What Holy Gurudev Likes

Sri Sri Thakur has always rejected even the slightest amount of proudness in His devotees !! It once happened that Gurudev was residing in a devotee’s house at Kolkata and the room where Sri Sri Thakur was sitting was full of many devotees, a kirtan group was singing melodious sri naam sankritan adjacent to that room for a quite long time and was being very much praised by the people sitting there. They sang for a long time in various types of rags and raginis and after finishing went to see off Sri Sri Thakur and asked whether He liked the Kirtan or not!! At this Guruji remarked with a surprise note as Kirtan??? Did any Kirtan happened here??? All the members of the group were stunned and shocked and didn’t said anything and slowly left the place!! This is our beloved Gurudev!! Once a devotee from a far off place happened to visit our Gurudev. Those days Guruji often used to complain of deformity in His eyes and ears, of course which were all part of His divine leelas only!! That fellow whose name was Abanimohan came before Sri Sri Thakur tried to give His identity as Guruji, can you recognize me?? I am Abani!! At this Guruji asked What?? Tarani?? He again tried to tell as No, Abani!! Guruji again asked Mohini?? That fellow tried his level best but more & more he tried Sri Sri Thakur would spell different names but not Abani!! At last, quite disappointed that person left the place and came outside the house started crying as what had happened or what sin he has committed that Sri Sri Thakur could not recognise him?? Here Sadananda babu who used to accompany our Gurudev met this fellow and asked Do you chant the Sri Naam regularly?? He thought for a while and told No!! I never chant as I am always busy with my worldly life!! Sadananda babu told him now you can understand very well that why Sri Sri Thakur could not recognise you?? Abanimohan babu asked now what to do?? Sadananda babu advised him to not to worry and sit here & chant the Sri Naam!! Abani babu started chanting the Sri Naam and after sometime suddenly somebody came from the house and called him as Guruji is remembering him!!! Sri Sri Thakur himself called and asked the houseowner as Abani babu is sitting outside, please go and bring him inside!! So Friends, what was that chanting actually?? It was nothing but Saranagati (Surrender) and our Gurudev is Saranagatvatsal!! If you don’t remember God that means you don’t need Him and so similarly God also will not remember you then!! It is as simple as that!! The moment that devotee started chanting and remembering Guruji, He immediately recognised him and called him in!!! We should always strive to do what Sri Sri Thakur likes as that would be the best form of worshipping Him!! Forgetting Him is Kortitabhiman or Obhab & remembering Him is Okarta or Sobhab!! (Now, I understand the true meaning of this famous bengali quote as Obhabe Sobhab Nosto!!) So, on this Holy day of our Guruji’s Birthday, let us all pledge that we will always chant the Holy Sri Naam given by Him in all our deeds and to our each n every breath of our lives!! That would be the best offering onto His Holy Lotus Feet!! Jai Ram!!