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Guru kripa

‘‘Let no man in the world live in delusion:
Without a guru none can cross over to the other shore.’’

—Guru Nanak

IT WAS on a Wednesday morning, 12 October 2005, that I got a
call from my colleague Dr. G.C. Khilnani, professor of medicine
at AIIMS, New Delhi. ‘‘Dr. Pandav, we are having a satsang today
evening at my home. Guruji is coming. Please do come at 5.30 pm
and also bring Mrs. Pandav with you.’’

‘‘Are you celebrating your promotion as a professor? Who is
Guruji? What is his name? Where is he from?’’ I shot a volley of
questions at Dr. Khilnani. “His name is Guruji,” he replied. ‘‘You
will see him in the evening and you will discover for yourself. Have
patience.’’

I shared the conversation with my wife Smita. She had been
skeptical of gurus and sadhus, but this time her response was slightly
different. ‘‘Maybe this is a different call,’’ she said. ‘‘Let us see.’’ And
she readily agreed to come with me in the evening.

Later in the morning, I phoned my friends Rashmi and Pankaj
Singh. I have known Rashmi since the last 35 years and after her
marriage, Pankaj. I had called since I was keen to know how Pankaj’s
father, the late Prime Minister Shri Chandra Shekhar, whom I
referred to as Pitaji, was doing.

They said they were at an AIIMS private ward where Pitaji had
been admitted for a check-up. I immediately left home to be with

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