Grandma's Stories--657--Jan Jasvant !!

There was a king,his name was Pratap Shah,he was king of Nasik,His Purohit{Who authorised to do all religious things}was Janardan.Janardan’s son was JanJasvant.he was exactly opposite to his father.His father used to insist him to learn the traditional work,but he did not like.Janardan told this thing to the queen,she called JanJasavant and she made him understand.Now he was completely changed and started serving saints and doing religious things.One day he said to his mother”Two great saints have come to “Ganpati Dhure”{A Place}I will go regularly there,Please give me cooked food.He used to go there with food.One day he found two boys,on the way sitting under a tree,They requested him to give that food,but JanJasvant said”It is for the Saints,You just stay here I will bring food for you again,When he reached to the Saints ,he did not find them,they already had gone,when he reached back to the tree,both the boys were also not there.He was searching and searching,then he slept under that tree because he was tired,he dreamt “Those boys were Lord Ram and Lakshman,they said”Come to” Panchvati”{A place}He got up and went to Panchvati and he prayed hard prayers for years,After many years again he dreamt”Lord Ram asked him to go to Kaashi”{A Place}Many people followed him,when they reached”Sendhava”{A Place}some robbers attacked .All people started praying Lord Ram,they were singing Ram-Dhun,All the robbers stopped all that which they were doing.Saint Tulsidas also came to know about him.He stayed there with Tulsidas for many years ,went to Dwarka{Lord Krishna’s BirthPlace} also with Tulsidas,it was drought there at that time,He dropped a small stone in the well,with Lord Ram’s name,and it filled with water,He became famous ,The King of that place called him to sing a song appreciating him,but JanJasvant denied,the King became angry and ordered to throw him in the water,He again remembered Lord Ram’s name.and a big Turtle saved him.Then he went to a place “Borthe” near Tapi river,it was over flowing,people and there houses were sinking,JanJasvant dropped a small image of Lord Ram,given to him by Tulsidas,the water started reducing,We can see his “Padukas”{Wooden Footwere} there today also at “Borthe”shore of the Tapi river.