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Our Visa renewal : Experience shared by a 12 years old Devotee
Shree Ganeshaya Namah! Jai Gajanan! Shree Gajanan!
This story starts with our family, a family of 6; my grandpa, grandma, mom, dad, younger brother, and me. Not long ago we had a stressful situation in which we were stuck in. Thankfully we had Gajanan Maharaj
with us protecting us from adverse challenges the entire time.
We came to America 5 years ago on an immigrant visa from India. Our 5 years were about to end and the lengthy process of renewing our visa was still going on. It was not looking very hopeful at that time. At that time my grandma who is an ardent devotee of Gajanan Maharaj had suggested going to the temple of Gajanan Maharaj which had opened near our house (North Brunswick, NJ). We decided to go to the temple.
Everyone in my family has been a devotee of Gajanan Maharaj since their childhood. We have always been taught that god helps you get through your calamities/challenges even when no one around to support you. As we started going to the temple more often, we started to figure out how things worked over there and started to do seva. Offering seva gave us mental peace and it felt like we had someone to help us get through our hard times. We started going to all the events that the temple (GMADP) hosted.
There was one specific event that they hosted that helped us, the Gajanan Vijay Grantha Pothi reading which was organized on 1st month celebrations of temple inauguration (Oct 8th, 2023). The Gajanan Vijay Grantha is a series of 21 chapters (Adhyay) put together in a book. It narrates the incidents that happen to people by the grace of Gajanan Maharaj. In that event, I read the full Gajanan Vijay Granth, all 21 chapters in the temple in One day. After that, I got a lot of peace of mind, and inner strength and after that point, I developed a relationship with Gajanan Maharaj. A type of relationship that assured me that everything was going to be okay even in this stressful situation.
As we all know non-immigrant visas need to be renewed on time otherwise, we must leave the U.S We planned properly and executed well in advance to renew our petitions, unfortunately with a series of unexpected events we exhausted all the time we had, and we were left with only 5 days and decided to leave the US. We decided to visit the temple and pray to Gajanan Maharaj one last time in the US and book the flight tickets. When we visited the temple, we met a couple there, they suggested us to share what we wanted with Gajanan Maharaj (loud and clear), and they suggested a few options. We took the advice and started working as per the guidance and Gajanan Maharaj’s ashirwad.
Miracles happened, and things started falling into place right from the next day and we saw things moving in the right direction, the officers who were not even responding started interacting with our attorney, and in a couple of days, they reapproved our case. And just like that, we were already getting the fruits of our devotion. Even though we had full faith in Gajanan Maharaj we still had to consider all the options. By God’s grace, we didn’t make the decision to sell our cars and furniture. After 3 days (2 more days for going) we got an email of our approval to stay for 2 more years. We were so happy and so thankful that we had trusted Gajanan Maharaj.
And that is how Gajanan Maharaj helped us get through our calamities and our hard times. We are forever grateful to him. Hope this story inspires you. Remember to always keep faith in Gajanan Maharaj. If you pray to him with full devotion, he will always help you. Jai Gajanan Shree Gajanan!!!
Shree Ganeshaya Namah! Jai Gajanan! Shree Gajanan!
This story starts with our family, a family of 6; my grandpa, grandma, mom, dad, younger brother, and me. Not long ago we had a stressful situation in which we were stuck in. Thankfully we had Gajanan Maharaj
with us protecting us from adverse challenges the entire time.
We came to America 5 years ago on an immigrant visa from India. Our 5 years were about to end and the lengthy process of renewing our visa was still going on. It was not looking very hopeful at that time. At that time my grandma who is an ardent devotee of Gajanan Maharaj had suggested going to the temple of Gajanan Maharaj which had opened near our house (North Brunswick, NJ). We decided to go to the temple.
Everyone in my family has been a devotee of Gajanan Maharaj since their childhood. We have always been taught that god helps you get through your calamities/challenges even when no one around to support you. As we started going to the temple more often, we started to figure out how things worked over there and started to do seva. Offering seva gave us mental peace and it felt like we had someone to help us get through our hard times. We started going to all the events that the temple (GMADP) hosted.
There was one specific event that they hosted that helped us, the Gajanan Vijay Grantha Pothi reading which was organized on 1st month celebrations of temple inauguration (Oct 8th, 2023). The Gajanan Vijay Grantha is a series of 21 chapters (Adhyay) put together in a book. It narrates the incidents that happen to people by the grace of Gajanan Maharaj. In that event, I read the full Gajanan Vijay Granth, all 21 chapters in the temple in One day. After that, I got a lot of peace of mind, and inner strength and after that point, I developed a relationship with Gajanan Maharaj. A type of relationship that assured me that everything was going to be okay even in this stressful situation.
As we all know non-immigrant visas need to be renewed on time otherwise, we must leave the U.S We planned properly and executed well in advance to renew our petitions, unfortunately with a series of unexpected events we exhausted all the time we had, and we were left with only 5 days and decided to leave the US. We decided to visit the temple and pray to Gajanan Maharaj one last time in the US and book the flight tickets. When we visited the temple, we met a couple there, they suggested us to share what we wanted with Gajanan Maharaj (loud and clear), and they suggested a few options. We took the advice and started working as per the guidance and Gajanan Maharaj’s ashirwad.
Miracles happened, and things started falling into place right from the next day and we saw things moving in the right direction, the officers who were not even responding started interacting with our attorney, and in a couple of days, they reapproved our case. And just like that, we were already getting the fruits of our devotion. Even though we had full faith in Gajanan Maharaj we still had to consider all the options. By God’s grace, we didn’t make the decision to sell our cars and furniture. After 3 days (2 more days for going) we got an email of our approval to stay for 2 more years. We were so happy and so thankful that we had trusted Gajanan Maharaj.
And that is how Gajanan Maharaj helped us get through our calamities and our hard times. We are forever grateful to him. Hope this story inspires you. Remember to always keep faith in Gajanan Maharaj. If you pray to him with full devotion, he will always help you. Jai Gajanan Shree Gajanan!!!
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Heart Touching Experience : by devotee Mrs. Priya from India
I am writing to you to share my experience with reading Shri Gajanan Vijay Granth.
I have been experiencing anxiety (GAD) and OCD for a year. I am always worried about my son, just like a normal mother. But I don't know after covid I am getting worried for everything in his life, if he shows up home even 10 minutes late, I started getting anxious and having bad thoughts. And this was ongoing. Then I started getting sudden automatic negative thoughts and extremely harmful thoughts about my son. It was the worst phase of my life, and the thoughts were so bad and harmful that I feared them and couldn't let go of them as well. I was diagnosed with OCD and GAD. I am still undergoing treatment but along with that I am reading the Granth every Thursday. My mother is a devotee, and she believes Maharaj will help. One of my friends is a devotee of Shri Gajanan Maharaj, she met me, and she believes Shri Gajanan Maharaj wanted us both to meet so your problems will be solved, she said.
My anxiety started with the safety of my child. I was thinking nothing bad should happen to him, but the anxiety worsened and then developed OCD. It was very bad, that the worry about my child was making me more and more anxious, that one day I felt I didn't want my child. I started praying to God to take him. I can't stand his worry, but I know it's not me, my illness is saying this because every time when these thoughts continuously haunt me, I get very stressed and depressed and start reading Gajanan Maharaj Granth. But while reading I also had bad thoughts and then I was scared to death how can a mother think like that, and while praying the thoughts popped up badly, so I had literally started feeling God will listen to my bad thoughts though I am not thinking deliberately, this is the disorder that makes it happen. I had a navas as well which I completed reading and visited Shegaon. I still have bad thoughts and images about him, also sometimes my worry starts popping up leading me in confusion that this is my real intention, but my counsellor told me no normal person thinks like that so it's not you thinking bad, it's your anxiety and OCD. I am trying not to think negatively and trying to control my emotions as well. I started controlling my anger, worry and started accepting-let go thing. My friend who is Shri Gajanan Maharaj Devotee said, your son will be safe, don't worry. But I still can't have positive thoughts about him but better than previous days. I have a fear as I am still thinking negatively about my child.
I am continuing to read the Granth. Like my friend who believes everything will be fine, I also want to believe. I promised Shri Gajanan Maharaj I will try to overcome my negativity and left my thoughts upto him. Now I am feeling the thoughts are fading away, and he will be fine. Not confident though but will be there. I felt I should share this experience.
I also promised to him that once I am sure that my child will be safe and live a long, rich, and happy life I will write a letter to SANSTHAN, so if anyone who is suffering the mental illness will read this story and start reading to get his blessing. I want to add my story to devotee experience book. Shri Gajanan Maharaj Prasanna.
Thank you!!!!
I am writing to you to share my experience with reading Shri Gajanan Vijay Granth.
I have been experiencing anxiety (GAD) and OCD for a year. I am always worried about my son, just like a normal mother. But I don't know after covid I am getting worried for everything in his life, if he shows up home even 10 minutes late, I started getting anxious and having bad thoughts. And this was ongoing. Then I started getting sudden automatic negative thoughts and extremely harmful thoughts about my son. It was the worst phase of my life, and the thoughts were so bad and harmful that I feared them and couldn't let go of them as well. I was diagnosed with OCD and GAD. I am still undergoing treatment but along with that I am reading the Granth every Thursday. My mother is a devotee, and she believes Maharaj will help. One of my friends is a devotee of Shri Gajanan Maharaj, she met me, and she believes Shri Gajanan Maharaj wanted us both to meet so your problems will be solved, she said.
My anxiety started with the safety of my child. I was thinking nothing bad should happen to him, but the anxiety worsened and then developed OCD. It was very bad, that the worry about my child was making me more and more anxious, that one day I felt I didn't want my child. I started praying to God to take him. I can't stand his worry, but I know it's not me, my illness is saying this because every time when these thoughts continuously haunt me, I get very stressed and depressed and start reading Gajanan Maharaj Granth. But while reading I also had bad thoughts and then I was scared to death how can a mother think like that, and while praying the thoughts popped up badly, so I had literally started feeling God will listen to my bad thoughts though I am not thinking deliberately, this is the disorder that makes it happen. I had a navas as well which I completed reading and visited Shegaon. I still have bad thoughts and images about him, also sometimes my worry starts popping up leading me in confusion that this is my real intention, but my counsellor told me no normal person thinks like that so it's not you thinking bad, it's your anxiety and OCD. I am trying not to think negatively and trying to control my emotions as well. I started controlling my anger, worry and started accepting-let go thing. My friend who is Shri Gajanan Maharaj Devotee said, your son will be safe, don't worry. But I still can't have positive thoughts about him but better than previous days. I have a fear as I am still thinking negatively about my child.
I am continuing to read the Granth. Like my friend who believes everything will be fine, I also want to believe. I promised Shri Gajanan Maharaj I will try to overcome my negativity and left my thoughts upto him. Now I am feeling the thoughts are fading away, and he will be fine. Not confident though but will be there. I felt I should share this experience.
I also promised to him that once I am sure that my child will be safe and live a long, rich, and happy life I will write a letter to SANSTHAN, so if anyone who is suffering the mental illness will read this story and start reading to get his blessing. I want to add my story to devotee experience book. Shri Gajanan Maharaj Prasanna.
Thank you!!!!
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Management decision has been changed : Experience shared by devotee from Thailand....
!! Jai Shree Gajanan Maharaj !!
I am Nitin Dharma Chaudhari working in Thailand, I am a devotee of "Shri Gajanan Maharaj",
I would like to share my recent experience.
In December 2019, I booked the flat in the subvention scheme in Mumbai (it was before the COVID situation). I paid 10% booking among of total flat cost & did stamp duty registration also (Mumbai real estate is costly so you can imagine the amount I paid as 10% and stamp duty).
Within three months, the situation has changed drastically and due to COVID, my salary was cut off by 50%. I explained the current situation to the builder through email and requested some grace period of 6 months for the next due payment which was due on Jan 01st, 2021. Builder replied back saying “we will think & inform you in the month of Dec-20”
All sorts of thoughts for managing the money crossed my mind all the time. I even thought of selling my old property to manage the next due payment thinking I will get the grace period.
Then came the end of the Year 2020, we all know the COVID situation didn’t get better by the time. I received a shocking email from Builder – Your next payment is Due on Jan 01st, 2021.
Aha, I was thinking of the grace period, and here is the notice, I don’t have the required money and what to do. So I emailed him my current situation hoping that he will consider the grace period but he replied back – No grace period and delaying payment will attract the interest. And If I consider opting out I will not get any money (as per agreement), not even a paisa.
We are at a very tight spot and not having any option, I opted out of the project. Knowing that I am not going to get any money, I decided to give a last try and requested Builder to return my money. The probability was very less.
Disappointed and dejected, not having any hope then suddenly remember our Lord, our God, our Sadguru Gajanan Maharaj. Prayed to him from bottom of our heart “Maharaj please take me out of the situation, I am not thinking about money but for peace of mind.”
We started parayan and also to motivate ourselves started reading devotee's experiences from the “Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar” website. When I am done with reading and enjoying experiences from the website, within few minutes I received a call from Builder “We are rethinking your request and get back to you in the next 30 days”.
New hope and we continued with Parayan. On Jan 28th, 2021, I completed Parayan and again prayed to Maharaj. It took 2 days, on Jan 30th, 2021 received a call from the builder “We discussed your request in the meeting and management agreed to return back 50% of the booking amount and 90% of stamp duty process fee”. I was thrilled and happy, it was unbelievable news.
Who else can change the approved agreement decision and guide the developer management, none other than my god “Gajanan Maharaj”
Thank you very much to my lord "Shree Gajanan Maharaj".
!!! Gan Gan Ganat Bote !!!
!! Jai Shree Gajanan Maharaj !!
I am Nitin Dharma Chaudhari working in Thailand, I am a devotee of "Shri Gajanan Maharaj",
I would like to share my recent experience.
In December 2019, I booked the flat in the subvention scheme in Mumbai (it was before the COVID situation). I paid 10% booking among of total flat cost & did stamp duty registration also (Mumbai real estate is costly so you can imagine the amount I paid as 10% and stamp duty).
Within three months, the situation has changed drastically and due to COVID, my salary was cut off by 50%. I explained the current situation to the builder through email and requested some grace period of 6 months for the next due payment which was due on Jan 01st, 2021. Builder replied back saying “we will think & inform you in the month of Dec-20”
All sorts of thoughts for managing the money crossed my mind all the time. I even thought of selling my old property to manage the next due payment thinking I will get the grace period.
Then came the end of the Year 2020, we all know the COVID situation didn’t get better by the time. I received a shocking email from Builder – Your next payment is Due on Jan 01st, 2021.
Aha, I was thinking of the grace period, and here is the notice, I don’t have the required money and what to do. So I emailed him my current situation hoping that he will consider the grace period but he replied back – No grace period and delaying payment will attract the interest. And If I consider opting out I will not get any money (as per agreement), not even a paisa.
We are at a very tight spot and not having any option, I opted out of the project. Knowing that I am not going to get any money, I decided to give a last try and requested Builder to return my money. The probability was very less.
Disappointed and dejected, not having any hope then suddenly remember our Lord, our God, our Sadguru Gajanan Maharaj. Prayed to him from bottom of our heart “Maharaj please take me out of the situation, I am not thinking about money but for peace of mind.”
We started parayan and also to motivate ourselves started reading devotee's experiences from the “Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar” website. When I am done with reading and enjoying experiences from the website, within few minutes I received a call from Builder “We are rethinking your request and get back to you in the next 30 days”.
New hope and we continued with Parayan. On Jan 28th, 2021, I completed Parayan and again prayed to Maharaj. It took 2 days, on Jan 30th, 2021 received a call from the builder “We discussed your request in the meeting and management agreed to return back 50% of the booking amount and 90% of stamp duty process fee”. I was thrilled and happy, it was unbelievable news.
Who else can change the approved agreement decision and guide the developer management, none other than my god “Gajanan Maharaj”
Thank you very much to my lord "Shree Gajanan Maharaj".
!!! Gan Gan Ganat Bote !!!
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*Amazing experience shared by devotee sister from Chicago *.
One of my wonderful experiences... was graced by Gajanan Maharaj...
My mother is a devotee of Maharaj, so Maharaj’s devotion was in my mind since childhood. I have had many experiences in my life but this one is very close to my heart.
During my second pregnancy I had some complications. My Blood pressure increased a lot (preeclampsia) and I had to undergo emergency c-section at 32 weeks. My son was in NICU for 20-25 days. By the grace of Maharaj, and constant prayers we both got better. But due to premature birth his lungs were fragile.
When he was 7 months old, he developed a severe cold and began to have difficulty breathing. We went to the ER and admitted him to the ICU. He came home after three or four days of treatment.
🙏🏼Jai Gajanan 🙏🏼
Same problem again next month. He got severe cold and breathing problem... he was sent back to ICU. This happened for four months. November, December, January, February.
He was re-admitted on February 27. Now, however, I was desperate. I couldn’t see my baby's pain. In desperate situation I said to Maharaj ... Maharaj, heal the baby, I will read Gajanan Vijay pothos (Parayan). I had a Pothi at home but I never dared to read it. But then I found a Pothi online and stsrted reading it in the hospital. I decided to do parayan for 7 days. On the 1st day I found my mind was somewhat calm, at the end of the 2nd day, he was brought to the normal ward from the ICU. Then on the evening of the 3rd we came home. That day was February 29, 2020!
My son did not suffer any breathing or after that day. 🙏🏼Jai Gajanan 🙏🏼
My Parayan got completed. And after that I started reading Pothi.
When I read CKB (Chicago Kali Bari) magazine yesterday, I came to know that Maharaj's temple was established on February 29, 2020, and I thought Maharaj came here just for me. 🙏🏼
There is no accounting of how many times I greeted Maharaj from the bottom of my heart while writing this experience
Mukta Saraph
Chicago, USA
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माझा एक विलक्षण अनुभव गजानन महाराजांनी कृपा केली 🙏🏼
माझी आई महाराजांची भक्त आहे, त्यामुळे लहानपणा पासुन महाराजांचे अनुभव आणि भक्ती मनात होती. खुप अनुभव आले आहेत आयुष्यात पण एक मात्र माझ्या मनाचा खुप जवळ आहे.
माझ्या धाकटया मुलाच्या जन्माच्या वेळी माझी तब्येत खुप खराब झाली होती. माझं BP खुप वाढलं आणि ३२ weeks ला emergency c-section करावं लागलं . माझा मुलगा NICU मध्ये होता. महाराजांचा कृपा मुले आम्ही दोघं बरे झालो. पण premature असल्या मुले त्याचे फुफुसं नाजुक होती.
तो ७ महिन्यांचा असताना त्याला खुप सर्दी झाली आणि त्याला श्वास घ्यायला त्रास होऊ लागला. आम्ही ER मध्ये गेलो त्याला ICU मध्ये ऍडमिट केलं. तीन चार दिवसांनी घरी आलो 🙏🏼जय गजानन 🙏🏼
पुढच्या महिन्यात परत तोच त्रास...परत ICU. असं चार महिने झालं . नोव्हेंबर, डिसेंबर, जानेवरी, फेब्रुआरी...
२७ फेब्रुवारी ला त्याला परत ऍडमिट केलं. आता मात्र मी हताश झाले होते. बाळाचा त्रास मला बघवत नव्हता. मी महाराजांना म्हंटल...महाराज बाळाला बरं करा मी पारायण करेन. माझ्या कडे घरी पोथी होती पण मी कधी वाचायचं धाडस केलं नाही. पण तिथं हॉस्पिटल मध्ये ऑनलाईन पोथी वाचायला सुरु केलं. मनात ठरवलं ७ दिवसाचं पारायण करायचं. १ ला दिवस झाला, २रा दिवस संपता त्याला ICU मधुन नॉर्मल वॉर्ड ला आणलं. मग ३ऱ्या दिवशी संधयाकाळी आम्ही घरी आलो. तो दिवस होता २९ फ़ेब्रुअरी २०२० ! 🙏🏼जय गजानन 🙏🏼
त्या दिवसा नंतर माझ्या मुलाला त्रास नाही झाला. माझं पारायण पुर्ण झालं. नैवेद्य केला. आणि त्या नंतर मात्र मी पोथी वाचायला लागले. कधी वाचायला नाही जमलं तर ऑडिओ ऐकते. 🙏🏼
काल CKB (Chicago Kali Bari) चा मॅगझीन वाचलं तेव्हा समजलं की महाराजांच्या मंदिराची स्थापना दिनांक २९ फेब्रुवारी २०२० ला झाली, आणि महाराज माझ्या साठीच इथे आले असं वाटलं 🙏🏼
हा अनुभव लिहिताना मनातुन कितीतरी वेळा महाराजांना नमस्कार केला त्याचा काही हिशोब नाही 🙏🏼
🙏🏼जय गजानन 🙏🏼
मुक्ता सराफ, Chicago
One of my wonderful experiences... was graced by Gajanan Maharaj...
My mother is a devotee of Maharaj, so Maharaj’s devotion was in my mind since childhood. I have had many experiences in my life but this one is very close to my heart.
During my second pregnancy I had some complications. My Blood pressure increased a lot (preeclampsia) and I had to undergo emergency c-section at 32 weeks. My son was in NICU for 20-25 days. By the grace of Maharaj, and constant prayers we both got better. But due to premature birth his lungs were fragile.
When he was 7 months old, he developed a severe cold and began to have difficulty breathing. We went to the ER and admitted him to the ICU. He came home after three or four days of treatment.
🙏🏼Jai Gajanan 🙏🏼
Same problem again next month. He got severe cold and breathing problem... he was sent back to ICU. This happened for four months. November, December, January, February.
He was re-admitted on February 27. Now, however, I was desperate. I couldn’t see my baby's pain. In desperate situation I said to Maharaj ... Maharaj, heal the baby, I will read Gajanan Vijay pothos (Parayan). I had a Pothi at home but I never dared to read it. But then I found a Pothi online and stsrted reading it in the hospital. I decided to do parayan for 7 days. On the 1st day I found my mind was somewhat calm, at the end of the 2nd day, he was brought to the normal ward from the ICU. Then on the evening of the 3rd we came home. That day was February 29, 2020!
My son did not suffer any breathing or after that day. 🙏🏼Jai Gajanan 🙏🏼
My Parayan got completed. And after that I started reading Pothi.
When I read CKB (Chicago Kali Bari) magazine yesterday, I came to know that Maharaj's temple was established on February 29, 2020, and I thought Maharaj came here just for me. 🙏🏼
There is no accounting of how many times I greeted Maharaj from the bottom of my heart while writing this experience
Mukta Saraph
Chicago, USA
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माझा एक विलक्षण अनुभव गजानन महाराजांनी कृपा केली 🙏🏼
माझी आई महाराजांची भक्त आहे, त्यामुळे लहानपणा पासुन महाराजांचे अनुभव आणि भक्ती मनात होती. खुप अनुभव आले आहेत आयुष्यात पण एक मात्र माझ्या मनाचा खुप जवळ आहे.
माझ्या धाकटया मुलाच्या जन्माच्या वेळी माझी तब्येत खुप खराब झाली होती. माझं BP खुप वाढलं आणि ३२ weeks ला emergency c-section करावं लागलं . माझा मुलगा NICU मध्ये होता. महाराजांचा कृपा मुले आम्ही दोघं बरे झालो. पण premature असल्या मुले त्याचे फुफुसं नाजुक होती.
तो ७ महिन्यांचा असताना त्याला खुप सर्दी झाली आणि त्याला श्वास घ्यायला त्रास होऊ लागला. आम्ही ER मध्ये गेलो त्याला ICU मध्ये ऍडमिट केलं. तीन चार दिवसांनी घरी आलो 🙏🏼जय गजानन 🙏🏼
पुढच्या महिन्यात परत तोच त्रास...परत ICU. असं चार महिने झालं . नोव्हेंबर, डिसेंबर, जानेवरी, फेब्रुआरी...
२७ फेब्रुवारी ला त्याला परत ऍडमिट केलं. आता मात्र मी हताश झाले होते. बाळाचा त्रास मला बघवत नव्हता. मी महाराजांना म्हंटल...महाराज बाळाला बरं करा मी पारायण करेन. माझ्या कडे घरी पोथी होती पण मी कधी वाचायचं धाडस केलं नाही. पण तिथं हॉस्पिटल मध्ये ऑनलाईन पोथी वाचायला सुरु केलं. मनात ठरवलं ७ दिवसाचं पारायण करायचं. १ ला दिवस झाला, २रा दिवस संपता त्याला ICU मधुन नॉर्मल वॉर्ड ला आणलं. मग ३ऱ्या दिवशी संधयाकाळी आम्ही घरी आलो. तो दिवस होता २९ फ़ेब्रुअरी २०२० ! 🙏🏼जय गजानन 🙏🏼
त्या दिवसा नंतर माझ्या मुलाला त्रास नाही झाला. माझं पारायण पुर्ण झालं. नैवेद्य केला. आणि त्या नंतर मात्र मी पोथी वाचायला लागले. कधी वाचायला नाही जमलं तर ऑडिओ ऐकते. 🙏🏼
काल CKB (Chicago Kali Bari) चा मॅगझीन वाचलं तेव्हा समजलं की महाराजांच्या मंदिराची स्थापना दिनांक २९ फेब्रुवारी २०२० ला झाली, आणि महाराज माझ्या साठीच इथे आले असं वाटलं 🙏🏼
हा अनुभव लिहिताना मनातुन कितीतरी वेळा महाराजांना नमस्कार केला त्याचा काही हिशोब नाही 🙏🏼
🙏🏼जय गजानन 🙏🏼
मुक्ता सराफ, Chicago
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Experience shared by a Student.
Again, one more Gajanan Thursday Vrat experience and its effectiveness. Observed and experienced by a student (from India) in the United States to get his internship (our next generation is getting ready to be a flag bearer for the cause)
Jai Gajanan !!
From 2010, I started reading Gajanan Vijay Granth as per my father's suggestion. My father has been reading Gajanan Vijay Granth pothi for 25+ years.
I came to the USA in fall 2016 for my master's (MS degree) and I started looking for Summer-2017 internships from December 2016.
Our Maharaj is Bhakta Vatsalya and as others has, I also had a lot of great experiences of Gajanan Maharaj before coming to the US.
Everyday I used to pray to Maharaj for getting an internship but still I was unable to get a single offer from a company even after getting many interview calls.
I was so frustrated at that time as I was unable to get an internship despite so much praying to Maharaj.
Then I came to know about Gajanan Vrat through GMADP post and decided to offer Gajanan Thursday Vrat for FIVE Thursday (as mentioned in Chapter 9).
