Shri Guru Charitra

LORD DATTATREAYA
SRI GURU CHARITRA
By Shri S.N.Huddar
(As published in Sri Sai Leela English Monthly
Magazine from April 1!" on#ards$
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Shri Guru Charitra
Introduction
Chapter 1 Namdharak ee Shri Guru in dream
Chapter ! Sidha "uni Guide Namdharak
Chapter # Dur$a cure %in& Am'arih
Chapter ( )irth o* Shri Dattatra+a
Chapter , )irth o* Sripad Shri -a..a'ha
Chapter / Ra0an and Gokarna "aha'a.eh$ar
Chapter 1 Soumini and "ada+anti at Gokarna
Chapter 2 Sripada Sri0a..a'ha ).ee a )rahmani and Her Son
Chapter 3 A 4aherman ).eed to 'e a %in&
Chapter 15 -a..ahheh a0ed *rom Thie0e
Chapter 11 )irth o* Shri Narainha Sara$ati
Chapter 1! Narainha )ecome Shri Narainha Sara$ati
Chapter 1# )rahmin6 Co.ic 7ain Su'ided
Chapter 1( "u.im %in& *a0our Sa+amdeo
Chapter 1, 7rincipa. Ho.+ 7.ace o* )harat
Chapter 1/ Greatne o* Shri Guru
Chapter 11 A Du.. )rahmin )o+ )ecome Learned
Chapter 12 A 7oor )rahmin &et 4ea.th
Chapter 13 Greatne o* Audum'ar
Chapter !5 Gan&anu86 7o0ert+ $iped O**
Chapter !1 A Dead Chi.d )ecome A.i0e
Chapter !! A O.d9 )arren She )u**a.o Gi0e "i.k
Chapter !# Li'eration o* )rahma:Rakha9 Eta'.ihment o* a "ath at
Gan&apur
Chapter !( Tri0ikram 'harati ee -ih$aroop o* Shri Guru
Chapter !, Impudent 'rahmin 0anit+
Chapter !/ -eda Ana.+ed
Chapter !1 Hari8an )ecome A Learned )rahmin
Chapter !2 Ad0ice o* %arma -ipak to the Hari8an
Chapter !3 The Great 7o$er o* )hama
Chapter #5 The Death o* a +oun& )rahmin Hu'and
Chapter #1 Code o* 4oman6 )eha0iour
Chapter #! )eha0iour o* a 4ido$; Dead Hu'and "ade A.i0e
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Chapter ## A De0oted Concu'ine
Chapter #( Ra8kumar And "antrikumar De0otee o*Shri Shi0a
Chapter #, %ach:De0a+ani
Chapter #, Chandran&ad : imantini
Chapter #/ Code o* )rahmin6 Dai.+ Ritua.
Chapter #1 Dharma o* a )rahmin
Chapter #2 <our Thouand <ed $ith <ood o* # Seer on.+
Chapter #3 /5 Year O.d Steri.e 4oman )e&et Chi.dren
Chapter (5 Leper )rahmin Cured
Chapter (1 Sa+amdeo Ser0e Shri Guru; Hi %ahikhand "aha+atra
Chapter (! Si&ni*icance o*Anant -rat
Chapter (# Tantuk6 Shri Shai.+a Yatra on "aha Shi0ratri
Chapter (( Nandi )rahmin Re.ie0ed o* Lepro+; He 'ecame a poet
Chapter (, 7oet Narahari )ecome a Dicip.e o* Shri Guru
Chapter (/ Shri Guru -iit Ei&ht 7.ace at one Time
Chapter (1 7ar'ati had )umper Crop e0en in Scarcit+
Chapter (2 Amar8a San&am and the Greatne o* Gana&apur
Chapter (3 The Git o* Shri Guru&eeta
Chapter ,5 The "u.im %in& Come to Shri Guru
Chapter ,1 Shri Guru6 =ourne+ unto ).i; Dicip.e &et <.o$er Gi*t
Chapter ,! Conc.uion; 4eek:Readin& o* 4atarnika>content?
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%urur Brahma& %urur 'ishnu& %urur (e)o Mahesh#ara
%uru Sa*shat +arabrahmah ,asmai Shree %uru 'eh Namah
-ntrodu.tion
6Shri Guru Charitra6 i the .i*e o* 6Shri Guru Dattatre+a6 >an incarnation o*
)rahma9 -ihnu and "aheh$ara?@ It $a ori&ina..+ $ritten in O0i *orm >a
"arathi "etre? in "arathi '+ Shri Sara$ati Gan&adhar9 $hoe ancetor
Sa+amde0 had perona..+ .i0ed and er0ed $ith de0otion9 Guru Naraimha
Sara$ati9 an incarnation o* Shri Dattatre+a a'out /55 +ear a&o@ It $a .ater
tran.ated into Sankrit '+ Shri -aude0ananda Sara$ati >Tem'+e S$am+?9
$ho i re&arded '+ man+ a an incarnation o* Shri Dattatre+a and $ho .i0ed
a'out a hundred +ear a&o@ It ha 'een .ater tran.ated into e0era. other
.an&ua&e@
Thi 0o.ume i re&arded a Di0ineA capa'.e o* '.ein& one and a.. $ho read it
$ith repect and i p.aced $ith ima&e o* God and adored in a.mot a..
de0otee6 houe o* "aharahtra@ It i much repected and i 0er+ popu.ar
.ike -eda9 Rama+an9 "aha'harat9 )ha&a$at and other 7urana in Sankrit
and Dn+aneh$ari9 Da'odh9 Ekanathi )ha&a$at etc@ in "arathi@ In the .at
centur+9 it ha pread it in*.uence *ar and $ide and .e&ion are the
eBperience &ot '+ thoe de0otee $ho read it re&u.ar.+ $ith repect@
Shri Dattatre+a had taken 'irth at the Ahram o* Atri and Anau+a in 0er+ 0er+
o.d time >%rita Yu&? and it i 'e.ie0ed that hi t$o incarnation name.+
Shripada Shri -a..a'ha and Shri Naraimha Sara$ati had taken p.ace in the
Deccan in a'out the 1(th and 1,th Centur+ >A@D@? repecti0e.+@ Shri "anik+a
7ra'hu9 Shri Akka.kot "ahara89 Shri Sai )a'a o* Shirdi and Shri
-aude0ananda Sara$ati are ome o* the &reat Saint $ho are conidered
a the A0atar >incarnation? or Ama >takin& a part o* Hi po$er? o* Shri
Dattatre+a@
Thi i the hitorica. period $hen the )ahamani %in&dom $a p.it up into *i0e
di**erent %in&hip9 one o* $hich 0iC@96)idar6 i mentioned in thi 0o.ume@ DShri
Guru CharitraD depict the .i*e miion o* thee t$o incarnation@
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The ori&ina. 0o.ume contain ,! chapter and it i $ritten in the *orm o*
con0eration 'et$een Naamdharak and hi piritua. Guru Shri Siddha "uni9
$ho $a a dicip.e o* Shri Naraimha Sara$ati@ Se0era. miracu.ou deed
are aociated $ith thee t$o Guru : , uch deed are re.atin& to Shripada
Shri -a..a'h >chapter , to 15? and !/ are re.atin& to Shri Naraimha
Sara$ati9 >chapter 11 to ,1? 'eide man+ m+tho.o&ica. >7uranik? ta.e
ha0e a.o 'een narrated in thi 0o.ume '+ $a+ o* i..utration@ The main aim o*
the 'ook i to eBto. the &reatne o* the Spiritua. preceptor >Guru? and to
dipe. the i&norant notion that He i 8ut another human@
Accordin& to reearche made in connection $ith Shri Guru Charitra9 '+ a
Guru'hakta9 Shri R@ %@ a.ia Annaahe' %amat o* Dur&a Datta "andir9
"ahai.9 Goa9 6 Shri Guru Charitra6 contain DShri Guru GeetaD a it (3th
chapter@ It i compoed o* 11/ Sankrit .oka and #( "arathi O0i : 1# at the
'e&innin& and !1 in the end@ In ome o* the .atter cript it eem that thi
chapter o* Shri Guru Geeta i de.eted9 pro'a'.+ it 'ein& in Sankrit and the
(1t chapter i p.it up into t$o chapter9 keepin& the num'er o* chapter the
ame i@e@ ,!@ The &it o* Shri Guru Geeta i inc.uded in thi 0o.ume@ >Shri
Guru Gita i a dia.o&ue 'et$een Shri Si0a and Hi Di0ine conort Shri 7ar0ati
and *orm a part o* Skandha 7uran@ It dea. $ith the &reatne o* Guru and
eta'.ihe that Guru i )rahma9 Guru i -ihnu9 Guru i "aheh$ara9 $h+9 it
proc.aim9 Guru i identica. $ith 7ara )rahma9 4ho i conidered the Ori&in
o* a.. inc.udin& the Trinit+ o* )rahma9 -ihnu and "aheh$ara@ Since Sri
Dattatre+a i a.o an incarnation o* the three Deitie9 He i re0ered a the
Aadi Guru@ Shri Dattatre+a i an A0inah A0atar9 i@e@ He did not hed Hi 'od+
$hen Hi miion $a comp.eted .ike Sri Rama9 Sri %rihna etc@9 'ut i
continuin& e0en toda+@ Hi miion i to he.p a.. Hi de0otee cro thi
Ocean o* 4or.d.+ eBitence@?
The reearch cho.ar o* "edica. Science ha0e a &ood opportunit+ o*
thinkin& o0er and ana.+in& the mean that ha0e 'een ued '+ Shri Guru *or
cure o* acute &atric pain9 .epro+9 toBic irritation9 re0i0a. to .i*e9 teri.it+ o*
*ema.e etc@ O* coure it i an admitted *act that the +o&ic and Di0ine po$er o*
Shri Guru i main.+ reponi'.e *or thee mirac.e to a &reat eBtent@ Shri Sai
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)a'a o* Shirdi a.o per*ormed imi.ar 6mirac.e6 to rein*orce the *aith o* Hi
de0otee@
In order that the &enera. pu'.ic9 ma.e and *ema.e9 hou.d 'e acEuainted
$ith the content o* thi &reat popu.ar 0o.ume9 thi author made a hum'.e
attempt and DSu'odh Shri Guru CharitraD in "arathi proe $a pu'.ihed in
No0em'er 13,!9 on Datta =a+anti >"ar&ahir 7oornima?@
It i an eBperienced *act that the readin& o* uch .iterature &i0e menta. peace
to thoe $ho are $orried due to di**erent mierie o* thi $or.d.+ .i*e and a.o
encoura&e and &uide them to &o ahead on the path o* e.*:emancipation '+
makin& their .i0e u'.ime and *u.. o* hi&het '.i@
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/hapter -
Namdhara* sees Shri %uru in (ream.
A de0otee o* Shri Guru '+ name Namdharak9 &reat.+ $orried due to dometic
mierie9 .e*t home and tarted on *oot $ith the intene deire o* eein& Shri
Guru@ 4hi.e on hi $a+9 he $a pra+in& to Shri Guru a.. the time@
DOh9 Guru9 a.. a+9 6Thou art 7ara6 >the 7hi.oopher6 tone that turn iron
into &o.d '+ mere touch?@ )ut then $h+ hou.d I 'e reEuired to u**er o much9
thou&h I ha0e 'een recitin& +our name a.. the time9 and ha0in& *u.. *aith in
+ouGD
DIn thi %a.i+u&9 +ou are the incarnation o* Trimurti >three principa. God :
)rahma9 -ihnu and "aheh$ara?@ Oh9 Shri Naraimha Sara$ati9 +ou are
the Guide to and treaure o* the kindne to the de0otee@D
DA a mother doe not *orake her chi.d9 in the ame $a+ p.eae do not keep
me a$a+ *rom +oure.*9 a +ou are m+ mother9 *ather9 'rother9 iter9 *riend9
re.ati0e : one and a..@D
DYou are the protector o* thi Uni0ere9 donor o* God9 +ou ha0e a.. the
kno$.ed&e@ You made )a.i9 the kin& o* 7ata.9 +ou &a0e -i'hihan the
%in&dom o* Lanka >Ce+.on?@ You made thi Earth de0oid o* the %hatri+a race
and then &a0e it in charit+ to the )rahmin@ You o**ered e0er:.atin& p.ace to
Dhru0a@ )ut $hat did +ou recei0e in return *rom e0er+ one o* theeG I* +ou
ha0e recei0ed nothin&9 then $hat can an innocent human:'ein& .ike m+e.*
o**er +ou9 $ho Hime.* the Lord o* Lakhmi >Godde o* 4ea.th? iGD
D4hen a chi.d9 on the .ap o* it mother9 open it mouth to drink mi.k9 $hat
doe the mother eBpect *rom the chi.dG It doe not 'ecome +ou9 a &reat Gi0er
o* 'oon9 to *irt recei0e and then to &i0e@D
DA.. the $e.. on the earth do not adore -arun9 the God o* rain9 'ut +et -arun
&i0e rain in a'undance to one and a..@D
D"+ *ore*ather ha0e 'een +our de0otee *or &eneration@ I poe on.+ thi
treaure o* er0ice o* m+ *ami.+ unto +ou@ %ind.+ &i0e me ome .oan *rom thi
treaure9 a I am in 0er+ pecu.iar circumtance@ I am eekin& +our he.ter
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coniderin& and You9 on +our part9 o0er.ook m+ mideed and do not 'e
an&r+ $ith me@D
DI* a mother i an&r+ $ith the chi.d9 the chi.d eek *ather6 he.ter@ You are
m+ "other and <ather too@ So $i.. +ou not protect me9 an innocent chi.dG Are
+ou not e0en inc.ined to .iten to m+ miera'.e ta.eGD
)ein& tired o* $a.kin&9 he at do$n under a tree and oon he $a a.eep@ In
hi dream9 he a$ a 7erona.it+ $ith hair:.ock on head9 ah markin& on a..
the 'od+ and *ace *u.. o* kindne@ He oon reco&niCed him to 'e Shri Guru9
$ho app.ied ahe to hi *orehead and p.aced hi '.ein& hand on hi head@
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/hapter --
Siddha Muni %uides Namdhara*
Namdharak $a &reat.+ amaCed to ee the dream@ He a$oke and 'e&an to
proceed *urther on hi path@ 4hi.e &oin& he $a a.. the time thinkin& o0er the
dream9 he had een in the pre0iou ni&ht@ He no$ o'er0ed that imi.ar
perona.it+9 a.ike that een '+ him in the dream $a comin& *rom the *ront@ He
protrated hime.* humi.it+ 'e*ore him and aid9 DYou are m+ mother and
*ather@ %ind.+ *a0or me9 an orphan chi.d@ %ind.+ te.. me +our name and p.ace
o* reidence@D
The Siddha "uni aid9 DI am a Yo&i@ I .i0e on earth and in hea0en a.o@ I ha0e
'een 0iitin& ho.+ p.ace and no$ I ha0e come here@ I am a dicip.e o* Shri
Guru Naraimha Sara$athi9 $ho reide at Gan&apur near San&am9 the
meetin& p.ace o* the )hima and Amara8a ri0er@ He i in the incarnation o*
Thrimurtie and a.$a+ *ound in meditation@ He ha come to thi earth *or the
a.0ation o* hi de0otee@ Hi de0otee &et *ood9 co$ and other $ea.th in
a'undanceD
Hearin& thi Namdharak aked him9 DThou&h m+ *ore*ather ha0e 'een
de0otee o* Shri Guru *or &eneration9 $h+ hou.d 'e in uch ad0ere
conditionG 4i.. +ou kind.+ ati*+ me in thi repectGD
Shri Siddha aid9DYou a+ that +ou $orhip Shri Guru and +et comp.ain
ad0eritie@ Then it eem that +ou are not $orhipin& Shri Guru
$ho.ehearted.+@ E0en i* Shri -ihnu or Shri Shi0a i an&r+ $ith hi de0otee9
Shri Guru can ure.+ protect him@ )ut i* Shri Guru i enra&ed9 e0en Shri
-ihnu or Shi0a cannot protect him@D
Namdharak aid9 D%ind.+ te.. me $h+ Shri Guru i aid to 'e the incarnation o*
Trimurti : )rahma9 -ihnu9 and "aheh@ Ho$ i it that i* Shri Guru i enra&ed
none e.e can protectG 4here can I *ind thi re*erenceG %ind.+ eBp.ain a.. thi
to me9 o that m+ mind $ou.d 'ecome more *irm in de0otionD
Shri Siddha aid9 D<our -eda came out a utterance o* *our headed
)rahma@ <rom the -eda 12 7urana $ere contrued@ )rahma -ai0arta i
one o* thee and it i tated in it that in the D$apara Yu&9 -+aa9 the -ihnu
incarnate9 pread the .i&ht o* kno$.ed&e on Earth9 throu&h uch 0o.ume
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kno$n a )rahma Sutra@ Rihi and "uni .itened to the ta.e *rom -+aa9
$hich I am narratin& to +ou@
DOnce upon a time9 %a.i+u& aked )rahma a'out the Greatne o* Shri GuruD@
Namdharak inter0ened akin&9 D4h+ did )rahma narrate thi to %a.iGD
Shri Siddha proceeded a+in&9 DIn the tart o* e0o.ution Adinara+an9 Shri
-ihnu $a .+in& on a .ea* o* -at@ He deired and .otu came out o* hi
um'i.icu@ On it $a eated )rahma9 $ho .ooked to the *our direction and he
&ot *our head@ He thou&ht that he $a a.. Supreme@ Rea.iCin& thi Shri
-ihnu mi.ed and aid DAh9 I am here9 'o$ to meD@ )rahma 'o$ed to him
and praied him@ )ein& p.eaed Shri -ihnu aked )rahma to create thi
Uni0ere@ Shri -ihnu &a0e him *our -eda and a.o to.d him to create thi
$or.d accordin& to the proce &i0en in the -eda@
)rahma then created thi 4or.d9 $hich ha e0era. animate and inanimate
thin& uch a;:
1? S$eda8; thoe 'orn o* perpiration a 'u& etc@
!? Anda8; thoe comin& out o* e&& a 'ird9
#? =ara8; thoe 'e&ettin& *rom p.acenta i@e@9 $om' a human 'ein& and
(? Ud'hi8; i@e@ comin& out o* earth i@e@ p.ant9 creeper9 tree etc@ Simi.ar.+
)rahma created three Loka >4or.d@?@ Thi proce o* creation ha 'een
tated in the )rahma -ai0arta 7urana in the *o..o$in& manner; :
)rahma ca..ed e0er+ Yu& one a*ter the other and aked him to &o on Earth@
<irt came %rita Yu&9 $ho did not peak a .ie $a .earned and de0oid o*
*ami.+ attachment9 had acred thread and neck.ace o* Rudrakha:'ead
around the neck@ He aid9 DThe peop.e o* Earth peak a .ie9 and are in*u.@
Ho$ can I &o and ta+ thereG )rahma aid9 DSta+ there *or ome time@ I ha..
'e endin& another Yu& to *o..o$ +ouD@
Then came Treta Yu&@ <at in 'od+ poeed artic.e o* acri*ice in hi
hand@ In thi Yu& peop.e per*ormed acri*ice and a'ode '+ the ru.e o*
re.i&ion and ritua. and mot o* them $ere )rahmin@
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A*ter the Treta Yu&9 D$apara Yu& i approached )rahma@ He had arro$ and
other $eapon in hi hand@ He $a 'oth kind and $icked@ -irtue and in
$ere 'oth 0ii'.e in him@
Lat.+ %a.i Yu& $a ca..ed *or &hot .ike appearance9 thou&ht.e heart9 o.d
a&e9 tru&&.in& and depiin& menta.it+ $ere hi characteritic@ He came
'e*ore )rahma and 'e&an dancin& and utterin& chi.dih $ord@ At one
moment he .au&hed9 at another he $e.ted and then a'ued an+'od+@ Seein&
him in uch tran&e mood9 )rahma aked9 D4h+ are +ou naked and a'uin&
o *i*th.+GD
%a.i rep.ied9 DI ha.. $in o0er peop.e '+ thee t$o mean@ I am not a*raid o*
an+'od+@D
)rahma mi.ed and to.d me to &o the Earth and ho$ the in*.uence o* hi e0i.
intention@
%a.i aid9 DI e.*ih9 detro+er o* Dharma9 I .ike Euarre.9 depiin& and I .on&
*or the $ea.th and $i0e o* other@ I am a *riend to thoe $ho pretend to 'e a
aint and I am an enem+ o* a.. the 0irtuou@D
)rahma to.d him9 DIn %a.i Yu& the pan o* .i*e o* the human 'ein& $ou.d 'e
on.+ hundred +ear@ In the *ormer Yu&a9 a the .i*e pan $a too .on& peop.e
*o..o$ed the path o* penance and de0otion in order to attain upreme
kno$.ed&e@ In %a.i Yu&9 a man can attain a.0ation9 the o'er0in& penance
and de0otion *or .e time@ You hou.d he.p uch 0irtuou peron@D
%a.i aid9H Such 0irtuou men are m+ enemie@ I am a*raid o* uch peron@
Ho$ hou.d I then &o to the EarthGD )rahma aid9 DTake %a. and Atma $ith
+ou@ The+ $i.. detro+ the re.i&iou mindedne and e0en induce 0irtuou
peron to commit in@D
%a.i aid9 DThe+ are enemie9 $ho a'ide '+ the re.i&ion and are de0otee o*
-ihnu and Si0a9 $ho .iten to 7urana9 &i0e charitie and $ho ha0e peace*u.
heart@ )ut on the contrar+9 I .o0e thoe $ho .o0e their $i0e and chi.dren9
dihonor their parent $ho depie -eda and Satra9 $ho ee
eparatene in -ihnu and Si0a and depie them@ D )rahma aidD9 You are
c.e0er@ 7eop.e $i.. *o..o$ +ou and act a per +our $ihe a oon a +ou &o
there@ I* a *e$ peron are 0irtuou9 +ou do not trou'.e them@D
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%a.i aid9 DI am crue.@ 7.eae te.. me ho$ I hou.d he.p the 0irtuouG 7.eae
direct me a to ho$ I hou.d 'eha0e on the Earth@D
)rahma aid9 DI am endin& %a. and Atma a.o $ith +ou $ho $i.. direct +ou@
The 0irtuou on.+ can $i.. +ou9 a.. other $i.. oon 'e +our .a0e@D
%a.i aked9 DHo$ a Sadhu >Saint? i to 'e kno$nGD )rahma aid D7.eae do
not hara the .earned and thoe $ho $orhip Hari9 Har9 $ho er0e parent9
God and )rahmin9 co$ and p.ant a Tu.i9 +ou need not a**ect theeD@
%a.i a&ain aked9 D4hat i the importance o* GuruG Ho$ he i to 'e kno$nGD
)rahma aid 6A.pha'et >&u ? mean Siddha and >R? and >U? imp.+ Shri
Ganeh $ho i Guru@ Shi0a9 -ihnu9 )rahma9 parent are a.. Guru o* thi
Earth@ %no$.ed&e im'i'ed $ith de0otion and rationa. thinkin& >-i0eka? i een
in the heart o* the Guru@ Stud+ o* Dharma and Shatra $ithout Guru i *uti.e@
He direct in action9 thou&ht9 de0otion and diinte&ration@ One cannot urpa
$or.d.+ mierie $ithout the he.p and &uidance o* Guru@ He thro$ a *.ah.i&ht
on the dark i..uionar+ path@ Ser0ice to the Guru make one pure in 'od+9
peech and thinkin&@
I ha.. 8ut te.. a ta.e a an eBamp.e@
On the 'ank o* Goda0ari9 there $a the Ahram o* An&ira Rihi@ "an+
dicip.e $ere 'ein& trained in thi Ahram@ One dicip.e named Sandeepak
er0ed hi Guru9 -eda Dharma9 $ith &reat de0otion@ Once -eda Dharma "uni
&athered hi dicip.e to&ether and aid9 DI* +ou rea..+ .o0e me9 do a I 'id
+ou@D
A.. rep.ied9 DGurude09 $e ha.. act a per +our command9 *or one $ho doen6t
o'e+ hi Guru9 &oe to he.. and cannot &et a.0ation@D
The Guru aid9 DI ha0e committed in in m+ pre0iou 'irth@ The e**ect o*
man+ o* them ha 'een $iped o** '+ m+ penance9 'ut ti.. ome o* them are
peritin&@ I $i.. not &et a.0ation un.e I u**er the e0i. e**ect o* thee in
$ith m+ 'od+@ I9 there*ore9 $ih to &o to %ahi9 ta+ there and &et rid o* thee
in@ You ha0e to attend on me and er0e me durin& thi period@ One $ho i
tron& enou&h hou.d undertake thi hard takD@
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Sandeepak accepted thi 'id@ -eda Dharma aid9 DIt i 'etter to &et rid o* the
in o .on& a one ha ound hea.th9 other$ie the+ pread .ike poion@ So I
hou.d &o to a ho.+ p.ace and u**er the 'ad e**ect m+e.*@ E0en God ha0e
to u**er9 then ho$ can a human 'ein& .ike m+e.* a0oid the ameD@
Sandeepak aid9 D%ind.+ te.. me $hat I hou.d do@ I ha.. pare no pain in
er0in& +ou@D
-eda Dharma aid9 DI ha.. 'ecome '.ind9 .ame and a .eper9 +ou $i.. ha0e to
er0e me *or !1 +ear in uch condition@ I* +ou are reo.ute9 then on.+ +ou
hou.d accept thi 8o'@D
Sandeepak aid9 DGurude09 I reo.0e that I ha.. a.o 'e '.ind9 .ame and a
.eper and er0e +ou de0oted.+ and ee that +ou &et rid o* a.. the inD@
-eda Dharma $a much p.eaed $ith hi $ord@ He *urther aid9 DOne hou.d
u**er the e0i. e**ect o* one6 in onee.* and hou.d not a..o$ the on or the
pupi. or an+one e.e to u**er *or him@ The in $i.. not 'e $iped o** un.e
the+ are 'orne '+ one6 o$n 'od+@ It i 0er+ taBin& to er0e a dieaed
peron@ So +ou $i.. ha0e to take trou'.e e0en more than m+e.*@ 7.eae take
me to %ahi and do er0e me there@D
Sandeepak aured hi Guru and oon he took him to %ahi@ The+ .i0ed there
at %am'a.eh$ar to the North o* "ankarnika@ The "uni took a 'ath in
"ankarnika and $orhiped -ih$eh$ar and 'e&an to u**er the pan& o*
dieae@ A the time paed on9 .epro+ de0e.oped a.. o0er hi 'od+ and he
'ecame '.ind .oin& hi e+ei&ht@ Hi 'od+ $a petri*ied and pu9 '.ood and
&erm *.o$ed out o* it@ He 'e&an to ha0e *it a.o@ Sti.. Sandeepak took a..
pain to nure hi Guru $ith &reat de0otion@ He ued to 'rin& a.m dai.+ *or
hi Guru9 *ed him and er0ed him9 thinkin& him to 'e %ahi -ih$eh$ar@
-eda Dharma 'ein& in a dieaed condition 'ecame pee0ih '+ nature and
o*ten $a enra&ed and poke harh $ord to hi dicip.e9 Sandeepak@ Some
da+ he $ou.d not take *ood9 ome da+ he $ou.d a'ue him crue..+ *or 'rin&in&
inu**icient *or unde.iciou a.m@ Some da+ he $ou.d thro$ a$a+ the *ood in
an&er and depair@ Sometime he $ou.d e0en 'eat him e0ere.+@ Another
time he $ou.d comp.ain that he did not c.ean hi 'od+9 $ound9 c.othe
meared $ith too. and urine and coneEuent.+ he $a much trou'.ed '+
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*.ie@ 4hen Sandeepak $a attendin& on him9 he $ou.d a+ $h+ did he not &o
out *or a.m@ In thi $a+ Sandeepak $a haraed e0er+ no$ and then@
Yet Sandeepak tried hi 'et to 'rin& &ood de.iciou *ood and 0e&eta'.e a
directed '+ hi Guru@ Thou&h he $a .i0in& in %ahi9 he ne0er $ent to the
-ih$eh$ar temp.e to $orhip and ee the mot ho.+ hrine o*
-ih$eh$ar@ Simi.ar.+ he did not think o* an+ other thin& 'ut he o.e.+
de0oted hime.* to the nurin& and &i0in& 'et er0ice to hi Guru9 $hom he
repected a God Shi0a9 -ihnu and )rahma@ Thou&h the Guru &ot enra&ed
o** and on9 he did not retort harh.+@
Seein& hi uch de0oted er0ice to hi Guru9 %ahi -ih$eh$ar $a o
p.eaed that he appeared 'e*ore him and to.d him to ak *or ome *a0or or
'.ein&@ Sandeepak rep.ied9 D4ithout the appro0a. o* m+ Guru9 I cannot ak
*or +our '.ein&D@ He then came to hi &uru and aid D%ahi -ih$eh$ar i
p.eaed to o**er me ome '.ein&@ I* +ou permit me9 I ha.. pra+ him to
remo0e +our ph+ica. pan& and &i0e +ou ound hea.th@D
Hearin& thi9 -eda Dharma $a enra&ed@ He aid to Sandeepak DDo not pra+
-ih$eh$ar *or m+ hea.th@ I* I do not u**er thee pan&9 I $i.. ha0e to u**er
in the neBt 'irth and thi $ou.d a'tract m+ path o* a.0ation@D
Sandeepak returned to %ahi -ih$eh$ar9 and to.d him9 D "+ Guru doen6t
.ike me to accept an+ '.ein& *rom +ou@D )ein& amaCed %ahi -ih$eh$ar
$ent to Shri -ihnu and reported thi $onder*u. incident to him@
Hearin& thi9 Shri -ihnu and Shri %ahi -ih$eh$ar deired to ee thi
dicip.e and hi Guru and o the+ 'oth came to %ahi and approached
Sandeepak@ Shri -ihnu aid9 DOh Sandeepak9 I am p.eaed $ith +our
de0otion to +our Guru@ You ma+ ak *or $hat e0er +ou deire@ I ha.. *u.*i.. +our
$ihe@D
Sandeepak aid9 DOh Nara+an9 e0en a*ter undertakin& penance in dene
*oret *or in*inite period9 +ou diappoint +our de0otee@ )ut $hen neither did I
$orhip +ou9 nor recite +our name9 $h+ hou.d +ou 'e p.eaed $ith me and
ak me to ha0e a 'oon *rom +ouGD
Shri -ihnu aid9 D4hate0er de0oted er0ice +ou ha0e rendered to +our Guru9
ha 'een recei0ed '+ me@ I .o0e uch dicip.e 0er+ much@ I am under hi
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in*.uence and I $i..in&.+ o**er him m+ '.ein&@ I .ike $i*e6 de0otion to her
hu'and9 'o$in& to )rahmin@ Acetic and San+ai9 and uch peron
come to m+ p.ace in the end@D
Sandeepak aid9 DOh "aha0ihnu9 I ha0e *u.. *aith that I ha.. attain a..
kno$.ed&e o* -eda and Shatra *rom m+ Guru@ A Guru i m+ God9
Trimurtie >)rahma9 -ihnu and "aheh? are $ithin m+ reach9 $hate0er
'.ein& +ou &i0e meA I ha.. 'e &ettin& the ame eai.+ *rom m+ Guru@ I am9
there*ore9 er0in& m+ Guru de0oted.+@D
On thi Shri -ihnu aid p.eain&.+9 DSandeepak9 +ou are the 'et amon&t a..
the dicip.e@ You are m+ .o0in& chi.d@ Shri Shi0a and m+e.* are p.eaed $ith
+our de0otion@ Ak *or a 'oon@D
Sandeepak aid9 DI* +ou are o keen to *a0or me $ith +our '.ein&9 kind.+
&i0e me uch &uidance a $ou.d ena'.e me to er0e m+ Guru $ith ti.. more
de0otion@D
Shri -ihnu aid9 DAmenI 4e o**er +ou $hat +ou deire@ You ha0e kno$n
Guru and a.o eBperienced 7ar:)rahma in +oure.*@ The $ord Guru contain
on.+ t$o a.pha'etA ti.. it i the ocean o* nectar@ One9 $ho dip into it e0en *or
a moment9 $i.. cro thi $or.d.+ ocean@ One $ho a.$a+ remem'er Guru i
repected in a.. Loka@D
4hen Sandeepak $ent to hi Guru9 the Guru aked him9 D4hat did
"aha0ihnu &i0e +ouGD
Sandeepak rep.ied9H I aked him to &uide me to er0e m+ &uru $ith more
de0otion and he $a p.eaed to &i0e me thi '.ein&@ I $ih I hou.d er0e
+ou $e.. and inceant.+D@
Hearin& thi -eda Dharma too $a eBtreme.+ p.eaed@ He aid9H You are the
'et o* a.. the dicip.e@ You hou.d ta+ in %ahi@ 4hat e0er +ou a+ $i.. 'e
true@ You $i.. recei0e the $ea.th o* %u'er >God o* 4ea.th?9 the mierie o*
thoe $ho remem'er +ou $i.. come to an endD@
The ame moment9 the 'od+ o* -eda Dharma muni 'ecame hea.th+ and
'ri&ht@ He had u**ered *rom .epro+ and other pan& on.+ *or tetin& hi
dicip.e@
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In thi $a+9 )rahma to.d %a.i thi ta.e o* Sandeepak9 Oh9 Namdharak9 +ou
hou.d a.o $orhip Shri Guru $ith uch de0otion and then on.+9 +ou ha..
eai.+ pa o0er the $or.d.+ mierie@ Contro. +our ene9 %arma9 Dn+an and
a.o heart and other '+ +ou $i.. $in e0en the Great God i@e@9 7arameh$ar@D
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/hapter ---
Dur$a Cure %in& Am'arih
Namdharak : DS$ami8i9 +ou ha0e remo0ed m+ dou't '+ &i0in& me the
kno$.ed&e o* the &reatne o* Shri Guru@ I am much p.eaed at heart@ 4i..
+ou kind.+ in*orm me $here +ou ta+G 4hat i +our *oodG I $ih to 'e in +our
er0ice@ %ind.+ accept me a +our dicip.eD@
Shri Siddha em'raced him $ith a**ection and '.ein& him aid9 DYou $i.. ee
that miracu.ou incident are occurrin& at the d$e..in& p.ace o* Shri Guru@
Stud+in& the .i*e o* Shri Guru i .ike drainin& nectar@ I a.$a+ read thi .i*e
a&ain and a&ainD a+in& thi he ho$ed hi acred 'ook tit.ed >Li*e o* Shri
Guru? to Namdharak and *urther aid9 D4hate0er p.eaure or ocia. tatu $e
deire9 $e ha.. &et it oon '+ readin& thi@ 4e ha.. not 'e a**ected '+ an+
dieae incurred due to dip.eaure o* the p.anet or other reaon@ The in o*
ki..in& a )rahmin i a.o $iped o** i* thi 'ook i read $ith de0otion and
concentration o* mindD@
Namdharak : DOh the Ocean o* kindne9 +ou appear to me 'e Shri &uru
hime.*@ I $ih to kno$ the .i*e o* Shri Guru@ 4i.. +ou p.eae remo0e the
darkne o* m+ i&norance '+ the .i&ht o* thi .i*e o* Shri Guru9 $hich i a
'ri&ht a the SunGD
Shri Siddha aured him and ho.din& hi hand took him to a .o0e.+ p.ace9
eated him under Ah$attha tree9 $hich i .ike %a.pa -rikha9 i@e@ a tree
*u.*i..in& one6 deire and 'e&an to narrate him the nectar .ike .i*e o* Shri
Guru@
He to.d him9 DYou do not kno$ ho$ to er0e Shri Guru and hence +ou ha0e to
u**er *rom anBietie9 pain and mierie@ You hou.d there*ore9 tr+ to kno$
Shri Guru '+ &ood action and *irm 'e.ie*D@
Namdharak : D"+ 'od+ i 'urnin& due to three*o.d *ire in thi earth.+ ocean@ I
am o'eed '+ eB9 an&er and temptation@ So kind.+ take me in the 'oat o*
kno$.ed&e9 teer it '+ the $ind o* kindne and thu &i0e a.0ation to meD@
Shri Siddha aid9 DYou need not 'e anBiou@ You $i.. ure.+ 'e re.ie0ed o*
+our mierie9 en&roed in i..uion and temptation9 thoe $ho dou't the &reat
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po$er o* Shri Guru9 the+ ha0e a.$a+ to u**er *rom po0ert+ and hardhip@ So
&i0e up upicion@ Shri Guru i an Ocean o* %indne@ He $i.. &i0e +ou
e0er+thin&@ =ut a c.oud &i0e rain e0er+$here9 imi.ar.+ Shri Guru &i0e
ho$er o* kindne@ A $ater i tored in the deep portion o* earth and on
the rock+ p.ace9 o an indi0idua. attain Shri Guru6 *a0or@ There*ore $orhip
Shri Guru $ho.ehearted.+@D
Namdharak : D"+ mind i c.ear no$ and I am anBiou to .iten to the .i*e tor+
o* Shri Guru@ %ind.+ te.. me $h+ Shri Guru took 'irth in )haratGD
Shri Siddha : DOhI "+ &ood dicip.e9 +ou ha0e &i0en inpiration to me@ Shri
Guru6 .i*e i .ike %amadhenu@ You $i.. &et a.. the *our 0a.orJ or *a0or 0iC@9
re.i&ion9 $ea.th9 p.eaure and a.0ation@
DShri Hari and Shri Har ha0e to come thi Earth in the *orm o* di**erent pecie
at di**erent time *or the 'ene*it o* their de0otee@ Three "urti ha0e three
di**erent characteritic : )rahma6 Ra8a9 -ihnu6 Sat$a and Shi0a6 Tama@
)ut thee do not eBit eparate.+@
DIn *ormer time there .i0ed a %in& '+ name Am'arih@ He o'er0ed Ekadahi
*at >11th da+ o* e0er+ *ortni&ht dark and 'ri&ht?@ He induced Shri -ihnu to
come to Earth@
DIn order to tet Am'arih6 Ekadahi -rata9 Dur$a Rihi came to him a a
&uet@ That da+ Sadhan D$adahi $a on.+ *or !( minute a*ter Sunrie@
Am'arih recei0ed the Rihi $arm.+9 $orhiped him and reEueted him to
return oon *or dinner *inihin& hi mornin& 'ath and ritua.@
DDur0a $ent to the ri0er9 took 'ath and tarted ritua.@ Seein& that the time
*or D$adahi >1!th da+ o* *ortni&ht? $a *inihin& and *earin& the 'reak o* hi
-rata9 Am'arih took ho.+ $ater and dine@ In the mean$hi.e Dur0a returned
and eein& that Am'arih had dined 'e*ore him9 he $a enra&ed and o he
cured Am'arih@
DAm'arih pra+ed Shri -ihnu9 7rotector o* de0otee@ Shri -ihnu came *rom
-aikunda9 hi a'ode@ Am'arih to.d Shri -ihnu that Dur0a had *or no
reaon cured him to take 'irth in di**erent pecie@ Shri -ihnu to.d Dur0a
that he had cured Am'arih in 0ain and that he hou.d cure him >-ihnu?
intead o* Am'arih@
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DDur0a thou&ht that peop.e on Earth cannot ee Shri -ihnu9 o it $ou.d 'e
'etter to ak Shri -ihnu to decend on Earth $ith Shri Lakhmi *or the
a.0ation o* the peop.e@ So he aid to Shri -ihnu9 6You hou.d decend on
the Earth ten time6@
<or Detro+in& the $icked and &i0in& re.ie* to a..9 Shri -ihnu accepted
Dur0aJ cure@ You kno$ the ten incarnation o* Shri -ihnu $hich are
narrated in )ha&0at@
KOnce )rahma9 -ihnu and "aheh came in di&uie to Sati Anua+a 9
the mot repected 7ati0rata >de0oted $i*e? Atri@ I ha.. no$ te.. thi ta.e to
+ouJ
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/hapter -'
)irth o* Shri Dattatre+a
DIn the *irt intance there $a a.. $ater e0er+$here@ Then an e&& LHiran+a
&ar'ha6 >$ith Go.d inide? came into eBitence@ Uni0ere ha come out o* it@
Due to LRa8a6 )rahma came into eBitence@ He i kno$n a Hiran+a&ar'ha@ It
'roke into t$o hemiphere M the earth M the k+ came into eBitence@
)rahma thu created 1( )hu0an9 15 direction9 mind9 peech9 time9 iB
enemie a deire9 an&er etc@ )rahma created e0en on >mana putra?
name.+9
1@ "arichi9
!@ Atri9
#@ An&ira9
(@ 7u.ati9
,@ 7u.aha9
/@ %ratu and
1@ -aihta@
O* thee Shri Guru took 'irth in the houe o* Atri@ DAnau+a >de0oid o* hatred?
$a the de0oted $i*e o* Atri Rihi@ She $a 0er+ 'eauti*u. a.o@ Seein& her
eBceptiona. de0otion to her hu'and9 the God in hea0en 'e&an to *ear that
omeda+ he mi&ht o0ercome them@ Hence Indra and other God $ent to
)rahma9 -ihnu and "aheh and aid to them9 DHo$ can one decri'e the
&reatne o* the de0otion o* Anau+a to her hu'and Atri@ She er0ed her
hu'and $ith 'od+9 mind and peech@ She a.o er0e &uet &i0in& them
deired *ood@ None return diappointed *rom her p.ace@ <ire9 Sun and 4ind
are a.o a*raid o* her@ 4e a.. are a*raid o* her@ She ma+ ometime $in o0er
thi hea0en@ There*ore kind.+ do omethin& to &i0e u re.ie*6@
Hearin& thi9 )rahma9 -ihnu and "aheh aid an&ri.+9 D4e ha.. tet her
de0otionD@
)rahma9 -ihnu and "aheh came to Atri "uni6 Ahram in the mendicant6
di&uie9 $hen Atri had 'een out to the ri0er *or dai.+ ritua.@ The mendicant
aid to Anau+a9 D4e are 0er+ hun&r+@ Gi0e u *ood@ 4e ha0e come here
hearin& +our &ood name *or o**erin& the &uet their deired *oodD@
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Anau+a 'o$ed to them repect*u..+ and aid9 D+ou p.eae return oon a*ter
*inihin& +our 'ath and dai.+ ritua.D@
The three God rep.ied9 D4e ha0e a.read+ taken 'ath and *inihed the ritua.@
Atri Rihi ma+ take time to return@ )etter +ou er0e u *ood oonD@
Anau+a eated them on carpet and 'e&an er0in& *ood on .ea*:p.ate@ The
&uet aid to Anau+a9 D4e ha0e one more deire@ 4e ha0e come here *rom
a .on& ditance a $e ha0e heard o* +our 'eaut+@ 4e $ih +ou to put o** +our
&arment and then er0e u $ith *ood@ I* +ou do not comp.+ $ith thi@ 4e ha..
