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Abolished
Poverty:
The
economic condition of mason Mavaji Mistri of Rajkot was very
poor. He came to Junagadh and prayed to Swami. The kind Swami
asked him to purchase some gram and parched rice. Outside the
temple he met his Muslim friend Musabhai who gave him one more
anna and advised him to bring the prasad for Swami. Mavajibhai
went to the market and bought the gram and parched rice for
two annas and brought them to Swami. After offering to Thakorji,
Swami took just two grains from that and distributed some among
the saints and gave the rest to Mavaji, asking him to share
it with Musabhai. Besides this, Swami gave him blessings to
go to Karachi and start the business of building contracts.
Mavaji then said that he knew nobody there. Swami replied to
this by saying that he knew some people. there. Mavajibhai felt
encouraged but he had no train fare to reach Karachi.
Swami was omniscient and asked him to demand one hundred rupees
from his mother, who had buried the amount in a earthen pot
under the grinding wheel. Swami ordered Mavaji to make Musabhai
his partner in the business. Swami was pleased even with the
little service so willingly rendered by Musabhai. Mavabhai reached
Rajkot and demanded money from his mother. At first she flatly
denied that she had money. But when Mavabhai told her about
the order of Swami and also, pointed out the exact place, she
gave him the money. When Mavabhai disembarked on the port of
Karachi he chance to meet an Englishman who gave him a substantial
contract without any recommendation from anyone. Mavabhai earned
a handsome amount from this contract and gradually started the
company of Mavabhai and Musabhai and attained a sound financial
condition. In this way, as a result of Swami's blessings, Mavajibhai's
poverty vanished and he earned a fortune and rendered sincere
service to the satsang.
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