Srila Prabhupada related the story of a rat who became liberated by offering service to Visnu. The rat was running on the altar of the Deity, just at a time when one of the ghee lamps was about to go out. The rat thought that the flame might be some foodstuffs, so he stuck his whiskers in it. The dying flame caught on the rat`s whiskers and the fire flared up, catching on the unused portion of the wick. In this way, by the foolish sacrifice, the flame on Visnu`s altar continued to burn nicely. And for his service to Krishna, the rat went to Vaikuntha. This is the potency of devotional service to Krishna, even performed unknowingly.
This history of the mouse is very famous in the Padma Purana, Kartika Mahatmya.
Divinity Accepts Service Done Both on Physical and Mind Level
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