Think how can I serve, how can I make others happy... NOT what can I get from others....
Service to the River
What a sweet child! I shall bless her with utmost beauty!
and ahh! a gift of my pearls...
How can I serve? Hmmm... Let me clean up all trash...
Kamini's Cruel Words Hurt Padmini's Heart
Service to the Forest Groves
Padmini meets an Old Crone, who is in fact the Vana Devata who tell her of the secret of the enchanted forest: "Always remember, child, be in 'seva-bhava'!"
Blessed with Treasures
Rubies, Emeralds, Special Herbs, Scents, ... what else? Sandalwood! Rare flowers!
The Nadi-devata (River Goddess) blesses Padmini with glowing beatuy forevermore... and a hoard of her best fresh-water pearls!!!
Triumphant Return
Padmini fetched water, lit fire, tidied up the grove... Always eager to help & serve...
The Vana-devata was pleased to bless her with all the bounty of the forests...
And so it was that to the great shock and surprise of Kamini and her mom, that Padmini came back Oh So Very Pretty, bedecked, confident & joyful...