Question

In His 1985, Divine Guru Poornima Discourse, Swami enlightens us with a story on how earning the Guru's grace can redeem our life. “When you are given some work, you should put your heart and soul into it, and do the work with the utmost sincerity and dedication, to the limit of your capacity. Here is an example of this:

Sri Sankaracharya had a number of disciples, of whom 13 were considered important. Of these, four were the closest to the Master. They were Hasthimalika, Thotaka, Suresha and Padmapada. The first three chose to study the scriptures under their Guru, but the last one said that he would be most happy just serving the Guru. Sankara asked him what service he wanted to perform. The disciple replied that he wanted to wash the Guru's clothes and have them ready for the Guru each day. The other three would ridicule him for choosing only service to the Guru, while they were learning the great scriptures, but the fourth disciple was not at all bothered by that. Every day he used to take the Guru's clothes to the middle of the river so that they could be washed in the purest water available. One day there was a flood and he was caught in the middle of the river. He was not worried about losing his life, but he was greatly concerned about getting the clothes to the Guru, in time. He began rushing across the river, which was now in spate.”

What happened whenever Padmapada placed his foot in the river to cross over to get to his Guru?

A. A stone lotus sprang up.
B. An alligator popped up and helped him across.
C. Bold fishermen kindly gave him a ride.
D. The waters receded at each step until he reached ashore.

Answer 1

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