.ea0e thi p.ace $ithout mea.D@
Thi made Anau+a 'itter.+ anBiou@ She rea.iCed that ome &reat
perona&e ha0e come to tet her chatit+@ She thou&ht that i* the+ return
$ithout *ood he $ou.d .oe anctit+ o* her penance@ )e.ie0in& that her mind
i pure and that her hu'and6 penance $i.. protect her in thi ordea.9 he to.d
them9 DYou ha0e +our *ood $ithout an+ dou't@ I ha.. er0e +ou *ood a +ou
deireD@
She $ent into her kitchen and remem'erin& her hu'and9 put o** her
&arment and a+in& LThe &uet are .ike m+ chi.dren69 he came out to er0e
*ood to the &uet@ Intant.+ a.. the three God $ere tran*ormed into three
ne$.+ 'orn cr+in& 'a'ie@ She $a terri*ied to ee three cr+in& 'a'ie@ She
put on her c.othe and took the 'a'ie one a*ter the other to her 'reat *or
*eedin&@ 4hat &reat po$er doe a 7ati0rata poeI Thoe $ho ha0e 1(
)hu0an9 1 ocean and *ire in the 'e..+9 $ere a.. ati*ied $ith the .itt.e mi.k in
her 'reat@ Anau+a thu 'ecame the mother o* the three Great God@ She
p.aced them in a crad.e and pu..ed the trin& to and *ro and 'e&an in&in&
.u..a'ie@
It $a midda+@ Atri Rihi returned *rom the ri0er a*ter *inihin& hi ritua.@ He
$a 0er+ much atonihed to ee Anau+a pu..in& the trin& o* a crad.e and
in&in& on&@ Anau+a narrated a.. that had happened@ Atri Rihi '+ po$er o*
intuition kne$ that the 'a'ie $ere Trimurtie and o he 'o$ed to them@ The
three God $ere a.o much p.eaed@ The+ tood 'e*ore him and to.d Atri to
ak *or a 'oon@ Atri aid to Anau+a9 DYou ma+ ak *or $hate0er +ou deireD@
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Anau+a aid9 DThee 'a'ie hou.d ta+ in thi Ahram a our onD@ The
Trimurtie readi.+ comp.ied@ Anau+a 'e&an to nure and *eed them@ )rahma
$a kno$n a Chandra9 -ihnu $a ca..ed Datta and "aheh $a ca..ed
Dur0a@
A*ter ome time Chandra and Dur0a to.d their mother Anau+a that the+ 'oth
$ere &oin& a$a+ *or penance and that the third Datta $ou.d 'e ta+in& $ith
herA he hou.d kno$ him a Trimurti@ A*ter thi Chandra and Dur0a $ent
a$a+9 Chandra $ent to Chandra.ok and Dur0a $ent to he *oret *or penance@
Datta or Dattatre+a remained $ith Anau+a@ Dattatre+a i the *ounder o* the
eat o* Shri Guru@
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/hapter '
Birth of Shripad Shri 'allabha
Shri Siddha : DNamdharak9 Shri -ihnu had e0era. incarnation a "at+a
><ih?9 %achha >Tortoie?9 -arah >)ear?9 Naraimha >"an $ith .ion6 head?9
-aman9 7arahurama9 Rama9 %rihna9 )uddha and %a.ki to protect the
Sadhu and punih the $icked@
)ha&irath did hi utmot to 'rin& the Gan&e on the Earth *or the a.0ation o*
hi *ore*ather9 the Sa&ar %in&@ Simi.ar.+ a )rahmin $oman $orhipped Shri
Dattatre+a and hence Shri Dattatre+a took 'irth *rom her $om'@ I ha.. no$
narrate thi ta.e to +ou@
DA )rahmin named Apa.ra8 .i0ed at 7eethapur in the Eat@ Sumatha $a hi
mot de0oted $i*e@ On one Ama0a+a da+ there $a an anni0erar+ da+ at
the houe o* Apa.ra8@ On that da+ Shri Datta came in di&uie to hi houe *or
a.m@ Genera..+ a.m are not &i0en to 'e&&ar9 on the anni0erar+ da+@ )ut
thou&h the )rahmin in0ited *or the ceremon+ had not dined9 Sumatha o**ered
him a.m@ Hence Shri Datta $a much p.eaed and he dic.oed hi di0ine
appearance to her@ She hum'.+ 'o$ed to Shri Datta $ho aid9 D"other $hat
do +ou deireGD
She aid9 D You are a treaure o* kindne and protector o* the de0otee@ You
are $e.. kno$n in a.. the 1( )hu0an@ You 8ut ca..ed me Lmother6@ I 'e&ot
chi.dren9 'ut ome o* them died oon and o* thoe that are ur0i0in&9 one i
'.ind and one i .ame@ I there*ore *ee. m+ .i*e to 'e *uti.e $ithout a &ood on@ I
$ih I hou.d ha0e a on $ho $ou.d 'e $or.d *amou and .earned .ike
+oure.*@ 4i.. +ou *u.*i.. thi deire o* mineGH
Shri Datta aid9 DYou $i.. ha0e a on $e.. kno$n in %a.i+u&@ You a'ide '+ hi
$ihe@ He $i.. 'e .earned@ He $i.. *u.*i.. a.. +our deireD@ Sa+in& thi Shri
Datta diappeared@
Sumatha to.d thi to her hu'and@ He too $a much p.eaed@ )oth 'e.ie0ed
that Shri Datta hime.* $ou.d come to their home in the *orm o* a chi.d@ The
hu'and aid9 DShri Datta .i0e at "ahur and %o.hapur@ He come in the
mendicant6 *orm dai.+ a.m at midda+@ You hou.d a.$a+ &i0e him a.mD@
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Sumatha to.d her hu'and that he had o**ered a.m to Shri Datta that da+
e0en 'e*ore the )rahmin in0ited *or per*ormin& the Shraddha had dined@ The
hu'and aid You did 0er+ $e.. "+ *ore*ather $i.. 'e more ati*ied9 a Shri
Datta hime.* ha taken a.m to da+@ A +ou ha0e o'tained '.ein& *rom
him9 +ou $i.. ure.+ &et a on@ You need not $orr+D@
Thu the+ $ere pain& their time $ith p.eaure@ Sumata 'ecame pre&nant@
A*ter the *u.. period o* nine month9 he &a0e 'irth to a on@ )rahmin *oreto.d
that thi chi.d $i.. 'e a &reat Guru and an acetic@ Thinkin& him to 'e an
incarnation o* Shri Datta9 he $a ca..ed a*ter one o* Datta6 name LShripadJA
Hi thread ceremon+ $a per*ormed $hen he $a e0en +ear o.d@ E0en at
thi a&e9 he kne$ a.. *our -eda9 "imana9 Thark >Lo&ic? etc@ A.. peop.e
$ondered at hi 'ri..ianc+ and aid he mut 'e a God in human *orm@ He
tau&ht the )rahmin o* the cit+ 0ariou u'8ect a Achar9 -+a$ahar9
7ra+achitta9 -edant9 )hah+a9 -edarth etc@ 4hen Shripad $a iBteen +ear
o* a&e hi parent 'e&an to think o* hi marria&e@ Shripad $arned that $ou.d
marr+ $ith the $oman ca..ed diintri&ation@ A.. other .adie .iked mother to
him@ He aid9 DI am a )rahmachari and an acetic@ I .o0e Yo&a and m+ name
i Shri -a..a'ha@ I no$ intend to &o to the *oret *or o'er0in& penance and
o'tainin& di0ine kno$.ed&e@D
Hearin& thi9 the parent reco..ected the $ord o* Shri Datta9 the mendicant
and rea.iCed that he $ou.d ha0e hi o$n $a+@ Sti.. due to a**ection9 the+ $ere
0er+ much a&&rie0ed@ The mother aid9 D$e eBpected +ou to protect u in our
o.d a&eD@ Sa+in& o the mother 'ecame unconciou@ Shripad cono.ed her
and aid9 DDo not 'e anBiou@ I ha.. &i0e +ou $hat +ou $ih@ )e.ie0e in me
and .i0e happi.+D@
The mother aid9 D"+ Dear on9 I *or&ot a.. m+ pre0iou mierie on.+ on
account o* +ou and I cherihed a &reat hope that +ou $ou.d protect u in our
o.d a&e@ 4e ha0e t$o other onA 'ut one i .ame and the other i '.ind9 $ho
$i.. .ook a*ter themGD
Shripad .ooked at hi .ame and '.ind 'rother $ith nectar .ike i&ht@ Intant.+
the '.ind 'rother &ot hi i&ht and .ame one &ot hi .e&@ )oth 'ecame
.earned9 $e.. 0ered in -eda9 Shatra and -+akaran@ Th+ protrated 'e*ore
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Shripad Shri -a.a'ha and he '.eed them@ =ut a iron i tran*ormed into
&o.d '+ the touch o* the phi.oopher6 tone9 o 'oth the 'rother $ere
en.i&htened and the+ 'ecame repecta'.e due to the '.ein& o* Shripad@ He
then aid to the 'rother9 DYou $i.. ha0e on9 &randon and &reat
&randon and +ou a.. ha.. .i0e happi.+@D
He to.d hi 'rother *urther9 DSer0e +our parent@ You $i.. 'e happ+ in thi
$or.d and ha.. &et a.0ation in the end@D
He then aid9 to hi mother9 D+ou hou.d 'e happ+ no$@ )ut +our on $i.. .i0e
*or 155 +ear@ The+ $i.. ha0e on and dau&hter and +ou $i.. ee them .i0in&
merri.+@ The+ $i.. ha0e $ea.th *or &eneration and ha.. 'e *amou *or their
.earnin&@ No$ do not pre0ent me *rom &oin& to *oret@ I ha0e to &o to the
North to &uide the Sadhu@D
Sa+in& thi9 Shripad S$ami diappeared and came to %ahi $here he 'e&an
to .i0e ecret.+@ A*ter ome da+ he $ent to )adri Nara+an@ He 0iited ho.+
p.ace one a*ter the other and in coure o* time one da+ reached Gokarna@D
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/hapter '-
0a)ana and %o*arna Mahabalesh#ar
Namdharak: DS$ami9 thou&h Trimurti $a Siddha9 >Ha0in& Yo&ic po$er to do
and undo thin&? $h+ did he 0iit di**erent ho.+ p.aced and $h+ did he pre*er
Gokarna to other p.aceG 4hat i it i&ni*icanceGD
Shri Siddha DI am much de.i&hted $ith +our Euetion and I am encoura&ed to
narrate incident *rom Shri Guru6 .i*e@ Shripad Shri -a..a'ha reached
Gokarna and on hi $a+ he made dicip.e and &a0e them di0ine ad0ice@
Gokarna i a acred p.ace o* Shri Shi0a and one o* the t$e.0e *amou
=+otir.in&a@ Shri Ganeh *ounded here the ori&ina. Lin&a:ima&e o* Shi0a@ It i
kno$n a "aha'a.eh$ar9 the ta.e o* $hich I ha.. narrate to +ou no$@
DRa0ana6 mother %aika+a >$i*e o* 7u.ati "anaa putra o* )rahma? $a a
&reat de0otee o* Shi0a@ She $orhiped a ne$ Shi0a Lin&a e0er+ da+@ One da+
he cou.d not &et a ne$ Shi0a Lin&a@ <earin& that her L-rata6 $ou.d 'e *uti.e9
he prepared an earthen Lin&a and 'e&an to $orhip it $ith de0otion@ Seein&
thi9 Ra0ana aked her $hat he $a doin&@ She aid that he $a
$orhipin& a Shi0a:Lin&a@ Ra0ana aid9 DYou 'ein& m+ mother9 it i a &reat
mi*ortune that +ou hou.d earthen Shi0a Lin&@ 4e.. $hat do +ou intend to
achie0e '+ thi $orhipGD
"other rep.ied that there'+ he $ou.d &et a p.ace in %ai.a9 a'ode o* Shi0a
a*ter death@ Thereupon Ra0ana aid9 L$h+ do +ou take o much trou'.eG I
ha.. 'rin& %ai.a ite.* to +ou6@
Sa+in& thi9 he $ent to %ai.a and 'e&an to hake it 0io.ent.+ $ith hi !5
hand@ He tried to .i*t it up@ Due to thi action o* hi9 1 7ata. $ere haken9
Sheh mo0ed hi hood9 the tortoie 'e&an to trem'.e $ith *ear@ Amarpur
>capita. o* Indra the %in& o* God? and Hea0en $ere hocked@ 7ar0ati $ent to
Shri Shi0a $ith *ear and aid9 L4hat ha happened to %ai.a to da+G 4hen
e0er+one $a ditre ho$ are +ou .+in& at eaeG 7.eae do omethin& to
check thi ca.amit+@6
Shri Shi0a aid to her9 LYou need not 'e anBiou@ Ra0ana9 one o* m+
de0otee9 i p.a+in& a &ame6@
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7ar0ati entreated9 L%ind.+ protect the God $ho terri*ied6@
Shri Shi0a preed Ra0anaJ 15 head and !5 hand underneath the %ai.a@
<indin& hime.* in ditre9 Ra0ana uttered LShi0a:Shi0a6 and *urther pra+ed
LShri Shi0a69 I ha0e made a mitake@ <or &i0e me@ I eek +our he.ter@ %ind.+
do not ki.. me9 +our de0otee@6
Hi pra+er p.eaed Shri Shi0a9 $ho i 0er+ imp.e and kind99 o he took him
up *rom 'reath@ Ra0ana then cut hi head9 turned hi hand into 0io.in9 he
attached hi intetine to er0e a muica. $ire@ He then 'e&an to chant
Sam -eda and in& other Ra&a on the tune o* thi muica. intrument@ He
praied Shri Shi0a in Nine Raa and Thirt+:iB Ra&a@
)ein& much p.eaed '+ Ra0anaJ per*ormance at &reat perona. acri*ice9
Shri Shi0a appeared 'e*ore him and aid9 LI am much p.eaed@ Ak *or
$hate0er +ou deire6@
Ra0ana aid LOh God o* God9 LaBmi i m+ maider0ant@ I poe a.. the 2
treaure@ )rahma i m+ priet9 and a.. ## crore God are er0in& me da+ and
ni&ht@ The Sun9 the "oon9 the -aruna and the 4ind a.o o'e+ me@ A&ni ><ire
God? $ahe m+ c.otheA Yama doe not take a$a+ an+'od+ $ithout m+
permiion@ Indra8it i m+ on and %um'akarna i m+ 'rother@ %amadhenu i
at m+ door@ No$ I ha0e come to take a$a+ %ai.a $ith me a m+ mother ha
accepted a L-rata6 to $orhip +ou dai.+@ %ind.+ *u.*i.. m+ mother6 deire@6
%ai.apati Shri Shi0a aid9 LI* +our mother $ihe to $orhip me9 $hat i the
neceit+ o* takin& %ai.a to her@ I ha.. &i0e +ou Atma:Lin&a9 $hich $i.. *u.*i..
a.. her deire intant.+@ It i 8ut .ike m+ ou.@
Sa+in& thi9 he &a0e hi Atma:Lin&a to Ra0ana and aid9 LA*ter 'ath9 p.ace
thi at a ho.+ p.ace recitin& Rudra ukta and $orhip it $ith 152 .ap recitation
o* a particu.ar mantra@ One9 $ho $orhip thi Lin&a continuou.+ *or # +ear9
$i.. &ain m+ pro$e@ One9 $ho poee thi Lin&a9 $i.. .i0e *or eternit+A one
i re.ie0ed o* an+ &reat in9 imp.+ $ith the i&ht o* thi Lin&a@ Do not p.ace
thi on the &round ti.. +ou reach Lanka@6
Takin& the Atma:Lin&a9 Ra0ana at once tarted *or Lanka@ Narada "uni
immediate.+ approached Indra and aid to him9 LHo$ are +ou ittin& id.eG
Ra0ana ha 'ecome immorta.@ You $i.. .oe a.. +our prominence@ Shri Shi0a
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ha &i0en him Atma:Lin&a and ha aured him that i* he $ou.d $orhip it *or
# +ear $ith de0otion9 he $i.. 'e Ih$ar hime.*@ Ho$ $i.. +ou then recue ##
crore o* &od $ho are in hi cutod+@ )etter +ou a.. 'e hi .a0e@ A.o end
di0ine dame. .ike Ur0ahi9 Ram'ha9 "enaka etc@ to him6@
)ein& hocked9 Indra reEueted Narad to ad0ie $hat he $ou.d do@ Narad
aked him to &o to )rahma@ Indra and Narad $ent to )rahma and narrated
$hat had taken p.ace@ Then accompanied '+ Indra and Narad9 )rahma $ent
to Shri -ihnu and reEueted him to de0ie ome mean to o0ercome thi
ca.amit+@
Shri -ihnu $a enra&ed to hear thi ta.e@ He9 $ith a.. other immediate.+
$ent to Shri Shi0a@ Shri -ihnu aid to Shri Shi0a9 64hat made +ou &i0e Atma:
Lin&a to Ra0ana9 the mot $icked9 $ho ha made a.. the &od hi capti0eG
Ho$ do +ou '.e uch crue. peronG No$ he $i.. conEuer e0en hea0en@6
Shri Shi0a aid9 6I $a eBtreme.+ p.eaed $ith hi de0otion@ He cut hi head
and hand and made a 0io.in uin& hi intetine a trin& and an& Sam
-eda and other on& in di**erent ra&a@ Thi time i* he had aked *or 7ar0ati9
I $ou.d ha0e &i0en her e0en to him@6
Shri -ihnu aid9 6You &i0e uch '.ein& and the demon 'ecome impudent
and then $e are trou'.ed much a the+ hara the &od and )rahmin and I
ha0e to decend on the earth@ 4e.. te.. me $hen did +ou &i0e the Lin& to
Ra0anaG6
Shri Shi0a aid9 6I &a0e it to him on.+ t$o hour 'e*ore@6 Hearin& thi Shri
-ihnu immediate.+ ent hi Sudarhan Chakra to hide the Sun and aked
Narad to Ra0ana and induce him to .in&er on the $a+9 a he $ou.d .ike to
o'er0e e0enin& Sandh+a@ Then he ca..ed Ganeh and aid to him9 6Ra0ana
a.$a+ dire&ard +ou@ A.. 'o$ to +ou *irt and +ou *u.*i.. their deire@ 4hi.e
thoe $ho peak i.. o* +ou9 +ou 'rin& o'tac.e in their undertakin&@ Ra0ana
decei0ed Shri Shi0a and ha taken a$a+ *rom him the mot 0a.ua'.e Atma:
Lin&a@ So +ou hou.d &o to him in the *orm o* a )rahmachari 'o+ and $innin&
hi con*idence9 take the Atma: Lin&a *rom him at Sunet9 $hen he $ou.d
en&a&e hime.* in the e0enin& Sandh+a and p.ace the Lin&a on the earth@ I*
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+ou do o9 the Lin&a $i.. remain there@ Sa+in& thi Shri -ihnu &a0e Ganeh
0ariou $eet9 ti.'a..9 &ur9 coconut kerne.9 mi.k9 &ee u&ar etc@
Narad had a.read+ proceeded@ Ganeh *o..o$ed him hurried.+@ Narad
approached Ra0ana and aid9 6I had 8ut 'een to %ai.a and kne$ that +ou
p.eaed Shri Shi0a '+ +our hard penance and ha0e 'rou&ht hi Atma:Lin&a
*rom him@ You ha0e o'tained eBtraordinar+ po$er and tren&th due to thi@
Thi Lin&a ha &reat i&ni*icance@ 7.eae .et me ee the Lin&a9 I ha.. eBp.ain
to +ou a.. it Eua.itie@6
A Ra0ana did not 'e.ie0e Narad9 he ho$ed him the Lin&a *rom a ditance@
Narad aked9 6Do +ou kno$ $hen and ho$ thi Lin&a came into eBitenceG
Thi i a 0er+ interetin& account@ A '.ack kinned 'ri&ht deer ha0in& a..
*ra&rant thin& $a .+in& in )rahmand:%hand@ )rahma9 -ihnu9 and "aheh
once $ent there *or huntin&@ The+ ki..ed thi deer and ati*ied their hun&er
$ith it *.eh@ The deer had # horn on it head and # Lin&a 'e.o$@ Each one
o* them took one Lin&a and preer0ed it a hi Atma:Lin&a@ One9 $ho
$orhip thi *or # +ear9 'ecome Ih$ar hime.*@ The p.ace $here thi Lin&a
i p.ace i .ike %ai.a@ There*ore )rahma9 -ihnu and "aheh ha0e &reat
prominence o0er a.. other &od@6
Ra0ana intercepted9 6 I ha0e no time to .iten to +ou9 a I ha0e to reach Lanka
oon@ Let me proceed *urther on m+ $a+@6
Narad aid9 NKthi i e0enin& time@ You kno$ the -eda9 +ou hou.d act a
precri'ed '+ the -eda@ Thi i the time *or e0enin& Sandh+a@ Let u per*orm
the ame@H Sa+in& thi Narad $ent a$a+ *or Sandh+a@
In the meantime Ra0ana a$ Ganeh in the *orm o* a )rahmachari 'o+ $ho
$a p.uckin& Kdur0aJ >a particu.ar &ra?@ Ra0ana thou&ht that that 'o+ $ou.d
not decei0e him@ )etter o'er0e Sandh+a entrutin& the Lin&a to that 'o+@
So thinkin& he approached Ganeh9 $ho $a a*raid to ee Ra0ana $ith ten
head comin& to him@ )ut he 'e&an to run a$a+@ Ra0ana aked him9 6$ho are
+ouG 4ho are +our parentG6
Ganeh aid9 64h+ are +ou inEuirin&G 4hat doe m+ *ather o$e +ouG Ra0ana
mi.ed and aid 6Don6t 'e a*raid o* me@ I am akin& thi on.+ out o* curioit+@6
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Ganeh rep.ied9 6I am the on o* Shri Shi0a@ He ha ah mark a.. o0er the
'od+9 ha a neck.ace o* Rudra:'ead around hi neck and 'ear hair:.ock on
hi head@ "+ mother i 7ar0ati@ "+ *ather ride a 'u.. Nandi $ith m+ mother
and 'e& *or a.m dai.+@
Ra0ana aid9 6+our *ather i a pauper@ He 'e& *or a.m *rom door to door@ So
it eem that +ou are unhapp+ at home@ Inide in a 'eauti*u. cit+ Lanka9 rich
$ith ma&ni*icent 'ui.din&9 &arden and other $ea.th@ You .i0e $ith me@ I ha..
&i0e +ou $hate0er +ou deire@6
Ganeh aid9 6there are man+ rakhaa in Lanka@ The+ $i.. de0our me9 a 'o+
.i0in& in *oret@ Hence I $ou.d not come to Lanka@ I am hun&r+ and o I am
eatin& thee $eet@6
Ra0ana a&ain entreated him to ho.d the Lin&a in hi hand ti.. he o'er0ed
Sandh+a@
Therea*ter Ganeh aid $ith heitation9 6I am an i&norant 'o+@ I $on6t ho.d thi
Lin&a in m+ hand9 a it ma+ 'e hea0+@ Let me &o to m+ p.ace@6 Sti.. Ra0ana
peruaded him and induced Ganeh to ho.d the Lin&a and he proceeded to
o'er0e Sandh+a on the ea hore@
Ganeh $arned him9 6"ind9 a oon a I *ee. the Lin&a hea0+9 I ha.. p.ace it
on the earth@6 Sa+in& thi Ganeh took the Lin&a and $aited there@ A.. the
&od had &athered in the k+ and $ere $itnein& thi e0ent@
4hen Ra0ana $a o**erin& ar&h+a >$ater a'.ution to *ire &od?9 Ganeh
ca..ed Ra0ana and aid that he i *ati&ued and he hou.d take hi Lin&a *rom
him oon@6 Ra0ana made i&n '+ hand and aked him to $ait *or a .itt.e more
time@
A*ter a $hi.e Ganeh a&ain ca..ed Ra0ana and aked him to come
immediate.+ a it $a 'ecomin& un'eara'.e *or him to ho.d the Lin&a@
Ra0ana $a meditatin& thi time@ Seein& that Ra0ana $a not comin&9
Ganeh reco..ected Shri -ihnu6 $ord and p.aced the Lin&a on the &round
in the preence o* the &od in the k+@ A.. the &od $ere &reat.+ p.eaed to
ee thi and ho$ered *.o$er in the head o* Ganeh in admiration@
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Soon a*ter Ra0ana returned and eein& that the Lin&a $a p.aced on the
&round9 he $a much anno+ed@ He 'e&an to thrah Ganeh in $rath@
Ra0ana tried hi 'et $ith a.. hi mi&ht to .i*t up the Lin&a@ The earth trem'.ed
'ut the Lin&a cou.d not 'e haken a 'it@ A Ra0ana tried to .i*t it up '+
cre$in&9 it took the hape o* an ear o* the co$ and o it i kno$n a
DGokarnD and a Ra0ana eBercied a.. hi mi&ht to .i*t it up it i ca..ed
D"aha'a.eh$arD@
In depair Ra0ana then $ent to the *oret *or hard penance@ There are man+
other incident i&ni*+in& the &reatne o* thi ho.+ p.ace@ Thi i narrated in
the Skandha 7urana@
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/hapter '--
Soumini and Madayanti at %o*arna
Namdharak: DS$ami9 $i.. +ou te.. me $ho $ere 'ene*ited '+ 0iitin& thi ho.+
p.ace o* GokarnaGD
Shri Siddha: D=ut .iten@ <ormer.+ there .i0ed a 'ra0e kin& in the *ami.+ o*
Ikh$aku@ He kne$ a.. the Shatra@ He $a coniderate9 tron& and kind@
Once he $ent on huntin& and eein& a demon .ike a *.ame o* *ire9 he aimed
an arro$ and the demon *e.. on the &round ene.e@ The 'rother o* the
demon $ept 'itter.+ in &rie*@ )e*ore d+in&9 the demon aked hi 'rother to
take re0en&e o* hi death@
The 'rother approached the kin& in human *orm and ou&ht hi er0ice and
$a en&a&ed a a cook@ On the anni0erar+ da+ the kin& had in0ited Rihi
.ike -aihta and other@ 4hen -aihta and other $ere eated on their
eat9 the ne$ cook er0ed human *.eh in the p.ate o* Shri -aihta@ )ein&
enra&ed9 -aihta cured the kin& that he $ou.d 'ecome a )rahmarakha@
The kin& $a a.o anno+ed to ee that he $a 'ein& cured *or no *au.t o* hi@
He there*ore9 took $ater in hi hand and intended to cure Shri -aihta in
return9 "aharani "ada+anti hatened to the kin& and entreated and
pre0ented him *rom curin& hi Guru@ She reEueted him to pra+ -aihta *or
LUhap6 >'.ein& to nu..i*+ the e**ect o* the coure?@
)ein& paci*ied9 the poured the $ater in hi hand on hi o$n *eet9 $here'+
a*ter 'ein& a )rahmarakha9 he $a ca..ed O%a.mahpad6@ "ada+anti 'o$ed
to -aihta and pra+ed *or Uhap *or the kin&@ -aihta $a a.o coo.ed '+
thi time@ He aured her that the kin& $ou.d attain human *orm and return
*rom the *oret on comp.etion o* 1! +ear@
%a.mahpad .i0ed in a dene *oret@ Once he a$ a +oun& )rahmin coup.e
pain& '+@ He c.aped the )rahmin +outh $ith the intention o* de0ourin& him@
The +oun& $i*e o* the +outh $ept 'itter.+ and reEueted %a.mahpad $ith
*o.ded hand9 a+in&9 Lkind.+ re.eae m+ +oun& hu'and $ho i $e.. 0ered in
-eda and thu &i0e me m+ So$'ha&+a@ )+ doin& thi +ou $i.. add to +our
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0irtue@ Treat me a +our dau&hter@ I* I 'e&et a on I ha.. &i0e him +our
name@6
)ut the demon did not .iten to her and ki..ed the +outh and ate hi *.eh@ The
$i*e o* the +outh co..ected the 'one o* her hu'and9 arran&ed a p+re and et
*ire to it@ )e*ore 'urnin& here.* in the ame p+re9 he cured the demon9 LYou
$i.. die intant.+9 $hen a*ter 1! +ear +ou 'ecome kin& and touch +our $i*e@6
The kin& returned to hi cit+ a*ter 1! +ear@ He to.d hi $i*e Rani "ada+anti a..
a'out the cure o* the )rahmin6 $i*e@ "ada+anti $a much &rie0ed to hear it@
She eBc.aimed9 LE0en a*ter ta+in& in the *oret in hardhip *or 1! +ear +ou
are not re.ie0ed o* the e0i. e**ect o* +our e0i. actionI There i no on in our
*ami.+@ 4hat hou.d $e do no$G
The kin& ca..ed the o.d priet and to.d him LI ha0e ki..ed a )rahmin $hen I $a
a demon and $a ta+in& in the *oret@ Ho$ can I 'e re.ie0ed o* it e0i.
e**ectG6
The priet aid9 L+ou hou.d 0iit a.. the ho.+ p.ace and then a.. +our in $i..
'e $iped o**6
The kin& then tarted to 0iit a.. the ho.+ p.ace one a*ter the other@ He
per*ormed acri*ice9 &a0e mone+ in charit+9 er0ed mea. to the )rahmin
and the poor and did other 0irtuou act@ Sti.. the in o* )rahma:hat+a
*o..o$ed him .ike a hado$@ Accidenta..+ he met Goutam "uni@ He 'o$ed to
the "uni repect*u..+@ Goutam aked9 L4hen +ou ha0e +our o$n tate
>kin&dom? $h+ are +ou $anderin& *rom p.ace to p.ace and $h+ are +ou o
much $orriedG6
LI ha0e committed a )rahmahat+a@ I per*ormed acri*ice and e0era. -rata@ I
0iited ho.+ p.ace and did 0irtuou act@ Yet I am not re.ie0ed o* thi in@ I am
*ortunate to ee +our ho.+ e.* to da+96 rep.ied the kin&@
Goutam aid9 LYou need not $orr+@ Shri Shi0a $i.. protect +ou@ You hou.d &o
to Gokarna to &et rid o* thi in@ "rit+un8a+a >the conEueror o* Death? Shri
Shi0a a.$a+ ta+ there@ Thou&h the *ire and the moon can do a$a+ $ith the
darkne o* the ni&ht9 +et there i the neceit+ o* the Sun@ Simi.ar.+ thou&h
+our in are not $iped o** e0en a*ter &oin& to e0era. ho.+ p.ace9 ti.. i* +ou
&o to Gokarna9 a.. +our in $i.. 'e detro+ed@ E0en i* +ou ha0e committed
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1555 )rahmahat+a9 a.. $i.. 'e detro+ed and +ou ha.. 'ecome in.e@ E0en
-ihnu and )rahmadeo .i0ed there *or penance and their deire $ere
*u.*i..ed@ Gokarna i .ike %ai.a and Shri Shi0a ta+ there@ At the intance o*
Shri -ihnu9 Shri Ganeh inta..ed thi Shi0a Lin&a@ A.. the &od9 demon9
Rihi9 "uni9 Siddha .i0e and $orhip Shri Shi0a and there'+ the+ attain a..
the *our 0a.ou >puruhartha? $ith the '.ein& o* Shri Shi0a@ )rahma9
-ihnu9 %arta0ir+a9 -ina+ak9 Dur&a and other ha0e a.o inta..ed Lin&a here
kno$n a*ter their name@ A.. $ater here ho.+@ Thi i thu the mot important
ho.+ p.ace@
In %rita Yu& thi Lin&a $a $hite9 in Treta it 'ecame red9 in D$apara +e..o$9
and in the %a.i+u& it ha 'ecome '.ack@ The root o* thi Lin&a i in the Sapta
7ata. 'e.o$@ E0en $ith the i&ht o* thi Lin&a one i re.ie0ed o* the in o*
)rahmahat+a9 &et one6 deire *u.*i..ed and a*ter death one attain a.0ation@
The de0otee ta+in& here &o to %ai.a in the end@
One hou.d 'athe and o**er charitie on Sunda+9 "onda+ and 4edneda+@ It
i 0irtuou to $orhip here on D-+atipatD9 "akar Sankrant and "aha Shi0aratri
da+@ )ho.enath Shi0a pae 8ud&ment o0er a.. our action@ In the month o*
"a&h9 i* one o'er0e *at on the Shi0aratri da+ and o**er D)e.D .ea* to Shri
Shi0a Lin&a9 one6 entrance in the hea0en i enured@6
Goutam "uni *urther aid9 Lo man+ ha0e 'een 'ene*ited '+ 0iitin& Gokarna@
I m+e.* ha0e $itneed a mot $onder*u. incident9 $hen I had 'een to that
p.ace@ 4hen I $a ittin& under a tree9 I a$ a .eper utra $oman@ She $a
$ithout *ood the $ho.e da+@ A.. her 'od+ $a a**ected and pu and &erm
$ere een a.. o0er@ She had .ot her teeth and had no c.othe on her 'od+@
)ein& a $ido$9 her head $a ha0ed and he $a much trou'.ed due to
midda+ hot Sun@ She at under a tree 'ein& tired9 and oon died@ Shi0a
Doota came there $ith a di0ine p.ace to take her to the %ai.a@
4hi.e .i0in& $ith the utra9 he ate *.eh ShudraA he ate *.eh and took $ine
dai.+@ One da+ he ki..ed a ca.* thinkin& it to 'e a .am' and reer0ed it head
*or the neBt da+@ 4hen it $a time *or mi.kin& the co$ he .ooked *or the ca.*
and he came to kno$ that m+ mitake9 he had ki..ed it@ In &rie* he uttered
the $ord Shi0a6 LShi0a6 and L4hat a &reat in I ha0e committed unkno$in&.+6@
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<earin& the $rath o* her hu'and9 he 'uried the head9 *.eh and 'one o* the
ca.* and to.d peop.e that a ti&er took her ca.* a$a+@
4hen he died Yam Doota took her to the Yampuri and p.aced her in he..@
She u**ered torture and $a a&ain 'orn a a Shudra $oman@ She $a u&.+9
'.ack and '.ind@ Her parent cared *or her *or ome time and a*ter$ard he
'e&&ed *or her *ood@ She $a an orphan $ithout an+ he.ter@ She de0e.oped
.epro+ and in coure o* time he &re$ o.d@
"an+ peop.e $ere &oin& to Gokarna on "aha Shi0aratri da+ eBpectin& to &et
&ood a.m9 he a.o *o..o$ed them@ It 'ein& a *at da+ no'od+ o**ered her
*ood@ In:8oke9 ome one p.aced D)e.D .ea* in her hand@ %no$in& that it $a not
eata'.e9 he thre$ it a$a+9 $hich '+ chance9 *e.. on the Shi0a Lin&a and thu
he had the credit o* $orhippin& Shi0a in that dark ni&ht@ Thi p.eaed Shri
Shi0a and hence $e ha0e come to take her to Shi0a.ok@ Shi0a doota
prink.ed nectar on her 'od+ and oon he .ooked .ike a hea0en.+ $oman9
he $a then taken to Shi0a Lok6
Hearin& thi the kin& $a de.i&hted@ He $ent to Gokarna and $a re.ie0ed o*
a.. hi in@ Gokarna ha &reat i&ni*icance@ Hence Shripad Shri -a..a'ha had
a.o 'een there and ta+ed there *or # +ear@D
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/hapter '---
Shripad Shri 'allabha Blesses a Brahmani and Her Son
Namdharak:DHo$ .on& Shri Guru Shripad Shri -a..a'ha ta+ed at Gokarna
and $hat happened .aterGD
Shri Siddha; : DShri Guru .i0ed ecret.+ *or # +ear and *rom there he $ent to
Shri&iri@ A*ter ( month he $ent to Ni0riti San&am and thence to %ura0apur on
the 'ank o* the %rihna ri0er@
There .i0ed a )rahmin $e.. 0ered in -eda and Shatra@ 4e had a &ood:
natured de0oted $i*e Am'ika '+ name She 'e&ot chi.dren 'ut none ur0i0ed
eBcept one on@ In due coure hi thread ceremon+ $a ce.e'ratedA 'ut he
$a du..9 *oo.ih and dum'@ Hence the parent $ere much $orried@ The
)rahmin &ot tired $hi.e trainin& him and at time 'eat him *or not .earnin& hi
.eon@ Hi $i*e cou.d not 'ear thi crue. treatment to her on.+ on@
The )rahmin died a*ter ome time@ The $oman .i0ed $ith her on 'e&&in& *or
their .i0e.ihood@ The 'o+ &re$ upA 'ut 'ein& *oo.ih and poor no one .iked to
&i0e one6 dau&hter in marria&e to him@ 7eop.e aid to him9 L+our *ather $a a
.earned manA 'ut +ou are .ike a tone@ You ha0e 'rou&ht di&race to hi
*ami.+@ Ho$ are +ou not ahamed o* 'e&&in& *or +our .i0in&G )etter &i0e up
+our .i*e in the Gan&a Ri0er@
He $a a&&rie0ed to hear uch harh $ord o** and on@ He there*ore intended
to &i0e up hi .i*e in the deep $ater o* a ri0er@ Seein& thi hi mother aid to
him in &rie*9 LI ha.. a.o compan+ +ou@6
The+ 'oth $ent on the ri0er %rihna@ Shripad Shri -a..a'ha a.o had 'een
there@ Seein& him9 the mother 'o$ed to him and aid9 L$e 'oth ha0e decided
to &i0e up our .i0e in thi ri0erA 'ut a committin& uicide i a in9 ho$ ha..
$e 'e re.ie0ed o* our mierie $ithout 'ein& o**endedG6
Shri Guru aked9 L4hich mierie induce +ou to &i0e up +our .i0eG6
Narratin& her $ho.e account the $oman aid9 LS$ami9 $e 0iited ho.+ p.aced
and o'er0ed L-rata6 *or &ettin& a on and a*ter thi $e &ot thi onA 'ut he i
a du..ard@ A.. depie him and co.d him@ I there*ore9 reEuet +ou to '.e me
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$ith a on $ho $i.. 'e piou .ike +our &ood e.* at .eat in the neBt 'irth@ He
hou.d pro0e &ood *or a.. our *urther &eneration@6
Seein& her de0otion Shri Guru aid9 L+ou $orhip Ih$ar i@e@ Shri Shi0a $ith
de0otion and +ou $i.. ha0e &od.ike on@ Nanda Ga$a.i $orhipped God and
hence Shri %rihna .i0ed at hi home@ Your deire $i.. a.o 'e *u.*i..ed i* +ou
$orhip him de0oted.+@6
The $oman aked9 LHo$ did the co$herd $orhip Shri HariG 4hat L0rata6 did
the+ o'er0eG6
Shri Guru :LOn e0er+ LShani:pradoh@6 $orhip God Shi0a@ A ta.e in thi
repect i narrated in the Skandha 7urana@6
There .i0ed a ri&hteou kin& Chandraen in U88ain@ "ani'hadra $a hi chie*
coune.or@ He $orhipped Shri Shi0a mot de0oted.+ and Shri Shi0a and
*a0ored him $ith the mot 'ri&ht LChintamani6 'ead $hich he had &i0en to hi
mater Chandraen@ A mere touch o* the 'ead turned iron into &o.d@ )+ mere
i&ht o* the 'ead9 one6 deire $ere *u.*i..ed@ So a.. other kin& deired to
ha0e uch 'ead@ "an+ kin& tried to &et the 'ead *rom the kin& and o**ered
him mone+ *or the ame@ )ut a.. e**ort $ere in 0ain@ So the+ a.. com'ined
their *orce and attacked U88ain9 $hen Chandraen $a en&a&ed in
$orhippin& Shri Shi0a on a LShani pradoh6 da+@
The chi.dren o* the co$herd $atched the $orhip o* the kin& and the+ a.o
$ihed to $orhip Shri Shi0a imi.ar.+@ The 'o+ &athered tone and
prepared a Shi0a Temp.e and p.aced one tone a ima&e o* Shi0a Lin&a and
'e&an $orhippin& it $ith *.o$er and other her'@ The mother6 o* the 'o+
came there and took their on *or mea. to their home@ )ut one 'o+ did not
&o home@ Hi mother thrahed him an&ri.+ and aid9 Kit i ni&ht no$@ Come to
ha0e +our mea.@6 She 'roke the Temp.e and thre$ a$a+ the ima&e o* Shi0a
Lin&a@ Seein& thi the 'o+ 'e&an to $eep in &rie* and intended to &i0e up hi
.i*e@ )ut a*ter ome time he *e.t a.eep@
Shri Shi0a $a p.eaed $ith hi de0otion and created a 'eauti*u. Temp.e a
Lin&a o* preciou Stone $a inta..ed in it@ Shri Shi0a a$oke the 'o+9 .ooked
at him $ith a**ection and aked him to ha0e a 'oon *rom him@
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The 'o+ $a much de.i&hted@ He 'o$ed to Shri Shi0a and aid 6"+ mother
ha 'roken the e0enin& $orhip@ %ind.+ *or&i0e her@6
Shri Shi0a aid9 6A +our mother ha een the e0enin& $orhip9 he $i.. &et a
on named Shri %rihna in neBt 'irth and +ou $i.. a.o ha0e a.. the p.eaure@6
The *orce o* the enemie $ere emer&ed@ The+ poke amon&t theme.0e@
64hat $onder i thiI Ho$ thi 'ri&ht 'eauti*u. Temp.e ha 'een created here
$ithin a ni&ht@ Let u &i0e up enmit+ and ee the kin&9 $ho i o 0irtuou on
*riend.+ term@6 The+ ent their meen&er to the kin&@ The kin& reEueted
them to come to the Shi0a Temp.e9 $here he $ou.d ee them@
Chandraen $a a.o $ondertruck to ee Sun .ike 'ri&ht Shi0a Temp.e
prun& up durin& the ni&ht@ The co$herd 'o+J houe a.o .ooked 0er+ 'ri&ht@
The kin& aked the 'o+ the reaon o* thi mirac.e@ The 'o+ narrated the $ho.e
tor+ to a.. the kin& $ho had &athered there@ A.. $ere much p.eaed to hear
him@ The+ aid9 6You rea..+ 'ecome the kin& o* the co$herd@6 The+ o**ered
the 'o+ man+ &i*t and .and and eBceptin& Chandraen a.. the kin& returned
to their p.ace@
The 'o+ $ent home and narrated to hi mother a.. that had occurred@ He aid9
6Shri Shi0a $a p.eaed $ith m+ e0enin& $orhip@ A I reEueted him to
*or&i0e +ou e0en thou&h +ou had 'roken the temp.e9 he $a not an&r+ $ith
+ou@ )eide he aured that the incarnation o* Shri %rihna $i.. ta+ at +our
home@6
Shripad Shri -a..a'ha narrated the i&ni*icance o* the 6Shani pradoh6 $orhip
to the )rahmani and eein& her de0otion9 p.aced hi pa.m o0er the head o*
her on and '.eed him@ E0entua..+ the 'o+ intant.+ had the kno$.ed&e o*
the -eda9 Shatra9 Tark9 )hah+a etc@ A.. the )rahmin and hi mother
$ere $ondertruck to ee thi@ The mother repect*u..+ 'o$ed to Shri Guru
and aid that he $a *ortunate to ee Shri Guru and to &et hi '.ein&@ She
aid9 6+ou are God +oure.*@ 4e ha.. $orhip +ou in the e0enin&@ I hope I ah..
ha0e a on .ike +our &ood e.* in m+ neBt 'irth@ Let not +our $ord 'e untrue@6
Sa+in& thi he 'e&an to $orhip Shri Guru e0er+ e0enin& $ith de0otion@
Her on &ot married and had on and &randon@ Thoe $ho are '.eed '+
Shri Guru9 recei0e a.. .eiure in the ame $a+@6
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/hapter -1
A 2asherman Blessed to be a 3ing
DThere .i0ed a $aherman at %ura0pur@ He $a a &reat de0otee o* Shri Guru@
Shripad Shri -a..a'ha ued to &o to the ri0er9 ha0e 'ath9 mornin& Sandh+a
and other ritua. 8ut .ike ordinar+ )rahmin@ The $aherman $ou.d &o to the
ri0er9 $ah Shri Guru6 c.othe and $ou.d 'o$ to him $ith re0erence@
Once Shri Guru aked him9 6$h+ do +ou take o much trou'.e *or me@ I am
p.eaed $ith +our er0ice@ Go home and .i0e happi.+@6
Hearin& thi the $aherman &a0e up houeho.d attachment9 .i0ed at Shri
Guru6 d$e..in& p.ace9 $ept the court+ard and prink.ed $ater on it e0er+da+@
Thu he er0ed Shri Guru $ith more de0otion@
Once in prin&9 in the month o* -aihakh9 a "u.im kin& came to the ri0er
a.on&:$ith hi harem o* 'eauti*u. $oman9 $earin& preciou ornament and
c.othe $ith man+ er0ant9 e.ephant9 hore9 muica. intrument and $a
en8o+in& 8o+*u..+@
The $aherman $a .ookin& at the p.endor and &.or+ o* the kin&@ He 'e&an
thinkin&9 6Ho$ *ortunate ha.. I 'e9 i* I cou.d a.o en8o+ uch &.oriou .i*e@6
%no$in& hi intention9 Shri Guru aked him $hat he $a thinkin& a'out@ The
$aherman rep.ied9 6I $a 8ut thinkin& $hat deit+ thi kin& mi&ht ha0e
p.eaed9 o a to ha0e uch p.endor and &.or+G Ho$e0er I do not .on& *or it@ I
ha0e a.. m+ p.eaure at th+ *eet@6
Shri Guru aid9 6 +ou are tru&&.in& hard in .i*e@ Do +ou apire to en8o+ ro+a.
&.or+G I* en8o+in& their o'8ect doe not ati*+ the ene9 the+ o'truct the
path o* 6"okha6 >*reedom *rom $orrie o* .i*e and death?@ So +ou 'etter take
'irth in a "u.im ro+a. *ami.+ and en8o+ kin&.+ .i*e@6
4aherman: 6%ind.+ do not ak me to &o a$a+ *rom +ou6@
Shri Guru: 6You $i.. ha0e 'irth in the Ro+a. *ami.+ o* )idar and I ha.. meet +ou
in +our .ater .i*e9 I ha.. a.o ha0e another 'irth and ha.. 'e kno$n a
6Naraimha Sara$ati@6 I ha.. 'e .eadin& a San+ai6 .i*e@
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Sa+in& thi9 Shri Guru a..o$ed him to &o9 'ut a&ain aked $hether he $ou.d
.ike to en8o+ Ro+a. .i*e in that 0er+ 'irth or in the neBt 'irth@
4aherman eBpreed9 6I am no$ &ro$n o.d@ It $ou.d 'e &ood i* I en8o+ ro+a.
p.eaure *rom the chi.dhood@6
Soon a*ter the $aherman died@ He $a .ater 'orn in the Ro+a. *ami.+ o*
)idar@ Hi account i narrated .ater in the ,5th chapter o* thi 'ook@
Shri Guru $a thu much praied and repected durin& hi ta+ at %ura0pur9 I
am una'.e to decri'e a.. the mirac.e o* hi .i*e9 %ura0pur ha 'ecome a
*amou ho.+ p.ace due to hi reidence@ Shripad Shri -a..a'ha diappeared in
the ri0er %rihna on Ah$in -ad+a 1!9 $hich i kno$n a 6Guru D$adahi6@
Rea. de0otee can ti.. ee here Shripad Shri -a..a'ha9 the Dattatre+a
incarnate@ "an+ ha0e eBperienced thi@6
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/hapter 1
'allabhesh Sa)ed from ,hie)es
Namdharak9 : 67.eae te.. me the neBt 'irth >incarnation? o* Shripad Shri
-a..a'ha6@
Shri Siddha: 6Shripad Shri -a..a'ha had man+ incarnation@ A.. poeed the
omnipotence o* Shri Nara+an@ De0otion o* Shri Guru i ne0er *uti.e@ Shri Guru
ne0er diappoint hi dicip.e@ There*ore er0e him *rom +our heart@ I ha..
narrate to +ou one ta.e a an i..utration@
-a..a'heh9 a ri&hteou )rahmin9 $a doin& 'uine@ He ued to &o to
Shripad Shri -a..a'ha 7aduka at %ura0pur e0er+ +ear@ Once he dec.ared
that i* he made &ood 'uine he $ou.d *eed 1555 )rahmin at %ura0pur@
<ortunate.+ he earned &ood pro*it@ He a.$a+ recited Shri Guru6 name@ He
tarted *or %ura0pur $ith &ood mone+@
%no$in& thi9 ome thie0e a.o accompanied him@ A*ter t$o or three da+9
one ni&ht the thie0e ki..ed the )rahmin $hen he $a a.eep and $anted to
take a$a+ a.. hi mone+@ In the meantime Shripad Shri -a..a'ha9 $ith .ock o*
hair on hi head and trihu. and %hat$an& in hi hand appeared on the
cene@ He ki..ed three thie0eA 'ut one9 $ho urrendered hime.* a+in&9 6I am
innocent@ I did not kno$ that thee three peron $ou.d ki.. the )rahmin@ You
are omnicient@ %ind.+ a0e me6@
Hearin& hi pra+er9 Shripad "uni to.d him to ru' the D-i'uthiD >enchanted
ahe? a.. o0er the 'od+ o* the )rahmin9 A oon a the enchanted -i'uthi
$a app.ied to the )rahmin6 'od+9 he $oke up It $a da$n $hen Shripad
"uni diappeared *rom the p.ace@
-a..a'heh aked the peron ittin& '+ hi ide9 6$h+ ha0e +ou he.d meA $ho
ha ki..ed thee menG6
The peron rep.ied9 6 A &reat acetic had come here@ He ki..ed thee thie0e
$ith hi Trihu.@ He a0ed me *or +ou@ He aked me to ru' enchanted -i'uthi
to +our 'od+@ He $oke +ou and made +ou it '+ hi hand@ He ha 8ut
diappeared@ He mi&ht 'e the &reat &od Shri Shi0a@
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Hearin& thi the )rahmin rea.iCed that a.. thi ha 'een done '+ Shri Guru
Shripad Shri -a..a'h@ Takin& the amount *rom the thie0e9 he $ent to
%ura0pur@ He $orhipped the 7aduka >*oot +m'o.? o* Shri Guru $ith &reat
de0otion and *ed a'out (555 )rahmin@
6OhI Namdharak9 thou&h Shripad Shri -a..a'ha ha diappeared he ti..
come to protect hi de0otee@
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/hapter 1-
Birth of Shri Narasimha Saras#ati
An account o* a )rahmani ha 'een &i0en in the 2th chapter@ She $a
$orhippin& Shri Shankar de0oted.+ in the e0enin& on Shani 7radoh >1!th
da+ o* a *ortni&ht *a..in& on Saturda+?@ She died in coure o* time and took the
neBt 'irth in a )rahmin *ami.+ at %aran8ia in )idar@ Her name $a Am'a
)ha0ani@ She $a married to a )rahmin +outh "adha0a9 $ho $a a.o a
de0otee o* Shri Shi0a@
A per her nature o* the pre0iou 'irth Am'a )ha0ani $orhipped Shri Shi0a
a.on& $ith her hu'and de0oted.+@ She 'ecame pre&nant $hen he $a
iBteen +ear o.d9 cutomar+ ceremonie $ere per*ormed in the #rd and ,th
month@ She ued to ha0e &ood deire@ She ad0ied peop.e $ith hi&h
princip.e@ <i.in& o* 6oti6 >puttin& o* corn9 coconut etc@ in the open ide o* the
ari $orn '+ a $oman? in the 1th month and Simanti $a a.o o'er0ed@
A*ter comp.etin& 3 month9 a on $a 'orn to her@ The 'a'+ uttered 6Om6 *rom
the 0er+ 'irth@ 7eop.e $ondered to ee thi@ The atro.o&er *oreto.d9 6He $i..
