In year 2018, the doors of Guruji's Mandir opened for us. We were fortunate to visit Bade Mandir twice that year: first for Mahashivratri, when we got an opportunity to do open
sewa, and then for Guruji's birthday.
Six months later, His blessings saved me. At 47 years of age, I was reasonably healthy, since I took care to exercise and ate healthy food. But in December, while I was exercising on the treadmill at home, breathlessness overcame me. When I went out for a walk, I again struggled to breathe. I went to the hospital a couple of times but no diagnosis could be arrived at. Then on 15
th December, I had to be admitted when I felt breathless at night.
The angiogram done the next day came up with surprising results: I had three blocked coronary arteries (with 99%, 60% and 50% blockages) and was advised an immediate open heart bypass. The family was stunned–even my blood reports had shown no evidence of cholesterol, diabetes or blood pressure problems.
My family members and the
sangat prayed day and night to Guruji to save my life. In the hospital, I listened to the
mantra jaap at all times. The repetition of Guruji's mantra is a very powerful spiritual tool; one that He has blessed and recommended.
The hospital kept me in the ICU pending surgery. My bed number was 7–a sign surely of Guruji's presence–and all physicians including the cardiac surgeon, the cardiologist and the anesthetist came to attend upon me, as required, without our having to ask them.
My surgery date was set for 24
th December. It could change, surgeons told us, if they had to attend to an emergency. We prayed to Guruji that the date not change since it was a Monday–His day. But the evening before D-day I was told that my surgery was postponed for next week since an emergency patient had come in. We were disappointed, but began praying to Guruji in earnest.
He answered our prayers: Within a few hours, an assistant surgeon came to my bed to announce that the emergency patient had fever and could not be operated upon. My surgery would go as planned the next day.
That night, Guruji gave my wife
darshan. She dreamt that Guruji was lying on a hospital bed with an intravenous line on His arm. Clearly, Guruji had taken my pain and my problems upon Himself!
My surgery was successful and, with Guruji's invisible support, took less time than it should have. Post-surgery, I was at the ICU ward when a nurse came up to me and said: "God decided to let you live longer." What a message! Guruji had given me a second life.
He also sorted out issues that were hindering the renewal of my job contract, which was awarded to me in March 2019 without problems.
During the whole of last year, my wife prayed to Guruji every Monday. Her unconditional devotion brought positive energy to our lives and our house. Thanks to Guruji, I now lead a normal life. We are so blessed. We love you, Guruji!
Chickenpox cured
Sometime in May of 2018, my 9-year-old son's appetite began to fail. He also had rashes over his body, but without any fever. Around then we had an opportunity to take my son to a
satsang, where he partook of
jal and
langar prasad.
We took him to a doctor the next day. The doctor told us that my son had chickenpox the past week, likely with high fever, but that he was fine now and had no fever. The doctor was surprised. He told us no medicine was required and that my son could go back to school.
It was Guruji who cured my son through jal prasad and langar. He did not even let us know that my son had chicken pox. Guruji does not let hard times reach us in any form. Thank you, Guruji!
Lord Nandi bows to Guruji
I had visited my birthplace in Tamil Nadu during a short vacation in 2019. I kept Guruji's
swaroop in the house of my birth after I noticed the house had no swaroop. The next morning I heard traffic sirens outside my house, which is located at the corner of a three-road junction. I came out and saw three cows who had caused a traffic jam since they were sitting outside my house. It came to my mind that this must be Nandi paying respect to Guruji. I asked my father if the cows came daily to the spot. He said that it was the first time he had seen cows in front of the house.
Easy school and college admissions
I had visited some schools in India for my son's admission to standard VI during my short trip to India in year 2018. I was told admission was only for LKG classes and asked to return after a few months to collect the application form. I wanted to register the same day and leave for Kuwait that night. I sat down in the reception area and took recourse to the
mantra jaap, listening to it in a low volume in my mobile. After some time, I was called in to the office, given a form and assured my son would get admission. By the time my satsang publishes, I am sure my son will be in the school.
Guruji also helped me to get a seat for my elder son in the best college in the city. Thanks to Guruji for blessing my children, who are His strong devotees.
As a normal human being, we cannot do much. But we can only thank Guruji for blessing us by having His satsang regularly at our house. Please keep blessing everyone, Guruji.
