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One Thousand Rupees In an Empty Purse |
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One day I went to Kainchi to meet
Baba. I had kept some money in my purse, but after buying sweets and
fruit for prasad
and paying my bus fare to Kainchi, I had only five rupees left. I was
very worried. If I had to spend more money on my return journey, I
would have a big problem. When I went to Baba and bowed before him, he
said, "You do not have money in your purse?"
I replied casually, "Baba, there is enough." He said again, "Ask
if you need it."
I did need it, but I remained quiet because I thought it would be
improper to take money from Baba. Instead of taking from a saint, money
should be offered to him. On my return journey I purchased a ticket
with the five-rupee note, emptying my purse. I arrived home, and later
when I opened the purse, I found ten one-hundred-rupee notes in another
compartment of the purse. I was amazed at this divine lila
of my generous Baba.
-Shrimati Savitri Devi, Begumpul, Meerut
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