SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter22

In the previous post you read, With guru's blessings a dead child became alive.A saint came to his mother and asked why are you mourning?This body is perishable.It will be destroyed one day.As one come to birth one's enjoyment and miseries are destined.No one have won victory over death.Give corpse to brahmins for funeral, but she was not satisfied she said if destiny can't be changed how we were blessed with two sons.Shri guru words can't be untrue.The saint then asked him to go to guru.Shri guru made his son alive by giving her a dream.To read the previous posts,Click the links below:

 

SRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 1
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 2
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 3
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 4
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 5
SHRI GURUCHAITRA-Chapter 6
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 7
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 8
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 9
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 10

SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 11
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 12
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 13
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 14
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 15
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 16
SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 17

SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 18

SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 19

SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 20

SHRI GURUCHARITRA-Chapter 21

 

 

CHAPTER 22

An old, barren she buffalo gives milk.

Shri Guru was staying at the Sangam and used to go to Gangapur for alms. There were about a 100 brahmin families in Gangaur. Amongst them a poor brahmin lived with his devoted wife. He had an old barren she buffalo, Putting a rope in her nostrills, she was hired for carrying load, earth and other articles. He lived on the petty amount of the hire thus received. One day Shri Guru came to this Brahmin at midday for alms. Other Vedic Brahmins said, `We have good delicious food at our houses. Still Shri Guru preferred to go to this poor brahmin.' They felt sorry. Shri Guru wished to do parmath without discretion of rich or poor. Shri Kirshna went to stay with Vidur instead of King Duryodhan. He accepted simple, coarse food at Vidur's house. Similarly Shri Guru loved satvic persons more. Even bad fate was changed by the favour of Shri Guru. It was the month of Vaishakh and so the heat of the Sun was terrible. When Shri Guru came to the Brahmin's house, he had gone out. His wife bowed to Shri Guru and offered : him a seat. She said, `My husband will soon return with corn. Kindly wait for a while.' Shri Guru: `There is a she buffalo at yours. Then why do you not give me milk?' Brahmani: This she buffalo is old and has no teeth. Moreover she is barren from birth. So we use her for hire and have put a rope in her nostrils. We live on the petty amount of hire. Shri Guru: You are not telling me the truth. Go and take out milk and give it to me now. When shri Guru talked in this fashion, the woman took a pot and went to the she buffalo and began to milk her. When two pots-full of milk were obtained, she was surprised and believed that he was not an ordinary sanyasi, but was n incarnation of god. She boiled the milk and respectfully offered it to Shri Guru. Shri Guru was pleased and said, `Lakshmi will live at yours incessantly,' He then went to the Sangam. When the Brahmin returned, he learnt what had happened. He said to his wife, `Our poverty is now wiped out. Let us go to Shri Guru.' They both went to the Sangam and worshipped Shri Guru with devotion. As blessed by Shri Guru, the brahmin had a son, daughter, wealth and long life and they lived happily.