeks Him finds him there. Pipa prays, the Lord is the Supreme Essence. He reveals Himself through the True Guru. (Adi Granth) ********** We should not see the caste of our Guru at the time of initiation. The disciple should only be concerned with Guru’s Knowledge. Earning respect and honor, one becomes full of ego. But without the Sanctuary of Guru all the four castes are low. (Tulsi Sahib) After death, where our accounts are settled, no one will ask about our caste; our karmas alone will be considered. (Kabir Sahib) Do not be proud of your high caste. Devotion and Love alone have significance in God’s Court. (Paltu Sahib)
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:36:55 +0000
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