I started Gajanan Vrat ( 5 Thursdays ) & at the same time, I also joined some WhatsApp groups for Thursday Parayan where everyone needs to read ONE adhyay on Thursday,
One week after completing Gajanan Vrat Miracle happened and I got 2 offers of internships and one of them from MNC.
Maharaj helped me to get the internship that I desperately wanted at that time.
Thank you so much Maharaj for helping me in this situation.
Jay Gajanan !
Again, one more Gajanan Thursday Vrat experience and its effectiveness. Observed and experienced by a student (from India) in the United States to get his internship (our next generation is getting ready to be a flag bearer for the cause)
Jai Gajanan !!
From 2010, I started reading Gajanan Vijay Granth as per my father's suggestion. My father has been reading Gajanan Vijay Granth pothi for 25+ years.
I came to the USA in fall 2016 for my master's (MS degree) and I started looking for Summer-2017 internships from December 2016.
Our Maharaj is Bhakta Vatsalya and as others has, I also had a lot of great experiences of Gajanan Maharaj before coming to the US.
Everyday I used to pray to Maharaj for getting an internship but still I was unable to get a single offer from a company even after getting many interview calls.
I was so frustrated at that time as I was unable to get an internship despite so much praying to Maharaj.
Then I came to know about Gajanan Vrat through GMADP post and decided to offer Gajanan Thursday Vrat for FIVE Thursday (as mentioned in Chapter 9).
I started Gajanan Vrat ( 5 Thursdays ) & at the same time, I also joined some WhatsApp groups for Thursday Parayan where everyone needs to read ONE adhyay on Thursday,
One week after completing Gajanan Vrat Miracle happened and I got 2 offers of internships and one of them from MNC.
Maharaj helped me to get the internship that I desperately wanted at that time.
Thank you so much Maharaj for helping me in this situation.
Jay Gajanan !
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Experience shared by a USA Post graduate Student ....
Jai Gajanan......
My family has been devotees of Gajanan Maharaj for many years, it all started in my childhood where my grandmother used to share stories to us about how Maharaj has always guided her through difficult times in her life and gave her so many blessings which were unimaginable to her back then, that had built a place in our minds for Maharaj, and that just kept going stronger as I grew up.
An early example which I hear was when my parents started construction of their house in India early days just after their marriage, they came to know from the new neighbors that there exist a Gajanan Maharaj temple just a block behind the house, it appeared as if Maharaj himself sending a message that wherever you go I am always backing you.
My experiences of witnessing Maharaj in my life began when I started with my Master’s degree journey in the United States in 2015. I landed here with a partially approved education loan which I always wished I don’t have to use so it does not burden my father back home who just had taken retirement, and Maharaj helped me achieve that wish.
My very second day of landing in U.S, I started applying for campus jobs here, and me hearing all stories from seniors that new students don’t get campus jobs that easy, was surely not encouraging. But believe it or not, within a week I got called for International Office’s for ambassador interview at campus, and immediately got that job, Maharaj’s blessings have no limit and I was all thankful to him.
That job was surely helping out with finances and a great blessing, but still the tuition was expensive, and that was worry some. But they say, Maharaj would not let anyone suffer alone, and by end of first semester I got picked for Teaching Assistantship, which provided scholarship for next one year. Again, Maharaj’s divine blessing were on me. I was happy and completed a year of scholarship, again not requiring to use the approved loan and went home to India to meet parents almost after more than a year, and there I received email from professor that my further scholarship may not be continued as university is lacking funding for my class. I was all saddened but did not tell my parents there anything about it and when vacations were over came to U.S to complete my last semester. I was all worried in my return journey thinking about how I am going to manage my last semester fees and other finances without taking any money from parents or loan, also praying to Maharaj that I am ready to work hard, all I want is an opportunity. Very next day after landing I met my professor, and he said he tried but couldn’t secure any funding and I have to continue my further semester without any finance help. I went home, tired from jet lag, slept and not sure why got woken up at 3 am, waking up worrying about how I am going to handle all this and praying again to Maharaj.
In the morning I had got a text message from professor, asking to come down to university as he needed some help. I went there as soon as I can, and he mentioned there is a research assistantship position in a different department whose funding request was pending and the departments has recently approved it, and they do not want to waste time interviewing and wants someone to start working asap on it and if I would be interested. I was super joyed and said I will give my all hard work in getting that project successful, and as professor had seen my work for last one year, he convinced the other department professor to hire me, and they both agreed. My scholarship was again approved for all of next semester which was the last semester plus increase in pay to match the research approved funding. My happiness had no limits that day, and Maharaj had worked his master plan again in keeping his devotees blessed. Trust me, whenever we are in trouble, Maharaj will always show us the right way and guide us.
All thanks to Maharaj. Jai Gajanan!
Jai Gajanan......
My family has been devotees of Gajanan Maharaj for many years, it all started in my childhood where my grandmother used to share stories to us about how Maharaj has always guided her through difficult times in her life and gave her so many blessings which were unimaginable to her back then, that had built a place in our minds for Maharaj, and that just kept going stronger as I grew up.
An early example which I hear was when my parents started construction of their house in India early days just after their marriage, they came to know from the new neighbors that there exist a Gajanan Maharaj temple just a block behind the house, it appeared as if Maharaj himself sending a message that wherever you go I am always backing you.
My experiences of witnessing Maharaj in my life began when I started with my Master’s degree journey in the United States in 2015. I landed here with a partially approved education loan which I always wished I don’t have to use so it does not burden my father back home who just had taken retirement, and Maharaj helped me achieve that wish.
My very second day of landing in U.S, I started applying for campus jobs here, and me hearing all stories from seniors that new students don’t get campus jobs that easy, was surely not encouraging. But believe it or not, within a week I got called for International Office’s for ambassador interview at campus, and immediately got that job, Maharaj’s blessings have no limit and I was all thankful to him.
That job was surely helping out with finances and a great blessing, but still the tuition was expensive, and that was worry some. But they say, Maharaj would not let anyone suffer alone, and by end of first semester I got picked for Teaching Assistantship, which provided scholarship for next one year. Again, Maharaj’s divine blessing were on me. I was happy and completed a year of scholarship, again not requiring to use the approved loan and went home to India to meet parents almost after more than a year, and there I received email from professor that my further scholarship may not be continued as university is lacking funding for my class. I was all saddened but did not tell my parents there anything about it and when vacations were over came to U.S to complete my last semester. I was all worried in my return journey thinking about how I am going to manage my last semester fees and other finances without taking any money from parents or loan, also praying to Maharaj that I am ready to work hard, all I want is an opportunity. Very next day after landing I met my professor, and he said he tried but couldn’t secure any funding and I have to continue my further semester without any finance help. I went home, tired from jet lag, slept and not sure why got woken up at 3 am, waking up worrying about how I am going to handle all this and praying again to Maharaj.
In the morning I had got a text message from professor, asking to come down to university as he needed some help. I went there as soon as I can, and he mentioned there is a research assistantship position in a different department whose funding request was pending and the departments has recently approved it, and they do not want to waste time interviewing and wants someone to start working asap on it and if I would be interested. I was super joyed and said I will give my all hard work in getting that project successful, and as professor had seen my work for last one year, he convinced the other department professor to hire me, and they both agreed. My scholarship was again approved for all of next semester which was the last semester plus increase in pay to match the research approved funding. My happiness had no limits that day, and Maharaj had worked his master plan again in keeping his devotees blessed. Trust me, whenever we are in trouble, Maharaj will always show us the right way and guide us.
All thanks to Maharaj. Jai Gajanan!
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Devotee Experience and Miracle : This experience is shared by one Devotee from Canada...
Subject : Jai Jai Sadguru Gajanana, Rakshak Tuchi Bhaktjana...
My mother Mrs Malti Madhusudan Agashe was a passionate devotee of Maharaj. She had a great deal of faith in him and she use to read pothi regularly. Someday in October 1991, when I was studying late nights or throughout the nights for my CA final exams conducted in November. My friend used to join me for study at my home.
One night we were studying and at about 11.30, my friend went home. After she went I continued studying. At around 2 am, I went to bed. Actually, it was my practice to lock the door before going to bed but somehow that day I had forgotten about it and went straight to bed. In the morning, my mother had a dream. It was a satpurush sitting on our sofa and telling her not to worry as I am here.
When she woke up at 6 am, she checked on the sofa for who is sitting on it? She was not much aware. But she saw the door was not locked and was completely open.
After that she realized the meaning of the dream. She said that satpurush was not one else than our Mauli who was sitting on the sofa and protecting us from any mishap.
My mother always use to say that Maharaj told her that you should not worry I am living in your house. Though years have passed and she is no more alive but this and many such memories and experience shows that she was blessed by the Maharaja.
|| Jai Gajanan Maharaj ||
|| Gan Gan Ganat Bote ||
Subject : Jai Jai Sadguru Gajanana, Rakshak Tuchi Bhaktjana...
My mother Mrs Malti Madhusudan Agashe was a passionate devotee of Maharaj. She had a great deal of faith in him and she use to read pothi regularly. Someday in October 1991, when I was studying late nights or throughout the nights for my CA final exams conducted in November. My friend used to join me for study at my home.
One night we were studying and at about 11.30, my friend went home. After she went I continued studying. At around 2 am, I went to bed. Actually, it was my practice to lock the door before going to bed but somehow that day I had forgotten about it and went straight to bed. In the morning, my mother had a dream. It was a satpurush sitting on our sofa and telling her not to worry as I am here.
When she woke up at 6 am, she checked on the sofa for who is sitting on it? She was not much aware. But she saw the door was not locked and was completely open.
After that she realized the meaning of the dream. She said that satpurush was not one else than our Mauli who was sitting on the sofa and protecting us from any mishap.
My mother always use to say that Maharaj told her that you should not worry I am living in your house. Though years have passed and she is no more alive but this and many such memories and experience shows that she was blessed by the Maharaja.
|| Jai Gajanan Maharaj ||
|| Gan Gan Ganat Bote ||
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Devotee Experience and Miracle : This experience is shared by ~ Anonymous Devotee Sister
Subject: Miracle Twins and Thursday Vrat
This experience shows “Power of Gajanan Maharaj Thursday Vrat ”.. your faith can move the mountains and if HE is with you everything is possible in your life…
My husband and I were trying for a baby. We had a miscarriage before. After waiting for some time, we started visiting infertility specialists. One of the doctors disappointed us completely (even though there was no major reason to scare us.. still..). After talking to her, I had totally lost hope. I even started looking for some astrological ways.
My parents have been great devotees of Maharaj. They used to visit Shegav once a year. Through my parents, I learned about Maharaj and used to recite pothi whenever I could. While I was utterly distressed and my mind was very restless, I came across details of wish-fulfilling Thursday Vrat. I decided to follow it leaving everything on Maharaj. I made my mind, whatever must happen let it happen and just prayed to Maharaj. I asked HIM to somehow give me a signal that you are with me. Surprisingly, on the same day, I received a courier from Shegav, it was the "Prasad" that was sent by Shegav Sansthan as I had done some e-donation in the past which I had entirely forgotten about. Receiving an answer from HIM made me feel so enamored that tears rolled down from my eyes. I felt complete peace of mind and at the very same moment, all my worries vanished. I was determined not to think about the future, whatever will happen Maharaj knows about it. I felt relaxed after a very long time.
And the miracle happened... next month itself we received most awaited good news! And now we are blessed with twins!
Throughout my pregnancy, I persistently read pothi with full faith on HIM and stayed working in office till my 7th month too. Usually, a twin pregnancy is very difficult, and most women face complications leading to premature births. I am feeling so blessed to tell that Maharaj protected us throughout and I gave birth to twins full term.
Right from losing hope to become a parent to have blessed with my adorable miracle twins is beyond the understanding of medical science and is NOT possible without HIS grace. Bow to Maharaj.
Jai Gajanan!!
Subject: Miracle Twins and Thursday Vrat
This experience shows “Power of Gajanan Maharaj Thursday Vrat ”.. your faith can move the mountains and if HE is with you everything is possible in your life…
My husband and I were trying for a baby. We had a miscarriage before. After waiting for some time, we started visiting infertility specialists. One of the doctors disappointed us completely (even though there was no major reason to scare us.. still..). After talking to her, I had totally lost hope. I even started looking for some astrological ways.
My parents have been great devotees of Maharaj. They used to visit Shegav once a year. Through my parents, I learned about Maharaj and used to recite pothi whenever I could. While I was utterly distressed and my mind was very restless, I came across details of wish-fulfilling Thursday Vrat. I decided to follow it leaving everything on Maharaj. I made my mind, whatever must happen let it happen and just prayed to Maharaj. I asked HIM to somehow give me a signal that you are with me. Surprisingly, on the same day, I received a courier from Shegav, it was the "Prasad" that was sent by Shegav Sansthan as I had done some e-donation in the past which I had entirely forgotten about. Receiving an answer from HIM made me feel so enamored that tears rolled down from my eyes. I felt complete peace of mind and at the very same moment, all my worries vanished. I was determined not to think about the future, whatever will happen Maharaj knows about it. I felt relaxed after a very long time.
And the miracle happened... next month itself we received most awaited good news! And now we are blessed with twins!
Throughout my pregnancy, I persistently read pothi with full faith on HIM and stayed working in office till my 7th month too. Usually, a twin pregnancy is very difficult, and most women face complications leading to premature births. I am feeling so blessed to tell that Maharaj protected us throughout and I gave birth to twins full term.
Right from losing hope to become a parent to have blessed with my adorable miracle twins is beyond the understanding of medical science and is NOT possible without HIS grace. Bow to Maharaj.
Jai Gajanan!!
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(Experience of Shri Gajanan Maharaj Shared by Shri Avinash Agarkar (Canada)
This experience shows “Power of Pothi”.. It shows how you can overcome your professional and personal challenges with the help of Pothi Parayan. your faith can move the mountains and if HE is with you everything is possible in your life…
This experience is shared by Avinash Agarkar (India/USA/Canada). Avinash & his wife Gayatri were the instrumental in initiating Seattle Gajanan Parivar & first ever Naam Japa in Seattle (USA) and now we have Gajanan Maharaj temple in Seattle. Gayatri Tai was the one who firmly stood with the idea of having Gajanan Maharaj idol in Seattle, and Seattle Devotees enjoying the darshan of Mauli.
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Jai Gajanan !!
Felt worth sharing Mauli's presence in our life.
Background of this experience: Me and My family were living in United States, Bothell, WA (Seattle Metro) area from 2014-2019.
Though US is always a dream for everyone, we never thought that we will love it so much that we never want to move back. Initially when we came to US from Malaysia we were missing lot of things specially people :).
Then we established slowly, made friends and life was good.
My wife is devotee of Gajanan Maharaj from long time she has all faith and trust on him. The story started back in Malaysia in 2010. We came in touch with Seema Didi and Rishi Dada through yahoo group, and started joining online Naam Japa organised by GMADP, on monthly basis. Never thought that we will meet them in person in our life.
After landing to US in 2014, it can be a coincidence or Mauli wanted us to meet them.
Seema Didi & Rish Data moved very close to us (from east coast to west coast, to be precise). We visited them first time in Portland (Oregon) and the journey started from there.
With Mauli's grace, Seattle Gajanan Maharaj Parivaar started from our small home in Bothell, the first parayan happened on Guru Purnima Day with only 4 devotee's. All knew about Maharaj but limited to Temple only. With all the power and Mauli's grace we brought Mauli's idol to US with help of Seema Didi, Rishi Dada and Seattle GM Parivaar in 2017.
The parivar is very well established now with 100+ devotees and yearly Mauli's event and Sunday pooja is being held in the temple. The Parivaar is doing great. We do miss Thursday and Sundays Pooja. I still remember during initial days we used to be only few people in temple to offer Pooja to Mauli. How lucky we were at that time. Today in India you will never get such a chance to offer seve alone.
With Mauli's grace everything was going great for us. From 2014-2019, we offered our seva to Mauli as much as we could. Seattle Parivar has become strong and offering excellent services to Mauli, Jai Gajanan !!
2019 - Came with lot of up's and down's in our life. We never thought that life can take U turn like this.
We were expecting our second child delivery in early March. At the same time my L1 visa was expiring on Feb 28th, that meant no employment and insurance after 28th Feb 2019. We had no idea what we will do after Feb 2019. How we will survive without job in US. Delivery was scheduled for March first week means no insurance coverage for delivery everything will be on your own expense.
All this was going during my wife’s pregnancy phase. It is never easy, every day we were getting new ideas from people about how to extend our stay in US and move back to India after the delivery is done.
Meanwhile my wife kept reading pothi everyday the 13th Chapter, at times she used to do whole parayan, with all this going on.
I was trying options to immigrate to Canada, filled my permanent residency application which was lottery and points system we did not had enough points in order to get the invitation for PR.
On other side also tried for open work permit for Canada so that we can move there instead of India. Just 14 days before our visa/i94 expire I crossed US/Canada border to get the work permit stamped but it didn't work out and they asked me to go back to US on same day.
Experience: I crossed the border just before 14 days before our visa was to expire, nowadays there are very low chances that a US immigration officer will allow you to enter in US in such cases without questioning. I was in the car at immigration counter waiting for my turn watching the officer. This officer was giving pink slips (additional investigation) to every person in the queue and sending them inside the office. My turn came, I was nervous. The officer asked me what made you come here today. I explained, I applied for Canadian work permit but somehow it did not work out and they asked me to go back to US.
His second officer was checking my status and said his visa is expiring in 14 days, the officer who was talking to me he said, “Look, make sure you exist the country before that.”
Welcome to America :)…… Jai Gajanan!!
My phone was not reachable during my travel to border. Wife was worried as there were no calls from me to them since morning and Seattle was expecting heavy snow fall on that day but Maharaj took care of everything and I came back to US. Jai Gajanan!!
My wife continued reading the 13th Chapter everyday.
Delivery days were coming close. My company HR was in touch with us and trying to see if additional help can be made in my situation but no luck as they are limited due to visa and my status issue in US.
Meanwhile, I told my wife just to give a try and ask the doctor that if the delivery can be done by end of Feb.
Experience: The next visit the doctor said, “Let’s do C-section on 1st March”, then looked at the calendar and said “Wait, let’s do it on 28th Feb since the term gets over on that day.” This was without us asking her to do it on that day.
Jai Gajanan!! All the prayer to Mauli worked my insurance was covered until 28th Feb midnight so we were saved by Maharaj again.
While all this was going on, we filled change of status from L1 to visitor just to avoid going out of status in US. The application was accepted and it was under review.
All Maharaj's Grace on Feb 28th which was my last working day in US, early morning we welcomed our cutest family member. A beautiful and healthy baby girl.
Everything was good, our son was excited to see his sibling. We came home on 2nd March.
Experience:
We had a small office room at our house in Bothell where we kept a big photo of Maharaj, right on March 4th night some how my wife lost all patience and cried saying how all the medical expenses will be done, nothing is happening for Canada how things will move.
All this happened in front of Maharaj's photo. The next day, I went to library to take some printouts and while checking emails, I found there is a Notification of Interest from Alberta, Canada came to my Inbox right at midnight. This is because we filled for Canada PR in Januray so Alberta Providence showed interested in our profile and asked us to submit documentation before April 15th.
Jai Gajanan !!
We could not believe it. The application for Canada PR was in pool from last few months and we were not getting any invite due to low score.
But with this Providence invite it will be guaranteed PR invitation to Canada. Jai Gajanan!!
Pothi and Parayan's were going, our weekly visits to temple also started since the new born was stable now.
We completed all the documentation & submitted the application on April 14th, the attorney who helped us said there is no guarantee, that you will be approved in this category and they have no timelines for it.
I was in touch with Seema Didi while life was going in circles. Didi told me to start pothi parayan, one chapter everyday and complete the pothi atleast 5 times. I never read Gajanan Maharaj Pothi in past, but I said ok, let's give a try as I was at home and taking care of newborn.
Read first chapter and it continued. On one of the Thursday morning while reading 19th chapter, I cried at the line where it says "Maharaj took Samadhi". Not sure how it happened but yes, I still remember this.
The pothi continued by both of us. She was reading chapter 13 everyday.
Experiences: After each pothi Parayan!!
After first pothi parayan was completed we received pregnancy medical bill in mail and the amount payable was us was very meagre, rest everything was covered by insurance. Jai Gajanan!!
After second parayan of pothi, we received our change of status application to visitor was approved with this we could live in US until first week of Aug 2019. Jai Gajanan!!
Our regular visits to temple were continued, I was visiting on every Thursday and Sunday.
After third Parayan of pothi we received approved Alberta nomination and guaranteed PR invite in the next draw, we were so happy with all the grace of Mauli. Jai Gajanan!!
Meanwhile the time was flying so we decided to go back to India for some time until we get Canadian PR confirmation. We submitted all the documentations on 24th July. Now it was in queue for review and for final decision to issue the PR, timeline is around 6 months.
28th July we flew back to India, keep a note while all this going on, I was not employed in US we survived for 4 months without job and no Insurance, All because of Mauli's grace. Jai Gajanan!!
When we planned to come back to India, I was in touch with my previous company to find a job while I am in India.
Pothi continued in India too.
While fourth Parayan was going on I received offer letter from my India company to join on 12th Aug!! Jai Gajanan!!
This is just 15-20 days after we landed in India. Jai Gajanan!!
Meanwhile we were in touch with the Attorney who helped us in filling our Canadian PR. He said our application was accepted and it is in review. If they need more documents they will ask, usually the whole process takes about 6 months.
Started Job in India completed Fifth parayan. One fine day, I came back from office and was about to go to bed. And as I check my email, received a mail from our attorney that your Canadian PR is approved, and they have requested passports to be sent to embassy for Landing Visa. Jai Gajanan!!
We both almost cried and could not believe it, neither our attorney could that it came just within 2 months.
We sent our passports for visa stamping and imeediately made visit to Shegaon!! Jai Gajanan!!
Today we have Canadian PR in our hand we are planning to go there soon and start our new life with Mauli!!
I am reading pothi time to time whenever I get a chance!! Jai Gajanan!!
Writing this while travelling to Malaysia we use to call it our Second home and where we started our journey with Maharaj 10 years ago!!
Jai Gajanan!!
This experience shows “Power of Pothi”.. It shows how you can overcome your professional and personal challenges with the help of Pothi Parayan. your faith can move the mountains and if HE is with you everything is possible in your life…
This experience is shared by Avinash Agarkar (India/USA/Canada). Avinash & his wife Gayatri were the instrumental in initiating Seattle Gajanan Parivar & first ever Naam Japa in Seattle (USA) and now we have Gajanan Maharaj temple in Seattle. Gayatri Tai was the one who firmly stood with the idea of having Gajanan Maharaj idol in Seattle, and Seattle Devotees enjoying the darshan of Mauli.
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Jai Gajanan !!
Felt worth sharing Mauli's presence in our life.
Background of this experience: Me and My family were living in United States, Bothell, WA (Seattle Metro) area from 2014-2019.
Though US is always a dream for everyone, we never thought that we will love it so much that we never want to move back. Initially when we came to US from Malaysia we were missing lot of things specially people :).
Then we established slowly, made friends and life was good.
My wife is devotee of Gajanan Maharaj from long time she has all faith and trust on him. The story started back in Malaysia in 2010. We came in touch with Seema Didi and Rishi Dada through yahoo group, and started joining online Naam Japa organised by GMADP, on monthly basis. Never thought that we will meet them in person in our life.
After landing to US in 2014, it can be a coincidence or Mauli wanted us to meet them.
Seema Didi & Rish Data moved very close to us (from east coast to west coast, to be precise). We visited them first time in Portland (Oregon) and the journey started from there.
With Mauli's grace, Seattle Gajanan Maharaj Parivaar started from our small home in Bothell, the first parayan happened on Guru Purnima Day with only 4 devotee's. All knew about Maharaj but limited to Temple only. With all the power and Mauli's grace we brought Mauli's idol to US with help of Seema Didi, Rishi Dada and Seattle GM Parivaar in 2017.
The parivar is very well established now with 100+ devotees and yearly Mauli's event and Sunday pooja is being held in the temple. The Parivaar is doing great. We do miss Thursday and Sundays Pooja. I still remember during initial days we used to be only few people in temple to offer Pooja to Mauli. How lucky we were at that time. Today in India you will never get such a chance to offer seve alone.
With Mauli's grace everything was going great for us. From 2014-2019, we offered our seva to Mauli as much as we could. Seattle Parivar has become strong and offering excellent services to Mauli, Jai Gajanan !!
2019 - Came with lot of up's and down's in our life. We never thought that life can take U turn like this.
We were expecting our second child delivery in early March. At the same time my L1 visa was expiring on Feb 28th, that meant no employment and insurance after 28th Feb 2019. We had no idea what we will do after Feb 2019. How we will survive without job in US. Delivery was scheduled for March first week means no insurance coverage for delivery everything will be on your own expense.
All this was going during my wife’s pregnancy phase. It is never easy, every day we were getting new ideas from people about how to extend our stay in US and move back to India after the delivery is done.
Meanwhile my wife kept reading pothi everyday the 13th Chapter, at times she used to do whole parayan, with all this going on.
I was trying options to immigrate to Canada, filled my permanent residency application which was lottery and points system we did not had enough points in order to get the invitation for PR.
On other side also tried for open work permit for Canada so that we can move there instead of India. Just 14 days before our visa/i94 expire I crossed US/Canada border to get the work permit stamped but it didn't work out and they asked me to go back to US on same day.
Experience: I crossed the border just before 14 days before our visa was to expire, nowadays there are very low chances that a US immigration officer will allow you to enter in US in such cases without questioning. I was in the car at immigration counter waiting for my turn watching the officer. This officer was giving pink slips (additional investigation) to every person in the queue and sending them inside the office. My turn came, I was nervous. The officer asked me what made you come here today. I explained, I applied for Canadian work permit but somehow it did not work out and they asked me to go back to US.
His second officer was checking my status and said his visa is expiring in 14 days, the officer who was talking to me he said, “Look, make sure you exist the country before that.”
Welcome to America :)…… Jai Gajanan!!
My phone was not reachable during my travel to border. Wife was worried as there were no calls from me to them since morning and Seattle was expecting heavy snow fall on that day but Maharaj took care of everything and I came back to US. Jai Gajanan!!
My wife continued reading the 13th Chapter everyday.
Delivery days were coming close. My company HR was in touch with us and trying to see if additional help can be made in my situation but no luck as they are limited due to visa and my status issue in US.
Meanwhile, I told my wife just to give a try and ask the doctor that if the delivery can be done by end of Feb.
Experience: The next visit the doctor said, “Let’s do C-section on 1st March”, then looked at the calendar and said “Wait, let’s do it on 28th Feb since the term gets over on that day.” This was without us asking her to do it on that day.
