|| Hari Om ||
My sister-in-law, Smita Sunil Jadhav and I were going to Gurukshetram for the night ‘pathan’. We left Ulhasnagar in the evening and came to Gurukshetram at about 8.30 at night. My sister-in-law happened to check her bag but could not find her purse. Was it flicked in the train? Both of us panicked. She had Rs. 1200 in her purse and I had only 120 rupees. We were worried as to how we could spend the night. The return tickets were also in her purse that meant we had to buy the tickets. That left us with a mere 50 rupees. Smita said that this money was not enough for our food and to spend the night therefore it was best that we return immediately.
I assured her that we would borrow some money from someone here and return it later. But she would not agree to it. Eventually I told her that we would share a plate of snacks. Saying so, I went to the counter to buy the coupons. There were two people at the counter. I asked for a plate of pakodas, gave the 50 rupee note, took the coupon and the remaining money.
Then something unexpected happened. The other person at the counter suddenly said to me, “I know that you do not have enough money and you have come from very far. You barely have the ticket money. You take this 50 rupees and also the coupon money. I will give that too. Don't be hesitant. You have come for ‘pathan’, do it very calmly and peacefully. I am not giving it from my pocket. Take it as a blessing from Bapu.”
Hearing this, my eyes welled up with tears, I could barely look up; leave alone talk to him. He said again, “Hari Om, You are here for ‘pathan’ aren't you? In case you want tea, coffee or biscuits in the night, I will pay for that too.”
Hearing this I thanked him with folded hands and only managed, “Today you have come in the form of Bapu for us. Bapu really cares for us.”
Taking the pakodas I went to my sister-in-law and told her everything that had happened and even she could not control her tears. Wiping her tears she said, “This experience is testimony to the fact that Bapu knows each and every thing that happens on earth, even the smallest things about an ordinary bhakta like us.”
Our million pranam to our ever compassionate Sadgurumauli.
|| Hari Om ||
