Premanand Maharaj Ji
Ratnavati and the Lion
Ratnavati and the Lion
Rani Ratnavati saw a wild lion as Bhagwan Narasimha and worshipped it without fear, and it stood calmly like a cow. The lesson is that the intoxication of katha (hearing the stories of Bhagwan) can fill the heart with such faith that fear has no place.
As one worships a cow, she worshipped the wild lion, did its aarti and said, "Bhagwan, you are so kind that you gave darshan in this form."