Jai Gajanan!! All the prayer to Mauli worked my insurance was covered until 28th Feb midnight so we were saved by Maharaj again.
While all this was going on, we filled change of status from L1 to visitor just to avoid going out of status in US. The application was accepted and it was under review.
All Maharaj's Grace on Feb 28th which was my last working day in US, early morning we welcomed our cutest family member. A beautiful and healthy baby girl.
Everything was good, our son was excited to see his sibling. We came home on 2nd March.
Experience:
We had a small office room at our house in Bothell where we kept a big photo of Maharaj, right on March 4th night some how my wife lost all patience and cried saying how all the medical expenses will be done, nothing is happening for Canada how things will move.
All this happened in front of Maharaj's photo. The next day, I went to library to take some printouts and while checking emails, I found there is a Notification of Interest from Alberta, Canada came to my Inbox right at midnight. This is because we filled for Canada PR in Januray so Alberta Providence showed interested in our profile and asked us to submit documentation before April 15th.
Jai Gajanan !!
We could not believe it. The application for Canada PR was in pool from last few months and we were not getting any invite due to low score.
But with this Providence invite it will be guaranteed PR invitation to Canada. Jai Gajanan!!
Pothi and Parayan's were going, our weekly visits to temple also started since the new born was stable now.
We completed all the documentation & submitted the application on April 14th, the attorney who helped us said there is no guarantee, that you will be approved in this category and they have no timelines for it.
I was in touch with Seema Didi while life was going in circles. Didi told me to start pothi parayan, one chapter everyday and complete the pothi atleast 5 times. I never read Gajanan Maharaj Pothi in past, but I said ok, let's give a try as I was at home and taking care of newborn.
Read first chapter and it continued. On one of the Thursday morning while reading 19th chapter, I cried at the line where it says "Maharaj took Samadhi". Not sure how it happened but yes, I still remember this.
The pothi continued by both of us. She was reading chapter 13 everyday.
Experiences: After each pothi Parayan!!
After first pothi parayan was completed we received pregnancy medical bill in mail and the amount payable was us was very meagre, rest everything was covered by insurance. Jai Gajanan!!
After second parayan of pothi, we received our change of status application to visitor was approved with this we could live in US until first week of Aug 2019. Jai Gajanan!!
Our regular visits to temple were continued, I was visiting on every Thursday and Sunday.
After third Parayan of pothi we received approved Alberta nomination and guaranteed PR invite in the next draw, we were so happy with all the grace of Mauli. Jai Gajanan!!
Meanwhile the time was flying so we decided to go back to India for some time until we get Canadian PR confirmation. We submitted all the documentations on 24th July. Now it was in queue for review and for final decision to issue the PR, timeline is around 6 months.
28th July we flew back to India, keep a note while all this going on, I was not employed in US we survived for 4 months without job and no Insurance, All because of Mauli's grace. Jai Gajanan!!
When we planned to come back to India, I was in touch with my previous company to find a job while I am in India.
Pothi continued in India too.
While fourth Parayan was going on I received offer letter from my India company to join on 12th Aug!! Jai Gajanan!!
This is just 15-20 days after we landed in India. Jai Gajanan!!
Meanwhile we were in touch with the Attorney who helped us in filling our Canadian PR. He said our application was accepted and it is in review. If they need more documents they will ask, usually the whole process takes about 6 months.
Started Job in India completed Fifth parayan. One fine day, I came back from office and was about to go to bed. And as I check my email, received a mail from our attorney that your Canadian PR is approved, and they have requested passports to be sent to embassy for Landing Visa. Jai Gajanan!!
We both almost cried and could not believe it, neither our attorney could that it came just within 2 months.
We sent our passports for visa stamping and imeediately made visit to Shegaon!! Jai Gajanan!!
Today we have Canadian PR in our hand we are planning to go there soon and start our new life with Mauli!!
I am reading pothi time to time whenever I get a chance!! Jai Gajanan!!
Writing this while travelling to Malaysia we use to call it our Second home and where we started our journey with Maharaj 10 years ago!!
Jai Gajanan!!
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Experience shared by a devotee from Karnataka and lives in Los Angeles, CA who has been a big support for establishing Shri Gajanan Maharaj temple in Los Angeles, CA and experiencing HIS presence !!
Subject: No Fear When Mauli Is Near.
I came to the USA for my higher studies. It was just 3 months past in the USA when I lost my father. I went to India completely devastated to be a part of the ceremony and returned back to the US within 2 weeks' time. I lived alone as a student and didn’t have many friends as I was new to the country. Every day, I would go to school to study with a heavy heart. I felt responsible for my father’s death. I had a million negative thoughts in my head thinking if he had a sudden death because I caused financial pressure on him or if he stressed about how his daughter would manage on his own (my father had once expressed that I stay in India as it would be good support for the family). With all these running in my head, I continued to study and get average grades.. I worked very hard to wrap up a two-year course in one year so I can get a job and help my mother financially..
Amidst all of the stress of finishing my education, getting a job with a valid visa and clearing my education loans, I had forgotten to be kind to myself and also mourn my father’s death in peace..
I would hold onto the pain so strongly that I spent days together crying and feeling responsible for everything. Deep down, I had never accepted his death.. I wanted an opportunity to go back to him and talk to him. I suffered for more than 4 years with this pain and recently a few months back I had turned to Maharaj for help!
A miracle happened on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya day last week.. I was extremely low and missing my father as I offered food to my father and ancestors after the pooja. I cried after the pooja and went to sleep as I was not keeping well. I had a dream where Maharaj appeared in my dream, sat next to me and told me these words: ‘It was my father’s time to leave and nobody should be held responsible for it.. HE said he in a very peaceful place and is proud of everything I’m doing in my life. HE also sat down and explained to me how I should focus on my physical and mental health. HE gave me his blessings and left’.
Since this day, I never looked bad onto my father’s memories sadly. I only smile and say to myself “I’m strong and I’m doing well”. This is all because of Mauli.
I have been an ardent devotee of Maharaj and had many more miraculous experiences within a short period of time. Another such experience was when my visa got rejected for no reason. Maharaj guided me not to leave the country and always said, everything will be resolved in due time. My company supported me by fighting a legal battle against USCIS and after a two-year battle, my visa issue was finally approved in June 2019.. I’m grateful to Maharaj for this wonderful wonderful blessing !!! Jai Gajanan Shri Gajanan !!
GAN GAN GANAAT BOTE !!
Subject: No Fear When Mauli Is Near.
I came to the USA for my higher studies. It was just 3 months past in the USA when I lost my father. I went to India completely devastated to be a part of the ceremony and returned back to the US within 2 weeks' time. I lived alone as a student and didn’t have many friends as I was new to the country. Every day, I would go to school to study with a heavy heart. I felt responsible for my father’s death. I had a million negative thoughts in my head thinking if he had a sudden death because I caused financial pressure on him or if he stressed about how his daughter would manage on his own (my father had once expressed that I stay in India as it would be good support for the family). With all these running in my head, I continued to study and get average grades.. I worked very hard to wrap up a two-year course in one year so I can get a job and help my mother financially..
Amidst all of the stress of finishing my education, getting a job with a valid visa and clearing my education loans, I had forgotten to be kind to myself and also mourn my father’s death in peace..
I would hold onto the pain so strongly that I spent days together crying and feeling responsible for everything. Deep down, I had never accepted his death.. I wanted an opportunity to go back to him and talk to him. I suffered for more than 4 years with this pain and recently a few months back I had turned to Maharaj for help!
A miracle happened on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya day last week.. I was extremely low and missing my father as I offered food to my father and ancestors after the pooja. I cried after the pooja and went to sleep as I was not keeping well. I had a dream where Maharaj appeared in my dream, sat next to me and told me these words: ‘It was my father’s time to leave and nobody should be held responsible for it.. HE said he in a very peaceful place and is proud of everything I’m doing in my life. HE also sat down and explained to me how I should focus on my physical and mental health. HE gave me his blessings and left’.
Since this day, I never looked bad onto my father’s memories sadly. I only smile and say to myself “I’m strong and I’m doing well”. This is all because of Mauli.
I have been an ardent devotee of Maharaj and had many more miraculous experiences within a short period of time. Another such experience was when my visa got rejected for no reason. Maharaj guided me not to leave the country and always said, everything will be resolved in due time. My company supported me by fighting a legal battle against USCIS and after a two-year battle, my visa issue was finally approved in June 2019.. I’m grateful to Maharaj for this wonderful wonderful blessing !!! Jai Gajanan Shri Gajanan !!
GAN GAN GANAAT BOTE !!
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Amazing experience Shared by devotee from New Jersey , USA
(Experience from Gajanan Maharaj Temple, New Jersey)
Subject: Far Away Yet So Near!!
Being in the USA which is like thousands of miles away from Shegaon, I consider myself one of the lucky ones who got the opportunity to have Gajanan Maharaj darshan in the temple here. Thanks to Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar (GMADP) to have done splendid selfless work for HIS devotees.
One such charismatic darshan of Shri Gajanan Maharaj can be witnessed at Edison, (New Jersey, USA ) temple. The perfectly placed idol of gau maata feeding her calves placed below Maharaj’s paduka & HIS idol reminds me of how I reached to meet my Mauli. Its been a decade since I have been following and believing him. Recently when I moved from Michigan to Pennsylvania, I was so delighted to find this out about Edison temple and got to visit there for his blessings. During this time, I was having an extremely hard time searching for my internship in order to complete my Associate degree. When nothing seemed to be working, I continued visiting the Edison ( New Jersey, USA )temple for Maharaj darshan. It always gave me confidence, encouragement, peace, patience and ensured me to believe that everything will be in place. One of my dear brother devotees recommended me to start reading one adhya every day. I read my first adhya in the Edison Gajanan Maharaj temple itself. One day I was completely surprised to meet another devotee family in the same Edison temple who offered me the internship I was desperately looking for.
I completely trust in the power of reading Adhya’s daily and if you get the opportunity to perform the reading in the temple there is nothing like it. Edison Mauli temple provided me everything I needed. I feel so lucky. I would recommend each and everyone to start reading at least one Adhya every day for complete peace of mind & seek all the necessary positive vibes from our Mauli.
Jai Gajajan!! Shree Gajanan!!
ll GAN GAN GANAAT BOTE ll
(Experience from Gajanan Maharaj Temple, New Jersey)
Subject: Far Away Yet So Near!!
Being in the USA which is like thousands of miles away from Shegaon, I consider myself one of the lucky ones who got the opportunity to have Gajanan Maharaj darshan in the temple here. Thanks to Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar (GMADP) to have done splendid selfless work for HIS devotees.
One such charismatic darshan of Shri Gajanan Maharaj can be witnessed at Edison, (New Jersey, USA ) temple. The perfectly placed idol of gau maata feeding her calves placed below Maharaj’s paduka & HIS idol reminds me of how I reached to meet my Mauli. Its been a decade since I have been following and believing him. Recently when I moved from Michigan to Pennsylvania, I was so delighted to find this out about Edison temple and got to visit there for his blessings. During this time, I was having an extremely hard time searching for my internship in order to complete my Associate degree. When nothing seemed to be working, I continued visiting the Edison ( New Jersey, USA )temple for Maharaj darshan. It always gave me confidence, encouragement, peace, patience and ensured me to believe that everything will be in place. One of my dear brother devotees recommended me to start reading one adhya every day. I read my first adhya in the Edison Gajanan Maharaj temple itself. One day I was completely surprised to meet another devotee family in the same Edison temple who offered me the internship I was desperately looking for.
I completely trust in the power of reading Adhya’s daily and if you get the opportunity to perform the reading in the temple there is nothing like it. Edison Mauli temple provided me everything I needed. I feel so lucky. I would recommend each and everyone to start reading at least one Adhya every day for complete peace of mind & seek all the necessary positive vibes from our Mauli.
Jai Gajajan!! Shree Gajanan!!
ll GAN GAN GANAAT BOTE ll
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Amazing experience Shared by devotee from USA
Jai Gajanan Jai Sairam !!
Happy Thursday !! This experience is shared by a very ardent devotee of Shri Maharaj who considered only & only Gajanan Maharaj Guru.
Experience his Love as my Heart Sings “Jai Gajanan Jai Gajanan.. Shree Gajanan Shree Gajanan” Shri Gajanan Maharaj ki Jai!!!
I am so fortunate to have a GURU like Shri Gajanan Maharaj. I strongly believe one is fortunate if HE allows HIS bhakti. Even while writing this with a smile on my face my heart is singing with devotion “Jai Gajanan Jai Gajanan !! “ Love you Mauli !!!!!!!!!!! I feel very blessed to be a part of GMADP right from the beginning. BIG Jai Gajanan to our Parivar. We got a very good opportunity to play a very instrumental role in initiating Shri Maharaj temple ( Shri Maharaj Murti Sthapana in the USA ). This is indeed a very precious blessing for any devotee and especially close to my heart. This is the BEST Krupa that we were part of this great mission. WOW !! My family relishes and cherishes every moment as we believe this is once in a lifetime opportunity.
Initially, my family never believed in Guru Marg and possibly that was one of the reasons I had never heard about Shri Gajanan Maharaj while in India. After shifting to the USA, I got introduced to Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar (GMADP) and that was exactly the beginning of peace and happiness in my life because I got my Guru. I got my Mauli or should I say Mauli found me and accepted me as His devotee. This is the best thing which happened to me in this life. I started reading Pothi as suggested by my guru brother. I cannot forget how we were facing so many challenges. It was like a storm in my life and didn’t know what to do, where to go. It’s our beloved Mauli who handhold my family like a mother covering her kids under her umbrella to save them from getting wet in rains. With HIS direction and guidance, we overcame extremely BIG challenges one by one and very much felt HIS presence guarding our entire family. We cannot imagine our life without Maharaj (it would be full of disaster without HIM). Our strong belief and with HIS blessings my entire family including parents and in-laws offers parayan. They visit Shegaon and we all happily enjoy HIS bhakti. Talking about family, it’s a pleasure to see my 15-year-old and 7 years old equally devoted to Gajanan Maharaj. My elder one does parayan and my little 7 years old knows all Maharaj shloka’s and Aarti’s astak. Both enjoy our Thursday visits to Maharaj temple, they like to perform aarti, offer Abhishek and do shringar of our beloved Mauli. Looking back it's just 8 years and with a happy heart would keep continuing loving Mauli. We are so grateful that my children got you as Guru at such a young age.
Now I would like to share one of my experience of how Maharaj takes care of everything around us. During my pregnancy with the younger one who is now 7 years old, I went through difficult times. I unknowingly consumed medications which I shouldn’t have had. So, when he was born I was constantly worried about his health, although I know Maharaj is there and everything is going according to HIS wish. Whenever any doctor examined him, I desperately asked many questions related to his health. Once a doctor examined his X-ray and we got to know he is having gum-over-gum. This could be treated with cosmetic surgery otherwise there would not be any tooth in that space. Hearing this I was so distressed. After coming home, it was one of my Guru Sister (whom I call whenever I need advice) who assured me and reminded me nothing is going to happen as HE chooses you for HIS bhakti and Naam Japa, HE is with your family to take care. She recommended starting applying Udi on that particular tooth place and believe. I am so thankful to my guru sister devotee who is Mauli senders hinting us what we can do. I religiously prayed and applied Udi on that particular tooth place. In few days miracle happened. He got his first tooth and guess where? Exactly the same place, for which the doctor suggested cosmetic surgery. Jai Gajanan !! When HE takes the case, even medical science will be amazed.
This is just a small incident. There are so many such miracles which Maharaj does every day in my life. I would love to share one by one as HE wishes. Looking back as I feel my own journey with Maharaj from not knowing him at all to making him my Guru My Soul My Life, my Guru brother who introduced me to Gajanan Maharaj always says “HE is beyond time & space and it's easy to write on a blank slate. When you were introduced to Maharaj, you were not aware of HIM so you did not argue. You started with believing him and worshipped Maharaj then experienced HIS Krupa and positive impact in your life”.
Mauli, you are so kind to us. One life is not enough to THANK YOU. Our Shashtang Namashkat to Maharaj !! Love you Mauli !!!
Jai Gajanan Shri Gajanan !!
Jai Gajanan Jai Sairam !!
Happy Thursday !! This experience is shared by a very ardent devotee of Shri Maharaj who considered only & only Gajanan Maharaj Guru.
Experience his Love as my Heart Sings “Jai Gajanan Jai Gajanan.. Shree Gajanan Shree Gajanan” Shri Gajanan Maharaj ki Jai!!!
I am so fortunate to have a GURU like Shri Gajanan Maharaj. I strongly believe one is fortunate if HE allows HIS bhakti. Even while writing this with a smile on my face my heart is singing with devotion “Jai Gajanan Jai Gajanan !! “ Love you Mauli !!!!!!!!!!! I feel very blessed to be a part of GMADP right from the beginning. BIG Jai Gajanan to our Parivar. We got a very good opportunity to play a very instrumental role in initiating Shri Maharaj temple ( Shri Maharaj Murti Sthapana in the USA ). This is indeed a very precious blessing for any devotee and especially close to my heart. This is the BEST Krupa that we were part of this great mission. WOW !! My family relishes and cherishes every moment as we believe this is once in a lifetime opportunity.
Initially, my family never believed in Guru Marg and possibly that was one of the reasons I had never heard about Shri Gajanan Maharaj while in India. After shifting to the USA, I got introduced to Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar (GMADP) and that was exactly the beginning of peace and happiness in my life because I got my Guru. I got my Mauli or should I say Mauli found me and accepted me as His devotee. This is the best thing which happened to me in this life. I started reading Pothi as suggested by my guru brother. I cannot forget how we were facing so many challenges. It was like a storm in my life and didn’t know what to do, where to go. It’s our beloved Mauli who handhold my family like a mother covering her kids under her umbrella to save them from getting wet in rains. With HIS direction and guidance, we overcame extremely BIG challenges one by one and very much felt HIS presence guarding our entire family. We cannot imagine our life without Maharaj (it would be full of disaster without HIM). Our strong belief and with HIS blessings my entire family including parents and in-laws offers parayan. They visit Shegaon and we all happily enjoy HIS bhakti. Talking about family, it’s a pleasure to see my 15-year-old and 7 years old equally devoted to Gajanan Maharaj. My elder one does parayan and my little 7 years old knows all Maharaj shloka’s and Aarti’s astak. Both enjoy our Thursday visits to Maharaj temple, they like to perform aarti, offer Abhishek and do shringar of our beloved Mauli. Looking back it's just 8 years and with a happy heart would keep continuing loving Mauli. We are so grateful that my children got you as Guru at such a young age.
Now I would like to share one of my experience of how Maharaj takes care of everything around us. During my pregnancy with the younger one who is now 7 years old, I went through difficult times. I unknowingly consumed medications which I shouldn’t have had. So, when he was born I was constantly worried about his health, although I know Maharaj is there and everything is going according to HIS wish. Whenever any doctor examined him, I desperately asked many questions related to his health. Once a doctor examined his X-ray and we got to know he is having gum-over-gum. This could be treated with cosmetic surgery otherwise there would not be any tooth in that space. Hearing this I was so distressed. After coming home, it was one of my Guru Sister (whom I call whenever I need advice) who assured me and reminded me nothing is going to happen as HE chooses you for HIS bhakti and Naam Japa, HE is with your family to take care. She recommended starting applying Udi on that particular tooth place and believe. I am so thankful to my guru sister devotee who is Mauli senders hinting us what we can do. I religiously prayed and applied Udi on that particular tooth place. In few days miracle happened. He got his first tooth and guess where? Exactly the same place, for which the doctor suggested cosmetic surgery. Jai Gajanan !! When HE takes the case, even medical science will be amazed.
This is just a small incident. There are so many such miracles which Maharaj does every day in my life. I would love to share one by one as HE wishes. Looking back as I feel my own journey with Maharaj from not knowing him at all to making him my Guru My Soul My Life, my Guru brother who introduced me to Gajanan Maharaj always says “HE is beyond time & space and it's easy to write on a blank slate. When you were introduced to Maharaj, you were not aware of HIM so you did not argue. You started with believing him and worshipped Maharaj then experienced HIS Krupa and positive impact in your life”.
Mauli, you are so kind to us. One life is not enough to THANK YOU. Our Shashtang Namashkat to Maharaj !! Love you Mauli !!!
Jai Gajanan Shri Gajanan !!
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Jai Gajanan !
A miracle that Chicago Parivar experienced
त्याच्या द्वारी येई जो!! उपाशी कदापी ना जाई तो!!!
Ja Gajanan Devotees, I want to share a miracle that we experienced yesterday. Every Thursday the devotees of Gajanan Maharaj gather at Chicago Kali Bari temple for a weekly Aarti of Shri Gajanan Maharaj and Shri Saibaba. The general routine is 5 aartis, 5 minutes naam jap of Gan Gan Ganat Bote, Sai Baba followed by reciting Gajanan Bawanni. Thus, we spend a blissful time with our Mauli. Some of the devotees use the time for reciting Aadhyay as well. This gives every devotee a time to spend with our own Mauli. We get an opportunity to strike a conversation with Mauli directly and seek a piece of mind. This is followed by a Mahaprasad which the group of devotees have together. This is so divine that the devotees now wait for Thursday anxiously to contribute. This is a pre planned organized event. We seek the count who would join every Thursday and then prepare a list of who can bring what kind of Prasad that will be sufficient to all attending devotees. The intention is everyone should leave stomach full and also nothing should be wasted. We ensure that we obey the principles “Anna he Purnabramha” and Sai ke Ghar Jo Aaya Wo Khali Haath Nahi Gaya” of our both gurus’.
Yesterday, on 19th September we planned for similar event for around 30 confirmed devotees, the devotees bought khichadi, rayta, papad, kheer etc. which was sufficient for 30 people as planned. We all reached to the temple and surprisingly found 20+ additional guest in the temple already who wanted to participate and join us. We performed the Aarti, naamjap etc. in a extremely divine environment. The main concern that we had was what after Aarti? How will the food for 30 people suffice the 50 odd devotees? The ladies in the room were worried and started to plan that we must serve an amount that will suffice all the attendees. Maharaj was watching us unknowingly. It so happened that when we reached the dining facility, we further found that Dr. Ram, Panditji also joined this time who join us occasionally. When we had 15 + devotes still to be fed, the ladies realized that the trays are already empty and it was very evident that we will fall short to feed them. Pallavi, Rupali, Prachi Kavita, Preshita etc. begun to get nervous and started praying to Maharaj. “Maharaj, this has never happened earlier, please bail us out. We don’t want anyone to leave empty stomach from your Darbar” “Please help us!” All of a sudden, Panditji realized that, sometime ago a lady had offered some prasad to the temple and he had forgotten about it. Ravi immediately headed to get the tray of the prasad. To all of our surprise it was a tray full of Khichadi! This was sufficient to fed almost 20 people! No one knew who was that Lady? No one had seen the lady ever before in the temple! And surprisingly she had unknowingly offered Khichadi that was planned by the devotes earlier!! This ensured that all the 50+ devotees are fed stomach full and no one left empty stomach. This is truly only possible due to Maharaj’s blessings!!
।।गजाननाच्या दरबारी हो, अनाथ नाही कुणी ।।
।। नाही कुणी हो तहानलेला, नाही भुकेला कुणी।।
Deepak Nike , Chicago
A miracle that Chicago Parivar experienced
त्याच्या द्वारी येई जो!! उपाशी कदापी ना जाई तो!!!
Ja Gajanan Devotees, I want to share a miracle that we experienced yesterday. Every Thursday the devotees of Gajanan Maharaj gather at Chicago Kali Bari temple for a weekly Aarti of Shri Gajanan Maharaj and Shri Saibaba. The general routine is 5 aartis, 5 minutes naam jap of Gan Gan Ganat Bote, Sai Baba followed by reciting Gajanan Bawanni. Thus, we spend a blissful time with our Mauli. Some of the devotees use the time for reciting Aadhyay as well. This gives every devotee a time to spend with our own Mauli. We get an opportunity to strike a conversation with Mauli directly and seek a piece of mind. This is followed by a Mahaprasad which the group of devotees have together. This is so divine that the devotees now wait for Thursday anxiously to contribute. This is a pre planned organized event. We seek the count who would join every Thursday and then prepare a list of who can bring what kind of Prasad that will be sufficient to all attending devotees. The intention is everyone should leave stomach full and also nothing should be wasted. We ensure that we obey the principles “Anna he Purnabramha” and Sai ke Ghar Jo Aaya Wo Khali Haath Nahi Gaya” of our both gurus’.
Yesterday, on 19th September we planned for similar event for around 30 confirmed devotees, the devotees bought khichadi, rayta, papad, kheer etc. which was sufficient for 30 people as planned. We all reached to the temple and surprisingly found 20+ additional guest in the temple already who wanted to participate and join us. We performed the Aarti, naamjap etc. in a extremely divine environment. The main concern that we had was what after Aarti? How will the food for 30 people suffice the 50 odd devotees? The ladies in the room were worried and started to plan that we must serve an amount that will suffice all the attendees. Maharaj was watching us unknowingly. It so happened that when we reached the dining facility, we further found that Dr. Ram, Panditji also joined this time who join us occasionally. When we had 15 + devotes still to be fed, the ladies realized that the trays are already empty and it was very evident that we will fall short to feed them. Pallavi, Rupali, Prachi Kavita, Preshita etc. begun to get nervous and started praying to Maharaj. “Maharaj, this has never happened earlier, please bail us out. We don’t want anyone to leave empty stomach from your Darbar” “Please help us!” All of a sudden, Panditji realized that, sometime ago a lady had offered some prasad to the temple and he had forgotten about it. Ravi immediately headed to get the tray of the prasad. To all of our surprise it was a tray full of Khichadi! This was sufficient to fed almost 20 people! No one knew who was that Lady? No one had seen the lady ever before in the temple! And surprisingly she had unknowingly offered Khichadi that was planned by the devotes earlier!! This ensured that all the 50+ devotees are fed stomach full and no one left empty stomach. This is truly only possible due to Maharaj’s blessings!!
।।गजाननाच्या दरबारी हो, अनाथ नाही कुणी ।।
।। नाही कुणी हो तहानलेला, नाही भुकेला कुणी।।
Deepak Nike , Chicago
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Jai Gajanan !!!
Couple of Experiences shared by devotee sister !!
Experience 1:
Jai Gajanan !!
Like every other Indian Girl who builds her nest with husband and family, I too moved to Mumbai from Indore after my marriage. Physically being distant from my mother who is living alone at Indore always made me anxious.
