Mangalmandir - Maruti Edition (PDF) - Sai Kirtan Group

But they were no match to the strength of the monkey. Having wounded the two, the
monkey came to the Sheth and with his own hands he released him from bondage.
Raajaaraam Sheth ran to his wife who had regained consciousness. The two youths were
still lying there injured by nail blows on their necks, chests and other parts of theie
bodies.
Sheth and his wife returned to the tree and found the monkey looking intently at the
sleeping child on the ground. Upon their coming the monkey climbed on the tree.
Raajaaram saluted from the distance to Mahaavir Hanumaanji who had appeared as a
monkey, but in the falling darkness could not see him again.
Just thenthe cart owner arrived with two helpers. The helpers were relations of the cart
owner, and were late coming due to taking some tea hospitality.
The cart owner told Sheth the details and apologised for coming back late. Raajaraam
Sheth related what had ensued and showed the two injured demons. The helpers tied
them up, and taking the cart to the opposite bank got the Sheth and his wife to the village.
Next day Sheth Raajaaram with great pomp weighed his son with silver Rupees to
donate, fed the Brahmins and returned back to his abode.
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Another happening was in the district of Maarwaad. A little distance away from Jaypur at
the Hanumaanji temple, a fair was held every full moon day in the month Chaitra.
Thousands of people from around having sight / darshana of Hanumaanji fulfilled their
purpose. Many traders would come some eight days before the fair and set up their
kiosks.
A Maarwaadi by the name of Motishaa every year would set up a kiosk selling
sweetmeats and savouries.
In 1942 as in previous years, Motishaa set up his kiosk for sweetmeats. This year on the
full moon day of Chaitra, there was a big fair; as it was a good year, people in thousands
from around were participating.
Motishaa began selling the aweets at three times the price. The day being the last day of
the fair, his intention was to earn as much as possible.
It was evening time. A Saadhu arrived at Motishaa‘s kiosk and placing four Aanaas in his
hand asked for quarter sher of pendaas.
Motishaa looking at four Aanaas and hearing the request for quarter sher of pendaas lost
his equilibrium. With a loud voice he said, ―Baavaaji ! You cannot get quarter sher of
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