'e a &reat acetic and =a&at&uru@ He $i.. not marr+A 'ut $i.. 'e kno$n and
re0ered a.. o0er the earth@ )ein& an incarnation o* &od9 he $i.. $ipe o** a.. +our
mierie and *u.*i.. +our deire@6
The parent o* the chi.d $ere 0er+ much p.eaed to heart thi and the+ &a0e
mone+ and c.othe to the )rahmin@ In order that the 'a'+ ma+ not u**er
*rom the e0i. e+e o* an+ peron9 .emon and a.t $ere $a0ed on him and
thro$n a$a+@
He $a named 6Sha.i&ramdeo6 'ut hi pet name $a 6Narahari6@ He $a .ater
pu'.ic.+ kno$n a Naraimha Sara$ati@6
One da+ Am'a to.d her hu'and that there $a not u**icient mi.k in her
'reat *or their 'a'+@ So .et u ha0e a *eedin& nure or a heep Hearin& thi
the 'a'+ mi.ed and 8ut touched the ri&ht pap o* it mother@ Immediate.+ mi.k
pran& out in #! teat and her c.othe 'ecame $et@ %no$in& thu that the
'a'+ $a an incarnation o* &od9 the parent 'o$ed to him@
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The mother put the 'a'+ in a crad.e and an& .u..a'+ on&@ )ut the 'a'+
$ou.d pre*er to .a+ do$n on the *.oor and p.a+ cheer*u..+@ The chi.d 'ecame on
+ear o.dA 'ut it did not utter an+ other $ord eBcept O"@ The parent $ere
anBiou to ee that the chi.d peak other $ord a.o@ A da+ paed on9
the+ $ere a*raid o* hi 'ein& dum'@ Some $ou.d a+ he ha a.. the
kno$.ed&e9 'ut purpoe.+ he doe not peak@
The chi.d 'ecame 1 +ear o.d@ The parent cou.d not kno$n ho$ to ce.e'rate
hi thread ceremon+@ A the+ $ere )rahmin9 the thread ceremon+ $a mot
eentia.@ The+ $orhipped Gouri9 o'er0ed 7radoh and other *at 'ut the+
$ere o* no a0ai.@ The+ $ere no$ anBiou to kno$ ho$ to make the chi.d recite
Ga+atri "antra >the mantra in pra+er o* the Sun &od?9 $hich a )rahmin 'o+
.earn at the time o* hi thread ceremon+@
Seein& the parent in de8ected mood9 the on $ou.d approach them and tr+ to
cono.e them@ Once he he.d an iron 'ar in hi hand and intant.+ it $a turned
into a &o.d 'ar@ Seein& thi the parent $ere atonihed@ The+ &a0e him ome
more iron and that too $a turned into &o.d@ Then the parent aked the on9
$hen and ho$ he $ou.d peak@
He mo0ed hi hand around hi chet and .oin and eBpreed that $hen the
acred thread $ou.d 'e $orn and Nun8 &ra $ou.d 'e tied around hi .oin9 he
$ou.d peak@
The parent $ere much p.eaed and the+ tarted enthuiatica..+ the
preparation *or hi thread ceremon+9 ti.. ome dou'ted the ucce o* the
*unction@ The parent in0ited a.. the re.ati0e9 *riend and .earned )rahmin *or
the *unction@
The ceremonie tarted@ On the *irt da+ 6chou.6 >ha0in& the hair on the head?
and dinner took p.ace@ NeBt da+ a*ter the 'ath o* the 'o+9 the acred thread
$a put on hi .e*t hou.der@ The 'o+ dined $ith hi mother and other 'o+ o*
hi a&e@ The *ather then uttered 6Ga+atri "antra6 in the ear o* the 'o+
Narahari9 $ho recited it in hi mind@
The mother then came $ith a.m@ A*ter o**erin& the *irt a.m9 the mother
aked the 'o+ to recite Ri& -eda >the *irt o* the *our -eda?@ Narahari recited
DA&ni "ee.e etcD@ A*ter &i0in& the econd a.m9 the mother aked Narahari to
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recite Ya8ur -eda@ Narahari recited D Ya8ur -eda Ihet$a etc@ A*ter the third
a.m Narahari recited DA&na Aa+ahiD *rom Sama -eda9 the third -eda@ Thu
peop.e rea.iCed that Narahari had the kno$.ed&e o* a.. the -eda and the+ a..
'o$ed to him $ith re0erence@
Narahari then aid to hi mother9 DYou ha0e aked me to 'e& *or a.m@ I
$ou.d9 there*ore9 .i0e on 'e&&in&@ So a..o$ me to &o to 0iit the ho.+:p.aceD@
Hearin& thi the parent $ere much a&&rie0ed@ The mother *e.. on the &round
ene.e@ A*ter recoupin& he aid9 D4e eBpected that +ou $ou.d take out
care@ So *ar due to out mi*ortune +ou $ere not peakin&@ No$ eein& that
+ou can peak9 $e are much de.i&hted and $e think that our de0otion to God
ha 'een *ruit*u.@ )ut no$ +ou are ta.kin& o* .ea0in& u and thi make u 0er+
unea+@D
Narahari aid9 DYou need not 'e orr+@ You ha.. ha0e *our on and the+ $i..
.ook a*ter +ou 0er+ o'edient.+@D So a+in& he p.aced hi pa.m o0er her head@
She intant.+ reco..ected her pre0iou .i*e and a$ Shripad Shri -a..a'ha
tandin& 'e*ore her@ She 'o$ed to him hum'.+ Narahari raied her head and
aid9 6"other9 keep thi a ecret@ 4e San+ai keep oure.0e a.oo* *rom
*ami.+ .i*e@ A I ha0e to do m+ miion p.eae a..o$ me to &o@6
"other : 6Dear on9 do not &o .ea0in& u a.one@ No re.i&ion ak one to 'e an
acetic in uch a tender a&e@ You hou.d ha0e )rahmachar+ahram *or 1!
+ear@ The econd i Grihathahram9 the mot important in a.. the *our
ahram@ A*ter &oin& throu&h the third Ahram 0iC@ -anprathahram9 one
'ecome .ia'.e *or the *ourth Ahram 0iC@ San+aahram@ So a+ the
Shatra@ So tud+ -eda in the )rahmachar+ahram@ Later on &et +oure.*
married and ha0e the p.eaure o* the *ami.+ .i*e@ Then per*orm acri*ice and
therea*ter 'ecome a San+ai@ )ut it i not deira'.e to 'e a San+ai in the
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/hapter 1--
Narahari Be.omes Shri Narasimha Saras#ati
Narahari aid9 LThi 'od+ i periha'.e@ 4hat i it &uaranteeG So .on& one
ha ound 'od+9 one hou.d act 0irtuou.+@ Your ad0ice i *or them9 $ho ha0e
$on 0ictor+ o0er death@ The+ can a+9 the+ $i.. *o..o$ re.i&ion .ater@ So one
hou.d do re.i&iou deed in the chi.dhood@ There are three ta&e o* .i*e : the
chi.dhood9 the +outh and the o.d a&e@ )ut it i not certain $hen one $i.. die@
Yamra8 >God o* death? i countin& e0er+ moment o* man6 .i*e9 da+ and ni&ht@
%no$in& that the .i*e i runnin& *at9 thoe $ho do not .ead re.i&iou and
0irtuou .i*e are .ike 'eat@ Houe9 propert+9 $i*e9 chi.dren9 mother : nothin&
i eterna.@ O.d a&e ki.. a man9 8ut a a crocodi.e de0our him@ There*ore9 the
$ie man hou.d do 0irtuou deed in +oun& a&e@ 4h+ do +ou then pre0ent
me *rom &oin&G Thi .i*e i .ike a dream@ A a po$er drie in air9 the 'od+ o* a
man i &ettin& more and more dr+ da+ '+ da+@ Thi 'od+ ma+ perih in a
moment@
"other : LDear chi.d9 +ou are ad0iin& me@ You to.d me that I $ou.d ha0e *our
on@ So +ou hou.d ta+ $ith me ti.. I ha0e at .eat one on@ I* +ou &o
dire&ardin& m+ reEuet9 I $ou.d &i0e up m+ .i*e intant.+@6 Narahari mi.ed
and aid9 L$hat I ha0e aid $i.. not 'e other$ie@ Ho$e0er9 a*ter +ou &et t$o
on .et me &o@ Then I ha.. not ta+ here@ I promie to ta+ here *or one +ear@6
Thu Narahari .i0ed there happi.+@ A.. peop.e $ondered to ee that a 'o+ o*
e0en kno$ a.. the -eda and can teach the ame@ Cro$n up .earned
peron a.o came to him to .earn -eda and Shatra@
Hi mother 'ecame pre&nant@ A*ter nine month he &a0e 'irth to t$o
handome on@ The parent $ere &.ad to ha0e t$o more on@ )+ the end o*
one +ear the t$o 'a'ie 'ecame # month o.d@ Narahari to.d hi mother that
her deire $a *u.*i..ed@ She $ou.d &et ! more on and the+ $i.. a.. .i0e
happi.+@ She hou.d no$ permit him to .i0e a per San+adharma@
The parent 'o$ed to Narahari and aid9 LYou are our *ami.+ God@ 4e cannot
a+ an+thin& 'e*ore +ou@ 7.eae *or&i0e u i* $e ha0e poken an+ harh
$ord9 thinkin& +ou to 'e our on@ Our de0otion to Shri Shankar ha
materia.iCed@ You made u &.oriou@ 4hen ha.. $e ee +ou a&ainG
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Narahari : LI ha.. 'e 'e*ore +ou $hene0er +ou remem'er me@ You $i.. ha0e
one dau&hter and t$o more on@ You $i.. ha0e no mierie and in the end
+ou $i.. attain the 'et p.ace in 7ar.ok@ I ha0e no$ to proceed to )adri
Nara+an to meet Siddhu@ So p.eae a..o$ me to &o6
The parent9 ma.e and *ema.e o* the to$n $a.ked $ith Narahari@ Some aid
Lee ho$ a )rahmachari i &oin& *or penance@ He i an incarnation o* God@
E.e at uch tender a&e o* on.+ e0en9 ho$ can he kno$ a.. the *our -edaG6
A.. other 'o$ed to him and returned@ The parent ti.. *o..o$ed Narahari9 $ho
then appeared 'e*ore them in the *orm o* Shripad Shri -a..a'ha@ The parent
put their head on hi *eet and then Narahari immediate.+ $ent a$a+@
Narahari tarted *or )adrinara+an@ On the $a+ he reached the ho.+ L%ahi6@
He did penance here and a$ the -ih$eh$ar@ He a.o practiced here a..
the kind o* Yo&a@ "an+ San+ai a.o o'er0ed penance at thi ho.+ p.ace@
Narahari ho$ed &reat pro*icienc+ in Yo&a@ "an+ San+ai came to ee him@
There had 'een one o.d San+ai named L%rihna Sara$ati6 $ho had rea.iCed
)rahma@ He a.o ho$ed repect *or Narahari@ He aid to a.. the San+ai9
6He i not an ordinar+ human 'ein& 'ut he i an incarnation o* God and
deer0e repect *rom a..@ Let u reEuet him to 'e a San+ai and '.e the
peop.e6@
Accordin&.+ a.. $ent to him and aid9 LIt $i.. 'e 'etter i* +ou no$ accept
San+a:dikha a per re.i&iou ru.e and accept $orhip and repect *rom u
and *a0or u $ith +our '.ein&@ San+ai are depied in thi %a.i+u&@
Thou&h there are di**erent mean o* de0otion9 San+a in particu.ar i
dihonored@ Shri Shankarachar+a re8u0enated San+adharma in the e0enth
centur+@ )ut no$ %a.i 'ein& more in*.uentia.9 the San+a i 'ein&
de&enerated@ So +ou p.eae re8u0enate it@6
Narahari conceded to the reEuet and accepted San+a:dikha *rom Shri
%rihna Sara$ati@
Namdharak interrupted9 D4hen Narahari hime.* $a Shri Guru Dattatre+a
incarnate9 $h+ did he ha0e another GuruGD
Shri Siddha9 DIn *ormer da+ -aihta $a the Guru o* Shri Ram9 and
Sandipani $a the Guru o* Shri %rihna9 in the ame $a+9 %rihna Sara$ati
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'ecame Guru o* Narahari and herea*ter he $a kno$n a LShri Naraimha
Sara$ati@ In human .i*e human cutom are to 'e *o..o$ed and o Narahari
approached the $e.. kno$n a&ed Yati >an+ai? %rihna Sara$ati and
accepted him a hi Guru@D
Shri Shankar i the *irt Guru9 Shri -ihnu the econd9 )rahmadeo i the third@
A*ter thee *o..o$ed -aihta9 7arahara and -+aa9 $ho $a the incarnation
o* Shri -ihnu@ Therea*ter Shuka9 Goudpad9 Go0ind:&uru9 Shankarachar+a9
-ih$arup0ar+a9 Dn+an'odh&iri+a9 Girira89 Ih$artirth and 'haratitirth
ucceeded one a*ter the other@ Therea*ter9 -id+aran+a9 Shripadmuni9
-it+atirth9 "a.ianand9 Deotirth9 Sara$atitirth9 Sara$ati Yadeo0endra and hi
dicip.e $a %rihna Sara$ati@ Such i the .ine o* ucceion o* Guru@
Shri Guru Naraimha Sara$ati $a 0er+ much repected in %ahi *or hi
deep kno$.ed&e o* the -eda@ A*ter ome time Shri Guru $ent to
)adrinara+an $ith man+ *o..o$er@ Ta.kin& a round o* the "aru&iri and eein&
the ho.+ p.ace o* Na0akhand9 Shri Guru came to Gan&a a&ar@ He then $ent
'+ the 'ank o* Gan&a and came to 7ra+a&@ A .earned )rahmin L"adha06 a$
him there@ Shri Guru initiated him $ith San+a and named him L"adha0
Sara$ati6@ Later on Shri Guru had man+ more *o..o$er@D
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/hapter 1---
Brahmin4s /oli. +ain Subsided
Namdharak; : DGuru de09 Shri Guru initiated San+a to "adha0 at 7ra+a&@
7.eae .et me kno$ $hat occurred .aterD@
Siddha : DShri Guru .i0ed at 7ra+a& *or ome da+@ He had man+ dicip.e
there@ Thee inc.uded )a. Sara$ati9 %rihna9 Sara$ati9 Upendra Sara$ati9
"adha0 Sara$ati9 Sadanand Sara$ati9 Dn+an8+oti Sara$ati and m+e.* a
e0en chie* dicip.e@ He then 0iited ho.+ p.ace in the outh and came to
%aran8ahim9 he $a in0ited door to door@ The mother reco..ected that he $a
Shripad Shri -a..a'ha and ca..ed here.* *ortunate@ She to.d thi to her
hu'and $hen 'oth reEueted him to .i'erate them *rom the $or.d.+:ea@ Shri
Guru aid9 LI* a peron accept San+a hi *ort+:t$o &eneration >!1 7arenta.
M !1 materna.? are .i'erated@ Their iue ha0e no *ear o* the God o* death@
You $i.. ee that +our on .i0e *or hundred +ear@ Then +ou $i.. &o to %ahi9
the ho.+ p.ace o* .i'eration@ There i no dou't a'out thi@
Ratnai9 hi iter reEueted Shri Guru9 LI am entan&.ed in a *ami.+ trap@ 7.eae
take me out o* thi@ I $ih to do penance@6
Shri Guru : LSer0e +our hu'and and thi $i.. .i'erate +ou@ One ha to u**er
a per one6 *ate@ <ema.e can $in o0er thi $or.d.+ ea on.+ $ith the he.p o*
their hu'and@ Thinkin& the hu'and to 'e Shri Shi0a9 er0e him@ Thi i
$hat the -eda9 Shatra and 7urana dictate@6
She *urther aked9 L+ou kno$ the pat and the *uture a.o@ 7.eae te.. me
$hat i m+ *uture@6
Shri &uru : LIn the pre0iou 'irth9 +ou hit a co$ $ith +our .e&9 +ou made the
nei&h'orin& coup.e Euarre. amon&t theme.0e9 o +ou $i.. de0e.op .epro+
*or hittin& the co$ and +our hu'and $i.. .ea0e +ou and 'e a San+ai@6
Hearin& Guru : LYou ha.. .i0e amica'.+ *or ome +ear@ In o.d a&e +our
hu'and $i.. accept San+a@ 4hen +ou ha0e .epro+9 +ou $i.. ee me@ You
come to 7ap0inahi on the 'ank o* the )hima Ri0er in the South@ Near'+ i
the )hima Amar8a San&am and Ganan&apur@ A*ter 'athin& in the
7apa0inahi9 +ou $i.. 'e cured o* .epro+@6
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Shri Guru then $ent to Tr+am'akeh$ar9 the p.ace o* penance o* Goutam
"uni@ Shri Shankar $a p.eaed '+ the penance o* Goutam $ho 'rou&ht
Gan&a >Goda0ari? on the earth *or the 'ene*it o* the peop.e@ Shri Guru
tra0e.ed '+ the )ank o* Goda0ari and came to "an8rika@ A .earned )rahmin
L"adha0aran+a6 .i0ed here@ He adored LNaraimha6@ Seein& that Shri Guru
appeared 8ut a LNaraimha69 he 'o$ed to him and praied him in Sankrit@
Shri Guru $a p.eaed and he appeared 'e*ore him in hi di0ine *orm@
"adha0aran+a protrated 'e*ore him and chanted pra+er@ Shri Guru then
'.eed him@
Shri Guru then $ent to )rahmeh$ar@ Here a )rahmin u**ered *rom acute
co.ic pain@ He $a ro..in& in the and o* the ri0er due to e0ere pain@ He had to
'e on *at *or e0era. da+@ 4hene0er he dined he had e0ere pain@ He $a
intendin& to &i0e up hi .i*e '+ dro$nin& hime.* in the ri0er and thu &ettin&
rid o* the acute co.ic pain@ %no$in& hi intention9 Shri Guru aked hi
dicip.e to 'rin& the )rahmin to him@ 4hen he $a 'rou&ht 'e*ore him9 Shri
Guru aked him9 L4h+ are +ou committin& uicideG Thi i a &reat in@ 4hat
i +our mier+G@6
)rahmin : LI am 'urdenome on thi earth@ I dine once in a *ortni&ht or a
month9 'ut I ha0e to 'ear a 0er+ e0ere co.ic pain@ The 'od+ .i0e on *ood and
i* *ood cannot 'e taken ho$ can thi 'od+ ur0i0eG6
Shri Guru :LI ha.. &i0e a medicine@ You ha0e a *u.. mea. toda+@6 The )rahmin
$a much encoura&ed $ith Shri Guru6 $ord@ In the mean$hi.e the o**icer o*
the to$n came to the ri0er *or 'ath@ Seein& Shri Guru9 he 'o$ed to him $ith
re0erence@ Shri Guru inEuired L"a+ I kno$ +our name and $herea'outG6
The o**icer aid9 LI 'e.on& to %oundin+a Gotra and am a )rahmin o* Apatam'
hakha@ "+ name i Sa+amdeo@ I come *rom %anchi@ I am er0in& here a a
To$n : o**icer o* a "u.im Ru.er *or one +ear@ I *ee. m+e.* 0er+ *ortunate to
ee th+ ho.+ e.* toda+@ Sin are $iped o** '+ eein& the Gan&a9 heat o* the
'od+ u'ide '+ eein& the moon and po0ert+ i detro+ed '+ the *a0or o* a
%a.pa:Taru@ )ut '+ eein& th+e.* a.on&9 a.. thee three mierie are $iped o**
and one &et a.. the *our 0a.our@
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Sa+amdeo hum'.+ eBpreed9 LGurude09 he dined +eterda+ a*ter one month
and u'eEuent.+ he had e0ere co.ic pain@ I* he i &i0en *ood toda+ and i* he
die9 ha.. I not 'e he.d reponi'.e *or hi deathG6
Shri Guru : LI am &i0in& medicine $hich hou.d 'e *ried in &hee and &i0en to
him@ )eide &i0e him *ood containin& u&ar and mi.k@ Do not ha0e an+ dou't
in the mind@6
Sa+amdeo a&reed and *urther reEueted Shri Guru to &race hi home '+ hi
preence and accept a.m at hi houe@ Shri Guru &.ad.+ accepted hi
in0itation@
Shri Guru9 three )rahmin and other dicip.e came to Sa+amdeo@
Sa+amdeo6 $i*e =akhai $a a de0oted $i*e@ )oth $orhipped Shri Guru
ceremoniou.+@ The+ $orhipped the dicip.e a.o@ A.. had a happ+ dinner
that da+@ The co.ic pain o* the )rahmin diappeared intant.+ '+ the &race o*
Shri Guru@ A.. $ere $ondertruck to ee thi mirac.e@ Shri Guru '.eed
Sa+amdeo a+in&9 +our *ami.+ $i.. *.ourih and de0otion o* Guru $i.. 'e
continued in the .ater &eneration o* +our *ami.+@
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/hapter 1-'
Muslim 3ing fa)ors Sayamdeo
Sa+amdeo 'o$ed to Shri Guru and aid9 LGurude09 thou&h +ou are Trimurti
incarnate9 due to our i&norance9 +ou appear to u a a human 'ein&@ In truth9
+ou are a.. per0adin&@ It i 'e+ond our inte..ect to decri'e +our &reatne@
I am the er0ant o* a "u.im %in&9 $ho i 0er+ crue.@ He in0ite a )rahmin
e0er+ +ear and ki.. him@ He ha in0ited me to da+@ I* I &o to him9 he $i.. ki..
me9 'ut a I ha0e no$ een +our ho.+9 ho$ can he dare to ki.. meG6
Shri Guru p.aced hi pa.m on hi head and aid9 L+ou do not care a 'it@ You
&o to the kin& *ear.e.+@ He $i.. recei0e +ou $e.. and end +ou 'ack to me@
Ha0e *aith in m+ $ord@ I am here ti.. +ou return and then I ha.. proceed
*urther@ You ha0e 'een m+ de0otee9 +ou $i.. .i0e happi.+ and ha0e .atin&
$ea.th@6
Sa+amdeo $ent to the crue. "u.im %in&@ He $a recitin& Shri Guru6 name
a.. the time@ A oon a the kin& a$ Sa+amdeo he turned hi *ace and $ent
inide@ Sa+amdeo aid to hime.*9 L4hat harm a crue. kin& can do to one9 $ho
i '.eed '+ Shri GuruG Ho$ can a erpent 'ite the kid o* a &arudG Ho$
can an e.ephant ki.. a .ionG A De0otee o* Shri Guru ha no *ear e0en *rom
death6@
The "u.im kin& *e.t dro$+ and had a ound .eep@ He a$ in a dream that a
)rahmin $a 'eatin& him@ 4hen he a$oke and came outide9 he a$
Sa+amdeo@ He came to him9 *e.. at hi *eet and aid9 L+ou are m+ mater9 $ho
ca..ed +ou hereG You can &o 'ack happi.+6@ Sa+in& thi he o**ered c.othe and
ornament to Sa+amdeo@
Sa+amdeo oon returned to hi p.ace@ He *irt $ent to ee Shri Guru on the
'ank o* the ri0er@ He 'o$ed to Shri Guru and reported $hat had happened@
Shri Guru a&ain '.eed him and aid that he $ou.d no$ proceed outh$ard@
Sa+amdeo *o.ded hi hand and aid9 LNo$ I ha.. not .ea0e thee *eet@ I ha..
a.o come $ith +ou@ You on.+ can .i'erate u *rom thi $or.d.+ ea@ Sa&ar
'rou&ht the Gan&a on thi earth *or the .i'eration o* hi *ore*ather@ In the
ame $a+ +ou ha0e decended on the earth *or our .i'eration@6
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Shri Guru : I am &oin& outh$ard *or certain purpoe@ You ha.. a&ain ee
me a*ter 1, +ear9 I ha.. 'e then ta+in& near +our p.ace@ You hou.d then
come to me $ith +our *ami.+ and chi.dren@ You hou.d .i0e $ithout $orr+@ A..
+our mierie and $ant are $iped o** no$@6
Sa+amdeo o**ered c.othe and ornament to Shri Guru@ Shri Guru came to
Aro&+a )ha0ani -ai8nath and .i0ed there ecret.+@D
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/hapter 1'
+rin.ipal Holy +la.es of Bharat
Shri Guru .i0ed at Aro&+a )ha0ani ecret.+ 'ecaue man+ peron
approached him at an+ time@ Thee inc.uded the &ood and 'ad9 honet and
dihonet9 cunnin&9 rich and poor9 dieaed men o* a.. cate9 cu.t9 eB9 and
a&e@ 7arahurama ki..ed %artike+a >Ar8una? and &a0e the earth in charit+ to
the )rahmin@ Sti.. the )rahmin approached him and aked *or more@ So
7arahurama .i0ed in the ea ecret.+@ Simi.ar.+ Shri Guru ent a.. hi
dicip.e on pi.&rima&e and hime.* .i0ed ecret.+@
The dicip.e aked9 6Gurude09 $h+ are +ou indi**erent $ith u@ -eda and
Shatra a+ that: a.. the ho.+ p.ace are at th+ *eetG 4hen %a.pataru i near
u9 $h+ hou.d $e &o e.e$hereG6 Shri Guru: A +ou are San+ai9 +ou
hou.d 0iit di**erent ho.+ p.ace and make +our mind *irm@ I ha.. &o to Shri
Shai.+a in )ahudhan+a San$atar@ You hou.d come and ee me there@
The dicip.e : one dio'e+in& Shri Guru ha to &o to he..@ So $e &o to the
ho.+ p.ace a per +our intruction 'ut kind.+ te.. u to $hich p.ace $e
hou.d &o@
Shri Guru : %ahi i a *amou ho.+ p.ace on earth@ It i on the 'ank o*
)ha&irathi >Gan&a?@ You tra0e. /5 +o8an >+o8an:!mi.e? '+ it 'ank and
o'er0e /5 %rihhra pra+ahchitta@ Then &o to 7ra+a& >A.aha'ad? and
o'er0e 1!5 %richhra@ There are !, &ram >to$n? on the 'ank o* Yamuna and
(5 on the 'ank o* Sara$ati@ Take 'ath in the ri0er dai.+@ Thi i .ike
per*ormin& a acri*ice@ One attain )rahma in the end@
Tra0e. '+ the tank o* ri0er a -aruna9 %uha0arti9 %rihna0eni9 -itata9
Sara$ati9 "arud0riddha9 Aikni9 "adhumati9 7a+a0ini9 Ghrit0ati9 Deonadi
etc@ At e0er+ p.ace take 'ath and 7ra+ahchitta@ E0en in o* )rahmahat+a i
$iped o**@ Tra0e. '+ the 'ank o* Chadra'ha&a9 Re0ati9 Shar+u9 Gouthami9
-edika9 %ouhiki9 "andakini9 Sahara0akra9 7urna )ahuda9 Aruna@ )ath at a
San&am con*.uence o* ri0er i .ike that o* 7ra+a&@
There are other ho.+ p.ace a 7uhkar9 -airochani9 <a.&u9 Tirth at Ga+a9
Setu'andha9 Rameh$ar9 Shri Ran& 7admana'h9 7uruhottam9
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Nemiharan+a9 )adri Nara+an9 %urukhetra9 Shri Sha.+a9 7itru Tirth9 %edar9
%oti@ Narmada9 "atrukeh$ar9 %un89 %okamukhi9 7ra'ha9 Gokarna9 Shankh:
%arna9 A+odh+a9 "athura9 %anchi9 D$arka@ Ga+a9 Sha.i&ram and
Sham'a.&ram are the 1 citie &i0in& .i'eration@
Tra0e.in& '+ the 'ank o* Goda0ari &i0e *ruit o* doin& -a8pe+a acri*ice@ -iit
)himeh$ar9 -a8ra an&am and %uh@ Tra0e. '+ the 'ank o* 7urna9
%rihna0eni9 Tun&a'hadra9 )hima@ -iit 7ampa aro0a.9 Harihar9 7andharpur9
"atru.in&9 Gan&apur9 Near )hima Amar8a:an&am@ There i an Ah$attha on
the Amar8a and in the north i -aranai9 in the eat are 7api0ahi Rudrapad9
Chakratirth9 %eheodeo9 -ina+ak9 %otitirth9 "ammath9 %a..$h$ar@ See
-arada "a.pra'ha San&am and Ni0ritti San&am@
4hen The Guru >=upiter? i in the Sinha >.eo? a.. the ri0er ha0e union $ith
)ha&irathi@ 4hen &uru i in %an+a >-i'ro? )ha&irathi come in %rihna@ Ha0e
'ath in 7ata. Gan&a and ee "a..ikar8una@ )ath at %a0eri San&am9
7a+a$ini and )ha0anahini are 0irtuou@ See p.ace .ike Samudrakanda9
Shehadri9 Shri Ran&nath9 7admana'h9 Shrimat Anant9 Trimama..a9
%um'hakonam %an+akumari9 "at+atirth9 7akhitirth9 Rameh$ar9
Dhanuhkoti9 "aha.akhmi at %o.hapur9 "aha'a.eh$ar9 ori&in o* %rihna@
)ahe9 Narinhadeo at %o.e&aon )hu0aneh$ari at )hi.a$adi9 Shrupa.i9
Chha+a )ha&$ati >-ih$amitra6 p.ace? Sh$eta Shrin&9 $hence %rince *.o$
north$ard9 %a.+an etc@
A ri0er i aid to 'e in mene $hen he &et ne$ rain$ater and o 'ath in
the ri0er i not deira'.e on that da+@
A.. the dicip.e then 'o$ed to Shri Guru and departed *or 0iitin& the 0ariou
ho.+ p.ace@
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/hapter 1'-
%reatness of Shri %uru
Namdharak: $hen a.. the dicip.e $ent a$a+ on the pi.&rima&e $ho er0ed
Shri GuruG
Siddha: I $a in a $oon o* de.uion@ )ut +our Euetion ha &i0en rie to the
Sun o* kno$.ed&e@ Shri Guru6 .i*e i .ike %amadhenu@ Shri Guru .i0ed ecret.+
at Aro&+a )ha0ani near -a8nath@ I $a $ith him thi time@ A )rahmin came to
Shri Guru9 praied him and aid hum'.+9 LI am doin& penance9 'ut m+ mind
ha not 'ecome ti..@ I am &reat.+ appeaed to ee +ou9 kind.+ te.. me mean
to attain kno$.ed&e and .i'erate me@
The )rahmin *urther aid9 L Gurude09 I had a Guru9 He ued harh $ord and
aked me to do undeira'.e er0ice@ He did not teach me .o&ic9 &rammar9
'hah+a etc@ He aid that m+ mind i not ti..9 o I .e*t him in an&er@6
Shri Guru:You are a *oo.9 harmin& +oure.* and treacherou to Guru@ You
peak i.. o* Guru9 ho$ can +ou ha0e kno$.ed&eG 4h+ did +ou come to me
.ea0in& Guru9 $ho i a %amadhenuG )+ p.eain& the Guru '+ er0ice and
&i0in& repect to him one can kno$ -eda9 Shatra and ei&ht Siddhi >a
'oon to do particu.ar mirac.e?@
The )rahmin p.aced hi head on the *eet o* Shri&uru and aked9 LGurude09
kind.+ te.. me $ho i a Guru and ho$ to er0e himG6
Shri Guru: "other and *ather are Guru@ )rahma9 -ihnu9 "aheh$ara are
Guru@ One er0e hi Guru $ith de0otion@ I narrate to +ou a ta.e in thi
connection@
Dhoum+arihi .i0ed at Dh$ara$ati@ He had three dicip.eA Aruni9 )aid and
Upman+u@ In *ormer time9 the Guru teted hi dicip.e 'e*ore &i0in&
kno$.ed&e to them@ Dhoum+ aid to Aruni9 L&o to m+ *ie.d and *i.. it $ith cana.
$ater@6 Aruni $ent to the *ie.d@ The cana. $ater $a *.o$in& $ith &reat *orce@
7add+ $a o$n in the *ie.d9 $hich $a on hi&her .and than the .e0e. o* the
$ater@ He p.aced tone to di0ert the $ater to the *ie.d@ He then .aid hi 'od+
acro the cana. and thu ha.* the *.o$ o* $ater entered the *ie.d@ E0en '+
unet9 a Aruni did not return9 Dhoum+a $ent to hi *ie.d and ca..ed him
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.oud.+@ He *eared a erpent mi&ht ha0e 'itten or a ti&er mi&ht ha0e attacked
him@ Hearin& the Guru6 0oice9 Aruni came out o* the cana. and 'o$ed to the
Guru9 and tood near him Dhoum+a em'raced $ith p.eaure and '.eed him
a+in& L+ou $i.. kno$ a.. -id+a@ Go home &et married and .i0e happi.+6@
Dhoum+a then aid to )aid9 LGo to the *ie.d9 keep $atch on the crop and
$hen it i reaped9 'rin& it home@ )aid accordin&.+ $ent to the *ie.d9 and kept
the $atch da+ and ni&ht@ 4hen the crop $a reaped9 a cart $ith one 'u**a.o
$a &i0en to him@ )aid p.aced the corn in the cart9 +oked the 'u**a.o on one
ide o* the +oke and he hime.* pu..ed the cart on the other ide@ He cou.d not
dra$ the cart $ith the 'u**a.oA ti.. he dre$ it $ith much train@ The 'u**a.o &ot
tuck in the mud and cou.d not &o *or$ard@ So he a.one dre$ the hea0+ cart@
Su'eEuent.+ hi neck $a tran&.ed and he had to *ace &reat train@ In the
meantime9 Dhoum+a came there and re.eaed him *rom the +oke@ He
em'raced )aid and aid9 L+ou kno$ -eda and Shatra $e..@6
The third dicip.e Upman+u $a *at and du.. Dhoum+a aked him to take the
catt.e *or &raCin& the *oret@ Upman+u took the catt.e to &raCe@ At time9 'ein&
hun&r+ he $ou.d return ear.+ *rom the *oret@ The Guru to.d him not to come
*rom the *oret ti.. unet@
The catt.e $ou.d &raCe on the 'ank o* a ri0er Upman+u $ou.d 'athe9 take
a.m *rom the )rahmin .i0in& near'+@ Thu he ati*ied hi hun&er@ One da+
the Guru aked him9 LHo$ are +ou .i0in&G6
He aid that he took a.m and dined@ Guru aid9 LHo$ do +ou dine $ithout uG
Gi0e the a.m in the Ahram and a&ain &o to the *oret@6
Upman+u acted a directed '+ the Guru@ He $ou.d &i0e the a.m in the
Ahram@ )ut a he did not &et *u.. mea. at the Ahram he a&ain took a.m
*rom ome )rahmin houe and ati*ied hi hun&er@ 4hen the Guru kne$
thi@ He an&ri.+ aid9 LGi0e 'oth the a.m in the Ahram@6
A directed9 he &a0e 'oth the a.m in the Ahram@ He $a anBiou no$ ho$
to ati*+ hi hun&er@ He a$ ca.0e drinkin& mi.k o* co$ and much mi.k *e..
on the &round and $a $ated@ He he.d that mi.k in hi hand and drank it@
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A*ter ome da+ the Guru aked him ho$ he $a *at9 He aid that he drank
the mi.k that *e.. $hi.e the ca.0e drank the mi.k *rom the co$@ The &uru aid9
L+ou hou.d not drink mi.k tated '+ ca.0e a thi mi.k make +ou di..@6
4hi.e remainin& in the *oret9 he a$ mi.k .ike pate comin& out o* the DruiD
p.ant@ He he.d the mi.k in .ea0e and $hi.e he $a drinkin& it9 ome drop
thereo* entered hi e+e@ Su'eEuent.+ he .ot hi e+ei&ht and 'ecame '.ind@
No$ he thou&ht the Guru $ou.d 'e an&r+ $ith him@ He 'e&an to co..ect the
catt.eA 'ut a he cou.d not ee9 he *e.. in a $e..@
4hen Dhoum+ kne$ that Upman+u did not return '+ the e0enin&9 he $ent to
the *oret and ca..ed him .oud.+@ Upman+u reponded *rom the $e.. and
in*ormed him a'out hi $herea'out@
Dhoum+a came near the $e.. and aid to him $ith +mpath+ LRecite
Ah$inikumar mantra6@ A*ter doin& that9 he &ot 'ack hi e+ei&ht@ He came
out o* the $e..9 'o$ed to hi Guru and tood '+ him@ Dhoum+a p.aced hi
pa.m on hi head and intant.+ he had a.. the kno$.ed&e@ Dhoum+a aid to
him9 DGo home9 &et married and .i0e happi.+@ You $i.. 'e $e.. kno$n@ One o*
+our dicip.e9 Uttank $i.. 'rin& %unda. >ear ornament? and $in the Sheh@ He
$i.. ad0ie %in& =anme 8a+a to per*orm acri*ice o* the erpent and ki.. a.. the
erpent in the acri*iceD
A tated9 Uttank caued =anme8a+a to per*orm the acri*ice in $hich e0en
Indra had to come do$n a.on& $ith Takhak >the kin& o* erpent?@ Thi i a..
due to the &reatne o* Guru@ He $i.. .i'erate +ou@ You hou.d tr+ to p.eae
him@
The )rahmin aid9 LGurude09 +ou ha0e &i0en me the ri&ht ad0ice@ A I ha0e
o**ended m+ Guru9 ho$ can I p.eae him no$G It i 0er+ di**icu.t to appeae
the $ounded heart@ I $ou.d9 there*ore9 .ea0e thi $orth.e 'od+ o* mine96
a+in& thi9 he 'o$ed to Shri Guru@ Shri Guru rea.iCed hi repentance and
kno$in& hi deire9 Shri Guru aid9 LA.. +our in are $iped o** no$@
Remem'er +our Guru@6
The )rahmin *o.ded hi hand and pra+ed9 LYou are the Guru o* a.. the $or.d
and incarnation o* three &reat God@ Ho$ can there 'e darkne a*ter the rie
o* the SunG You p.eae protect me@6
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Hearin& thi Shri Guru $a kind to p.ace hi ri&ht pa.m on hi head and
intant.+ he had kno$.ed&e o* -eda9 Shatra9 "antra etc@ )+ the touch o*
the phi.oopher6 tone9 iron i chan&ed into &o.d9 imi.ar.+ the )rahmin
'ecame .earned@ Shri Guru a&ain aked him to &o to hi Guru@
The )rahmin $ent to hi Guru@ Shri Guru then $ent to )hu0aneh$ari near
)hi.a0adi and ta+ed under an Audum'er tree on the 'ank o* the %rihna
ecret.+@
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/hapter 1'--
A (ull Brahmin boy be.omes learned
Shri Guru o'er0ed Chaturma .i0in& under the Audum'er tree near
)hu0aneh$ari ecret.+@ Sti.. hi name and *ame pread in a.. the Euarter@
Namdharak:4h+ Shri Guru .i0ed ecret.+G 4h+ did he o'er0e anuhthan
and aked *or a.mG
Siddha:Shri Shankar and Shri Guru Dattatre+a .ike to 'e& a.m@ Shri Guru
roamed throu&h ho.+ p.ace *or protectin& hi de0otee@ 7eop.e came to him
and haraed him *or tri*.e and hence he .i0ed ecret.+@ )ut thou&h the
%aturi i hidden9 it *ra&rance cannot 'e hidden9 imi.ar.+ 'ri&htne o* Shri
Guru cou.d not 'e hidden@
There .i0ed at %a0ir a .earned )rahmin $ho kne$ the -eda@ He had a du..
*oo.ih on@ Hi parent died in hi chi.dhood@ 4hen he $a e0en9 hi thread
ceremon+ $a ce.e'rated9 'ut he cou.d not do Sandh+a and recite LGa+atri6
mantra@ Loca. )rahmin a'ued him a+in&9 L+our *ather kne$ -eda and
ShatraA 'ut +ou ha0e poi.ed hi name@ Your .i*e i $orth.e@ Chintamani i
'et amon& the 'ead9 o i the kno$.ed&e *or a peron@ A man i honored
*or hi kno$.ed&e@ A %in& i repected '+ hi peop.eA 'ut e0en a kin& repect
.earned peron9 a kno$.ed&e i $ea.th@6
The 'o+ reEueted them to u&&et mean *or hi impro0ement@ The
)rahmin aid9 L+ou $i.. ha0e kno$.ed&e in the neBt 'irth@ You hou.d 'e& *or
+our maintenance in thi .i*e@6
The 'o+ 'ein& de8ected $ent to a *oret@ He $a thinkin& o* &i0in& up hi .i*e@
In the e0enin& he reached )hi.a0adi@ He took Darhan o* )hu0aneh$ari and
at at the door o* the temp.e@ NeBt mornin& he cut hi ton&ue and p.aced it at
the *eet o* the &odde and aid9 LI* +ou do not 'e kind $ith me@ I ha.. e0en
o**er m+ head at +our *eet@6
That ni&ht he had a dream in $hich De0i appeared 'e*ore him and aid9 DOh
)rahmachari9 $h+ are +ou &ettin& an&r+ $ith meG There i an A0atarik
7uruha ittin& under an Audum'er tree on the 'ank o* the %rihna@ Go to
him@ He $i.. *u.*i.. +our deire@D
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He $oke up and at once ran and croed the ri0er@ He ro..ed at the Guru6 *eet
and tarted praiin& Him@ Guru $a p.eaed $ith him9 '.eed him and put hi
hand on hi head a -arad Hatha@ At once the 'o+ &ot kno$.ed&e and
en.i&htenment@ He a.o &ot hi ton&ue 'ack@
I* a cro$ ha a dip in the "anaa:Saro0ar it $i.. 'ecome a Hama >$an?@ So
a.o he $ho touche Guru6 *eet $i.. acEuire a.. kno$.ed&e@ Guru i A.mi&ht+@
Hi &.or+ need to 'e un&@
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/hapter 1'---
A +oor Brahmin %ets 2ealth
-aruna San&am i kno$n a %ahi in the outh@ Shri Guru came here *rom
)hi.a0adi and ta+ed near 7anch Gan&a San&am *or 1! +ear@ Shi0a9 )hadra9
)ho&a0ati9 %um'hi and Sara$ati are the *i0e ri0er@ Thi i a *amou ho.+
p.ace .ike %ahi and 7ra+a&@ There i a temp.e o* Amareh$ar and an
Audum'ar tree a a %a.pataru@ SiBt+ *our Yo&ini .i0ed here@ There are 2 ho.+
p.ace in the nei&h'orhood@ The+ are Shuk.a Tirth9 7apa0inahi9 %an+a Tirth9
Siddha -arad9 7ra+a& Tirth9 Shakti Tirth9 Amar Tirth and %oti Tirth@
Shri Guru .i0ed under the Audum'ar tree here@ He $ou.d &o to Amarpur *or
a.m@ In Amarpur .i0ed a )rahmin kno$in& -eda@ He had a de0oted $i*e@ He
had a em creeper at hi door@ 4hen he cou.d not &et u**icient corn he $ou.d
.i0e on the 'oi.ed eem@ He adored Shri Guru $ith de0otion@ He in0ited Shri
Guru *or a.m one da+@ A*ter takin& the a.m Shri Guru '.eed him a+in&
that hi po0ert+ $a $iped o**@ 4hi.e .ea0in& the premie9 Shri Guru cut the
root o* the em creeper@ Seein& thi the )rahminJ $i*e 'itter.+ a+in& Lour
mean o* .i0e.ihood are .ot@6 The )rahmin tried to cono.e her a+in&A Kthere
mut 'e ome &ood intention o* Shri Guru in cuttin& the root o* the em@ It i
our &ood *ortune that Shri Guru in cuttin& came to u *or a.m@ Do not '.ame
Shri Guru $ho '.eed u@ He $i.. protect uJ@
The )rahmin took a$a+ the .ea0e o* the creeper *rom the court+ard and
$hi.e di&&in& to take o** the root o* the creeper9 he *ound a 0ee. *u.. o* coin@
He to.d thi to hi $i*e ho $a much p.eaed and no$ repented *or '.amin&
Shri Guru@ )oth then $ent to Shri Guru and $orhipped him $ith de0otion and
reported $hat had occurred@
Shri Guru aid9 LDo not te.. thi to an+ 'od+9 e.e the $ea.th $i.. 'e detro+ed9
+ou ha.. .i0e happi.+ $ith +our on and &randon@6
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/hapter 1-1
%reatness of Audumbar5 %anganu64s +o)erty #iped off.
