Sri Sadguru Mahime

Author: Charana Dasa

Translator: Shri.Ganesh Prasad

Chapter 121 :  Above religions

Sadguru does not belong to any caste. While being among the worldly subjects he does not come under their influences. Once Gurunatha was returning after meeting the seer of an advaitha peetham in a car belonging to a young devotee from Chickmaglur, he asked the car to be stopped near a small road side shop. The shop belonged to a Muslim. Gurunatha got down and drank coffee from that shop. Though he asked others to drink as well, none of them except the car owner did so.

A few months later when Gurunatha was traveling with the same young devotee the car tyre burst. Just when they were thinking where to look for help, about 4-5 Muslim youths came and changed the car tyre. As the car owner did not have any money he offered them some fruits. Gurunatha gave them some money.

Just when they were about to start their journey again, a Muslim lady from a nearby house came running and spoke to Gurunatha with folded hands. She said, “My son is a lorry driver, please save him from any danger”.

Gurunatha told her “you shall not worry, in another six months your son will become a lorry owner”. She insisted that Gurunatha should visit her house and should accept something. Gurunatha agreed, had glass of water from her blessed her and left. Within six months as Gurunatha had said, her son bought a lorry.

In another instance, a student who had failed in Engineering came to Gurunatha and requested for a remedy. Then Gurunatha asked him to bring a pen, a pack of biscuits, a pack of incense sticks and pack of cigarettes.

The student asked him why they were required and asked Gurunatha to repeat the list and this time he would write them down. Gurunatha laughed and said, “You have seen me, that’s enough, you can go now”.

The youth from Chickmagalur who was standing next to Gurunatha due to his closeness asked Gurunatha “Sir, what did you say just now?”

Gurunatha jokingly replied.. “I will beat you” and closed the conversation.

In another instance near Mangalore as Gurunatha was on the road talking to his devotees, few workers who were digging the road and had setup tents nearby walked in and offered their respects to him. Gurunatha blessed them and told them he will come and have food at their house sometime. One of the workers wondered aloud ‘How that would be possible, as we are from a lower caste’.

Gurunatha pointing to his janivara(sacred thread) said, ‘lsn’t this the difference between you and me?’ With those words he took off his janivara threw it away, walked to worker’s tent had some food there blessed them and left. (Hindu tradition mandates only Brahmins should wear the sacred thread and they should always wear

it).

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