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SHORT DHARMIC STORY for the Morning 1/9/23:
In the city of Jaffna in Sri Lanka, there is a famous SHIVA MANDIR called THANTHONDREESVARA. Like all Shiva Mandirs, a stone MĹŤrti of Nandi is at the entrance, facing the Shivalinga.
Several hundred years ago, European invaders occupied Jaffna. The Europeans not only destroyed many Mandirs and built Churches in their place, but also forced Hindus to convert to Christianity.
One day, a European army commander entered the Shiva Mandir with his shoes on. He asked the priest rudely, "Why do you have a stone bull sitting in your Mandir?" The priest replied, "This is no ordinary bull. It is NANDI, the VAHANA of SHIVA. He always sits facing Shiva because, he is a great devotee of Shiva and is in deep meditation of Shiva, and also guards the temple.
The commander laughed, "Can this bull eat grass? If not, then how can it even protect the Mandir?" The priest replied, "Of course, it can eat grass." The commander said, "I will come tomorrow with some cannons. If your bull does not eat grass, then I will blow away your Mandir with my cannons." The priest went home and talked about the threat from the European commander to his wife. She said, "Pray to Shiva. He will surely suggest a way out to us." When the priest was sleeping that night, Shiva came to him in a dream and said, "Do not worry. Tomorrow morning when that commander comes, put some grass in front of Nandi and offer it some water."
The next morning, when the commander arrived, he reminded the priest that if the stone bull does not eat grass, then he will destroy the Mandir and force Hindus to become Christians. The priest said a prayer to Shiva. Then, he placed some grass in front of the Nandi MĹŤrti and offered him some water in a pitcher. A miracle happened.
The Nandi Murti bent its neck and stretched out its leg to leave a mark on the ground. Then, the stone Murti started eating grass and drinking water. When the European commander saw that, he was terrified! He apologized to the priest and to Shiva. He asked the cannons to be taken back.
The temple still is in Jaffna, and the ground still contains the marks of the NANDEESHWARA stretching itself to eat the grass stand as evidence of the miracle, as a tight slap on those faces, which argue that our idols are mere stones.
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