Namdharak; DLea0in& other ho.+ tree $h+ Shri Guru .i0ed under the
Audum'ar treeG Greatne o* Ah$attha i decri'ed e0en in the -eda9 4h+
then he pre*erred Audum'arGD
Siddha; DShri -ihnu took Narainha$atar to ki.. the demon Hran+akah+apu@
He tore the 'e..+ o* the demon '+ hi nai.9 took out the intetine and put
them around hi neck a a $reath@ Narimha6 nai. $ere *i..ed $ith tron&
poion and o caued &reat heat in hi 'od+@ Shri Lakhmi took Audum'ar
*ruit and thruh Narimha6 nai. in them@ The poion and the heat o* the
'od+ u'ided and Lakhmi and Naraimha $ere p.eaed@ So the+ '.eed
the Audum'ar tree9 LYou ha.. a.$a+ 'ear *ruit and peop.e $i.. $orhip +ou
a the %a.pataru@ Stron& poion $i.. 'e u'ided e0en '+ +our i&ht and
teri.e $omen $i.. &et iue i* the+ $orhip +ou $ith de0otion@6
Audum'ar i a %a.pataru in %a.i+u&9 hence Shri Guru .i0ed under it )rahma9
-ihnu and "aheh .i0e here in the *orm o* Shri Dattatre+a@ 4hen Shri Guru
.i0ed here9 /( Yo&ini ued to come to him at midda+ and take Shri Guru to
their p.ace under the $ater o* the ri0er9 $orhipped and o**ered him de.iciou
*ood and Shri Guru $ou.d return to hi p.ace under the Audum'ar@
)rahmin $ondered ho$ thi an+ai .i0ed a.on& under the Audum'ar9 a he
did not &o in the to$n to an+'od+ *or a.m@ Some )rahmin kept a $atch 'ut
at midda+ the+ &ot *ri&htened and o the+ &a0e up the idea@
Gan&anu8 $a a *armer $ho had hi *ie.d at the ri0eride@ At midda+ he a$
that /( Yo&ini came out o* the ri0er9 'o$ed to Shri Guru and took him to the
ri0er@ A paa&e $a created *or him '+ the 'i*urcation o* the ri0er $ater@ A*ter
ome time Shri Guru returned '+ the ame paa&e@ NeBt da+ Gan&anu8 a.o
*o..o$ed Shri Guru $hen he $a 'ein& taken '+ the Yo&ini@ He a$ that
there $a a nice p.ace $ith 'ui.din& o* preciou tone9 and there $a a hi&h
and $e..:decorated throne@ Shri Guru $a eated on the throne@ He $a du.+
$orhipped9 had Aarti and $a Shri Guru a$ Gan&anu8@ Shri Guru aked
him@ LHo$ did +ou come hereG6 He rep.ied9 LI came here to ee Th+ ho.+ e.*@6
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Sa+in& o9 he 'o$ed to Shri Guru9 $ho aid to him9 LYour mierie are $iped
o**@ Your deire $i.. 'e *u.*i..ed@ Do not dic.oe to an+one $hate0er +ou ha0e
een here@ E.e +ou $i.. .oe a.. intant.+@6
Then Shri Guru came to the Audum'ar $ith him@ Gan&anu8 came to hi *ie.d
and *ound a treaure@ He &ot kno$.ed&e a.o@ He er0ed Shri Guru $ith hi
$i*e and chi.dren $ith more de0otion therea*ter@
Om "a&h 7oornima Gan&anu8 aid to Shri Guru LIt i aid that 'ath at %ahi
and 7ra+a& i 0er+ 0irtuou@ Ho$ can thi 'e poi'.e *or meG
Shri Guru aid9 L7ancha Gan&a San&am i .ike 7ra+a&9 =u&u. i %ahi and
%o.hapur i .ike Ga+a@ I* +ou $ih to ee %ahi:7ra+a& I ha.. ho$ it to +ou@6
Shri Guru $a ittin& on a ti&er kin@ He aked Gan&anu8 to hut hi e+e and
to ho.d the hind part o* the kin *irm.+ and the+ intant.+ reached 7ra+a& in the
mornin&@ A*ter ha0in& 'ath the+ $ent to %ahi at midda+@ The+ had Darhan
o* %ahi -ih$eh$ar and $ent to Ga+a in the a*ternoon@ The+ returned to
Audum'ar '+ the ame e0enin&@
Shri Guru no$ thou&ht o* .ea0in& the p.ace@ /( Yo&ini reEueted him9 4h+
are +ou .ea0in& uG A.. our mierie are $iped o** $hen $e ee +ou@6
Shri Guru mi.ed and aid9 LI am a.$a+ at thi Audum'ar@ You .i0e here
happi.+@ Amarpur i a.o m+ d$e..in& p.ace@ Thoe $ho $orhip +ou9 thi
Audum'ar and the 7aduka here9 a.. their deire $i.. 'e *u.*i..ed9 and the+ $i..
&et *our puruhartha@ One $ho take 'ath at 7apa0inahi9 %an+a and Siddha
Tirtha9 $orhip the Audum'ar and thee 7aduka *or e0en da+9 e0en i*
hi $i*e i /5 +ear o.d and teri.e@ I* one recite a mantra9 under thi
Audum'ar $ith a pure mind9 it $i.. 'e a &reat 0irtue@ One .akh round o* thi
tree $i.. $ipe o** .epro+ and one6 'od+ $ou.d 'e 'ri&ht a &o.d@ Such i the
i&ni*icance o* thi p.ace@6
Sa+in& thi9 Shri Guru came to Gan&apur on the 'ank o* )hima@
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/hapter 11
A Brahmani 0elie)ed from Brahmahatya and gets -ssues.
Gan&adhar9 a -edic:)rahmin .i0ed at Shiro.@ Hi $i*e $a de0oted and &ood:
natured@ )ut the mier+ $a that he had no chi.dren@ She &ot iue 'ut the+
a.. died a*ter 'irth in the chi.dhood@ She &ot iue 'ut the+ a.. died a*ter 'irth
in the chi.dhood@ She o'er0ed *at and -rata9 'ut the+ 'ore no *ruit@
Some )rahmin aid9 LThi i due to the in o* the pre0iou 'irth@ Thoe $ho
commit a'ortion 'ecome teri.e@ Thoe $ho ki.. a co$ or a hore and take
other6 $ea.th9 ha0e no iue in the neBt 'irth@6
One )rahmin to.d her LYou took ome mone+ *rom a )rahmin o* Shounak
Gotra@ He aked +ou to pa+ the mone+ man+ time and at .at he committed
uicide@ He pirit doe not a..o$ +our iue to .i0e@6
The )rahmin $a 0er+ orr+ to kno$ thi@ She reEueted the )rahmin to
u&&et mean to &et re.ie* *rom the pirit trou'.e@
The )rahmin aid9 LA*ter the death o* the )rahmin hi death ritua. $ere not
per*ormed@ You &o to the 'ank o* %rihna9 o'er0e *at *or one month9 'athe
in the 7apa0inahi and $orhip Audum'ar *or 1 da+9 do A'hihekam to Shri
Guru9 'athe in the %am+a Tirth and &i0e R@155P: to a )rahmin o* Shounak
Gotra and o'er0e the death ritua. o* the )rahmin Then Shri Guru $i.. protect
+ou@6
The )rahmin aid to her9 LShri Guru .i0e at the Audum'ar@ He protect hi
de0otee *rom a.. the mierie@ You pend mone+ a per +our circumtance
on the ad0ice o* Shri Guru@6
The )rahmini $ent to the p.ace@ )athin& in the 7apa0inahi9 he took round
o* the Audum'ar@ )athin& in the %am+a Tirth he $orhipped Shri Guru and
o'er0ed *at@ A*ter # da+ the Shounak Gotra )rahmin came in her dream
and 'e&an to thrah her@ She took he.ter o* the Audum'ar tree@ Shri Guru
appeared and aked the )rahmin $h+ he $a 'eatin& the )rahmani@ Hearin&
$hat the )rahmin to.d9 Shri Guru aid9 LI* +ou hara m+ de0otee9 I ha..
punih +ou@ Accept $hate0er thi )rahmani o**er to +ou and .ea0e her@ "ind
i* +ou a&ain hara her@6
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The )rahmin6 pirit 'o$ed to Shri Guru and aid9 LIt i m+ &ood *ortune that I
cou.d ee +ou@ I ha.. act a per +our order@ %ind.+ .i'erate me@6
Shri Guru to.d the )rahmini9 LYou &i0e the mone+ +ou ha0e9 in charit+ in the
name o* the )rahmin6 pirit9 LShri Guru to.d the pirit@ LA*ter the ritua. o* 15
da+9 +ou ha.. 'e *ree *rom thi .i*e@6
4hen the )rahmani had $orhipped the Audum'ar *or 1 da+9 Shri Guru
came in her dream and aid9 LA.. +our in are $iped o**@ You $i.. no$ ha0e
on and dau&hter@ 4ho $i.. ha0e .on& .i*e@6
She acted a aked '+ Shri Guru *or 15 da+@ Her in o* )rahmahat+a $a
$iped o** and the pirit o* the )rahmin $a .i'erated *rom the pirit .i*e@ On the
.at da+ Guru appeared in her dream and p.aced t$o coconut in her ari and
aked her to do the .at *unction >Ud+apan? o* her 0rata@
The )rahmin coup.e $orhipped Shri:Guru $ith de0otion@ Shri Guru appeared
'e*ore them@ The )rahmin &ot t$o on in coure o* time@
Thread ceremon+ o* the *irt on $a du.+ ce.e'rated@ Chout >ha0in& the hair
on the head? ceremon+ o* the econd $a to 'e per*ormedA 'ut the 'o+ *e..
ick due to tetanu and died on the third da+ a*ter &reat u**erin&@ The parent
'e&an to $eep in &rie*@
The )rahmani aid9 LShri Guru9 +ou are the donor o* true and rea. thin&@ I
'e.ie0ed in +our $ord@ Ho$ did thi happenG Due to the in o* )rahmahat+a I
took +our he.ter@ Due to the *ear o* a ti&er a co$ &oe to a "u.im and he
ki.. the co$@ Simi.ar ha 'een m+ cae@
NeBt mornin& the )rahmin o* the p.ace tried to cono.e her and demanded
the corpe o* the 'o+ *or *unera.A 'ut he he.d the corpe o* her on at 'oom
and re*ued to &i0e it and aid9 L)urn me a.o $ith thi corpe@6
The )rahmin aid9 LDoe mother &i0e her .i*e $ith that o* a onG Ho$ *oo.ih
+ou areI )eide9 to commit uicide i a &reat in6@ It $a a*ternoonA 'ut he
did not part $ith the corpe@ In the meantime a San+ai came there and
'e&an to ad0ie her@6
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/hapter 11-
,he (ead /hild Be.ame Ali)e
The San+ai aid9 LYou are mournin& in 0ain@ He $ho ha come to 'irth9 in
thi $or.d ha to die@ Ho$ .on& can .at the *oam or a 'u''.e in the $ater@
Thi 'od+ i made o* *i0e princip.e and $hen the+ are eparated9 the 'od+
a.o perihe@ Sat$a9 Ra8a and Tama are the three Eua.itie o* thoe
princip.e@ Sat$a 'e&et &od9 Ra8a 'e&et human 'ein& and Tama 'e&et
demon@ "an doe &ood and 'ad action and accordin&.+ he &et en8o+ment
or u**erin& in the neBt 'irth@
)ein& de.uded '+ a**ection and a&reed9 men ha0e p.eaure or mierie@
The+ are dependent on the action o* the pre0iou 'irth@ E0en God and
Rihi ha0e to u**er@ On.+ i not &rie0ed at death@
4hen a *ema.e i pre&nant9 in the 'e&innin& the *etu ha no hapeA 'ut it
de0e.op and come to 'irth and it i there*ore e0ident that it $i.. perih one
da+@ A 'od+ i .ike a 'u''.e in the $ater@ Some die in chi.dhood9 ome in
+outh and ome in o.d a&e a per action o* the pat .i*e@ )ut due to a**ection9
it i aid that he i the mother@ He i the *ather9 on9 $i*e9 *riend and o on@
The 'od+ appear to 'e c.eanA 'ut it i *u.. o* *.eh9 '.ood9 urine9 *i.th etc@
A one come to 'irth one6 en8o+ment and u**erin& are detined@ No one
ha $on 0ictor+ o0er death@ One ee treaure in dream 'ut o* $hat ue can it
'e in practica. .i*eG You had man+ .i0e in di**erent +oni i@e@ pecie e@&@
anima.9 'ird9 $orm9 human 'ein& etc@A 'ut ho$ man+ o* thee can +ou
reco..ectG I* +ou had 'een a human 'ein& can +ou te.. me $hoe $i*e or
dau&hter +ou had 'eenG I* +ou cannot kno$ thi9 $h+ do +ou mourn a+in&
Lm+ onJG You &i0e the corpe to the )rahmin *or *unera.@6
Hearin& the ad0ice o* the San+ai9 the )rahmani aid9 LYou ha0e ad0ied me
'ut I am not ati*ied and i* the *ate i unchan&ea'.e9 $h+ one hou.d adore
GodG I* iron i not tran*ormed into &o.d '+ the touch o* 7ari >7hi.oopher6
tone? $hat i it i&ni*icanceG )ein& un*ortunate9 I adored Shri Guru@ I* one
ha *e0er9 one &oe to a ph+ician and eek re.ie* '+ hi medicine@
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Shri Naraimha Sara$ati i the incarnation o* Trimurti >Three God?@ He
'.eed u '+ &i0in& u on $ith .on& .i0e@ Ho$ can it 'e untrueG In the
circumtance9 $h+ thi ca.amit+ hou.d 'e*a.. meG There*ore I ha0e decided
to &i0e up m+ .i*e@6
Hearin& her deciion9 the San+ai aid9 LShri Guru ha '.eed +ou to ha0e
on ha0in& .on& .i0e and ti.. +our on ha died9 then +ou hou.d 'etter &o to
the p.ace o* Audum'ar $ith +our dead chi.d@6
)ein& encoura&ed in thi *ahion9 he tied the 'od+ o* her on at her 'ack and
came to Audum'ar@ She dahed her head on the 7aduka and 'e&an to
mourn@ A the ni&ht $a approachin& the )rahmin a&ain aked *or the dead
'od+9 'ut he re*ued to &i0e@ The )rahmin aid Lthe 'od+ $i.. emanate *ou.
odor tomorro$ and then he $i.. ha0e to &i0e it@6 Sa+in& thi9 the+ $ent home@
On.+ the parent remained there@ Later on a*ter midni&ht the parent *e..
dro$+ and &ot a nap due to eBertion@
In her dream he a$ a peron $ith 0i'uthi mark on the 'od+9 a $reath o*
Rudrakha round the neck9 a Trihu. in the hand and a ti&er kin on the 'od+@
He aid to her9 L4h+ are +ou '.amin& me and mournin&G 4hat ai. +our onG
Sa+in& o he app.ied 'hama or 0i'uthi to the *orehead o* the on9 opened hi
mouth and '.e$ air into it '+ hi mouth@ Thu oB+&en $a in*ued in hi 'od+@
The reu.t $a that the 'o+ 'e&an to mo0e hi .im' and came to .i*e@
At *irt i&ht he $a *ri&htened@ She thou&ht that one ee in one6 dream
$hate0er i in one6 mind@ )ut a he a$oke he *ound that the 'o+ $a
makin& mo0ement and hi 'od+ $a $arm@ At *irt he p.aced the 'o+ a$a+
out o* *ear 'ut the 'o+ at and aked *or omethin& to eat a he $a hun&r+@
She took him to her 'reat@ "i.k came out pro*ue.+ *rom the pap@ Then he
&a0e up *ear and $a de.i&hted@ She aroued her hu'and@ )oth 'o$ed to the
7aduka o* Shri Guru and pra+ed9 L%ind.+ *or&i0e u *or our harh $ord@6
The+ took round o* the tree and $ent *or 'ath@
A*ter 'ath the+ $ahed the '.ood on the 7aduka and $orhipped them $ith
&reat de0otion@ )+ thi time it $a mornin&@ The )rahmin came there a&ain
*or the *unera.9 'ut the+ $ere $ondertruck to ee the chi.d a.i0e@ A.. $ere &.ad
to ee thi mirac.e and praied the &reatne o* Shri Guru@
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/hapter 11--
An old& barren buffalo gi)es mil*
Shri Guru $a ta+in& at the San&am and ued to &o to Gan&apur *or a.m@
There $ere a'out a 155 )rahmin *ami.ie in Gan&apur@ Amon&t them a poor
)rahmin .i0ed $ith hi de0oted $i*e@ He had an o.d 'arren he 'u**a.o@ 7uttin&
a rope in her notri.9 he $a hired *or carr+in& .oad9 earth and other artic.e@
He .i0ed on the pett+ amount o* the hire thu recei0ed@
One da+ Shri Guru came to thi )rahmin at midda+ *or a.m@ Other -edic
)rahmin aid9 L4e ha0e &ood de.iciou *ood at our houe@ Sti.. Shri Guru
pre*erred to &o to thi poor )rahmin The+ *e.t orr+@ Shri Guru $ihed to do
parmath $ithout dicretion o* rich or poor@ Shri %rihna $ent to ta+ $ith -idur
intead o* %in& Dur+odhan@ He accepted imp.e9 coare *ood at -idur6 houe@
Simi.ar.+ Shri Guru .o0ed Sat$ic peron more@ E0en 'ad *ate $a chan&ed
'+ the *a0or o* Shri Guru@
It $a the month o* -aihakh and o the heat o* the Sun $a terri'.e@ 4hen
Shri Guru came to the )rahmin6 houe9 he had &one out@ Hi $i*e 'o$ed to
Shri Guru and o**ered him a eat@ She aid9 L"+ hu'and $i.. oon return $ith
corn@ %ind.+ $ait *or a $hi.e@6
Shri Guru; LThere i a he 'u**a.o at +our@ Then $h+ do +ou not &i0e me
mi.kG6
)rahmani; Thi he 'u**a.o i o.d and ha no teeth@ "oreo0er he i 'arren
*rom 'irth@ So $e ue her *or hire and ha0e put a rope in her notri.@ 4e .i0e
on the pett+ amount o* hire@
Shri Guru; You are not te..in& me the truth@ Go and take out mi.k and &i0e it to
me no$@
4hen Shri Guru ta.ked in thi *ahion9 the $oman took a pot and $ent to the
he 'u**a.o and 'e&an to mi.k her@ 4hen t$o pot:*u.. o* mi.k $ere o'tained9
he $a urpried and 'e.ie0ed that he $a not an ordinar+ an+ai9 'ut $a
an incarnation o* &od@ She 'oi.ed the mi.k and repect*u..+ o**ered it to Shri
Guru@ Shri Guru $a p.eaed and aid9 LLakhmi $i.. .i0e at +our inceant.+@6
He then $ent to the San&am@
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4hen the )rahmin returned9 he .earnt $hat had happened@ He aid to hi
$i*e9 LOur po0ert+ i no$ $iped out@ Let u &o to Shri Guru@6 The+ 'oth $ent to
the San&am and $orhipped Shri Guru $ith de0otion@ A '.eed '+ Shri
Guru9 the )rahmin had a on9 dau&hter9 $ea.th and .on& .i*e and the+ .i0ed
happi.+@
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/hapter 11---
Liberation of Brahma70a*shas Establishment of a Math at %angapur
NeBt da+ ome peop.e came to the )rahmin to take hi he 'u**a.o on hire@
The )rahmin aid that he $ou.d not &i0e her a he $a &i0in& mi.k@ He
ho$ed to the peop.e the t$o pot o* mi.k he $a &i0in&@ She $a 'arren ti..
+eterda+ and he had ne0er 'een pre&nant@ Yet he $a &i0in& mi.k@ A..
$ere urpried to ee the mirac.e@ The ne$ pread a.. o0er and the chie*
o**icer o* the to$n a.o came to kno$ a'out it@ He came to the )rahmin and
aked him a'out the mirac.e@
The )rahmin aid9 LThi mirac.e ha occurred due to the '.ein& o* the
San+ai .i0in& at the San&am@ He i an incarnation o* God@ He came *or a.m
at midda+ +eterda+@ A there $a no corn at home9 he aked to &i0e him mi.k
a a.m@ "+ $i*e to.d him that the he 'u**a.o $a 'arren@ The San+ai $a
an&r+ and he aked her to mi.k the 'u**a.o in hi preence@ It $a rea..+
$onder that the 'u**a.o 'e&an to &i0e mi.k *rom that time@ She ha 'ecome a
%amadhenu *or u@6
Hearin& thi9 the Gramadhipati $ith hi $i*e and chi.dren and other men $ent
to the San&am to ee the San+ai@ He 'o$ed to him and 'e&an to praie him@
Sri Guru aked him a'out hi intention o* comin& there@ The o**icer aid $ith
*o.ded hand9 DIntead o* .i0in& in the 8un&.e9 S$ami hou.d eta'.ih a math
and .i0e in the to$n and &uide u in piritua. .i*e *rom time to time@ I $i.. 'ui.d
the math *or +ou@D
Sri Guru thou&ht that it $a time to dic.oe Hime.* to the ociet+@ He
there*ore a&reed to the propoa.@ The o**icer eated Sri Guru in a pa.khi
>pa.anEuin? $ith repect and took him to the Gan&apur to the accompaniment
o* muic@ A.. the peop.e o* the to$n came *or Guru6 Darhan and $orhipped
Him@ The+ praied Him $ith the $ord9 DHai.9 Oh Lord9 -ictor+ to You@D The
S$ami reached the South Gate o* the to$n@ There $a a 7eepa. tree there in
$hich a *erociou demon $a .i0in& *or a .on& time@ He had 'een 0er+ crue. in
hi pre0iou .i*e@ A.. houe around the tree had 'een detro+ed@ )ut $hen
the demon a$ Sri Guru comin& in the proceion he ran to$ard him9 'o$ed
at Hi .otu *eet and aid9 DOh Guru9 redeem me@ Your Darhan ha detro+ed
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a.. m+ 'ad Eua.itie@D Guru aid9 DGo to the San&am immediate.+9 take a 'ath
in it9 then +our in $i.. 'e $ahed a$a+ and +ou $i.. &et .i'eration@D
The demon then took a 'ath in the San&am9 returned and 'o$ed at Guru6
*eet@ Sri Guru p.aced hi hand on the demon6 head and '.eed him@
Thereupon the demon chan&ed into a human 'ein& and $a .i'erated *rom
hi cure@ Durin& Sri Guru6 Smaran he .e*t the p.ace@ A.. thoe $ho a$ thi
incident aid9 DOh Guru9 +ou are not a morta. 'ein&@ You are a mani*etation
o* Dattatre+a Hime.*@ -ictor+ to You@ Oh Sri Guru De0a Datta@D
A promied9 the Gramadhipati 'ui.t a math *or Sri Guru and $orhipped Him
e0er+ da+ $ith de0otion@ Sri Guru $ent to the San&am e0er+ da+ *or
Anuhthan@ The Gramadhipati took him there in a pa.anEuin and $ent $ith
Him@ Thu Guru6 *ame pread *ar and $ide9 and $ith the touch o* Hi .otu
*eet Gan&apur 'ecame a 7un+a %hetra9 a ho.+ p.ace o* pi.&rima&e@
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/hapter 11-'
,ri)i*ram bharati Sees 'ish#aroop of Shri %uru
%umai i a 0i..a&e near Gan&apur@ Here .i0ed Tri0ikram )harati9 $ho had
tudied three -eda@ He $a a de0otee o* Shri Narahari9 Hearin& the name o*
Shri Guru9 he aid9 DSuch kind o* hi&h .i0in& doe not 'ecome a San+ai@6 He
criticiCed Shri Guru in thi $a+@
Shri Guru aked Gramadhipati to arran&e *or &oin& to %umai@ E.ephant9
hore9 pa&eantr+ and muician $ere &athered@ Shri &uru $a eated in a
pa.khi and a &rand proceion tarted to$ard %umai@
A uua. Tri0ikram $a $orhippin& Narahari in hi mind@ )ut he cou.d not
ee the hrine o* Narahari in mediation@ He a$ a.. the peron $ere
San+ai $ith tick in hand and ha0in& the appearance o* Shri Narahari@ He
$a amaCed@ He *e.. *.at 'e*ore the proceion pra+in& 6You are Trimurti God9
Guru o* the uni0ere@ I cou.d not kno$ +ou due to m+ i&norance@ %ind.+
dic.oe +oure.* in +our rea. *orm@ You are a..:per0adin& Naraimha
Sara$ati@ I ee here that a.. are +ati ha0in& the ame appearance@ I cannot
reco&niCe +ou and 'o$ to +ou@ I ha0e committed man+ in 'ut I ha0e 'een
doin& +ou Lmanapu8a6 dai.+@ It eem that it i 'earin& *ruit toda+9 and I ha0e
the p.eaure to ee th+e.*@ You ha0e decended *or the .i'eration o* the
i&norant peron .ike u@ So kind.+ ho$ me +our rea. ha..o$ed *orm@6
)ein& praied '+ Tri0ikram in thi $a+9 Shri Guru appeared 'e*ore him in hi
rea. *orm in the proceion@ Shri Guru aid to him9 LYou ha0e 'een criticiCin&
me and ha0e ca..ed me a pretender@ =ut te.. me $ho i a pretender@6
Tri0ikram aid9 L%ind.+ pardon me@ 4ipe o** m+ i&norance@ I am inkin& in the
ea o* i&norance@ Gi0e me a .i*t in the 'oat o* kno$.ed&e and take me $ith
+ou@ Shri %rihna ho$ed -ih$aroop to Ar8una@ Simi.ar.+ +ou ha0e *a0ored
me '+ ho$in& +our uni0era. *orm@ Oh &uru o* the Uni0ere9 +our &reatne
cannot 'e *u..+ decri'ed '+ peop.e .ike me@6
Shri Guru; LYou ha0e kno$n the 7aramartha@ You $i.. not ha0e an+ 'irth
herea*ter@6 ).ein& Tri0ikram Shri Guru returned 'ack to Gana&apur@
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/hapter 11'
-mpudent Brahmins )anity
There $a a crue. "u.im kin& in -idura@ He ued to ca.. the )rahmin9 ak
them to recited -eda and eBp.ain their meanin&@ He $ou.d then &i0e mone+
to uch )rahmin@ He $ou.d a+ that i* )rahmin ki.. anima. in acri*ice9
then $h+ hou.d the+ '.ame u *or ki..in& anima.G
One da+ t$o )rahmin9 kno$in& three -eda9 came to the kin& and aid to
him9 LI* there are an+ .earned )rahmin in +our cit+9 ca.. them to dicu $ith
u on a.. the *our -eda@
The kin& inEuired9 'ut no .earned )rahmin came *or$ard to dicu $ith thee
)rahmin@ The+ decided to 0iit other p.ace in the countr+ and dicu@
-eda $ith )rahmin and o'tain 0ictor+ certi*icate *rom them@
In coure o* time the+ came to %umai and in0ited Tri0ikram )harati *or
dicuion or e.e demanded a certi*icate *or 0ictor+@
Tri0ikram )harati hum'.+ dec.ined to dicu@ )ut due to their peritence he
aid9 L"+ Gurudeo reide at Gana&apur@ Let u &o there@ You $i.. 'e &i0en
certi*icate i* necear+@6
Tri0ikram )harati and t$o )rahmin came to Gana&apur@ Tri0ikram 'o$ed to
Shri Guru and to.d him $h+ thoe )rahmin had come there@
Shri Guru aked the )rahmin6 L4h+ do +ou $ant to dicuG 4e 'ein&
San+ai do not &i0e an+ importance to 0ictor+ or de*eat@ 4hat $i.. +ou &ain
'+ uch dicuionG6
The )rahmin aid9 L4e ha0e roamed a.. o0er the countr+ and ha0e $on
0ictor+ e0er+$here@ Here $e ha0e e0era. certi*icate o* 0ictor+@ Hence +ou
and Tri0ikram can 'oth dicu $ith u@6
Shri Guru; L-anit+ reu.t in detruction@ 4hat $a 'a.i6 *ateG 4hat did
)anaur &ainG Ra0ana and %aura0a ha0e a.o perihed@ E0en )rahma and
other do not kno$ a.. the -eda@ So think o0er a&ain and &i0e up the idea o*
dicuin&@6
Sti.. he impudent )rahmin inited to ha0e a dicuion@
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/hapter 11'-
'edas Analyzed
Shri Guru aid9 LE0en Rihi had to take &reat pain to .earn -eda@ In
%a.i+u& the pan o* .i*e 'ein& hort9 it i impoi'.e to .earn a.. the -eda
comp.ete.+@6
)harad$a8a aked )rahmade0 to teach him the -eda@ )rahmade0 ho$ed
him three heap o* -eda9 $hich appeared a hu&e a hi..@ )harad$a8 $a
tunned to ee them@ He then reEueted )rahmade0 to &i0e a much o* the
-eda a he cou.d .earn@ )rahmade0 &a0e him three hand*u. o* -eda@ He
cou.d not tud+ e0en thee@ "antra o* the three -eda $ere eparated9
$hich *ormed the *ourth -eda:Athar0a -eda@
-+aa9 the incarnation o* Shri -ihnu9 tau&ht thee *our -eda to hi *our
dicip.e@ He narrated Ri& -eda to L7ai.6@ It $a ta.. and o* a prominent neck@ It
had a harp i&ht and $a a 'ri&ht a the Sun@ It6 Gotra $a Atri9 it6 God@
)rahma9 it6 Chand >"etre?:Ga+atri and Upa0eda A+ur0eda@ It ha , part and
/ )rahman and Aran@
-+aa narrated L-aihampa+an69 the econd dicip.e9 Ya8ur -eda9 $hich i *u..
o* ritua. *or di**erent acri*ice@ It $a ,:Ranti ta..@ It6 Gotra $a )harad$a89 it
$a thin and it Chhand $a Trihtup@ It God $a "aha0ihnu@ It $a a.o
a 'ri&ht a the Sun and it Upa0eda $a Dhanur -eda@ It ha 2/ part@
Sam -eda i the third -eda9 $hich p.eae '+ it muic@ -+aa narrated thi
to L=aimini6 hi third dicip.e@ It i /:Ratni ta..9 ca.m and contro..ed@ It .ip are
red9 and a ha a tick in it hand@ It Gotra i %ah+ap9 Guru i Rudra9 and
chhand i =ati@ It Upa0eda i Gandhar0a@ It i di0ided in man+ part@
Hi&h.+ .earned -+aa narrated LSumantu96 hi *ourth dicip.e9 the *ourth
LAthar0a -eda6@ It God i De0eh9 Gotra i 'ai8an9 chhanda i S$achhanda
and Upa0eda i Atra Shatra@ It ha 3 part and , %a.pa@
No one can kno$ a.. thee *our *u..+@ %no$in& on.+ a part o* the -eda9 ho$
do +ou a+ +ou kno$ a.. the -edaG
Due to kno$.ed&e o* -eda9 )rahmin $ere hi&h.+ repected in the pat@
The+ $ere ca..ed God:o*:the:earth:)hoour@ E0en kin& $orhipped them@
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Three &reat &od $ere under their contro. due the tren&th o* the -eda@
Indra and other God $ere a*raid o* the )rahmin a the+ cou.d turn a tra$
into a mountain and a mountain into a tra$@ Shri -ihnu a.o reEueted the
)rahmin@
In %a.i+u& the )rahmin ha0e &i0en up the -edic:path and o their po$er i
.ot@ The+ er0e .o$er c.ae9 e.. -eda@ Thou&h there are e0era. part o*
the -eda9 man+ part are .ot@
You a+ that +ou kno$ *our -eda9 'ut do +ou kno$ the end o* an+ -edaG So
do not perit *or dicuion@ )etter +ou &o a$a+ *rom here@ Do not $ate
+our .i0e in 0anit+@6
The impudent )rahmin cou.d not appreciate Shri Guru6 ad0ice and the+ ti..
aid9 LEither dicu $ith u or &i0e u a certi*icate to that e**ect@6
Shri Guru $a enra&ed to ee their attitude@ He aid9 LLet it 'e a +ou deire@
=ut i a rat cut the ide o* a 'oB o* a erpent or a 'utter*.+ 8ump on a
.amp9 +ou are di&&in& +our o$n &ra0e@6
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/hapter 11'--
Hari6an Be.omes A Learned Brahmin
Shri Guru a$ a man pain& '+@ He aked hi dicip.e to ca.. him@ He $a a
Hari8an@ He 'o$ed to Shri Guru and pra+ed *or .i'eration@
Shri Guru &a0e a tick to a dicip.e and aked him to dra$ e0en para..e.
.ine@ On doin& thi Shri Guru aked the Hari8an to cro a .ine@ The Hari8an
croed the *irt .ine and Shri Guru aked him $ho he $a@ He aid he $a a
%irat@ On croin& the econd .ine9 he had more kno$.ed&e@ On croin& the
third he aid he $a a &an&aut i@e@ a 'oatman@ On croin& the *ourth he
'ecame a Shudra@ On croin& the *i*th he 'ecame Somdatta -aih+a@ On
croin& the iBth he $a a %hatri+a named Goda0ari@ On croin& the
e0enth .ine9 he aid9 LI am a )rahmin@ I kno$ -eda9 Shatra9 -+akaran and
m+ name i Adh+apak >Teacher?@
Shri Guru aid9 LThee t$o )rahmin ha0e come to dicu -eda Shatra@
You ma+ dicu $ith them6 So a+in& he aked him to app.+ enchanted
0i'uthi to hi 'od+ due to $hich he .ooked more 'ri&ht@
Seein& thi mirac.e9 the )rahmin 'e&an to trem'.e $ith *ear and tarted
&ettin& pain in the heart@ The+ *e.. on the *eet o* Shri Guru and aid9 L4e are
&reat o**ender@ %ind.+ *or&i0e u and .i'erate u@ You are incarnation o* three
God and Guru o* the $or.d@ Your &reatne i indecri'a'.e@6
Shri Guru aid9 LYou ha0e haraed Tri0ikram "uni and ha0e committed
man+ other o**ene6 You $i.. 'ecome )rahma:rakhaa and ha0e to u**er
*or +our in@6
The )rahmin a&ain entreated9 LHo$ ha.. $e 'e *ree *rom thi $or.d.+ eaG6
Shri Guru; 6You ha.. 'e )rahma:Rakhaa *or t$e.0e +ear@ Shuknara+an9 a
)rahmin $i.. come and ad0ie +ou and then +our in $i.. 'e $iped o** and
+ou $i.. 'e .i'erated@ You &o to the ri0er no$@6 The )rahmin $ent to the ri0er@
The+ had e0ere heart:pain and the+ died9 The+ .i0ed a )rahma:Rakhaa
and a*ter t$e.0e +ear the+ $ere .i'erated@
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The Hari8an )rahmin aid to Shri Guru9 6I $a a )rahmin9 then ho$ $a I
de&eneratedG 4hat in had I committedG %ind.+ en.i&hten me@6
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/hapter 11'---
Ad)i.e of 3arma 'ipa* to the Hari6an
Shri Guru aid9 LI $i.. te.. +ou the account o* +our pat .i*e@ One &et 'irth a
per one6 &ood or 'ad action@ I* Shudra en8o+ $ith a )rahmin $oman he
'ecome a Chanda.@ )rahmin and peron o* other cate are de&enerated
i* the+ .ead a *au.t+ .i*e@
One $ho .ea0e hi parent or Guru and &oe e.e$here and $ho *orake
hi $i*e 'ecome a Chanda.@ One $ho adore other deitie9 .ea0in& one6
*ami.+ &od9 $ho peak a .ie9 $ho ki.. anima.9 e.. hi dau&hter9 take
Shudra6 *ood9 e.. hore9 en8o+ $ith Shudra $omen9 et *ire to the *oret9
eparate a co$ *rom it ca.0e9 ride on an oB9 'ecome a Chanda.@
A )rahmin a*ter &oin& to a ho.+ p.ace9 doe not 'athe there and doe not
o'er0e iB %arma9 hi *irt $i*e 'ein& a.i0e9 marrie $ith another and
*orake the *irt9 $ho en8o+ $ith $ido$9 'ecome de&enerated@ Simi.ar.+
one $ho 'reak tank and $e..9 caue p.it in )rahmin6 houe9 en8o+
$ith $i0e o* mater9 Guru or a *riend9 take mea. in the e0enin&9 run a$a+
*rom the 'att.e *ie.d .ea0in& the mater9 te.. -eda to Shudra9 doe not
o'er0e hraddha9 >anni0erar+ o* parent etc@? peak a'out one6 0irtue9
adminiter medicine $ithout kno$in& the pu.e9 cenure Hari and Har a.o
&et 'irth in a Chanda. *ami.+@
One $ho .earn mantra *rom Shudra9 miBe $ater in co$6 mi.k9 'ecome a
do&@ One9 $ho criticiCe -eda9 direpect@ )rahmin9 u**er *rom tone in
the '.adder@ One9 $ho caue a'ortion o* $omen9 'ecome neutra. and
e0en i* he ha iue the+ do not ur0i0e@
One $ho tea. &o.d9 u**er *rom +phi.i9 he $ho tea. 'ook 'ecome '.ind@
One $ho tea. at hi *riend6 houe9 u**er *rom &.and in the neck@ A thie*
o* *ood artic.e u**er *rom tumor@ One $ho take a$a+ other6 $i*e9
'ecome a )rahma Rakha@ One $ho take a$a+ mone+ o**ered to &od
'ecome a .eper@ One $ho take a$a+ mone+ o**ered to God 'ecome a
tea. co$6 mi.k 'ecome a .eper@
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The 'ad reu.t o* adu.ter+ are &i0en in Shantipar0a o* "aha'harat@ One9 $ho
em'race other6 $i*e9 'ecome a do& *or 155 .i0e and then a erpent@ One
$ho ee the 0a&ina o* other6 $i*e 'ecome '.ind@ One $ho en8o+ $ith a
*riend6 $i*e or materna. aunt9 'ecome a do& I* a Shudra en8o+ $ith a
)rahmin $oman9 'oth $i.. 'ecome $orm@6
Hearin& thi Tri0ikram aked9 LI* one ha committed a in9 ho$ can it 'e $iped
o**G6
Shri Guru; LI* there i rea. repentance9 the in i $iped o**@ 7ra+ahchitta
>7uriti0e act? are &i0en in L%arma -ipak6 a *o..o$@ Take )rahmadand@ Gi0e
co$ $ith ornament in charit+ to a )rahmin@ I* thi i not poi'.e &i0e mone+@
I* the in i minor then &i0in& o* a &o.d coin $i.. u**ice@ I* a man and hi $i*e
'oth ha0e committed a in 'oth hou.d take 7ra+ahchitta or recite LGa+atri6
mantra ten thouand time or *eed 1! )rahmin@ LGa+atri %richhra6 L7ra8apati
%richhra6 mean to take mea. once a da+ or take Lmadhukari6 >*ood a.m taken
at )rahmin? and ha0e *at *or # da+9 mi.d in are $iped o** '+ thi act@
In LAti %richhra6 take 1, more. o* *ood in the mornin& and 1! in the ni&ht or
take ei&ht more. o* madhukari *ood each in the mornin& and in the ni&ht@
Take &hee *or # da+ and mi.k *or # da+9 .i0e on.+ on air *or # da+ and then
on.+ mi.k *or # da+ and then take on.+ mi.k *or !1 da+@ A $eak peron can
o'er0e *at takin& ti9 &ur9 parched padd+ >Lahi?@ In L7arna %richhra6 $ater in
$hich .ea0e o* certain tree are dipped9 i to 'e taken@ One hou.d dec.are
one6 in in meetin& open.+@ LTirth %richhra6 mean to &o to a ho.+ p.ace9 take
'ath and recite Ga+atri mantra *or t$e.0e hundred time@ A.. in are
detro+ed '+ doin& thi@ )ath at Setu'andh $ipe o** in o* ki..in& a chi.d in
$om'@ Recitation o* a crore o* Ga+atri mantra $ipe o** e0en the in o* a
)rahmahat+a@
7a0manukta9 Indra mitra9 Shunah hep9 Apamadh+a9 Tad0ihnoh9
7uruhukta *rom the -eda $i.. $ipe o** in i* recited dai.+@ Takin& o*
7ancha Ga0+a >miBture o* , thin& i@e@ Co$6 mi.k9 curd9 &hee9 co$6 urine
and dun&? a*ter repentance9 detro+ in committed due to i&norance@
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)rahmahat+a9 drinkin&9 en8o+in& $ith &uru6 $i*e9 the*t o* &o.d and cooperation
in thee crime are the *i0e &reat in $hich are detro+ed '+ the *a0or o* Shri
Guru6@
Shri Guru to.d the Hari8an9 LYou $ere a )rahmin 'ut +ou dire&arded +our
parent and there*ore9 +ou ha0e 'ecome a Chanda.@ You 'athe at the
San&am *or a month and +our in $i.. 'e $iped o**6@
The Hari8an aid9 LA cro$ 'ecome a Ra8hana on &oin& to the "ana .akeA
imi.ar.+ I ha0e 'een pure '+ +our i&ht >Darhan?@ Ho$ can the iron
tran*ormed into &o.d '+ the touch o* pari >7hi.oopher6 tone? 'e iron
a&ainG6 Aimi.ate me no$ amon&t the )rahmin6@
Shri Guru mi.ed and aid9 LYou are 'orn in a .o$ cate@ Ho$ can +ou 'e a
)rahmin $ithout chan&e o* the preent da+G In the *ormer time9 -ih$amitra
$a 'orn a %hatri+aA '+ penance he ca..ed hime.* a L)rahmarihi6@ Indra
and other &od aid9 LI* our &uru -aihta ca.. +ou L)rahmarihi6 $e ha..
*o..o$ hi 0erdict@6 -aihta did not addre -ih$amitra a L)rahmarihi6
-ih$amitra $a enra&ed and he ki..ed 155 on o* -aihta and came to eat
the *.eh o* the corpe@ Thu the 'hama touched the dead 'od+ o* the
)rahmin He 'ein& a inner9 $a 'ein& taken '+ the Yamadoot@ )ut a hi
'od+ had the mark o* 'hama9 Shi0adoot a.o came to carr+ him to Shi0a6
p.ace@ The Shi0adoot attacked the Yamadoot9 $ho then .e*t the )rahmin6
corpe and comp.ained to Yama9 $ho came to the Shi0adoot and an&ri.+
aked them@ D4h+ did +ou take that in*u. )rahmin *rom m+ menGD The
Shi0adoot to.d him9 DThe 'od+ o* the )rahmin and mark o* 'hama on it and
o a per Shi0a6 order $e are takin& him to touch the 'od+9 $ith mark o*
)hama@D )ein& ati*ied Yama then $ent a$a+@
)rahma Rakha aid9 L4hen I $a the kin&9 I had contructed a tank in a
*oret and had &i0en ome .and to the )rahmin@ So a to.d '+ Yama9 I had
the *ortune to ee +ou in thi !,th .i*e@ %ind.+ te.. me ho$ 'hama i to 'e
app.ied and .i'erate me *rom the c+c.e o* 'irth and death@6
-amde0 aid9 LShri Shankar had &one to "andracha. a.on& $ith hi
Rudra&an@ Indra9 )rahmade09 -aihta9 Narad9 Yakh9 Gandhar0a and Rihi
a.o had come there to ee Shri Shankar@ 4ho $a eated on a 'eauti*u.
