Once
Lord Krishna and Arjuna were walking down a lane leading to a beautiful
wood. While walking Lord Krishna looked upon the sky and saw a bird
flying. It was very beautiful, He immediately pricked Arjuna and said
"look arjuna, how beautiful the bird is!", Arjuna replied, "Yes my Lord,
Its indeed a beautiful bird". Krishna observed for a while and said "I
wonder what bird is it! may be its a white stork, am i right Arjuna,
what do you think?".
Arjuna without a second glance on the bird immediately replied "yes my Lord its a white stork, you are right"
Lord
Krishna thought for a while and remarked "It can't be a white stork as i
can see its real color, probably due to the clouds it looked white, but
now i can see its pinkish white, may be its a flamingo, see for
yourself Arjuna".
Arjuna without a second glance on the
bird immediately replied "yes my Lord you are right, it is pinkish white
and its a flamingo"
Lord Krishna did this trick a few
more times and each time he denied what he earlier said of the bird. He
would sometimes say its green, its blue and everytime Arjuna agreed to
Lord Krishna.
Lord Krishna again remarked, "No Arjuna, we
both are wrong, its neither white nor pink, nor it is of any other
color. I can now see clearly its brown and its a giant Eagle. Look for
yourself Arjuna and see whether I am right"
Arjuna without
a second glance on the bird immediately replied "yes my Lord you are
right, the bird is brown in color and its a giant eagle".
This
made Lord Krishna stop and He immediately playfully rebuked Arjuna, "I
see you are mocking Me, whatever I say you agree upon. Don't you have
your own judgments and can't you use your senses, your mind and your
intelligence in determining what bird it is?. Why are you always
agreeing upon what I say? I see you are making fun of Me".
Arjuna
trying to hide a smile replied to Lord Krishna, "My Lord, why do you
put me to such tests. I tell you one thing, even if you declare that its
not a bird at all but some kind of Vimana (air craft) or say that its
some thing else, still i will agree upon your words. For my Lord, who
can be greater authority than You. You are the Supreme Lord, the
creator, the father, mother and grandsire. You are the only enjoyer and
the supreme Lord and supreme friend of every living entity. Who can be
greater than You my Lord."
Krishna was amused by the reply!
Arjuna
further said, "My Lord, I didn't even see the bird but just agreed upon
your words. For my Lord how much time will it take you to change the
bird from a stork to flamingo, from a swan to giant eagle, or how much
time will it take you Lord to make the bird into a vimana. Its all your
Maya. Everything is resting upon You as pearls are resting on the thread
of a necklace.
Oh Krishna, I totally accept whatever You
tell me my Lord. Neither the hosts of demigods nor the demons can fully
understand You, nor comprehend You.
My Lord my beloved, how can i disagree with my Lord my God , Oh Krishna.
Lord Krishna gave a cute smile and put His hands upon Arjuna's shoulder and the two friends walked away.
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