The legend of Sri Ramakrishna
Paramahamsa -
Pranams at the lotus feet
of Thakurji!
Chapter – 19
There was a successful
businessman Shambuchandh Malik who was very famous in the city, he had no
faith in saints or holy men, he used to comment that these ascetics worship
Lord and on the other side they run after money and worry about lack of money,
only Ramakrishna Thakurji is a true ascetic who contemplates upon supreme Lord.
He won’t ask anything from anybody, he is married but he had no physical
relationship with his wife, he is happy with whatever his wife gives him, he does
not use majestic silk clothes, or symbolic mark on forehead, or ashes, he does
not carry anything to prove himself as a holy man. One day he invited Thakurji in his home,
Thakurji could not visit because of ill health, so he arrived at
Dhakshineshwar. They together spend a lot
of time in conversation and started to move around the garden, he fed Thakurji
with the fruit of pomegranate, there were few left, he said: “ I have brought it
for you, so please take it with you.” Thakurji said, “ I am not well, I do not
need this.” Malik forcefully kept two fruits in his pocket, after this a
surprising incident took place. Thakurji
was found it difficult to come out of the garden, there was no way to come out
that place, Malik was standing and witnessing the same. Soon Thakurji took out the Pomegranates from
the pocket and kept it aside, soon everything was visible for him, Shambhu
asked the reason, Thakurji said: “ Ma, refused to take the pomegranates.”
Shambhu did not believe in his words, he decided to experiment the matter in the future. One day Thakurji was swirling
with the stomach pain, none of the medicines did work, soon Shambhu brought
Thakurji in his garden and gave some herb, whenever Thakurji complaints of
stomach ache Shambhu do the same.
Sahmbhu said ‘why you are taking the pain to visit here, take some herbs
with you whenever you feel pain, swallow the same, you need not come here.” He
sincerely followed Shambhu and took some herbs with him but the same thing
repeated, he could not see the pathways, he lost his way, he continued to roam
around in search of the exit. Thakurji was
tired and sat down, soon Shambhu removed the herbs from the pocket of Thakurji,
and everything became visible for Thakurji.
It was quite unnatural for Shambhumalik.
Soon he realized that Thakurji is not an ordinary person, he is divine
personified on Earth. After that
incident, Shambhumalik became an ardent devotee of Thakurji and completely surrendered at his feet.
