Maharaj

Many of us were sitting together inside the ashram when all of a sudden Baba said, "He has gone to Hanumangarh." Nobody understood who Baba was referring to. After some time he said, "He will come here just now. He is hungry. Prepare fresh puris and vegetables for him." He then said to me, "Go with a gas lamp and stand across the bridge. Hold the old man by the hand and help him cross the bridge carefully. His sons will not take care of him."

It was dark when a car stopped in front of the ashram gate. An old man and his two sons got out of the car. Seeing me there with a gas lamp, the old man said, "Has Baba sent you to escort us?" When I said yes, his eyes became moist. Meanwhile his two sons had crossed the bridge, forgetting to help their old father. I helped him cross the bridge carefully and took him to Baba. The old man prostrated himself at Baba's feet. Tears flowed from his eyes. He was choked with emotion, and his body trembled with joy. Baba gave him warm food to eat and sent him off lovingly.

The old man was Ram Narain Sinha. He had come to see his son at Raj Bhavan (governor's residence) in Nainital that day and had said that he would eat his meal only after having Baba's darshan. So his two sons had first taken him to Hanumangarh, and learning of Maharaj's whereabouts from there, they brought him to Kainchi ashram.