Sri Sadguru Mahime

Author: Charana Dasa

Translator: Shri.Ganesh Prasad

Chapter 156 :  Last words

This incident occurred before Gurunatha left his physical body. Gurunatha was staying in Chickmaglur that day. A devotee who was very close to Gurunatha was very insistent about one thing. He asked Gurunatha... ”today I should get to know who you are, what are your internal state and other details”.

Gurunatha kept quiet for a while but the devotee insisted. Then Gurunatha took him to an adjoining room where just two of them could talk in private. (Only an excerpt of that conversation is given below)

To all those houses I have been at least once, even Yama (the lord of death) cannot enter without my permission. Even the Pancha Bhutas ( the five basic elements) cannot do anything without my consent. Whoever prays to me with true devotion, will have their wish granted. That power has been given to me by the Lord Eashwara himself. This will be my last birth.

Likewise, a few more words which Gurunatha had said just before he left his body are still ringing in my ears.

“On the 11th day from the day I leave this body behind, a sanyasi will come from the north. He will tell you who am I, after that those of you who believe in Guru as a physical body may follow him, those of you who believe in Guru as a thought can stay here”

It happened exactly like that. Who all went, who all stayed? The true devotees must ponder over it.

 “Parisamapthi”

Swimming in an endless ocean called Guru is a very difficult task. I don’t even want a streak of imagination that would tell me I am floating on it. It is my firm belief that I got this small opportunity to serve my Guru with ‘Pada Seva ‘as a result of good deeds done over many of my past births.

Pada seva means walking in the path shown by Guru with your eyes closed ( with a firm faith and belief in it). But, here I did not even walk by myself. My master took me along his path with hardly any effort from my side. I submit all imperfections along this journey to him.

Recounting what Gurunatha told me a few days before he left this world, I am putting a short break to this writing.

“Once I leave this body behind, the power in the Samadhi (tomb) will be many times more than the power this body has now”... these words are still ringing in my ears. Even after recording all these experiences there are countless experiences which will probably go unrecorded. One thing is very well established from these experiences though... Once a Guru holds our hands, he will be with us for numerous births and make sure we cross the Bhava Sagara (cycle of birth and death). This task alone gives him a lot of pleasure.

Guru is not a physical body, it is pure thought, and if Guru leaves his body behind, it is like changing one shirt with another or settling in infinity by crossing the boundaries of finite world. Leaving the body does not mean parting ways with us. But it is a way of getting close to everyone with a pure thought. Preserving the purity of our body and mind that have been touched by Guru is something which we should all be doing without fail.

“A disciple should be such that a Guru should come looking for him and not the other way round” these were Gurunatha’s words.

Walking on the path set by Guru is the real tribute to him. That is called ‘Chaitanya Aradhane’ (offering tributes to the energy left behind). This must become the real characteristic of everyone who calls himself a disciple. Only then the purpose with which Guru came to this world will be fulfilled. This responsibility lies on each of the

disciple, if we keep that in our minds our lives will attain fulfillment.

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