THE GRET DEVOTEES OF GOD SHIVA-Sreekara, the Shepherd Boy(LORD KRISHNAS BIRTH STORY)

Sreekara, the Shepherd Boy(LORD KRISHNAS BIRTH STORY)Chandrasena the king of Ujjain was a virtuous king , he ruled his kingdom with blessings of God Shiva , has done the Digvijaya  (victorious over everyone)  ,   conducted many yagas and did many austerities .ManiBhadra ,a deva Parshada, ( An assistant of God Shiva ) having been pleased with the deeds of the king gifted him a rare diamond.The diamond was powerful enough to bestow its holder with anything that he wishes. The king Chandrasena who wore the diamond looked like a deva (celestial beings) in every aspect. This aroused displeasure among other kings. The jealous kings approached him and demanded the diamond but in vain.This angered the kings and they proclaimed a war against Ujjain. Soon the kingdom was full of enemies. The capital was surrounded by the rivals. This situation does not cause any fear in Chandrasena he as usual reached the MahaKala temple and started worshiping God Shiva. There he happened to see a young shepherd boy merely an age of five. The story of that child made him wonder- stricken.His mother raised him with extreme care and love. She used to take him to the Mahakala temple. Once when she was tried after all the household works called the boy to have food and he could not find him in the vicinity, this enraged her. After a while she found him playing with the stone. At the fit of the anger she threw the stone and slapped him. Actually the poor boy was worshiping the stone with the water and the leaves just like the Shiva Linga, he saw in the Shiva temple, he was so engrossed in the worship that he failed to hear the call of his mother. At that night he slept by crying and chanting the name of God Shiva. When he opened his eyes in the morning he saw his house has been transformed in to a majestic palace and his stone Shiva Linga has turned to a golden Shiva Linga.  At once he prostrated before the deity and pleaded to forgive his mother.Then he looked at his mother.  Without knowing all these happenings she was having a peaceful sleep at the midst of luxury and was decked with ornaments. The child awakened the mother and told her what happened. The mother was extremely happy up on hearing this and she hugged and kissed the boy.Hearing this incredible story of the boy, king Chandrasena was in a blissful state and at once decided to visit the boys’ home with his ministers.  By hearing this wonderful incident that happened in the country the other kings came to fought with Chandrasena forgetting the rivalry went to the Shiva temple and paid homages. They have given their kingdoms and wealth to that shepherd boy and made him king of Shepherds. At this time Lord Hanuman appeared before them and announced that “Be this boy’s devotion and love an example for you. In his clan, at the 8th    lineage Lord MahaVishnu will incarnate as a shepherd boy. Thus this boy, named Sreekara, will always be virtuous”. Thus Sreekara and the King Chandrasena lived long by worshiping God Shiva, and attained Shiva Loka.