Sant Tukkaram- Part-5 by Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji

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Radhe Krishna To All,

 

Sadhus do not come into the world to build hospitals or to impart worldly

knowledge. They are here only to show God to the ignorant. Only the one who

pushes a copy of Srimad Bhãgavatam into your hands and asks you to read is a

real Sadhu. One who pushes the people who desire to come out of 'vyavahãra'

(worldly affairs) into it is not a Sadhu. What is the use of pushing you into it

all over again? An ordinary mortal wearing white dhoti can do social work. A

Sadhu is not required for this kind of work. His only work is to pull the minds

of the people towards Bhagavan. Did Mira or Thiagaraja swami bless people with

'vibhuti' (the holy ash) as a cure from this or that disease? Steeped in love

for Bhagavan they were ever singing His praises. Living alone, they were always

in the thought of the Lord.

 

Tukkaram called out to all the people of the village and asked Shivaji to

distribute the food materials to them. He possessed such deep dispassion that he

did not reserve even a grain of it for his family. Would Shivaji leave such a

Guru? He took tight hold of this Guru. Such is the glory of Mahans.

 

Everyone is seeking only Bhagavan! How? From a worm to Brahma all are seeking

only happiness. The only difference between them and the Sadhus is that ordinary

people do not know where real joy is and use wrong means to attain what they

mistake to be happiness while the Sadhus know where real joy is - in the Lotus

Feet of Bhagavan - and the right way to attain it. Sadhus do not desire to live

amidst people but Bhagavan pushes them back into the world saying, " Who will

redeem the people? " Steeped in the glory of Bhagavan, Sadhus are unable to move

amidst worldly-minded people. Some people try to mar the names of Sadhus but it

only results in spreading their fame!

 

There once lived a Mahatma in Vrindavan. Every evening he discoursed on Srimad

Bhagavatam. A Marwari who was a 'pawn broker' in Mathura happened to listen to

him. A peacock when fed with the drug 'abin' at 12.01 seeks the same the next

day at 12.01'o clock. Similarly, this man could not sit in his shop the next

evening. He rushed to Vrindavan to listen to the Sadhu's discourse. Such was the

attraction to 'Krishna katha'. This happened every evening and the Marwari no

longer attended to his business as before. Even after he returned home his mind

held the picture of Lord Krishna. The Sadhu was pouring forth 'Krishna rati'. At

home and in shop his mind, caught in the thought of Krishna, could not do any

'vyavahara' (worldly business). The shopkeeper who did business next door asked

him, " Brother! What has happened to you? You do not attend to your business as

before. Every evening you hurry somewhere. What is the matter? " This man said,

" A great Sadhu is

pouring forth Krishna rati in Vrindavan every evening. I am unable to resist

it. It is to listen to him that I rush every evening. " This shopkeeper advised

him, " There is nothing wrong in your attending the discourse. But, you should

get back to your business. Do not get lost in it. Remember you have a family. "

The Marwari said, “You should also come with me to listen to him. Only then

will you understand what I mean. " The friend said, " Yes, I will. But, I will not

change as you have. " And that evening he accompanied the Marwari to Vrindavan.

But, lo! His story also was the same! His business also suffered due to the

change of interest from worldly matters to Bhagavan. His mind was so full of

Krishna. The wives tried to bring their husbands to their senses. They used

various means but all in vain. At last they decided to somehow chase that Sadhu

away from Vrindavan.

 

They thought that if the Sadhu were proved to be a fake, their husbands would

change and return to their old worldly ways. They paid a huge sum of money to a

prostitute to go up to that Sadhu with a baby in her hand while he was

discoursing and in front of the huge crowd, accuse him of having fathered the

child.

 

!!! Will continue !!!

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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