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Absorbed
in the Person of Maharaj:
Moving
from one place to another Swami came to Gadhada. Here Maharaj
was breaking His fast of the eleventh day of the month of Ashadh.
He was taking hotch-potch and curds in the room of Vasudevnarayan.
All the saints who were sitting there expected to get prasadi
from Maharaj. Only Gunatitanand Swami was busy with the darshan
of Maharaj taking His meals, without any such expectation. Omniscient
Maharaj knew it well that he was standing there, not tempted
by the prasadi, but was drawn by the darshan of Himself. Maharaj
called Swami and showed His pleasure by giving him prasadi from
his thaal. All the saints could see the unique mutual tie of
affection between Swami and Maharaj.
During this time 'the discourses on Ramanuja Bhashya, which
is a commentary on Gita were held in Akshar-Ordi in the presence
of Maharaj and other senior sadgurus. Once purani delivered
a brilliant discourse, so Maharaj embraced him. Seeing this
Brahmanand Swami said in a lighter vein, "You can't be
so partial. You should embrace all the members of the audience
who are present here in the discourses." Next day the news
spread that Maharaj would embrace all; so there was a huge crowd
in the audience. Then Maharaj asked Nityanand Swami to find
out how many from the audience had understood the discourse.
After the discourse Nityanand Swami asked everyone, and those
who did not understand anything were requested not to come the
next day. He asked Swami also. Swami passionately replied, ''Oh!
What a discourse! It is unprecedented." So Swami was permitted
to come. Thereafter Muktanand Swami asked Swami, "You really
understood it?" Then Swami replied in the same passionate
tone, ''I am infatuated only by the darshan of Maharaj."
Seeing such yearning for darshan, Muktanand Swami was happy
in his heart of hearts.
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