Saytabhama stood aghast! How can this be? All her jewels were piled up on the scales. And still Krishna’s weight was more!
“Oh! Why?” she lamented. “Why did I take on the bet with Sage Narada that I would give away my lord in charity to him and then reclaim Krishna back with wealth equal to Krishna’s weight?”
Seeing her in extreme distress, her maid suggested calling Queen Rukmini to help. Queen Rukmini had a lot of jewels, didn’t she?
Queen Rukmini came as soon as she heard. But, she brought no jewels or gems with her! Satya was distraught. “Sister, why did you not bring any wealth? We need to win back Krishna, otherwise, Narada will take him away!”
All the while Krishna sat on the scales with a serene smile on his face.
Rukmini prayed to Krishna. She ordered all the jewels to be removed from the scales, and then she put a single Tulasi leaf on the empty balance.
The balance righted itself!
“How did this happen? How can one Tulasi leaf be equal to Krishna when all the jewels cannot be?” Satya was flabbergasted.
“You came with ego, I came with love. That’s all” said Rukmini.
This is my entry for
Words on Wednesday #WoWe Week 2 hosted by Mayuri http://www.sirimiri.com and Rashi Mittal http://www.liveityoung.com
This is a retelling of a story from the Srimad Bhagavatham, the story of Lord Krishna.
Challenge is to write a story within a word limit of 200 for the prompt given.
The prompt for this week is:
You have to give to get, not the other way around
Word count: 200
That’s a beautiful last line.
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Thank you Carol!
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What a beautiful take on the prompt, Meena! A wise lesson we all need to learn! Thank you for writing for #WoWe. This was a delightful read!
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Thank you mayuri. I really liked your book on chennai. Did you see my review of it?
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Awww.. This is such an amazing take. I love reading and listening to stories around Krishna. Thanks for writing in, Meena. 🙂 Cheers!
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Thank you! I liked the prompt very much.
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Very nice, Meena!
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Thank you!
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Such a beautiful message Meena!
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Thank you Sonia
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Wonderful story, there is so much to give.
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Thank you ujjwal!
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A profound tale from the Epic, retold so beautifully, Meena. Fell in love with your interpretation of the prompt. Kudos.
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Thank you Anagha! 😀
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Beautiful story about Lord Krishna . Thank you Meena for sharing with us .
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Wow… I WISH HAPPINESS…
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Thank you!
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Nicely told!
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🙂 Thank you
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