Dadi-Nani Ki Kahaani Nani Ki Kahaani Nani Ki Kahaani
Dadi-Nani Ki Kahaani Nani Ki Kahaani Nani Ki Kahaani
Dadi-Nani Ki Kahaani Nani Ki Kahaani Nani Ki Kahaani
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The fourth is the Shudras: The working community, those who serve the first three…<br />
In ancient India, the above were considered professions, and one could change them at<br />
will. Thus, if one was born into the business community, no one could stop him from<br />
becoming a teacher or washing dishes in a restaurant.<br />
As time passed, the learned class started to feel very arrogant and believed themselves to<br />
be the highest, because they were the most learned and knew the Scriptures.<br />
They imposed the ‘law’ that if one was born into one caste, they would remain there for<br />
life.<br />
And so the menial workers were referred to as ‘low’ and later ‘untouchable’<br />
But you know children, if the so called ‘low castes’ had been taught Sanskrit, and to read<br />
and write it, they would have known that God did not recognize such a terrible ‘law’<br />
I am going to tell you the story of Shabri.<br />
Shabri belonged to the ‘low caste’<br />
No one befriended her.<br />
So she lived alone.<br />
Her Guru had told her, that Sri Ram would one day visit her cottage.<br />
(I have already told you the story of Ram and Sita).<br />
Shabri would decorate her cottage with beautiful flowers every day, hoping that that<br />
would be the wonderful day, that Sri Ram would visit her.<br />
One day Ram arrived at her village, as he traveled, far and wide, in his search for Sita.<br />
And He did visit Shabri cottage.<br />
Shabri was beside herself with joy.<br />
She made him sit and brought a plate of berries for him to eat.<br />
She wanted to make sure that they were sweet. It is popularly believed that she tasted the<br />
berries before giving them to Sri Ram to eat.<br />
And you know what? Sri Ram ate them with great relish.<br />
Sri Ram was happy at the faith and love that Shabri possessed.