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throne9 ha0in& e0en 'ack&round9 a.. 0er+ 'ri&ht and made o* preciou
tone@ He had the "oon on hi *orehead9 .ock o* hair on hi head9 Takhak
on one ear and -auki on the other and $reath o* erpent around thi neck@
He had trihu. in one hand9 Damaru >drum? in the econd9 $ord hand9 he.d
di**erent $eapon@ He $a ittin& $ith 7ar0ati De0i9 $ho $a $earin& rich
c.othe and ornament@
Sanatkumar reEueted Shri Shankar to te.. ome mean '+ $hich one cou.d
attain a.. the *our 7uruhartha@
Shri Shankar aid9 6ha0e tripundra ># .ine? on the *orehead and app.+ 'hama
on the 'od+@ Thi $i.. detro+ a.. the in9 uch a takin& the $ea.th o* other9
en8o+in& $ith other9 $i0e9 ca8o.in&9 &i0in& *a.e $itne9 tea.in& o* co$9
.and9 &o.d or ti..9 e..in& mi.k9 *.eh9 a.t and doin& adu.ter+ etc@ and a*ter death
one &oe to hea0en@
-amde0 &a0e enchanted )hama to the )rahma Rakha $ho app.ied it to
hi 'od+ and had tripundra on hi *orehead@ He $a at once tran*ormed into
a ce.etia. peron and a p.ane decended to take him to the hea0en@
Thou&h )hama ha much &reatne9 the &reatne o* Shri Guru i ti.. more
and o due to the *a0or o* -amde0 the )rahma Rakha $a .i'erated@D
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/hapter 11-1
,he %reat +o#er of Bhasma ('ibuthi$
Tri0ikram 'o$ed to Sri Guru and aked@ DOh Guru9 ho$ did the Chanda. &et
kno$.ed&e@ And ho$ did it 0anih a*ter the 'athGD
Sri Guru aid9H He recei0ed kno$.ed&e $hen I prink.ed -i'uthi9 the acred
ahe on him@ Hi kno$.ed&e diappeared $hen the ahe diappeared@ One
$ho app.ie -i'uthi $i.. 'ecome pure and $ho.e and &et kno$.ed&e o*
)rahman@D Then He narrated a tor+;
In %ritha+u&a there $a a "aha+o&i named -amade0a@ He ued to app.+
)hama to Hi 'od+@ He $a $ithout pride and deire@ Once He $andered
into a *oret named %rauncharan+a@ There a demon came to eat Him@ )ut a
He he.d -amade0a9 ome 'hama on -amade0a6 'od+ ru''ed o** onto hi
'od+@ A a reu.t9 the demon6 in $ere $ahed a$a+ and he recei0ed
en.i&htenment@ DOh9 Tri0ikrama9 one6 in are $ahed a$a+ on one6 comin&
into contact $ith a peron o* &ood character and inte&rit+@D
The demon 'o$ed to -amade0a and pra+ed *or redemption@ Sri Guru aked
the demon a'out him@ The demon aid9H No$ I remem'er m+ !, pre0iou
'irth9 'e*ore $hich I $a a kin& named Dur8a+a@ I $a a $icked kin&9
haraed m+ citiCen9 inc.udin& $omen9 and drank a.coho.@ Due to a.. thi I
had to &o to he.. and 'ecome a &hot *or a hundred +ear@ Then I took 'irth a
a do&9 a 8acka.9 and other anima.@ I $a tired o* a.. thee 'irth@ Then I
'ecame a demon@ A.thou&h I eat o man+ anima.9 I am ti.. hun&r+@ So I
came to eat You@ )ut the contact $ith Your 'od+ ha $ahed m+ in a$a+@ I
ha0e attained peace and acEuired kno$.ed&e@ Oh compaionate one9
redeem me9 and eBp.ain to me ho$ I attained kno$.ed&e due to contact $ith
the )hama on Your 'od+@D
-amade0a aid9 DThe po$er o* )hama i &reat and .imit.e@ You touched
m+ 'od+ on $hich I had app.ied the acred ahe@D 4ith thee $ord he put
the po$er o* the Shi0a mantra into the )hama and &a0e it to the demon to
app.+@
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The demon aid9 DOh Sri =a&at&uru9 I met You due to m+ &ood deed in m+
pre0iou 'irth@ A a kin& I had 'ui.t a $ater tank9 and &a0e .and and co$ to
)rahmin9 o no$ I ha0e 'een re$arded@ I ha0e 'een puri*ied@D 4ith thee
$ord he app.ied )hama to hi 'od+@ On doin& o he immediate.+ &ot a
hea0en.+ 'od+@
-amade0a $a an incarnation o* Trimurth+ >Dattatre+a? in *orm o* a Rihi@ A
=a&at&uru He $andered *rom p.ace to p.ace to redeem human@ Thi demon
'o$ed to -amade0a and attained "okha@ Thi $a the tor+ Sri Guru to.d to
decri'e the &.or+ o* )hama@
The po$er o* )hama i &reat@ E0en a demon $a a0ed '+ it@ )ut no "antra
i ucce*u. un.e it i '.eed '+ a Guru@ That i $h+ the+ a+ no a.0ation
i poi'.e $ithout the Guru@ He i the .i'erator and the protector@
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/hapter 111
,he (eath of a 8oung Brahmin Husband
4hen Shri Guru .i0ed at Gana&apur9 hi name and *ame pread a.. o0er the
countr+@ The deire o* a.. $ere *u.*i..ed '+ the *a0or o* Shri Guru@
Gopinath a rich )rahmin .i0ed at "ahur@ Hi iue did not ur0i0e@ )oth the
)rahmin and hi $i*e $ere de0otee o* Shri Datta@ The+ had a on@ 4hen he
$a o* , +ear9 hi thread ceremon+ $a ce.e'rated@ 4hen he 'ecame t$e.0e
+ear o.d9 hi marria&e $a ce.e'rated@ 4hen he $a o* 1/ +ear9 the coup.e
.ooked 0er+ charmin&@ )oth .o0ed each other intene.+@
Un*ortunate.+ the +outh *e.. i..@ "an+ medicine $ere &i0en@ Hi $i*e er0ed
him de0oted.+@ He cou.d not take *u.. mea.@ So he a.o did not take mea.@
A*ter # +ear he de0e.oped conumption@ Hi 'od+ emitted *ou. odor@ E0en
ph+ician did not .ike to &o near him@ )ut hi $i*e er0ed and nure him $ith
&reat de0otion@ She took on.+ a much *ood a her hu'and took@ The
medicine &i0en to him $ere a.o taken '+ hr@ She &a0e up rich &arment and
.i0ed a 0er+ imp.e .i*e@
The parent o* the coup.e $ere rich@ The+ $ere pained to ee the u**erin& o*
their on and dau&hter:in:.a$@ =ap9 0rata9 charit+9 acri*ice9 *eedin& o* the
)rahmin and the poor had 'een doneA 'ut a.. $a *uti.e@ A.. $ere pain&
da+ in &rie*9 re.+in& on the A.mi&ht+ God@
The +outh tried to cono.e hi parent and $i*e in 0ariou $a+@ The $i*e
reEueted her *ather and mother:in:.a$ to end then to ome &ood ho.+ p.ace@
She aid9H "+ hu'and $ou.d recoup hi hea.th there@ Shri Guru Naraimha
Sara$ati .i0e at Gana&apur@ Hi name and *ame ha0e pread a.. o0er the
countr+@ Hence end u to him@D
The parent mana&ed *or their 8ourne+ to Gana&apur and 'ade them &ood:
'+e $ith hea0+ heart@ One the $a+9 the +outh had tridoh and $hen the+
reached Gana&apur9 the +outh died@ The $i*e $ept 'itter.+@ She dahed her
head on the &round@ The .oca. peron tried to cono.e her 'ut it $a in 0ain@
She eBc.aimed9 6I 'rou&ht +ou a$a+ *rom +our parent and ha0e 'een the
caue o* +our death@ I ha0e committed a &reat in@ Ho$ can I ho$ m+ *ace to
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them no$GD She *e.. on the dead 'od+ and $ept@ She decided to o'er0e 6ati6
and 'urn here.* $ith the 'od+ o* her hu'and@
In the mean $hi.e9 there arri0ed a 'ri&ht .ookin& an+ai $ith ah >'hama?
mark on hi 'od+9 $ith a $reath o* Rudrakha round the neck and .ock o*
Hari on hi head@ %no$in& the caue o* her mournin&9 he 'e&an to ad0ie her
a+in&9 6e0er+one &et the *ruit o* hi action in the pat@ You need not mourn
on the death o* thi +outh@ E0er+ one $ho i 'orn ha to die one da+ or the
other@ 4hen Gan&a i *.ooded9 .o& o* $ood *rom di**erent p.ace come
to&ether and a&ain part@ Se0era. 'ird come *or he.ter on a tree in the ni&ht
and *.+ a$a+ in the mornin&@ Simi.ar i a *ami.+ .i*e@ Due to a**ection9 $e a+
m+ *ather9 mother9 hu'and9 on9 dau&hter etc@ 'ut 8ut a *oam or 'u''.e in
$ater do not .at .on&9 o i the .i*e on thi earth@ Li*e i .ike a dream9 o do
not mourn@6
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/hapter 111-
/ode of 2oman4s Beha)ior
Hearin& the ad0ice9 the +oun& $i*e reEueted the San+ai to te.. her ho$ he
hou.d 'eha0e@
The San+ai eBp.ained to her the code o* *ema.e 'eha0ior@ He aid9 6Thi code
i mentioned in the %ahi %hand o* the Skandha 7urana@ A&ati "uni .i0ed in
%ahi@ Hi $i*e Lopamudra $a a &reat de0oted $i*e@ -indh+a&iri >mountain?
$a a dicip.e o* A&ati@ Once Narad came to -indh+a and aid9 6+ou are
praie $orth+ in a.. repect9 'ut there i on.+ one thin& $antin& in +ou@ You
are not a hi&h a "eru&iri@6
Hearin& thi9 -indh+a &ot enra&ed and 'e&an to &ro$@ He &re$ o hi&h that
he touched the k+@ Due to thi9 the entire countr+ in the outh o* -indh+a
p.un&ed into darkne@ ConeEuent.+ the )rahmin cou.d not o'er0e their
dai.+ rite and acri*ice@ The Rihi to.d thi to Indra9 $ho $ent to )rahmade0
M narrated thi to him@ )rahmade0 aid9 6A&ati i the Guru o* -indh+a&iri@
Send him outh$ard@ Seein& A&ati -indh+a $i.. come do$n to 'o$ to him@
A&ati hou.d then ak him to 'e in that 0er+ poition and not &ro$ hi&h@ In
thi $a+ thi ca.amit+ can 'e remo0ed@6
Indra9 accompanied '+ )rihapati and other &od9 came to A&ati at %ahi@
The+ $orhipped A&ati and Lopamudra and praied them@ At that time
)rihapati >Guru o* the God? narrated the code o* 'eha0ior o* a de0oted $i*e@
He aid9 6Arundhati9 Sa0itri9 Anau+a9 Lakhmi9 7ar0ati9 Shantarupa9 "enka9
Suniti9 Sandh+a De0i9 Sur+akanta9 S$aha De0i ha0e a.. 'een de0oted $i0e@
So i Lopamudra a &reat:de0oted $i*e@ E0er+ de0oted $i*e dine a*ter her
hu'and ha dined@ She repect the &uet9 and the e.der and &reet her
hu'and9 $hen he come *rom outide@ She doe not dio'e+ her hu'and@
She $orhip her hu'and thinkin& him to 'e Shri Shankar@ She er0e him in
the ni&ht and &oe to .eep a*ter her hu'and ha .ept@ She &et up 'e*ore
her hu'and9 c.ean the court+ard and prink.e it $ith $ater@ A*ter 'ath he
$orhip her hu'and and take hi teerth >Toe dipped $ater?@ She dree
and $ear ornament $hen her hu'and i at home@ 4hen he &oe out9 he
doe not ha0e a make up@ E0en i* the hu'and peak harh.+ to her9 he
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doe not retort@ She doe not a'ue him@ 4hen he come home he &reet
him and ak him $hat he $ant@ A de0oted $i*e9 $hen he &oe out9 doe
not .ook at other peron and return home oon@
She doe not o'er0e an+ 0rata or *at or doe not &i0e an+ thin& in charit+
$ithout the permiion o* her hu'and@ I* there i ome *unction9 *air or
ceremon+ in the to$n9 he doe not &o $ithout the hu'and6 intruction@ I*
the hu'and i happ+9 he i not de8ected and i* he i in &rie*9 he $i.. not
come 8o+*u.@ I* he i in month.+ coure9 he doe not come in *ront o* her
hu'and and doe not hear the -eda@ A*ter 'ath on the *ourth da+9 he &i0e
compan+ to her hu'and and in hi a'ence he on.+ ee the Sun@ She
app.ie ha.ad:kunkum:ka8a. and $ear the man&a.utra round her neck9
'an&.e on her $rit *or the .on& .i*e o* her hu'and@ She doe not make
*riendhip $ith the $aher$omen9 concu'ine9 atheit and thoe $ho ca8o.e
their hu'and@
A $oman hou.d not .i0e deertin& her mother and *ather:in:.a$9 'rother:in:
.a$9 'rother and iter@ She hou.d not 'other puttin& o** a.. her c.othe@ She
hou.d not it on &rindin& tone or mortar:pet.e@ She hou.d not ar&ue $ith
her hu'and@ She hou.d not 'eha0e in uch a $a+ that he $ou.d he
dip.eaed@ E0en i* the hu'and i mone+ .e9 miera'.e9 $eak9 dieaed or
thou&ht.e the $i*e hou.d conider him a &od and 'e o'edient to him@ She
hou.d not compare him $ith other rich and tron& peron and cenure him@
De0oted er0ice o* the $i*e to her hu'and p.eae Trimurti Dattatre+a@
A $oman retortin& an&ri.+ to her hu'and 'ecome a do&9 *oB or dum' or
pauper in e0en .i0e@ E0en i* the hu'and i $eak9 he hou.d not 'e
dire&arded@ She hou.d not peak .oud.+ or .au&h in preence o* the e.der@
She hou.d not .ook to$ard other peron $ith .ut@ I* he doe o9 he i
de&raded mora..+@ A hu'and i the ou. o* hi $i*e@ She i re&arded
aupiciou a .on& a her hu'and i a.i0e@ A*ter the hu'and6 death9 he i
re&arded inaupiciou@ 4hi.e &oin& to ome p.ace9 i* a $ido$ i een9 it i
conidered inaupiciou eBcept to her o$n on@
I* the $i*e o'er0e9 6Sati6 i@e@ he 'urn here.* $ith the dead 'od+ o* her
hu'and9 he attain a.. &.or+@ She .i'erate the peron o* (! &eneration >!1
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o* the hu'and and !1 paterna.?@ I* the hu'and i in*u.9 ti.. he take him to
hea0en Yama6 er0ant a.o are a*raid o* a 6Sati6@ The 0irtue o* &oin& 6ati6 i
immene@ On the contrar+ i* a $oman i adu.terou9 he end her (!
&eneration to the he..@ Thoe $ho ha0e a Sati in their home are rea..+
*ortunate@ The+ attain *our 0a.our >7uruhartha?@ Their act are 0irtuou@
That home i .ike a *oret9 $hich i $ithout a Sati@
In thi $a+ )rihapati to.d Lopamudra re&ardin& the 'eha0ior o* a de0oted
$i*e@ The ame $a narrated '+ the San+ai to the mournin& $oman@6
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/hapter 111--
Beha)ior of a 2ido#5 (ead Husband Made Ali)e
)rihapati to.d re&ardin& the 'eha0ior o* a $ido$ a *o..o$; I* the hu'and
die in the preence o* the $i*e9 then hou.d o'er0e LSati6@ )ut i* he i
pre&nant9 i* he ha a chi.d9 $ho i 'ein& *ed9 on her 'reat or i* the hu'and
die at a *ar o** p.ace9 then he hou.d not o'er0e LSati6@ She hou.d .i0e a a
$ido$@ She hou.d ha0e o** the hair on the headA e.e the hu'and &oe to
he..@ She hou.d 'athe dai.+ and hou.d ha0e on.+ one mea. e0er+ da+@ She
hou.d o'er0e LChandra+an6 i@e@ take one more. o* *ood on the *irt da+ o*
the 'ri&ht >huddha? *ortni&ht9 increae one more. dai.+ and take 1, more.
on the 7oornima@ In the dark *ortni&ht >%rihna or -ad? he hou.d &o on
decreain& one more. dai.+ and take on.+ one more. o* *ood on the
Ama0a+a >ne$ moon da+?@ She hou.d not; take mi.k9 hou.d not .eep on
the 'edtead9 hou.d not take man&a. 'ath9 nor take Lpan6@ I* he ha no on9
he hou.d do Lti.tarpan69 $orhip -ihnu dai.+ and act a per the $ihe o*
her dead hu'and@ She hou.d $ear $hite c.othe@
In the -aihakh month he hou.d &i0e an earthen 0ee. in charit+@ In the
%artik 6deep6 hou.d 'e &i0en to a )rahmin@ She hou.d o**er um're..a and
hoe to peron &oin& on pi.&rima&e@ She hou.d take mea. cooked out o*
on.+ one corn in %artik@ 4hate0er 0rata he o'er0e9 it ud+apan >endin&
*unction? hou.d a.o 'e du.+ done@ I* he ha a on9 he hou.d act a per hi
$ihe@ 4ido$ 'eha0in& in thi $a+ are 0irtuou and e0en i* their hu'and
$ere u**erin& in he..9 the+ $ou.d take them to hea0en a*ter their death@
)rihapati had to.d to Lopamudra in re.ation $ith the code o* *ema.e 'eha0ior
and the ame $a narrated '+ the San+ai to the 'erea0ed +oun& $oman@
Then he aid9J You no$ act a +ou $ih@ I* +ou ha0e coura&e9 +ou can
o'er0e9 6ati6 and i* +ou act a a $ido$9 it $i.. a.o 'e 0irtuou@
)o$in& to the San+ai9 the $oman aid9 6You are .ike m+ 7arent9 'rother and
a..@ I ha0e no re.ati0e here@ You ha0e to.d me the ru.e o* 'eha0ior o* a Sati
and $ido$@ I think it $i.. 'e di**icu.t *or me to act a a $ido$9 *or a I am +oun&
and *air the peop.e at .ar&e $i.. peak i.. o* me@ So I think it i 'etter to o'er0e
ati@ You kind.+ &i0e me +our '.ein&@6
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The San+ai '.eed her and aid9 L+ou ha0e come *rom a .on& ditance $ith
+our dieaed hu'and to ee Shri Guru@ 4hat $a detined to happen ha
happened@ E0en &reat men a Harihchandra9 )hihma9 cou.d not a0oid it@
Sti.. +ou 'etter ee Shri Guru $ho can e0en $in L%a.6 and then o'er0e Sati@6
He app.ied 'hama to her *orehead9 &a0e her ( Rudra 'ead and aid@ LTie
t$o in +our hu'and6 ear and t$o around +our neck and prink.e teerth on
the 'od+ o* +our hu'and and on +oure.* a*ter rudra'hihek to Shri Guru@
A*ter doin& thi9 +ou ma+ o'er0e Sati6@ The an+ai then $ent a$a+@
The +oun& $oman tarted preparation *or o'er0in& ati@ She ca..ed
)rahmin9 &a0e pra+ahchitta to the 'od+ o* her hu'and@ She took a 'ath9
$ore a i.k ari and then ornament9 app.ied ha.adi kunkum and 'ecame
read+ to o'er0e ati@ The 'od+ o* her hu'and $a taken to the ri0er and he
$a &oin& in *ront o* the corpe $ith *ire port in her hand@ The +oun& &ir. o*
iBteen appeared a 'ri&ht a &odde Lakhmi and a.. $ondered to ee her
coura&e@
A p+re o* $ood and co$ dun& cake $a prepared@ The +oun& $oman o**ered
0a+an Ha.di %unkum and man&a. utra to married $omen9 'o$ed to them and
aid9 Lp.eae in*orm m+ parent and *ather and mother:in:.a$ that $e are
ta+in& at ho.+ p.ace and are in &ood hea.th@ Other$ie out o* &rie* the+ $i..
&i0e up their .i0e@6
She $a pra+in& a.. the $a+ in the mind@ LOh Trimurti9 +our *ame i
$idepread9 and +ou poe a.. Siddhi@ I* a comp.aint i made to a ru.er9 he
&i0e 8utice@ I* one &oe to a ph+ician9 he &i0e9 medicine *or re.ie*@ I came
croin& !5 0i..a&e $ith the hope that m+ hu'and $i.. reco0er@ I am comin&
to ak +ou ho$ m+ hu'and eBpired on the $a+@
She a$ Shri Guru ittin& 'e.o$ an Ah$attha tree and he 'o$ed to him
repect*u..+@ Shri Guru9 '.eed her and aid9 L+ou ha.. ha0e So$'ha&+a
*ore0er@ She a&ain 'o$ed to Shri Guru and he eBc.aimed L+ou $i.. ha0e 2
on6 the )rahmin accompan+in& her to.d Shri Guru9 Lher hu'and ha
eBpired and he ha come here to ee +ou 'e*ore o'er0in& Sati@6
Hearin& thi Shri Guru mi.ed and aid9 LHer So$'ha&+a i e0er.atin&@ )rin&
her hu'and6 'od+ here immediate.+@ Let me ee $hen he .ot hi .i*e@6
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Some peron oon 'rou&ht the dead 'od+ 'e*ore Shri Guru@ The trin&
$ere cut and the c.oth co0erin& $a remo0ed@ The Tirth o* rudra'hihek $a
prink.ed on the dead 'od+ and Shri Guru .ooked at it $ith hi i&ht *u.. o*
nectar@ Immediate.+ the )rahmin +outh at up a i* aroued *rom .eep@ He
$a ahamed to ee hime.* $ithout c.othe@ He $ore the dhoti and aked hi
$i*e $h+ he did not a$ake him 'e*ore9 $h+ he $a 'rou&ht there and $ho
$a the San+ai@ The $i*e narrated to him a.. that had occurred@ Then 'oth o*
them 'o$ed to Shri Guru $ith de0otion and 'e&an pra+in& to him@ A.. The
peron $ho had aem'.ed there $ere de.i&hted to ee the mirac.e@
One c+nic peron aid to Shri Guru@ LThi )rahmin died a per hi *ate@ Ho$
can he 'e a.i0eG6
Shri Guru mi.ed and aid9 LI reEueted )rahmade0 to &i0e #5 +ear6 .i*e *rom
hi neBt .i*e to thi )rahmin +outh@6
A.. $ere atonihed to hear thi@ A.. 'o$ed to Shri Guru and returned@ The+
+oun& )rahmin coup.e 'athed at the San&am9 $orhipped Shri Guru
de0oted.+ and p.eaed the )rahmin and the poor '+ &i0in& in charit+@
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/hapter 111---
A (e)oted /on.ubine
NeBt da+ the +oun& )rahmin coup.e 'o$ed to Shree Guru and at 'e*ore him@
The $i*e aked Shri Guru9 L$hen I $a mournin&9 a San+ai ad0ied me9
&a0e me ( Rudra 'ead and aked me to tie ! 'read in the ear o* m+
hu'and and to put ! 'ead round m+ neck@ He a.o to.d me that $hen I &o to
ee Shri Guru9 I hou.d prink.e the Teerth o* rudra'hihek on m+ Hu'and6
'od+ and mine@ 4ho $a that San+aiG6
Shri Guru mi.ed and aid9 Leein& +our de0otion9 I m+e.* &a0e +ou the
Rudra 'ead@ Sin do not touch them $ho $ear Rudrakha@ The i&ni*icance
o* Rudrakha i 0er+ &reat@ One hou.d $ear a $reath o* 1555 Rudrakha@ I*
thi i not poi'.e then ha0e a $reath o* 152 'ead round the neck9 (5 on
the head9 1! in 'oth ear@ The $reath hou.d contain i.0er9 &o.d and preciou
tone a diamond9 emera.d9 pear.9 cora.9 etc@ One $ho 'athe $ith Rudra
'ead on hi 'od+ &et the credit o* Gan&a 'ath@ I* Rudrakha i $orhipped9
it i .ike $orhippin& Shri Shi0a Lin&a@ The Rudrakha ha0e 19 ,9 11 or 1(
ho.e@ I ha.. no$ te.. +ou a ta.e in thi repect@
There .i0ed a kin& )hadraen in %ahmere and hi on6 name $a
LSudharma6@ The name o* hi miniter6 on $a LTarak6@ )oth $ere *at
*riend@ The+ $ere o* the ame a&e@ )oth o* them had tudied to&ether@ The+
$ere de0otee o* Shi0a@ The+ $ere $reath o* Rudrakha and app.ied
)hama to their 'odie@ The+ did not .ike rich c.othe and ornament o* &o.d
and &em@
Once 7arahara Rihi came there@ The kin& &reeted and $orhipped him@
The kin& aid to the Rihi9 Lm+ on i *ond o* Rudrakha and ha no .ikin& *or
&ood c.othe and ornament 'e*ittin& a Ro+a. *ami.+@ 7.eae ad0ie9 him
proper.+@6
7arahara aid9 Lthe account o* the pre0iou 'irth o* +our on and that o* +our
"antri9 i $onder*u.@ There .i0ed a concu'ine in Nandi&ram She $a 0er+
'eauti*u.@ She $ore &o.den anda.@ Her ornament9 and her 'edtead $a
$e''ed $ith preciou tone@ She had contructed a hi&h c.a dancin& ha..9
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$here he an&9 and danced dai.+@ She had man+ attendant@ She tied
Rudrakha round their neck and tau&ht them to dance@ She $a a &reat
de0otee o* Shi0a and &a0e a.m to the )rahmin and other pro*ue.+@
One da+ a rich -aih+a9 $earin& a Rudrakha $reath9 came to her@ He had in
hi hand a Shi0a Lin&a o* preciou tone9 $hich $a a 'ri&ht a the Sun@
The concu'ine .on&ed to ha0e that Shi0a Lin&a@ She aked her maider0ant
to ak the -aih+a i* he $ou.d e.. the Shi0a Lin&a9 or he $ou.d &i0e it to her i*
he accepted to er0e him a a de0oted $i*e *or three da+@
4hen the maid er0ant to.d thi to the -aih+a9 he .au&hed and aid9 LI $ou.d
&.ad.+ &i0e thi Lin&a to +our mitre9 i* he a&ree to er0e me a a de0oted
$i*e *or three da+@6 The -aih+a then aid to the concu'ine9 L+ou are a
protitute '+ pro*eion and cate@ Ho$ can I 'e.ie0e that +ou $ou.d 'e
honet $ith me *or three da+G Take an oath *or thi@6
The concu'ine took the oath@ LI ha.. er0e +ou de0oted.+ *or three da+@6 He
then &a0e the Lin&a to her hand aid9 LI .o0e and re&ard thi Lin&a e0en more
than m+ .i*e@ I* it i .ot or detro+ed9 I ha.. &i0e up m+ .i*e@ It hou.d not 'e
$ith +ou at eB:p.a+@ %eep it a*e@6
She a&reed and kept the Lin&a tied to a pi..ar in the dancin& ha..@ )oth then
entered the inner apartment@ 4hi.e the+ $ere en8o+in&9 the dancin& ha..
cau&ht *ire and $a 'urnt in no time@ E**ort to eBtin&uih the *ire $ere made9
'ut the Lin&a $a 'urntI Seein& that the preciou Lin&a $a 'urnt9 the
-aih+a arran&ed a p+re and 'urnt hime.*@
The concu'ine $a much &rie0ed@ She decided to o'er0e Lati6 a he had
a&reed to 'e a de0oted $i*e o* the -aih+a@ Her re.ati0e tried to peruade
her *rom &i0in& up her .i*e9 'ut he $a *irm in her reo.ution@ She ca..ed the
)rahmin and &a0e mone+ in charit+@ She arran&ed the p+re9 took three
round around it and .eapt in the *ire o* the p+re@
Intant.+ Shri Shi0a $ith *i0e head and .ock o* hair on hi head9 cau&ht her
in hi ten hand and took her out o* the *ire and aid9 LI am p.eaed $ith +our
de0otion@ You are rea..+ a Lati@ You can ak *or a 'oon@ I m+e.* had come to
+ou a the -aih+a to tet +ou I m+e.* et the dancin& ha.. on *ire and
entered the p+re and &ot 'urnt@6
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The concu'ine aid9 L%ind.+ take me $ith a.. m+ re.ati0e and er0ant to +our
p.ace@6 Shri Shankar eated them a.. in hi di0ine p.ane and took them to
%ai.a@
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/hapter 111-'
0a6*umar and Mantri*umar de)otees of Shri Shi)a
7arahara *urther aid9 LThe monke+ ha taken 'irth a +our on and the cook
ha 'ecome the "antri %umar@ Due to the trainin& o* the pre0iou 'irth 'oth
are LDn+ani6 and de0otee o* Shi0a@
Hearin& thi the kin& aked9 L+ou ha0e narrated the account o* the pre0iou
'irth o* thee %umar9 'ut $hat i their *utureG6
7arahara; LYou ak a'out the *uture o* +our on9 'ut +ou $i.. 'e &rie0ed to
kno$ the ame@6
The %in&; %ind.+ te.. me the truth@ I* it &i0e me &rie*9 kind.+ u&&et the
mean to &et rid o* it@6
7arahara; LYour on $i.. .i0e *or t$o +ear@ He $i.. die on the ei&hth da+ *rom
toda+@ <or thi +ou $orhip Umakant >Shri Shi0a?9 the Guru o* the Uni0ere9
$ith Rudra ukta@ The i&ni*icance o* thi Rudra ukta i 0er+ &reat@ Thi $i..
a0e the .i*e o* +our on@
LThe *our -eda came out o* the *our mouth o* )rahmade0@ Ya8ur0eda
contain thi Rudra ukta@ )rahmade0 to.d thi Rudra to "aricha9 Atri etc@
Thee Rihi tau&ht thi to their dicip.e@ Thu it ha come on thi earth *rom
&eneration to &eneration@ )+ recitin& Rudra a.. the in are $iped o**@ You
in0ite a hundred .earned )rahmin and ha0e ten thouand Rudra:A'hihek
on Shri Shi0a Shankar@ Thi $i.. ena'.e +our on to .i0e a .on& .i*e@6
The kin& in0ited )rahmin a intructed and Rudra'hihek $a tarted
ceremoniou.+@ On the ei&hth da+ at midda+ the Ra8kumar a.. o* a udden *e..
on the &round ene.e@ A'hihek teerth $a prink.ed on hi 'od+ and the
)rahmin a.o thre$ enchanted Lakhat6 >rice? o* Rudra on the ame@ Due to
thi9 Yamadoot did not dare to come near the Ra8kumar $ho oon a$oke *rom
the $oon@ Hi death $a thu a0erted@
The kin& and the peop.e $ere 0er+ much de.i&hted@ The kin& pent much in
charit+@ In the meantime9 Narad "uni came there and aid9 LOh kin&9 $hi.e
Yamadoot $ere takin& a$a+ +our on9 Shi0adoot attacked them and *reed
+our on@ The Yamadoot *.ed a$a+ to Yama and comp.ained@ Yama $ent to
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Shri Shankar and aked9 L$h+ did +our doot attack m+ dootG6 Shri Shankar
aid9 L$hen Ra8kumar $a &ranted .on& .i*e $h+ did +our doot &o to natch
him $ithout conu.tin& Chitra&upta >record:keeper o* .i0e o* a.. 'ein&?G The+
ou&ht not to ha0e &one9 4hen record o* Chitra&upta $a checked9 it $a
*ound that thou&h the %umarJ .i*e $a t$e.0e +ear at *irt9 he $a &ranted
ten thouand +ear6 .i*e .ater on@ Seein& thi Yama repented and $ent a$a+@
Your on &ot .on& .i*e '+ 0irtue o* Rudra:=ap@ Hi death i a0erted@ Such i the
&reat po$er o* Rudra ukta@
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/hapter 111'
3a.h7(e)ayani
The +oun& $i*e aked Shri Guru9 L4hat i our *utureG Ho$ hou.d I .i0e
herea*terG 7.eae *a0or me $ith a mantra6
Shri Guru aid9 LA $i*e hou.d er0e her hu'and de0oted.+@ She need no
other ad0ice or mantra@ I* a mantra i &i0en to a $oman ome ca.amit+ *a..@
Thi i e0ident *rom the ta.e o* %ach:De0a+ani@
LIn o.den da+ the &od and demon $ere o*ten at $ar@ Shukrachar+a9 the
Guru o* the demon9 $ou.d recite "rit+un8a+a mantra and the dead demon
$ou.d 'e made a.i0e@ There*ore it $a rather di**icu.t *or the &od to $in the
$ar@ Indra9 the kin& o* the &od $ent to Shri Shankar and to.d him thi *act@
Shri Shankar $a 0er+ an&r+ and he aked to ca.. Shukra@ Nandi9 Shri Shi0a6
'u..9 $ent to Shukra9 $ho $a in meditation at that time@ Nandi there*ore he.d
him in hi mouth and 'rou&ht him to Shri Shankar@ Shri Shankar at once
de0oured him@ A*ter ome da+9 Shukra came out o* the 'od+ o* Shri Shankar
throu&h hi urine@ He a&ain tarted recitin& "rit+un8a+a mantra and 'rou&ht
the demon to .i*e@
Indra to.d )rihapati9 Guru o* God9 a'out Amrit San8ee0ini mantra o*
Shukrachar+a and aid9 LThe &uru o* the demon make them a.i0e $ith the
he.p o* thi mantra@ You 'ein& the Guru o* the &od $h+ hou.d +ou not
protect the &odG6
)rihapati aid9 LI* San8ee0ini mantra i heard '+ iB ear9 it $i.. .oe it
importance@ So it $ou.d 'e 'etter to end omeone a a pupi. to .earn the
mantra *rom Shukrachar+a@ Let m+ on %acha 'e ent to him@ He $i.. .earn
the mantra and return@6
%acha took .ea0e o* the &od and came to Shukrachar+a@ He 'o$ed to him
and tood 'e*ore him@ Shukrachar+a inEuired $ho he $a and $h+ he had
come to him@ %acha rep.ied LI am a )rahmin:%umar@ Hearin& +our *ame9 I
ha0e come to .earn at +our *eet@ Shukrachar+a6 on.+ dau&hter De0a+ani $a
tandin& '+ her *ather@ She .iked the )rahmin +outh and reEueted her *ather9
Shukrachar+a to accept him a hi pupi.@ Shukrachar+a a&reed and %acha
tarted ta+in& $ith him@
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The demon did not appro0e o* thi a the+ upected that the &od $ou.d
.earn the San8ee0ini mantra *rom Shukrachar+a and then it $ou.d 'e
impoi'.e *or them to $in a 0ictor+ o0er them@ There*ore9 $hen %acha had
'een to the *oret *or 'rin&in& dar'a >a kind o* &ra?9 the demon ki..ed him@
In the e0enin&9 $hen %acha did not return home9 De0a+ani reEueted her
*ather to 'rin& him home oon@
Shukra9 '+ intuition kne$ that $a dead o he recited San8ee0ini mantra and
'rou&ht him to .i*e@ %acha then came home@ Once a&ain $hen %acha had
'een to the *oret9 the demon ki..ed him and the piece o* hi 'od+ $ere
thro$n in a.. direction@ De0a+ani &ain ho$ed anBiet+ *or %acha@ Shukra
a&ain recited San8ee0ini mantra and 'rou&ht him to .i*e9 a De0a+ani $a hi
on.+ dau&hter and Shukrachar+a had &reat a**ection *or her@
The demon no$ contri0ed to ki.. %acha on Ekadahi *at da+@ The+ then
miBed hi *.eh in $ine and o**ered it to Shukrachar+a *or drinkin&@ <or the
third time $hen %acha $a miin&9 De0a+ani $ept and reEueted him to
'rin& him to .i*e@ Shukrachar+a rea.iCed that %acha $a not een an+$here
'ut he $a in hi 'e..+@ He to.d De0a+ani that %acha $a in hi 'e..+ and i* he
i taken out9 he hime.* $ou.d die@
De0a+ani aid9 LYou are 'rin&in& to .i*e a.. peop.e and a+in& that +ou $ou.d
die@ Ho$ i thiG %acha i m+ ou.@ I* he doe not come 'ack9 I $i.. &i0e up m+
.i*e@6
Shukrachar+a; L)eide m+e.* none e.e kno$ San8ee0ini mantra@ There i
a condition that thi mantra hou.d not 'e di0u.&ed to an+one@ I* it i heard '+
iB ear >three peron? it $i.. .ooe it e**ect@ Thi i a pro'.em $ith me@6
De0a+ani aid9 LTeach me the mantra@ I ha.. recite it and make +ou a.i0e@6
Shukrachar+a; LThe Shatra prohi'it te..in& a mantra to a $oman@
De0a+ani $ho $a &reat.+ de8ected aid9 LThen +ou ma+ .i0e $ith +our mantra
happi.+@ I $i.. &i0e up m+ .i*e@6 Sa+in& o he *e.. on the &round ene.e@
Shukrachar+a 'rou&ht her to concioune and &a0e her the San8ee0ini
mantra@ 4hi.e he $a recitin& the mantra9 %acha9 $ho $a in Shukra6 'e..+9
a.o heard it@ Shukra recited the mantra and %acha came out o* hi 'od+
tearin& hi 'e..+@ ConeEuent.+ Shukrachar+a *e.. dead@ Then De0a+ani
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recited the mantra third time and Shukra 'ecame a.i0e@ Thu %acha heard the
mantra thrice and made it '+ heart@
No$ %acha *o.ded hi hand and aid to Shukrachar+a9 6I ha0e tudied at +our
houe o *ar@ The demon do not a..o$ me to .i0e here peace*u..+@ %ind.+
there*ore a..o$ me to &o home no$@6
De0a+ani interrupted9 6I ha0e made +ou a.i0e thrice@ I .o0e +ou@ You hou.d
marr+ me@6
%acha ; 6)ein& the dau&hter o* m+ &uru9 +ou are m+ iter@ You made me a.i0e
*rom time to time and o +ou are .ike m+ mother@ I* I marr+ +ou peop.e $i..
'.ame me@6
Hearin& thi9 De0a+ani *e.t orr+ and at the ame time he $a enra&ed@ She
cured him9 6Your .earnin& $i.. 'e *uti.e@ You $i.. *or&et a.. that +ou ha0e
.earnt@6
%acha aid9 6You ha0e cured me in 0ain@ You $i.. marr+ a peron other than
a )rahmin@ Your *ather ha tau&ht +ou San8ee0ini mantra a&aint the ru.e o*
Shatra@ Hence it $i.. not $ork no$@6 Sa+in& thi %acha $ent a$a+@
Seein& that %acha had returned9 Indra and other &od $ere de.i&hted9
Shri Guru aid9 6<or a $oman9 er0ice o* her hu'and i the principa. mantra@
She hou.d o'e+ him and o'er0e 0rata9 etc@ $ith hi conent on.+@6
Chandran&ad : Simantini
The +oun& $i*e then reEueted Shri Guru to u&&et ome 0rata@
Shri Guru; DI $i.. te.. +ou a 0rata '+ $hich +ou LSo$'ha&+a6 $i.. 'e perpetua.
and +our hu'and $i.. &et properit+@ Thi 0rata $a to.d '+ Soot to Rihi in
*ormer da+@ In thi 0rata +ou ha0e to $orhip Shri Shi0a e0er+ "onda+9
o'er0e *at on that da+ and keep contro. o0er +our ene@ Thi 0rata can 'e
o'er0ed '+ the married $omen >ha0in& hu'and?@ %umarie >unmarried
&ir.?9 $ido$9 +oun& and o.d peron o* 'oth eBe@
DChaitra0arma $a a piou kin& in *ormer time@ He had a dau&hter named
Simantini9 $ho $a 'eauti*u. and &ood:natured@ One atro.o&er had aid that
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a.. the tar in her horocope $ere &ood9 'ut he $ou.d 'e a $ido$ at the a&e
o* 1(@ The kin& and other $ere eBtreme.+ pained to hear thi@
DOnce "aitra+ani9 $i*e o* Yadn+a0a.k+a9 came to the kin&@ Simantini
reEueted her Lkind.+ te.. me a mean9 '+ $hich m+ So$'ha&+a $i.. 'e
perpetua.@6 "aitra+ani then to.d her to o'er0e "onda+ 0rata and aid9 L'+
o'er0ance o* thi 0rata@ Your deire $i.. 'e *u.*i..ed and +ou $i.. &et a..
properit+@ Simantini there*ore 'e&an to o'er0e thi 0rata de0oted.+@
DSimantini $a married to Chandran&ad9 on o* Indraen o* the *amou LNa.6
*ami.+9 $ith due *eti0itie@ Chandran&ad ta+ed at Chitra+arma *or ome
da+@ Once he $ent to %a.indi >Yamuna? ri0er $ith ome *riend@ The+ $ere
tra0e.in& in a *err+'oat@ A.. o* a udden the 'oat ank in the ri0er@ E0en a*ter
di.i&ent earch no trace o* Chandran&ad $a *und@
Simantini and her parent $ere &reat.+ hocked to kno$ thi@ Indraen and
hi $i*e $ere deep.+ &rie0ed@ He .ot interet in the a**air o* hi kin&dom@
Ta.kin& thi opportunit+9 hi enemie uurped the throne and put Indraen and
hi $i*e in 8ai.@
Simantini reo.0ed to o'er0e Lat6 a per the re.i&iou ru.e o* a de0oted $i*e@
)ut a the dead 'od+ o* her hu'and $a not *ound9 he cou.d not o'er0e
the ati:rite a per Shatra@ So he $a pre0ented *rom the o'er0ance o*
ati@
Simantini continued her "onda+ *at and $orhip o* Shri Shi0a@
4hen Chandran&ad $a dro$ned9 the Na&kan+a took him to -auki in
7ata.9 in a 'eauti*u. cit+ $ith 'ui.din& &.itterin& $ith preciou tone@ The &ate
o* the cit+ $a &o.den and a.. peron in it $ere .ike erpent@ Takhak the
kin& $ith 1555 hood $a ittin& on a 'ri&ht throne@ Chandran&ad $a
'rou&ht 'e*ore him@ Takhak inEuired a'out him $ith a**ection and aured
him a'out hi a*et+ and aked him to .i0e there happi.+@
A*ter ome da+ Chandran&ad reEueted Takhak9 DI am the on.+ on o* m+
parent@ I am recent.+ married and m+ $i*e imantini i on.+ 1( +ear o* a&e@
"+ parent9 $i*e and mother and *ather:in:.a$ mut 'e mournin& deep.+ *or
me@ So kind.+ arran&e to end me to them 0er+ oon@D
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Takhak &a0e him nectar to drink and o**ered him cot.+ c.othe9 ornament
and preciou tone@ He a.o &a0e him a $i*t hore and a Na& %umar to
accompan+ him@ The+ intant.+ appeared on the 'ank o* %a.indi9 $here
accidenta..+9 it 'ein& "onda+9 Simantini a.o had come $ith her *ema.e
attendant *or 'ath@ It $a the 0er+ p.ace $here Chandran&ad had dro$ned@
Lookin& at him9 Simantini aid to her attendant9 D4ho i thi ce.etia. peron
comin& out the $aterG I remem'er to ha0e een him 'e*ore@ 7.eae inEuire@D
Chandran&ad .ooked at Simantini and 'e&an to think9 Lhe appear .ike m+
dear $i*e@ )ut ho$ i it that he ha to man&a.utra around her neck and
%umkum on her *orehead6G
He decended *rom the hore9 came near Simantini and inEuired a'out her
$ith a**ection@
Simantini $a ahamed to ee him come near@ She to.d her attendant to
narrate her account@ The attendant to.d him9 LThree +ear 'e*ore9 her
hu'and $a dro$ned here in thi ri0er@ She i continuin& her "onda+ 0rata
in &rie* and toda+ 'ein& "onda+9 he ha come here *or 'ath@ Hi enemie
ha0e uurped her hu'andJ kin&dom and the+ ha0e put her mother and
*ather:in:.a$ in 8ai.@
Simantini then aked9 L"a+ I kno$ $ho +ou areG God or Gandhar0aG 4h+
are +ou inEuirin& a'out meG 6 She reco..ected the *ace o* her hu'and and
'e&an to mourn@ Seein& her de8ected9 Chandran&ad he.d her hand in a**ection
and to.d in her ear in a .o$ 0oice9 L+ou need not mourn@ Your hu'and $i..
meet +ou on the third da+@ )ut do not dic.oe thi to an+'od+@6
He rode the hore and $ent a$a+ $ith the Na& %umar to ee hi parent@
4hen he reached the outkirt o* the cit+9 and Na& %umar entered the cit+
and to.d the then ru.er9 LChandran&ad ha returned *rom 7ata. $ith an
aurance o* aitance *rom Takhak@ Re:inta.. Indraen on the throne $ith
honor9 other$ie +ou are doomed@6
The ru.er $a a.armed@ He re.eaed Indraen *rom 8ai. and eated him on the
throne $ith honor
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Inderen em'raced Chandran&ad $ith a**ection@ A mea&e o* 8o+ $a ent
to Chitra0arma9 $ho $ith Simantini and other9 $a &reat.+ re8oiced to hear
the ne$@ Indraen tarted $ith hi parapherna.ia to meet Chitra0arma
ceremoniou.+@ A&ain a ceremon+ .ike $eddin& $a ce.e'rated and
Chandran&ad and Simantini met each other@
Chandran&ad o**ered the ornament9 preciou tone9 *ruit o* %a.pataru9 etc@
'rou&ht *rom Takhak to Simantini@ She attained a.. thi &.or+ due to
o'er0in& the "onda+ 0rata $ith &reat de0otion@
A ad0ied '+ Shri Guru the +oun& coup.e tarted o'er0in& "onda+ 0rata@
Their parent a.o came there9 'o$ed to Shri Guru and $ere &.ad to ee the
&ood hea.th o* the coup.e '+ the &race o* Shri Guru@ The+ &a0e much in
charit+@ Then a.. returned to their p.ace@ The coup.e .ater on had ome iue@
The+ ued to come to ee Shri Guru e0er+ +ear and had a.. properit+@
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/hapter 111'-
/ode of Brahmin4s (aily 0ituals
There .i0ed a piou -edic )rahmin@ He did not take *ood at other@ He $ou.d
'e& a.m o* corn and maintained on the ame@ Hi $i*e $a dicontented and
hot tempered@ A rich peron came to Gana&apur *or Samaradhana >*eedin&
)rahmin and other?@ )ut a thi )rahmin did not accept *ood at other9 hi
$i*e a.o $a not in0ited and he $a dicontented *or not ha0in& &ood9
de.iciou *ood and $eet@
Once a 0er+ rich peron came to Gana&apur to o'er0e Shraddha@ He in0ited
a.. )rahmin coup.e and o**ered &ood Dakhina >mone+?9 c.othe and rich
de.iciou *ood@ She to.d her hu'and a'out thi@ He aid9 LI* +ou $ih +ou can
&o there9 'ut a I do not accept *ood at other9 I cannot come6@
The $i*e $ent to the )rahmin hot and aid9 L"+ hu'and doe not take *ood
at other@ Can I come a.one to +ou *or mea.G6
The hot aid9 LI in0ite )rahmin coup.e@ So +ou can come $ith +our
hu'and@6
The 4i*e cou.d not kno$ $hat to do@ She came to Shri Guru Naraimha
Sara$ati and narrated to him her &rie0ance and aid9 LI .ike to en8o+ rich9
de.iciou *ood@ )ut m+ hu'and doe not take *ood at other and o I am a.o
not in0ited '+ an+'od+@ At preent a rich )rahmin i in0itin& a.. the )rahmin
coup.e and o**erin& them &ood Dakhina9 c.othe and rich de.iciou *ood@
%ind.+ ad0ie m+ hu'and to accept thi in0itation@6
Hearin& thi9 Shri Guru mi.ed and aked hi dicip.e to ca.. her hu'and@
4hen he came9 Shri Guru aid to the )rahmin9 L+our $i*e deire to take
de.iciou *ood@ You hou.d accept in0itation o* the )rahmin and *u.*i.. +our
$i*e6 deire@ "arried $omen hou.d not 'e dip.eaedG
The )rahmin aid9 LGurude09 I am o'er0in& 0rata o* not takin& mea. at
other@ )ut a per +our adeh >order? I ha.. accept thi in0itation@6
Thi )rahmin coup.e $ent *or mea. at the rich )rahmin6 $ho o**ered them
&ood9 de.iciou *ood@ 4hi.e dinin& the )rahmin $i*e o'er0ed that do& and
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pi& are a.o dinin& $ith her@ )ein& di&uted9 he &ot up9 returned home and
to.d thi to her hu'and@ He aid9 LI had to 'reak m+ 0rat *or +ou and accept
*ood eaten '+ do& and pi&@6 )oth then came to Shri Guru@
Shri Guru aked the $i*e9 LHo$ did +ou en8o+ the *ood o* the rich )rahmin
hotG You a.$a+ '.amed +our hu'and@ No$ are +ou ati*iedG6
The $i*e aid9 LGurude09 I am a i..+ $oman@ I 'roke the 0rata o* m+ hu'and
'+ akin& him to take *ood at other9 kind.+ *or&i0e me@6
Shri Guru aid to the )rahmin9 LYour $i*e6 deire o* takin& de.iciou *ood i
*u.*i..ed@ No$ he $i.. act a per +our $ihe@ I $i.. te.. +ou the ru.e o* actin&
a per the order o* re.i&ion@ I* a )rahmin i in need o* a )rahmin *or ome
re.i&iou *unction and *or anni0erar+ >Shraddha?9 +ou hou.d &o *or mea.@ I*
+ou do not &o9 +ou $i.. 'e committin& an o**ene@ You hou.d take *ood at the
Guru9 dicip.e9 materna. unc.e9 *ather:in:.a$9 'rother and aint@ I* +ou recite
Ga+atri "antra9 +ou are not o**ended@6
The )rahmin then aked9 6%ind.+ te.. me $hich and at $hoe houe the *ood
hou.d 'e a0oidedG
Shri Guru9 6Good natured )rahmin hou.d not dine at one $ho take er0ice
*rom parent9 $ho i &reed+9 $ho &i0e in charit+ dip.eain& hi $i*e and
chi.dren9 $ho i proud9 armed or a teacher o* *.ute or outcat9 $ho .i0e on
'e&&in&9 $ho praie hime.* and ca8o.e other9 $ho doe not o'er0e
0iaih$ade0@ He hou.d a.o not dine $ith a Guru $ho &et enra&e@ 4ho i
crue. adu.terou and a pretender9 $ho *orake hi $i*e9 a $oman $ho .i0e
*orakin& her on and hu'and9 a )rahmin9 $ho e.. $ine and doe the
pro*eion o* a '.ackmith9 a $aher man or a &am'.er9 one $ho i a
protitute9 a thie*9 a doorkeeper9 $ho teache a Shudra '+ takin& mone+9 $ho
e.. hore9 $ho i Harida >%irtankar?9 one $ho doe not 'athe and doe
not o'er0e Sandh+a and Shraddha9 $ho i treacherou9 $ho depie
other9 one $ho *orake hi parent and ca8o.e hi Guru9 $ho ki.. a co$9 a
)rahmin or a $oman9 one $ho doe not &i0e in charit+9 $ho ha no iue@
4ho depie one6 *ood and praie the *ood o* other@ <ood at uch
peron hou.d a.o 'e a0oided@ I* one take *ood on Ama0a+a he .oe
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0irtue o* one month@ Un.e one6 dau&hter ha an iue9 one $ou.d not dine
at her houe@ A.. thee in are $iped o** i* one a'ide '+ one6 o$n re.i&ion@6
The )rahmin *urther aked Shri Guru9 6kind.+ te.. me the code o* dai.+ rite o* a
)rahmin@6
Shri Guru:6I $i.. te.. +ou the code o* rite o* a )rahmin a narrated '+
7arahara to the Rihi in the Nemiharan+a@
One hou.d &et up on )rahma muhurta i@e@ ! hour >, Ghatka? 'e*ore the
Sunrie and 'o$ to Shri Guru and &od@ Go to the outh$et *or eBcretion at a
p.ace a$a+ *rom the reidence o* peop.e and the ource o* $ater@ One hou.d
it *acin& the outh at ni&ht and *acin& the north in the mornin& and the
e0enin&@ Arm9 hand and .e& hou.d 'e $ahed $ith o*t earth and $ater@
He hou.d take ! 6achman6 >takin& ten drop o* $ater a+in& 'o$ to %eha09
'o$ Nara+an9 'o$ to "adha0 etc@? I* there i no $ater at hand +ou hou.d
touch the e+e and ear@ Se0en deitie ta+ at the ri&ht ear o* a )rahmin a
decri'ed in the *o..o$in& S.oka@
><ire9 4ater9 -eda9 Sun9 "oon and the 4ind are the e0en deitie $ho
a.$a+ reide in the ri&ht ear o* a )rahmin?
