Power of Guru

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Power of Guru

 

(From the glorious life of Saint Haridas of Purl)

 

By Dr. G.R. Vijayakumar

 

A clerk or an officer earns money by taking bribes,

and when his conscience pricks him he feeds some

Brahmins and says: " I have done a great duty today.

I have fed fifteen Brahmins and given ten cents each. "

This is his idea of duty. He further adds: " Why should

I take Sanyasa and practice Yoga? I will earn lots of

money and do charity. This is the best kind of life " .

Poor deluded soul! May God give him good

understanding!

- Swami Sivananda

 

Manohar Chakraborthy and Ujivala Devi gave birth to a

son in 1450 in a remote village Bhat-Kolagachi in

Jessore, Bengal. That child was Haridas.Manohar passed

away when Haridas was only two years old and his pious

wife committed Sati. Orphaned, the beautiful little

Haridas was taken away by a Muslim family during a

communal tussle. The foster parents took care of him

well and wanted him to learn Arabic, Persian etc., but

Haridas loved to read the Ramayana and Mahabharatha.

 

Haridas grew up to be a handsome young man.But his

mind was always immersed in God. He ran away from the

house. He repeated Hari's name with great devotion

always. He ate what fate brought him. He resorted to

lonely places and always wandered from one place to

another.He came to Nadiya and met Advaitacharya, a

well-known devotee. He was astounded to see the

towering personality in Haridas. Ignoring the caste

problems of his times, Advaitacharya embraced Haridas

and began to treat him like a Brahmin. Advaitacharya

initiated Haridas into Krishna mantra. And he started

reciting at least 3,00,000 times a day. Seeing his

Guru suffering at the hands of chaste Hindus, Haridas

left Nadia and went to Fulia. At Fulia,one landlord by

name Khan put him to test. He sent a dancer to spoil

his devotion. But the dancer was thrilled to listen to

his loud repetition of the Lord's name and she herself

became a great devotee.

 

Fate led Haridas to Shantipur and here the then king

Hussein Shah tortured Haridas for worshipping Hindu

God. He told the King, " He who is Rama is also

Rahim. Hindus and Muslims are one and the same. The

Bhagavan of the Hindus and the Khuda of Muslims is one

and the same. The difference is only in the name but

God is one " . Hussein Shah was not convinced and he

gave him maximum torture. But Haridas prayed: - " O,

Hari! Forgive these ignorant people! They are not

committing any sin. Please forgive them " .

 

to be contd....... ..

 

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