THE UPPER COURT - Law of Retribution

[Vagabond (TAN)]

Recently I read this and felt it necessary to share in this forum.
ENJOY… Even if you think it is just a fable.

Several years ago, when Justice Ranganath Mishra was the Chief Justice of India, he was invited as Chief Guest at the Law College of Puri, Odisha. Before reaching the college function, he went to the Jagannath temple, Puri, to have Darshan of Lord Jagannath and while returning, he heard someone calling him by his name “Ranganath Babu” several times.
He was astonished as to who could call him like this in a loud voice, that too near the temple entrance and whether it was for him or someone else !
In a dilemma, he looked back and saw one beggar with an ugly face, inflicted with leprosy and bandage covering his hands and legs, calling him.

Justice Mishra asked him “Who are you and why are you calling me”?
The caller replied,
“Sir, you do not remember me ?
I am the notorious Kulia Daku (bandit). A few years ago, when you were practising in Odisha High Court, I was your client. In a robbery and murder case, I was awarded lifetime rigorous imprisonment by the lower Court, but you fought my case in appeal before the Odisha High Court and got me acquitted.
Actually, I was the culprit as I had murdered one person and looted his money and gold. Similarly, in other cases also, I was set free, without any punishment.”

He continued,
“Sir, though I was set free by the Justice of human beings, in the court of Almighty I was severely punished and I have contracted leprosy throughout my body and consequently lost limbs.
My family, my kith and kin hate me and drove me out from the village.
Hence, now I am crawling on the road and begging for food near the temple gate. Sometimes someone gives me food or else I go without food.”

Hearing this, Justice Mishra gave him a hundred rupees’ note and left silently, with a heavy heart.

At the Law College function, Justice Mishra narrated this incident, with tears in his eyes.
He said, “We are Judges here, to set free or sentence someone, as per our wit and intelligence.
But there is one more UPPER COURT above, where no wit works and the culprit would be punished for sure”.

This is, the Law of Retribution

KARMA CATCHES UP FOR SURE.

Story ends but some FOOD FOR THOUGHT …
Would be much obliged if the HEALERS on this forum can enlighten the Rest of Us
How would this beggar be healed or his pain level reduced if you were doing his PLR.

[venu]

thank you so much for sharing this my beloved Atul,
one shloka that’s popping up heavily in my head is Sri Adi Sankara’s

मा कुरु धनजनयौवनगर्वं
हरति निमेषात्कालः सर्वम् ।
मायामयमिदमखिलं हित्वा
ब्रह्मपदं त्वं प्रविश विदित्वा ।।११।।

Everything is anithya – a passing show…

Actually this was a lesson for both of them and I feel that the the Justice Mishra got it while “nature” was baking the lesson deep into the so-called “begger’s” psyche.

Having said that I’d also like to share my humble experience that “Karma is never an act of retribution” it could be just that the “begger” has this deep seated guilt which is enacting on his body. But a surface level affirmation or forgiveness might not have yielded any healing as such.

[Jackie (Jacqueline)]

If the beggar noticed what he did was wrong and ask for forgiveness and also forgive those from hurting him and sent them love instead of feeling pity for himself and being like he is now disfigured and no money. Then he could be healed.

[hc2101 (Harmeet Kaur)]

@Vagabond

This is, the Law of Retribution

KARMA CATCHES UP FOR SURE.

Cycle doesn’t end when karma is paid, it ends when karma is understood and you grow through it.

[priyanka.bhu12 (Priyanka Sharma)]

This story really gives a lot to reflect on. Sometimes we may escape human judgment, but the inner burden and karmic consequences still remain. I feel the pain of that beggar was not only physical but also emotional and spiritual..
I personally feel that healing would first begin with acceptance, repentance and forgiveness, both for self and for others. Sometimes awareness itself becomes the first step of healing..
Very thoughtful post. Thank you for sharing..

[hc2101 (Harmeet Kaur)]

So beautifully said it should come from within

[nidhicl (Dr Nidhi Sinha)]

@Vagabond

How would this beggar be healed or his pain level reduced if you were doing his PLR.

Can you please share some important glimpses of your PLR session so that we can also get the chance to go throught it in depth if possible. Thank you

[nidhicl (Dr Nidhi Sinha)]

@hc2101

Cycle doesn’t end when karma is paid, it ends when karma is understood and you grow through it.

So true, I agree with it. With this one more thing I want to add is it’s all about learning, and after learning, inculcating it plays the actual role so that with some prolonged disease or other emotion, suffering creates an in-depth feeling that was missing. before

[nidhicl (Dr Nidhi Sinha)]

thank you sir for your

@venu

“Karma is never an act of retribution."

Can you please give some deeper-level thoughts about what exactly you feel about retribution? I am eager to listen to you in this.

[nidhicl (Dr Nidhi Sinha)]

@Vagabond

“Sir, though I was set free by the Justice of human beings, in the court of Almighty I was severely punished and I have contracted leprosy throughout my body and consequently lost limbs.

now he understood the justice of karma as directly nature is punishing him for his notorious acts done previously

@Vagabond

My family, my kith and kin, hate me and drove me out from the village.

Now he is in great grief and sorrow for the ones he has done wrong to; they only threw him out of there lifes

[nidhicl (Dr Nidhi Sinha)]

@Vagabond

I am the notorious Kulia Daku (bandit).

[nidhicl (Dr Nidhi Sinha)]

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he looked back and saw one beggar with an ugly face, afflicted with leprosy and bandage covering his hands and legs, calling him.
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mindblowing way of storytelling