Mangalmandir - Maruti Edition (PDF) - Sai Kirtan Group

made for the great journey of samaadhi at the feet of Pyaaredaas.The lover affair is
widely acclaimed.
Like sadguru Maadhavdaas, he also constructed unadulterated saintly sayings, and the
glorified saint in 1745AD at great age of 119 took living samadhi.
Maruti-loving Saint Nirmaldaas
Sant poet Nirmaldaas was born in Ayodhyaa in Vikram Year 1822. His original name
was Amraav Shukal. During his youth he worked as a trusted sepoy in the employ of the
Nawaab if Lucknow.Though he worked as loyal servant, the doubting Nawaab put him to
test, but Amraav came out blazing as gold. But from that day he forsook the careless
Nawaab‘s employ and became a thug. His thuggery was so incompassionate and
frightening, the royalty of Lucknow shivered. People became frightened upon hearing the
name of Amraav. Finally one day an event took place which changed the cruel thug to
abandon impermanent worldly treasures to take up detachment. His old parents came
running with tears in their eyes. They pleaded for him to change his mind, but the
virtuous son was not to be deflected. After pilgramage for twelve years and harsh
penance he became disciple of true guru Odhavdaas. After some time lapse, he took leave
with pemission of sadgurufor pilgrimage.
With the passing of time, in the Vikram year 1792 Nirmaldaas came to Surat. And the
rest of his life was spent in Surat. Within his life history, there are included many
glorious events, but at this juncture we shall only concentrate to narrate his love for
Maaruti.
Sant Nirmaldaas initially resided outside Surat city fringe in the village of Daandivallaa.
In those the way was surrounded by jungle. That was the path of travellers from distant
villages. He lit small fire (dhuni) and was lost in meditation. Some glorious events of that
time become unfolded. Eventually peple came to recognise him as a saintly person, and
crowds of humble began to to come to his feet.
That sant of Avadh was seated in meditation of Sri Raam. Arounf the dhuni, people were
crowdeed awaiting the saint to become conscious, when suddenly from the flaming dhuni
of the sant came loud bang, and with that a statue of Mahaabali Hanumant came into
being. The devotees hailed glory.
Hanumaan‘s statue which came from the dant‘s dhuni resides to this day in the place of
Sant Nirmaldaas in Daandivalli.In his sainly words of that event, he describes :
―Dhuni fod Mahaavir pragat bhaye
shor bhayo saare jagame
aaye Bajarang
Holi khele nagarme‖
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