Kunbh Mela - Fruitful Result

Once a Mahatma went to Kumbh Mela. While returning from there, on his way there was Lord Shankar's temple. Since he was tired he decided to spend night over there. There was total silence in the temple and while he was sleeping suddenly he heard some whispering sound. Slowly he got up and could hear Lord Shankar talking to Mata Parvati. Mata Parvati asked God that lakhs of people visit Kumbh Mela, does everybody's prayer are heard over here? Lord answered that those who have true faith and belief in God only their prayers are heard and those who just go for fun and make a show that they have taken a dip in kumbh and have no faith are not benefited from this mela.

Then Parvatiji asked him "Are there any people who cannot visit this pilgrimage get the benefit of this place?" Shankar Bhagwan replied that there are many people who cannot reach this place but have firm faith and belief do get what they want, their prayers are heard. Then Shankar Bhagwan said that there is boy named Ramu in a small village in Kerala and Lord was about to tell her the story of the boy in Kerala, the Mahatma coughed that time and the conversation between Lord Shankar and Parvati stopped.

The Mahatma then decided to visit that small village in Kerala and meet Ramu whose prayers are heard by Lord Shankar without having to visit Kumbh Mela. He searched for him and finally met Ramu. Ramu was a poor farmer and had a big family to look after. He looked very calm and relaxed. Mahatma asked him "Have you visited Kumbh Mela or have you made any donations etc?" Ramu then told Mahatma then once he had desired to go for Kumbh Mela and started collecting money to go for pilgrimage. He said he was about to leave for Mela then his wife got pregnant in those days. She got the smell of methi bhaji from neighbour's house and requested me to get the same from the neighbours. Since she was carrying I did not want to hurt her, so I went to the neighbour's to get Funegreek vegetable(Methi sabzi). When I went to their house and requested them to give me some vegetable, the lady of the house started crying bitterly. She said you take the vegetable, I have no objection but it is impure. We have not had proper food since last week, we have very little money, we have all torn clothes. She said her daughters feel ashamed to go out of house. We were desperately wanting to have something so when my husband went out he saw that sombody has placed raw methi on a dead person. Since it was free he immediately brought it home and told me to cook that vegetable which was put on a dead body.

On hearing the neighbour's sorry plight, he immediately rushed home removed the entire money he had collected to take his family for Kumbh Mela and brought some grocery, some clothes etc. for their family and helped her husband to work with him in the farm so that he will atleast make some money. That minute I got immense relief and peace. I was very happy that the thought of going to kumbh mela has given me such fruitful result. Now I am very happy with my life. I have no regrets.

The Mahatma said "You know Ramu, I have heard in real Lord Shankar and Mata Parvati discussing about you. Lord Shankar is very impressed by you and blessed you for your good deed which very few people will dare to do. You are great and I am also equally blessed after meeting you."