Monday, March 18, 2019

Unparalleled Divine Intervention: Shri Tirupati Balaji Darshan

Dakor

Shri Maharajji once went to Dakor all of a sudden . Thakurji and Kusumji reached Dakor later on. They met Shriji at Ranchhod Dasji Maharaj's place. After having meals at Shri Tara Behan's residence everyone rested for the night at the house of Ranchhod Dasji Maharaj.

Next day, when Ghanshyamji asked Shriji about returning to Vrindavan he explained, “The sandal offering of Shri Tirupati Balaji has come unasked for, to my hand. It means He is calling me. Having his darshan I shall reach Vrindavan in eight days time. Both of you go back to Vrindavan.”

However, Thakurji thought that it was better to stay back with Shriji. Taking Bhikaji along with him, Ghanshyamji got everyone's reservation done, and conveyed this plan to Vrindavan. Shriji, Thakurji and Kusumji reached Tirupati Balaji and arranged for two rooms to stay there. 

After taking rest they went to have darshan of Shri Balaji in the evening. Seeing the long queue of devotees waiting they were kind of disappointed that they might not have His darshan that day.

Shri Banke Bihari Lal Vrindavan

 Our Bihariji in Vrindavan is perfect. There is no inconvenience in having His darshan,” remarked Kusumji.

Hearing this Shriji spoke up, “Is that so! “And it seemed as if he had got into an avesha, an emotionally charged state like receiving an order.

”Come along this way!” urged Shriji .

Taking them out of the queue, not knowing how he managed to take them from God knows where, Shriji made them stand in the front row.

Two ministers had come to Tirupati Balaji from Madras. The S.P. and the D.S.P. were moving ahead to see to the arrangements made for them.

”Can I come?” Shriji asked the S.P.”

Without turning back the S.P. signalled with his hand.

  'Come along!' he said

All three of them followed the S.P. speedily and reached a door. This particular door was right in front of the mandir and would open only on festivals. It had a big lock clamped on it. All of them stood at this spot. On seeing Shri Ramnath Goenka standing inside the door Ghanshyamji told Shriji that he had seen Goenkaji with Shri Baba in Gita Vatika, Gorkahpur.


Shri Balkrishna Das ji Maharaj

When Goenkaji saw them standing outside he was drawn towards them and came close. Getting the door opened quickly he got these three inside. Soon after, he asked the priest to make them have darshan of Balaji even before the ministers who were standing there.


Shri Tirupati Balaji

The priest managed to get them a good darshan and kept the shathkop[3] on their heads. Shri Ramnanthji took everyone along for circumambulation.
 ”There will be Netra Darshan[4] tomorrow. Come for the Mangala Arti[5] at 6 AM in the morning. I will also be there,” he said.
Netra Darshan Shri Tirupati Balaji

Next day, Shri Ramnathji Goenka was waiting for them when they reached to have Netra Darshan during the Mangala Arti. He helped them have a good darshan.

Shriji, Ghanshyamji and Kusumji stayed in Tirupati for three days. Without standing in a queue they would straightaway reach the mandir and thus kept attaining the joy of darshan.

” He (Balaji) has inspired me to come here, so he had to make all the  arrangements,” said Shriji.

Vrindavan

From Tirupati all of them again came to Dakor via Pandharpur. Staying in Dakor for two days they returned to Vrindavan.

So far the entire incident appears to be quite ordinary.

When Shri Thakurji met Shri Ramnath Goenkaji at Gita Vatika in Gorakhpur two months after the pilgrimage he was grateful,” You made us have very good darshan in Tirupati Balaji.”

 Shri Ramnath Goenka

 ”Darshan! What sort of darshan? It must be somebody else. I   didn't go there. You are sadly mistaken,” was Goenkaji’s astonishing response.

Thakurji again met Goenkaji in Dalmia House after this episode. Ghanshyamji  deliberately repeated this incident to him.

“You are under a misconception. It wasn't me. It must be some other person,”  Goenkaji repeated the same words,

Arti of Shri Tirupati Balaji

It was absolutely clear now that Shri Tirupati Balaji Himself had stimulated Shriji to come to Tirupati. Above all, arranging for him to have darshan in this amazing manner, He had carried the burden of Shriji's welfare on His shoulders in an unprecedented manner.



[1]     Transcendental madness:Unmāda  the maddened frenzy of prema; one of the thirty-three vyabhicāri-bhāvas (transitory spiritual emotions).

[2]     premaprema: love pure and perfected, a selfless love that does not ask what it can get but what it can give.
[3]     Shatkop: sacred headgear
[4]     Netra Darshan: one day of the week when Tirupati Balaji's eyes are uncovered
[5]     Mangala Aarti: The Mangala Aarti is done by waving a piece of lighted camphor in circles around an idol

3 comments:

Minakshi said...

Amazing work for Charit Vaibhav as This is the life of a great saint –Shriji (atrang Sakhi of Sh Priya Lal ).

Unknown said...

Tarabahen - bua(aunty) of my father Gopal Khambholja) lived with us. By his divine grace, Shri Maharaj ji stayed at our home several time and gave blessings and chance for his durlabh sewaa.
Dr Vrajeshkumar Khambholja , Shri Dhaam Dakor.
There are several incidents that I learned from my father about Shri Maharaj ji in Damit those are not recorded anywhere yet. Also from Jagdishchandra Shukla ji Gayanacharya , the son of Kamalashankar ji Maharaj of Dakor , at whose home also Shri Maharaj ji use too stay when he use to come to Dakor.

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