Sri Sadguru Mahime

Author: Charana Dasa

Translator: Shri.Ganesh Prasad

Chapter 87 : Guru is for Solitude

An army man came to know about Gurunatha through one of his relatives and desperately wanting to meet him, came to Gurunatha’s residence at 1.30 at midnight and knocked the door. Gurunatha himself having a lantern in his hand opened the door. He asked us to make arrangements for that person to sleep and told him they shall talk the next day. Gurunatha’s house was not crowded those days.

The next day Gurunatha walked around the town with him and was seen introducing this person to everyone he met and told them “See this person has come from Bangalore to see me”. Gurunatha kept him at his residence for two days and most part of those two days he was heard telling that person “A Guru will be seen only in solitude and not in a group”. Later Gurunatha sent him back saying those exact words again that next time he should come alone.

As he had got attracted towards Guru, he started to do regular visits and later thanks to Guru’s blessings started working in Mysore in central government service. He continued his practice of visits whenever he got time from his schedule and did whatever service he could at Gurunatha’s residence and went back.

During one of these visits while returning Gurunatha told him “There will be one seat in the front of the bus, you should sit there”, blessed him and sent him back. Once he got on the bus contrary to what Gurunatha had said he found only one vacant seat that too at the rear end of the bus. A bit worried but without any other option he sat there and started the journey. A little later one person got down from the front row and he saw a vacant seat in the front row. Thanking Gurunatha in his mind he sat in the first row. His earlier seat was occupied by another commuter. As the bus was traveling a vehicle coming from behind hit it and the commuter who had occupied his earlier seat died in the accident.

On seeing this first hand, it dawned on him as to why Gurunatha insisted that he should sit in the first row. He profusely thanked Gurunatha in his mind for his kindness towards him throughout the journey.

This incident was explained to me very recently and the person’s eyes were filled with tears recounting those days. An unparalleled devotion towards Guru, a pure state of mind, not venturing into others’ affairs were key takeaways for me from this devotee.

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