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In V S. 1914 Bhagatji was going to Junagadh to pay respects to Swami. He was accompanied by the haribhaktas of Mahuva. Owing to heavy rains the Shetrunji was flooded. The current was so powerful that the boatman and the travellers were all held up. Bhagatji encouraged the devotees by saying, "We shall remember Maharaj and Swami and so shall be able to pass across safely." So saying he led the devotees. The boatman tried to dissuade him from going across the river. But he fears nothing who has before his eyes the murti (image) of Maharaj and Swami. The water was only chest deep when they reached halfway. Even the current was not so strong. The devotees followed Bhagatji. The boatman and others who were watching the scene from the bank were amazed, and marvelled at the faith and courage of the devotees.
On their way a devotee was bitten by a dog. Bhagatji soothed him with a touch and the pain vanished. Proceeding further Bhagatji's elder brother Narsinhbhai was bitten by a deadly cobra. All got frightened but Bhagatji consoled them saying, "Pray to Maharaj, every thing will be alright." Soon he felt relief because of the divine power of the Swaminarayan mantra and the blessings of a Satpurush. Then they encountered robbers. They were offered food by the devotees. When the thieves were busy eating, the devotees managed to escape. In spite of such innumerable hardships, the haribhaktas from Mahuva never missed a chance to accompany Bhagatji for Swami's darshan.

In VS. 1913, Bhagatji was leading a sangha of haribhaktas to Gadhada. It was raining heavily and it was very dark, visibility was poor and the road was full of thorns and stones. The haribhaktas were greatly troubled. Then Bhagatji made them sit in a circle and asked then to hold one another's toes and pray with their eyes shut. After some time he woke them up. To their surprise they found themselves sitting on the banks of the river Ghela at Gadhada. Thus in no time Bhagatji placed them at Gadhada.
Once Kanji Darji of Mahuva went to Gadhpur with Bhagatji. Both of them were preparing costumes for Thakorji. Acharya Maharaj arrived at Gadhada from Vadtal. They all went to receive him. Bhagatji and Kanjibhai also joined the devotees. Maharaj was pleased to see Bhagatji there. He took off the rose garland from his neck and offered it to Bhagatji, who in turn passed it over to Kanjibhai. From then onwards Kanjibhai started beholding the images of Maharaj and the Swami incessantly. After three years, when he married, the vision disappeared.
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Cholera broke out in Mahuva. Vitthalbhai's daughter-in-law
was attacked by it. Whenever anybody else prayed to Bhagatji to cure a victim of cholera, he would ask him to offer oil to Hanumanji. Vitthalbhai tried this, but his daughter-in-law was not cured. So be went to Bhagatji and said, "I offered oil to Hanumanji but it was of no avail."
Bhagatji told him, "Who had asked you to offer oil to Hanumanji?"
Vithalbhai replied, "I did it because you had asked so many others to do so."
Bhagatji smiled and said, "You can't succeed if you follow your own will, without our command. Now I command you to go again and offer oil to the idol of Hanumanji that has been installed by Shriji Maharaj." He carried out the orders and soon his daughter-in-law was cured.
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In V .S. 1951 Bhagatji was at Mahuva. A Brahmin came to his house and stared into his eyes without a wink. Bhagatji spoke to him. "Maharaj, what are you gazing at in my eyes? You will find Shriji Maharaj in every inch of my body."
The Brahmin replied, "You are perfectly right, Bhagatji. I see Shriji Maharaj in both of your eyes. That's why I have been staring at you."
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Bhagatji's condition was very critical. He was confined to bed. It was the annakut Samaiya and had been financed by Bhagatji at the Mahuva temple. Bhagatji decided to go to the temple. All his devotees were surprised at this decision. On this day of annakut , Bhagatji got up and donned new clothes, turban and khes (silken scarf). He used his Yogic power and started walking awards the temple helped by two sevaks (assistants) before the haribhaktas could arrange for any vehicle.
Bhagatji reached the temple, had darshan and then, sat himself down against the second pillar on the right hand side under the canopy. The thousands of devotees who had thronged the temple for the annakut darshan, were lucky to have darshan of the luminous personality of Bhagatji. They all praised the rare glimpse of Bhagatji. Fulchandbhai's father Khimjibhai had come there with a cab to carry Bhagatji home. On his way home Bhagatji told Jetha Bhagat, "Blessed are they who had my darshan today." How gracious he was!

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