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Narayanswarupdas, Guru Shastriji Maharaj... |
Purshottampura. A small village in Gujarat. Everywhere one treads,
there are memories of Shastriji Maharaj. Young Narayanswarupdas often
accompanied his Guru when he used to come here, and returned many
times for work as President of the Sanstha. In 1986, now himself the
Guru, Swamishri once again came to Purshottampura. In the presence
of sadhu disciples he began to relive incidents with his Guru...
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building the temples of this Sanstha, he was literally creating something
out of nothing. Everything, from money to manpower, was in short supply.
All the sadhus and devotees had to join in the work. Often one would
see Yogiji Maharaj and Shastri Narayanswarupdas (Pramukh Swami) lifting
heavy stones or mixing cement! Those were days of hardships and everyone
was expected to contribute. It was a case of making the most of a
`bad' situation. Once in Bochasan... |
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Janmangal Swami : Did you ever have to cook?
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Swamishri : Yes, in those days we had to cook for ourselves.
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Did Shastriji Maharaj ever fill your pattar till it overflowed?
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Swamishri : Swamishri used to enjoy serving food. If there was a
sweet item he’d serve it to us.
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Did you ever sit beside him (as this sadhu is beside
you) with a hand fan?
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Swamishri : If the need arose we would sit beside him, but in those
days we did not have any ‘electric’ so we spent the whole
afternoon fanning him. We never slept.
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You liked Shastriji Maharaj a lot, didn’t you?
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Swamishri : Why only me? Everyone liked him.
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Once...
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Swamishri : A sadhu never feels tired. If he has affection for God’s
form, how can he ever be tired? Did Shriji Maharaj, Gunatitanand
Swami, Bhagatji Maharaj, Shastriji Maharaj, Yogiji Maharaj ever
get tired?
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They were divine. They would never feel tired.
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Swamishri : One who wants to please such divine beings will also
never feel tired.
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(20 February 1989, Bochasan)
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