Namdev, a great 17thcentury Saint from Maharashtra, India, was a devotee of Lord Pandurang. TheLord helped Saint Namdev in a great many ways due to his intense devotion.Tales of these incidents reached far and wide. His fame finally reached theMughal Emperor in Delhi. The Emperor decided to testNamdev.
One day, Saint Namdev was teaching some people about God andchanting. The Emperor ordered his men to place a dead cow outside of the placewhere Namdev was teaching. When Namdev heard the commotion, He came outside. Heimmediately felt compassion towards the cow and said that it would come back tolife in a few days. The Emperor watched withinterest.
Saint Namdev prayed to TheLord and chanted His Name; devoutly calling to God to bring the cow to backlife in a few days. Sure enough, Lord Pandurang appeared in front of Namdev onthe 4th day and revived the cow. Everyone was amazed to see the cow come backto life! The Emperor too, lost his pride and bowed in prayer to The Lord."But," it was asked, "Why did The Lord wait 4 days beforebringing the cow back to life?" Namdev explained, "Godloves His devotee and does what the devotee prays for. Since we asked Him tobring the cow to life in a few days, He came to revive her in 4 days. If we hadprayed to Him to bring the cow back to life at that moment, He would have doneso."
Thomas Hewes Hinkley,Cow, 1869, Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
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