Yogiraj Sri Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahashay

Pranams at the lotus feet of Yogiraj!

Chapter - 7

Lahiri Mahashay returned to his work, people in the office were happy to see Lahiri Mahashay.  The last ten days Lahiri Mahashay was missing and absent at work, they thought he met with an accident in Ranikhet and passed away, his office mates continuously enquired his reason for absence, but he did not say anything about his life in Himalaya.  In order to pacify his office mate, he said “ I was lost in the woods. It was a new place for me; therefore I took the time to come back.”  After a few days, he received a letter from the head office that they wrongly appointed him in Ranikhet and soon he will be back in the office in Banaras, and the person who was in charge of the duty in Ranikhet will be appointed to work immediately.”  While returning from Ranikhet, he stopped at Muradabad at the request of his office mates, one day while talking one of his friends said “ There are no true saints today, all are taking pleasures in food and sleep.  It is frustrating to see them, they build a big hermitage and spread advice, and make fool of people.  A true saint will not touch the precious things like money, clothes, fruits, ornaments, etc…”  Lahiri Mahashay was sitting there said “ Your perception is wrong, there are true saints living in India, we are unfortunate to understand them, they stay away from the crowd and engages in spiritual practices, my preceptor is also one among them. I have attained a new life with his mercy.” He resumed the glories of his preceptor, but none of them believed his words.  Even though Lahiri Mahashay has attained the virtues of one of the supreme ascetics with the mercy of his preceptor and the piousness he had attained in previous births, like an ordinary person, he could not control his pride.  Listening to the hilarious comments of his friends he was so frustrated and said: “ I can ask my preceptor to be present here to prove you all.” No one listened to his words, he felt insulted and became so angry, he forgot that it is not advisable to perform any supernatural powers before these kinds of people who are not deserving the same or does not have divine sight to understand the supreme consciousness, Lahiri Mahashay went to a room and asked them to sit out of the room, “until you hear my call no one should enter or try to peep in what’s happening inside.” saying so he closed the door of the room, and started meditating.  After some time he could visualize a brilliant ray in the room, in that ray he could see his preceptor, he was not pleasant and said “ Shyamacharan, you have called for my presence for a group of non-believers and sinners, I am going now, never expect my presence for ridiculous matters like this in the future .”  Lahiri Mahashay felt terribly guilty and upset, he prostrated before Gurudev and begged for pardoning him, he wanted to make those people aware of the knowledge that there are still saintly people living on Earth.   Lahiri Mahashay pleaded before Gurudev, finally, he agreed for it, but warned him not to repeat, and assured to be present before him if he really feels the need of his preceptor.  Lahiri Mahashay opened the door, people looked at him in awe, one of the people said it is just an illusion it is not real, Gurudev moved among the people  and touched them, also offered sweet pudding, many of them were returned after consuming the offering, one person came forward and attained Dheeksha from Lahiri Mahashay.