Promise in the "Name of Ram"

Once upon a time, a couple was traveling on foot from Ayodhya to a village some 10 miles away. On their way, they met four travelers riding a bullock cart, traveling in the same direction. Seeing the couple on foot the travelers stopped by and asked the couple where they were going. The husband told them that they were going to a village 10 miles away. The travelers said that they too were going to the same village and the couple was welcome to join them on their cart. The couple had however been warned by their family and friends not to trust strangers on the way. So they declined the offer. 

The travelers tried to convince the couple that they were good, trustworthy people. The oldest traveler on the cart said, “We promise in the Name of Ram that we are good people and mean no harm”. Hearing them promise in the name of Lord Ram, the wife who was a great devotee of Lord Ram was fully convinced that these were good people. Seeing her conviction, the husband agreed to join the good samaritans on their cart. 

The couple boarded the bullock cart and all of them continued their journey together. Once they got out of the village into the uninhabited area, the fellow travelers showed their true colors. They were highway bandits who used to rob and kill people. True to their nature, they killed the husband and threw him out of the cart, kidnapped the wife and started fleeing.

The wife however was unperturbed and repeatedly kept turning back as if looking for someone. The bandits could not understand why she was turning back, when she knew that her husband was dead and would not come back. When enquired, she calmly replied, “I am not waiting for my husband, as I know he's been killed, I am waiting for Him in whose name you promised that you were good people. I am waiting for Ram to come and punish you for lying”. The bandits laughed at her innocence and simplicity. But their chiding did not shake her faith and confidence.​As all this was happening, much to the delight of the woman, they suddenly saw two most handsome young men carrying bow and arrows riding two horses chasing their cart. The bandits got scared, abandoned the cart and started running in different directions. The two brothers caught up with them and killed them and rescued the lady. They then took her back to the place where her husband's body lay and revived him. When the husband came to life, The two brothers revealed Their identity saying they are Lord Ram and His brother Laxman. They told the husband all that had happened. They further disclosed that it is due to the power of his wife's firm faith in the just nature of God, that They had to manifest themselves.  

MORAL
Scriptures tell us the stories about how Prahlad, Draupadi, Gajraj etc. were saved by the Supreme Lord. These are not mere make belief stories or stories that took place only in olden times. Even in modern times, a devotee's firm, unflinching, undeterred faith and confidence compels God to manifest Himself.