Project > Ramayana >
R8
Lord Ram Blesses a Squirrel who is Helping Build a Bridge.
In order to reach Lanka, Lord Rama was getting a bridge built over the Indian Ocean and members of the monkey army were gathering large stones and mountains for the construction. When the name of Rama was written on rocks, they would not sink.
A band of monkeys noticed a little squirrel which busied itself in carrying small pebbles to the site of construction. They tossed the squirrel out in an act of mockery. Their apparent cruelty turned out to be an act of blessing, for the squirrel landed straight into the hands of the Lord Himself.
[What a beautiful lesson this is. When the world tosses us out, the Lord's ever-protecting hands are always ready to save us.]
When Lord Ram asked the squirrel that what is it that she was trying to accomplish, the squirrel replied, that she did not want to lose this opportunity to serve Him and so she tried performing service in a manner that befits her size, strength, and abilities.
Lord Rama blessed the little squirrel and remarked, “She is doing her work to the best of her ability.
Therefore, she is quite as great as the greatest of you."
(Never despise those that are not as strong as you. What truly matters is not the strength one has,
but the love and devotion with which one works.)
Then he gently stroked the squirrel on the back, and it is believed that the marks of Rama’s three fingers
are still seen on the Indian squirrel’s back.
The entire painting is meticulously hand painted with dots using dotting technique.
Dot painting requires many hours of focused attention, patience and dedication.
In order to reach Lanka, Lord Rama was getting a bridge built over the Indian Ocean and members of the monkey army were gathering large stones and mountains for the construction. When the name of Rama was written on rocks, they would not sink.
A band of monkeys noticed a little squirrel which busied itself in carrying small pebbles to the site of construction. They tossed the squirrel out in an act of mockery. Their apparent cruelty turned out to be an act of blessing, for the squirrel landed straight into the hands of the Lord Himself.
[What a beautiful lesson this is. When the world tosses us out, the Lord's ever-protecting hands are always ready to save us.]
When Lord Ram asked the squirrel that what is it that she was trying to accomplish, the squirrel replied, that she did not want to lose this opportunity to serve Him and so she tried performing service in a manner that befits her size, strength, and abilities.
Lord Rama blessed the little squirrel and remarked, “She is doing her work to the best of her ability.
Therefore, she is quite as great as the greatest of you."
(Never despise those that are not as strong as you. What truly matters is not the strength one has,
but the love and devotion with which one works.)
Then he gently stroked the squirrel on the back, and it is believed that the marks of Rama’s three fingers
are still seen on the Indian squirrel’s back.
The entire painting is meticulously hand painted with dots using dotting technique.
Dot painting requires many hours of focused attention, patience and dedication.