Power of Forgiveness

In this material world many of us has been taught to take revenge out of rage to the person who we do not like for some reason and consider them as an enemy.

By keeping the fire of revenge in our heart all time we are burning slowely-slowely. If a person make himself angry, he carried a hot coal in his hand, so we can understand, if we are trying to harm someone, before that we harm our self only.

It's anger, false ego and envy who never allow us to forgive to another person instead it keeps telling us to be envious with that person always. I am going to share you a very nice story about power of forgiveness from Srimad Bhagwatam.

This is the story about a great king and devotee Maharaj Ambrish and great Sage Durvasha Muni. Maharaj Ambrish was a very pious king and always followed religious principles in his life and keep himself busy in devotional activities. He always keeps his senses busy in devotional activities, he used his tongue to taste only prasadam of God, he used his feet to go to temple, he used his nose to take fragrance of flowers offered to God and this way he always try to keep hearing glories of Lord Krishna.

Once Durvasha Muni visited to Maharaj Ambrish and day before Maharaj Ambrish had kept his fast on Ekadashi. Durvasha Muni along with his disciples went to take bath and Maharaj Ambrish was worried as there was break time of his fast and he was thinking if I break my fast before offering to guest it will be great offense. But his minister told to Maharaj Ambrish you can break you fast by taking water and this way there will be no offense.

Maharaj Ambrish did the same by taking little water he broke his fasting and suddenly Durvasha Muni came and saw Maharaj Ambrish with his red eyes and told, "how dare you to take something before offering to guest, you don't have any manner". Maharaj Ambrish gives excuses as there was break time passing on so that is why I just took only little water and please forgive me.

But due to anger Durvasha Muni cursed to Maharaj Ambrish and suddenly a gigantic demon appears and ran towards Maharaj Ambrish, Maharaj Ambrish prayed with his folded hands to Krishna.

Immediately Sudarshna Chakra appeared and killed the demon and started chasing to Durvasha Muni. Durvasha Muni ran to Brahmloka, Shivaloka and all other planets and ask for his protection but everyone told We cannot protect you from Sudarshna better you go to Lord Vishnu he can only help you.

Durvasha Muni immediately went to Vaikuntha to visit Lord Vishnu, he asked for his protection and told, "My dear Lord I am burning by the fire of Sudarshna Chakra, please help me." Lord Vishnu smiled and told to Durvasha Muni, "My dear sage, you have offended my devotee, if you have offended me I definitely saved you from this danger but if you want to save yourself you must go and ask for forgiveness to Maharaj Ambrish, he can only save you."

By listening this Durvasha Muni prayed to Lord Vishnu and back to Maharaj Ambrish and started praying to him and ask for forgiveness. Maharaj Ambrish told to Durvasha please don't do this as you are a great sage and worship able person.

Durvasha Muni felt ashamed and told to Maharaj Ambrish you are more superior than me as I showed my anger to you, but you didn't react on it and even after doing bad on you still you are kindness towards me.

So, this way we can understand if we try to forgive others instead of showing our anger, God will help us but too much intelligent and too much fool person will never try to understand this principle.

So always keep one person in your life who give you time to time feedback and tell you the power of forgiveness.