Ganika was a prostitute who lived in a market in the center of a town. Every evening she would light up her house and many men would come to see her. One night it was raining quite hard and a Saint’s hut was destroyed. The Saint had a parrot who would repeat ‘Raam, Raam,’ and saw that it would not survive the night without shelter. The saint began walking into town to look for a place to stay the night. The people of the town were in their homes with the doors and windows closed. The only house lit up was Ganika’s house. He walked into Ganika’s house, and she became happy hearing someone walk in. The saint saw Ganika as his daughter, and she gave him shelter for the night. Through speaking to the saint, she began reflecting on her own life and regretted her sins. She asked the saint to give her the parrot that repeated ‘Raam, Raam’ so she could remember God with it all day long. The saint gave her the parrot and departed. This way she began repeating the name of God over and over again and became a great devotee. To learn more about this topic, check out our article on Ganika.