Holy places on the Palm
6)rahma Tirth6 i at the root o* the thum'9 6A&ni Tirth6 i one the pa.m9 67itru
Tirth6 i at the root o* the thum' and the *ore *in&er9 6De0 Tirth6 i at the end o*
the *our *in&er >eBcept the thum'? and 6Rihi Tirth6 i at the root o* thi ma..
*in&er@ 4hi.e o**erin& 6tarpan to *ore*ather9 God and Rihi $ater9 ti.. etc@ are
to 'e poured thou&h the repecti0e Tirtha@
Achaman
Sa+in& 6)o$ to %eha09 Nara+an9 "adha09 the .itt.e $ater on the )rahmatirth
i to 'e taken in the mouth and i to 'e drunk@ The .itt.e $ater i to 'e poured
in p.ate a*ter a+in& 'o$ to Go0inda@ I* one i touched '+ a Shudra o* an
impure one9 i* one 'ecome $et in the rain9 i* one come home *rom a
*unera.9 one 'ecome pure '+ takin& ! achaman@
Washing of teeth and mouth
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Teeth hou.d not 'e c.eaned '+ 6datoon6>tem o* ome tree? on par0a 9
pratipada9 hahti9 Noumi9 D$adahi and on Saturda+9 Shraddha and
$eddin& da+@ Thi doe not mean that the mouth9 teeth and ton&ue hou.d
not 'e c.eaned at a..@ On.+ datoon hou.d not 'e ued on thee da+@
Datoon tick hou.d 'e taken o* )a'u.9 karan89 pa.m9 a&hada9 audum'ar and
rui tree@ A*ter ue the datoon hou.d 'e thro$n to the South$et@
Bath (Snan)
"ornin& 'ath &i0e one .ut9 tren&th9 .i*e9 inte..ect9 p.eaure and nutrition@ A
Grahatha and -anapratha hou.d 'athe in the mornin& and midda+@ A Yati9
Tapai on San+ai hou.d 'athe thrice $hi.e a )rahmachari hou.d 'athe
once a da+@
I* thee i no u**icient $ater and in cae o* di**icu.t+ an+ one o* the *o..o$in&
a.ternati0e ma+ 'e choen@ 6A&ninan6:mean to tand in the Sun@ L"antra
nan6 mean to prink.e $ater on 'od+ a*ter recitin& LApohitadi6 mantra@
L)hamanan6 mean to app.+ 'hama or 0i'uthi a.. o0er the 'od+@
L-a+unan6 mean to take the dut at the *eet o* the co$@ LTirthnan6 mean to
'rin& the ido. o* -ihnu in the mind@ A*ter a+in& LApa0itrah 7a0itro0a etc@ i*
$ater i prink.ed on one6 'od+9 it i .ike a 'ath@ A $eak peron hou.d
pon&e hi 'od+ $ith c.oth dipped in $arm $ater@
Hea.th+ peron hou.d 'athe $ith co.d $ater@ In cae o* di**icu.t+ do Lupnan6
i@e@ >$ah hand9 *eet and ru' the 'od+ $ith a $et c.oth?@ I* co.d $ater i not
to.era'.e9 hot $ater 'ath hou.d 'e taken@ 4ater ite.* i pure@ Heated $ater i
more pure@ A Grahatha hou.d 'athe $ith hot $ater@ He hou.d take
achaman in the midt o* the 'ath@ <ema.e hou.d not 'athe o0er their head
dai.+@
In the 'ath at home do not do LA&hamarhan6 >a+in& o* mantra $ipin& o** the
in? and LTarpan6 >o**erin& ti. to God9 *ore*ather and Rihi?@ Do not take
hot $ater 'ath on the da+ o* 'irth o* a on on da+ o* Shraddha or death on
Sankranti9 7urnima and Ama0a+a@ Take the dar'ha in hand9 tie the hair on
the head >hikha? $ith them9 and enchant the $ater o* +our 'ath $ith
LApohihta6 etc@9 mantra and three Ga+atri@ Take co.d $ater *irt and then hot
$ater@
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4hi.e takin& 'ath in the ri0er9 *ace to the *.o$ o* the ri0er and do
LA&hamarhan6@ In the 'ath at home9 turn +our *ace to the eat in the mornin&
and to the $et in the e0enin&@ )ath puri*ie the 'od+ i* taken a*ter $eepin&9
0omitin&9 eB:act and i&ht o* 'ad dream@ A Grahatha hou.d not $ear $et
and a**ron c.oth@ He hou.d ha0e a Lup$atra6 uch a dupatta@ I* there i no
up$atra9 the credit o* the 'ath &oe to Rakha@ The )rahmin hou.d $ear
$hite dhoti and hou.d ha0e a c.oth9 a dupatta or a ha$. on the 'od+@
Bhasma or Vibuthi
A*ter 'ath one hou.d app.+ )ama or -i'uthi a per Shatra ru.e@ I* it i not
a0ai.a'.e 6Gopichandan6 hou.d 'e app.ied@ De0otee o* -ihnu ha0e 0ertica.
.ine o* )hama >tripundra? on the *orehead@ <or acEuirin& .on& .i*e one hou.d
app.+ 'hama $ith the midd.e *in&er9 *or de0otion ue the tar8ani i@e@ the !nd
*in&er near the Thum'9 *or *ood ue the anamika i@e@ the (th *in&er )hama
hou.d not 'e app.ied on the da+ o* Shraddha9 Thread9 4eddin& and other
ceremonie and a*ter *unera. 'ath@
Darbha (kind of grass)
Thee are reEuired *or )rahma+adna and Tarpan9 Dur0a9 $a.a9 dar'ha9 kuh9
kunda9 $heat9 padd+9 mo.a9 na&armotha9 )hadra and mutha are the ten
kind o* &ra $hich can 'e ued a dar'ha@ Dar'ha hou.d 'e 'rou&ht on
)hadrapad and Shra0an Ama0a+a and tored and ued *or a +ear@
)rahma i at the end o* the dar'ha9 Rudra i at the root and -ihnu i in the
midd.e@ 7a0itraka >rin&? o* dar'ha hou.d 'e kept in a *in&er@ Sin are $iped
o** due to thi@
4hi.e doin& 8ap >recitation?9 tap >penance?9 homa9 >acri*ice? and chantin& o*
-eda9 &o.d or i.0er rin& hou.d not 'e taken o**9 *or $earin& the dar'ha
pa0itraka@ Rin& hou.d not 'e put in the tar8ani '+ one $ho ha *ather@ Rin&
$ith 3 &em detro+ in@ A )rahmin hou.d ha0e a rin& $ith at .eat one
&em@
Sandhya
A )rahmin hou.d tart Sandh+a a*ter 'ath9 ear.+ in the mornin& $hen the
nakhatra >tat? i 0ii'.e in the k+@ He hou.d o**er 6Ar&h+a6 >o**erin& $ater?
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to the Sun at Sunrie@ I* the norma. time *or the Ar&h+a ha e.aped one more
Ar&h+a hou.d 'e &i0en@
"andeh demon are a.$a+ *i&htin& $ith the Sun@ To nu..i*+ the o'truction
in the riin& o* the Sun9 thee Ar&h+a are to 'e &i0en@ Thee Ar&h+a trike
the demon .ike $eapon and in order to $ipe o** thi in9 one ha to mo0e
round onee.* a+in& 6Aa0adit+a )rahma@@@6
ecitation of !ayatri
A*ter thi reco..ect the name o* Rihi etc@ and recite 6Ga+atri "antra@6 <or
thi purpoe a $reath o* Rudrakha9 cora. 'ead or $hite tone 'ead hou.d
'e ued@ The $reath hou.d not ha0e an+ 'roken 'ead@ One hou.d o'er0e
6moun6 >nonpeakin&? $hi.e recitin&@ One hou.d recite the mornin& and
midda+ Sandh+a a*ter tandin& and the e0enin& Sandh+a a*ter ittin&@
Recitation o* Ga+atri at home &i0e one creditA i* done outide it &i0e dou'.e
credit@ I* done on the 'ank o* a ri0er the credit i three*o.d9 and i* done at a
co$hed or a 0rinda$an >Tu.i p.ant p.anted in the ha..o$ tone or in 'rick
contruction? the credit i ten*o.d@ The recitation at a p.ace o* A&nihotra9 &i0e
155:*o.d creditA at a ho.+ p.ace or near a hrine o* &od it &i0e 1555 *o.d credit9
$hi.e recitation near -ihnu &i0e crore:*o.d credit and near Shi0a it &i0e
immeaura'.e credit@
Recitation made $hi.e ittin& on a 'roken $ood p.ank caue mier+9 and that
done $hi.e ittin& on &ra9 caue .o o* &ood *ate and &.or+@ Recitation
done $hi.e ittin& on a tone caue dieaeA that done $hi.e ittin& on
'hamaan caue cure o* dieae@ A '.anket eat &i0e p.eaureA a eat o*
the kin o* a '.ack deer &i0e kno$.ed&e9 $hi.e that o* the kin o* a '.ack deer
&i0e kno$.ed&e9 $hi.e that o* the kin o* a ti&er &i0e a.0ation@ %uhaan
caue h+pnotim and detro+ a.. dieae and in@
The appearance >Dh+an o* Ga+atri in the mornin& Sandh+a i o* %umari@ Her
co.or i red9 her c.othe are red@ She i ridin& a &ooe@ She ha *our hand
and *our head@
The appearance o* Ga+atri in the midda+ Sandh+a i o* a +oun& .ad+@ Her
co.or i $hite@ Her c.othe are $hite@ She i ridin& on oB@ She ha *i0e head@
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The appearance o* Ga+atri in the e0enin& Sandh+a i o* an o.d .ad+@ Her co.or
i '.ack@ Her c.othe are '.ack@ She ride Garud@ She ha *our head@
Sunmukh9 Samput9 -itat9 -itrat9 D$imukh9 Trimukh9 Chaturmukh9
7anchmu+kh9 Shanmukh9 Adhomukh9 -+apan8a.ik9 Shakat9 Y;ampah9
Gnanthit9 Sanmukhonmukh9 7ra.am'9 "uohti9 "at+a %urma9 -araha9
Sinhakranti9 "ahakranti9 "ud&ar and 7a..a0a are the !( mudra >poe?@
Recitation o* Ga+atri $ith mudra i more *ruit*u.@ Ga+atri ha three part >pad
or charan?9 and the+ hou.d not 'e recited $ithout paue a*ter each part@
6"an6 mean mind and 6Tra6 mean 7ran >ou.?@ Recitation o* a mantra hou.d
there*ore 'e done $ith the union o* mind and ou.@
A )rahmachari and a Grahatha hou.d recite Ga+atri "antra 152 time dai.+@
A -anpratha9 Yati or a San+ai hou.d recite it 1555 >thouand? time@ In
cae o* di**icu.t+ one ma+ recite it at .eat 15 time a dai.+@
Recitation in the mind i the 'et@ 4hiperin& in mouth i medium and .oud
recitation i $ort@ 4hi.e recitin&9 $ith a $reath9 do not tran&re the menu
or the head 'ead@ I* it i tran&reed # prana+am hou.d 'e o'er0ed@
Recitin& Ga+atri a crore time *u.*i.. a.. deire@ A*ter 8ap9 upthan >pra+er?
hou.d 'e recited $hi.e tandin&@ )o$ to ten diha >direction?9 God9
)rahmin9 Guru9 pronounce one6 Gotra and 'irth name and end the ritua. o*
Sandh+a@
The home hou.d 'e $ept dai.+ .and kept c.ean@ The earthen *.oor hou.d
meared $ith co$ dun& and $ater@ Ran&o.i >tonepo$der? dei&n hou.d 'e
dra$n in the court+ard and 'e*ore the hrine o* $orhip@ A Grahatha hou.d
keep a co$9 a Sha.i&ram9 >o*t '.ack round tone a -ihnu?9 Gau+a and
Grih+a&ni at home@
A )rahmin hou.d per*orm Sandh+a dai.+ and hou.d a.o $orhip &od dai.+@
One $ho doe not $orhip &od i .ike a 'eat@ In the mornin& the $orhip
hou.d 'e done $ith 1/ upchar and in the ni&ht9 .i&ht o* &hee >Aarti? hou.d
'e $a0ed 'e*ore the hrine@ Yama punihe thoe $ho do not $orhip &od@
The ei&ht p.ace or o'8ect o* $orhip are a *o..o$@ The Shrine o* &od9 the
Sthandi. >earthen e.e0ated contruction *or *ire o* acri*ice?9 the A&ni ><ire?9
the Sun9 the $ater9 the heart9 the )rahmin and the Sad&uru@ The )rahmin
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ma.e hou.d $orhip &od $ith -eda mantra9 $hi.e the *ema.e and
Shudra hou.d $orhip $ith 7urana mantra@
<.o$er 'rou&ht *rom tree in the *oret are o* medium 0a.ue@ Thoe
purchaed are $ort@ The *.o$er &ro$n '+ one e.* in one6 houe &arden
are the 'et@ <.o$er eaten '+ $orm and ha0in& ho.e hou.d not 'e ued@
Shri Dur&a hou.d not 'e o**ered6 Ldur0a6 >a kind &ra?9 %e0ada hou.d not 'e
o**ered to Shri Shi0a9 Tu.i hou.d not 'e o**ered to Shri Ganeh and *.o$er
o* Dhotra and Rui hou.d not 'e o**ered to Shri -ihnu@
%eep the pot o* $ater at the .e*t hand a.. the artic.e o* $orhip at the ri&ht
hand@
1/ iuchar o* $orhip hou.d 'e o'er0ed de0oted.+ $ith panchamrit >miBture
o* mi.k9 curd9 &hee9 hone+ and u&ar?@ Shankh >Conch? hou.d 'e kept on
the .e*t and Ghanta >'e..? on the ri&ht hand@ A*ter 'o$in& to &od9 do achman
and the Sanka.pa >pronunciation o* deire o* $orhip mentionin& the time9
+ear9 a+an9 ritu9 month9 pakh >*ortni&ht9 dark or 'ri&ht? tithi >particu.ar da+ o* a
month?9 Nakhatra >tar?9 p.ace o* 0ariou p.anet on the da+ and purpoe or
deire o* $orhip@ Then tart ordinar+ 'ath $ith $ater9 panchamrit9 a'hihek
>pourin& $ater? chantin& 7uruh Sukta9 -ihnu Sukta9 Shri Sukta9 Lakhmi
Sukta9 Rudra Sukta9 7a0aman Sukta9 etc@ >a per de0otion a.. or particu.ar
Sukta or Sukta ma+ 'e e.ected *or A'hihek@?
A*ter A'hihek9 dr+ the hrine $ith a piece o* c.oth and p.ace them at their
p.ace and o**er c.othe9 ornament9 Gandha9 Ha.ad9 %umkum9 *.o$er or
$reath9 Tu.i9 'e. .ea0e a+in&9 L&i0e me he.ter9 protect me@6 4ithered
*o..o$er taken out o* the hrine hou.d 'e touched9 to one6 head and noe
and kept aide to 'e immered in the ri0er or ri0u.et@ The 'hama cented
tick 'e app.ied to *orehead and the Tirth >ho.+ $ater o* 'ath o* &od? hou.d
'e drunk@
<or puri*ication o* *ood and $ipin& o** , &reat in9 one hou.d do $aih$adeo
in the mornin& and in the e0enin& 'e*ore mea.@ Homa in the mornin& i a
acri*ice *or &od@ )a.i i &i0en *or the &hot9 and Tarpan i the acri*ice *or
*ore*ather@ At the time o* dinner9 one hou.d $ait *or a &uet@ I* a &uet
come9 &i0e him *ood@ I* he i a Yati9 &i0e him *ood and $ater a.o@
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)e*ore takin& mea. $ah +our *eet9 hand and the mouth@ I* an unkno$n
peron dine $ith +ou9 o**er him *ood at a ditance@ There hou.d not 'e
ditinction o* *ood *or peron dinin& at a time@ A*ter *our Chitrahuti take *i0e
7ranahuti@ O'er0e Lmoun6 durin& mea. or at .eat up to 7ranahuti@ Do not
.ea0e thin& in p.ate eBcept .itt.e *or +our $i*e@ There hou.d 'e no noie $hi.e
takin& $ater or .iEuid artic.e@ I* $hi.e dinin& the .amp &oe o**9 then top
takin& *ood ti.. the .amp i rep.aced@ 4hi.e dinin& do not ee and hear the
$ord o* *ema.e in month.+ coure9 do not touch each other $hen dinin&@
I* &ae pa9 i* the *ood contain $orm or i* there i 0omitin&9 then top
dinin&@ I* hair i *ound9 it hou.d 'e put o** and the *ood hou.d 'e prink.ed
$ith Tirth@ I* onion and &ar.ic are taken one i depri0ed o* )rahmanim@
LSat$ic6 *ood increae kno$.ed&e9 $hi.e LTama6 *ood increae i&norance@
4hi.e dinin&9 *irt take .iEuid artic.e and then take other@ Lat Lapohan6
hou.d 'e ha.* taken and ha.* hou.d 'e poured do$n@ 4ah +our mouth $ith
the *ore*in&er@ <or puri*ication o* mouth and *in&er9 t$o achman hou.d 'e
taken@
A*ter dinner9 take pan and hear 7urana@ E0enin& Sandh+a etc@ And mea.
hou.d 'e taken a in the midda+@ It $ou.d 'e 'etter i* artic.e prepared $ith
mi.k $ere taken in the ni&ht@
Do the pro*eiona. $ork durin& the da+@ DSour 7athD hou.d not 'e chanted
a*ter unet@ )e*ore &oin& to 'ed 'o$ to the God and dedicate a.. the %arma
>act? o* the da+ to him@
Goin& outide at the *erti.iCation period o* the $i*e i in*u.@ Durin& thi time o*
the *irt *our da+ 7ar0aka.9 "u.9 "a&ha and Re0ati tar hou.d 'e a0oided
*or eB act@ There hou.d 'e no eB act on the Shraddha da+ and durin&
da+time@ I* thee ru.e are *o..o$ed9 e0en a Grahatha i a )rahmachari >i@e@
*o..o$er o* -eda Shatra in eB act?@ One hou.d not en8o+ $ith an o.der
*ema.e@ There hou.d 'e no *ee.in& o* depie9 or &rie* at the time o* the eB
act@
The )rahmin $ho 'eha0ed a intructed '+ Shri Guru attained &ood
D7ar.okD@
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/hapter 111'--
(harma of a Brahmin
Sri Guru eBp.ained the cutom that )rahmin hou.d *o..o$@ He aid9 DYou
hou.d ue %rihna8ina in the houe and keep the houe c.ean@ The pra+er
room hou.d 'e c.ean and decorated $ith Ran&o.i@ "editate in i.ence and
$orhip God@ 4ooden and tone ido. ma+ 'e $orhipped9 a the+ are *orm
and a'ode o* God@ Sit on a &ood 9 c.ean eat and do 7rana+ama9 $orhip
God $ith *.o$er9 and $ith *aith $orhip -ihnu $ith Tu.i9 a He .o0e Tu.i9
$orhip Shi0a $ith )e.:pathra@ Ganapathi .o0e Dur0a@ In the a*ternoon *eed
&uet and 0iitor9 $hether toucha'.e or untoucha'.e@ Lotu .ea* and 'anana
.ea* are &ood to ue *or eatin&@ You mut not eat in .ead or copper p.ate@
)ronCe p.ate are the 'et *or eatin&@ Eat $eet dihe *irt@ Rice hou.d not
'e eaten *irt@ It $i.. not &et di&eted@ Eatin& .e*to0er *ood i *or'idden@ A*ter
*ood +ou ma+ ha0e Tham'u.a9 'ete. .ea* and nut $ith .ime@ There i no harm i*
one eat *ood $ith &hee or oi.@ A*ter *ood +ou hou.d tud+ the -eda@D
DOne mut not .eep on the cremation &round9 in a di.apidated temp.e9 on the
ri0er'ank9 near an anthi.. or a croroad@ 7arahara Rihi ha .aid do$n thee
cutom and Dharma@ There i no di**icu.t+ *or him $ho practice thee
cutom a directed '+ the cripture@ He i re0ered e0en '+ the &od@
%amadhenu $i.. come to hi houe@ Lakhmi $i.. .i0e in uch a houe *ore0er@
Such a peron $i.. 'ecome a )rahma8nani@D
The )rahmin $a happ+ to recei0e thi &uidance on Dharma and aid9 DOh9
ocean o* merc+9 +ou ha0e taken thi incarnation to redeem de0otee@ You are
.ike the .amp o* kno$.ed&e and +ou ha0e remo0ed the darkne@D
Sa+in& o the )rahmin 'o$ed at Sri Guru6 .otu *eet@ Guru '.eed him@ Thi
i the tor+ o* Guru Charithra@ 4hoe0er .iten to it $i.. &ain &reat kno$.ed&e@
It i a ource o* .i&ht *or the i&norant@
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/hapter 111'---
9our ,housand 9ed #ith 9ood of : Seers only
Someone did Samaradhna >*eedin& o* )rahmin? on e0er+ da+ and Shri Guru
$a in0ited $ith hi dicip.e@ Once a poor )rahmin named )hakar9 o*
%ah+ap Gotra came there@ He a.o $ihed to do Samaradhna and o**er a.m
to Shri GuruA 'ut due to po0ert+ he $a anBiou a to ho$ thi cou.d 'e
achie0ed@ He had &athered ome *.our and rice9 $hich he kept in the math@
Other )rahmin ridicu.ed him a+in&9 LHo$ can +ou do SamaradhnaG Out o*
$hate0er rice +ou ha0e9 +ou cannot &i0e e0en one partic.e to each )rahmin@
Seein& hi de0otion9 Shri Guru aked )hakar one da+ to do amaradhna@ He
$a &.ad and e0en encoura&ed '+ Shri Guru6 $ord@ He 'rou&ht &hee and
0e&eta'.e and prepared the *ood a*ter 'ath@ A.. )rahmin thou&ht that the+
$ou.d ha0e to dine at their home and ha0e ordinar+ mea. that da+@
Shri &uru aked )hakar to in0ite a.. the )rahmin *or Samaradhna@ )hakar
aid that the )rahmin p.a+ed 8oke $ith him@ So it $ou.d 'e 'etter i* a dicip.e
$a ent@ A intructed the dicip.e in0ited )rahmin to come to "ath *or
Samaradhna@
Shri Guru aked )hakar to 'rin& the *ood prepared '+ him and co0er it $ith
Shri Guru6 c.oth@ 4hen thi $a done9 Shri Guru prink.ed ho.+ $ater *rom
hi 'o$. on the *ood and aid9 L$ithout remo0in& the co0erin& c.oth9 take out
the artic.e in other pot and er0e them o the )rahmin
The )rahmin at *or dinner@ <ood $a er0ed to thouand and +et much
*ood $a in 'a.ance@ A*ter the )rahmin9 had taken *ood the+ $ere reEueted
to end their $i0e and chi.dren *or dinner@ A*ter them9 a.. other in
Gana&apur $ere in0ited *or dinner $ith *ami.ie@ Then Shri Guru aked
)hakar to dine@ A*ter hi dinner9 it $a *ound that a.. the *ood ori&ina..+
prepared $a ti.. in 'a.ance@ Shri Guru aked )hakar to thro$ the *ood in
the ri0er o that the creature in the $ater $ou.d a.o 'e ati*ied@
Thi $a a &reat mirac.e@ The *ood u**icient on.+ *or three peron $a
pro0ided to o0er (555 peron@ Se0era. uch incident ha0e occurred in the
.i*e o* Shri Guru@D
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/hapter 111-1
;< 8ear =ld Sterile 2oman Begets /hildren
There .i0ed one Shounak Gotri9 Apatam' )rahmin named Somanath@ Hi
$i*e Gan&a $a a de0oted $i*e9 piou '+ nature@ She $a /5 +ear o.d9 'ut
he had no iue@ She ued to come to Shri Guru and 'o$ to him de0oted.+
e0er+ da+@
Shri Guru 'ein& p.eaed9 one da+ aked her9 L4h+ are +ou $orhippin& me
dai.+G 4hat do +ou deireG God $i.. *u.*i.. +our deire@
She aid9 LGurude09 a $oman6 .i*e i *uti.e $ithout an iue@ 4ithout a on
the home i .ike a *oret@ Iue.e peron &o to he..@ 7.eae &i0e me a 'oon
o that I $i.. ha0e a on at .eat in neBt .i*e@6
Shri Guru mi.ed and aid9 LSer0ice to the Ah$attha $i.. not 'e *uti.e@ There
i an Ah$attha tree at the )hima Amar8a an&am@ I am preent there a*ter
the 'ath in the ri0er@ There*ore $orhip the Ah$attha de0oted.+@ The
&reatne o* Ah$attha i narrated in the 7urana@ )rahmade0 i at it root9
-ihnu i in it midd.e portion and the Rudra i on it top and the A&ni >*ire
&od? .ie in the interior o* thi tree@
In the month o* Ahadha9 7ouh or Chaitra9 $hen Guru and Shukra are not
et9 $hen the moon i *a0ora'.e on an aupiciou da+9 o'er0e *at and tart
$orhippin& the Ah$attha@ Do not touch the tree on Sunda+9 Sankranti and
in the e0enin&@ The *.oor at the root hou.d 'e meared '+ co$ dun& and ha0e
Ran&o.i dei&n@ 4orhip the Ah$attha thinkin& it a a Trimurti9 $ith 1/
upchar9 then a+in& 7uruhukta and o'er0in& Lmoun6 take round o* the
tree@ T$o .akh round detro+ e0en the in o* )rahmahat+a@ The Ah$attha
&i0e *our puruhartha@ He a.o *u.*i.. the deire o* a on@
Recitation o* "rit+un8a+a ittin& at the Ah$attha on Saturda+ a0oid
accidenta. death and &i0e .on& .i*e@ One &et credit o* *eedin& e0era.
)rahmin9 i* one )rahmin i *ed under thi tree@ I* one Ah$attha tree i
&ro$n9 (! &eneration are .i'eratedA 'ut i* one Ah$attha i cut9 it i a &reat
in per*ormed@ Home per*ormed under the tree &i0e credit o* a &reat
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acri*ice@ Do Homa o* one tenth o* the num'er o* round and *eed )rahmin
and &i0e &o.den Ah$attha in charit+@
She tarted $orhippin& Ah$attha a ad0ied '+ Shri Guru@ On the third da+9
he had a dream@ A )rahmin to.d her to &o to Shri Guru at Gana&apur9 ha0e
e0en round o* Shri Guru and take the praad that i &i0en to her and that
her deire $i.. 'e *u.*i..ed@ She a$oke@ On the *ourth da+ he $ent to Shri
Guru and had 1 round@ Shri Guru &a0e her ! *ruit and aid9 LEat thee *ruit@
Your deire $i.. 'e *u.*i..ed@6
She then comp.eted her 0rata o* the $orhip o* Ah$attha@ Durin& mea. he
ate the *ruit &i0en '+ Shri Guru@ In the e0enin& he tarted mene@ On the
*ourth da+ a*ter 'ath he $ent to Shri Guru and 'o$ed to him@ She had eB
act on he *i*th da+@ She 'ecame pre&nant9 In the e0enth month he $a
&i0en LOti6 and he &a0e L0a+an6 to married $omen@ LSeemant6 $a per*ormed
in the 2th month@ A*ter 3 month he 'e&ot a dau&hter@
A*ter 15 da+ he came to Shri Guru $ith the 'a'+@ Shri Guru mi.ed and
'.eed her 'a'+ and aid9 LYou $i.. ha0e one more on9 $hat do +ou pre*erG
A $e..:'eha0ed on o* #5 +ear o* a&e or a *oo. ha0in& 155 +ear6 .i*eG6
The $oman aid9 LI $ou.d .ike to ha0e a $e..:'eha0ed on9 $ho hou.d ha0e ,
on@6 Shri Guru '.eed her9 a he deired@ Later on he had a on $ho
'ecame .earned and $on *ame@ He had , on in coure o* time@ The
dau&hter6 hu'and per*ormed acri*ice and $a $e..:kno$n a LDiBit@6
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/hapter 1L
Leper Brahmin /ured
Once a )rahmin LNarahari6 '+ name came to Shri Guru at Gana&apur and
'o$in& to him aid9 L"+ .i*e i *uti.e@ I tudied Ya8ur0eda9 'ut a I am u**erin&
*rom .epro+@ A.. peop.e depie me and do not in0ite *or %arma@ I ha0e 0iited
e0era. ho.+ p.ace 'ut the dieae i there9 kind.+ '.e me@6
Shri Guru &a0e him a dr+ .o& o* Audum'ar and aid9 LGo to the San&am and
p.ant it on the 'ank o* )hima in the eat@ A*ter 'ath9 $orhip Ah$attha at the
San&am@ A&ain 'athe and &i0e $ater to thi .o& thrice a da+@ 4hen it prout
&reen *o.ia&e9 +our in $i.. 'e $iped o** and +ou $i.. 'e *ree *rom .epro+@
A intructed '+ Shri Guru9 Narahari p.anted the .o& on the 'ank o* )hima and
'e&an to $ater it thrice@ Some peron aid to him9 LAre +ou madG Ho$ can a
dr+ .o& 'ear &reen *o.ia&eG Sti.. Narahari continued hi $aterin& o* the .o&
de0oted.+@ He a.o o'er0ed *at *or 1 da+@
Shri Guru $a in*ormed '+ hi dicip.e re&ardin& the de0oted er0ice o*
Narahari to the .o&@ Shri Guru aid9 DOne &et the *ruit a per one6 de0otion@
There i a ta.e in the Skandha 7urana in thi connection@
Soot narrated to the Rihi9 LIn *ormer da+ there .i0ed a kin& Sinhaket in
7ancha.@ Hi on Dhanan8a+a once $ent to a *oret $ith a Sha'ardut9 $ho
picked up a Lin&a:.ike tone near a Shi0a Temp.e@ Ra8kumar aked him L4hat
$i.. +ou do $ith thi tone G There are o man+ Lin&a .ike thi pread o0er
here@6
Sha'ardut aid9 LI $ih to $orhip thi Lin&a dai.+@ 7.eae te.. me ho$ to
$orhip it@6
Ra8kumar aid9 LTake thi Lin&a home9 $orhip it $ith *.o$er and 'e. .ea0e
a.on& $ith +our $i*e@ O**er nai0eid+a o* *reh chita >corpe? 'hama dai.+@
4hate0er *ood +ou ha0e9 hou.d a.o 'e o**ered@6 The Sha'ar took the Lin&a
home and tarted the $orhip@ One da+9 he cou.d not &et *reh Chita 'hama@
He $a much $orried@ Hi de0oted $i*e aid9 L)urn m+ 'od+ and o**er Chita
'hama to &od Shi0a9 Lthe Sha'ar $a 0er+ much pained to hear thi@ He
aid9 LI ha.. 'e doin& a &reat in i* I 'urn +ou@6 The $i*e aid9 LDeath $i.. occur
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ome da+ or the other@ I* I &i0e m+ 'od+ *or Shi0a6 $orhip9 I ha.. ha0e p.ace
in %ai.a@ So +ou need not 'e orr+@6
The Sha'ar 'urnt her and the Chita 'hama $a o**ered to the Shi0a Lin&a@
A uua. he ca..ed hi $i*e to take praad@ She a.o came mi.in& and took
the praad@ The home appeared to 'e norma.9 a i* nothin& had occurred@
Seein& thi9 the Sha'ar $a much atonihed@ Hi $i*e aid9 LI heard +our
0oice and $a a i* aroued *rom .eep@ LGouri Raman Shi0a appeared 'e*ore
them@ )oth 'o$ed to him Shri Shi0a $a p.eaed and '.eed the coup.e@
Such i the &reatne o* the de0otion o* Guru@ One $ho ha imp.icit *aith in
the $ord o* Guru6 &et uch *ruit@6
Shri Guru $ent to the San&am to ee the .eper )rahmin@ He $a p.eaed to
ee hi de0otion@ The )rahmin $a &i0in& $ater to the .o&@ Shri Guru
prink.ed the ho.+ $ater o* hi 'o$. on the .o& and intant.+ &reen *o.ia&e
prouted on the .o&@ The .epro+ o* the )rahmin diappeared and hi 'od+
'ecame hea.th+ and 'ri&ht@ Narahari 'o$ed to Shri Guru and 'e&an to pra+
Him@
He compoed 2 .oka9 $hich are 'ein& chanted at Gana&apur in the ni&ht9
a*ter Aarti dai.+9 ti.. no$@
Shri Guru p.aced hi hand on the head o* Narahari and '.eed him@ He
returned to the "ath $ith Narahari@ A.. peron $ondered to ee thi mirac.e@
"an+ did Samaradhna@ Shri Guru named Narahari a 6Yo&eh$ara6 and
aked him to come $ith hi *ami.+ and .i0e $ith him@ Shri Guru &a0e him
D-id+a Sara$atiD mantra a.o@
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/hapter 1L-
Sayamde) Ser)es Shri %uru5 His 3ashi*hand Mahayatra
Namdharak@ LHo$ did m+ *ore*ather er0e Shri GuruG6
Shri Siddha : Your &rand *ather6 *ather9 Sa+amde09 had $orhipped Shri
Guru at Oar&ram@ Shri Guru had a**ection *or him@ Shri Guru .ater came and
ta+ed at Gana&apur@ Hi *ame pread a.. o0er the countr+@ %no$in& thi9
Sa+amde0 a.o came to Gana&apur@ He came to the "ath9 'o$ed to Shri
Guru and pra+ed him@ Shri Guru $a p.eaed@ He p.aced hi pa.m on hi
head9 '.eed him9 and aid LYou $i.. 'e m+ de0otee *or &eneration@6 Shri
Guru aked him to 'athe at the San&am and return *or the mea. to the "ath@
A*ter returnin& *rom the San&am9 Sa+amde0 $orhipped Shri Guru $ith 1/
upchar and o**ered e0era. de.iciou artic.e o* *ood9 a nai0eid+a@ He dined
$ith Shri Guru9 $ho inEuired a'out hi *ami.+@ Sa+amde0 aid9 L"+ re.ati0e
and on are .i0in& at Uttar %anchi >Gad&anchi? hai. and hea.th+@ I $ih to
ta+ $ith +ou and er0e +our ho.+ e.* no$@
Shri Guru aid "+ er0ice i di**icu.t@ I .i0e in a to$n *or ome time9 $hi.e in
the *oret at other time@ It i trou'.eome to .i0e in a *oret@ I* +our mind i *irm
then on.+ +ou hou.d ta+ here@6
Sa+amde0 conceded and aid9 LA de0otee o* Shri Guru ha no *ear@6
Three month paed@ One e0enin& Shri Guru $ent to the San&am a.on& $ith
Sa+amde0 a.one and at 'e.o$ the Ah$attha tree@ There $a a &reat torm9
*o..o$ed '+ hea0+ rain9 Sa+amde0 tood tretchin& a c.oth o0er Shri Guru to
protect him *rom the rain@ There $a a hi0erin& co.d in the ni&ht@ So Shri
Guru aked Sa+amde0 to &o to the "ath in the to$n and 'rin& *ire@ Thick
darkne and pread a.. o0er and there $a .i&htin& no$ and then@ Shri Guru
$arned Sa+amde0 not to .ook to hi ri&ht or .e*t ide@ An+ho$ Sa+amde0
reached the "ath9 took *ire and returned@ Out o* curioit+9 he .ooked to hi
ri&ht ide and a$ a Co'ra &oin& $ith him@ He $a *ri&htened@ He then .ooked
to the .e*t ide@ Here too he a$ another Co'ra@ He recited Shri Guru6 name
and $a.ked trai&ht@ He came to Shri Guru and .it the *ire@ The t$o Co'ra
came 'e*ore Shri Guru9 'o$ed to him and $ent a$a+@
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Shri Guru aid to Sa+amde09 L4h+ are +ou o much a*raidG I had ent thee
Co'ra to protect +ou@ I ha.. te.. +ou a ta.e9 a'out er0ice to Shri Guru9 to
pa thi ni&ht@
L4hen Shri Shi0a $a ittin& on a peak o* the %ai.a mountain $ith 7ar0ati9
he aked him9 LHo$ can Shri Guru 'e er0ed $ith de0itui'@6
Shri Shi0a aid9 LOne $ho er0e Shri Guru $ith incerit+9 can attain a.. that
one deire@ )rahma had an incarnation9 $hich $a ca..ed Tahthra )rahma@
He had a handome on@ 4hen hi thread ceremon+ $a per*ormed hi
*ather ent the 'o+ to a Guru *or tud+ o* -eda and Shatra@ He er0ed the
Guru de0oted.+@ Once there $a rain and the $ater came in the ahram o* the
&uru@ The &uru to.d the pupi. to contruct a .atin& houe $ith a..
con0enience9 $hich hou.d .ook a.$a+ ne$@ The $i*e o* the Guru aked the
'o+ to 'rin& her a '.oue9 $hich hou.d neither 'e e$n nor $o0en@ The on
o* the Guru aid9 L)rin& anda. *or me9 that $ou.d ena'.e me to $a.k on
$ater and take me to an+ deired p.ace@ The dau&hter o* the Guru aked the
'o+9 L)rin& earrin& *or me and a p.a+houe o* an e.ephant tooth ha0in& one
pi..ar and a.. the con0enience@ A.o 'rin& pot in $hich *ood $i.. 'e $arm and
$hich $i.. not 'e '.ack due to uit@
The pupi. took .ea0e o* Guru and $ent to a *oret@ He $a anBiou ho$ a..
thee thin& cou.d 'e o'tained@ On the $a+ he met an acetic9 $ho inEuired
Lchi.d9 $h+ are +ou o $orriedG6
The )rahmachari 'o+ 'o$ed to him and aid9 L%ind.+ &uide and protect me@ It
i m+ &ood *ortune that I cou.d ee +ou in thi *oret@ LHe to.d him $hat hi
Guru9 Guru6 $i*e9 on and dau&hter had aked him to do@ He aid9 6I am
anBiou a to ho$ a.. thee thin& can 'e achie0ed@
The acetic aured him and aid9 LDon6t $orr+@ %ahi i a ho.+ p.ace o*
-ih$eh$ar@ You &o there and $orhip Him@ A.. +our deire $i.. 'e *u.*i..ed@
%ahi i kno$n a LAnand %anan6@ One attain a.. the *our puruhartha a*ter
&oin& there6@
The )rahmachari aked9 L4here i %ahiG Ho$ can I &o thereG6
The acetic : I ha.. take +ou there@ Due to +ou9 I ha.. a.o ha0e the *ortune to
ee the ho.+ p.ace a&ain@6
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Sa+in& o 'oth $ent to %ahi intant.+ '+ +o&in po$er@ The acetic then to.d
the )rahmachari to do Antar Graha+atra9 Dakhin mana+atra and utta
mana+atra@ 4hi.e 0iitin& ho.+ p.ace 'ath hou.d 'e taken there@ Then do
Oanchkrohi +atraA Shuk.a and dark *ortni&ht +atra hou.d a.o 'e
per*ormed@ 4orhip nine Lin&a and %ahi -ih$eh$ar@ I* +our de0otion to
Guru i *irm9 Shri Shi0a Shankar $i.. 'e p.eaed and *u.*i.. a.. +our deire96
Sa+in& thi the acetic $ent a$a+@
The )rahmachari per*ormed a.. the +atra a intructed '+ the acetic@ Shri
Shankar $a p.eaed@ He appeared 'e*ore the 'o+ and aked him to ha0e a
'oon@ T$ahthrakumar narrated hi account and mentioned the artic.e
reEuired *or Guru9 Guru6 $i*e9 on and dau&hter@ Shri Shankar '.eed him
a+in&9 LYou $i.. 'e a e**icient a -ih$akarma@6
The )rahmachari prepared a.. the artic.e ki..*u..+ returned to the Guru6
p.ace@ The Guru $a a.o p.eaed to ee him 'ack $ith ucce@ He a.o
'.eed him a+in&9 LYou $i.. 'e pro*icient in a.. -id+a@6
Shri Guru eBp.ained the &reatne o* Guru to Sa+amde0 in thi $a+@ )+ thi
time the un $a riin& on the eatern horiCon@ Sa+amde0 aid9 LYou
eBp.ained %ahi +atra in detai.@ 4hi.e hearin& the ame9 I cou.d ee and a.o
0iit the repecti0e ho.+ hrine9 tank and p.ace $ith +our ho.+ e.* and
thou&ht a i* $e $ere in %ahi@ He then pra+ed Guru $ith 2 .oka9 $hich are
dai.+9 chanted a*ter Aarti at Gana&apur ti.. no$@
4hi.e pra+in&9 hi throat choked and hi hair tood erect on hi 'od+@ Shri
Guru $a much p.eaed@ He '.eed him and aid9 L)rin& +our *ami.+ and
chi.dren here and ta+ $ith me@ Do not 'o$ to "u.im herea*ter@6
Sa+amde0 $ent to hi p.ace and returned to Gana&apur $ith hi *ami.+ and
chi.dren on 'hadrapad Shuddha 1(9 the Anant Chaturdahi da+@ Thi time he
pra+ed Shri Guru $ith ei&ht S.oka in %annad@ Shri Guru eated him '+ hi
ide and inEuired a'out a..@ Sa+amde0 had t$o on@ Shri Guru .o0ed the
e.der9 Na&nath@ Shri Guru p.aced hi pa.m on the head o* Sa+amde0 and
aid9 LYou do not er0e the "u.im no$@ You a.. ha0e 'ath at the San&am@6
Sa+amde0 and hi *ami.+ 'athed at the San&am9 $orhipped the Ah$attha
there and returned to the "ath@ Shri Guru aid to Sa+amde09 LToda+ i Anant
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Chaturdahi@ A.. )rahmin $orhip Anant on thi da+@ You too hou.d do
Anant 7u8a@6 Sa+amde0 aid9 LYou are m+ Anant@6 Sti.. Guru inited on him to
do the Anant 7u8a@
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/hapter 1L--
Signifi.an.e of Anant 'rata
Shri Guru narrated the i&ni*icance o* Anant 0rata to Sa+amde0@ He aid9
LDharmara89 the on o* 7andu9 did thi 0rata@ He re&ained hi kin&dom9 $hich
$a .ot in a &ame o* che $ith the %aura0a@ Therea*ter the 7anda0a $ere
.i0in& in the *oret $ith &reat u**erin&@ The %aura0a ent Dur0a Rihi to
the 7anda0a *or harain& them e0en in the *oret@ Shri %rihna9 protector o*
hi de0otee9 aited 7anda0a in di**icu.tie@ Once Droupadhi and the *i0e
7anda0a 'o$ed to Shri %rihna and aked 9 LHo$ ha.. $e 'e re.ie0ed *rom
thi 0an0a >.i0in& in *oret?G6
Shri %rihna ad0ied them to do the Anant 0rata@ Shri %rihna aid9 LAnant
hou.d 'e $orhipped on 'hadrapad Shuddha 1(@ I $i.. te.. +ou a ta.e
re&ardin& thi -rata@ In the %rit:+u& there .i0ed a )rahmin named Sumantu o*
the -aihta Gotra@ Deekha $a hi de0oted $i*e@ She 'e&ot a dau&hter
named Suhi.a@ Later Deekha died and in order to continue the Grahatha
rite he married $ith %arkaha9 $ho ued to Euarre. $ith her hu'and and
dau&hter e0er+ no$ and then@ Due to thi9 Sumantu $a a.$a+ de8ected@
A Suhi.a &re$9 he 'ecame *it *or marria&e@ One da+ %oundin+a came to
Sumantu9 $ho &a0e Suhi.a to him in marria&e@ In Ahadha and Shra$an
month9 Suhi.a and %oundin+a .i0ed $ith Sumantu9 'ut %arkaha Euarre.ed
$ith Suhi.a dai.+@ So %oundin+a reEueted Sumantu to a..o$ him to &o home@
Sumantu *e.t 0er+ orr+9 a hi on.+ dau&hter $ou.d 'e &oin& a$a+@ He aid9
LThi i not m+ $i*e 'ut he i m+ enem+@ No$ m+ dau&hter $i.. &o a$a+@
4here there i no peace9 the home i .ike a *oret@
%oundin+a cono.ed him@ Due to hi peruaion9 he a&reed to ta+ *or 1!
