Maharaj
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Divine Reality
A Boon-bestowing Sadhu
One evening in April 1982 G.L. Sah and his wife were returning to Nainital from Almora when their car's brakes failed. It became difficult to control the car, and on every bend, Sah was afraid of crashing into something coming from the opposite direction. He said nothing to his wife because he did not want to alarm her, but he was not paying much attention to what she was saying. She did not understand the reason for his indifference and was surprised that he was driving erratically.
While they were passing Baba's small temple in the valley of Kakrighat, she saw a sadhu standing by the road. He was looking towards them with his hand raised in a boon-bestowing gesture. The incline of the road was not as steep there, so Sah decided to try to stop the car by crashing it against the rocks. Just as he was about to do so, the axle broke and the car came to a halt. Leaving the car in the care of a local shopkeeper, they got a lift to Nainital in a truck that same night.
In the house of the family with whom they were staying, Sah's wife saw a photograph of Maharaj, whose appearance was the same as that of the sadhu they had seen at Kakrighat a few hours before. Upon enquiry they were told that the photograph was of Baba Neeb Karori and that he had left his body nine years previously. They were also told that the Kakrighat temple had been built by Baba. The couple was surprised that even though they did not know Baba, he blessed them by giving darshan and saving them in that perilous situation. By Baba's act of grace they became devoted to him. They attended the celebrations at Kainchi on 15 June and narrated this experience.
While they were passing Baba's small temple in the valley of Kakrighat, she saw a sadhu standing by the road. He was looking towards them with his hand raised in a boon-bestowing gesture. The incline of the road was not as steep there, so Sah decided to try to stop the car by crashing it against the rocks. Just as he was about to do so, the axle broke and the car came to a halt. Leaving the car in the care of a local shopkeeper, they got a lift to Nainital in a truck that same night.
In the house of the family with whom they were staying, Sah's wife saw a photograph of Maharaj, whose appearance was the same as that of the sadhu they had seen at Kakrighat a few hours before. Upon enquiry they were told that the photograph was of Baba Neeb Karori and that he had left his body nine years previously. They were also told that the Kakrighat temple had been built by Baba. The couple was surprised that even though they did not know Baba, he blessed them by giving darshan and saving them in that perilous situation. By Baba's act of grace they became devoted to him. They attended the celebrations at Kainchi on 15 June and narrated this experience.
