DIVINE LEELAS OF NEEB KARORI BABA - 11 ( Baba's Age )

DIVINE LEELAS OF NEEB KARORI BABA

Baba's Age

One day in Allahabad a woman who had heard of Baba came to see him for the first time. She bowed before him and sat there, but she seemed to be a little confused. After a short while, she told Baba that a ninety-year-old woman who loved her dearly had come to her house. She wanted to bring the woman with her to meet Baba, but she was surprised when the woman refused saying, "To see Baba Neeb Karori? He is no more now. The man you are going to see may be his disciple. When I was nine years old, he came to our house to give darshan. He was quite old then. My father was his devotee." When the woman finished telling this story, Baba laughed loudly. She asked him what the matter was, but he did not reply and just laughed again. He made her retell the story several times while he continued laughing. The devotees present laughed with him.

source : http://babaneebkarori.blogspot.in/2006/11/babas-age.html

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DIVINE LEELAS OF NEEB KARORI BABA - 10 ( Shiva's Darshan )

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Shiva's Darshan

Maharaj brought Devkamta Dixit ji with him from Kanpur to Varanasi and assured him that he would take him to have Vishwanath's (Lord Shiva's) darshan. Coming out of the Vijaynagaram Palace at Varanasi, Baba changed his mind, and instead of taking him to the Vishwanath temple, he took him to Gyanvapi Lane. Baba met a sanyasi (an initiated renunciant) there and talked to him for some time. Dixit ji did not understand the topic of conversation or the language they were speaking. Baba asked Dixit ji to give him four annas (Indian coins) and then asked him to fetch a particular person. No sooner did Dixit ji turn to go than he saw that person coming towards him. Dixit ji at once turned back towards Baba, but he saw neither Baba nor the sanyasi there. Then he witnessed a strange sight. It looked as if Baba was emerging from the earth.

About two years after this incident, a Bengali named Guha came to Kainchi ashram. He told Baba he had spent the nights of the last month reciting hymns to the goddess Chandi (Durga) and wanted Maharaj's permission to go to Varanasi. Baba asked him, "What will you do at Kashi?"

"I will have Vishwanath's darshan, and I will give as much alms as possible to sanyasis at Gyanvapi."

"Why?"

"It is mentioned in the scriptures that Lord Shiva wanders about at Gyanvapi in the guise of a sanyasi. I cannot recognize him, so I will give something to all the sanyasis."

Baba looked at Dixit ji, who was also present, as if he was reminding him of the incident that had happened two years before. He asked Dixit ji to give some money to Guha. Dixit ji realized that Baba had made him have Lord Shiva's darshan in the guise of that sanyasi and thus had fulfilled his promise.

source : http://babaneebkarori.blogspot.in/2006/11/shivas-darshan.html

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DIVINE LEELAS OF NEEB KARORI BABA - 9 ( Saxena's Own Tale )

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    Saxena's Own Tale

Mohan Lal Saxena, a devotee of Maharaj, worked in the Sessions Court in Nainital and lived nearby in Chinakhan Lane. He had four sons who were studying in school. Whenever Baba came and stayed, be it in Gathia, Bhumiadhar, Hanumanghar, or elsewhere, Saxena sent one of his sons with food every day. Whenever Saxena attended Baba's gatherings, Baba always asked him to tell the devotees about his life. Saxena said, "When my father died, my mother was only twenty, and I was a small child. Some of our relatives wanted us to leave our village so that they could take our land. A sadhu arrived and stayed at our house, cultivated our land, and looked after us. He got me educated and making us stand on our own two feet in life, got me married. By the time the marriage party had returned after the three days of ceremony at the bride's house, he had disappeared." Hearing all that, Baba used to say with surprise, "Look, being a sadhu, he stayed at his house, took care of them and their crops, and then disappeared." Years later Saxena told the devotees that the sadhu was none other than their beloved Baba.

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Source : http://babaneebkarori.blogspot.in/2006/12/saxenas-own-tale.html

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DIVINE LEELAS OF NEEB KARORI BABA -8 ( Bhagwan Singh's Dream )

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Bhagwan Singh's Dream

On one occasion Sri Ma and Sri Jivanti Ma were staying at Chattisgarh, Vrindavan, and Bhagwan Singh, who was a young boy then, was in attendance. The construction of Baba's Vrindavan ashram was in progress, and Baba occasionally visited the place. One day both the Mothers were going to the ashram by rickshaw, thinking that Baba may have come. Bhagwan Singh was sitting at their feet on board, telling them about the dream he had had the previous night. He said that Baba had made him wear the sacred thread with his own hands, and another man was standing there holding Baba's long hair, which looked like the matted locks of a hermit.

When they arrived at the ashram, the Mothers went in by the back door and sat in the corridor near Baba's room to wait for him. Bhagwan Singh went to where Baba was sitting outside and bowed before him. Baba made him wear the sacred thread, and the pandits present recited sacred hymns from the Vedas. After that Bhagwan Singh went to the Mothers to receive their blessing. That was the fulfilment of the first part of Bhagwan Singh's dream.

