THE BLESSINGS OF A SANNYASI
There is a village named Virpur near
Rajkot in Saurashtra (Gujrat State). About one hundred
seventy five years ago, one day, a sannyasi from Mount
Girnar came there all of a sudden. He went straight
to the house of a Lohana gentleman named Pradhan Thakkar..
Rajbai, the housewife, had a great affection for the
sadhus and teh sannyasis. She welcomed the sannnyadi
and said, 'Please take your seat. have your meals and
be comfortable here!"
But the sannyasi did not move from
where he stood and said, "Show me your younger
son, Mother!"
Her Younger son was only five years
old and at that time he was playing in the street with
other children/ On being called by the sannyasi he rushed
into the house and stood in front of him with folded
hands. The sannyasi placed his hand on the boy's head
and looked at him with love. Then he said, "Do
you recognise me, my son?"
The boy's face glowed with bewitching
smile and he mutered God's name: Rama Rama! Rama Rama!
Sita Rama!
The very next moment the sannyasi
left the place with a mysterious smile on his face,
and no one has seen him again ever since.
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