Ramayana Story 2
Shri Rams's Kharutai
ShriRama's Squirrel
Children,
the story that you are going to read now is called “Shri Ram's Kharutai”; when Shri Ram got ready to go to Lanka, to rescue
Sita from Ravana's Lanka, Shriram Lakshmana Vanaraja Sugriva Mahavir Hanuman
Jambhwant and all the monkey army set out. They reached the southern tip of
India. Now it was necessary to cross the sea to go to Lanka. Not all of them
had the power to fly in the sky like Hanuman and he did not have a ship, so
they decided to build a bridge over the sea to go to Lanka. And for that, all
the preparations were needed like big stones, soil, sand and trees. As per the
plan of Sri Rama's monkey army started bringing big rocks and trees and the
bridge construction work started. A little squirrel was watching all this work
from a distance. She also wanted to help Sri Rama. She thought, I am so small,
what can I do to help, but still she started throwing small stones, soil and
sand, which could fit in her small hand, to take all the soil and sand to the
flower. The other monkeys saw her struggle and they started laughing at her. They
started making fun of her. They said this bridge is very big, when it will complete
if you bring such a small things. Why you are doing this, what is the use of
this? When will it be completed and when
will we go to Lanka? Shri Ram was watching from far and came near. Even though
she is bringing things in small amount as per her strength, she has fully
devoted herself to this task and she is doing the work. Even if your strength
is low, your work is great; you should have 100% faith in the work and do it
wholeheartedly.
In good
work, it is not important to do great work, it is more important to work
wholeheartedly, everyone will work according to their own ability, small, big,
weak, strong, all contribute their own work, the work becomes great. The
monkeys begged for her forgiveness and the Lord laughed and forgave them. Since
he lovingly moved his hand over squirrels’ back and black stripes appeared on
her body, the children say that earlier squirrels’ body was of the same color
and since Lord Shri Ram lovingly moved his back, these stripes are on the
screen, a sign of helping Lord Rama.
So children
you always keep in mind that if we can contribute to a work with heart and good
spirit, even if we have less energy, God appreciates it.