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One of the greatest saints of this century, Yogiraj Devraha Baba, referred to the event of Baba's death as unrealistic and told his devotees, "Baba's death was not a reality. He has played with death many times. Where can he go? He is alive and will ever remain so." The stories that follow support this statement, for they all take place after Baba's Mahasamadhi. People who were with him while he was in his physical body and those who never met him are still experiencing his care and protection. Many continue to have his darshan in form and in dreams.
One of the greatest saints of this century, Yogiraj Devraha Baba, referred to the event of Baba's death as unrealistic and told his devotees, "Baba's death was not a reality. He has played with death many times. Where can he go? He is alive and will ever remain so." The stories that follow support this statement, for they all take place after Baba's Mahasamadhi. People who were with him while he was in his physical body and those who never met him are still experiencing his care and protection. Many continue to have his darshan in form and in dreams.
Baba took care of Bhagwan Singh from the time he lost his parents in childhood. Baba invested him with the sacred thread with his own hands, appointed him the priest of the Hanuman temple in Vrindavan, and later gave him the opportunity to serve as the head priest of Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple in Lucknow. The news of Baba's Mahasamadhi had made Bhagwan Singh feel like an orphan once again. Baba was everything to him—his father, mother, and guru. When the kalash containing Baba's remains arrived in Lucknow, his grief was so intense that he thought of ending his life. He made a plan to do this the following day by jumping off the Hanuman Bridge into the Gomti River. The kind-hearted and compassionate Baba could not bear this.
The next morning when Bhagwan Singh finished the adoration of Hanuman ji, a tall sadhu wearing saffron cloths came into the temple. Pointing to the string of beads around Bhagwan Singh's neck, the sadhu asked, "Where did you get this string of beads?" Bhagwan Singh told him that Baba Neeb Karori had given it to him. Then pointing to the kalash, the sadhu asked, "What is inside?" When Bhagwan Singh told him that Baba's remains were contained in it, the sadhu said, "A lie, it is all a lie. I know Baba Neeb Karori very well. I have come directly from Amarkantak. I saw Baba there wearing sackcloth." The sadhu told Bhagwan Singh that he had asked Baba where he had left his blanket. Baba replied, "I left it in Kainchi. I wanted to pray in seclusion."
Bhagwan Singh was confused. How could Baba be alive when the pot containing his ashes was right in front of him? Hearing what the sadhu had seen with his own eyes shook his resolution to put an end to his life. Speaking exactly like Baba, the sadhu then said, "I want to take a bath. Put some soap and water." Bhagwan Singh brought a new cake of soap and putting the water before him, offered him his bath. The sadhu asked him to bathe him. As Bhagwan Singh was about to apply soap to his body, the sadhu refused it saying, "Sadhus do not use soap." Bhagwan Singh felt that the contradictory remarks of the sadhu were again like those of Maharaj. Singh said that he had brought the soap at the sadhu's request and that he would certainly use it for him. While he was giving him a bath, Singh felt that the sadhu made the same childlike movements that Maharaj made when given a bath. After the bath Singh gave the sadhu food and then as he was about to depart, asked him "Where are you staying? Where can I meet you?" The sadhu replied, "I am staying at the Hanuman temple in Aminabad. The priest there takes good care of me. You can come to see me whenever you have time."
After closing the temple in the afternoon, Bhagwan Singh went to the Hanuman temple in Aminabad to meet the sadhu again that same day. He could not see him anywhere in the temple, so he asked the priest about him and described the physical features of the sadhu in detail. The priest said that there was no sadhu of that description staying there. When Bhagwan Singh said that the sadhu had told him that he was looking after him, the priest said it was all a lie. This opened Bhagwan Singh's eyes. He then believed that Baba Neeb Karori came to him in the form of that sadhu to stop him from putting an end to his life.
The next morning when Bhagwan Singh finished the adoration of Hanuman ji, a tall sadhu wearing saffron cloths came into the temple. Pointing to the string of beads around Bhagwan Singh's neck, the sadhu asked, "Where did you get this string of beads?" Bhagwan Singh told him that Baba Neeb Karori had given it to him. Then pointing to the kalash, the sadhu asked, "What is inside?" When Bhagwan Singh told him that Baba's remains were contained in it, the sadhu said, "A lie, it is all a lie. I know Baba Neeb Karori very well. I have come directly from Amarkantak. I saw Baba there wearing sackcloth." The sadhu told Bhagwan Singh that he had asked Baba where he had left his blanket. Baba replied, "I left it in Kainchi. I wanted to pray in seclusion."
Bhagwan Singh was confused. How could Baba be alive when the pot containing his ashes was right in front of him? Hearing what the sadhu had seen with his own eyes shook his resolution to put an end to his life. Speaking exactly like Baba, the sadhu then said, "I want to take a bath. Put some soap and water." Bhagwan Singh brought a new cake of soap and putting the water before him, offered him his bath. The sadhu asked him to bathe him. As Bhagwan Singh was about to apply soap to his body, the sadhu refused it saying, "Sadhus do not use soap." Bhagwan Singh felt that the contradictory remarks of the sadhu were again like those of Maharaj. Singh said that he had brought the soap at the sadhu's request and that he would certainly use it for him. While he was giving him a bath, Singh felt that the sadhu made the same childlike movements that Maharaj made when given a bath. After the bath Singh gave the sadhu food and then as he was about to depart, asked him "Where are you staying? Where can I meet you?" The sadhu replied, "I am staying at the Hanuman temple in Aminabad. The priest there takes good care of me. You can come to see me whenever you have time."
After closing the temple in the afternoon, Bhagwan Singh went to the Hanuman temple in Aminabad to meet the sadhu again that same day. He could not see him anywhere in the temple, so he asked the priest about him and described the physical features of the sadhu in detail. The priest said that there was no sadhu of that description staying there. When Bhagwan Singh said that the sadhu had told him that he was looking after him, the priest said it was all a lie. This opened Bhagwan Singh's eyes. He then believed that Baba Neeb Karori came to him in the form of that sadhu to stop him from putting an end to his life.
