He lets a few fly into our hearts and nestle there, until we fondle and foster them and make them part of our thought and behaviour patterns. Here is a charming, fragrant Chinna Katha, for our delectation, meditation and inspiration…

DESERVE BEFORE DESIRING

Once during the Sankranti Festival, Draupadi happened to be in Lord Krishna’s residence. Lord Krishna was enjoying and sharing with them fresh sugar cane of the season. While cutting a piece of cane, his little finger got injured. Blood began to ooze out. The queens ran to their apartments and started frantically searching their wardrobes for a piece of coarse cloth to bandage the wound. But Draupadi, who was seated at the Lotus Feet of the Lord, at once tore a piece off her sari and bandaged the wound. The queens returned with pieces of cloth only to find that the wound had already been attended to by Draupadi.