Mangalmandir - Maruti Edition (PDF) - Sai Kirtan Group

Direct perceiving deity Maaruti
The editor of ―Mangal Mandir‖ must be a person of inordinate intellect., he likes to
publish special editions never thought of, but doubtless it has to be mentioned that the
Maaruti Edition is really for the welfare of all and is to be welcomed.
By his insistence, I will relate some events in the present age of Kaliyug. From this the
readers will get feeling that Maaruti is the direct perceivable deity of Kaliyug.
This is a true event which took place in 1932 in a village of Sauraashtra
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in the surrounding about 20 miles from Jetpur, there was a reputed vanik family man
Sheth Raajaaraam. He had no children from his first two wives. So at the age of 40 years
he married a third time as the former wives had died.
3 to 4 years passed by but there was still no child. Certain devotee advised to visit an
ancient temple of Hanumaanji 20 miles away, to have great faith in him so a childbirth
can be granted – make a wish that when the child is 2 years old, Rupees equal to the
weight of the child be donated at the Hanumaanji temple – child will certainly be borne.
There was no lack of wealth at businessman‘s abode, but there was a lack of an inheritor
of the wealth. Both the Sheth and his wife were faithful, they both believed the devotee‘s
saying and the took a wow that within two months from the birth of a child, they would
present charity in the service of Hanumaanji weight worth of the child in silver Rupees.
Faith and trust fructify; the lady became pregnant and at the tenth month gave birth to a
son. The parents were overjoyed to swing the child at this high age. In the celebration, the
businessman immediately donated food to the poor, as also lots of money was donated.
Then there was wait for just the ageing of the the child to two months, botht the parents
got ready to travel to Hanumaanji‘s temple, taking a maid servant with them and a bag
full of Rupees. The Lady of the house also wore expensive jewellery and beautiful
clothes. Hiring a bullock cart, they began their pilgrimage to Hanumaanji.
It was the month of Ashaadh, the rains has not yet set in. As it was only twenty mile
journey, it would be return home by next day. The bullock cart owner was a Sndhi
Muslim. He used to buy on credit from Raajaaraam‘s shop, and also used to borrow
money, returning at his convenience. Sheth had long acquaintance with him. The cart
jouirney started in the morning, around three in the afternoon it started to rain !
Even so, the Sheth recommended to go faster.
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