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In the Form of the Child Krishna |
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It was the festival of Guru Purnima,
and Baba was away in Vrindavan. We received information that Gopal
Swarup Pathak, Vice President of India, was coming to Kainchi to have darshan
of the temples. At the appointed time I waited at the ashram gate to
receive the vice president, and Haji, the Muslim sentry, was there on
duty. Haji was a constable from the police department who also lived at
the ashram and had his meals there. We both stood silently for some
time. Then suddenly Haji said to me, "Pandit ji, God does not reside in
these temples. He is in Baba and we are only his servants." I praised
him in my heart for his firm faith in Baba and went on listening to him
quietly. He said, "When I saw Baba on Guru Purnima
last year,
I was startled. The huge physique of Baba appeared to me like the child
Krishna. Rubbing my eyes, I looked at him again and again, and every
time his child form was before me. A devotee standing by me was also
looking at Baba without blinking. I shook him and asked him what he
saw. Without looking at me, he gave a short reply, 'The
same—whatever
you are seeing.' Again I asked, 'The child Krishna?' Gesturing with his
head, he nodded in agreement." The memory of seeing the child Krishna
stayed with Haji. His enthusiasm while narrating the experience was
remarkable.
-Rajida
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