Though I speak to her daily on-call, what to say, its only mother’s love that they don’t share what they are going through so that I am not worried. After two days of her being unwell and running out of 104 temperature, I thought something is not right and went to visit her. I got the last flight and the only seat left. I kept praying to Gajanan Maharaj throughout for her well-being. I reached at 10 pm on Saturday night. Next day being Sunday, we couldn’t take her to the hospital and we had to visit a local physician on Monday. It’s all Maharaj’s direction that we landed in Mumbai and got her treated at Bombay Hospital, Indore . We got a very good doctor attending to her. My brother from Dublin came and my husband supported me throughout. We got to know that she was diagnosed with Swine Flu. Moreover, came to know that many Swine Flue patients couldn’t survive in the same hospital under the supervision of the same doctor. This made us so nervous and I was completely depressed. I was having so many thoughts of what I could have done or what I should do. The only faith I have is Maharaj. Mauli guided us till here and he will only take care and get my mother back home fully cured. I started doing Guruvar Vrat and took the flower from his Holy Feet to keep near my mother. I also took udi. With his grace, my mother was finally cured and we bought her back home in May.
Without Mauli’s blessings and direction at every step, my mother’s survival was not possible.
Big Jai Gajanan
GAN GAN GANAAT BOTE
Experience 2:
Jai Gajanan !!
It was in July. I stay with my husband and family in Mumbai while my mother stays alone at Indore. With Mauli’s grace, my mother was just out of Swine Flue and I was very happy. I kept thanking Maharaj and planned my trip to Shegaon for his darshan. During this time, my mother was again unwell and she vomited the whole night. She told this to my brother who lives in Dublin but not me. She wanted to avoid telling me as she knew about my plans to Shegaon visit and wanted to possibly tell me after that. But it’s our beloved Mauli, he knows everything. Somehow, the bus to Shegaon got canceled. I was so adamant to visit and as such had no plans to visit Indore. Maharaj was giving me hints to go to Indore instead. Maharaj made my dear husband “the mediator” as he booked my tickets to Indore and I left. When I reached and saw my mother, I was upset and immediately rushed her to Bombay hospital.
During this time Guru Purnima Parayan was going on, I continued reading Adhya even in the hospital and kept praying to Maharaj for my mother’s cure. I worshipped his Paduka in the hospital itself. Surprisingly sonography showed no stones which were present a month back. The only endoscopy was done to remove the already placed strand. We were back home in 4 days.
It’s Mauli who is so close to us that he guides us at every step, makes us take necessary actions. I can’t thank enough to Gajanan Maharaj who is supporting us throughout to take care of mother even being so distant.
Big Jai Gajanan
GAN GAN GANAAT BOTE
Experience 3:
Jai Gajanan !!
After 9 years of marriage, the relationship started getting murky due to misunderstandings. My husband started thinking about separation. It became more painful as there was no job. It was all going in the wrong direction. He started asking me to stay with my mother at Indore. My mother who is in pain herself was ensuring me that she is totally fine and that I should be with my husband.
I continued my prayers to Gajanan Maharaj and read Adhya 9. I used to visit Paliwal Nagar’s beautiful Maharaj’s temple asking him to help me save my marriage. all things were in place. My husband didn’t file any separation and Mauli saved my job in Mumbai when I approached the previous employer with Maharaj blessings he gave me a job !!!!!!
Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu Gurur Devo Maheshwara ||
Gurur Sakshat Para Brahma Tasmay Shree Guruwe Namah ||
Jai Gajanan
GAN GAN GANAAT BOTE !!
Couple of Experiences shared by devotee sister !!
Experience 1:
Jai Gajanan !!
Like every other Indian Girl who builds her nest with husband and family, I too moved to Mumbai from Indore after my marriage. Physically being distant from my mother who is living alone at Indore always made me anxious.
Though I speak to her daily on-call, what to say, its only mother’s love that they don’t share what they are going through so that I am not worried. After two days of her being unwell and running out of 104 temperature, I thought something is not right and went to visit her. I got the last flight and the only seat left. I kept praying to Gajanan Maharaj throughout for her well-being. I reached at 10 pm on Saturday night. Next day being Sunday, we couldn’t take her to the hospital and we had to visit a local physician on Monday. It’s all Maharaj’s direction that we landed in Mumbai and got her treated at Bombay Hospital, Indore . We got a very good doctor attending to her. My brother from Dublin came and my husband supported me throughout. We got to know that she was diagnosed with Swine Flu. Moreover, came to know that many Swine Flue patients couldn’t survive in the same hospital under the supervision of the same doctor. This made us so nervous and I was completely depressed. I was having so many thoughts of what I could have done or what I should do. The only faith I have is Maharaj. Mauli guided us till here and he will only take care and get my mother back home fully cured. I started doing Guruvar Vrat and took the flower from his Holy Feet to keep near my mother. I also took udi. With his grace, my mother was finally cured and we bought her back home in May.
Without Mauli’s blessings and direction at every step, my mother’s survival was not possible.
Big Jai Gajanan
GAN GAN GANAAT BOTE
Experience 2:
Jai Gajanan !!
It was in July. I stay with my husband and family in Mumbai while my mother stays alone at Indore. With Mauli’s grace, my mother was just out of Swine Flue and I was very happy. I kept thanking Maharaj and planned my trip to Shegaon for his darshan. During this time, my mother was again unwell and she vomited the whole night. She told this to my brother who lives in Dublin but not me. She wanted to avoid telling me as she knew about my plans to Shegaon visit and wanted to possibly tell me after that. But it’s our beloved Mauli, he knows everything. Somehow, the bus to Shegaon got canceled. I was so adamant to visit and as such had no plans to visit Indore. Maharaj was giving me hints to go to Indore instead. Maharaj made my dear husband “the mediator” as he booked my tickets to Indore and I left. When I reached and saw my mother, I was upset and immediately rushed her to Bombay hospital.
During this time Guru Purnima Parayan was going on, I continued reading Adhya even in the hospital and kept praying to Maharaj for my mother’s cure. I worshipped his Paduka in the hospital itself. Surprisingly sonography showed no stones which were present a month back. The only endoscopy was done to remove the already placed strand. We were back home in 4 days.
It’s Mauli who is so close to us that he guides us at every step, makes us take necessary actions. I can’t thank enough to Gajanan Maharaj who is supporting us throughout to take care of mother even being so distant.
Big Jai Gajanan
GAN GAN GANAAT BOTE
Experience 3:
Jai Gajanan !!
After 9 years of marriage, the relationship started getting murky due to misunderstandings. My husband started thinking about separation. It became more painful as there was no job. It was all going in the wrong direction. He started asking me to stay with my mother at Indore. My mother who is in pain herself was ensuring me that she is totally fine and that I should be with my husband.
I continued my prayers to Gajanan Maharaj and read Adhya 9. I used to visit Paliwal Nagar’s beautiful Maharaj’s temple asking him to help me save my marriage. all things were in place. My husband didn’t file any separation and Mauli saved my job in Mumbai when I approached the previous employer with Maharaj blessings he gave me a job !!!!!!
Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu Gurur Devo Maheshwara ||
Gurur Sakshat Para Brahma Tasmay Shree Guruwe Namah ||
Jai Gajanan
GAN GAN GANAAT BOTE !!
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- * The Wonderful Power of Gajanan Maharaj Guruvar Vrat *
I came to USA in January 2017 and became a part of Seattle Gajanan Maharaj Parivar of Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Redmond, Washington soon around March that year. On April 8th, 2019, this parivar was fortunate to do Gajanan Maharaj Murti Sthapana at the Sai Baba Temple, Redmond, WA where all the devotees could gather to offer our prayers to Gajanan Maharaj. From then this temple is proving to be 'Jagrut' & giving so many wonderful experiences to its devotees.
I am writing this article to narrate before you all, several amazing & fortunate experiences that Gajanan Maharaj has blessed me with then onwards.
When I joined Seattle Gajanan Maharaj group in April 2017, I used to read so many experiences which the devotees shared on WhatsApp group on how Maharaj had blessed them. They were so surprising and unbelievable. From there I felt the desire to get at least one experience like this for myself. I felt how wonderful it would be if Maharaj blesses me similarly with one such experiences.
Somebody in the group shared the the Gajanan Maharaj Guruvar vrat pdf which they followed to offer prayers to Maharaj on Thursdays. It said we can start this vrat by offering a red flower to Maharaj. I had a very strong desire to do the same.
So, here goes my first experience: An elderly friend in my building was doing VARALAXMI pooja on a Thursday. We were a group of 9/10 people in the building & I was the newest one in the neighborhood. Yet, she called only me amongst the entire group to take prasad. I felt somehow very happy and something divine when she called me. She offered me a red rose there. I was indeed surprised how Maharaj fulfilled my wish & I got a red flower to start my Guruvar vrat.
This perfectly got knit well with the experiences I will further narrate on how Gajanan Maharaj has been continuously blessing me & taking care of me after that.
I was praying to Maharaj that I anyhow wanted to work in USA but it had been difficult for me to get a work permit here. One day I met a girl named Varalaxmi in library, who spoke to me about a masters course in University of Washington here & told me that I was eligible for it & I should apply to it. That was the only application I made to a university & I also got acceptance from there. I felt how beautifully it got connected through the girl Varalaxmi & goddess Varlaxmi with whom this Guruvar vrat started. This was my second experience where Maharaj guided me in directing my efforts to achieve my dreams. But this is just the beginning, the best of the surprises and experiences that I am blessed with, I am going to narrate now.
While I was visiting my first career fair at the University, I was really very nervous & scared as to how I would be getting a call for an interview. I was tensed and about to cry as I was very nervous. Suddenly as I closed my eyes to cry, a beautiful full image of Gajanan Maharaj flashed before my eyes & it gave a very unbelievable positive feeling about getting an interview. I met a few good recruiters at the career fair & got their contacts. 2-3 weeks there were no interview calls & I felt little nervous again. I read adhyay 13 again on the Thursday that followed & the next day I got 4 interview calls straight away. Unbelievable! Isn't it?
When I graduated, my work permit start date was 8th July 2019. I prayed to Maharaj that please do not let me waste a day after I receive my work permit & please let me have a good job offer to start on 8th July. A company I interviewed recently around that time & wanted me to join them on 8th July was from the career fair when I was nervous but Maharaj had flashed before eyes. I imagine how Maharaj had a plan for me months ago itself as to where I was going to be headed to. It still does not end here.
There was delay in processing my work permit application & I didn't receive my work permit card on 8th July. It was infact, 23 July that my EAD card still did not arrive & my father was really worried as to why I am not getting it & why there is so much delay. I told my dad not to worry but in fact read adhyay no. 13 & pray to Maharaj to let me get my work permit quickly. He read adhyay 13 at night around 8pm and next morning itself I received an email saying my work permit was approved. Such is the unbelievable power of Shri Gajanan Maharaj.
The card arrived on monday 29th July and Thursday of the same week on 1st August, I got a interview call from a very good company. After the interview itself, I was told that I have been selected & I will be called to join them on the following Monday immediately on 5th August. This job offer is even better than the first one I had on 8th July.
Maharaj couldn't stop me blessing even with only these. When I returned home after first day of my office, I received prasad from Shegaon Temple on my USA address. When I did Guru Pushyamrut Yoga Parayan on 6th June 2019, I had made online donation at Shegaon Temple website. But see, how fortunate it is that the donation which was made 2 months ago gave me blessings through the form of prasad after arriving back from the first day of my job here. Maharaj is wonderful! I have no words to explain how I feel as to how much Maharaj has taken care of me throughout this process. I am really fortunate to be blessed with these experiences by following Gajanan Maharaj Guruvar Vrat & I owe all this success to Gajanan Maharaj who guided me to dreams. As we all believe, yes, Maharaj is truly with is in our difficult times & he does take care of us when we need him the most. A pure devotion & faith in Maharaj is all we need to be blessed with the magic of his beautiful experiences. Jai Gajanan!
Jay Gajanan !
Experience of Shri Gajanan Maharaj Shared by a devotee from Pune.
Some years back, my sister was searching for a good job. She was struggling for many days. My parents being ardent devotees of maharaj prayed to Him for her job. I asked my sister to go to Pune and visit a couple of institutes as companies post their advertisements in such companies. She agreed and visited one such renowned institute in Pune. To our surprise, she found an advertisement best suited for her and called the company immediately. That day was the last day of the company accepting enquiries.
She was immediately called for an interview on first Thursday and her interview was held. On second Thursday, she got a call that she had been selected and on third Thursday, she joined! We all were simply overwhelmed! She was also offered a very good salary and the company is also one of the best companies in Pune.
My mother, who had fallen ill thinking of my sister's future, started recovering.
We all are deeply thankful to maharaj and we pray to Him to be with us in each and every situation as we need Him and His blessings every now and then!
Jai Gajanan!!
Some years back, my sister was searching for a good job. She was struggling for many days. My parents being ardent devotees of maharaj prayed to Him for her job. I asked my sister to go to Pune and visit a couple of institutes as companies post their advertisements in such companies. She agreed and visited one such renowned institute in Pune. To our surprise, she found an advertisement best suited for her and called the company immediately. That day was the last day of the company accepting enquiries.
She was immediately called for an interview on first Thursday and her interview was held. On second Thursday, she got a call that she had been selected and on third Thursday, she joined! We all were simply overwhelmed! She was also offered a very good salary and the company is also one of the best companies in Pune.
My mother, who had fallen ill thinking of my sister's future, started recovering.
We all are deeply thankful to maharaj and we pray to Him to be with us in each and every situation as we need Him and His blessings every now and then!
Jai Gajanan!!
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(Experience shared by anonymous devotees)
I am one of a devotee of Gajanan baba from my childhood. Now with the blessing of Gajanan baba I am the mother of twin baby girl. But before this, I have gone throw many ups and down.
We were struggling for a baby for 5 yrs. We have done each and everything, medical treatment and all vrat, etc. After doing all this, I had one miscarriage. I was totally broken and helpless. That time I came across this website (www.gajananamerica.org) and as per GMAD Pariwar direction I again started Thursday vrat and also started reading the 7th chapter (Gajanan Vijay Granth) daily. After 4-5 month I saw a dream which indicated me to do udi ( Angara ) treatment and me & my husband both had to do Seva of Gajanan baba. We followed that dream.
Along with infertility medical treatment, me and my husband both started doing Guruwar Vrat and udi (Angara ) treatment. For udi treatment, I found holly Shegoan udi box, which I kept in cupboard around 2-3 yr back and totally forgot the place and box. And on Thursday when I was searching for something else, I found that Shegoan udi box. That time I remembered -"how I forgot this box"?. It's like a miracle for me.
As I told early my husband started Guruwar Vrat and before his last Thursday , we heard the good news of my pregnancy. But we had lots of complications during pregnancy even doctor also told us this pregnancy might not continue. But due to Gajanan baba blessing, we got success. During pregnancy, my husband again did Guruwar vrat.
In pregnancy time I saw in my dream that I had attended Gajanan baba arti and after that went to doctor checkup, he told me you have a baby girl. And the same thing happened, now I have twin baby girls.
I am one of a devotee of Gajanan baba from my childhood. Now with the blessing of Gajanan baba I am the mother of twin baby girl. But before this, I have gone throw many ups and down.
We were struggling for a baby for 5 yrs. We have done each and everything, medical treatment and all vrat, etc. After doing all this, I had one miscarriage. I was totally broken and helpless. That time I came across this website (www.gajananamerica.org) and as per GMAD Pariwar direction I again started Thursday vrat and also started reading the 7th chapter (Gajanan Vijay Granth) daily. After 4-5 month I saw a dream which indicated me to do udi ( Angara ) treatment and me & my husband both had to do Seva of Gajanan baba. We followed that dream.
Along with infertility medical treatment, me and my husband both started doing Guruwar Vrat and udi (Angara ) treatment. For udi treatment, I found holly Shegoan udi box, which I kept in cupboard around 2-3 yr back and totally forgot the place and box. And on Thursday when I was searching for something else, I found that Shegoan udi box. That time I remembered -"how I forgot this box"?. It's like a miracle for me.
As I told early my husband started Guruwar Vrat and before his last Thursday , we heard the good news of my pregnancy. But we had lots of complications during pregnancy even doctor also told us this pregnancy might not continue. But due to Gajanan baba blessing, we got success. During pregnancy, my husband again did Guruwar vrat.
In pregnancy time I saw in my dream that I had attended Gajanan baba arti and after that went to doctor checkup, he told me you have a baby girl. And the same thing happened, now I have twin baby girls.
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(Experience shared by anonymous devotees from the USA)
I come from a family who has been Maharaj’s devotees for three generations. My grandmother who is no longer with us used to recount many experiences that she had where Maharaj literally saved her and her family.
I was exposed to Gajanan Maharaj very early on in life through trips to Shegaon however I would not have consider myself ardent devotee of Maharaj, as pitambar would say I am a trifle pebble among worthy devotees of Maharaj, but he loves us all doesn’t he? I have few many experiences that looking back was nothing but guru mauli’s kripa on me and my family.
Experience 1: when I was in 10th standard, I got ‘low’ marks (81%) in the final exam as compared to what I and everyone around me expected. Long story short, I did not get the admission in the college of my liking and it caused a lot of stress to me and my parents. We tried through many channels for one reason or the other it did not work out. One of the days - my mom kept telling me to have faith and patience Gajanan Maharaj will do it all right. I was too upset - I yelled back at her ‘where is your maharaj when I need him the most’ and burst out crying.
Shortly after - my mom went to Gajanan Maharaj temple and she ran into her friend, who is an ardent devotee of Maharaj and she kept asking about my admission and my mom told her everything. She told my mom - don’t worry my brother is Education Minister and he usually doesn’t give recommendation for anyone but she said I will try.
She went home and asked him and guess what he said he will definitely try. Long story short - by 2pm that afternoon I got admission in the college of my liking - just in the matter of 4 hrs! Look at his Leela - I can’t think of any logical reasoning as to why that happened and how after struggling to get admission for 3 months!
Experience 2: with Maharaj’s grace I have everything here in US, a good job and good hearted husband however there was something missing. We struggled for a while to have a child. Finally after 2 years I fell pregnant but destiny had other plans - I had miscarriage in the 8th week however it did not end out there, my doctor then did not do a good job with D&C. After 4 weeks - I suddenly started bleeding at night so much that i had to be rushed to the hospital, i lost 5 liters of blood and was unconscious couple of times. They did the ultrasound on me and realized that doctor who did my earlier procedure had accidentally left the tissue and my body went in hemorrhaging. They redid the surgery on me and my first memory after i came back in to consciousness was of distinctly seeing image of maharaj - the exact picture of that is there on the first page of pothi. Despite all the hardship - i recovered within 6 hrs and was sent back home that evening - i cant think of any other reason than him being their to protect me and get me out of danger however after this whole incident i was depressed due to loss and the ordeal that we went through.
What followed for few months after that was series of specialists for fertility treatment, the doctors could not figure out the reason for infertility but they said that my body may not respond to fertility treatments based on what they were saying - after one failed attempt, i decided to take a break for couple of months and then restart the treatment, during this time we also found solution to my husband's back problem which was bothering him for years. the second treatment was a miracle that happened - the results were amazing - all the specialists were surprised and guess what all of this happened during Ganesh Chaturthi - it was none other than Gajanan Maharaj looking after me.
With his grace I now have a beautiful daughter!
Experiences instill and strengthen faith and in instances where material wealth does not help - Faith in guru helps. In today's world of instant gratification - its easy to lose faith and ask the question "why me?" and "why not now?". Have faith, read pothi - it changes your mind helps you realize what is real and what is not.
I come from a family who has been Maharaj’s devotees for three generations. My grandmother who is no longer with us used to recount many experiences that she had where Maharaj literally saved her and her family.
I was exposed to Gajanan Maharaj very early on in life through trips to Shegaon however I would not have consider myself ardent devotee of Maharaj, as pitambar would say I am a trifle pebble among worthy devotees of Maharaj, but he loves us all doesn’t he? I have few many experiences that looking back was nothing but guru mauli’s kripa on me and my family.
Experience 1: when I was in 10th standard, I got ‘low’ marks (81%) in the final exam as compared to what I and everyone around me expected. Long story short, I did not get the admission in the college of my liking and it caused a lot of stress to me and my parents. We tried through many channels for one reason or the other it did not work out. One of the days - my mom kept telling me to have faith and patience Gajanan Maharaj will do it all right. I was too upset - I yelled back at her ‘where is your maharaj when I need him the most’ and burst out crying.
Shortly after - my mom went to Gajanan Maharaj temple and she ran into her friend, who is an ardent devotee of Maharaj and she kept asking about my admission and my mom told her everything. She told my mom - don’t worry my brother is Education Minister and he usually doesn’t give recommendation for anyone but she said I will try.
She went home and asked him and guess what he said he will definitely try. Long story short - by 2pm that afternoon I got admission in the college of my liking - just in the matter of 4 hrs! Look at his Leela - I can’t think of any logical reasoning as to why that happened and how after struggling to get admission for 3 months!
Experience 2: with Maharaj’s grace I have everything here in US, a good job and good hearted husband however there was something missing. We struggled for a while to have a child. Finally after 2 years I fell pregnant but destiny had other plans - I had miscarriage in the 8th week however it did not end out there, my doctor then did not do a good job with D&C. After 4 weeks - I suddenly started bleeding at night so much that i had to be rushed to the hospital, i lost 5 liters of blood and was unconscious couple of times. They did the ultrasound on me and realized that doctor who did my earlier procedure had accidentally left the tissue and my body went in hemorrhaging. They redid the surgery on me and my first memory after i came back in to consciousness was of distinctly seeing image of maharaj - the exact picture of that is there on the first page of pothi. Despite all the hardship - i recovered within 6 hrs and was sent back home that evening - i cant think of any other reason than him being their to protect me and get me out of danger however after this whole incident i was depressed due to loss and the ordeal that we went through.
What followed for few months after that was series of specialists for fertility treatment, the doctors could not figure out the reason for infertility but they said that my body may not respond to fertility treatments based on what they were saying - after one failed attempt, i decided to take a break for couple of months and then restart the treatment, during this time we also found solution to my husband's back problem which was bothering him for years. the second treatment was a miracle that happened - the results were amazing - all the specialists were surprised and guess what all of this happened during Ganesh Chaturthi - it was none other than Gajanan Maharaj looking after me.
With his grace I now have a beautiful daughter!
Experiences instill and strengthen faith and in instances where material wealth does not help - Faith in guru helps. In today's world of instant gratification - its easy to lose faith and ask the question "why me?" and "why not now?". Have faith, read pothi - it changes your mind helps you realize what is real and what is not.
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(Experience shared by Oshin Sharma, Mumbai)
Jai Gajanan Shri Gajanan!!
This happened few months back when me and my parents planned to visit Shegaon. However they live in Indore and I am in Mumbai. So we decided to meet in Shegaon only. It was the time of winter and as Mumbai people don't recognize winter season, I also forgot to keep any warm clothes for my journey.
And due to last minute bookings, I didn't get any available seats in train as well. So I had to travel through a non AC bus, which didn't had any blanket even. When I asked conductor of the bus he said they don't have any blanket.
As night advanced I was literally shivering from cold and was continuously praying to Maharaj. As sleep took over me, after sometime, I don't know who came and handed over me a blanket. Since I was half asleep, I didn't get a chance to look at the person giving me the blanket as he moved too quickly after giving it to me.
I still don't know who that person was, But I have full confidence that he was none other than my Gajanan Maharaj who saved me from that severe cold.
Big Jai Gajanan to all the devotees
Jai Gajanan Shri Gajanan!!
This happened few months back when me and my parents planned to visit Shegaon. However they live in Indore and I am in Mumbai. So we decided to meet in Shegaon only. It was the time of winter and as Mumbai people don't recognize winter season, I also forgot to keep any warm clothes for my journey.
And due to last minute bookings, I didn't get any available seats in train as well. So I had to travel through a non AC bus, which didn't had any blanket even. When I asked conductor of the bus he said they don't have any blanket.
As night advanced I was literally shivering from cold and was continuously praying to Maharaj. As sleep took over me, after sometime, I don't know who came and handed over me a blanket. Since I was half asleep, I didn't get a chance to look at the person giving me the blanket as he moved too quickly after giving it to me.
I still don't know who that person was, But I have full confidence that he was none other than my Gajanan Maharaj who saved me from that severe cold.
Big Jai Gajanan to all the devotees
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(Experience shared by a devotee from Pune)
Jay Gajanan!
My parents are ardent devotees of Shri Gajanan Maharaj, Shegaon. Many times they have experienced His miracles. His presence has always guided us in any situation.
My mother told me to read His pothi. I read the pothi & have been to Shegaon with my parents to seek blessings every time.
I will share one special experience.
I am trying for a job in the United States for a long time. By the blessings of Maharaj, my younger sister came to know about the 'Thursday Vrat' on GMAD Parivar.
The Vrat was successful & Maharaj started giving indications about the job.
Now I am waiting for a job call from the US and I am thankful to Him for this.
Jay Gajanan!
My parents are ardent devotees of Shri Gajanan Maharaj, Shegaon. Many times they have experienced His miracles. His presence has always guided us in any situation.
My mother told me to read His pothi. I read the pothi & have been to Shegaon with my parents to seek blessings every time.
I will share one special experience.
I am trying for a job in the United States for a long time. By the blessings of Maharaj, my younger sister came to know about the 'Thursday Vrat' on GMAD Parivar.
The Vrat was successful & Maharaj started giving indications about the job.
Now I am waiting for a job call from the US and I am thankful to Him for this.
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(Experience shared by Shri PVS Ramaswamy, Chennai)
Experience of February 2016:
Dear Sri Gajanan Maharaj devotees
Jai Gajanan!! Gan Gan Ganata Botey!!
Our beloved Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj, Sri Sripada Srivallbha, Sri Dattatreya and Sri Sainath have prompted me to translate Sri Sai Life Story (A shorter version of Sri Sai Sat Charitra written by Sri Sai devotee in Telugu language), and made me start it, sitting in one Sri Sainath temple in Chennai.
They made me to write in a pad, and also made my wife Vimal to enter the same in computer whenever I completed a few chapters. The total translation, entering in computer and subsequent proof reading / editing completed a few months back, but I didn’t get any inspiration from ‘Them’ as what to do further.
I and my family planned to go to Baroda to attend the 1st death anniversary of my wife’s sister’s daughter on 18th of February 2016 (who died due to cancer last year - this incident / miracle I already shared with this group), and in our return journey to Chennai will take a halt at Shegaon, have darshan and also at that time offer the above mentioned translation work at our Sri Maharaj’s Lotus Feet. Also as mentioned, I was praying our Sri Maharaj to make me offer the same at the Lotus Feet of Sri Sainath in any of Sri Sai temples in Chennai, before offering at Shegaon at His Lotus Feet.
