One day, Vishnu grew angry at Narada. "If you act that way, you'll end up in Hell!" Vishnu warned him.
"And where is Hell exactly?" Narada asked.
Vishnu grabbed a stick and drew a map of the Three Worlds in the dust. "Here's Heaven," he said, pointing with his stick. "And here is the Earth, and this is Hell."
"Behold, you are the maker of worlds!" Narada shouted; he then fell to the ground and rolled in the dust. "Let me now pay for my misdeeds here in Hell."
Vishnu could not help but smile, and so Narada was forgiven.
Inspired by: Tales and Parables of Sri Ramakrishna
Notes: This is story 92 in the book. You can find out more about Hell, or Naraka, in the Indian tradition at Wikipedia.
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