I started my journey with Guruji Maharaj on May 15, 2023, but I know that Guruji had been holding my hand since earlier. When the corona pandemic struck, I began listening to Guruji's
satsangs and
shabads. I really wanted to go to Guruji's Mandir and on the Monday of 15
th March, I told my husband I was going. He wondered how I would make the trip from our home at Hari Nagar since I was not familiar with the route. I was not deterred, saying I knew Guruji's call was for that day and that He would take me to the Mandir Himself.
I travelled by Metro to Chhatarpur station, where I got confused about the exit. The passengers I asked did not say, but a lady at the ticket counter guided me to the exit gate.
Departing, I took the Metro overbridge, where I overhead a few devotees talking about Guruji's
mahima. On the road, I quickly boarded an auto and safely reached Bade Mandir.
I deposited my shoes at the shoe stand and got a numbered token. However, while going inside the Mandir, I inadvertently deposited the token at the window where the shoes are returned to devotees. After having Guruji's divine
darshan and divine
chai and
jal prasad, I came out and went to the shoe counter and asked for my pair. The
sewadar asked for the token. I realized what I had done and closed my eyes to pray to Guruji. If you want me to go barefoot from the Mandir, I addressed Guruji mentally, I will obey. A sewadar asked me if I could identify my footwear, and since I could, I was soon on my way back. I also got a
swaroop of Guruji as blessings from the Mandir.
When I reached home, I narrated my experience to my husband. He had been working hard towards a promotion that was expected within a week. That very night, I had a dream darshan of Guruji. I woke up and was unable to return to sleep properly. I shared my dream with a devotee, who said that the darshan meant Guruji was blessing me. I decided to hold a satsang at our place. The day before the satsang my husband got promoted to the post of global business head. I did
shukrana to Guruji, amazed that not only had He known what we wanted, but had given it so quickly. Only Guruji can hear and respond to our calls like this.
Rickshaw overturns–but I am safe
On the second Monday of this year, 8
th Jan, I decided to take a day's leave from office as the weather had turned bad. I dropped my son for his tuitions and decided to shop for groceries. I took a rickshaw to return home to Hari Nagar. We were nearing home, turning from the busy main road via a sharp turn that is not governed by any traffic lights, when a black car struck our rickshaw. The rickshaw turned upside down in the middle of the speeding traffic. I just remembered Guruji and closed my eyes. After some time, I heard concerned shouts. I opened my eyes and found myself chanting "
Jai Guruji, Jai Guruji, Shukria Guruji". I was sitting inside the overturned rickshaw on the road. A few people helped stand the rickshaw up, and I came out of it. I stood up and checked myself, but with Guruji's blessings nothing had happened. I had no injuries or scars.
I reached home and stood in front of Guruji's swaroop and thanked Him for always being with me. It had been a close shave. If He had not been with me, I said to my divine father, I would have been in a very bad state. Ever since my belief and faith in Guruji has strengthened. I believe that when we surrender to Guruji with faith, life always turns around for the better.
Om Namah Shivay, Shivji Sada Sahay
Om Namah Shivay, Guruji Sada Sahay
Madhulika Chellani, a devotee
January 2024