YAMUNOTRI TEMPLE-ANOTHER SIMILAR EPISODE

So, Gods and Goddesses never turn a deaf ear to the agonized wails of their votaries, even if they are under intoxication due to excessive quaffing of celestial sura - a kind of beverage available in plenty: They are always wake-up and conscious round the clock of the safety of the Bhaktas, in addition to extending surveillance over the demonic acts of evil forces. None needs any fear coming as it were from the cruelest danavas, notorious for their sadistic pleasures. Was not Prahlad protected timely? He knew perfectly well that God would descend at the right moment. Legends are packed with countless instances in support of this belief, and the beneficiaries are legion lighting up the path for sceptics to come out of the bog which they created for themselves.

Belief in the Highest Supreme Providence never went up in smoke. Firmer the belief, sooner the relief. Even the doubting Thomases when caught up in the mid-sea ship wrecked too were hurled to the shore, when they threw up their hands looking up sky wards for relief. That is the power of devotion.

Location : The temple lies in Yamunotri town, accessible by four wheelers from Rishikesh, Uttara Pradesh.

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