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Contents Page <strong>Subscribe</strong> <strong>Online</strong> Sanathana Sarathi Archives<br />
Effulgence of Divine Glory<br />
Darshan Updates<br />
Video Link 1 2 3<br />
MOTHER GANGA’S HOMAGE<br />
HE NEW YEAR<br />
T<br />
1948 arrived<br />
in colourful glory.<br />
As we were waiting<br />
for the New Year greetings,<br />
the postman came and gave<br />
us the auspicious letter, the<br />
golden letter from our Swami.<br />
It was a beautiful greeting card<br />
with lovely scenery. He wrote<br />
down the names of everyone<br />
of us and, after sending us all<br />
blessings and good wishes in<br />
plenty, He asked us all to visit<br />
Him soon. We landed near His<br />
feet on the tenth. He gave us<br />
all the news.<br />
One day, after the Bhajan was over, we<br />
were all sitting round Him stringing flowers into<br />
garlands. Along with us, He too was stringing<br />
flowers. At this work, none of the ladies could<br />
equal Him. Is there any art that He is not<br />
proficient in? He was making the garlands<br />
charmingly thick. He got up suddenly and<br />
said, “Come on! Come on! Mother Ganga is<br />
coming to visit us”. He stood near the huge<br />
main gate. After opening the gate, He stood in<br />
the centre with outstretched hands and said,<br />
“All of you stand back. None of you should<br />
go even one inch beyond these outstretched<br />
hands of Mine. See there. Ganga is rushing<br />
here”. With great ferocity, its waves rising<br />
high in the sky, the river was approaching us,<br />
fuming and frothing with a roaring noise. It<br />
As Swami affectionately patted the turbulent waves of the<br />
river Ganga, it became totally serene and receded.<br />
came quite near. “Oh, God! It may swallow<br />
us!” We children felt scared. The river came<br />
very near Swami. It was touching the hem<br />
of His robe. Except the roaring water, we<br />
could not see any trees or shrubs that were<br />
there till then. Swami extended His hands<br />
forward and touched the river. The stretch<br />
of water under His hands immediately<br />
became serene. The river water beyond His<br />
outstretched hands was still frighteningly<br />
turbulent. Swami glanced at us and said, “Go<br />
inside and bring flowers, coconuts, turmeric<br />
powder and Kumkum”. After we brought<br />
them, we all offered flowers, turmeric powder<br />
and Kumkum to goddess Ganga. We were<br />
still nervous. Swami broke the coconuts,<br />
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