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How did the love between husband and wife break in a single moment?

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A short utterance of Pujya Maharaj Ji. Watch the video above to hear the full discourse.

Full Discourse

There was great attachment between a husband and wife. Once a saint of God passed by and saw that the family had no faith at all in saints, no bhajan of God, and no dharma. Then they met Devarshi Narad Ji and said, "Most merciful one, this couple lives in this house. They are very attached to each other. [sound of singing] Can their mutual attachment be removed and bhajan take place?" He said, "It will happen like this," and snapped his fingers. Narad [sound of singing] Ji went. The husband had gone out somewhere for work. The wife asked, "How have you come, holy sir?"

"Have you come to tell some special thing? This husband of yours was, in a previous birth, a salt-gatherer (noniya)." She said, "No, Prabhu, it is not like that." He said, "When he is asleep at night, lick his skin and see. Our words will prove true. The love you are giving him is not worthy of you." She said, "How can this be? Surely not." "Where is your field?" The words came from the mouth of Narad Ji, where the husband had gone. Such a holy man said, "I have come to tell you one thing: the one you love so much, your wife, is a female snake (nagin). If you want to test it, pretend to be asleep at night and watch. She will put out her tongue in front of you."

Now the husband, pretending to sleep that night, was terrified that a snake was beside him. When she came to lick, the moment she put out her tongue he understood it was a nagin, and he screamed and drew back. So the night became full of trouble.

Their mutual love was completely finished. In the morning Devarshi Narad Ji came and said, "We were only joking with you. In truth she is not a snake. In truth it is not like that. We came to make you understand that your love for each other is perishable. Sooner or later it will be destroyed." By the grace of Narad Ji, bhakti awakened in their hearts…

This text is taken from the video's auto-generated subtitles and may contain word errors. Be sure to listen to the video for the authentic words.

Original video: Bhajan Marg (YouTube)

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