The place was somewhere at Kolkata where our beloved Guruji
was staying at the home of a devotee whom He had promised earlier. Haridas
Acharya, one of the very close disciple of Guruji was searching about the
whereabouts of Him for a very long time but without any result as Guruji’s stay
was always for a short time at a particular place. Then one day, success
reached him and he got an address from a devotee where our Lord was staying and
he immediately set for his journey for that house to see Gurudev!! That place quite a far from his place and when
he reached that house he heard Sri Sri Thakur’s voice from outside and his
heart jumped with joy. He knocked at the door and a mid-aged, fat man came out
and asked yes, whom do you need?? Acharyaji asked whether Sri Sri Thakur is
staying here to which that man replied yes, He is here!! Acharyaji then
requested as can I have His darshan?? That fellow said bluntly No!! Sri Sri
Thakur has ordered that nobody can meet him, so you cannot see Him!! Acharyaji
very humbly begged that I am searching for Him for quite long time and coming
from very far, I will just see him from the door, pay my respects and leave. I
will not bother Him with any conversations!! This enraged that man very much
and he said as what kind of person you are Mr.??? How can I break the order of
Sri Sri Thakur for you??? And he closed the main door of the house with a loud
noise on the face of Acharyaji!!! This
made Acharyaji to feel dejected at his heart so much that tears came out of his
eyes and he paid his respects to Guruji from outside and started walking on the
street. Suddenly, he felt as if a voice similar to Sri Sri Thakur was calling
him from backside and when he turned to his astonishment he saw that Gurudev
was Himself standing there in front of him!!! Acharyaji immediately fell on the
holy lotus feet of Sri Sri Thakur on the street itself and Guruji also blessed
him. Guruji took him to a nearby park and both of them sat on a bench.
Acharyaji asked that is it true Guruji that you have ordered as not to meet anybody??
Guruji smiled & replied that do you think it is possible?? How can I say no
to my devotees who are coming from very far off places to meet me?? Acharyaji
said but then the houseowner of that house said that it is your instructions!!
Sri Sri Thakur again smiled and said I know that my how many instructions are
being followed by these so-called devotees!! When you had approached that house
at that time my room was filled with all the friends and relatives of that
houseowner and thus it was them who were deciding whom to allow in and whom
not!!! A fellow selling roasted
ground-nuts was passing them when suddenly
Guruji asked Acharyaji to purchase some roasted groundnuts of 2 paise!!
Acharyaji who didn’t like eating anything from outside became little bit
surprised as Sri Sri Thakur’s apetite was also known to him very well, then
suddenly what happened?? Whatever it is he purchased some roasted groundnuts as
per His orders and Sri Sri Thakur dvided those nuts equally start eating them &
also requested Acharyaji to eat. Acharyaji said he don’t want to eat and also
didn’t lke eating anything from outside. At this Guruji said that why, these
nut sellers have also families who depend on them for their livelihood, he also
have to pay their house rent etc. if people like you not think about them then
who will?? At this Acharyaji replied that instead of purchasing those nuts one
can also give or donate some money to them as charity to which Sri Sri Thakur
reactly strongly as why?? Maligning anybody’s dignity is a great offence!! That
nut seller may be a poor man but he is not beggar, you should respect that, due
to his prarbdha he is poor but for that he is not begging before you for money!!
Acharyaji understood his mistake and asked to forgive him. He also wondered
that how caring is our Guruji who is caring for even a nut-seller!! Evening was
slowly going towards dark when Sri Sri Thakur suddenly asked Acharyaji to go
back to his place and cautioned to not to run here and there searching for
Guruji as He is present at his home in the portrait itself and narrated that
few days back the food was too hot to eat through which Acharyaji understood
very well that Sri Sri Thakur’s portrait is not just glass, paper and frame of
wood, infact if one has pure devotion & faith Sri Sri Thakur is present
there itself!! Acharyaji asked Guruji as where He will go now to which Sri Sri Thakur
smiled and said to that same very house where the door was closed at his
face!!! Astonished Acharyaji asked why are you going there again??? Smilingly
Gurudev replied because I had promised them earlier that I will stay at their
house for 7 days and 2 more days are left!! Haridas Acharyaji could not utter
anything and kept on staring at Gurudev!!! Guruji blessed him and left!! Jai
Ram!! Jai Anantkoti Brahmand nayak, Rajadhiraj, Yogiraj, Sad Guru Sri Sri
Ramchandra Dev Maharaj ki Jai!!!
