Srila Prabhupada often used to share one story of sage and mouse where mouse comes to sage and ask for his protection from cat and sage changed mouse to become a cat and again when Lion chase the mouse who became dog now. Sage make mouse from dog to lion and when mouse become lion he started looking to sage and sage understood he want to eat me and cursed to become mouse once again.
Sometimes, the person who make us great and give power, due to false ego we become envious from that person.
This is the story of great demon King Dasagriva who went to worship Lord Shiva and went through so much austerity and finally when Lord Shiva appeared in front of Dasagriva, Dasagriva arrogantly said to Lord Shiva, If you had taken more time now then I would have taken you from here along with mount Kailash to my place Lanka.
Lord Shiva smiled and said, "Is it so?" So why not you carry me along with mount Kailash?
On hearing this foolish Dasagriva from his 20 hands started lifting mount Kailash and Lord Shiva sitting on peak of Kalisah just pressed his toe and Dasagriva started screaming so loudly.
He started praising to Lord Shiva, My dear Lord I was not aware of your power I thought I am more powerful than you due to my false ego and foolishness, now I understood your power. Kindly forgive me for my inappropriate behavior.
Lord Shiva pleased with Dasagriva and titled him with a new name as "Ravana". Ravana means who cry himself and make others cry also.
People who thinks I have more knowledge than my elders, teachers and Guru are considered in the category of Ravana and they themselves cry and make others cry.
When we get some knowledge, power and position we must learn how to be humble else quality of Ravana will be developed and we become proud due to false ego and we challenge our own master.
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