When our beloved Sri Maharaj got completed His Pothi parayana (one sitting) done by me on 24th & 31st of January 2016, He also blessed me to have Sri Sainath’s darshan at our home itself by sending a person, who takes Sri Sainath’s picture in a cycle rickshaw (this experience also I shared with this group). Also I happened to visit Sri Sainath’s temple in Chennai on 30th of January 2016 along with one of my friend / well-wisher.
On February 5th when I was in my native place, I again had Sri Sainath’s darshan while abhisheka was going on, in the evening I offered a Shawl which the priest got it decorated on Sri Sainath with my hands, and immediately thereafter there was evening aarati and Prasad. I was very much thrilled and grateful to Sri Sainath.
Now see the miracle: On 10th February 2016, ‘They’ prompted me to take a print of the translation (as a preparation for going to Shegaon) and in the evening I went home and showed the same to my wife Vimal, but I didn’t tell her as why I printed. I just asked her to see the same and suggest if any more Sri Sainath’s pictures can be inserted. When I reached office on February 11th morning, one of my office colleague requested me that I should oblige by accompanying him to Shiridi to have Sri Sainath’s Darshan but with a condition that he will bear the travelling expenses. I was so excited with his enquiry and immediately offered my pranamams to our beloved Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj, as He prompted Sri Sainath to prompt my colleague to bring me to Shirdi His headquarters with the translation work to offer directly at His Lotus Feet / Samadhi instead of doing that in Chennai (I never had even thought of going to Shirdi, but the great compassionate Sri Sainath, arranged for the same as He got some good work done through me i.e. Translation of Sri Sai Charitra and offered it to Him directly at His Lotus Feet in Shirdi). I told my colleague that he may bear the flight cost and other expenses we will decided once we start the journey, as Sri Maharaj cautioned me not to burden him as my interest is also involved.
Immediately to & fro flight tickets to Pune for immediate Saturday / Sunday (13th & 14th of February) were booked and I spoke to one of Sri Maharaj’s devotee in Pune to arrange a cab for us to go to Shirdi and come back to Pune. She did accordingly and informed me on the same day, that the arrangements were done and in my return, I can have darshan of Sri Dagadusheth Ganapathi, and if possible meet her in Pune for a while. Also one of our office colleague helped us in booking a room and darshan online (at 20 hours) for Saturday.
When I went back in the evening of 11th and informed my wife about this she was just amazed as how can this happen. I and my colleague started on 13th early morning flight, reached Pune by 7.30am and proceeded to Shirdi. On the way the driver said that one of the Ashtha Vinayaka’s (Sri Ranjangaon) is there so we took darshan of Sri Ganeshji, then the driver suggested us to have darshan of Sri Saneeswar (at Sani Singanapur) as it was Saturday so we had it and finally reached Shirdi by about 2pm. We had our lunch and checked in to the room we reserved, freshened up and went to have darshan of Sri Sainath and I took the Translation (kept in one plastic bag) along with me. We entered the queue around 3.45pm and we were told that it may take about 2 and half hours for darshan. The driver immediately withdrew from the queue as he can’t stand that long. I and my colleague kept talking about Sri Sai’s Leela’s etc. and the darshan was stopped from 6.30 pm to 7.15 pm due to evening aarati. When we finally had His darshan I offered the Translation to the priest present there and he had shown the same to Sri Sainath, kept the same on the Samadhi and offered flowers over it and returned the blessed one to me. Then again I kept on the Samadhi and bowed my head with all tears as the Translation has thus been sanctified. When we came out only I narrated to my colleague as what I was holding so dearly to my heart and also narrated him the sequence of events that took place before he actually requested me to accompany him to Shirdi, with all tears in my eyes. He also was just speechless at this Sri Sainath’s Leela.
When we came out it was about 7.45pm, and my colleague wanted to purchase some pictures and prasadam of Sri Saibaba before we again got in to the VIP darshan queue which we already booked. After purchasing we again went and got Sri Sainath’s darshan and both of us were fully satisfied. I visited Shirdi may be after a gap of almost 12 years or so, but Sri Sainath has called me after specific task is complete i.e. after the translation work.
Next day morning we had Sri Sainath’s dhoop aarati, and started back to Pune around 8am. We reached Pune around 1pm and went for Sri Dagadusheth darshan at 1.30pm and to our surprise when we entered the Garbha Gudi may be because of some VIP visitor, the darshan was stopped, they gave aarati and I just stood in front of the idle for more than 10 minutes and had very calm / pleasant darshan which I was longing for years. Also the person who arranged the cab for us, came to the Dagadusheth temple and we met there for few minutes. We took our evening flight from Pune and reached home by 10pm. All through the journey my colleague was so thrilled the way things went on without any obstacles all due to the grace of Sri Ganeshji / Sri Gajanan Maharaj / Sri Sripada Srivallabha / Sri Sainath.
Jai Gajanan!! Gan Gan Ganata Botey!!
Swamy
Experience of February 2016:
Dear Sri Gajanan Maharaj devotees
Jai Gajanan!! Gan Gan Ganata Botey!!
Our beloved Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj, Sri Sripada Srivallbha, Sri Dattatreya and Sri Sainath have prompted me to translate Sri Sai Life Story (A shorter version of Sri Sai Sat Charitra written by Sri Sai devotee in Telugu language), and made me start it, sitting in one Sri Sainath temple in Chennai.
They made me to write in a pad, and also made my wife Vimal to enter the same in computer whenever I completed a few chapters. The total translation, entering in computer and subsequent proof reading / editing completed a few months back, but I didn’t get any inspiration from ‘Them’ as what to do further.
I and my family planned to go to Baroda to attend the 1st death anniversary of my wife’s sister’s daughter on 18th of February 2016 (who died due to cancer last year - this incident / miracle I already shared with this group), and in our return journey to Chennai will take a halt at Shegaon, have darshan and also at that time offer the above mentioned translation work at our Sri Maharaj’s Lotus Feet. Also as mentioned, I was praying our Sri Maharaj to make me offer the same at the Lotus Feet of Sri Sainath in any of Sri Sai temples in Chennai, before offering at Shegaon at His Lotus Feet.
When our beloved Sri Maharaj got completed His Pothi parayana (one sitting) done by me on 24th & 31st of January 2016, He also blessed me to have Sri Sainath’s darshan at our home itself by sending a person, who takes Sri Sainath’s picture in a cycle rickshaw (this experience also I shared with this group). Also I happened to visit Sri Sainath’s temple in Chennai on 30th of January 2016 along with one of my friend / well-wisher.
On February 5th when I was in my native place, I again had Sri Sainath’s darshan while abhisheka was going on, in the evening I offered a Shawl which the priest got it decorated on Sri Sainath with my hands, and immediately thereafter there was evening aarati and Prasad. I was very much thrilled and grateful to Sri Sainath.
Now see the miracle: On 10th February 2016, ‘They’ prompted me to take a print of the translation (as a preparation for going to Shegaon) and in the evening I went home and showed the same to my wife Vimal, but I didn’t tell her as why I printed. I just asked her to see the same and suggest if any more Sri Sainath’s pictures can be inserted. When I reached office on February 11th morning, one of my office colleague requested me that I should oblige by accompanying him to Shiridi to have Sri Sainath’s Darshan but with a condition that he will bear the travelling expenses. I was so excited with his enquiry and immediately offered my pranamams to our beloved Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj, as He prompted Sri Sainath to prompt my colleague to bring me to Shirdi His headquarters with the translation work to offer directly at His Lotus Feet / Samadhi instead of doing that in Chennai (I never had even thought of going to Shirdi, but the great compassionate Sri Sainath, arranged for the same as He got some good work done through me i.e. Translation of Sri Sai Charitra and offered it to Him directly at His Lotus Feet in Shirdi). I told my colleague that he may bear the flight cost and other expenses we will decided once we start the journey, as Sri Maharaj cautioned me not to burden him as my interest is also involved.
Immediately to & fro flight tickets to Pune for immediate Saturday / Sunday (13th & 14th of February) were booked and I spoke to one of Sri Maharaj’s devotee in Pune to arrange a cab for us to go to Shirdi and come back to Pune. She did accordingly and informed me on the same day, that the arrangements were done and in my return, I can have darshan of Sri Dagadusheth Ganapathi, and if possible meet her in Pune for a while. Also one of our office colleague helped us in booking a room and darshan online (at 20 hours) for Saturday.
When I went back in the evening of 11th and informed my wife about this she was just amazed as how can this happen. I and my colleague started on 13th early morning flight, reached Pune by 7.30am and proceeded to Shirdi. On the way the driver said that one of the Ashtha Vinayaka’s (Sri Ranjangaon) is there so we took darshan of Sri Ganeshji, then the driver suggested us to have darshan of Sri Saneeswar (at Sani Singanapur) as it was Saturday so we had it and finally reached Shirdi by about 2pm. We had our lunch and checked in to the room we reserved, freshened up and went to have darshan of Sri Sainath and I took the Translation (kept in one plastic bag) along with me. We entered the queue around 3.45pm and we were told that it may take about 2 and half hours for darshan. The driver immediately withdrew from the queue as he can’t stand that long. I and my colleague kept talking about Sri Sai’s Leela’s etc. and the darshan was stopped from 6.30 pm to 7.15 pm due to evening aarati. When we finally had His darshan I offered the Translation to the priest present there and he had shown the same to Sri Sainath, kept the same on the Samadhi and offered flowers over it and returned the blessed one to me. Then again I kept on the Samadhi and bowed my head with all tears as the Translation has thus been sanctified. When we came out only I narrated to my colleague as what I was holding so dearly to my heart and also narrated him the sequence of events that took place before he actually requested me to accompany him to Shirdi, with all tears in my eyes. He also was just speechless at this Sri Sainath’s Leela.
When we came out it was about 7.45pm, and my colleague wanted to purchase some pictures and prasadam of Sri Saibaba before we again got in to the VIP darshan queue which we already booked. After purchasing we again went and got Sri Sainath’s darshan and both of us were fully satisfied. I visited Shirdi may be after a gap of almost 12 years or so, but Sri Sainath has called me after specific task is complete i.e. after the translation work.
Next day morning we had Sri Sainath’s dhoop aarati, and started back to Pune around 8am. We reached Pune around 1pm and went for Sri Dagadusheth darshan at 1.30pm and to our surprise when we entered the Garbha Gudi may be because of some VIP visitor, the darshan was stopped, they gave aarati and I just stood in front of the idle for more than 10 minutes and had very calm / pleasant darshan which I was longing for years. Also the person who arranged the cab for us, came to the Dagadusheth temple and we met there for few minutes. We took our evening flight from Pune and reached home by 10pm. All through the journey my colleague was so thrilled the way things went on without any obstacles all due to the grace of Sri Ganeshji / Sri Gajanan Maharaj / Sri Sripada Srivallabha / Sri Sainath.
Jai Gajanan!! Gan Gan Ganata Botey!!
Swamy
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(This experience is from a California Devotee)
" Since the beginning of 2018, things had started going absurd - my health deteriorated (developed severe Eczema), lost my father few years back and his memories came gushing in where I felt deep sorrow, my visa was rejected by the US Government even though my Master's degree is completely related to the job I am doing. I was in deep distress. To add on to this, my work started becoming extremely difficult due to a tough client who wanted me to work more than 12 hours a day to cater to deadlines. I was in deep distress and on the verge of giving up. I am a very firm believer of God and cried to him for a few days asking why I am being punished so harshly. I had asked a friend who was visiting Sri Guru Raghavendra Swamy temple and Sri Maharaj of Akkalkot to pray for me. She had meditated for me and told me that she had received guidance during meditation that I should pray to Sri Gajanan Maharaj. Until then, I had never heard about Sri Gajanan Maharaj.
I immediately started reading Vijay Granth and started praying to Sri Gajanan Maharaj seeking help. Miracles began to happen in no time. My client who was being really tough on me resigned from her current role and moved to a new role. This came as a breather as I started having more time to relax and focus on my health. My company realized that I had worked hard and gave me a promotion and a good raise which I had totally not expected. Now, my company also plans to fight a legal battle with the government to fight for my visa. I am feeling so much better now and I know all these miracles were possible only because of Guru's blessings and feel so grateful to Baba. Although I feel stressed about my visa situation, I know it's in his hands and he will do what is best for me. I believe in Maharaj!"
Jai Gajanan! Sri Gajanan!
" Since the beginning of 2018, things had started going absurd - my health deteriorated (developed severe Eczema), lost my father few years back and his memories came gushing in where I felt deep sorrow, my visa was rejected by the US Government even though my Master's degree is completely related to the job I am doing. I was in deep distress. To add on to this, my work started becoming extremely difficult due to a tough client who wanted me to work more than 12 hours a day to cater to deadlines. I was in deep distress and on the verge of giving up. I am a very firm believer of God and cried to him for a few days asking why I am being punished so harshly. I had asked a friend who was visiting Sri Guru Raghavendra Swamy temple and Sri Maharaj of Akkalkot to pray for me. She had meditated for me and told me that she had received guidance during meditation that I should pray to Sri Gajanan Maharaj. Until then, I had never heard about Sri Gajanan Maharaj.
I immediately started reading Vijay Granth and started praying to Sri Gajanan Maharaj seeking help. Miracles began to happen in no time. My client who was being really tough on me resigned from her current role and moved to a new role. This came as a breather as I started having more time to relax and focus on my health. My company realized that I had worked hard and gave me a promotion and a good raise which I had totally not expected. Now, my company also plans to fight a legal battle with the government to fight for my visa. I am feeling so much better now and I know all these miracles were possible only because of Guru's blessings and feel so grateful to Baba. Although I feel stressed about my visa situation, I know it's in his hands and he will do what is best for me. I believe in Maharaj!"
Jai Gajanan! Sri Gajanan!
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(This experience is from a New Jersey Devotee)
Gan Gan Ganat Bote
This is my first experience that I want to share with all of them who have faith in Gajanan Maharaj.
My family has always been a devotee of Maharaj but I had never done any parayan to ask for something.
I finished studying in the US last year and since then I have been struggling for a job. I stay in New Jersey with my friends.
My parents suggested that I should read Gajanan Vijay grantha once. They said it's not in Sanskrit but in simple language and I would be able to read it very easily.So, I sat one day and without formality of any sankalp, I just said "Maharaj,I am starting the parayan. Please grant my wishes and give me a good job soon". I didn't draw any timeline for myself as I was reading it the first time. But I finished reading it within 9 days. Following Thursday, I prepared 2 kg Sheera and gave it to a Sai Baba temple as prasad which I visit on every thursday.
I was happy that I could finish the Parayan without any obstacles and had also made prasad to make it complete.After reading the grantha, I came to know about the miracles that Maharaj made happen. He made every impossible thing turn possible.
I said to myself,"If Maharaj can do all this, getting me a job shouldn't be difficult to him at all". The very next day, my mother sent me a picture of Prasad on whatsapp. She wrote "Look, this prasad from Shegaon came in today. Baba's friend had gone to Shegaon and he came back with this for us. You completed the Parayan and we got the prasad immediately. Your wish will definitely be granted very soon". I was shocked. Not that I am an atheist or I read the Grantha just because my mother said; but I never expected such a miracle in such a short time. I haven't got a job yet. But I am sure that I will get it as suddenly as my family got the prasad from Shegaon.I believe in miracles and moreover, I believe in Maharaj.
Keep up the faith.
JAI GAJANAN! SHRI GAJANAN!
Gan Gan Ganat Bote
This is my first experience that I want to share with all of them who have faith in Gajanan Maharaj.
My family has always been a devotee of Maharaj but I had never done any parayan to ask for something.
I finished studying in the US last year and since then I have been struggling for a job. I stay in New Jersey with my friends.
My parents suggested that I should read Gajanan Vijay grantha once. They said it's not in Sanskrit but in simple language and I would be able to read it very easily.So, I sat one day and without formality of any sankalp, I just said "Maharaj,I am starting the parayan. Please grant my wishes and give me a good job soon". I didn't draw any timeline for myself as I was reading it the first time. But I finished reading it within 9 days. Following Thursday, I prepared 2 kg Sheera and gave it to a Sai Baba temple as prasad which I visit on every thursday.
I was happy that I could finish the Parayan without any obstacles and had also made prasad to make it complete.After reading the grantha, I came to know about the miracles that Maharaj made happen. He made every impossible thing turn possible.
I said to myself,"If Maharaj can do all this, getting me a job shouldn't be difficult to him at all". The very next day, my mother sent me a picture of Prasad on whatsapp. She wrote "Look, this prasad from Shegaon came in today. Baba's friend had gone to Shegaon and he came back with this for us. You completed the Parayan and we got the prasad immediately. Your wish will definitely be granted very soon". I was shocked. Not that I am an atheist or I read the Grantha just because my mother said; but I never expected such a miracle in such a short time. I haven't got a job yet. But I am sure that I will get it as suddenly as my family got the prasad from Shegaon.I believe in miracles and moreover, I believe in Maharaj.
Keep up the faith.
JAI GAJANAN! SHRI GAJANAN!
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Gan Gan Ganat Bote
This is my first experience that I want to share with all of them who have faith in Gajanan Maharaj. My family has always been a devotee of Maharaj but I had never done any parayan to ask for something.I finished studying in the US last year and since then I have been struggling for a job.I stay in New Jersey with my friends.My parents suggested that I should read Gajanan Vijay grantha once.They said it's not in Sanskrit but in simple language and I would be able to read it very easily.So,I sat one day and without formality of any sankalp,I just said "Maharaj,I am starting the parayan. Please grant my wishes and give me a good job soon".I didn't draw any timeline for myself as I was reading it the first time.But I finished reading it within 9 days.Following thursday,I made 2 kg Sheera and gave it to a Sai Baba temple as prasad which I visit on every thursday. I was happy that I could finish the Parayan without any obstacles and had also made prasad to make it complete.After reading the grantha,I came to know about the miracles that Maharaj made happen.He made every impossible thing turn possible.I said to myself,"If Maharaj can do all this,getting me a job shouldn't be difficult to him at all".The very next day,my mother sent me a picture of Prasad on whatsapp. She wrote "Look,this prasad from Shegaon came in today.Baba's friend had gone to Shegaon and he came back with this for us.You completed the Parayan and we got the prasad immediately.Your wish will definitely be granted very soon".I was shocked.Not that I am an atheist or I read the Grantha just because my mother said;but I never expected such a miracle in such a short time.I haven't got a job yet.But I am sure that I will get it as suddenly as my family got the prasad from Shegaon.I believe in miracles and moreover,I believe in Maharaj. Keep up the faith.
JAI GAJANAN! SHRI GAJANAN!
This is my first experience that I want to share with all of them who have faith in Gajanan Maharaj. My family has always been a devotee of Maharaj but I had never done any parayan to ask for something.I finished studying in the US last year and since then I have been struggling for a job.I stay in New Jersey with my friends.My parents suggested that I should read Gajanan Vijay grantha once.They said it's not in Sanskrit but in simple language and I would be able to read it very easily.So,I sat one day and without formality of any sankalp,I just said "Maharaj,I am starting the parayan. Please grant my wishes and give me a good job soon".I didn't draw any timeline for myself as I was reading it the first time.But I finished reading it within 9 days.Following thursday,I made 2 kg Sheera and gave it to a Sai Baba temple as prasad which I visit on every thursday. I was happy that I could finish the Parayan without any obstacles and had also made prasad to make it complete.After reading the grantha,I came to know about the miracles that Maharaj made happen.He made every impossible thing turn possible.I said to myself,"If Maharaj can do all this,getting me a job shouldn't be difficult to him at all".The very next day,my mother sent me a picture of Prasad on whatsapp. She wrote "Look,this prasad from Shegaon came in today.Baba's friend had gone to Shegaon and he came back with this for us.You completed the Parayan and we got the prasad immediately.Your wish will definitely be granted very soon".I was shocked.Not that I am an atheist or I read the Grantha just because my mother said;but I never expected such a miracle in such a short time.I haven't got a job yet.But I am sure that I will get it as suddenly as my family got the prasad from Shegaon.I believe in miracles and moreover,I believe in Maharaj. Keep up the faith.
JAI GAJANAN! SHRI GAJANAN!
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|| Gan Gan Ganat Bote ||
I would like to share a divine experience (from around 12 years back). This is with regards my elder sister and how we experienced the divine power of GAJANAN MAHARAJ and his KRUPA on us.
My elder sister Mrs. Anjali Joshi had a problem of fibroid and after her marriage, due to this problem she could not conceive for 8 years after her marriage. After a thorough check-up and the medical tests doctor suggested that she needs to be operated to remove the fibroid. She was admitted to hospital and her operation started. I was present outside the Operation theater during her operation. I was reading ‘Gajanan Maharaj Pothi’ for my sister’s wellbeing and praying for success during the operation. While operation was in progress, I and her husband were called to the door of the operation theatre. Then doctor mentioned that the fibroid was complex and so entangled around her uterus that it was very difficult to get rid of the fibroid without removing her uterus. The doctor said that they cannot save her uterus as the operation was far more complicated than initially anticipated. Hearing that was an utter shock for us, as every woman dreams of giving birth to her own child.
As the only choice we had, we had to request the doctor to go ahead with whatever best was possible at that time save her life first. We wanted her to be ‘living’ with us over her ‘becoming a mother’.
During this entire conversation “Shri Vijay Granth” was in my hands. I returned to my place in the hospital lobby in a shattered state and tears rolling down my eyes. Suddenly I heard an old man’s voice, who was sitting just opposite to me and he asked “Don’t you believe in the Saint whose pothi you are reading right now? HE will TAKE CARE of ALL”. I was amazed by his calm tone and firm but kind words. I replied to him “I DO BELIEVE in HIM”. Post that incident, after 4 hours of complicated operation, doctor mentioned she somehow managed to retain my sister’s uterus while removing the fibroid. We thought that ‘HE IS GREAT’ and there is a ray of hope that one day my sister could give birth. I remembered that old man but realized that I did not see HIM again anywhere in the hospital after we spoke.
Post the operation and routine check-up, my sister’s life came to normal. 2 years passed by and one day I realized that I have conceived and tests confirmed that. I was hesitant to share this news with my sister as she had already gone through so much, but also, I wanted her to be a part of my joy So I shared this with her. She was very happy for me.
After 10-12 weeks she very happily mentioned to me, that she too had conceived. Tests confirmed her pregnancy! She was very happy and believed that it was my baby’s ‘Paaygun’. Both of us delivered in the same year - 2008 with a gap of 2 months. My daughter Sana is 2 months elder than her cousin brother Siddhesh. Last year we celebrated his thread ceremony (‘Munj’) in India and we believe that it was all because of ‘MAULI’s’ krupa on all of us.
Who else other than Mauli could make this miracle happen?
|| JAI GAJANAN ||
Written by: Kavita Saraf April 13, 2018
I would like to share a divine experience (from around 12 years back). This is with regards my elder sister and how we experienced the divine power of GAJANAN MAHARAJ and his KRUPA on us.
My elder sister Mrs. Anjali Joshi had a problem of fibroid and after her marriage, due to this problem she could not conceive for 8 years after her marriage. After a thorough check-up and the medical tests doctor suggested that she needs to be operated to remove the fibroid. She was admitted to hospital and her operation started. I was present outside the Operation theater during her operation. I was reading ‘Gajanan Maharaj Pothi’ for my sister’s wellbeing and praying for success during the operation. While operation was in progress, I and her husband were called to the door of the operation theatre. Then doctor mentioned that the fibroid was complex and so entangled around her uterus that it was very difficult to get rid of the fibroid without removing her uterus. The doctor said that they cannot save her uterus as the operation was far more complicated than initially anticipated. Hearing that was an utter shock for us, as every woman dreams of giving birth to her own child.
As the only choice we had, we had to request the doctor to go ahead with whatever best was possible at that time save her life first. We wanted her to be ‘living’ with us over her ‘becoming a mother’.
During this entire conversation “Shri Vijay Granth” was in my hands. I returned to my place in the hospital lobby in a shattered state and tears rolling down my eyes. Suddenly I heard an old man’s voice, who was sitting just opposite to me and he asked “Don’t you believe in the Saint whose pothi you are reading right now? HE will TAKE CARE of ALL”. I was amazed by his calm tone and firm but kind words. I replied to him “I DO BELIEVE in HIM”. Post that incident, after 4 hours of complicated operation, doctor mentioned she somehow managed to retain my sister’s uterus while removing the fibroid. We thought that ‘HE IS GREAT’ and there is a ray of hope that one day my sister could give birth. I remembered that old man but realized that I did not see HIM again anywhere in the hospital after we spoke.
Post the operation and routine check-up, my sister’s life came to normal. 2 years passed by and one day I realized that I have conceived and tests confirmed that. I was hesitant to share this news with my sister as she had already gone through so much, but also, I wanted her to be a part of my joy So I shared this with her. She was very happy for me.
After 10-12 weeks she very happily mentioned to me, that she too had conceived. Tests confirmed her pregnancy! She was very happy and believed that it was my baby’s ‘Paaygun’. Both of us delivered in the same year - 2008 with a gap of 2 months. My daughter Sana is 2 months elder than her cousin brother Siddhesh. Last year we celebrated his thread ceremony (‘Munj’) in India and we believe that it was all because of ‘MAULI’s’ krupa on all of us.
Who else other than Mauli could make this miracle happen?
|| JAI GAJANAN ||
Written by: Kavita Saraf April 13, 2018
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This is the most recent experience Dec 2017, shared Anonymously, by a devotee from "Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar".
महाराज आपुल्या भक्तांप्रत । सदैव रक्षण करतात|
ते कसे, ही थोडक्यात । गोष्ट सांगतो ये ठाई ।।
Recently, on my holiday back home to Mumbai, I had a sudden medical encounter. Throughout the episode, I constantly had the assured feeling that Shri Gajanan Maharaj is caring for me and walking me through this. HIS plans for my protection and welfare are so unfathomable, far reaching, unexpected and elaborate that I’m compelled to share this with wider bhakta parivar. No one else could have planned this better….
For many years
6 months ago…
Closer to the time, in the last Month of 2017….
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञ: स्वधाहमहमौषधम ।
मंत्रोs हं अहमेवाज्यमहमाग्नीरहं हुतं ।।
I could feel HIS presence every step of the way as though HE was holding me hand through it. On the last Thursday before leaving for my Karmabhoomi, I was blessed to bow at HIS feet in HIS Thane abode!
ऐसा तुझा अगाध महिमा , जो नकळे निगमागमा ...