My son is blessed
My elder son Aashish Sundar had spent around 18 years in Kuwait and was going to India for higher studies in Coimbatore. We were worried about sending him during the pandemic. My son wished to take Guruji's blessings before he went and wanted a swaroop that I always kept in my shirt pocket. I am much attached to that swaroop and half-heartedly promised to give it.
A day before the flight, a devotee came to our house. He came with Guruji's swaroop, a locket, some
prasad, and a token sum in an envelope. My son's prayers were answered. Aashish was leaving early in the morning of Ganesh Chaturthi, a day the family had always feted by doing
Ganesh abhishekam. The flight was for 3 in the morning of August 22, which meant he could not participate in the puja. Due to Guruji's grace, the flight time was changed to 11 am and he could do the puja along with us.
Upon arrival in Chennai, his Covid-19 test was negative as was that of all the other fliers. After all, Aashish had Guruji's swaroop with him. Guruji had travelled with him and kept all co-passengers safe. Following procedure, Aashish had to be quarantined for two weeks in a Chennai hotel. It was a sign of grace that the room number allotted to him was 808, which adds up to Guruji's number, 7.
Subsequently, he was asked to come to college to complete the admission procedure. That day was exactly two weeks after the quarantine period. Guruji's timing was perfect. Had Aashish left on a later date to India or been asked to come during the quarantine, he would not have got admission. We knew Guruji's blessings were with him. Aashish's roll number also bore Guruji's assurance; it was 52, which it adds up to the numeral 7 again. Guruji made everything easy and Aashish got admission in the best college as well as the best accommodation in Coimbatore.
Guruji graces anniversary, home, health and, finally, grants darshan
We kept a
satsang in our home to seek Guruji's blessings for our 20
th wedding anniversary. We saw an Aum on Guruji's
langar plate after the food had been offered to Him. He had blessed us!
Back in India, our new house had been locked ever since the stay-at-home orders. We sent a pest control team to our house. They were surprised that though there were pests outside and inside the house, the woodwork had not been damaged at all. Guruji protected our house in our absence through His swaroop which graces our house.
I also received Guruji's personal blessings. My blood sugar level has always been a bit higher than normal for years and I try to keep it in check with physical exercises. When I went for a glucose test, I found the result was within the normal range and not as high as before–all thanks to Guruji.
Though I have been connected with Guruji since year 2018, I have never had His darshan. Surprisingly, last month Guruji gave me darshan in my dream. Then, again, I dreamt that I was having langar. On the empty langar plate, I saw a full darshan of Guru Nanakji. I cannot thank Guruji enough for his blessings and protection. I feel extremely blessed.
'Blessings Always' on our car
We bought a car from a relative in year 2015, which lay unused in our garage as our family stays in Kuwait. We drive only when we are in India. We mislaid the Registration Certificate (RC) booklet and smart card and found that the car's ignition key lock was damaged. When we tried to get a duplicate RC, we saw that the car's chassis number had also been incorrectly noted in the previous booklet. We were upset at the many problems that had cropped up and dropped the idea of getting the car repaired.
One day my wife placed "Guruji's Blessings Always" sticker (brought from Bade Mandir on our previous visit) on the car and Guruji's swaroop inside it. I told her she was wasting Guruji's sticker on a problematic car. After a week, I approached a mechanic for replacing the ignition switch. The part was hard to find since the car had gone out of production, but the mechanic managed it. He fixed the other mechanical problems, too, and, in fact, drove the car to the local RTO, where we applied for a duplicate RC and for correction of the chassis number. When I went to collect the car from the mechanic's shop, I noticed that the auspicious mark of Om had been drawn on the rear glass.
It augured well. At the local RTO, we were surprised to see the officer–who had a reputation for being strict–welcome us to his room. He got a chair placed for us and explained the entire process, promising that everything would be fixed. My wife felt that he had offered us respect, and I pointed out that it was for Guruji, who was controlling the sequence of each and every action.
We planned to host a
satsang in our house the next month. On the day before the satsang was to be held, we got a call from the RTO office to collect our duplicate RC book and smart card. Guruji's Blessing Always sticker had carried His blessings to our car. It was not just a sticker. Guruji's timing was brilliant, adding to the exultation we felt at hosting the satsang. We cannot ever predict His plan because He is mahashiva–above all. Jai Guruji!
