POWER OF HOLY NAME – STORY
HH Tamal Krishna Goswami Maharaj was speaking in one lecture in Fiji that the Holy Name is the cure to everything.
So one person in the audience asked:
“Can your Holy Name finish the drought that is making the people suffer (in this area) since last three years?”
Goswami Maharaj did not answer immediately.
The devotees were praying that He should not say Yes.
After a few seconds Goswami Maharaj said, ” Yes, it can”.
The devotees thought why did He say that….now the people will expect us to remove the drought.
Then Goswami Maharaj announced that tomorrow we will go in Sankirtan into the town n pray to the Lord to shower His mercy in the form of rain.
Next day when the Sankirtan party came out and started kirtan, who else was there to accompany them?
Lots of towns people n the local media – recording the kirtan and waiting to see the miracle.
Devotees became nervous. They kept doing kirtan and kept looking up at the sky.
Goswami Maharaj told them:
“Do not worry. Just focus on the Holy Name and pray intensely”.
Two hours of kirtan, but no signs of rain.
The people are watching, media is watching and waiting and waiting and waiting.
Goswami Maharaj encouraged the devotees:
“Leave it on the Lord. Have faith. Just pay attention to the Holy Name”.
Devotees did that.
They chanted with faith in a very sincere n prayerful mood.
Soon the sky above started filling up with dark clouds.
The kirtan grew more and more intense clouds.
And, within minutes it started raining heavily.
Hari Bol!
The devotees danced in joy….having seen the power of the Holy Name, right in front of their eyes.
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