I pray for HIS name to always be on my lips, and HIS presence in my actions and thoughts!
||समर्थ सदगुरू श्री गजानन महाराज की जय||
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महाराज आपुल्या भक्तांप्रत । सदैव रक्षण करतात|
ते कसे, ही थोडक्यात । गोष्ट सांगतो ये ठाई ।।
Recently, on my holiday back home to Mumbai, I had a sudden medical encounter. Throughout the episode, I constantly had the assured feeling that Shri Gajanan Maharaj is caring for me and walking me through this. HIS plans for my protection and welfare are so unfathomable, far reaching, unexpected and elaborate that I’m compelled to share this with wider bhakta parivar. No one else could have planned this better….
For many years
- HE ensured that the Tumour growing inside me remained tame, in check and did not bother me in any way… No pain , no aches, no bleeding, no signs of 500gm matter accumulated inside ….
6 months ago…
- HE arranged my mother and brother’s family residence within just 10 mins walk from my Mumbai home.
- HE inspired me to make lifestyle changes for shedding unhealthy habits and weight, and rewarded with good health in 6 months.
- HE booked me to visit home in December, although I have always avoided Dec due to Holiday rush and high fares.
- HE inspired me to book time off work, much longer than my India trip!
Closer to the time, in the last Month of 2017….
- Through all the years of working outside India, my husband and I always split our visits home (so that our elders don’t wait a loooong year to see us) Yet, HE arranged for my husband to be at Mumbai home due to sudden turn of events!
- HE ensured that at the right time, right place (while I was surrounded by my family) the issue surfaced in a non-obtrusive manner, least damaging way!
- HE guided me to the best experts, lab technicians, skillful Laparoscopy consultant, family gynecologist, and also arranged for everyone to be available at a short notice!
- Through my brother and Vinay Joshi Ajoba, HE sent me Tirth-Angara before my operation.
- When the sedative process began in the operation theatre, HE inspired me to mentally recite the Bhagvad Geeta 9th Chapter. When I woke up , HE reminded me I had to pick up from shloka 16… (where I had left off, before I was asleep)
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञ: स्वधाहमहमौषधम ।
मंत्रोs हं अहमेवाज्यमहमाग्नीरहं हुतं ।।
- Through the whole medical team, HE looked after me in my 2.30 hours out of consciousness and ensured operation was completed without any glitch!
- HE ensured my recovery, follow-up, flight re-scheduling and solitary return journey went smoothly to perfection.
I could feel HIS presence every step of the way as though HE was holding me hand through it. On the last Thursday before leaving for my Karmabhoomi, I was blessed to bow at HIS feet in HIS Thane abode!
ऐसा तुझा अगाध महिमा , जो नकळे निगमागमा ...
I pray for HIS name to always be on my lips, and HIS presence in my actions and thoughts!
||समर्थ सदगुरू श्री गजानन महाराज की जय||
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(This experience is of late Mrs Indira Balkrishna Kanhere)
Our Maharaj is so kind and benevolent !
Everyone’s life has its own ups and downs. When we are born as human beings we come along with our past karmas and have to settle the accounts of our deeds in past life. My family included two sons and a daughter. Unfortunately, I lost my unmarried son and my married daughter when they were still young. I was shattered. My daughter had got married in 1966 and in five years she delivered a lovely baby girl. Unfortunately we lost her on the ninth day post-delivery. Then as if my grand-daughter is to be looked after like my own child I started looking after her as it was also my daughter’s last wish before breathing her last in 1971.
I had heard from many people that Shree Gajanan Maharaj looks after His devotees and takes care of them and takes them under His watchful eyes. I also got drawn to Him and He attracted me towards doing his bhakti. I accepted Him and treated Him as my Guru. Since then my daily routine was to take His darshan everyday near my house in a temple and whenever possible I would complete reading the Shree Gajanan Vijay.
My deceased daughter had tremendous love and faith in me. I started looking after my grand-child as per her wishes. However, her in-laws were not happy with this despite having told them of her last wish. They took my grand-daughter away. Whenever possible we used to visit my grand-child to meet her. Later our son in law remarried and our visits to see my grandchild became less frequent. The distance increased between the families. We suffered humiliation and taunts but bore it because of our grand-daughter. The gifts or chocolates taken for our grandchild were discarded in front of us. Although our visits became almost nil, my craving for her remained and I would silently inquire about her wellbeing from common friends. Soon she grew up and passed her Xth and also her B Com and came to Mumbai. I was getting to know her progress. We tried in vain to reach her in Mumbai and could not trace her.
I was so disappointed and disturbed that one day I cried profusely in front of Maharaj. I cried for hours!
My health took a beating because of the stress. May Maharaj being kind now stepped in. What happened now on, when you read will surely make most of you mothers cry, cry because our Mauli is so kind and benevolent that He will never let down His children. He loves all His children.
We got the news that our grand-daughter got married ! But the biggest surprise gift Maharaj gave us was that she got married to a boy from the same complex and society where we live in Mumbai and just few buildings away. After 22 years of leading a tough life, she found a loving family. Now she meets me almost daily – this grace is of only our Mauli. I am now happy and contented.
Both my grand children are devotees of Gajanan Maharaj are happy and well settled.
Our Maharaj is so kind and benevolent !
Everyone’s life has its own ups and downs. When we are born as human beings we come along with our past karmas and have to settle the accounts of our deeds in past life. My family included two sons and a daughter. Unfortunately, I lost my unmarried son and my married daughter when they were still young. I was shattered. My daughter had got married in 1966 and in five years she delivered a lovely baby girl. Unfortunately we lost her on the ninth day post-delivery. Then as if my grand-daughter is to be looked after like my own child I started looking after her as it was also my daughter’s last wish before breathing her last in 1971.
I had heard from many people that Shree Gajanan Maharaj looks after His devotees and takes care of them and takes them under His watchful eyes. I also got drawn to Him and He attracted me towards doing his bhakti. I accepted Him and treated Him as my Guru. Since then my daily routine was to take His darshan everyday near my house in a temple and whenever possible I would complete reading the Shree Gajanan Vijay.
My deceased daughter had tremendous love and faith in me. I started looking after my grand-child as per her wishes. However, her in-laws were not happy with this despite having told them of her last wish. They took my grand-daughter away. Whenever possible we used to visit my grand-child to meet her. Later our son in law remarried and our visits to see my grandchild became less frequent. The distance increased between the families. We suffered humiliation and taunts but bore it because of our grand-daughter. The gifts or chocolates taken for our grandchild were discarded in front of us. Although our visits became almost nil, my craving for her remained and I would silently inquire about her wellbeing from common friends. Soon she grew up and passed her Xth and also her B Com and came to Mumbai. I was getting to know her progress. We tried in vain to reach her in Mumbai and could not trace her.
I was so disappointed and disturbed that one day I cried profusely in front of Maharaj. I cried for hours!
My health took a beating because of the stress. May Maharaj being kind now stepped in. What happened now on, when you read will surely make most of you mothers cry, cry because our Mauli is so kind and benevolent that He will never let down His children. He loves all His children.
We got the news that our grand-daughter got married ! But the biggest surprise gift Maharaj gave us was that she got married to a boy from the same complex and society where we live in Mumbai and just few buildings away. After 22 years of leading a tough life, she found a loving family. Now she meets me almost daily – this grace is of only our Mauli. I am now happy and contented.
Both my grand children are devotees of Gajanan Maharaj are happy and well settled.
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(This experience was shared on Whats up as "Anubhav -18" in some group on 28-Dec-2017)
Dear All, here is the translation of today's experience. Usually, when I translate, I do "as-is" translation, the only intention is to not miss even a moment in the experience during the translation. So if it appears as Marathi to English translate, please adjust 😊
|| Jay Gajanan Shree Gajanan ||
:: Toh sadhu navhta veshdhari::
:: The saint was not a flamboyant::
If you are a blessed soul, many a times such events occur in your life that lead you to fulfilled life. But, the only thing is – you realize it after things you have come far in life and think over it!
Somehow, some such events happened in my life too!! Myself Rambhau Thate . In 1965, I joined as Muncipal School Teacher in Shivankhurd village in Murtijapur. In year 1967-68, I’d to go to Buldana for training and after completion of training in 1969-70, I’d to join Assistant Professor in School in Mothegaon village in Risod panchayat samiti.
During that period, I use to read one chapter daily of our holy Shree Vijay Granth. After completion of one parayan, I use to offer a coconut at His lotus feet. I had a strong belief that whatever happens in my life, it’s by His wish! – Jay Gajanan!
The experience that I’m going to narrate further relates to ovis mentioned in our pothi. Its about – how a saint should be! Not anyone who wear similar clothes becomes a saint. He has to be eternal! We read this context everytime we read pothi. But I’d never dreamt that I’d get an opportunity to experience such eternal soul in the form of a saint.
To be honest, when I was transferred to school in Mothegaon, I wasn’t much excited. But I explained myself that it’s by His wish and hence I should accept and move on. While going to school, there was an old Shiv Mandir in between. We all teachers use to pass by that Mandir and have Darshan as well. Once while passing by, we saw one Sadhu Maharaj inside the temple. His age might be around 60 years, he was wearing Orange clothes having long hair and beardand there was a mat, pot for water, one lamp and a slate and pencil. After looking at slate and pencil we realized that he was probably having MAUN VRAT. But he use to communicate via slate. We enquired about him, thought to take care of his meals. So while going to school I use to carry meals for him. During the same period of time a coincidence happened, while reading daily chapter in pothi, I came across chapter 5 where Shree Maharaj went to Shiv Mandir and did dhyaan dharna. After reading that, I got more connected to this sadhu. He also use to favour me more compared to other teachers when we use to go for Darshan.
He also use to do dhyaan dharna. If someone gave to eat, he use to have food else he use to continue with his dhyaan dharna. He was a divine soul.
One day, when I went to meet him, by action, he asked me to sit infront of him. He wrote on slate – “Ram, you are blessed to have Sannt Krupa, I will be moving on from here in a while, tell me your wish, it will be fulfilled!”; I replied saying “By Shree Gajanan Maharaj’s blessings, I’ve everything, I don’t want anything!”
One day passed in between. Then next day he again asked me same thing, I again replied that by Shree Maharaj’s blessings, I am contended, I don’t need anything.
Then after couple of days, when I went there, He asked me to sit there. He then closed his eyes for few minutes and when he opened them, Karuna in his eyes was beyond words could express. He said – Look Ram, consider that it’s Shree Gajanan Maharaj’s wish and you have this once in a lifetime opportunity, do not hesitate to ask for anything you wish for! Keeping Shree in mind, I wrote on slate – “ I wish my first child should be boy!” – He wrote on slate – “your wish will come true!”, He then continued – “ask more, tell me your next wish… what would you like to have?”, I wrote – that as I’d joined in Murtijapur school, I wish to continue service in that school till retirement; He wrote in reply “TATHASTU”… I was so happy to read that!! Jay Gajanan!
He further advised to visit Shegaon on Thursday in Shravan and do Satyanarayan pujan on Pornima, Shree Maharaj will fulfill all your wishes.
When I came out of Mandir, I was full of energy like never before. I was carrying an experience of/for my lifetime!
Next day when I visited temple, I could see the mat, pot even the slate but that Saint wasn’t there, the only thing present there was His divine aura…
Later I searched for him, but could not find him anywhere.
One of His blessings came true in near future, I’ve three sons and one daughter - name of my eldest son is Gajanan!! Later I retired from same school as I’d asked for. One the retirement day I remembered the conversation between that Saint and Myself.
I’m glad that I followed as He guided. Even now at the age of 72, I still go to Shegaon on Thursday in Shravan and do Satyanarayan pujan on Pornima. Shree Maharaj has blessed me with so many experiences which I’ll later in next episode. Till then – Jay Gajanan Shee Gajanan.. Jay Gajanan Shree Gajanan….
Dear All, here is the translation of today's experience. Usually, when I translate, I do "as-is" translation, the only intention is to not miss even a moment in the experience during the translation. So if it appears as Marathi to English translate, please adjust 😊
|| Jay Gajanan Shree Gajanan ||
:: Toh sadhu navhta veshdhari::
:: The saint was not a flamboyant::
If you are a blessed soul, many a times such events occur in your life that lead you to fulfilled life. But, the only thing is – you realize it after things you have come far in life and think over it!
Somehow, some such events happened in my life too!! Myself Rambhau Thate . In 1965, I joined as Muncipal School Teacher in Shivankhurd village in Murtijapur. In year 1967-68, I’d to go to Buldana for training and after completion of training in 1969-70, I’d to join Assistant Professor in School in Mothegaon village in Risod panchayat samiti.
During that period, I use to read one chapter daily of our holy Shree Vijay Granth. After completion of one parayan, I use to offer a coconut at His lotus feet. I had a strong belief that whatever happens in my life, it’s by His wish! – Jay Gajanan!
The experience that I’m going to narrate further relates to ovis mentioned in our pothi. Its about – how a saint should be! Not anyone who wear similar clothes becomes a saint. He has to be eternal! We read this context everytime we read pothi. But I’d never dreamt that I’d get an opportunity to experience such eternal soul in the form of a saint.
To be honest, when I was transferred to school in Mothegaon, I wasn’t much excited. But I explained myself that it’s by His wish and hence I should accept and move on. While going to school, there was an old Shiv Mandir in between. We all teachers use to pass by that Mandir and have Darshan as well. Once while passing by, we saw one Sadhu Maharaj inside the temple. His age might be around 60 years, he was wearing Orange clothes having long hair and beardand there was a mat, pot for water, one lamp and a slate and pencil. After looking at slate and pencil we realized that he was probably having MAUN VRAT. But he use to communicate via slate. We enquired about him, thought to take care of his meals. So while going to school I use to carry meals for him. During the same period of time a coincidence happened, while reading daily chapter in pothi, I came across chapter 5 where Shree Maharaj went to Shiv Mandir and did dhyaan dharna. After reading that, I got more connected to this sadhu. He also use to favour me more compared to other teachers when we use to go for Darshan.
He also use to do dhyaan dharna. If someone gave to eat, he use to have food else he use to continue with his dhyaan dharna. He was a divine soul.
One day, when I went to meet him, by action, he asked me to sit infront of him. He wrote on slate – “Ram, you are blessed to have Sannt Krupa, I will be moving on from here in a while, tell me your wish, it will be fulfilled!”; I replied saying “By Shree Gajanan Maharaj’s blessings, I’ve everything, I don’t want anything!”
One day passed in between. Then next day he again asked me same thing, I again replied that by Shree Maharaj’s blessings, I am contended, I don’t need anything.
Then after couple of days, when I went there, He asked me to sit there. He then closed his eyes for few minutes and when he opened them, Karuna in his eyes was beyond words could express. He said – Look Ram, consider that it’s Shree Gajanan Maharaj’s wish and you have this once in a lifetime opportunity, do not hesitate to ask for anything you wish for! Keeping Shree in mind, I wrote on slate – “ I wish my first child should be boy!” – He wrote on slate – “your wish will come true!”, He then continued – “ask more, tell me your next wish… what would you like to have?”, I wrote – that as I’d joined in Murtijapur school, I wish to continue service in that school till retirement; He wrote in reply “TATHASTU”… I was so happy to read that!! Jay Gajanan!
He further advised to visit Shegaon on Thursday in Shravan and do Satyanarayan pujan on Pornima, Shree Maharaj will fulfill all your wishes.
When I came out of Mandir, I was full of energy like never before. I was carrying an experience of/for my lifetime!
Next day when I visited temple, I could see the mat, pot even the slate but that Saint wasn’t there, the only thing present there was His divine aura…
Later I searched for him, but could not find him anywhere.
One of His blessings came true in near future, I’ve three sons and one daughter - name of my eldest son is Gajanan!! Later I retired from same school as I’d asked for. One the retirement day I remembered the conversation between that Saint and Myself.
I’m glad that I followed as He guided. Even now at the age of 72, I still go to Shegaon on Thursday in Shravan and do Satyanarayan pujan on Pornima. Shree Maharaj has blessed me with so many experiences which I’ll later in next episode. Till then – Jay Gajanan Shee Gajanan.. Jay Gajanan Shree Gajanan….
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(Shared by Shri Ramaswamy PVS (India))
Jai Gajanan!! Gan Gan Gnata Botey!!
I would like to share below a small experience of 6th December 2017, as how our beloved Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj takes care and fulfills even the smallest of a wish:
With our beloved Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj’s blessings, I and my wife could complete the 4 Dham Yatra (Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badarinath) in October this year. Since I will be doing Sri Guru Charitra Parayana in view of Sri Datta Jayanti, which will be on 3rd December, we thought of performing Ganga Pooja & Sri Datta Yag during 1st week of December 2017, preferably on December 3rd as its Sunday and also Sri Datta Jayanti. But when we checked the Calandar we found that on 3rd December, we were supposed to attend my friend’s sons’s marriage in Ahmedabad.
When we enquired wih our priest, he said that an auspecious time need to be fixed to perform Ganga Pooja & Sri Datta Yag, and after going through the Panchanga he confirmed the date to be 6th December (it also happened to be Sankat Chaturthi) to perform both Ganga Pooja & Sri Datta Yag, and we confirmed to him to keep the 6th December date reserved for us. Also I requested him to meet us on 21st November to plan the things for the 6th December Ganga Pooja and Sri Datta Yag.
During our meeting on 21st November, the priest suggested us to perform the Pooja and Havan in the open area on terrace (top covered but other 3 sides open), so that there wont be smoke in the rooms and also the people can comfortably sit and witness the Havan etc. we also agreed to that as December is a winter month and there wont be any threat of rain. He also informed us that the Ganga Pooja will be performed first, which may take about 2 to 2 ½ hours and after ½ hour break, will start Sri Datta Yag and that will go for 6 hours. Hence he suggested us to start the Ganga Pooja by 7.30am. The Maha aarati can take place after 7.30pm and then can have Maha Prasad after by 9.05pm as the Moon rise on that day was at 9.05pm. Later the priest forwarded the required items list and we started arranging all the items including fixing the cook for preparing / supplying afternoon food (both for those who are fasting and those who don’t fast) and for the evening Maha Prasad.
To our surprise, on 3rd December there was a cyclone warning for December 4 ~ 6 for Baroda / Surat coast with heavy rain and gusty winds. This cyclone which was supposed to have crossed the coast near Chennai, turned its course and now will cross near to Surat. I just prayed to our beloved Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj, that it was His plan to perform Ganga Pooja & Sri Datta Yag and He only should make it happen without any obstacles. We started experiencing dark clouds and chilly winds on 3rd December itself and on 4th we started having intermittent rain as per the forecast.
On 5th evening as per the plan the priest along with 3 of his assistants came to our home at 4.30pm to prepare for the 6th Pooja and it was raining at that time. All my family members and the priest were really afraid as how will it be possible to perform the pooja on 6th December with the cyclone crossing the coast that night. I tod them that Sri Gajanan Maharaj is there to take care of the things and He will see that there wont be rain and we can perform our pooja. The preparations were over by 7.30pm and the priest along with his assistants left for the day. Then as Sri Gajanan Maharaj prompted me at 8pm, took my wife along to the city and brought 3 torpoline covers to cover the 2 sides and the roof to avoid any rain water entering the Pooja area. We covered both sides from where there is a possibility for rain waters to come in and we slept calmly in the night leaving the rest of the things to our beloved Sri Gajanan Maharaj to take care. I and my wife woke up by 5am, and we found that it was still driggling. I finished my regular pooja and other rituals and was waiting for the priest and his assistants to come. At 7 am there was a heavy shower (I concidered it as a welcome heavenly shower to sanctify the place and people) for few minutes just when the priest and 4 of his assistants arrived. They saw the arrangements and were happy and requested to put the 3rd cover over the roof to avoid any rain water dripping. I informed them that it will be done and requested them to start the pooja by 7.30am as per our plan. Belive me, the sky was still covered with dark clouds and very strong chilly wind was blowing acrosss. Once again I prayed to our beoved sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj to take care of the proceedings without any obstacles from the rain etc and the Ganga Pooja started at 7.30am as per plan. And to every once surprise & delight the sky started becoming clear and though the Sun could not be seen, the visibilty improved a lot. This enabled the invitees to start coming for the pooja. Ganga Pooja was completed by 10am and after ½ hour break Sri Datta Yag also started with another 3 Brahmins joing the group making the total strength as 8. Just when we were about to start Sri Datta Yag, my son received “Sri Gajanan Asish” a monthly magazine (printed by Sri Gajanan Maharaj Mandir – Mahim Mimbai) with Sri Dattatreya on the cover page and showed to me and I was convinced that Sri Dattatreya Himself came to assure that He will take care of Sri Datta Yag and I don’t need to worry at all. I just couldn’t control my Tears of Joy.
As Sri Datta Yag was completed with Poornahuti / Maha Aarati by 4.30pm, immediately for couple of minutes, there again was rain with big drop lets. I don’t know about other’s thought process of my family and of those present, but I took that rain as a blessing from Lord Sri Dattatreya / Sri Gajanan Maharaj that “They” made the impossible as possible by successfully completing both Ganga Pooja & Sri Datta Yag, inspite of very incliment weather. Again I just couldn’t control my Tears of Joy. After other formalities like dakshina to priests etc was over by 5.30pm, the main priest informed that only 5 of them will come for the evening Maha Prasad and that he will come by 7.30pm to perform first the evening Aarati followed by Maha Prasad.
There was no rain after that and we could perform the evening Aarati by 8pm. With the permission of the main priest we served the Maha Prasad to the elders and those who came from outside Baroda to enable them to go back before it’s too late. And then after 9.05pm the main priest, his 4 assistants and all our remaining family members had the Maha Prasad.
Thus the planned Ganga Pooja & Sri Datta Yag could be completed successfully with our beloved Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj’s blessings and grace, and I can only bow down my head again & again at His Lotus Feet.
Jai Gajanan!! Gan Gan Ganata Botey!!
Swamy
Jai Gajanan!! Gan Gan Gnata Botey!!
I would like to share below a small experience of 6th December 2017, as how our beloved Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj takes care and fulfills even the smallest of a wish:
With our beloved Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj’s blessings, I and my wife could complete the 4 Dham Yatra (Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badarinath) in October this year. Since I will be doing Sri Guru Charitra Parayana in view of Sri Datta Jayanti, which will be on 3rd December, we thought of performing Ganga Pooja & Sri Datta Yag during 1st week of December 2017, preferably on December 3rd as its Sunday and also Sri Datta Jayanti. But when we checked the Calandar we found that on 3rd December, we were supposed to attend my friend’s sons’s marriage in Ahmedabad.
When we enquired wih our priest, he said that an auspecious time need to be fixed to perform Ganga Pooja & Sri Datta Yag, and after going through the Panchanga he confirmed the date to be 6th December (it also happened to be Sankat Chaturthi) to perform both Ganga Pooja & Sri Datta Yag, and we confirmed to him to keep the 6th December date reserved for us. Also I requested him to meet us on 21st November to plan the things for the 6th December Ganga Pooja and Sri Datta Yag.
During our meeting on 21st November, the priest suggested us to perform the Pooja and Havan in the open area on terrace (top covered but other 3 sides open), so that there wont be smoke in the rooms and also the people can comfortably sit and witness the Havan etc. we also agreed to that as December is a winter month and there wont be any threat of rain. He also informed us that the Ganga Pooja will be performed first, which may take about 2 to 2 ½ hours and after ½ hour break, will start Sri Datta Yag and that will go for 6 hours. Hence he suggested us to start the Ganga Pooja by 7.30am. The Maha aarati can take place after 7.30pm and then can have Maha Prasad after by 9.05pm as the Moon rise on that day was at 9.05pm. Later the priest forwarded the required items list and we started arranging all the items including fixing the cook for preparing / supplying afternoon food (both for those who are fasting and those who don’t fast) and for the evening Maha Prasad.
To our surprise, on 3rd December there was a cyclone warning for December 4 ~ 6 for Baroda / Surat coast with heavy rain and gusty winds. This cyclone which was supposed to have crossed the coast near Chennai, turned its course and now will cross near to Surat. I just prayed to our beloved Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj, that it was His plan to perform Ganga Pooja & Sri Datta Yag and He only should make it happen without any obstacles. We started experiencing dark clouds and chilly winds on 3rd December itself and on 4th we started having intermittent rain as per the forecast.
On 5th evening as per the plan the priest along with 3 of his assistants came to our home at 4.30pm to prepare for the 6th Pooja and it was raining at that time. All my family members and the priest were really afraid as how will it be possible to perform the pooja on 6th December with the cyclone crossing the coast that night. I tod them that Sri Gajanan Maharaj is there to take care of the things and He will see that there wont be rain and we can perform our pooja. The preparations were over by 7.30pm and the priest along with his assistants left for the day. Then as Sri Gajanan Maharaj prompted me at 8pm, took my wife along to the city and brought 3 torpoline covers to cover the 2 sides and the roof to avoid any rain water entering the Pooja area. We covered both sides from where there is a possibility for rain waters to come in and we slept calmly in the night leaving the rest of the things to our beloved Sri Gajanan Maharaj to take care. I and my wife woke up by 5am, and we found that it was still driggling. I finished my regular pooja and other rituals and was waiting for the priest and his assistants to come. At 7 am there was a heavy shower (I concidered it as a welcome heavenly shower to sanctify the place and people) for few minutes just when the priest and 4 of his assistants arrived. They saw the arrangements and were happy and requested to put the 3rd cover over the roof to avoid any rain water dripping. I informed them that it will be done and requested them to start the pooja by 7.30am as per our plan. Belive me, the sky was still covered with dark clouds and very strong chilly wind was blowing acrosss. Once again I prayed to our beoved sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj to take care of the proceedings without any obstacles from the rain etc and the Ganga Pooja started at 7.30am as per plan. And to every once surprise & delight the sky started becoming clear and though the Sun could not be seen, the visibilty improved a lot. This enabled the invitees to start coming for the pooja. Ganga Pooja was completed by 10am and after ½ hour break Sri Datta Yag also started with another 3 Brahmins joing the group making the total strength as 8. Just when we were about to start Sri Datta Yag, my son received “Sri Gajanan Asish” a monthly magazine (printed by Sri Gajanan Maharaj Mandir – Mahim Mimbai) with Sri Dattatreya on the cover page and showed to me and I was convinced that Sri Dattatreya Himself came to assure that He will take care of Sri Datta Yag and I don’t need to worry at all. I just couldn’t control my Tears of Joy.
As Sri Datta Yag was completed with Poornahuti / Maha Aarati by 4.30pm, immediately for couple of minutes, there again was rain with big drop lets. I don’t know about other’s thought process of my family and of those present, but I took that rain as a blessing from Lord Sri Dattatreya / Sri Gajanan Maharaj that “They” made the impossible as possible by successfully completing both Ganga Pooja & Sri Datta Yag, inspite of very incliment weather. Again I just couldn’t control my Tears of Joy. After other formalities like dakshina to priests etc was over by 5.30pm, the main priest informed that only 5 of them will come for the evening Maha Prasad and that he will come by 7.30pm to perform first the evening Aarati followed by Maha Prasad.
