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always with you

 

As usual, Shyamdas set out on

another pilgrimage to Dwarka, Porbandar,

Girnar, Somnath and many

holy kshetras taking about three and a half months to

do so. He, along with a group of pilgrims and his personal servant stopped at Girnar parvat. They chalked out a

neat program to climb the girnar parvat

and take darshan of the Dattatreya

padukas, then to Ambaji Tekdhi (Ambadevi Temple

atop the hill), then to Gorakshakarnath

Temple. The day of the climb

happened to be a Thursday. So, the group decided to have darshan

first, and then a meal. Although they had an early start, nonetheless, they

were delayed and had got late.

 

Shamdas,

while ascending the mountain, clearly heard Baba say, “I

am always with you.” Happily, he continued up the hill,

where some 30 to 40 steps were very steep and high and difficult to negotiate.

The heat of the day was intense, the sun was beating on him with full intensity

and the water he had brought was over. Still, another 200 to 300 steps were in

front of him. Shyamdas was four to five steps ahead

of the group, when he felt extremely exhausted. His throat was parched, he felt

dizzy and fell down. When the group reached him, they found that he had fallen

to the left. Had he fallen a bit to the right, there would have been no trace

of him as there was a deep ravine. Quickly, Tarabai

(one of the grou members) and the group came to his

rescue. They found that he was unconscious, frothing at the mouth, and he had a

heat stroke. Tarabai sat down next to him, and

cradling his head in her lap, wiped his mouth and started fanning him with a

piece of cloth. The group huddled together and were

wondering what to do. The dire need for water was evident and there was nothing

around them, except the steps leading to the top. It was decided that someone

would retrace their steps to the bottom of the hill and fetch some water.

 

Just as they looked in that direction, they saw a Gosavi with a huge tamba (pot) of

water, making his way towards them. He addressed Tarabai

and said, “Mother, give the child this water, sprinkle some on his head

and face and he will come around.” So saying, he handed over the pot, and

further added, “Make sure he drinks all this water. I’ve some work

to do and I will meet you when you return.” Then he ascended the steps.

Mechanically, they did just what he said and Shyamdas

started coming around. He could see the Gosavi had

ascended about twenty steps or so and then he disappeared. It took about an

hour for him to fully recover and they proceeded on. They had a wonderful darshan of all the temples. Meanwhile, the group was

talking amongst themselves. “Who was this Gosavi?

Why and how did he bring the water for Shyamdas? How

specific were his instructions?” Shyamdas

however knew that Baba had saved his life. Had not Baba assured him, saying, “I stand behind and in front of you and look

after you, always, and at all times.”

 

Where is Shirdi and where is Girnar? Yet the Guru Mauli is

always at hand to help her child. When they returned to that very spot, he

wished to wait for the Gosavi.

He did so for about an hour. But the group urged him to

continue the descent. It was getting late, as it was now 5:00 p.m. and it would soon become dusk. Also,

everyone was tired and hungry. Reluctantly, Shyamdas

agreed and they reached the bottom of the hill at Junagadh

Gaon, they had a meal and retired for the night.

 

But Shyamdas could not sleep.

He was overwhelmed by what had happened. He had sustained no injury from the

fall, except a few scratches and a grazed knee. Now, he was quite lucid and

mentally alright, but he could not bare the thought of not having met his

benefactor, the Gosavi. “Why?” he

wondered. That night, he cried himself to sleep. That night, at about 4 a.m., in the morning, he had a vision. Baba

said, “Arre Shyamdas, don’t cry like this. There is a lot of work

to be done. You will know that in the future. Okay? Now get up.” Shyamdas was comforted, as he was enveloped in Baba’s

love and concern for him. After some months, he came to Shirdi.

As soon as he entered Dwarkamai, Baba said, “Come Shyamdas,

didn’t I give you a lot of water to quench your thirst.”

Shyamdas went and laid his head on Baba’s feet

and washed them with tears. Baba placed His palm of benediction on his head and

gave him Udi.

(Source Sai Leela

Magazine)

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