Devotion for God is not a matter to show off

Once upon a time there was a king. His queen was a big devotee of Lord Krishna. She was very punctual at worshipping her adorable God every day. Though she lived a happy life her only worry was that the king though was a good husband and ruling the kingdom successfully, was not showing any devotion to any God and Goddess.

On many occasions the queen asked the king whether he believes in God or not. But the king was not providing any direct answer. He was just offering a smile. Hence, the queen had taken it into granted that the king was an atheist. But since he loved his wife well and the subjects of the kingdom were happy, the queen was satisfied. But she always wanted to know if the king had even a little bit of devotion towards any God.

Once the couple was sleeping and the queen heard the king saying ‘Hei Shree Krishna’ when letting out a sigh when he was still asleep. She became overwhelmed to know that her husband was a devotee of God (as the king had uttered name of the God). Next day morning when the king awoke he found that a big celebration was going on in the palace. When enquired about it he was intimated that the queen had great news and thus she had announced the celebration and party.

Later the king approached his queen and asked her about the reason of her happiness. She said, “I was always thinking you were an atheist, but yesterday night I changed my mind after hearing you uttering name of the God. I’m so happy.” The king felt like he had lost a war. The queen asked why he was so worried and the king replied, “I feel I lost the most precious thing in my life.”

Moral: Devotion to God is not a matter to show off. It is the most precious asset of life. We should keep it preserved in our heart like we hoard our most valuable properties under lock and key. In the story as the king felt his most precious asset of life was revealed, he felt like losing a battle.

Ironically, in these days it is seen, many people wear clothes and different stuff that shows they are big devotees. But it is in fact just to get benefit by showing others that they are more closely related to the almighty.

Devotion is purely a heartly relation between the devotee and his God. It does not require any show off. Lord Krishna is ‘Antaryami’. He can very well trace out the devotion that is the secret corner of your heart. Thus, for that you don’t need to show off by wearing stuffs that establish you as a devotee.