da+ more@ On the 1#th da+ Sumantu aked hi $i*e to prepare de.iciou *ood
*or hi dau&hter and on:in:.a$9 a the+ $ere departin&@ %arkaha entered the
inner room9 hut the door and p.aced tone a&aint the door o that it hou.d
not 'e opened eai.+@ At .eat Sumantu &a0e $heat konda to Suhi.a and
'ade them &ood:'+e@
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NeBt mornin& the+ reached a ri0er@ %oundin+a &ot do$n *rom the chariot and
$ent to the ri0er *or 'ath and ritua.@ Suhi.a a$ that man+ *ema.e $earin&
red i.k ari9 had &athered in the and and the+ $ere $orhippin& ome &od@
Suhi.a $ent to them9 and inEuired $hat the+ $ere doin&@ The *ema.e
rep.ied9 L4e are $orhippin& Anant@ )+ doin& thi 0rata9 a.. the deire are
*u.*i..ed@6 Suhi.a took intruction *rom them@ She &a0e 1( knot to a red
trin& and prepared Anant and Sheha >co'ra? o* dar'ha and $orhipped
Anant $ith 1/ upchar@ She then tied the Anant on her $rit@
Once $hen the+ $ere ittin&9 %oundin+a o'er0ed the red trin& on the $rit
o* Suhi.a@ He aked an&ri.+9 6Did +ou tie thi red trin& to keep me under +our
thum'G6 She aid9 LThi i Anant9 '+ $hoe *a0or $e &ot thi kin&dom and
properit+@6 Hearin& thi9 %oundin+a took the trin& '+ *orce and thre$ it into
*ire@ He remarked9 LIt i due to m+ penance that thi kin&dom i o'tained '+
u@6
Suhi.a $a 0er+ de8ected@ She hatened to take out the Anant *rom *ire and
put it in mi.k@ )ut due to thi the Anant $a enra&ed@ The kin&dom and a.. their
&.or+ $a detro+ed in no time and %oundin+a 'ecame a pauper@ %oundin+a
no$ repented and reo.0ed that o .on& a he $ou.d not ee Anant9 he $ou.d
neither drink nor eat@
Ha0in& reo.0ed9 he tarted $ith Suhi.a and $ent into a *oret@ He a$ a tree
.aden $ith *ruit 'ut no 'ird touched it *ruit@ %oundin+a aked the tree i* it had
een Anant@ The tree aid9 LI ha0e not een Anant9 'ut i* +ou ee9 p.eae
peak to him a'out me@6 <urther he a$ a co$ and a ca.*@ The+ $ere tr+in& to
eat &raA 'ut the+ cou.d not do o@ Then he a$ a 'i& 'u..@ <urther he a$
t$o .ake@ The &ooe and other 'ird did not drink the $ater@ Later he came
acro an e.ephant and an a $ho cou.d not peak@ %oundin+a had aked a..
i* the+ had een Anant@ The+ a.. denied9 'ut aid i* he a$ Anant9 he hou.d
peak a'out him to each o* them@ At .at %oundin+a $a tried o* $a.kin& and
he .a+ do$n on the &round@
In the meantime an o.d )rahmin came there and inEuired a'out him@ %no$in&
the caue o* hi $orr+ he aid9 LI ha.. ho$ +ou Anant@ Come $ith me@6
%oundin+a *o..o$ed him and a$ a *ine cit+@ )rahmin eated %oundin+a on
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the throne o* preciou tone and appeared 'e*ore him in hi rea. *orm@
Seein& thi9 %oundin+a $a amaCed and he 'o$ed to Shri Anant and 'e&an
to praie him@ Shri Anant $a p.eaed and &a0e him # 'oon@ )+ the *irt he
attained Dharma9 '+ the econd hi po0ert+ $a detro+ed and '+ the third he
&ot a'ode in -aikunda@
%oundin+a re*erred to the tree9 the co$ $ith the ca.*9 the 'u..9 the t$o .ake9
e.ephant9 a and the o.d )rahmin@ Shri Anant aid9 LThe tree9 .aden $ith
*ruit9 $a a )rahmin9 $ho $a proud o* hi .earnin& and did not teach hi
tudent9 hence he 'ecame a tree@ The co$ had &i0en an in*erti.e .and to a
)rahmin in charit+@ The 'u.. $a a rich )rahmin $ho did not &i0e in charit+ to
an+one@ The t$o .ake $ere t$o iter $ho eBchan&ed charit+ amon&
theme.0e@ The e.ephant i +our an&er and the a i +our 0anit+@ The o.d
)rahmin +ou met $a m+e.*@ 4homoe0er +ou ha0e een9 are a.. .i'eratedG
A*ter recei0in& the '.ein& o* Shri Anant9 %oundin+a .i0ed a a ru.er *or man+
+ear and in the end $ent to hea0en@
Sri %rihna to.d thi to Yudhitra9 $ho then $orhipped Anant $ith de0otion@
Shri Guru to.d thi Sa+amde0 and aked him to .et hi e.det on Na&nath to
do Anant 7oo8a@ Sa+amde0 did a ad0ied9 arran&ed &rand amardhana and
dined $ith Shri Guru@ Sa+amde0 then returned to hi p.ace9 kept the *ami.+
there and he a.one returned to Shri Guru to er0e him@ In thi $a+ +our
*ore*ather attained the *a0or o* Shri Guru@
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/hapter 1L---
,antu*4s Shri Shailya 8atra on Maha Shi)aratri
Tantuk9 a $ea0er9 $a one o* Shri Guru6 de0otee@ He er0ed Shri Guru
de0oted.+@ He did hi pro*eion ti.. a*ternoon9 then 'athed and $ept the
court+ard o* Shri Guru6 "ath@ "aha Shi0aratri $a approachin&@ Hi parent
and other re.ation tarted *or Shri Shai.+a9 and aked Tantuk to come $ith
them@ Tantuk aid9 6"+ Shri Shai.+a i here6 and he .i0ed a.one at home@
Shri Guru aked him 64h+ did +ou not &o *or +atraG6
He rep.ied9 6"+ +atra i at +our *eet@6
On the "aha Shi0aratri da+ Shri Guru $ent to San&am *or 'ath@ Tantuk
o'er0ed *at and he a.o $ent to the San&am and 'o$ed to Shri Guru@
Shri Guru aid 6A.. +our re.ati0e $ent *or +atra@ You on.+ remained 'ehind@ Do
+ou $ant to ee Shri Shai.+aG <o..o$ me9 I ha.. ho$ +ou@ Shut +our e+e
and ho.d m+ Sanda. *irm.+@6 LSa+in& o9 he took him to Shri Shai.+a $ithin a
moment@ Shri Guru aked him to open hi e+e@ Tantuk a$ Shri Giri 'e*ore
him@ Shri Guru to.d Tantuk to do %hour9 'athe and ee the "a..eh$ar@ He
$ent to the ri0er $here he met hi parent and re.ati0e@ The+ aked him L$h+
did +ou not come $ith u 'ut came tea.thi.+96 He aked9 LI came 8ut no$ $ith
Shri Guru@6 Some peop.e did not 'e.ie0e in hi $ord@
Doin& %hour and takin& L'e.6 and *.o$er he $ent to the temp.e@ 4hi.e
$orhippin&9 he a$ Shri Guru ittin& on the Lin&a@ He o**ered 7oo8a $ith
de0otion and came 'ack to Shri Guru $ho aked him9 L4i.. +ou ta+ or come
$ith meG6
Tantuk aid9 LI a$ a $onder toda+@ 4hi.e $orhippin& Shri Shankar9 I a$
+ou in the p.ace@ 4hen +ou are there $h+ peop.e come o *arG %ind.+ eBp.ain
thi to me@6
Shri Guru aid9 LGod i a.. o0er@ )ut i&ni*icance o* the p.ace i there@ The
&reatne o* thi p.ace i narrated in the Skandha 7urana@ <ormer.+
-imarhan $a a kin& o* the %irat deh@ He had $on a.. the kin&@ He $a
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adu.terer9 and ate $a piou and de0oted@ She once aked the kin&9 LYou are
adu.terer and eat meat@ Yet ho$ are +ou de0oted to GodG6
The kin& aid9 LI ha.. te.. +ou an account o* m+ pre0iou 'irth@ I $a a do& in
7ampa cit+@ On the Shi0aratri da+ a.. $ere $orhippin& Shri Shi0a in the
temp.e@ I $ent there hopin& to &et omethin& to eat@ The peop.e 'e&an to
dri0e me out o* the temp.e and 'eat me $ith tick and tone@ I ran round the
temp.e and entered into a drain@ I a$ the $orhip o* Shi0a that $a 'ein&
per*ormed there 'ut due to the thrahin& &i0en to me '+ the peop.eA I died in
*ront o* the temp.e@ Due to that meritoriou deed9 I 'ecame a kin& in thi .i*e9
'ut the nature o* do& o* eatin& an+thin& ha not .e*t me@6
The Eueen aked9 LYou narrated +our pre0iou .i*e@ 7.eae te.. me o* m+
pre0iou .i*e@6
The kin& aid9 LYou $ere a %apoti >)ird?@ You $ere *.+in& $ith a piece o* *.eh
in +our mouth@ A kite a$ thi and it attacked +ou9 You ran in the *oret at Giri
and 'e&an to take round at the Shi0a temp.e@ The kite *o..o$ed +ou a.. a.on&@
U.timate.+ +ou &ot tired9 +ou at at the top o* the temp.e and the kite attacked
+ou and took a$a+ the *.eh that +ou had@ You too died intant.+@ Due to the
merit o* the round o* the Shi0a temp.e9 +ou 'ecame m+ Eueen in thi .i*e@6
The Eueen *urther ak9 64hat $i.. 'e our *uture .i*eG The kin& aid9 6I ha.. 'e
kin& o* the Sindhu deh and +ou $i.. 'e 'orn in the Srin8a+a deh and +ou
ha.. a&ain 'e m+ Eueen@ Later I ha.. 'e the kin& o* Sourahtra and +ou ha..
'e 'orn in %da.in& and ha.. 'e m+ Eueen@ In the *ourth 'irth I ha.. 'e the kin&
o* Gandhar and +ou $i.. 'e 'orn in "a&adh and ha.. 'e m+ Eueen@ In the
*i*th9 I ha.. 'e the kin& o* A$anti and +ou $i.. 'e 'orn in Daharha and ha..
'e m+ $i*e@ NeBt I ha.. 'e the kin& o* Anart and +ou 'ein& a dau&hter o*
Ya+ati9 +ou $i.. marr+ me@ Se0enth time I ha.. 'e the kin& o* 7and+a and
67ad0arma6 $i.. 'e m+ name@ You 'ein& the -idar'ha prince 6-aumati6 ha..
marr+ me in a S$a+am0ara@ A*ter per*ormin& man+ acri*ice9 I ha.. accept
San+a and tud+ )rahma0id+a at A&ati "uniJ Ahram and in the end I
ha.. &o to the hea0en $ith +ou@6
Such i the &reatne o* the $orhip o* Shri Shai.+a@ 6Shri Guru then aid9
6There i %a..eh$ar in Gan&apur@ Thinkin& him a "a..ikar8una $orhip Him@
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6Tantuk aid9 64hen I a$ th+e.* at the p.ace o* "a..ikar8una9 $h+ hou.d I
$orhip other hrineG6
Hearin& thi Shri Guru mi.ed and aked Tantuk to hut hi e+e and ho.d hi
7aduka >anda.? *irm.+ and intant.+ 'oth returned to Gana&apur@ Shri Guru
ent Tantuk in the to$n to ca.. hi dicip.e@
Seein& Tantuk in c.ean ha0e9 peop.e $ondered and aked him $h+ he had
ha0ed@ Tantuk aid9 6I had 'een to Shri Shai.+a@ Here i the 'ukka and
praad@6 A.. .au&hed and aid9 64e a$ +ou here in the mornin&@ Ho$ can +ou
&o to and return *rom Shri Shai.+a o oonG6 He aid9 6 I had 'een there $ith
Shri Guru and ha0e 8ut returned@ Shri Guru i at the San&am and he ha
aked me to ca.. +ou@6
Hearin& thi a.. $ere atonihed@ The+ $ent to the San&am and praied Shri
Guru@ The peron9 $ho had 'een to Shri Shai.+a9 returned in a *ortni&ht@
The+ a.o $ondered to kno$ thi epiode@
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/hapter 1L-'
Nandi Brahmin relie)ed of Leprosy5 He be.ame a +oet
Nandi $a a )rahmin u**erin& *rom Lepro+@ He $orhipped Tu.8apur
)ha0ani *or # +ear@ He o'er0ed *at@ He ta+ed near )hu0aneh$ari at
)hi.a0adi *or 1 month and $orhipped the deit+ de0oted.+@ He $a to.d in a
dream to &o to Shri Guru at Gan&apur and that he $ou.d then 'e re.ie0ed o*
the dieae@
Nandi aid9 6You are Godde +oure.*9 ho$ do +ou ak me to &o to a human
'ein&@ I ha.. 'e here9 no matter i* I ha0e to .oe m+ .i*e@6
The 7u8ari a.o had imi.ar dream@ He and ome other to.d Nandi9 6Do not
trou'.e the Godde herea*ter and i* +ou do not mind9 $e ha.. not a..o$ +ou
enter thi "andir@6
)ein& he.p.e he came to Gan&apur and $ent to the "ath and 'o$ed to Shri
Guru@ Shri Guru aked him 6Lea0in& the Godde9 $h+ did +ou come to a
human 'ein&G 4hen +ou dou't9 ho$ can +ou 'e re.ie0ed o* the dieaeG6
Rea.iCin& that Shri Guru kne$ $hat $a in hi mind9 he aid9 6I am a du..ard@
%ind.+ *or&i0e me@ I ha0e come *or +our he.ter@ %ind.+ protect me@ I am 0er+
much haraed due to thi dieae@ "+ $i*e a.o .e*t me and $ent to her
parent@ Chand.a De0i ha ent me to +ou@ %ind.+ do not dri0e me a$a+@6
Shri Guru aked Somanath to take Nandi to the San&am and aid9 DLet him
'athe at the Shatku. and ha0e round o* the Ah$attha@ Gi0e him ne$
c.othe9 thro$in& a$a+ hi o.d one and then 'rin& him here *or mea.@D
A ad0ied '+ Shri Guru9 Somanath took Nandi to the San&am *or 'ath@ A*ter
'ath hi 'od+ 'ecame *ree *rom .epro+@ A*ter takin& round o* the Ah$attha9
Somanath 'rou&ht him 'ack to the "ath@ Nandi 'o$ed to Shri Guru and
'e&an to pra+ Him@
Shri Guru aked him9 6See i* a.. +our 'od+ ha 'een *ree *rom the dieae@ He
.ooked to hi 'od+ and *ound that ome patche had remained on hi thi&h@
)ein& a*raid he aked 6A*ter ha0in& +our '.ein& $h+ thee patche hou.d
'e hereG6
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Shri Guru aid9 6You came $ith a upicion that $hat a man cou.d do and o a
.itt.e dieae i there@ You hou.d ta+ here pra+in& God9 the .itt.e dieae that
i there $i.. a.o 'e $iped o** oon@6
Nandi aid9 6I am i..iterate@ Ho$ can I compoe poem o* praieG6
Shri Guru aked him to dra$ out hi ton&ue@ 4hen he did o9 Shri Guru put
.itt.e 'hama on the tip o* hi ton&ue@
Intant.+ he 'ecame $ie@ He 'o$ed to Shri Guru and 'e&an to compoe
poem in praie o* Shri Guru@ The ummar+ o* thoe poem i a *o..o$; :
6I $a inkin& in the $or.d.+ ocean9 'ein& de.uded '+ the a**ection *or m+
*ami.+ mem'er@ I $a roamin& throu&h di**erent pecie a $eda89 Anda89
Ud'hi8a and =ara8 i@e@ anima. .i*e@ Human .i*e i the 'et o* a..@ I had no
kno$.ed&e in the Shudra 'irth@ The 'irth o* a )rahmin i the 'et amon&t the
human 'ein&@ )ut i* a )rahmin i a.o a du..ard9 ho$ can he ha0e kno$.ed&e
o* Shri GuruG
The '.ood o* the mother and the emen o* the *ather unite and a *etu come
into eBitence a a 'u''.e@ A*ter 1, da+ it 'ecome .iEuid@ 4ithin a month a
ma.. o.id *etu i *ormed@ I the econd month the head and the .im' take
hape@ 4hen the *i0e &reat e.ement i@e@ the earth9 the $ater9 the .uter9 the
$ind and the k+ unite9 the ou. enter the *etu@ In the *i*th month the kin
and the hair are *ormed@ In the iBth month the *etu tart repiration@ In the
e0enth month9 the ear9 the ton&ue9 the 'rain and the marro$ 'ecome o.id@
In thi $a+ I $a &ro$in& in the mother6 uteru@ The mother $ou.d eat hot9
a.t9 our9 pun&ent and acidic artic.e9 due to $hich I $a &reat.+ trou'.ed@
I then took 'irth@ "+ pan o* .i*e $a *iBed@ Ha.* o* the time i@e@ the ni&ht $ere
pent in .eep in 0ain@ The remainin& ha.* i di0ided in the three ta&e9
chi.dhood9 +outh and o.d a&e@ In the chi.dhood9 I had to u**er much@ I $ept
due to pain in the tomach9 'ut m+ mother thou&ht that I $a hun&r+ and took
me to her 'reat@ And $hen I $a hun&r+9 he thou&ht I $a ai.in& and &a0e
me 'itter medicine@ At time due to corpion 'ite9 in the crad.e I $ou.d cr+@
She $ou.d then in& .u..a'ie and mo0e the crad.e to and *ro and tried to .ure
me to .eep or he $ou.d think that I am a**ected '+ ome pirit and o the
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tried "antra : Tantra and tied a '.ack trin& on m+ $rit@ "+ mother $ou.d
take pun&ent and our artic.e and I had to u**er *rom diarrhea9 cou&h etc@
In the +outh9 I $a in*.uenced '+ paion@ I dire&arded the parent and the
&uru and a.$a+ thou&ht a'out the *ema.e:eB@ Due to 0anit+9 I depied
Sadhu9 aint and o.d peron@ Ho$ cou.d ha0e I adored Shri Guru durin&
thi periodG
In the o.d a&e cou&h9 &ae and other trou'.e a**ected me@ "+ hair 'ecame
$hite $hi.e takin& care o* m+ *ami.+ and chi.dren@ I .ot m+ teeth9 I cou.d not
hear $e.. and ee proper.+@ E0en in thi tate I did not er0e Shri Guru@ You
are the protector and .i'erator o* the uni0ere@ 7.eae .i'erate me@6
I..iterate Nandi compoed uch poem@ A.. $ondered to ee hi *eat Nandi
*urther aid9 6-eda a+ that the *eet o* Shri Guru are ho.+ there i no other
$a+ than the *eet o* Shri Guru9 to 'e *ree *rom the $or.d.+ ea@ )+ the *a0or o*
Shri Guru9 a.. m+ in are $iped o**@ Shri Guru Naraimha Sara$ati i .ike
%amadhenu@ So peop.e hou.d adore him and &et .i'erated@
Nandi $a .ater ca..ed 6%a0ih$ar6 due to hi poetr+@ The patche o* .epro+
on hi thi&h a.o diappeared in coure o* time@ Nandi &reat.+ re8oiced at the
cure@ He 'e&an to er0e Shri Guru $ith more de0otion@
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/hapter 1L'
+oet Narahari Be.omes a (is.iple of Shri %uru
Once ome dicip.e took Shri Guru to their to$n Hipper&e@ Thi i a ho.+
p.ace o* %a..eh$ar@ A )rahmin Narahari .i0ed there@ He $a a &reat de0otee
o* God %a..eh$ar@ He dai.+ compoed *i0e ne$ tanCa in praie o*
%a..eh$ar and $orhiped him de0oted.+@
7eop.e to.d him the &reatne o* Shri Guru and reEueted him to compoe
poem in hi praie@ )ut Narahari aid9 6I ha0e o.d m+ ton&ue to %a..eh$ar
and I ha.. not compoe poem in praie o* a human 'ein&6@ A uua. he $ent
to the temp.e to $orhip %a..eh$ar@ 4hi.e $orhippin&9 he had a nap and he
&ot a.eep@ He a$ a dream that Shri Guru $a ittin& on the Shi0a Lin&a and
that he $a $orhipin& Shri Guru@ Later the Lin&a diappeared and Shri Guru
on.+ $a een@ Shri Guru mi.ed and aked him 6You do not 'e.ie0e in a
human 'ein& and then $h+ are +ou $orhipin& meG6@
Narahari a$oke and $ondered a'out the dream@ He repented *or
underetimatin& Shri Guru Naraimha Sara$ati9 $ho $a a.. incarnation o*
Shri Shi0a@
Immediate.+ he $ent to ee Shri Guru9 'o$ed to him and aid9 6%ind.+ *or&i0e
me@ 4ithout kno$in& +our &reatne I underetimated +ou9 'ut no$ I kno$
that +ou are %a..eh$ar hime.*@ 4hen %amadhenu i at home9 $h+ hou.d
one 'e anBiouG %ind.+ .et me ha0e +our '.ein&@ I $ih to er0e +ou
herea*ter@6 Sa+in& thi he 'e&an to praie Him@
Shri Guru $a p.eaed@ He &a0e c.othe to Narahari and accepted him a hi
dicip.e@ Shri Guru aid to him9 6%a..eh$ar i &reat@ You continue to $orhip
him@ Narahari aid9 64hen +ou +oure.* are %a..eh$ar9 $h+ hou.d I $orhip
other %a..eh$arG I ha.. not &o a$a+ .ea0in& th+ *eet no$@6 In thi $a+9
Narahari poet a.o 'ecame a &reat de0otee o* Shri Guru@6
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/hapter 1L'-
Shri %uru 'isits Eight +la.es at =ne ,ime
At the time o* Di$a.i *eti0a.9 e0en de0ote o* Shri Guru came to Gana&apur
"ath and reEueted Shri Guru to come to their p.ace *or Di$a.i@ A Shri Guru
.o0ed them a.. a.ike9 it $a a pro'.em 'e*ore him a to $hoe in0itation hou.d
'e accepted Shri Guru aid to them9 6You are a.. *rom di**erent p.ace@ Ho$
can I come to +our home at the ame timeG You decide amon& +oure.0e
a to $here I hou.d &o *irt and $here I hou.d &o .ater@6
Each de0otee $ihed that Shri Guru hou.d come to him *irt@ So the+ cou.d
not decide and 'e&an to Euarre.9 Shri Guru ca..ed the de0otee one '+ one
and to.d each o* them 6I ha.. come on.+ to one houe@ So don6t ar&ue
unneceari.+@6
Then the de0otee aid9 6Oh Guru9 do not make an+ ditinction 'et$een the
rich and the poor@ 7.eae treat u eEua..+@ I* +ou ne&.ect u $e ha.. end our
.i0e9 $e er0e +ou and $e do $hate0er +ou a+@D6 4ith thee $ord the+ a..
protrated theme.0e 'e*ore him hum'.+@
Thereupon Sri Guru aid9 6A.. ri&ht9 I ha.. 0iit +ou a..@ Ret aured a'out
that@6
One o* the dicip.e aked him9 6Ho$ can $e 'e ure that +ou $i.. 0iit the
home o* a.. o* uG
Then Sri Guru ca..ed each o* them eparate.+ and aid9 6I $i.. come to +our
houe9 'ut do not te.. other@D
A.. the e0en de0otee therea*ter $ent 'ack to their repecti0e p.ace9
p.eaed@
4hen the de0otee o* Gana&apur kne$ thi9 the+ reEueted Shri GuruA 6You
hou.d not &o out o* Gana&apur *or Di$a.i@6 Shri Guru promied them a.o that
he $ou.d 'e there9 and that the+ need not $orr+@
In the mornin& o* Narak Chaturdahi da+9 Shri Guru took ei&ht *orm and $ent
to 1 p.ace o* 1 de0otee and a.o ta+ed at Gana&apur "ath@ He accepted
7u8a in a.. the p.ace@
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Later the de0otee &athered at Gana&apur *or Deeparadhan on the %artik
7oornima@ Each one to.d that Shri Guru had 'een to him in Di$a.i and ho$ed
the c.oth preented to him '+ Shri Guru@ The peop.e o* Gana&apur aid9 6Shri
Guru $a here in the "ath durin& Di$a.i@6 )ut on eein& the artic.e preented
'+ Shri Guru a.. rea.iCed that Shri Guru had taken 2 *orm in Di$a.i and the+
a.. $ere amaCed@ The con0iction that Shri Guru i the incarnation o* Trimurtie
'ecame more *irm and the+ adored him $ith &reater de0otion@ He $ho
$orhip Sri Guru $i.. ha0e a.. i deire *u.*i..ed@ A.. tr+ to eBperience the
0a.ue o* Guru )hakti9 'ut *oo. cannot appreciate Amrit@ On.+ =nani and
de0otee can re.ih the Amrit o* Guru Nama@
The -eda and Shatra proc.aim that he $ho .ook do$n upon Guru a an
ordinar+ human 'ein& $i.. 'e 'orn an anima.@ Sri Guru Charitra i eEua. to
-eda:Shata@ On.+ Guru can .i'erate one *rom the throe o* Samkara@
Thoe $ho &o to Gana&apur and er0e Guru $ith de0otion $i.. ure.+ &et a..
their deire *u.*i..ed@ So .iten9 a.. o* +ou puri*+ +our mind and 0iit
Gana&apur@
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/hapter 1L'--
+arbati had Bumper /rops e)en in S.ar.ity
There .i0ed piou *armer9 named 7ar'ati9 in Gana&apur@ He ued to 'o$ to
Shri Guru $hen he $ent to San&am in the mornin& an a&ain at midda+ $hen
Shri Guru returned@ Hi *ie.d $a on the $a+ to the San&am@ Once Shri Guru
aked him9 D4h+ do +ou take thi trou'.e dai.+G 4hat i +our deireGD
7ar'ati aid9 DI $ih that m+ *ie.d +ie.d a &ood cropD@
Shri Guru9 D$hat ha0e +ou o$nGD
7ar'ati aid that 8a$ar $a o$n in hi *ie.d@ He *urther added9 DIt i due to
+our *a0or that thi +ear the corp i &ood@ I $ih that +ou hou.d kind.+ come
to m+ *ie.d and ha0e a .ook at the crop '+ +our i&ht $hich ho$er nectar@6
Shri Guru $ent to the *ie.d9 .ooked at the crop and aid9 6I* +ou ha0e *aith in
me9 do a I 'id +ou@6
7ar'ati aid9 6I ha.. o'e+ +ou *rom the 'ottom o* m+ heart6@
Shri Guru : 6Ti.. I return at midda+9 cut o** thi crop6@ Sa+in& o9 Shri Guru $ent
to the San&am@
7ar'ati approached the Re0enue O**icer and aked him to permit him to reap
the crop on the rent a per the pre0iou +ear@
The O**icer aid9 LThi +ear the crop i &ood9 hence the o.d rent $i.. not
u**ice6@
7ar'ati aid9 LI ha.. pa+ dou'.e the rent@ So p.eae &i0e me permiion6@ The
O**icer a&reed and &ranted the permiion@
7ar'ati took ome men $ith him9 $ent to the *ie.d and reaped the crop@ Hi
$i*e and chi.dren tried to prohi'it himA 'ut he did not .iten to them@ The $i*e
comp.ained to the O**icer9 LThe crop i &ood thi +earA 'ut 'e*ore the har0et9
m+ hu'and i reapin& the *ie.d on the ad0ice o* a San+ai and i depri0in& u
o* *ood@ %ind.+ prohi'it him to cut the crop6@
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The O**icer ent hi men to ak 7ar'ati $h+ he $a reapin& the *ie.d 'e*ore
the har0et@ 7ar'ati aid9 LI* the O**icer ha dou't o* &ettin& the rentA I ha..
pa+ the corn *rom reer0e and keep m+ catt.e at hi door6@
7ar'ati reaped a.. the crop@ Seein& that Shri Guru $a returnin& *rom the
San&am9 he 'o$ed to Him and reported that he had cut the crop a
intructed@
Shri Guru LYou ha0e reaped in 0ainI6
7ar'ati LI ha0e read the crop a ad0ied '+ +ou@ I ha0e *u.. *aith in +ou@6
Shri Guru LYou $i.. ha0e the *ruit o* +our de0otion9 the $i*e and chi.dren o*
7ar'ati aid that the+ ha0e .ot their *ood@ 7ar'ati cono.ed them '+ a0in&9
LShri Guru i Shri Shi0a incarnate@ 4ith hi '.ein&94e ha.. ha0e no .o@
He to.d u to do thi due to ome un*oreeen reaon@6
In a'out a $eek9 there $a a e0ere code and a.. the crop in the countr+
$ere .ot@ Then on "u. Nakhatra9 there $a hea0+ rain9 $hich $a a.o
harm*u. to the cropA 'ut 7ar'ati6 *ie.d +ie.ded hundred time more crop o*
&ood Eua.it+@ A.. $ondered to ee thi@
The $i*e and chi.dren o* 7ar'ati a.o re8oiced@ The+ 'e&&ed apo.o&+ o*
7ar'ati and repented *or underetimatin& Shri Guru@ The mention o* a.. the
a'o0e *act i made here in order to ho$ the a**init+ o* Shri Sai )a'a to Shri
-itha. o* 7andharpur@ One Sai "andir at 7hana$adi9 in the Gir&aum area o*
the )om'a+ cit+9 $a *ormer.+ a temp.e o* -itha. and it $a kno$n a DShri
7rema. -itha. "andirD@ In thi temp.e the ido. o* -itha. and Rakhumai $ere
inta..ed '+ Shri Ga8anan -ina+ak 7radhan9 a the temp.e ite.* $a
contructed m+ him a hi o$n pri0ate propert+@ Ho$e0er9 Shri -aant Shatri
a.ia A'a 7anhikar comp.ete.+ chan&ed the "andir and &a0e it the preent
*orm@ One Shri 7ra'hakar 7anhikar9 i a *amou actor on the "arathi ta&e
and Shri A'a 7anhikar i hi 'rother@ Shri A'a 7anhikar $a per*ormin&
%eertan in the -itha. "andir re&u.ar.+@ Shri )ho.e Guru8i9 $ho i a Sai
de0otee9 ued to attend Shri 7anhikar6 keertan a he $a ta+in& 0er+
near the a'o0e "andir9 in the "u&'hat area Gir&aum@ Shri )ho.e Guru8i
reEueted Shri 7anhikar to tart pra+in& to Shri Sai )a'a@ Shri 7anhikar
$a not a$are o* &reatne o* the aint o* Shirdi up to that time and on 'ein&
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initiated '+ Shri )ho.e Guru8i9 he &.ad.+ 'ecame a de0otee o* Shri Sai )a'a@
He 0er+ oon 'ecame a taunch and incere de0otee o* Sri )a'a and 0er+
oon thou&ht o* chan&in& the -itha. "andir into a Sai temp.e@ It i 'ecaue o*
the Cea. and e**ort o* Shri A'a 7anhikar that the 7rema. -itha. "andir i
no$ con0erted into a Sai "andir and i no$ kno$n '+ that name@
In thi temp.e9 $e ee the ido. o* Shri Sai )a'a in p.ater9 $hich i a'out *our
and a ha.* *eet hi&h@ Thi ido. i eated on an a.tar@ It $i.. 'e een *rom the
photo&raph o* the temp.e pu'.ihed a.on& $ith thi artic.e that the ori&ina.
ido. o* Shri -itha. and Rakhumai inta..ed in the temp.e ha0e ti.. 'e retained
in the temp.e a Shri Sai )a'a had re0erence *or that &od a tated at the
'e&innin& o* thi artic.e@ The 'eauti*u. ido. o* Shri Sai )a'a in p.ater $a
made '+ one cu.ptor Shri G@-@ 7atkar@ Thou&h the temp.e $a ori&ina..+
contructed a a pri0ate temp.e9 ti.. it $a .ater on thro$n open to e0er+one
*or $orhip and at preent an+'od+ can &o and o**er *.o$er or &ar.and to
Shri Sai )a'a or Shri -itha. : Rakhumai@
In the rear ide o* thi temp.e9 there i a 'an+an tree a'out hundred +ear o.d@
Around thi tree $e can a.o *ind the ido. o* Shri Datta9 Hanuman and 7indi
o* Shri Shankar@ In addition to that9 there are the 7aduka o* Shri Sai )a'a in
i.0er in thi area@ Thee 7aduka $ere inta..ed at the Octo'er 13,!@
The practice o* &ettin& prepared the i.0er 7aduka o* Shri Sai )a'a and &i0e
them to di**erent peop.e or intitution dedicated to Sai $orhip9 $a tarted
'+ thi temp.e@ So *ar9 the Sai 7aduka &ot prepared '+ thi "andir ha0e
'een inta..ed at *i0e di**erent p.ace@ It ma+ 'e noted here that the 7aduka
inta..ed at the Sai temp.e o* Smt@ A8i'ai 4anare at London9 $ere &ot
prepared '+ thi "andir@
DSer0ice to humanit+ and Ser0ice to the dump mute i the er0ice to GodD
thi $a the motto o* Shri Sai )a'a and the mana&ement o* thi temp.e ha
'orne in mind thi *act@ The+ ha0e there*ore coup.ed a ocia. dut+ $ith thi
re.i&iou intitution@ On the *irt *.oor o* thi temp.e9 arran&ement ha0e 'een
made *or the *ree accommodation o* poor and deer0in& tudent9 4ho ha0e
no arran&ement to ta+ in )om'a+@ A &reat num'er o* tudent ha0e taken
ad0anta&e o* thi *aci.it+ and 'ecaue o* the re.i&iou atmophere o* the
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temp.eA thee tudent are &roo0ed in Sai de0otion *rom the +oun& a&e o*
their .i*e@
Aarti9 $orhip etc@ are carried out at thi temp.e e0er+ da+ a per thoe
per*ormed at Shirdi@ Ramna0ami9 Gurupournima and -i8a+adahami are the
&reat *eti0a. o'er0ed at thi temp.e on the ame .ine a i done at Shirdi@
Thi temp.e ha tarted one more practice@ On e0er+ Shi0aratri da+9 the
o**erin& o* *ruit i made to Shri )a'a and the+ are .ater on ditri'uted to the
de0otee '+ $a+ o* praad@ Shri 7anduran& "ahade0 4aran& i a taunch
Sai de0otee9 $ho mana&e the dai.+ a**air o* the temp.e $ith &reat care@ He
i on.+ thirt+:one +ear o* a&e at preent9 'ut *or the .at t$ent+:t$o +ear he
i ta+in& in the temp.e premie and i attendin& to the $ork o* thi temp.e@
The mana&ement $ant to eBpand the acti0itie o* the temp.e and arran&e
ome *urther pro&ram on a .ar&e ca.eA 'ut due tot horta&e o* pace the+
*ee. orr+ that it i not poi'.e *or them@ Shri 4aran& a.$a+ a+ that a.. hi
di**icu.tie are readi.+ o.0ed '+ Shri Sai )a'a@ Thi ho$ hi &reat *aith in
Shri Sai )a'a and hi de0otion to Him@
Gir&aum i a 0er+ cro$ded .oca.it+ o* )om'a+ cit+@ The+ area round a'out
La.'au& and 7are. $hich i kno$n a the D"i.. areaD i perhap another
eEua..+ cro$ded area in )om'a+@ The peop.e in the D"i.. areaD are o 0er+
'u+ in their tru&&.e *or eBitence that the+ ha0e hard.+ an+ time to think
a'out &od or eBitence@ The peop.e in the Gir&aum area are mot.+ $hite:
co..ar peop.e@ The+ ha0e re&u.ar hour o* their o**ice $ork@ Simi.ar.+ re.i&iou
practice are im'i'ed in them *rom their chi.dhood@ Hence the+ *ind the need
o* a p.ace *or $orhip $here the+ can &et menta. peace@ The peop.e $ho
$ere *ormer.+ the+ de0otee o* -itha. ha0e tarted 0iitin& thi temp.e *or the
$orhip o* that &odA 'ut a*ter eein& the ido. o* Shri Sai )a'a in the temp.e
and ha0in& come to kno$@ Hi &reatne9 the+ automatica..+ 'ecome Hi
de0otee@ Thu thi temp.e ha a &ood p.ace o* $orhip *or the de0otee
ta+in& in Gir&aum area o* the )om'a+ cit+ and i there*ore *reEuented '+ a
num'er o* de0otee e0er+ da+@
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Namdharak 'o$ed to Shri Siddhamuni $ith *o.ded hand and aid9 D&urudeo9
+ou ha0e narrated to me the .i*e o* Shri Guru and ha0e &i0en me the rea.
&n+an>kno$.ed&e? $hich ha $iped o** m+ karma and '+ +our '.ein&9 I ha0e
kno$n the eence o* re.i&ion@ De0otion to Shri Guru i .ike the %a.pataru and
Rihi .ike -ahihta and Shuka a.o *o..o$ thi path@ No$ kind.+ te.. me the
path o* Sad&uru@D
)ein& p.eaed $ith the Euetion9 Shri Siddha aid9 DNamdharak9 +ou are 0er+
*ortunate a +ou a +ou ha0e aked Euetion re&ardin& the eterna. princip.e9
kno$in& $ith i..uion and i&norance are $iped o** and the mind 'ecome
'ecome a c.ear a the .i&ht o* the un@
Once $hen Shri Shankar $a ittin& on a 'eauti*u. point o* %ai.a9 De0i
7ar0ati $ith *o.ded hand aid to him $ith de0otion9 DGreat God o* God9 Guru
o* the uni0ere9 &i0e me Gurumantra and kind.+ te.. me the mean '+ $hich
one6 ou. 'ecome united $ith )rahmaD@
Shri Shankar aid9 DDear De0i9 thi i a Euetion $hich ha ne0er 'een aked
to me o *ar '+ an+'od+@ You are m+ econd *orm@ So I ha.. te.. +ou thi &it
and thi $i.. 'ene*it a.. the peop.e a.oD@
-eda9 Shatra9 7urana9 Ithiha9 "antra:tantra0id+a9 Smriti:8aran:maran>uin&
the po$er o* doin& mirac.e '+ the de0otee o* Shi0a and Shakti? and other
0ariou cience put one in i..uion@ 4ithout kno$in& the &it o* de0otion to
Guru9 peop.e per*orm acri*ice9 o'er0e penance9 0rat9 charit+9 recitation and
&o to the ho.+ p.ace 'ut on.+ a*ter the rie o* the .i&ht o* Shri Guru9 di**icu.t
0id+a9 $or.d.+ i..uion and i&norance are a.. $iped o**@ )+ er0in& Shri Guru9 a..
in perih and the ou. 'ecome pure and united $ith )rahma@
Takin& the ho.+ $ater9 touched '+ the .otu .ike *eet o* Shri Guru9 i .ike a 'ath
at a ho.+ p.ace@ Thi Tirth i a ho.+ a %ahi or 7ra+a&@
A.$a+ remem'er Shri Guru@ Recite Shri Guru6 name a.. the time@ O'e+ hi
order9 er0e and $orhip Shri Guru $ith de0otion@ Doin& thi9 one can e0en
attain m+ poition@
The a.pha'et 6Gu6 mean darkne and 6Ru6 mean .i&ht@ Guru mean the
kno$.ed&e o* the .i&ht o* )rahma9 that detro+ darkne o* i&norance@ 6Gu
1
i
the *irt a.pha'et to create i..uion and other attri'ute@ 6Ru6 i the econd
a.pha'et o* )rahma $hich detro+ i..uion and 0ain appearance@ Thi po$er
o* Guru i upreme and i di**icu.t e0en *or the God to o'tain@
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A Sadhak >dicip.e? hou.d o**er to Shri Guru &ood eat9 'ed9 c.othe9
ornament9 con0e+ance etc@ He hou.d er0e him $ith de0otion *or &ettin&
one6 poition9 ahram9 cate and pra+ him $ith 'od+9 ene9 mone+9 on9
$i*e9 etc@ c.ear.+ and hou.d not 'e ahamed to .a+ protrate 'e*ore him@
"en &o to he.. '+ .i0in& in *ami.+ .i*e a one6 'od+ i *u.. o* $orm9 ni&ht:oi.9
urine9 phe.&m9 .ood9 *.eh and 'ad odor@ )o$ .o Shri Guru9 $ho .i'erate a
peron *rom the $or.d.+ mierie@
Shri Guru i )rahma9 -ihnu and "aheha and 7ara:)rahma@ He i the
caue o* the creation o* Uni0ere9 .i'erator o* peron *rom thi $or.d.+ ea
and &i0er o* the kno$.ed&e o* a.. the 0id+a@
)+ app.+in& the ointment o* Shri Guru6 kno$.ed&e to one6 e+e9 c.oed e+e
are opened9 parent9 'rother9 and &ood men $ho &i0e rea. kno$.ed&e o*
$or.d.+ .i*e9 are a.. Guru@ Thou&h there i di0erit+ in the uni0ere9 +et there
i onene@ Shri Guru protect one *rom a.. di**icu.tie9 ho$in& the caue and
e**ect@
I* Shri Shankar or Shri -ihnu are enra&ed9 Shri Guru protect the de0otee9
'ut $hen Shri Guru hime.* i enra&ed9 e0en Shri Shankar or Shri -ihnu
cannot protect them@
=ut a the '.ind man cannot ee the .i&ht o* the Sun9 o the du.. peron do
not ee the nectar:.ike appearance o* Shri Guru9 $hich i 0ii'.e on.+ to the
e+e o* the thou&ht*u.@ Shri Guru i .ike a monarch9 $ho i $itnein& the
drama o* creation and detruction o* the uni0ere@
Three Nath9 Ganeh9 # )haira0a 7eetha9 Siddha9 # )atu9 ! 7ad9 # Dootie9
Shri Shankar9 (9 /9 29 " -eereh9 , -eera0a.ie are a.. aociated $ith the
'et 6Shri "a.ini6 mantra@ )o$ to thi Shri Guru manda.@
To think a'out Shri Guru6 'od+ i .ike thinkin& a'out e0er.atin& Shri Shi0a
and to recite Shri GuruJ name to praie to eterna. Shi0a6 Eua.itie@
Shri Guru i 'irth.e9 de0oid o* o.da&e and ha no 'e&inin&@ He i e.*
created9 de0oid o* chan&e9 *u.. o* 'ri&ht '.i9 minutet o* the minute9 &reatet
o* the &reat and eterna.@ He i e.* hinin&9 pot.e9 k+ per0adin&9
e0er.atin& and ha no decreae@ -eda and "anu decri'e Shri Guru6
penance in thi $a+@ There*ore a.$a+ remem'er Shri Guru@
)+ the kno$.ed&e o* e.*9 $hich i per0adin& a.. the uni0ere9 mo0ea'.e and
immo0oa'.e9 in o* e0era. 'irth are atoned@ There are no &reater princip.e
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than the kno$.ed&e o* e.*@ There i no &reater penance than the er0ice o*
Shri Guru and there i no deeper kno$.ed&e than the ad0ice o* Shri Guru@
Shri Guru i =a&annath >.ord o* the uni0ere? and the Guru o* the # Loka@
Shri Guru i the uni0ere and our ou. i the ou. o* a.. the creation@ )o$ .o
Shri Guru9 $ho &i0e thi kno$.ed&e@
The peron9 $ho are proud o* penance and kno$.ed&e and $ho are
en&roed in the $or.d.+ a**air9 are .ike the pot mo0in& on the $hee. o* a
pot:maker@ God9 Gandhar0a9 *ore *ather9 +akh9 kinnar9 rihi9 iddha9 $ho
do not er0e Shri Guru do not &et a.0ation@
)o$ to Shri Guru9 $ho i upreme 8o+ and $ho &i0e the 'et p.eaure@ He i
hrine o* kno$.ed&e9 a'o0e di0iion9 k+ per0adin&9 kno$er o* Tatt$am Ai6
>that thou art? princip.e9 on.+ one9 EBterna.9 pure9 immo0ea'.e9 $ho $itnee
e0er+thin& and $ho i de0oid o* eBitence and three Eua.itie>Sat$a Ra8 and
Tam?@
To kno$ one6 e.* i the upreme kno$.ed&e and the utmot &oa. o* .i*e@ Thi
i attained on.+ '+ the *a0our o* Shri Guru@
Remem'er Shri Guru ti.. death@ E0en i* he i *ick.e minded9 do not *or&et or
*orake him@ The $ie hou.d not peak a'out Shri Guru $ith direpect@ Do
not te.. a .ie 'e*ore him@
Thoe $ho depie Shri Guru &o to he..@ Thoe $ho dicu 0ain.+ $ith Shri
Guru 'ecome )rahma Rakha and ha0e to .i0e in 'arren and $ater.e
p.ace@
Oh 7ar0ati9 Shri Guru protect hi dicip.e9 e0en i* &od9 muni or panna&
cure@ God and munie are $eak 'e*ore Shri Guru9 $hoe cure can
detro+ them in no time@
O De0i9 accordin& to Smritie and -eda9 Shri Guru i 7ara'rahma@ Guru i a
mantra o* t$o +..a'.e@
)o$ to Shri Guru9 $ho i per0adin& a.. the uni0ere *rom )rahma to &ra9
$ho i eterna.9 $ho.e9 *orm.e9 de0oid o* Eua.itie9 en&roed in e.*:
kno$.ed&e9 a'o0e di0iion and *u.. o* rea. 'ri&ht:8o+ >at:chit:anand rup?@
)rahma i eterna. .ike *ra&rance in camphor and *.o$er and .ike the coo.ne
and $armth in an o'8ect@ Thi kno$.ed&e can 'e &ot on.+ throu&h Shri Guru@
So $orhip and er0e him $ith pure and dear heart and in&u.ar de0otion@
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One9 $ho i united $ith )rahma in meditation9 rea.ie %unda.ini9 )rahma
Randhra and *orm.ene and &e. a.0ation $ithout dou't@
The i&norant $in o0er the $or.d.+ ea and the $ie 'eide &et kno$.ed&e
o* action and no:action '+ *o..o$in& the path o* Shri Guru@
Thoe9 $ho read9 hear or $rite Shri Guru Geeta and &i0e it in charit+ $ith
mone+9 a.. their deire are *u..*i..ed@ A.$a+ read Sri Guru:Geeta to &et rid o*
the mierie o* the $ord.+ .i*e@
Each and e0er+ +..a'.e o* Guru:Geeta ena'.e to $in death9 remo0e a..