Later Maharaj got up and went back to his room. From the corridor, the Mothers overheard the conversation between Baba and a devotee who was with him. The devotee was saying to Baba that he remembered very well the time when Baba's appearance was different; he had long, matted hair, and his body was bare except for the strip of bark from a banana tree. Baba was heard saying to him, "The Mothers already bother me for no reason and by saying this you are creating more problems for me." He then asked, "What was your age at that time?"

The man replied, "I was sixty years old then."

"What is your age now?"

"It is ninety-four years."

Thus, the second part of Bhagwan Singh's dream was clarified.

 राम

source : http://babaneebkarori.blogspot.in/2006/12/bhagwan-singhs-dream.html

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DIVINE LEELAS OF NEEB KARORI BABA -7 ( Gopal )

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Gopal

One day Baba was on the bank of the Mandakini calling loudly for Gopal on the other side of the river. Dixit ji went across to the village to enquire about Gopal. He was amazed when a man told him there had been a cowherd named Gopal about four generations before. Members of his family still lived in the village. The man went on to tell Dixit ji that Gopal had been a devotee of a saint named Baba Neeb Karori and had always attended to him. How could one ever know Baba's age?

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source : http://babaneebkarori.blogspot.in/2006/12/gopal.html

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DIVINE LEELAS OF NEEB KARORI BABA - 6 ( A Journey to Chitrakut )

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A Journey to Chitrakut
Baba went to Dixit ji's place from Church Lane, Allahabad, and asked him to go to Chitrakut with him the next day. Many other devotees were also going with Baba on the pilgrimage. Dixit ji arrived at Church Lane early the next morning. The door of Baba's kuti was closed, and he could be heard reprimanding someone inside. After a short while the door opened and Baba's devotee Girish came out. Dixit ji asked him the reason for Baba's anger. Girish said, "Yesterday Baba asked me to order fresh jalebis (a kind of Indian sweet) for the devotees today. I was busy attending to him and only remembered about it when I went to bed at midnight. What could I do at that time? When I woke up in the morning, I was called and scolded." When Dixit ji got into the room, Baba was sitting calmly. Baba again sent for Girish and pointing to a large packet under his takhat said, "Take it out." The packet was full of hot, fresh jalebis. Baba made everyone eat the jalebis, and then proceeded to Chitrakut.

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Source : http://babaneebkarori.blogspot.in/2006/12/journey-to-chitrakut.html

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DIVINE LEELAS OF NEEB KARORI BABA -5 ( Meeting Baba )

                DIVINE LEELAS OF NEEB KARORI BABA

Meeting Baba

Hukum Chand had been a resident of Sindh (Pakistan), but after the partition of India in 1947, he left Pakistan and set up his business in Madras. He often visited the Vaishnavi Devi temple and met a sage there. When Baba took his devotees to have Vaishnavi Devi's darshan, he also graced the sage by his presence. After Baba left, Hukum Chand arrived at the temple. The sage told him about Baba and asked Hukum Chand to go and have his darshan. Hukum Chand went to the dharamshala but could not find Baba, so he left without meeting him. He went again the next day and was about to leave for the second time without meeting Baba when he met Ramesh, who Baba had sent to call him.

When Hukum Chand went into Baba's room, he saw a few women devotees massaging Baba's feet. Hukum Chand felt uncomfortable with what he saw and hesitated to go into the room. Nevertheless, when he looked into Baba's smiling face, his feelings became pure, and he remained standing with his hands folded in reverence. Baba asked him to come again the next morning. The next day Hukum Chand went to meet Baba and asked him, "Why is maya [illusion]? How can one disentangle oneself from maya?" Baba asked him, "What is this maya? Where is it?" and then he himself answered, "There is no maya." After this he said, "Who is the best eye doctor here?" Hukum suggested two names, Dr. Aggarwal and Dr. Abraham.

Baba asked, "Who is Abraham?"

"A Christian," was the reply.

"Abraham is good, Abraham is good. I will consult him," Baba said.

Baba then told Hukum Chand to come visit him again after two days. Hukum Chand tried to contact the doctor and found out that he had gone to Bangalore for a couple of days. He went back to Baba, who said that he would see the doctor on his return from Rameshwaram, where he and the devotees were about to go.

After Baba left, Hukum Chand went to Bombay and broke his glasses on the way. He got a new pair made in Bombay but was not comfortable with them and thought of getting a new pair from Dr. Abraham when he returned to Madras. Upon his return, he was about to go to the clinic when his son asked if he could go with him to get his eyes tested. His exams were near, and he was having trouble with his eyesight. They went together, and after getting his glasses changed, Hukum Chand felt relieved. After examining his son's eyes, the doctor advised an immediate operation, for there was a risk of losing his sight. Hukum Chand acted upon the doctor's advise and got the operation performed immediately. In this way Abraham relieved both father and son of their ailments. Hukum Chand later realized that Baba was not in need of a doctor for his own eyes. He had recommended Dr. Abraham to him for their benefit.

 राम

source : http://babaneebkarori.blogspot.in/2006/12/meeting-baba.html

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