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at night, and I was confused. With hindsight, I now know that was
Guruji’s way of telling me he had come to my home that night.

How I got my knitting needles

I particularly remember an incident when Guruji saved us from a
great deal of anguish. Our younger son Vinayak was to get married.
On the morning of the sangeet, families had arrived from different
parts of the country and abroad. Suddenly, I heard my husband’s
fearful voice. He was asking me to come immediately as his ailing
mother had collapsed. I ran first to Guruji’s photograph and prayed
to him to keep her safe. Then I entered my mother-in-law’s room.
Miraculously, she turned and sat up; her recovery was so complete
that she was able to participate in the wedding that she had been
looking forward to.

Another time that Guruji blessed our family—for which we are
eternally grateful—was when he facilitated the birth of our twin
grandsons. My elder son Rajnath and his wife Moira had been
married for five years. We were anxious to be grandparents, but they
were taking their time. Since both worked in the US, where there
is no family support, and had little spare time, I hoped they would
not put off having children altogether. One day we asked Guruji
when they would have children. He looked at their photos for a long
time and told me to bring them for his blessings. Fortunately, this
happened soon as they were coming for Vinayak’s wedding. As part
of the wedding ceremonies, we had a small havan at home. Moira
told me she would not be able to participate as she was having her
periods. After the wedding, they returned to the US and barely had
a few days passed when all excited she rang up and told me to take
out my knitting needles: I was going to be a grandmother!

I was pleasantly shocked, as just 10 days earlier I had known it
was not possible. I came to thank Guruji profusely, and he told me
that he had blessed her with twins. After her ultrasound, Moira was
able to confirm this news to me as well.

Blessing my husband

My husband Deepak had an injury in his foot and it had got to
the point of turning gangrenous; he had to be hospitalized. With

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