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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
looked so lowly. She pleaded penitence for her past life, desired to lead
a purer and nobler life and finished with a prayer to him to accept her
humble services in the garden or attendance on himself. He advised
her to return home and lead a normal life. But she protested. So he
detained her for watering the tulasi plants. She accepted the function
with delight and began to work in the garden.
One rainy night this woman was found standing under the eaves of
the thatched shed in which the saint was. Her clothes were dripping
and she was shivering with cold. The master asked why she was in
such a pitiable state. She said that her place was exposed to the rains
and so she sought shelter under the eaves and that she would retire as
soon as the rain ceased. He asked her to move into the hut and later
told her to change her wet clothes. She did not have dry cloth to put
on. So he offered her one of his own clothes. She wore it, still later
she begged permission to massage his feet. He consented. Eventually
they embraced.
The next day she returned home, had good food and wore fine clothes.
She still continued to work in the garden.
Sometimes she used to remain long in her home. Then this man
began to visit her there until he finally lived with her. Nevertheless
he did not neglect the garden nor the daily garlands for God. There
was public scandal regarding his change of life. God then resolved to
restore him to his old ways and so assumed the shape of the saintly
devotee himself. He appeared to the dasi and secretly offered her a
rich present, an anklet of God.
She was very pleased with it and hid it under her pillow. He then
disappeared. All these were secretly observed by a maid servant in
the house.
The ornament was found missing in the temple. The worshipper
reported the loss to the proper authorities. They offered a tempting
reward for anyone who would give the clue for the recovery of the lost
property. The maid servant afforded the clue and claimed the reward.
The police recovered the ornament and arrested the dasi who said
that the devotee gave her the same. He was then roughly handled. A
supernatural voice said. “I did it. Leave him alone.”
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