There was no rain after that and we could perform the evening Aarati by 8pm. With the permission of the main priest we served the Maha Prasad to the elders and those who came from outside Baroda to enable them to go back before it’s too late. And then after 9.05pm the main priest, his 4 assistants and all our remaining family members had the Maha Prasad.
Thus the planned Ganga Pooja & Sri Datta Yag could be completed successfully with our beloved Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj’s blessings and grace, and I can only bow down my head again & again at His Lotus Feet.
Jai Gajanan!! Gan Gan Ganata Botey!!
Swamy
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This experience was shared on Oct 14,2006 in our [email protected]
(Shared by Dr. Vijay V Patel (India))
Dear All Shri Gajanan Maharaj Devotees,
Recently I joined your group. I enjoyed reading the personal experiences which all of you have shared in your life.
I have visited Shegaon couple of times in my life. I was trying to recollect the experience in my life to share with you. I was not able to recollect. Yesterday, I was talking over telephone with my wife (my wife returned to Bangalore, due to my daughter's school and presently I am on one year Extra-ordinary leave from my office (DRDO) in India and I am staying at Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, USA) and narrated about your experiences. Immediately she recollected what we had experienced at Shegaon.
Last year (2005) in the month of May we went to Shegaon. My daughter, nephew, my wife, sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, mother-in-law and myself all of us went in a rented jeep from Shirpur. We started early morning. First we went to Anand Sagar. For me, it was a difficult to believe that such a big, beautiful, green place exists in Shegaon. It is all the blessings of Shri Gajanan Maharaj.
We spend quiet some time in Anand Sagar. We had also nice lunch at Anand Sagar. Afternoon (after 1:00 PM) we went to take Darshan at Samadhi Mandir of Shri Gajanan Maharaj.
It was very hot. All of you can imagine the heat in Shegaon in the month of May and that too in afternoon. We took out our sandals/shoes and we started walking towards the queue. The distance between where we took out our sandals/shoes and the queue entrance was not much. However, the temple area everything is made up of stone. Obviously the whole walking distance area was so hot that we could not walk with bare foot. Infact we saw people were pouring water on the walking area so that devotees can walk easily.
After some distance we saw wet jute mattresses upto the queue entrance. All of us started walking through the wet area. However, Sun god was pouring heat so much that water was evaporating immediately. We walked 15-20 steps and decided to run. My mother-in-law walked 8-10 steps she told that she will go back sit near the tree and have Darshan from outside and she will not come. It was really difficult for us also. I can imagine her state of mind. We said that is fine. She started going back. We started running ahead.
When my mother in law started walking back (we must have reached to queue entrance by this time since we were running), one boy (may be 11-12 year old) came and he offered slippers to my mother-in-law and told that she can walk. To my mother in law, boy was looking from a very poor family and my mother-in-law thought he may be expecting little money from this service. Immediately, my mother in law wore his slippers. They were perfect size! She started walking slowly.
She has diabetes and she can not walk very fast. The boy was walking/jumping slowly along with her on his bare foot!. My mother in law gradually came to the queue entrance. She gave back slippers to the boy and started looking for her purse so that she can give him money. However, she realized that her purse she had given to my wife. All of us had walked quiet ahead inside the queue entrance. It was not possible for her to see us. She told the boy when she returns back after darshan, she will offer him money. He should be standing same place where he gave her slippers. Boy immediately agreed and went back smiling/jumping/ dancing.
Inside, when we saw my mother-in-law came walking we were thrilled. The queue was very big. Outside the entrance, already I had read that the waiting darshan time for the queue was 1 hour 30 minutes.
There was huge crowd inside. After some time, we were deep inside the queue. Due to heat inside, my daughter (8 years old) and my nephew (5 years old) were becoming impatient. My mother in law also started feeling uncomfortable. She started telling that she will go out. Then, suddenly queue started moving. She felt that she can have darshan. Again after some time same story. We though in another 10-15 minutes we will have darshan. After 10-15 minutes we reached inside the temple and saw still there is huge queue ahead of us. I believe while writing that all of you have seen the darshan queue. The 1 hour 30 minutes waiting time mentioned outside the entrance was right estimated time. Again my mother in law started telling that she will go out. But there was no way to go out. Queue will start moving little bit. My mother in law could never go out and all of us, after a given wait time, had nice Darshan.
When, we came outside the temple, the boy was not there. She was looking for the boy. She could not find the boy. While returning, I started laughing almost all the time and telling her that see, you wanted to come out but Maharaj made sure that you will get darshan.
At that time she told me that people have lot of experiences in their life. I have full faith, devotion in lord. I always go to temple. I do worship everyday in the morning and evening. As a scientist, my mind could not think of Chamatakars. About the boy I thought that some boy must have helped her for money. When we came out, he might have gone again in search of his money for food. My imagination stopped beyond this point. I had totally forgotten about this incidence.
However, couple of days back I joined your yahoo group. [email protected] ) I started reading all your experiences. Two-three days back, when I was discussing about this group with my wife over telephone (skype), she could immediately recollect this incidence and she asked me to write down this experience and share.
Today, almost after 1 year five months, I realize that the boy was not from poor family. He was not begger. He came to help suddenly. He walked/jumped/ danced bare foot on the hot stone. The slippers were perfect size. He did not argue for money. He could have told my mother in law that if she gives 10 Rs then he will give his slippers. But he did not do that. When we came out of Samadhi Mandir, he was not there. I thought he must have gone again in search of money for food. I was once again wrong in my `rational' thinking. The boy had gone "Once again in search of people who need His help".
I thank all of you and also my wife who could change my "rational" thinking to "devotional" thinking for this incidence. I know, what I am able to see in that Boy after 1 year five months. I do not have to write in words. Eventhough I did not see the boy, I can see the boy infront of my eyes. This is how one can feel (it
will be more correct to say "see") "GOD".
Thank you
(Shared by Dr. Vijay V Patel (India))
Dear All Shri Gajanan Maharaj Devotees,
Recently I joined your group. I enjoyed reading the personal experiences which all of you have shared in your life.
I have visited Shegaon couple of times in my life. I was trying to recollect the experience in my life to share with you. I was not able to recollect. Yesterday, I was talking over telephone with my wife (my wife returned to Bangalore, due to my daughter's school and presently I am on one year Extra-ordinary leave from my office (DRDO) in India and I am staying at Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, USA) and narrated about your experiences. Immediately she recollected what we had experienced at Shegaon.
Last year (2005) in the month of May we went to Shegaon. My daughter, nephew, my wife, sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, mother-in-law and myself all of us went in a rented jeep from Shirpur. We started early morning. First we went to Anand Sagar. For me, it was a difficult to believe that such a big, beautiful, green place exists in Shegaon. It is all the blessings of Shri Gajanan Maharaj.
We spend quiet some time in Anand Sagar. We had also nice lunch at Anand Sagar. Afternoon (after 1:00 PM) we went to take Darshan at Samadhi Mandir of Shri Gajanan Maharaj.
It was very hot. All of you can imagine the heat in Shegaon in the month of May and that too in afternoon. We took out our sandals/shoes and we started walking towards the queue. The distance between where we took out our sandals/shoes and the queue entrance was not much. However, the temple area everything is made up of stone. Obviously the whole walking distance area was so hot that we could not walk with bare foot. Infact we saw people were pouring water on the walking area so that devotees can walk easily.
After some distance we saw wet jute mattresses upto the queue entrance. All of us started walking through the wet area. However, Sun god was pouring heat so much that water was evaporating immediately. We walked 15-20 steps and decided to run. My mother-in-law walked 8-10 steps she told that she will go back sit near the tree and have Darshan from outside and she will not come. It was really difficult for us also. I can imagine her state of mind. We said that is fine. She started going back. We started running ahead.
When my mother in law started walking back (we must have reached to queue entrance by this time since we were running), one boy (may be 11-12 year old) came and he offered slippers to my mother-in-law and told that she can walk. To my mother in law, boy was looking from a very poor family and my mother-in-law thought he may be expecting little money from this service. Immediately, my mother in law wore his slippers. They were perfect size! She started walking slowly.
She has diabetes and she can not walk very fast. The boy was walking/jumping slowly along with her on his bare foot!. My mother in law gradually came to the queue entrance. She gave back slippers to the boy and started looking for her purse so that she can give him money. However, she realized that her purse she had given to my wife. All of us had walked quiet ahead inside the queue entrance. It was not possible for her to see us. She told the boy when she returns back after darshan, she will offer him money. He should be standing same place where he gave her slippers. Boy immediately agreed and went back smiling/jumping/ dancing.
Inside, when we saw my mother-in-law came walking we were thrilled. The queue was very big. Outside the entrance, already I had read that the waiting darshan time for the queue was 1 hour 30 minutes.
There was huge crowd inside. After some time, we were deep inside the queue. Due to heat inside, my daughter (8 years old) and my nephew (5 years old) were becoming impatient. My mother in law also started feeling uncomfortable. She started telling that she will go out. Then, suddenly queue started moving. She felt that she can have darshan. Again after some time same story. We though in another 10-15 minutes we will have darshan. After 10-15 minutes we reached inside the temple and saw still there is huge queue ahead of us. I believe while writing that all of you have seen the darshan queue. The 1 hour 30 minutes waiting time mentioned outside the entrance was right estimated time. Again my mother in law started telling that she will go out. But there was no way to go out. Queue will start moving little bit. My mother in law could never go out and all of us, after a given wait time, had nice Darshan.
When, we came outside the temple, the boy was not there. She was looking for the boy. She could not find the boy. While returning, I started laughing almost all the time and telling her that see, you wanted to come out but Maharaj made sure that you will get darshan.
At that time she told me that people have lot of experiences in their life. I have full faith, devotion in lord. I always go to temple. I do worship everyday in the morning and evening. As a scientist, my mind could not think of Chamatakars. About the boy I thought that some boy must have helped her for money. When we came out, he might have gone again in search of his money for food. My imagination stopped beyond this point. I had totally forgotten about this incidence.
However, couple of days back I joined your yahoo group. [email protected] ) I started reading all your experiences. Two-three days back, when I was discussing about this group with my wife over telephone (skype), she could immediately recollect this incidence and she asked me to write down this experience and share.
Today, almost after 1 year five months, I realize that the boy was not from poor family. He was not begger. He came to help suddenly. He walked/jumped/ danced bare foot on the hot stone. The slippers were perfect size. He did not argue for money. He could have told my mother in law that if she gives 10 Rs then he will give his slippers. But he did not do that. When we came out of Samadhi Mandir, he was not there. I thought he must have gone again in search of money for food. I was once again wrong in my `rational' thinking. The boy had gone "Once again in search of people who need His help".
I thank all of you and also my wife who could change my "rational" thinking to "devotional" thinking for this incidence. I know, what I am able to see in that Boy after 1 year five months. I do not have to write in words. Eventhough I did not see the boy, I can see the boy infront of my eyes. This is how one can feel (it
will be more correct to say "see") "GOD".
Thank you
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(Shared by Niraj Chawake (India))
Jai Gajanan, I am sharing our recent experience with the care, protection and shelter provided to us by our beloved Mauli Shree Maharaj
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Miraculous power of Angara
This incident happened on 21st November 2017.
There was the wedding of my cousin on 22nd November 2017. For the same reason, my younger brother who is working in Pune travelled to my hometown Nagpur. He reached there on the 21st evening and went to Marriage hall. After Shreemanti Poojan and dinner, he along with my parents came back to our home. At night around 11 pm, his stomach started aching. Initially, he didn’t pay attention as he thought it might be due to travel or spicy food in the dinner. He had lemon water, ignored the pain and tried to sleep.
But, early morning around 2 am, he had unbearable acute pain in stomach. He was actually rolling on the floor. My mother got frightened after looking his condition. She thought of taking him to the nearby doctors. She called the nearby hospitals but couldn’t get any response.
My mother was restless, after seeing her my father asked her to pray Shree Maharaj and apply Angara (/vibhuti) to my brother’s stomach. The Angara was in ‘Devghar’. Actually, we offer everyday 'Shejarti' to Shree Maharaj and after that, we close the curtains of ‘Devghar’. We open curtains only in the morning with ‘Aarti’. This is the unbroken practice we are following as not to disturb 'Shree Maharaj' after ‘Shejarati’. But on that day my mother had to break this. She asked forgiveness to Shree Maharaj. She opened curtains and took ‘Angara and teerth’ and applied to my brother’s stomach.
After 30 minutes, he started feeling better and could able to sleep. He got up in the morning as if nothing had happened and was relieved from the pain. My mother thanked Shree Maharaj and asked forgiveness for disturbing Him.
When my mother narrated this to me, I reminded of the following verses from the Gajanan Vijay Granth (Chapter 19, 84,85 and 87)
आम्हा सर्वस्वी आधार ! आपलाच आहे साचार !!
लेकरांचा अवघा भार ! मातेचिया शिरीं असे !!
आमुचें म्हणून जें जें काही ! तें अवघेंच आहे आपुले आई !!
सत्ता त्यावरी नाही ! तुम्हांवीण कवणाची !!
ब्रह्मांडाचे संरक्षण ! आपण करता येथून !!
लेकरांसाठी त्रास पूर्ण ! माता सोसी वरच्यावरी !!
Jai Gajanan
Niraj Chawake
Jai Gajanan, I am sharing our recent experience with the care, protection and shelter provided to us by our beloved Mauli Shree Maharaj
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Miraculous power of Angara
This incident happened on 21st November 2017.
There was the wedding of my cousin on 22nd November 2017. For the same reason, my younger brother who is working in Pune travelled to my hometown Nagpur. He reached there on the 21st evening and went to Marriage hall. After Shreemanti Poojan and dinner, he along with my parents came back to our home. At night around 11 pm, his stomach started aching. Initially, he didn’t pay attention as he thought it might be due to travel or spicy food in the dinner. He had lemon water, ignored the pain and tried to sleep.
But, early morning around 2 am, he had unbearable acute pain in stomach. He was actually rolling on the floor. My mother got frightened after looking his condition. She thought of taking him to the nearby doctors. She called the nearby hospitals but couldn’t get any response.
My mother was restless, after seeing her my father asked her to pray Shree Maharaj and apply Angara (/vibhuti) to my brother’s stomach. The Angara was in ‘Devghar’. Actually, we offer everyday 'Shejarti' to Shree Maharaj and after that, we close the curtains of ‘Devghar’. We open curtains only in the morning with ‘Aarti’. This is the unbroken practice we are following as not to disturb 'Shree Maharaj' after ‘Shejarati’. But on that day my mother had to break this. She asked forgiveness to Shree Maharaj. She opened curtains and took ‘Angara and teerth’ and applied to my brother’s stomach.
After 30 minutes, he started feeling better and could able to sleep. He got up in the morning as if nothing had happened and was relieved from the pain. My mother thanked Shree Maharaj and asked forgiveness for disturbing Him.
When my mother narrated this to me, I reminded of the following verses from the Gajanan Vijay Granth (Chapter 19, 84,85 and 87)
आम्हा सर्वस्वी आधार ! आपलाच आहे साचार !!
लेकरांचा अवघा भार ! मातेचिया शिरीं असे !!
आमुचें म्हणून जें जें काही ! तें अवघेंच आहे आपुले आई !!
सत्ता त्यावरी नाही ! तुम्हांवीण कवणाची !!
ब्रह्मांडाचे संरक्षण ! आपण करता येथून !!
लेकरांसाठी त्रास पूर्ण ! माता सोसी वरच्यावरी !!
Jai Gajanan
Niraj Chawake
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(Shared by Ritesh Patil (USA)
Only Because of Maharaj's krupa only I got apportunity to work in USA.
It was very difficult to get VISA at that time.
When I went to VISA interview at Chennai, there was lot many rejections were going on.Two of peoples from my office who went before me for Visa stamping, got rejected so I was tensed by hearing this.
The day arrived & morning I prayed to MAharaj & guess what happened.......my VISA got approved which was valid for 5 years (3yrs+2yrs).
With Maharaj's blessings,I flew to USA
When I arrived USA, from the 1st day I was hearing company budget issue & they started sending peoples back. I prayed Gajanan Maharaj to save me from this situation. I was one from few other peoples who didn’t go back. I continued praying Maharaj to finish at least my 5 years in US.
Suddenly one day, My Manager told me I will be coming back by end of year & also at same time my VISA going to expired (after 3 years). So if I am coming back there is no question of visa extension, I was disappointed but I kept praying Maharaj. Suddenly after 2 months, My manager called me & ask me to proceed for visa renewal which means I can continue for one more year.
Hurrryyyyy I was very Happy but I knew it was only Maharaj’s krupa who always take care of his bhakta.
Somehow I finished my 3 years & it’s time for VISA renewal. Again at that time there was lot many RFE’s for renewals & rejections, but again with Maharaj’s blessings, My VISA got approved without any issues & extended for another two years.
My target was to finish 5 years period of stay in US & I kept praying maharaj.
Again in May-2017,I got official email from Manager I am coming back to India because of organizational changes...and I was sad again.
Even My Sr.Manager in USA discussed about my role when I will be back to India that clears to me that I am going back this time.
That time I questioned that how is this happening even I am praying and Maharaj listens to my prayers........
So I book the return ticket & started things wrapping up.
One day while surfing I came across Gajanan maharaj Guruwar Vrath, I thought let’s try this Vrath (I knew I have booked ticket and company paid good amount for my ticket. So it is not possible to finish 5 yesrs in USA).
Usualy people don’t share purpose of Vrath...but here I wants to share it with you
I started Gajanan Maharaj Vrath for 5 Weeks. & praying for my stay in USA. Situation was still same till 4th week & It was almost confirmed I am going back.
But guess what.............At the last 5th week & exactly on Thursday a MIRACLE happened.
My Sr. Manager met me in coffee room & started discussion & during the discussion, informed me not to plan for going back as he is going to cancel my return ticket.
I wondered, how could this happened, Manager who asked me to go back, initiated my process again to stop everything & asked me to continue in USA.
Suddenly I had tears in my eyes........I knew it was my Maharaj and HIS krupa on me & I was puzzled as I doubted HIS presence and actions.
Really my Maharaj is GREAT .....Maharaj can change any situation & change anything in this world.
It was the greatest experience in my life.
Maharaj never left HIS devotees disappointed.
Only Because of Maharaj's krupa only I got apportunity to work in USA.
It was very difficult to get VISA at that time.
When I went to VISA interview at Chennai, there was lot many rejections were going on.Two of peoples from my office who went before me for Visa stamping, got rejected so I was tensed by hearing this.
The day arrived & morning I prayed to MAharaj & guess what happened.......my VISA got approved which was valid for 5 years (3yrs+2yrs).
With Maharaj's blessings,I flew to USA
When I arrived USA, from the 1st day I was hearing company budget issue & they started sending peoples back. I prayed Gajanan Maharaj to save me from this situation. I was one from few other peoples who didn’t go back. I continued praying Maharaj to finish at least my 5 years in US.
Suddenly one day, My Manager told me I will be coming back by end of year & also at same time my VISA going to expired (after 3 years). So if I am coming back there is no question of visa extension, I was disappointed but I kept praying Maharaj. Suddenly after 2 months, My manager called me & ask me to proceed for visa renewal which means I can continue for one more year.
Hurrryyyyy I was very Happy but I knew it was only Maharaj’s krupa who always take care of his bhakta.
Somehow I finished my 3 years & it’s time for VISA renewal. Again at that time there was lot many RFE’s for renewals & rejections, but again with Maharaj’s blessings, My VISA got approved without any issues & extended for another two years.
My target was to finish 5 years period of stay in US & I kept praying maharaj.
Again in May-2017,I got official email from Manager I am coming back to India because of organizational changes...and I was sad again.
Even My Sr.Manager in USA discussed about my role when I will be back to India that clears to me that I am going back this time.
That time I questioned that how is this happening even I am praying and Maharaj listens to my prayers........
So I book the return ticket & started things wrapping up.
One day while surfing I came across Gajanan maharaj Guruwar Vrath, I thought let’s try this Vrath (I knew I have booked ticket and company paid good amount for my ticket. So it is not possible to finish 5 yesrs in USA).
Usualy people don’t share purpose of Vrath...but here I wants to share it with you
I started Gajanan Maharaj Vrath for 5 Weeks. & praying for my stay in USA. Situation was still same till 4th week & It was almost confirmed I am going back.
But guess what.............At the last 5th week & exactly on Thursday a MIRACLE happened.
My Sr. Manager met me in coffee room & started discussion & during the discussion, informed me not to plan for going back as he is going to cancel my return ticket.
I wondered, how could this happened, Manager who asked me to go back, initiated my process again to stop everything & asked me to continue in USA.
Suddenly I had tears in my eyes........I knew it was my Maharaj and HIS krupa on me & I was puzzled as I doubted HIS presence and actions.
Really my Maharaj is GREAT .....Maharaj can change any situation & change anything in this world.
It was the greatest experience in my life.
Maharaj never left HIS devotees disappointed.
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(Shared by Devika Saodekar (NJ, USA)
Gajanan Maharaj Ki Jai !
I have always believed that Maharaj is not just a divine power but a family member who is always with us in our good and bad times. I not only worship him but also celebrate each and every happy moment with him by sharing sweets, crying in front of him whenever I am sad, just like a friend. And it is all because of N number of experiences that I have which time and again prove that he is there with me.
This is just one of many such experiences which I felt I should share with all devotees.
It was a day as usual, I finished by cooking and rest of the work in the morning and packed my husbands lunch, my son was having his school holidays so he slept for a little longer time. Everytime whenever Ameya(my son) was having a day off at school, I used to bathe early before my husband leaves , so that I could stay with Ameya. A day earlier, it was getting very hot and we were not feeling cool in the corner of the room even by the AC, so we pulled our bed a little away from the wall so that it comes in front of the AC. So Ameya was sleeping at the other corner of the bed which was little away from the wall.
My husband had to leave earlier that day, I asked him to stay back for 10 mins, I'll quickly take bath and come before he leaves. But he was in hurry, so I immediately went to take bath and he was getting ready for office. He put pillows on the other end of the bed as usual as protection for Ameya, but completely forgot to do the same for the other corner and left for office. I was taking bath and after 5 mins I heard loud noise of Ameya crying, I immediately came out and saw him down on floor on the other side crying. Strangely , I just heard his crying voice but there was no sound of him falling down. I was feeling so bad. 3 years earlier he had fallen from bed like this and immediately stared vomitting and we all were very scared at that time. Doctor told at that time its just because of the impact that he had because of falling down. I got very scared this time as well, what if he faces similar problem again? Earlier we were living in a joint family, there were many people to take care of him but in the USA, it was just the two of us. I immediately took him in lap and strangely he was not hurt anywhere , no scratch at all, he stopped crying and got back to normal in no time. He started playing as always. I abserved him the entire day and didn't tell anyone back home that this happened.
Throughout the day, I was wondering how I didn't hear him falling down, our bed , 2.5 feet + mattress, he fell from a fairly big height, but no sound. I went to sleep wondering about the same thing and thanking Maharaj that Ameya was safe.
On the same night sometime during midnight, I saw our own room in dream, complete darkness and bed in same position, little away from wall and down there Maharaj was sleeping in same position that we can see in Goving Taklikar Adhyay where he slept between four feet of his mischievous horse. Here there was no horse nothing, just the same corner of our bed where Ameya had fallen the earlier morning.
I woke up immediately , a little scared and started looking down the bed if I could see anything , but then i realised I was dreaming.
I was shaking with excitement, cause when you feel his presence so closely you feel scared. At least I was scared, I woke up my husband and told him what happened, then we realised it was him who was there when our son fell down, to protect him and thats the reason he didn't get even a single scratch.
The first thing in the morning which I did, I sat in front of his photo and started to cry, thanking him for being with us always. I always keep an asking him to give me this, give me that and also complain whenever he does not give me , but then he does not mind whatever I do and always comes to help me. He truly is my friend, philosopher,guide. Gajanan Vijay , is the biggest strength, just reading Pothi, makes you feel so safe and sound. I worship Gajanan Vijay Grantha, because its not just a story, but real experiences of devotees. Its not a spiritual book but a guide , where you can relate with every story and use the moral in your day to day life.
"प्रचिती वीण कवणाची परमार्थी न निष्ठा बसे " is true, you have to have experience to have faith in him.
Gajanan Maharaj Ki Jai!
Gajanan Maharaj Ki Jai !
I have always believed that Maharaj is not just a divine power but a family member who is always with us in our good and bad times. I not only worship him but also celebrate each and every happy moment with him by sharing sweets, crying in front of him whenever I am sad, just like a friend. And it is all because of N number of experiences that I have which time and again prove that he is there with me.
This is just one of many such experiences which I felt I should share with all devotees.
It was a day as usual, I finished by cooking and rest of the work in the morning and packed my husbands lunch, my son was having his school holidays so he slept for a little longer time. Everytime whenever Ameya(my son) was having a day off at school, I used to bathe early before my husband leaves , so that I could stay with Ameya. A day earlier, it was getting very hot and we were not feeling cool in the corner of the room even by the AC, so we pulled our bed a little away from the wall so that it comes in front of the AC. So Ameya was sleeping at the other corner of the bed which was little away from the wall.
My husband had to leave earlier that day, I asked him to stay back for 10 mins, I'll quickly take bath and come before he leaves. But he was in hurry, so I immediately went to take bath and he was getting ready for office. He put pillows on the other end of the bed as usual as protection for Ameya, but completely forgot to do the same for the other corner and left for office. I was taking bath and after 5 mins I heard loud noise of Ameya crying, I immediately came out and saw him down on floor on the other side crying. Strangely , I just heard his crying voice but there was no sound of him falling down. I was feeling so bad. 3 years earlier he had fallen from bed like this and immediately stared vomitting and we all were very scared at that time. Doctor told at that time its just because of the impact that he had because of falling down. I got very scared this time as well, what if he faces similar problem again? Earlier we were living in a joint family, there were many people to take care of him but in the USA, it was just the two of us. I immediately took him in lap and strangely he was not hurt anywhere , no scratch at all, he stopped crying and got back to normal in no time. He started playing as always. I abserved him the entire day and didn't tell anyone back home that this happened.
Throughout the day, I was wondering how I didn't hear him falling down, our bed , 2.5 feet + mattress, he fell from a fairly big height, but no sound. I went to sleep wondering about the same thing and thanking Maharaj that Ameya was safe.
