Sri Sadguru Mahime

Author: Charana Dasa

Translator: Shri.Ganesh Prasad

Chapter 91 : A world of emotions

‘Gurunatha was adept at fixing marriages and marriage dates in a flash without the help of birth charts or calendars. That is not to say he did not give much importance to the process and to the institution of marriage or family life. Gurunatha had blessed many inter-caste marriages. Once talking about marriage and family life he had said, the process of union of a male and female is nothing less compared to a ‘Yagna’(a hindu ritual with the fire God). As it is very important for the person performing Yagna and the one who is getting it done to be focused on ritual and the God to get a fruitful outcome, likewise it is very important for the feelings and emotions of the male and the female to unite not just through their bodies then only a righteous child will be born. The world is ruled by emotions, births will happen according to emotions.

It is surprising that in today’s world parents often complain about their children’s behaviors where as they tend to forget about their emotions/mental state when the child was actually conceived.

Once when l was staying at Gurunatha’s residence one of my relatives walked in, they complained that their son had become too mischievous, so much so that they are actually finding it difficult to put up with his antics and that I should take care of him by keeping the child with me.

This couple did not have children after marriage, and a lone mischievous child was born after Gurunatha had blessed them. I immediately brought this to Gurunatha’s notice. Gurunatha was very disappointed by the couple’s attitude towards the child. He even recalled how difficult it was for him to actually bless them and make them capable of having children. He wondered aloud, “Is this the gratitude they show for blessing them with a child?”

When the couple came to know about Gurunatha’s words, they immediately took the kid back. As it happens with most of the mischievous children the boy is now growing up to be a meritorious student.

In another instance, when one couple who was a distant relative of Gurunatha had conceived and the pregnant woman was close to the delivery, Gurunatha had celebrated the occasion with much fan fare. Fruits, sweets and flowers were distributed by Gurunatha himself who was visibly very happy. When asked he told me

that “a spiritual practiser” was coming to earth”.

On an earlier instance Gurunatha had said, “the birth of an individual is not a joke, it is like a penance, Only when the male and female are in a very pure state of mind during their union a spiritual practiser will be born”.

Through my thoughts I offered my respects to that couple.

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