We bring Maharaj's car home
Though we had an old car for use, the family wanted to purchase a new car. We explored cars in the city where my son, a student of Chartered Accountancy, lived, and decided to buy a leading SUV–a dream car for us–but stepped back after we came to know that the waiting period stretched from one and a half years to two years. Half-heartedly we moved to another vehicle. However, the day before I was to give over the advance money, we met another dealer and were told that the waiting period had been cut to 9 months. We immediately paid the initial booking amount. Later, we learnt that this revised waiting period was rolled back quickly. It was Guruji who had listened and fulfilled His family's wishes. Otherwise, we would certainly have chosen another vehicle.
In February of 2023, when we held a satsang at our home, I kept some cheques under Guruji's Lotus Feet (
charan). Though I did not know the date the SUV would be delivered, I wanted to give these to the vehicle dealer since I planned to travel to the city where my son lived for my regular health check-up. I thought of leaving those cheques with my son. Then I got a call from the dealer saying that the car had been allotted and would be ready within two weeks. Guruji's plan was so amazing that I could complete two tasks within a single visit.
When we were travelling by train to take the delivery of the new vehicle, I saw a butterfly outside my seat window. And two peacocks–which I had never sighted–though this was a route I frequently took to get to my son's city. These were indications that Guruji's blessings were with us. Thanks to His grace, my new car was delivered on a Thursday (
Guruvar). All of us saw another butterfly while receiving the car keys from the dealer. After I drove the new car home, an inspired name came out of my mouth: Maharaj's Car.
New car number magic
I went in early one morning to the RTO and, while waiting for the officers to come in, played the mantra jaap on my mobile. When the office opened, I learnt a server issue had been bugging the system since the past two days and the car's registration would likely require another day. I was not disturbed for I had faith in Guruji. As it turned out, my work got completed within a short time as the server functioned smoothly.
I didn't opt for a fancy number plate since that would mean more cost. When the car was allotted a number, the numerals of the license added up to 7, the number itself had two 7's and the letter M. It turned out to be a fancy number: It is Guruji's car after all! Even the dealer was surprised. To my mind, M stands for Maharaj.
We held our regular
shukrana satsang at our home and kept our new car key under Guruji's Lotus Feet for receiving His blessings. During the last satsang, I had kept the cheque there, and here I was keeping the keys under His Lotus Feet for His blessings. What a miracle!
[Following section added August 2023]
Son lands top accountancy job
After Aashish had secured a distinction in his intermediate level CA, he had to go for a mandatory two-year articleship. He wanted to do this with the top auditing firms in the world. Unfortunately, there were no vacancies and he was told spots would open up after two months.
Meanwhile, the family minus Aashish planned to attend a satsang in Chennai in the third week of May 2023–our first away satsang after relocating from Kuwait. But my younger son suddenly developed fever a day before our travel to Chennai. We cancelled the travel tickets and hotel bookings. He soon recovered. We wondered why we couldn't attend Guruji's satsang. Thankfully, another satsang was planned in Chennai for Guruji's Mahasamadhi Divas. We made the arrangements and attended with Aashish this time.
We all got the divine opportunity to perform sewa during the satsang. My wife and another lady devotee served langar and got to know each other. My wife's fellow
sewadar was a Chartered Accountant, and I told her about my son's desire to secure an articleship at a top-tier accountancy firm. She was connected with these firms and positive that my son would get in with Guruji's blessings.
It was then that we realized why Guruji had made us cancel our trip the previous week and made us attend this satsang.
Aashish went for the interview rounds with this top firm. They went well and he gave the last interview on 13
th of July. He expected the firm to get back to him in a month and, meanwhile, applied at other topnotch auditing firms. He got two offer letters, both asking him to join by July 24, but my son was not keen on them. But since the firm Aashish preferred had still not replied, he was in a dilemma: Should he wait or not?
Guruji intervened. Aashish got a call from that firm's HR on July 18. He received their offer letter too, asking him to start by July 24. Aashish has now started his career in the top auditing firm that he wanted to work for. Thank you, Guruji Maharaj, for blessing my son with a job of his liking at a premier firm of his preference.
Thank you, Guruji Maharaj, for keeping us under your Lotus Feet and for blessing us always.
Sundar Govindasamy, a devotee
August 2023