RIKAMA DEVHARA

Details:

• ISBN: 9788177666427

• Edition: 13

• Publishing Year: 1939

• Pages: 124

• Language: Marathi

• Category: Fiction

• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

• Binding: Paperback
  

  How charming was the idol! All the devotees were worried about where to keep the idol. The idol answered, "The pure heart of devotees is my heaven." But then, how could one see the idol installed in the heart with naked eyes?

  All the devotees decided to build a beautiful shrine for the idol. Some brought sandalwood, some carved it exquisitely, and day by day, the heavenly allure appeared in the shrine step by step. Every day they started worshipping it, and some even brought lovely fresh flowers for it. Each devotee wanted to prove their devotion, and they began competing with each other to collect the things required for worshipping.

  The day arrived. The idol was covered with flowers. The shrine was covered in flowers. There was fragrance everywhere. The highly lit shrine now competed with the stars in the sky. The devotees performed pooja with a content mind and turned to go back. But each one stumbled upon something. Each one bent down to see what it was. However, no one could make out what it was. Everyone stamped over it and left.

  Alas! It was the same idol. Someone, sometime had thrown it outside. Who? God knows...