Once upon a time, Narad Muni, a great saint, went to Vishnu, the supreme lord and asked him who is his dearest devotee. Vishnu asked Narad to take a vessel fill it with oil, complete the rotation of the earth and make sure that no oil drips off. So Narad completed the whole rotation of the earth and came back with the vessel to Vishnu. Now Vishna enquired how many times did he prayed to lord after he got the task. To this Narad said, that the work was given by the supreme and so he was concentrating on the task. Then Vishnu said that the dearest devotee to him is the farmer. He completes his task on time; and before going to work and after coming from work prays to lord. His work is also given by the lord to him, and he is serving the society by producing food grains. But even while he is busy, he does not forget to take the name of the lord. Taking the name of the lord, gives him inspiration to work better and improve each day, and so he is dearest to the lord.
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