I had gone to a religious gathering, where I heard ladies talking about Guruji. Unable to contain myself, I asked who they were discussing. I was surprised to learn that Guruji was from Malerkotla, my hometown before my marriage. Yet no one in our household had ever known about Guruji.
The other person to apprise us about Guruji was my sister-in-law, who lives in Dugri and would visit us in Ludhiana. She was a devotee. My son eagerly requested her to take him to Guruji's mandir in Dugri whenever she went. She promised to do so, but much time elapsed before we got His call. It happened at my son's pleading, and we were advised to reach Dugri during the afternoon, since the mandir saw huge rush during the morning. So on 5
th May, our family left for Dugri at 12.30 pm, reaching there in about an hour.
It was quite hot and there was a lot of
sangat. But as soon as I walked in and had Guruji's
darshan, my apprehensions left me. I was filled with positive energy. We all had
langar and before taking our leave took Guruji's sacred
prasad: a
swaroop of Guruji's lotus feet, a swaroop in His yellow
chola for me, and a holy calendar for my husband. We came to know that a divine happenstance was occurring at a neighbouring devotee's house: The nectar of Guruji's bliss (
amrit varsha) was oozing out of one of His swaroops. We eagerly went for darshan and also carried home some of the prasad with us. A fortnight later, we were fortunate enough to go to Bade Mandir in Delhi. We had the
chai, langar, and
jal prasad and again felt a huge uplift in our whole being. Very soon our entire family, particularly my two sons, one of whom is married, were devoted to Guruji. I could hardly restrain myself from attending a
satsang whenever I would learn of one.
We needed Guruji, of course. Our export business had weathered a crisis after Covid-19, made the worse because we had bought a house in 2019 and then married off our son a year later. It became difficult to pay our housing loan. Bankers were at the door. The children were anxious, and my husband slipped into a depression. The thought that we could lose our mortgaged property tormented him. I would try to reassure him that nothing drastic would happen as Guruji had given sanctuary to us. Unbelievable as it may sound, I really did not feel anxious. I invested myself in my intuitive understanding of faith: that I had left everything on Guruji and He would take care of it. I did not need to take any stress.
Meanwhile, we had a June deadline for paying up an approaching EMI. Lakhs of rupees had to be given to the bank. We had no money at all. I sat in front of Guruji's swaroop and cried my heart out. How was I going to manage? Could He now reassure me that I should not take any tension? I prayed with all my heart that He resolve this difficulty.
Events took an unbelievable turn. My son met a business acquaintance, who, as a matter of course, asked about our business. My son told this gentleman that business was normal but that we were under financial pressure. And that person simply offered my son lakhs on the spot! He even asked if we needed more. The following day the sum was deposited in the bank. Guruji had answered my prayer in a jiffy and taken away our troubles so speedily that we were wonderstruck. Jai Guruji! Shukrana Guruji!
Usha Jain, a devotee
August 2024