di**icu.tie and *ear o* +akha9 Rakha9 &hot9 thie0e9 ti&er and dieae@
It &i0e the po$er o* uin& )hama9 memerim and h+pnotim@
O De0i9 read Shri Guru:Geeta9 ittin& on a ite o* kuh &ra >dhar'haan? or
$hite '.anket $ith attenti0e mind@ Ue a $hite eat *or peace9 red *or
memeriin&9 '.ack *or punihin& the e0i.doer and +e..o$ *or &ettin& $ea.th@
<or peace9 it *acin& the north9 *or memeriin& *acin& the eat9 *or punihin&
the e0i.doer *acin& the outh and *or $ea.th *acin& the $et@
Recitation o* Guru:Geeta9 &i0e one incenti0e po$er9 de0e.op one6 Eua.itie9
detro+ e0i. act9 make &ood act ucce*u.9 remo0e *ear o* Gra ha
>p.anet?9 detro+ e0i. dream9 &i0e iue e0en to teri.e $omen9 &i0e
&ood.uck to the married $omen >keep their hu'and a.i0e a.. their .i0e? and
&i0e peace o* mind@
I* a $ido$ read Shri Guru:Geeta $ithout o'8ect9 he &et a.0ation@ I* he
read $ith deire9 he $i.. &et a &ood hu'and in the neBt 'irth and a.. her
mierie9 di**icu.tie and cure $i.. perih@
Shri Guru:Geeta i .ike a %amadhenu to thoe $ho read it $ith ome
eBpectation@ It i .ike a ka.pataru to thoe9 $ho read $ith deire@ It i .ike a
chintamani to the thinker o* e0er+thin& &ood@ I* +ou read it *or a.0ation +ou
&et a.0ation9 i* +ou read it *or $or.d.+ p.eaure9 +ou $i.. &et them@
One can read Shri Guru:Geeta $ith ome o'8ect9 ittin& on a 'ank o* a ri0er or
the ea hore9 in the mandir o* -ihnu9 Shi0a9 De0i or other God9 math9
co$hed9 under 0at9 a$a.a9 man&o tree or near a p.ant o* Tu.i or dhotra or in
the cremation &round at an .one.+ 'ut c.ean and neat p.ace@
E0en thou&h a de0otee o* Shri Guru ma+ 'e a *oo.9 ti.. he i &reat9 a.. hi
&ood act9 penance9 0ra.9 dikha 'ecome ucce*u.@ The+ are ne0er *uti.e@
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A Shri Guru kno$ )rahma9 he i a.$a+ pure and $heree0er he &oe9 there
i the preence o* od9 Tirth and 7eeth@ One $ho read Guru:Geeta ittin& or
.+in& on a 'ed9 tandin&9 $a.kin&9 peakin&9 ridin& on a hore or an e.ephant9
i pure@ He ha no re'irth@
A ou. i one $ith God9 8ut a the $ater in the ea9 the mi.k in the mi.k pot9
the &hee in the &hee:pot and the k+ in the 'roken pot aro one $ith them9
imi.ar.+ the Dn+ani >.earned?9 i united $ith God and .ie .ot in hime.* da+
and ni&ht@
O 7ar0ati9 $hen one i '.eed '+ Shri Guru9 a.. hi dou't 0anih9 &odde
Sara$ati reide on hi ton&ue and he &et 'oth the p.eaure and a.0ation
'+ the *a0our o* Shri Guru@ One6 recitation9 0rat and penance o* e0era. 'irth
'ear *ruit@
O 4aranane >ha0in& &ood *ace?9 I to.d +ou9 thi princip.e o* Sankh+a atra
One God9 one re.i&ion9 one de0otion9 one penance are nothin& e.e 'ut Shri
Guru hime.*@ There i no hi&her princip.e @'an that o* Shri Guru@
The home9 $here i de0otion o* Shri Guru9 parent9 *ami.+ and race9 i
*ortunate@ Thoe9 $ho do not adore Shri Guru due to -anit+ o* kno$.ed&e and
penance9 are un*ortunate@
E0en to )rahma9 -ihnu9 "aheh9 God9 Rihi9 <ore*ather9 kinnar9 iddha9
charan9 +akh9 munie9 the *a0our o* Shri Guru9 i .ike the &reat ho.+ Tirth@
Shri Guru6 Tirth i the root o* a.. the Tirth@
I* one read Shri Guru:Geeta in tra0e.9 or durin& $ar9 at the time o* the attack
o* an enem+9 he &et 0ictor+ in .i*e and a.0ation at death@
I* Shri Guru:Geeta i read $ith e0i. act9 at e0i. p.ace and $ith *ick.e mind9 it
&i0e e0i. e**ect@
A +ou are dear to me9 I ha0e to.d thi &it to +ou@ %eep it $ith +oure.*@ Te..
thi to one9 $ho i not en&roed in $ord.+ p.eaure and ha de0otionA 'ut
do not te.. it to him9 $ho i not de0oted9 $ho i a deceit9 cunnin&9 atheit and
$ho dicue 0ain.+@
Here end the &it o* Shri Guru:Geeta in the *orm o* a dia.o&ue 'et$een
Ih$ar and 7ar0ati9 inc.uded in the Uttarkhand o* Skand 7urana@
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/hapter 1L'---
Amar6a Sangam and the %reatness of %anagapur
On the par0a da+ o* Ah0in -ad 1(9 Shri Guru aid to the dicip.e9 64e ha..
ha0e 'ath at triha.i ># Ho.+ p.ace i@ e@ 7ra+a&9 %ahi and Ga+a? $ith *ami.+
and chi.dren@
The dicip.e aid9 6<or uch a .on& 8ourne+9 $e reEuire ome time *or
preparation6@
Shri Guru9 6Thee ho.+ p.ace are near a'out@ So there i no need *or pecia.
preparation@6
Sa+in& thi he $ent $ith them a.. to the an&amam@ A.. took 'ath there@ Shri
Guru aid9 6The San&am i .ike 7ra+a&@ )hima *.o$ there north$ard@ Thi
Amar8a San&am i a ho.+ a the Gan&a:Yamuna San&am o* 7ra+a&@ There
are other ei&ht ho.+ p.ace >Tirtha? near a'out@6
The dicip.e9 :64h+ thi ri0er i ca..ed Amar8aG6
Shri Guru9 :6=a..undhar Rakhaa $ere on 4ar@ Indra $ent to Shri Shankar
and aid9 64e ki.. Rakha 'ut *rom each drop o* their '.ood9 ne$ Rakhaa
are 'orn and the+ ha0e pread in Three Loka@ The+ ha0e ki..ed man+ God@6
Hearin& thi9 Shri Shankar $a enra&ed and tarted to ki.. the Rakha in the
*orm o* Rudra@ Indra aid9 6You $i.. ki.. the Rakha; 'ut kind.+ u&&et an+
de0ice to make the &od a.i0e@6
Shri Shankar recited Amrit mantra and &a0e a 8ar *i..ed $ith nectar@ Indra
prink.ed the nectar on the God and made them a.i0e@ 4hi.e Indra $a &oin&
$ith the 8ar o* the remainin& nectar ome drop *e.. on the earth and a ri0er
$a created ca..ed 6Amar8a6@ )ath in thi ri0er pre0ent dieae and untime.+
death@ Thi ri0er meet )hima and thi San&am i &reat .ike Tri0eni San&am
o* 7ra+a&@ )ath in thi %artik and "a&ha month9 on Som$ati9 Sankratini
&rahan >ec.ipe? 7ar0a at thi San&am i 0er+ 0irtuou@
)e*ore thi San&am i the Ah$attha9 'ath near $hich *u.*i.. a.. the deire@ I
a.o .i0e here@ A*ter $orhippin& thi Ah$attha9 $orhip the 6San&ameh$ar6
$ith de0otion@ Thi i .ike "a..ikar8una o* Shri Shai.+a@ )o$ to Nandi and
Chandi9 ha0e three round and ee Shi0a Shankar@
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There i the 6-aranai6 Tirth i@ e@ %ahi one mi.e ahead@ One )rahmin o*
)harad$a8 Gotra $a a &reat de0otee o* Shri Shi0a@ He roamed e0er+$here
$ithout c.othe9 peop.e ca..ed him 6mad6@ He had t$o 'rother Ih$ar and
7anduran&@ The+ $ere thinkin& o* &oin& to %ahi@ At thi time one de0otee o*
Shri Shi0a came there and aid to hi 'rother9 6 4h+ do +ou &o to %ahiG
Here i %ahi -ih$eh$ar@6 The 'rother aid9 64here i itG Sho$ u6@
The de0otee took a 'ath and at in meditation@ Shri Shankar appeared 'e*ore
him@ The de0otee reEueted him to create an ido. o* %ahi -ih$eh$ar there
*or dai.+ $orhip and Darhan@ Shri Shankar conceded and "anikarnika %und
$a created *irt and the hrine o* %ahi -ih$eh$ar came out o* it@ A ri0er
*.o$in& north$ard .ike )ha&irathi a.o came into eBitence@ A.. the principa.
p.ace o* %ahi $ere thu created here@ )oth the 'rother then $orhipped
%ahi -ih$eh$ar@ Thee 'rother .i0ed at 7andharpur and $ere kno$n a
6Aradh+e6@
Hearin& thi *rom Shri Guru9 a.. took 'ath there and $orhipped Shri
-ih$eh$ar $ith de0otion and o'er0ed other rite@
Shri Guru :6Here i 6 7apa0inahi Tirth6 'ath in $hich detro+ a.. in@6 Shri
Guru ca..ed hi iter Ratnai here and aid9 6You had ki..ed a cat $ith a tick
and there*ore +ou are ha0in& .epro+@ You 'athe in thi Tirth dai.+ and +our
dieae $i.. diappear@6 A ad0ied9 he 'athed here *or three da+ and her
dieae $a $iped o**@
A .itt.e *urther i 6%oti Tirth6@ One hou.d 'athe here on Sankranthi9 Grahan9
7oornima and Ama0a+a and &i0e a co$ $ith a ca.* in charit+@ <urther to thi
i 6Rudra Tirth6@ It i a ho.+ a Ga+a@ O'er0e Shraddha here@
<urther i 6Chakra Tirth6 .ike D$arka@ )e+ond i 6"anmath Tirth6@ To the eat o*
it9 i 6%a..eh$ar6 .ike Gokarna "aha'a.eh$ar@ )+ doin& thi9 ei&ht &.orie are
o'tained@6
Shri Guru thu narrated the &reatne o* the ei&ht ho.+ p.ace and a.. $ere
p.eaed@ The+ 'athed and o'er0ed other rite and returned to Gan&apur $ith
Shri Guru@ A &rand amardhana $a arran&ed 8oint.+@
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/hapter -L
,he %ist of %uru %eeta
Namdharak 'o$ed to Shri Siddha "uni $ith *o.ded hand and aid9 DGurude09
+ou ha0e narrated to me the .i*e o* Shri Guru and ha0e &i0en me the rea.
&n+an >kno$.ed&e? $hich ha $iped o** m+ karma and '+ +our '.ein&9 I
ha0e kno$n the eence o* re.i&ion@ De0otion to Shri Guru i .ike the
%a.pataru and Rihi .ike -aihta and Shuka a.o *o..o$ thi path@ No$ kind.+
te.. me the path o* Sad&uru@D
)ein& p.eaed $ith the Euetion9 Shri Siddha aid9 DNamdharak9 +ou are 0er+
*ortunate a +ou a +ou ha0e aked Euetion re&ardin& the eterna. princip.e9
kno$in& $ith i..uion and i&norance are $iped o** and the mind 'ecome a
c.ear a the .i&ht o* the un@
Once $hen Shri Shankar $a ittin& on a 'eauti*u. point o* %ai.a9 De0i
7ar0ati $ith *o.ded hand aid to him $ith de0otion9 DGreat God o* God9 Guru
o* the uni0ere9 &i0e me Guru mantra and kind.+ te.. me the mean '+ $hich
one6 ou. 'ecome united $ith )rahmaD@
Shri Shankar aid9 DDear De0i9 thi i a Euetion $hich ha ne0er 'een aked
to me o *ar '+ an+'od+@ You are m+ econd *orm@ So I ha.. te.. +ou thi &it
and thi $i.. 'ene*it a.. the peop.e a.oD@
-eda9 Shatra9 7urana9 Ithiha9 "antra:tantra 0id+a9 Smriti:8aran:maran
>uin& the po$er o* doin& mirac.e '+ the de0otee o* Shi0a and hakti? and
other 0ariou cience put one in i..uion@ 4ithout kno$in& the &it o* de0otion
to Guru9 peop.e per*orm acri*ice9 o'er0e penance9 0rata9 charit+9 recitation
and &o to the ho.+ p.ace 'ut on.+ a*ter the rie o* the .i&ht o* Shri Guru9
di**icu.t 0id+a9 $or.d.+ i..uion and i&norance are a.. $iped o**@ )+ er0in& Shri
Guru9 a.. in perih and the ou. 'ecome pure and united $ith )rahma@
Takin& the ho.+ $ater9 touched '+ the .otu .ike *eet o* Shri Guru9 i .ike a 'ath
at a ho.+ p.ace@ Thi Tirth i a ho.+ a %ahi or 7ra+a&@
A.$a+ remem'er Shri Guru@ Recite Shri Guru6 name a.. the time@ O'e+ hi
order9 er0e and $orhip Shri Guru $ith de0otion@ Doin& thi9 one can e0en
attain m+ poition@
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The a.pha'et 6Gu6 mean darkne and 6Ru6 mean .i&ht@ Guru mean the
kno$.ed&e o* the .i&ht o* )rahma that detro+ darkne o* i&norance@ GU i
the *irt a.pha'et to create i..uion and other attri'ute@ RU i the econd
a.pha'et o* )rahma9 $hich detro+ i..uion and 0ain appearance@ Thi po$er
o* Guru i upreme and i di**icu.t e0en *or the God to o'tain@
A Sadhaka >dicip.e? hou.d o**er to Shri Guru &ood eat9 'ed9 c.othe9
ornament9 con0e+ance etc@ He hou.d er0e him $ith de0otion *or &ettin&
one6 poition9 ahram9 cate and pra+ him $ith 'od+9 ene9 mone+9 on9
$i*e9 etc@ c.ear.+ and hou.d not 'e ahamed to .a+ protrate 'e*ore him@
"en &o to he.. '+ .i0in& in *ami.+ .i*e9 a one6 'od+ i *u.. o* $orm9 ni&ht oi.9
urine9 ph.e&m9 '.ood9 *.eh and 'ad odor@ )o$ to Shri Guru9 $ho .i'erate a
peron *rom the $or.d.+ mierie@
Shri Guru i )rahma9 -ihnu and "aheh and 7ara:)rahma@ He i the caue
o* the creation o* Uni0ere9 .i'erator o* peron *rom thi $or.d.+ ea and &i0er
o* the kno$.ed&e o* a.. the -id+a@
)+ app.+in& the ointment o* Shri Guru6 kno$.ed&e to one6 e+e9 c.oed e+e
are opened9 parent9 'rother9 and &ood men $ho &i0e rea. kno$.ed&e o*
$or.d.+ .i*e9 are a.. Guru@ Thou&h there i di0erit+ in the uni0ere9 +et there
i onene@ Shri Guru protect one *rom a.. di**icu.tie9 ho$in& the caue and
e**ect@
I* Shri Shankar or Shri -ihnu i enra&ed9 Shri Guru protect the de0otee9
'ut $hen Shri Guru hime.* i enra&ed9 e0en Shri Shankar or Shri -ihnu
cannot protect them@
=ut a the '.ind man cannot ee the .i&ht o* the Sun9 o the du.. peron do
not ee the nectar:.ike appearance o* Shri Guru9 $hich i 0ii'.e on.+ to the
e+e o* the thou&ht*u.@ Shri Guru i .ike a monarch9 $ho i $itnein& the
drama o* creation and detruction o* the uni0ere@
Three Nath9 Ganeh9 # )haira0a 7eetha9 Siddha9 # )atu9 ! 7ad9 # Dootie9
Shri Shankar9 (9 /9 29 3 -eereh9 , -eera0a.ie are a.. aociated $ith the
'et 6Shri "a.ini6 mantra@ )o$ to thi Shri Guru "anda.@
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To think a'out Shri Guru6 'od+ i .ike thinkin& a'out e0er.atin& Shri Shi0a
and to recite Shri Guru6 name to praie to eterna. Shi0a6 Eua.itie@
Shri Guru i 'irth.e9 de0oid o* o.d a&e and ha no 'e&innin&@ He i e.*:
created9 de0oid o* chan&e9 *u.. o* 'ri&ht '.i9 minute o* the minute9 &reatet
o* the &reat and eterna.@ He i e.*:hinin&9 pot.e9 k+ per0adin&9
e0er.atin& and ha no decreae@ -eda and "anu decri'e Shri Guru6
penance in thi $a+@ There*ore a.$a+ remem'er Shri Guru@
)+ the kno$.ed&e o* e.*9 $hich i per0adin& the entire uni0ere9 mo0ea'.e
and immo0a'.e9 in o* e0era. 'irth are atoned@ There i no &reater princip.e
than the kno$.ed&e o* e.*@ There i no &reater penance than the er0ice o*
Shri Guru and there i no deeper kno$.ed&e than the ad0ice o* Shri Guru@
Shri Guru i =a&annath >.ord o* the uni0ere? and the Guru o* the # Loka@
Shri Guru i the uni0ere and our ou. i the ou. o* a.. the creation@ )o$ to
Shri Guru9 $ho &i0e thi kno$.ed&e@
The peron9 $ho are proud o* penance and kno$.ed&e and $ho are
en&roed in the $or.d.+ a**air9 are .ike the pot mo0in& on the $hee. o* a
pot:maker@ God9 Gandhar0a9 *ore *ather9 Yakh9 %innar9 Rihi9 Siddha9
$ho do not er0e Shri Guru9 do not &et a.0ation@
)o$ to Shri Guru9 $ho i upreme 8o+ and $ho &i0e the 'et p.eaure@ He i
hrine o* kno$.ed&e9 a'o0e di0iion9 k+ per0adin&9 kno$er o* 6Tatt$am Ai6
>that thou art? princip.e9 on.+ one9 eterna.9 pure9 immo0a'.e9 $ho $itnee
e0er+thin& and $ho i de0oid o* eBitence and three Eua.itie >Sat$a9 Ra8a
and Tama?@
To kno$ one6 e.* i the upreme kno$.ed&e and the utmot &oa. o* .i*e@ Thi
i attained on.+ '+ the *a0or o* Shri Guru@
Remem'er Shri Guru ti.. death@ E0en i* he i *ick.e minded9 do not *or&et or
*orake him@
The $ie hou.d not peak a'out Shri Guru $ith direpect@ Do not te.. a .ie
'e*ore him@
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Thoe $ho depie Shri Guru &o to he..@ Thoe $ho dicu 0ain.+ $ith Shri
Guru 'ecome )rahma Rakha and ha0e to .i0e in 'arren and $ater.e
p.ace@
Oh 7ar0ati9 Shri Guru protect hi dicip.e9 e0en i* &od9 "uni or panna&
cure@ God and "uni are $eak 'e*ore Shri Guru9 $hoe cure can
detro+ them in no time@
O De0i9 accordin& to Smritie and -eda9 Shri Guru i 7ara'rahmah@ Guru i
a mantra o* t$o +..a'.e@
)o$ to Shri Guru9 $ho i per0adin& a.. the uni0ere *rom )rahma to &ra9
$ho i eterna.9 $ho.e9 *orm.e9 de0oid o* Eua.itie9 en&roed in e.*:
kno$.ed&e9 a'o0e di0iion and *u.. o* rea. 'ri&ht:8o+ >Sat:Chit:Anand Roop?@
)rahma i eterna. .ike *ra&rance in camphor and *.o$er and .ike the coo.ne
and $armth in an o'8ect@ Thi kno$.ed&e can 'e &ot on.+ throu&h Shri Guru@
So $orhip and er0e him $ith pure and c.ear heart and in&u.ar de0otion@
One9 $ho i united $ith )rahma in meditation9 rea.iCe %unda.ini9 )rahma
Randhra and *orm.ene and &et a.0ation $ithout dou't@
The i&norant $in o0er the $or.d.+ ea and the $ie 'eide &et kno$.ed&e
o* action and no:action '+ *o..o$in& the path o* Shri Guru@
Thoe9 $ho read9 hear or $rite Shri Guru Geeta and &i0e it in charit+ $ith
mone+9 a.. their deire are *u.*i..ed@ A.$a+ read Sri Guru:Geeta to &et rid o*
the mierie o* the $or.d.+ .i*e@
Each and e0er+ +..a'.e o* Guru:Geeta ena'.e to $in death9 remo0e a..
di**icu.tie and *ear o* Yakha9 Rakha9 &hot9 thie0e9 ti&er and dieae@
It &i0e the po$er o* uin& )hama9 memerim and h+pnotim@
O De0i9 read Shri Guru:Geeta9 ittin& on a ite o* %uh &ra >dhar'haan? or
$hite '.anket $ith attenti0e mind@ Ue a $hite eat *or peace9 red *or
memeriCin&9 '.ack *or punihin& the e0i.doer and +e..o$ *or &ettin& $ea.th@
<or peace9 it *acin& the north9 *or memeriCin& *acin& the eat9 *or punihin&
the e0i.doer *acin& the outh and *or $ea.th *acin& the $et@
Recitation o* Guru:Geeta9 &i0e one incenti0e po$er9 de0e.op one6 Eua.itie9
detro+ e0i. act9 make &ood act ucce*u.9 remo0e *ear o* Graha
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>p.anet?9 detro+ e0i. dream9 &i0e iue e0en to teri.e $omen9 &i0e
&ood .uck to the married $omen >keep their hu'and a.i0e a.. their .i0e? and
&i0e peace o* mind@
I* a $ido$ read Shri Guru:Geeta $ithout o'8ect9 he &et a.0ation@ I* he
read $ith deire9 he $i.. &et a &ood hu'and in the neBt 'irth and a.. her
mierie9 di**icu.tie and cure $i.. perih@
Shri Guru:Geeta i .ike a %amadhenu to thoe $ho read it $ith ome
eBpectation@ It i .ike a %a.pataru to thoe9 $ho read $ith deire@ It i .ike a
Chintamani to the thinker o* e0er+thin& &ood@ I* +ou read it *or a.0ation +ou
&et a.0ation9 i* +ou read it *or $or.d.+ p.eaure9 +ou $i.. &et them@
One can read Shri Guru:Geeta $ith ome o'8ect9 ittin& on a 'ank o* a ri0er or
the ea hore9 in the "andir o* -ihnu9 Shi0a9 De0i or other God9 math9
co$hed9 under 0at9 a$a.a9 man&o tree or near a p.ant o* Tu.i or dhotra or in
the cremation &round at a .one.+ 'ut c.ean and neat p.ace@
E0en thou&h a de0otee o* Shri Guru ma+ 'e a *oo.9 ti.. he i &reat9 a.. hi
&ood act9 penance9 0rata9 dikha 'ecome ucce*u.@ The+ are ne0er *uti.e@
A Shri Guru kno$ )rahma9 he i a.$a+ pure and $here0er he &oe9 there
i the preence o* God9 Tirth and 7eeth@ One $ho read Guru:Geeta ittin& or
.+in& on a 'ed9 tandin&9 $a.kin&9 peakin&9 ridin& on a hore or an e.ephant9
i pure@ He ha no re'irth@
A ou. i one $ith God9 8ut a the $ater in the ea9 the mi.k in the mi.k pot9
the &hee in the &hee:pot and the k+ in the 'roken pot are one $ith them9
imi.ar.+ the Dn+ani >.earned?9 i united $ith God and .ie .ot in hime.* da+
and ni&ht@
O 7ar0ati9 $hen one i '.eed '+ Shri Guru9 a.. hi dou't 0anih9 &odde
Sara$ati reide on hi ton&ue and he &et 'oth the p.eaure and a.0ation
'+ the *a0or o* Shri Guru@ One6 recitation9 0rata and penance o* e0era. 'irth
'ear *ruit@
O 4aranane >ha0in& &ood *ace?9 I to.d +ou9 thi princip.e o* Sankh+a Satra
One God9 one re.i&ion9 one de0otion9 one penance are nothin& e.e 'ut Shri
Guru hime.*@ There i no hi&her princip.e than that o* Shri Guru@
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The home9 $here i de0otion o* Shri Guru9 parent9 *ami.+ and race9 i
*ortunate@ Thoe9 $ho do not adore Shri Guru due to -anit+ o* kno$.ed&e and
penance9 are un*ortunate@
E0en to )rahma9 -ihnu9 "aheh9 God9 Rihi9 <ore*ather9 kinnar9 Siddha9
charan9 +akh9 "uni9 the *a0or o* Shri Guru9 i .ike the &reat ho.+ Tirth@ Shri
Guru6 Tirth i the root o* a.. the Tirth@
I* one read Shri Guru:Geeta in tra0e.9 or durin& $ar9 at the time o* the attack
o* an enem+9 he &et 0ictor+ in .i*e and a.0ation at death@
I* Shri Guru:Geeta i read $ith e0i. act9 at e0i. p.ace and $ith *ick.e mind9 it
&i0e e0i. e**ect@
A +ou are dear to me9 I ha0e to.d thi &it to +ou@ %eep it $ith +oure.*@ Te..
thi to one9 $ho i not en&roed in $or.d.+ p.eaure and ha de0otionA 'ut
do not te.. it to him9 $ho i not de0oted9 $ho i a deceit9 cunnin&9 atheit and
$ho dicue 0ain.+@
Here end the &it o* Shri Guru:Geeta in the *orm o* a dia.o&ue 'et$een
Ih$ar and 7ar0ati9 inc.uded in the Uttarkhand o* Skandha 7urana@
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/hapter L
,he Muslim 3ing /omes to See Shri %uru
4e ha0e een a re*erence o* a Ra8ak in the 3th chapter@ )+ the '.ein& o*
Shripad Shri -a..a'ha9 he $a 'orn in a "u.im Ro+a. *ami.+ and he 'ecame
kin& o* )idar@ Due to de0otion o* pre0iou 'irth he $a kind and piou@ He
treated a.. re.i&ion and ect eEua..+@ There $ere e0era. temp.e *or $hich
he had due +mpath+@ He a.o had repect *or )rahmin@ "u.im priet
depied )rahmin and -edic re.i&ion@ )ut kin& aid to them9 DGod i one@
On.+ the name are di**erent@ A.. are created *rom , &reat e.ement >7ancha
::: "aha'hoot?@ The earth i the mother o* a..@ Co$ are di**erent co.or9 'ut
their mi.k i $hite@ Ornament ma+ 'e man+9 'ut the &o.d i the ame@
Simi.ar.+ 7aramatma >God? i e0er+$here@ So make no di**erence 'et$een
the re.i&ion and cate@D
Thu the kin& $a ru.in& impartia..+@ Once he had a tumor on hi thi&h9
-aid+a and Hakim treated him 'ut to no e**ect@ The kin& had &reat pain due
to it@ He ca..ed ome )rahmin and reEueted them to u&&et a remed+@
The )rahmin aid9 DSin o* the pre0iou 'irth hara one in the *orm o* ome
dieae@ <or thi9 0iit ho.+ p.ace and &i0e omethin& in charit+@ Li0e in the
compan+ o* aint@ You &o to the 7apa0inahi Tirth and 'athe there@ The
tumor $i.. u'ide@D
The kin& $ent to the 7apa0inahi Tirth@ He met a San+ai there@ He 'o$ed to
him and ho$ed him hi tumor The San+ai aid9 : D4hen +ou ee a aint9
+ou $i.. 'e re.ie0ed o* the dieae@ I ha.. te.. +ou a ta.e in thi connection@D
DA )rahmin .i0ed in A$anti i@e@9 U88ain@ He &a0e up 'ath and the )rahmin6
rite i@e@9 Sandh+a9 7u8a etc@ and .i0ed $ith a protitute named 7in&.a@ Once
Riha'ha "uni came to them@ The+ treated him $e..@ The+ $orhiped him and
took the Tirth o* hi *eet@ 4hen the "uni $a a.eep9 'oth er0ed him keepin&
a$ake the $ho.e ni&ht@ NeBt mornin& the "uni $ent a$a+@ Later on in their
o.d a&e9 'oth the )rahmin and 7in&.a died@
The )rahmin 'ecame the on o* kin& -a8ra'ahu in the neBt 'irth@ 4hen he
$a in Sumati6 >e.det? $om'9 the +oun&er Eueen 'ecame 8ea.ou and he
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&a0e poion to the e.det Eueen9 $ho &ot eruption a.. o0er the 'od+@ She
de.i0ered a ma.e chi.d9 $ho $a a.o a**ected '+ eruption a.. o0er the 'od+@
The kin& &ot them treated '+ ph+ician 'ut the+ cou.d 'e cured@ The kin&
upected that the in*ection $ou.d pread in the $ho.e *ami.+ and he there*ore
aked a *iherman to take the Eueen and her on to the *oret and .ea0e them
there@ 7eop.e $ere orr+ to kno$ a'out thi e0i. act o* the kin&@ Sumathi $a
roamin& in the *oret $ith her on in depair@ Due to eBertion9 he $a thirt+
and $a earchin& *or $ater@ She came to a "andir and met ome *ema.e9
$ho to.d her9 D7admakar i the kin& o* thi countr+@ He i kind and piou@ He
$i.. protect +ou@D In the mean time ome maider0ant o* the kin& came there@
Sumathi narrated to them her ad account@ The+ took Sumathi to the pa.ace
and reported to the kin& a'out her@ The kin& $a 0er+ kind and he arran&ed
*or her ta+@
Here too the eruption on the 'od+ o* the mother and on haraed them@
One da+ due to un'eara'.e pain9 the chi.d eBpired@ Sumathi 'e&an to $eep
'itter.+@ The .adie o* the nei&h'orhood tried to cono.e her9 'ut he continued
mournin&@
In the mean$hi.e Riha'ha "uni came there@ %in& 7admakar recei0ed him
$arm.+@ A he heard a mournin& ound he inEuired@ 7admakar narrated to
him the ad account o* Sumathi@ Riha'ha "uni came to her and 'e&an to
cono.e her9 a+in&9 DIt i *uti.e to mourn *or the '+&one@ A.. .i0e are .ike
'u''.e in $ater9 thi 'od+ i made o* *i0e e.ement and $hen thee e.ement
eparate9 nothin& remain 'ehind@ So do not mourn *or the periha'.e 'od+@
One ha to u**er a per one6 pre0iou action@ <or e.*:emancipation adore
Shri ShankarD@
Sumathi aid9 DI had to come here .ea0in& the kin&dom and here too I met thi
*ate@ No$ I do not $ih to .i0e an+ .on&er@D Sa+in& o he *e.. on the *eet o* the
"uni@
The "uni $a mo0ed to ee her tate@ He remem'ered the er0ice that her
on had &i0en him in hi .at 'irth@ He app.ied a .itt.e )hama to hi *orehead
and put a .itt.e in hi mouth@ Sudden.+ the chi.d &ot .i*e and 'e&an to mo0e@
The eruption on hi 'od+ and on hi mother6 'od+ a.o 0anihed '+ the
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po$er*u. i&ht o* the "uni@ )oth .ooked a 'ri&ht a &o.d@ Sumathi and the
chi.d 'o$ed to the "uni de0oted.+@ The "uni '.eed them and $ent a$a+@
The &reatne o* the '.ein& o* a aint i .ike thi@ DI* +ou er0e a aint +ou
$i.. 'e re.ie0ed *rom the tumor@D
The "u.im kin& aked $ith *o.ded hand9 D%ind.+ te.. me $here there i a
aint9 I ha.. &o thereD@ The San+ai aid DShri Guru .i0e at Gana&apur on the
'ank o* )hima@ You &o to him@D
The kin& immediate.+ $ent to Gana&apur and inEuired a'out Shri Guru@ The
peop.e $ere a*raid $hen the a$ that the "u.im kin& had come to
Gana&apur@ The+ did not peak due to *ear@ 4hen the kin& aked a&ain he
$a to.d that Shri Guru had &one to the San&am and he $ou.d return oon@
Hearin& thi9 the "u.im kin& tarted to &o to the San&am@ On the $a+ he a$
Shri Guru comin&@ He came do$n 7a.anEuin and 'o$ed to Shri Guru
repecti0e.+@
Shri Guru aid9 D O9 Ra8ak9 $here ha0e +ou 'een o *arG I am eein& +ou a*ter
a .on& periodD@
Hearin& thi9 the "u.im kin& reco..ected hi .i*e o* .at 'irth@ He .a+ protrate
'e*ore Shri Guru and 'e&an to hed tear o* .o0e and 8o+@ 4ith choked 0oice
he aked DGurude09 $h+ did +ou keep me a$a+ o .on&G )ein& entan&.ed in
the ro+a. p.eaure9 I *or&ot +ou@ No$ I ha0e come to +our he.ter@ Li'erate
me@ I am much haraed due to thi tumor on m+ thi&h@D
Shri Guru mi.ed and aid9 DSho$ me9 $here i the tumorGD@ The kin& 'e&an
to .ook hi thi&h@ )ut noI The tumor had 0anihedI He aid9 D)+ +our
'.ein&9 I cou.d en8o+ the ro+a. p.eaure and &.or+@ A.. m+ deire are
*u.*i..ed@ I no$ $ih that +our ho.+ e.* hou.d come to m+ pa.ace and '.e m+
*ami.+ mem'er@D
Shri Guru aid9 D4e are San+ai@ 4e hou.d not .i0e in citie@ You 'ein&
"u.im9 co$ are .au&htered dai.+ in +our cit+@ Thi i a &reat in@ 7rohi'it
ki..in& o* co$ in +our kin&dom@D
The %in& aid9 DI am not a kin& no$@ I am +our de0otee9 a Ra8ak@ Gi0e me a
p.ace at +our *eet@D
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Shri Guru 'e&an thinkin&@ No$ in thi %a.i+u&9 crue.t+ $i.. 'e increain&@ It
$ou.d 'e 'etter i* I diappear *rom here@ He there*ore thou&ht o* &oin& to
Gouthami >Goda0ari?@ 4hi.e returnin& to the math9 the kin& eated Shri Guru
in hi pa.khi and he took hi 7aduka >anda.? in hi hand and $a.ked on
*oot 'ehind the pa.khi@
Shri Guru aid9 DYou hou.d ride on a hore a +ou are a kin&@ Your peron
$i.. '.ame +ou *or er0in& a )rahmin and a San+ai@D
The kin& aid9 DI ma+ 'e a kin& *or the peop.e9 'ut *or +ou I am +our de0otee9
a Ra8ak@ "+ 'od+ o* iron i tran*ormed into &o.d '+ +our i&ht@ A.. m+ deire
are no$ *u.*i..edD@
)+ thi time a.. the e.ephant9 hore and o.dier o* the %in& had reached the
p.ace@ Shri Guru aid9 DLiten to me9 ride a hore D@
The %in& *irt eated a.. the dicip.e o* Shri Guru on the hore and then he
rode a hore and the proceion tarted ceremoniou.+@
Shri Guru then aid to the kin&9 DI* $e come $ith +ou9 $e cannot o'er0e our
ritua. punctua..+@ There*ore I $i.. &o ahead@ You come to 7apa0inahi to ee
meD@
Sa+in& thi9 Shri Guru diappeared intant.+ $ith a.. hi dicip.e and reached
)idar@ Na&nath the on o* Sa+amde0 met Shri Guru there@ He $orhiped Shri
Guru and did a amaradhana@ Then Shri Guru $ent to the 7apa0inahi Tirth@
The "u.im kin& $a 0er+ orr+ to ee the diappearance o* Shri Guru *rom
the proceion udden.+@ )ut he remem'ered that he $a aked '+ Shri Guru
to ee him at 7apa0inahi@ He rode a $i*t hore and tarted *or 7apa0inahi@
He co0ered the ditance o* 22 mi.e in a da+@ He a$ Shri Guru and a&ain
reEueted him to &race hi cit+ '+ ho.+ preence@
The kind decorated hi cit+ $ith *.a&9 'untin& and arche@ He eated Shri
Guru in a 7a.khi@ Nine kind o* &em $ere $a0ed on him@ The citiCen $a0ed
Aarti at 0ariou p.ace@ The "u.im cenured the kin& *or er0in& *or the
)rahminA 'ut the Hindu citiCen and )rahmin praied him *or .i'era.9 .earned
and piou@
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The proceion $a &oin& $ith muica. intrument@ Coin and c.othe $ere
'ein& ditri'uted to the poor@ 4hen the proceion reached the main &ate o*
pa.ace9 Shri Guru $a.ked on the cot.+ carpet pread on the path@ Shri Guru
$a eated on the decorated throne and a.. the Eueen and chi.dren o* the
kin& 'o$ed to Him repect*u..+@ Shri Guru '.eed the kin& and hi *ami.+
mem'er and aked9 DAre a.. +our deire *u.*i..ed '+ no$GD
The kin& aid9 DI ha0e *u..+ en8o+ed the ro+a. &.or+ I no$ $ih to er0e at +our
*eetD@
Shri Guru aked him to come to Shri Shai.+a and $ent to Gouthami at Naik@
He 'athed there and returned to Gana&apur@ A.. the citiCen $ere p.eaed to
ee that Shri Guru had come 'ack a*e@
Shri Guru ca..ed a.. the dicip.e and aidA DNo$ I $ih .i0e ecret.+@ There*ore
I intend to &o to Shri Shai.+a@ Sti.. I ha.. 'e ta+in& at Gana&apur@ I* I .i0e *ear
open.+9 the "u.im $i.. come here dai.+ and trou'.e me *or *u.*i..ment o* their
deire a the %in& hime.* had 'een here@D
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/hapter L-
Shri %uru4s >ourney unto Bliss5 (is.iples %et 9lo#er7%ift
%no$in& that Shri Guru ha decided to &o to Shri Shai.+a9 a.. the dicip.e and
citiCen *e.t 0er+ happ+@ The+ aid9 DYou are our treaure@ 4h+ do +ou &o
.ea0in& uGD
Shri Guru mi.ed and aid9 DYou need not $orr+@ I ha.. ta+ here ecret.+@ I
ha.. ha0e 'ath at the Amar8a San&am in the mornin&@ In the midda+ I ha..
come to Gan&apur math and accept Nir&un 7u8a and &i0e Darhan to the
de0otee@ <rom the 0ie$point o* the pu'.ic9 I am &oin& to Shri Shai.+a Yatra@
Ha0e no dou't@ I ha.. a.$a+ ta+ at Gan&apur@ The Ah$attha here are .ike
%a.pataru@D
Sa+in& thi Shri Guru tarted *or Shri Shai.+a@ 7eop.e accompanied him *or
ome ditance and $hen the+ returned to the math the+ a$ Shri Guru there@
A*ter ome time he diappeared@ A.. $ondered at thi mirac.e@
Shri Guru $ent to 7ata. Gan&a9 *.o$in& at the 'ae o* Shri Shai.+a9 He aked
hi dicip.e to prepare a *.o$er:eat and aid9 DI ha0e to &o to "a..ikar8una on
Shri Shai.+a on the other ide o* the ri0er@D The dicip.e prepared a nice eat
o* *.o$er o* She0anti9 .otu9 ma.ati9 kanher etc@ on the .ea* o* karda.i and
p.aced it on the ri0eride@
Shri Guru aid9 DNo$ +ou hou.d return to +our repecti0e p.aceD@ A.. $ere
&reat.+ a&&rie0ed@ Shri Guru at on the *.o$er eat on "a&h -ad 1t9 on
<rida+ $hen Guru >=upiter? $a in %an+a >0er&? Raa at e0enin& time and
'e*ore &oin& a$a+ aid9 D I am &oin& to the p.ace o* e.*:'.i@ I ha.. end
*.o$er a &i*t9 $hich +ou hou.d ditri'ute amon&t +oure.0e and $orhip
them9 dai.+@ I .ike in&in&@ I ha.. 'e near thoe9 $ho in& pra+er@ The+ $i..
&et a.. the p.eaureD@
Sa+in& thi Shri Guru diappeared in the ri0er@ A*ter ome time ome
'oatmen came *rom the other ide o* the ri0er@ The+ to.d9 D4e a$ Shri Guru
on the other ide@ He $a .ookin& .ike a an+ai and $a ho.din& a dand
>tick? in hi hand@ He had &o.den anda.@ He to.d hi name a 6Naraimha
Sara$ati@ He ha &i0en a mea&e *or +ou9 6I am &oin& to the %arda.i:-an@
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Sti.. I ha.. 'e at Gan&apur@ Do not $orr+@ I am endin& *.o$er a &i*t9 $hich
ma+ 'e ditri'uted amon&t +oure.0e@D
A.. $ere $aitin& *or the *.o$er@ A*ter a .itt.e time9 *our *.o$er came *.o$in&@
The+ $ere taken one each '+ Sa+amde09 Nandi9 Narahari and m+e.*@ Here i
the *.o$er &i0en to me@ Sa+in& thi9 Shri Siddha ho$ed the *.o$er to
Namdharak@
Such i the &reatne o* Shri Guru@ I ha0e narrated on.+ a part o* Shri Guru6
.i*e9 $hich i 0er+ eBhauti0e@ Thoe $ho read9 hear and $rite thi .i*e $i..
attain a.. the p.eaure@ Thee nectar:.ike ta.e $i.. &i0e *our 7uruhartha and
a.o 7aramartha@D
/hapter L--
/on.lusion5 2ee*70eading A#atarni*a (/ontents$
A*ter hearin& the ,1 Chapter o* Shri Guru:Charitra9 Namdharak .ot ene
and &ot Samadhi@ Hi 'od+ perpired9 hi throat &ot choked and tear *.o$ed
*rom hi e+e@ He cou.d not peak out a $ord@ Shri Siddha "uni $a p.eaed
to ee thi tate o* Namdharak@ Thou&h the dicip.e &ot Samadhi9 he hou.d
'e a$akened *or the 'ene*it o* the peop.e@ Thinkin& thu he mo0ed hi hand
o0er hi *ace and 'od+ $ith a**ection and ca..ed him and aid9 DDear 'o+9
come on ene@ You ha0e &ot 6dn+an6 and +ou $i.. &et a.0ation@ )ut i* +ou
remain in meditation9 ho$ $i.. the peop.e 'e 'ene*ited and en.i&htenedG You
aked me and I narrated to +ou thee nectar:.ike ta.e o* Shri Guru6 .i*e@ You
a.o heard them concientiou.+@ You hou.d there*ore e.a'orate them and
propa&ate amon&t the peop.e@D
Namdharak opened hi e+e and p.aced hi head on the *eet o* Shri Siddha
and aid9 DYou are Shri Guru +oure.*@ Shri Guru6 .i*e9 that +ou ha0e narrated9
i e0en more $eeter than the nectar@ I am not contended +et@ 7.eae te.. me
the $ho.e .i*e a&ain in hortD@
Hearin& thi 8ut a a ph+ician prepare the San8ee0ini pi.. miBin& man+
medicine and keep the pi.. $ith him9 imi.ar.+ I am te..in& +ou the ummar+
o* thi .i*e o* Shri Guru@
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<urther Shri Siddha aid9 DThou&h Shri Guru ha diappeared ti.. he &i0e
Darhan to hi incere de0otee a 'e*oreD@
Namdharak: D%ind.+ te.. me the procedure o* $eek:readin& and other ru.e to
'e *o..o$ed durin& the $eekD@
Shri Siddha:DShri Guru:Charitra can 'e read an+ time $ith pure mind@ The
credit o* readin& it in a $eek i ti.. &reat@ <or thi9 one p.ace and eat hou.d
'e e.ected@ %eep contro. on the ene durin& the $eek@ )e*ore tartin& the
readin& 'o$ to God9 )rahmin and e.der@ 4orhip the 0o.ume o* DShri Guru:
CharitraD@ One hou.d comp.ete 1 chapter on the *irt da+9 read upto 12th
chapter on the econd da+9 upto !2th on the third da+9 upto #(th on the *ourth
da+9 upto #1th on the *i*th da+9 upto (#rd on the iBth da+ and upto ,!nd
chapter on the e0enth da+@ A*ter readin&9 $orhip the 0o.ume and take .i&ht
dinner@ Some o'er0e *at *or the $eekA 'ut i* thi i not poi'.e ha0e *ood o*
on.+ one t+pe o* corn@ On the ei&hth da+9 *or comp.etion o* the $eek readin&9
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readin& i done $ith de0otion and pure heart9 Shri Guru &i0e Darhan in
dream and *u.*i.. one6 deire@ The trou'.e o* pirit and &hot 0anihe
and one &et peace o* mind@
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the .i*e o* Shri Guru9 $hich ha made hi .i*e *ortunate and ena'.ed him to
attain the '.i@
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