In 1968 Kehar Singh ji's wife suffered from a chronic bowel syndrome.
Having suffered from the disease for many months, her body was reduced
to a skeleton. Seeing no improvement in her condition, Kehar Singh
changed her doctor on the advice of family members and brought her to
Dr. A.C. Das, who treated her with antibiotics and a light nourishing
diet. One day at about ten thirty, she was sitting on her bed eating
her meal when her lips and hands suddenly started trembling. The plate
in her hands fell, and she herself rolled onto the bed. She could not
be given any medicine, and her gaze became fixed. No one could think of
what to do, and the whole family grieved.
While she was dying,
Maharaj's photograph on the windowsill in front of her fell down with a
crashing sound, as if blown over by a gust of wind. Its fall coincided
with her death. Kehar Singh thought that the glass would be broken into
many pieces, but it did not even have a crack. People were mourning her
death, when about forty minutes later, she opened her eyes and looking
around with surprise, murmered.
Meanwhile Maharaj was at Kainchi ashram talking to Mrs. Soni. All of a
sudden he said, "Kehar Singh's wife is dead. He is my
devotee. I will not let her die."
Mrs. Soni could not understand what he meant by those two contradictory
statements. It did not enter her mind that Baba had the power to
restore life. Even though Baba did not leave Kainchi, he was seen
giving darshan to Kehar Singh in the house of
Santosh Kumar
Choudhry in Lucknow that same day at about 4 p.m. He did not ask Kehar
Singh about his wife, nor did Kehar Singh mention her.
Later,
when Kehar Singh thanked Dr. Das, he said, "Why thank me? I have not
done anything for your wife. The antibiotic was to control her bowel
syndrome, and even then she would not have survived. Her death was
inevitable. I can only say that it happened by the grace of God. You
should thank God for it." After this she recovered quickly and became a
healthy woman again. She lived for about six and a half years after
this incident. In 1982 the devotees were talking about Baba in Kainchi
ashram, and Mrs. Soni told Kehar Singh what Baba had said,
strengthening his faith.
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