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known to the Satguru—the candidate’s father declined. Kanwar’s
family had by now known enough of Guruji’s ways to suspect that
something was amiss. When they went in the evening for his darshan
at Empire Estate, Guruji made a pithy comment: “Even beautiful roses
have thorns.” The family understood it to mean that the boy was not
suitable for their girl. Moreover, the boy’s family also dropped the
matter.

Some time later, another likely candidate was found for the girl—a
promising, young judicial magistrate in Delhi. He came to see the
girl and liked her, phoning up Kanwar as he was returning from the
visit to make his affirmation known. He also asked the girl’s father
to get his parents’ approval. The Lals went to the boy’s parents at
their native home. But nothing came of the visit till one day Guruji
phoned up Kanwar. Out of the blue, he asked his devotee where
good chaat (tempting spicy Indian appetizers) could be had. Kanwar
replied that to his knowledge, a corner shop near the UPSC building
at Shahjahan Road served very good quality. Guruji asked him to be
there at 6.30 pm.

At 6.30 pm, Guruji arrived with a few devotees. Chaat was
brought and Guruji gave a plate to Kanwar, congratulating him on
his daughter’s wedding getting fixed. Then the devotees felicitated
him. Kanwar was left wondering what was happening. For only he
knew that there had been silence from the judicial magistrate’s side,
that too for nearly two months. Soon, however, the good news came.
As usual, the Guru’s words had proved prophetic.

Guruji’s magisterial grace for son-in-law

Kanwar’s son-in-law had given his departmental exams and cleared
every paper but one, which was quite irregular. His father-in-law
brought the matter before Guruji. The Satguru remarked that the
boy should have cleared the exam and that he would. Kanwar felt
Guruji was hinting that someone had tried to thwart his son-in-law’s
professional advancement. Soon a full bench of the High Court sat
for the judicial review of the examination procedure of the candidate.
Looking at his performance and his peers’ comments as noted in
the annual confidential report, the bench ruled in his favour and
adjudged he had passed the exam.

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