Faith!

 

As per her plan, Damyanti called for Sudeva & said-Pls go quickly to Ayodhyā & relay this message to King Rituparna. Announce that King Bhima’s daughter Damyanti is holding another Swayamvara tomorrow, so that all princes & kings of world are assembling at Kundina. The princess of unrivalled beauty will choose a 2nd husband, for she doesn’t know whether King Nala is alive or not

 

Sudeva immediately set out & upon his arrival at Ayodhyā, came before King Rituparna & related Damyanti’s message exactly as instructed. The King immediately summoned Bāhuka & said: O charioteer, you’re very skilled with horses. I wish to attend Damyanti’s Swayamvara after reaching Vidarbha kingdom in a single day

 

These words entered Nala (Bāhuka) like a thunderbolt & he felt that his heart would burst due to pain. He thought that Damyanti must be holding another Swayamvara as she has become overwhelmed with sorrow, or out of desperation may have devised this daring scheme to force me to come to her. Nala was in split minds & thought it is not good for princess to marry again. He decided to go to find true intentions & said to King that he’ll take him to Vidarbha in a single day

 

Bāhuka went to royal stables, selected proper horses for the arduous journey. As he bound them to chariot, King Rituparna mounted the same, eager to start the journey. They set out at breath taking speed. Indeed, being urged on by Nala, those horses suddenly rose into the sky leaving Rituparna stunned with wonder. They wondered, Bāhuka could be Matali, charioteer of Indra

 

On the way, Rituparna saw a Vibhitaka tree & to display his talents said to Bāhuka: Just witness my great proficiency in making calculations. The leaves & fruit of this tree lying on ground exceed those on the tree by 101. The tree holds about 50 million leaves & 2095 fruits. Bāhuka to check the accuracy stopped the chariot with King’s permission & found the figures absolutely correct

 

As Bāhuka praised Rituparna, the king said that this is not a very great thing, his real talent is gambling with dice & no one on earth can equal his skills. Bāhuka then made a deal with the King that he will teach him the art of managing horses & in turn will learn the gambling skills from him

 

Rituparna imparted the complete art of gambling with dice & as soon as this was done, Kali came out from Nala’s body while vomiting Karkotaka’s virulent poison. Kali had possessed Nala for a long time & now the tormentor had left. Nala was now free from Kali’s influence & soon they reached Kundina. Upon King Bhima’s invitation, Rituparna entered the city & the distinctive rattling of his chariot filled all directions

 

Damyanti heard the rumbling sound of the chariot & remembered how once King Nala commanded the horses in the similar way as he came to win her. Her heart was now eager to see Nala

 

We seek safety & happiness in this complex world by rearranging things according to our desires & plans. Alas our desires & plans don’t fructify & we’re then frustrated as things turn out to be opposite to what we expected. Amid such disappointments, faith can be a powerful aid. Faith centers on the principle that a divine being oversees the universe

 

When we contemplate on this principle, our mind gradually opens to an empowering possibility. What seems like a failure is actually a steppingstone for success. Faith opens our mind to the possibility that what we did not want, or plan could work to our good

 

Have faith in Supreme Lord!

 

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