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Baba's Promise to a Child
Chandra Shekar Pande was very worried about his wife. She had been suffering from a fever for a long time and was so emaciated that she was close to death. He sent a telegram to his father-in-law, Motiram, in Anupshahar. The elderly Motiram was very disturbed at the news and went to his guru, Mauni Baba, a highly-elevated holy man of the time, and asked him, "O Gurudev, today I beg of you, please, somehow or the other, restore life to my daughter or end my life also." Mauni Baba remained in a meditative pose for some time and then said, "Only Baba Neeb Karori is capable of restoring life. You pray to him to fulfil your wish." Motiram meditated on Baba and prayed to him.
Meanwhile Baba arrived at Pande's house in Jhansi and asked him, "How is your wife?" Pande did not know Baba and asked him who he was. Baba replied, "Baba Neeb Karori." Pande said, "She is lying dead inside." Baba said, "Will you show her to me?" Pande took Baba inside. Baba looked at her dead body and said, "She is not dead yet. You have some grapes in your house? Fetch them and a bowl and a spoon." Baba extracted some grape juice by pressing the grapes in his hand and poured that juice into her mouth. Her pulse began to beat, and in a few moments, she opened her eyes. Baba said, "Give her grape juice and milk to drink. She will be cured." Then Baba went away. Pande's wife began to recuperate, and she regained her health without any treatment.
It turned out that Baba had visited Motiram's house when Pande's wife was six years old. Someone had died in a neighbor's house, and since the child was seeing this for the first time, it shocked her tender heart. At the time, Baba very lovingly said to the girl, "Ask whatever you want." She said, "Baba, when I die, bring me back to life." Baba was committed to his words but said nothing at the time. Baba kept his promise given to a child.
Meanwhile Baba arrived at Pande's house in Jhansi and asked him, "How is your wife?" Pande did not know Baba and asked him who he was. Baba replied, "Baba Neeb Karori." Pande said, "She is lying dead inside." Baba said, "Will you show her to me?" Pande took Baba inside. Baba looked at her dead body and said, "She is not dead yet. You have some grapes in your house? Fetch them and a bowl and a spoon." Baba extracted some grape juice by pressing the grapes in his hand and poured that juice into her mouth. Her pulse began to beat, and in a few moments, she opened her eyes. Baba said, "Give her grape juice and milk to drink. She will be cured." Then Baba went away. Pande's wife began to recuperate, and she regained her health without any treatment.
It turned out that Baba had visited Motiram's house when Pande's wife was six years old. Someone had died in a neighbor's house, and since the child was seeing this for the first time, it shocked her tender heart. At the time, Baba very lovingly said to the girl, "Ask whatever you want." She said, "Baba, when I die, bring me back to life." Baba was committed to his words but said nothing at the time. Baba kept his promise given to a child.
