Lay Followers
The Fruit of Worship
पूजा का फल · પૂજાનું ફળ
Dhruv wanted the most stars on the chart, until Ba asked what he was praying for
- 3 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
Dhruv's pathshala gives a star for every morning puja, and he is racing to win. His grandmother does her puja so slowly that he cannot understand what she is waiting for.
What it teaches Puja Sincerity Inner peace
The opening of the children's telling
Dhruv's teacher made a chart. "Every morning you do puja at the temple, you get a star!" Dhruv wanted the most stars. So every morning he did his puja very, very fast. Then he ran off to play cricket.
His Ba did puja very slowly. She stood and looked at Bhagwan for a long time. "Ba, what are you asking Bhagwan for?" Dhruv asked.
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To carry into the day
The real fruit of puja is the calm we carry out of the temple.
To talk about together
When you pray or bow, what could you think about to make it slow and true?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.