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'The Senanayi Episode'

 

" In Pandharpur there lived a devotee called Senanayi.

He was a barber by profession. He constantly sang the

Name of the Lord. Honest and straightforward, he did

not know any deceit.

 

It was a royal practice that the king's hair had to be

dressed before he came to the court everyday. He was

searching for the right person to to the job. The

citizens unanimously proposed Senanayi's name owing to

his devotion to God, calmness and guileless

disposition

 

The king gave Senanayi the job.

 

One day, when Senanayi got ready to go for his work, a

group of Sadhus passed by singing the Divine Names of

the Lord.

 

He saw that there was still time to go to the palace.

He instantaneously joined them. Time flew by; he lost

himself in the Nama Kirtan.

 

Those who were envious of him went to the palace and

told the king, who was already restless because of the

delay and kindled the king’s anger.

 

The king was red with fury and ordered the arrest of

Senanayi. He decided that he will have his hair

dressed some other day and rushed to the well to get a

quick bath.

 

The King was surprised to see Senanayi waiting there

for a long time. Senanayi took water in his hand and

applied it on the king’s head. Immediately, the king’s

body had a shiver. He had a horripilating experience.

The King had a Divine sight of Lord Krishna.

 

The king was no more in his normal senses. In the

court, he kept recounting the beautiful divine form he

saw and talking to himself about it. The ministers

suspected that the king had become lunatic and decided

that he had to be treated. Just then, the actual

Senanayi arrived.

 

Immediately, the king requested him to show him the

divine form again. Senanayi was confused. He admitted

he had not turned up that morning as he was in the

Bhajan.

 

The king said, “No! You came this morning! You touched

me and I experienced that wonderful bliss!”.

 

It was then that Senanayi realized that the Lord

Himself had come and done his job that morning. That

glorious One, whom the Vedas speak about, that Divine

Being which can be attained only by penances over

crores of births, has come down as a hair-dresser for

Senanayi’s sake!

 

This goes to prove that

 

“If you perform Nama Kirtan, the Lord will do anything

for you.”

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

 

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