Maharaj

Nandan Mai was going from Nainital to Bhumiadhar to see Baba. She used a footpath to get from the Nainital-Bhowali Road down to Bhumiadhar. From the footpath she saw that Baba was sitting with his devotees at a bend along the road, some distance from the temple. Since she was tired after her long walk, she thought that it would save her a lot of trouble if Baba gave darshan at the temple. When she got closer, she clearly saw Baba sitting on the platform of the temple. This pleased her, but by the time she reached the temple, Baba had disappeared. She looked for him everywhere and at last asked Brahmachari Baba, who pointed down the road to where Baba was sitting. Surprised, she walked to the bend in the road to have Baba's darshan.

She thought she would say something to Baba in front of the crowd of people and decided to quote from the Ramayana, "I saw two children, here and there. It was the aberration of my mind that I could not understand the mystery." She thought Baba would certainly appreciate the purpose of her quote, while the other devotees would not understand anything. But as she got closer to Baba, he laughed loudly, and she forgot all about what she had decided to say. This was another instance of Baba's divine play. It was difficult to say anything in Baba's presence unless he willed it.