The walking Lord of
Varanasi – Sri Thrailanga Swamiji
Pranams at the lotus feet
of Swamiji!
Once there was a King with
all his family members visited Kashi, those days females were compulsorily
remained behind the screen as a mark of great respect, they used to keep the
women of the royal family away from the public, this royal family resided in a
grand house near the banks of river Ganga.
Whoever visits Kashi, it is their objective to earn piousness and take a
dip in the holy river the Ganges. Royal women
cannot take a bath in the Ghat like ordinary ladies, so they have constructed a
screen stretched from the house to the Ghat where Rani was proposed to take bath so that
she can have the privacy of bathing. The two sides of the screen were protected with
heavy securities so that none of the locals can enter. One day Raja and Rani finished bathing in
Ganga and returning to the house, the couple was shocked to see a naked saint
inside the screen, how did the saint enter inside the screen after having
heavy security? This made Raja infuriated, Rani and her female servants were
alarmed, Raja asked ‘Who are you? How did you come inside the screen?’ but the
naked saint did not utter a word, Raja in a rage screamed at the securities,
all of them rushed towards the King, by the time Rani and her female servants
returned to the home, Raja asked the securities how did this naked saint enter
inside, if they fail to reply he will shoot them to death. The securities were in dilemma, they were
safeguarding the place standing outside, none of them were seen this naked
saint, securities were looked at each other’s face anxiously, King understood
that this naked saint has entered inside the screen without the knowledge of
securities, and this saint’s intention was not right. King ordered ‘Arrest him and put him in Jail,
we will make further inquiries from there.’ Swamiji did not utter a word while
questioned, King was in a rage, one person appeared from nowhere and appealed
to King to leave Swamiji who is not an ordinary saint, he is Thrailanga
Swamiji’. King was surprised as soon as
heard the name of Swamiji, but he could not remember exactly where did he hear the
name of Swamiji, but he was not in a position to believe how Swamiji entered inside
the screen that too naked in the middle of women, is he saintly person or mad? King
thought Kashi is under British rule, it is no use of making this issue into a
huge one, King ordered to release Swamiji and increase the securities, if the
Swamiji appeared again inside the screen all will be punished to death, the arrest
of Thrailangaswamiji spread all over, all were scared of the consequences. That night there was a long shriek for help raised
from the chamber of King, all the securities were rushed to King’s room, King
was unconscious, people served the King with emergency requirements, huge chaos
was raised in the chamber, family of the King enquired about the incident,
none could give a proper answer, and people guessed that something terrible
happened to King. As soon as King
regained his consciousness, he ordered his men to find the hermitage of
Thrailangaswamiji, he wanted to get Dharshan of him. Soon it was found that Swamiji is available
in Panchaganga Ghat. King rushed to
Swamiji and prostrated before him and said, ‘Bhagavan, kindly forgive me I have committed
sin unknowingly.’ Swamiji raised his hands and blessed the King.