On the same night sometime during midnight, I saw our own room in dream, complete darkness and bed in same position, little away from wall and down there Maharaj was sleeping in same position that we can see in Goving Taklikar Adhyay where he slept between four feet of his mischievous horse. Here there was no horse nothing, just the same corner of our bed where Ameya had fallen the earlier morning.
I woke up immediately , a little scared and started looking down the bed if I could see anything , but then i realised I was dreaming.
I was shaking with excitement, cause when you feel his presence so closely you feel scared. At least I was scared, I woke up my husband and told him what happened, then we realised it was him who was there when our son fell down, to protect him and thats the reason he didn't get even a single scratch.
The first thing in the morning which I did, I sat in front of his photo and started to cry, thanking him for being with us always. I always keep an asking him to give me this, give me that and also complain whenever he does not give me , but then he does not mind whatever I do and always comes to help me. He truly is my friend, philosopher,guide. Gajanan Vijay , is the biggest strength, just reading Pothi, makes you feel so safe and sound. I worship Gajanan Vijay Grantha, because its not just a story, but real experiences of devotees. Its not a spiritual book but a guide , where you can relate with every story and use the moral in your day to day life.
"प्रचिती वीण कवणाची परमार्थी न निष्ठा बसे " is true, you have to have experience to have faith in him.
Gajanan Maharaj Ki Jai!
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(Shared by Devotee Sister (Dallas, USA)
Jai Gajanan !! Om Sai Ram !!
This is about my recent experience which happened on the first day of Gajanan Maharaj Vrat.
I got introduced to Baba Gajanan very recently when I went to Shirdi Sai Baba temple in Dallas, USA. I got a small photo of Maharaj in the temple and I was curious to know more about Maharaj, his stories, teachings etc. Every day I used to read at least one experience of devotees on this website which increased my faith in him manifolds and I wish that I get to experience some miracles and share my experience with other devotees.
I am currently looking for a full-time job and I was informed by one of the devotees to do Gajanan Maharaj Thursday vrat. I read the details of the vrat and decided to start Gajanan Maharaj vrat on 19th Oct 2017 (Diwali day), but due to my exam and other issues, I decided to start the vrat a week earlier on 12th Oct 2017. I read the instructions about performing the pooja and wasn't sure if I can start on 12th Oct since I did not have an idol to perform pooja. I checked in the nearby temple, online, Amazon.com and other websites to purchase the idol, but wasn't successful in getting one. On 11th Oct I went to the Dallas Baba temple again hoping that I might get Maharaj idol somehow, but to my disappointment, the idols got over a few days back and the priest informed that he has placed the order for new idols which would take about a month to arrive in the USA. I was sad and dejected and was being suspicious about starting the vrat without the idol. Finally, on 11th Oct night, i decided to start the vrat with the small photo of Maharaj which I got in the temple a week back.
The 12th morning I started the vrat with a good feel but somewhere I was feeling low that I do not have good or bigger picture of Maharaj. I prayed to Maharaj to accept my prayers and to come to my house in any form today. As usual, the day passed and I went to the temple in the evening during aarthi time and was standing in the line to do the aarthi. I was lost in my own thoughts thinking about jobs and other problems and by then the priest walked towards me with a smile and said "I knew that you would come to temple today. Come here I have something for you". I was surprised that how the priest knew that I would go to the temple today and was equally curious to know what he had for me. I go to the temple rare and generally over the weekends as the temple is far from home and I do not have the vehicle to go. The priest came again saying "I have kept something in front of Ganesha idol, go take it". I saw a folded(rounded) paper and wasn't sure if I can take it. The priest came again and asked didn't you take it yet and by then my turn for aarthi came and as soon I was done doing the aarthi, I picked the folded paper, did pradakshina and opened to see what it was. Guess what, I got a big poster of Gajanan Maharaj. God I couldn't believe my eyes for few mins and was standing perplexed thinking whether it was a dream. I was so overwhelmed and I lack words to describe my ineffable joy. Tears started rolling out by themselves and I can never ever forget the first experience which was indeed the best. I was so thankful to Maharaj for accepting my prayers and devotion. Later I did abhishekam to Maharaj and Baba, offered prasadam, bowed and prayed wholeheartedly to Sai Baba, Gajanan Maharaj and Ganesha. It brings a smile on my face and hope in my heart whenever I think of this experience. I pray that I complete the vrat successfully without any hurdles in between and hoping to share more such experiences with all you devotees.
Dear devotees never ever lose hope if our prayers aren't answered instantaneously. Baba Maharaj knows what best to give at the right time. Sai Baba and Maharaj will always be there for you and just have faith and patience. Baba Maharaj blesses one and all.
"Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaha. Gan Gan Ganat bote. Om Sri Sainathaya Namaha !!! ".
Jai Gajanan !! Om Sai Ram !!
This is about my recent experience which happened on the first day of Gajanan Maharaj Vrat.
I got introduced to Baba Gajanan very recently when I went to Shirdi Sai Baba temple in Dallas, USA. I got a small photo of Maharaj in the temple and I was curious to know more about Maharaj, his stories, teachings etc. Every day I used to read at least one experience of devotees on this website which increased my faith in him manifolds and I wish that I get to experience some miracles and share my experience with other devotees.
I am currently looking for a full-time job and I was informed by one of the devotees to do Gajanan Maharaj Thursday vrat. I read the details of the vrat and decided to start Gajanan Maharaj vrat on 19th Oct 2017 (Diwali day), but due to my exam and other issues, I decided to start the vrat a week earlier on 12th Oct 2017. I read the instructions about performing the pooja and wasn't sure if I can start on 12th Oct since I did not have an idol to perform pooja. I checked in the nearby temple, online, Amazon.com and other websites to purchase the idol, but wasn't successful in getting one. On 11th Oct I went to the Dallas Baba temple again hoping that I might get Maharaj idol somehow, but to my disappointment, the idols got over a few days back and the priest informed that he has placed the order for new idols which would take about a month to arrive in the USA. I was sad and dejected and was being suspicious about starting the vrat without the idol. Finally, on 11th Oct night, i decided to start the vrat with the small photo of Maharaj which I got in the temple a week back.
The 12th morning I started the vrat with a good feel but somewhere I was feeling low that I do not have good or bigger picture of Maharaj. I prayed to Maharaj to accept my prayers and to come to my house in any form today. As usual, the day passed and I went to the temple in the evening during aarthi time and was standing in the line to do the aarthi. I was lost in my own thoughts thinking about jobs and other problems and by then the priest walked towards me with a smile and said "I knew that you would come to temple today. Come here I have something for you". I was surprised that how the priest knew that I would go to the temple today and was equally curious to know what he had for me. I go to the temple rare and generally over the weekends as the temple is far from home and I do not have the vehicle to go. The priest came again saying "I have kept something in front of Ganesha idol, go take it". I saw a folded(rounded) paper and wasn't sure if I can take it. The priest came again and asked didn't you take it yet and by then my turn for aarthi came and as soon I was done doing the aarthi, I picked the folded paper, did pradakshina and opened to see what it was. Guess what, I got a big poster of Gajanan Maharaj. God I couldn't believe my eyes for few mins and was standing perplexed thinking whether it was a dream. I was so overwhelmed and I lack words to describe my ineffable joy. Tears started rolling out by themselves and I can never ever forget the first experience which was indeed the best. I was so thankful to Maharaj for accepting my prayers and devotion. Later I did abhishekam to Maharaj and Baba, offered prasadam, bowed and prayed wholeheartedly to Sai Baba, Gajanan Maharaj and Ganesha. It brings a smile on my face and hope in my heart whenever I think of this experience. I pray that I complete the vrat successfully without any hurdles in between and hoping to share more such experiences with all you devotees.
Dear devotees never ever lose hope if our prayers aren't answered instantaneously. Baba Maharaj knows what best to give at the right time. Sai Baba and Maharaj will always be there for you and just have faith and patience. Baba Maharaj blesses one and all.
"Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaha. Gan Gan Ganat bote. Om Sri Sainathaya Namaha !!! ".
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(Shared by Rishi Mudgal (USA))
Jai Gajanan !!
This experience shows how Shri Maharaj takes care of each and every wish.
We believe Sai Baba and Shri Maharaj are ONE and where ever we don’t find Shri Maharaj’s temple, we go to a Sai Baba Temple (I believe that this sense is also given to us by Shri Maharaj).
In Los Angeles, there is a very beautiful Sai Baba temple in an area called Montebello and we regularly visit it. Once my wife decided to do parayan of “Shri Sai Satcharita” along with “Shri Gajanan Vijay Granth”. She learnt complete parayan vidhi from one of the Sai Baba devotees and planned a Saptah (week) for reading “Shri Sai Satcharita”.
In my office there are lots of Indians working and most of them are devotees of Sai Baba.
Now let me describe the event in order below
Location
We are residing in community called “Park La Brea”. It has approx 4000 houses & apartments. We are in one of the 12 stories building (10 apt every floor) and have a mail room at ground floor where all the postal mails are delivered in specific mail boxes. This mail room is being used as exit/entry for Parking for the convenience for residence. Generally when the people receive mail for a previous resident, people throw it in the trash.
Aug 2009
My wife Seema started “Shri Sai Satcharita” and finished it on Thursday. She told me “We always get udi (Angara) from Shegaon, but this time if can get udi from Shirdi, that would be like “Sone pe Suhaga”. I said “Next time, when we go to Sai Baba’s Temple, we will ask for it from some devotees”
Two weeks later on one Thursday
I had a Client Town hall meeting and in that meeting client introduced one person (along with few more people) named “Raghav Edimishetty” who completed 8 years of service with Client. Since there are more than 300 people working in same building, this face was new to me.
Next Monday
I was back Home from work in evening, and passing thru mail room, I saw many mails spread on floor, as if thrown by residents, which mostly involved advertisement and mails for the previous residents. Suddenly I was attracted towards one white envelop lying on floor upside down. I was curious and picked up that envelop. (Only that from hundreds of other mails)
Guess what that was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was an envelope from “Shri Shirdi Sai Sansthan” Shirdi, Dist Ahamdnagar for “Raghav Edimishetty “and had udi (Angara) from Shirdi. I rushed home, and in a single breath explained to Seema. She had tears in eyes and bowed to Shri Maharaj.
Next Day (Tuesday)
I searched for Raghav in the office and went to his work place. I told him “I will give you one very important thing, but you have to share half of it with me”. He agreed and I handed over envelop to him, he shared half of it with me and told me “I don’t know, how it went there. I have left that community two years ago”
Amazing Na!!! Sai Baba took care of him. And our Maharaj, heard our request. Both take care of their devotees.
Now tell me, Shouldn’t we believe both are one, am I right or not?
Jai Gajanan
Jai Gajanan !!
This experience shows how Shri Maharaj takes care of each and every wish.
We believe Sai Baba and Shri Maharaj are ONE and where ever we don’t find Shri Maharaj’s temple, we go to a Sai Baba Temple (I believe that this sense is also given to us by Shri Maharaj).
In Los Angeles, there is a very beautiful Sai Baba temple in an area called Montebello and we regularly visit it. Once my wife decided to do parayan of “Shri Sai Satcharita” along with “Shri Gajanan Vijay Granth”. She learnt complete parayan vidhi from one of the Sai Baba devotees and planned a Saptah (week) for reading “Shri Sai Satcharita”.
In my office there are lots of Indians working and most of them are devotees of Sai Baba.
Now let me describe the event in order below
Location
We are residing in community called “Park La Brea”. It has approx 4000 houses & apartments. We are in one of the 12 stories building (10 apt every floor) and have a mail room at ground floor where all the postal mails are delivered in specific mail boxes. This mail room is being used as exit/entry for Parking for the convenience for residence. Generally when the people receive mail for a previous resident, people throw it in the trash.
Aug 2009
My wife Seema started “Shri Sai Satcharita” and finished it on Thursday. She told me “We always get udi (Angara) from Shegaon, but this time if can get udi from Shirdi, that would be like “Sone pe Suhaga”. I said “Next time, when we go to Sai Baba’s Temple, we will ask for it from some devotees”
Two weeks later on one Thursday
I had a Client Town hall meeting and in that meeting client introduced one person (along with few more people) named “Raghav Edimishetty” who completed 8 years of service with Client. Since there are more than 300 people working in same building, this face was new to me.
Next Monday
I was back Home from work in evening, and passing thru mail room, I saw many mails spread on floor, as if thrown by residents, which mostly involved advertisement and mails for the previous residents. Suddenly I was attracted towards one white envelop lying on floor upside down. I was curious and picked up that envelop. (Only that from hundreds of other mails)
Guess what that was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was an envelope from “Shri Shirdi Sai Sansthan” Shirdi, Dist Ahamdnagar for “Raghav Edimishetty “and had udi (Angara) from Shirdi. I rushed home, and in a single breath explained to Seema. She had tears in eyes and bowed to Shri Maharaj.
Next Day (Tuesday)
I searched for Raghav in the office and went to his work place. I told him “I will give you one very important thing, but you have to share half of it with me”. He agreed and I handed over envelop to him, he shared half of it with me and told me “I don’t know, how it went there. I have left that community two years ago”
Amazing Na!!! Sai Baba took care of him. And our Maharaj, heard our request. Both take care of their devotees.
Now tell me, Shouldn’t we believe both are one, am I right or not?
Jai Gajanan
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Shared by an ardent Devotee from Mumbai (India)
Jay Gajanan !
Shri Maharaj has always tested my faith in Him. I hope and pray that I passed this test too. I know for sure that my faith in Him would remain unshaken, whatsoever.
26th July 2005 - It was one of the worst rains (and floods) in Mumbai that took place in 100 years. I work for an MNC in Mumbai and my office is located in Andheri (East) area, which again was one of the worst hit
areas, on that day. It poured all day, as if the skies had split open, but little did we realize that we were in for trouble. As usual, all of us in the office presumed that we should wait a while till the rain water drains off & then leave for home. A group of 4 of us, left the office at 5.30 pm and walked for nearly a kilometer, when we realized that the water levels in several pockets of the area were creating small whirlpools & practically dragging people. Within minutes, we could see the water rising upto waist level and in no time we were wading thru chest high water. We'd no choice but to walk towards home (which was nearly 5-6 Kms), as all the vehicles on the roads / highway / bridges /flyovers were gradually getting submerged & people were abandoning them & trying to walk to safer avenues. The walk never seemed to end.
All along, I was trying to hold my colleague's hand and calm her, as she was terribly frightened at whatever was happening. While walking, I was continuously chanting "Shri Gajanan, Jay Gajanan" and heart-of-hearts knew that Shri Maharaj was "watching over & protecting" us. Even in those conditions, there was not a moment that I felt scared, disturbed or disillusioned, about what might happen next. I knew for sure, that even if I wasn't alive after this episode, He wld take care of my family. Mentally, I'd surrendered at His Holy Feet.
At about 10.45 pm we managed to cover a distance of 4.5 Kms and reached a point where a flyover was about to begin. To my utter horror, I realized that most of the houses beyond that point were submerged & only the roofs were visible. Moreover, my flat was located on the 1st floor of our building (which was approx. 15 mts. Walking distance from that point) & my 12-year old daughter was all alone - with no electricity, no telephone lines working. To add to this, we'd recently shifted to this place & hence the neighbours were not known to us well. I had managed to establish contact with my husband & son at 4.30 pm, much before I left the office, after which all connections snapped. We decided to get onto the flyover & wait till the water receded. We were thoroughly drenched to the marrow of our bones & the rain & wind refused to stop until 2.00 am. We somehow managed to convince a tempo (3-wheeler) driver to open the tempo & allow us to sit inside, as we were freezing with cold. He hesitantly let us into his tempo, wherein approx. 20 of us huddled up together all night, taking turns to sit & stand for a while & make place for all of them.
While all this happened, I sincerely prayed to Shri Maharaj that I don't mind if everything in my house gets washed away, but Shri Maharaj's photo and my daughter may please be spared/safe. At the break of dawn, the next day, we slowly started moving out to our destinations. The water had receded only by about 6 inches, but atleast things around us were visible. Gradually, we held on to the light fencing below the flyover & waded thru the water. I realized that at about 1 Km radius around my building, there was not a drop of water, while the entire area surrounding us was almost submerged & reports of several deaths were trickling in. There was not a moment that I felt tired inspite of not having food & water for more than 12 hours. As soon as I reached home, I washed my hands and feet & offered a thanks giving prayer to Shri Maharaj - for keeping my family members safe & most importantly, Shri Maharaj's photo, which is my prized possession, remained safe.
Provisions were not available in shops for more than 4 days, but even in this disastrous situation, Shri Maharaj blessed us to offer Sevas. The trustees from a nearby Sai Mandir approached & informed us that the hutments located behind our colony were completely submerged & they'd lost everything. We carried out a collection campaign from 10 buildings & managed to provide essentials [viz. wheat flour, rice, dal, edible oil, masalas, toilet / washing soaps, tooth paste/brush etc., (old clothes & bedsheets were also collected)], enough to last for 15 days, to all those hutment dwellers - Jay Gajanan !
SAAT JANMANCHI, LABHALI PUNYAYI, MHANUNA ZAHALO, PALAKHI CHE BHOYI !
I don't have sufficient words to express my grattitude towards Shri Guru Mauli. I sincerely pray that He permits me to offer Sevas in all forms & in all my lives.
May Shri Gajanan Mauli's blessings be with one & all !
Jay Gajanan !
Shri Maharaj has always tested my faith in Him. I hope and pray that I passed this test too. I know for sure that my faith in Him would remain unshaken, whatsoever.
26th July 2005 - It was one of the worst rains (and floods) in Mumbai that took place in 100 years. I work for an MNC in Mumbai and my office is located in Andheri (East) area, which again was one of the worst hit
areas, on that day. It poured all day, as if the skies had split open, but little did we realize that we were in for trouble. As usual, all of us in the office presumed that we should wait a while till the rain water drains off & then leave for home. A group of 4 of us, left the office at 5.30 pm and walked for nearly a kilometer, when we realized that the water levels in several pockets of the area were creating small whirlpools & practically dragging people. Within minutes, we could see the water rising upto waist level and in no time we were wading thru chest high water. We'd no choice but to walk towards home (which was nearly 5-6 Kms), as all the vehicles on the roads / highway / bridges /flyovers were gradually getting submerged & people were abandoning them & trying to walk to safer avenues. The walk never seemed to end.
All along, I was trying to hold my colleague's hand and calm her, as she was terribly frightened at whatever was happening. While walking, I was continuously chanting "Shri Gajanan, Jay Gajanan" and heart-of-hearts knew that Shri Maharaj was "watching over & protecting" us. Even in those conditions, there was not a moment that I felt scared, disturbed or disillusioned, about what might happen next. I knew for sure, that even if I wasn't alive after this episode, He wld take care of my family. Mentally, I'd surrendered at His Holy Feet.
At about 10.45 pm we managed to cover a distance of 4.5 Kms and reached a point where a flyover was about to begin. To my utter horror, I realized that most of the houses beyond that point were submerged & only the roofs were visible. Moreover, my flat was located on the 1st floor of our building (which was approx. 15 mts. Walking distance from that point) & my 12-year old daughter was all alone - with no electricity, no telephone lines working. To add to this, we'd recently shifted to this place & hence the neighbours were not known to us well. I had managed to establish contact with my husband & son at 4.30 pm, much before I left the office, after which all connections snapped. We decided to get onto the flyover & wait till the water receded. We were thoroughly drenched to the marrow of our bones & the rain & wind refused to stop until 2.00 am. We somehow managed to convince a tempo (3-wheeler) driver to open the tempo & allow us to sit inside, as we were freezing with cold. He hesitantly let us into his tempo, wherein approx. 20 of us huddled up together all night, taking turns to sit & stand for a while & make place for all of them.
While all this happened, I sincerely prayed to Shri Maharaj that I don't mind if everything in my house gets washed away, but Shri Maharaj's photo and my daughter may please be spared/safe. At the break of dawn, the next day, we slowly started moving out to our destinations. The water had receded only by about 6 inches, but atleast things around us were visible. Gradually, we held on to the light fencing below the flyover & waded thru the water. I realized that at about 1 Km radius around my building, there was not a drop of water, while the entire area surrounding us was almost submerged & reports of several deaths were trickling in. There was not a moment that I felt tired inspite of not having food & water for more than 12 hours. As soon as I reached home, I washed my hands and feet & offered a thanks giving prayer to Shri Maharaj - for keeping my family members safe & most importantly, Shri Maharaj's photo, which is my prized possession, remained safe.
Provisions were not available in shops for more than 4 days, but even in this disastrous situation, Shri Maharaj blessed us to offer Sevas. The trustees from a nearby Sai Mandir approached & informed us that the hutments located behind our colony were completely submerged & they'd lost everything. We carried out a collection campaign from 10 buildings & managed to provide essentials [viz. wheat flour, rice, dal, edible oil, masalas, toilet / washing soaps, tooth paste/brush etc., (old clothes & bedsheets were also collected)], enough to last for 15 days, to all those hutment dwellers - Jay Gajanan !
SAAT JANMANCHI, LABHALI PUNYAYI, MHANUNA ZAHALO, PALAKHI CHE BHOYI !
I don't have sufficient words to express my grattitude towards Shri Guru Mauli. I sincerely pray that He permits me to offer Sevas in all forms & in all my lives.
May Shri Gajanan Mauli's blessings be with one & all !
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Shared by Devotee from Mumbai (India)
In May 2017 we started cleaning our house and trying to get rid of excess and surplus materials, books, furniture, utensils etc. There were some items which were gifted to us for our wedding and untouched even after 30 years.
During the cleaning process we came across several photos of Gods lying in the cabinets in the top section and closed. One of the photos was a 10 inch glass covered frame of Shirdi Sai Baba with usual benevolent look in the eyes and sitting pose with one leg crossed.
We discussed amongst us (my wife and I) that there were so many photos and we should give this Sai photo away to a Sai Temple where it may be worshipped appropriately. It is not right for us to keep it in the cabinet unworshipped !
Next day, I gathered all the items to be given away or sold off . The photo of Sai Baba was also there in the heap. I picked it up to put it inside the bag to be taken away. Suddenly, I heard a voice whisper in my ear - क्या आप मुझे घर से बाहेर निकाल रहे हो ?
For a moment I froze! I realized my mistake. My eyes were already moist. Even as I am writing this script I get goose bumps. I searched for an appropriate place to put up the photo. Sai found a place for Himself. The photo now is near the entrance to the house. We were thus saved from committing a huge blunder.
तुच गजानन,तुच साई..!!
स्वामी तुच, तु माझी आई..!!
अशीच असावी कृपा सावली..!!
सदैव आम्हावरी गुरुमाउली..!!
श्री गजानन महाराज की जय
In May 2017 we started cleaning our house and trying to get rid of excess and surplus materials, books, furniture, utensils etc. There were some items which were gifted to us for our wedding and untouched even after 30 years.
During the cleaning process we came across several photos of Gods lying in the cabinets in the top section and closed. One of the photos was a 10 inch glass covered frame of Shirdi Sai Baba with usual benevolent look in the eyes and sitting pose with one leg crossed.
We discussed amongst us (my wife and I) that there were so many photos and we should give this Sai photo away to a Sai Temple where it may be worshipped appropriately. It is not right for us to keep it in the cabinet unworshipped !
Next day, I gathered all the items to be given away or sold off . The photo of Sai Baba was also there in the heap. I picked it up to put it inside the bag to be taken away. Suddenly, I heard a voice whisper in my ear - क्या आप मुझे घर से बाहेर निकाल रहे हो ?
For a moment I froze! I realized my mistake. My eyes were already moist. Even as I am writing this script I get goose bumps. I searched for an appropriate place to put up the photo. Sai found a place for Himself. The photo now is near the entrance to the house. We were thus saved from committing a huge blunder.
तुच गजानन,तुच साई..!!
स्वामी तुच, तु माझी आई..!!
अशीच असावी कृपा सावली..!!
सदैव आम्हावरी गुरुमाउली..!!
श्री गजानन महाराज की जय
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Shared by Devotee from Seattle (USA)
Gajananachya adbhuta Leela, anubhava yeti aaa meetila |
Sharanna javuni Gajanan ,dukkha taya te kari kathanaa |
Krupa kari to bhaktansi ,dhavonni yeto vegesi |
These enlightening lines are always at the back of my mind.
Jai Gajanan Shri Gajanan,
One of my college friend was in living in Dallas. Her parents decided to come to USA in 2016 to take care of her during her pregnancy. When I came to know her parents are coming, I asked her to get Gajanan Maharaj's photo for me. In Jan 2016, they came to the USA and she informed me that they got the photo for me. She messaged me a picture of the photo which made me very happy. I told her, I will come to Dallas and get the photo from her.
But I was not able to get it in 2016 due to some issues. In May 2017, she decided to go back to India. I asked her to send me photo through courier. She told me that she didn’t know where she kept the photo and will surely try to search if time permits. But she was not sure since they were very busy in packing. I was upset after hearing that. But miraculously, she found the photo on Thursday night. I was very happy that day. Baba’s photo arrived to my place on next Wednesday morning and I did puja on my Thursday vrat. Jai Gajanan Shri Gajanan.
East or West My Gajanan Baba is the best!!!!!!
This is my Thursday Vrat experience. I was very frustrated with my current job and place. I started searching for a new job from end of 2016. I applied to many places but was not getting the desired response. In Feb 2017, I was talking to my dearest guru sister and she told me about Thursday Vrat. Jai Gajanan Shri Gajanan. She sent me all the details about Vrat through email. In Jan 2017, I started observing Thursday Vrat. Just before my 11th Thursday Vrat, in May 2017, I got a call for onsite interview. My interview was scheduled on Wednesday morning. I woke up and saw my guru sister had sent me Shegaon’s Pic on mobile saying this is today’s Shegaon’s darshan. We very rarely used to exchange individual messages. It’s was a pleasant surprise for me. It was indication from Maharaj that he is with me. Before my every interview round I chanted Gajanan Baba’s name and appeared in interview.
Next day was Thursday and I went to Gajanan Maharaj temple in same city where I was interviewed and offered my 11th Thursday Vrat there. After a week, I got call that they have selected and offered a position to me. Jai Gajanan shree Gajanan.
Its Krupa of my Gajanan Baba and mahima of Gajanan Thursday Vrat
Gan Gan Ganata Bote!!!!!
Gajananachya adbhuta Leela, anubhava yeti aaa meetila |
Sharanna javuni Gajanan ,dukkha taya te kari kathanaa |
Krupa kari to bhaktansi ,dhavonni yeto vegesi |
These enlightening lines are always at the back of my mind.
Jai Gajanan Shri Gajanan,
One of my college friend was in living in Dallas. Her parents decided to come to USA in 2016 to take care of her during her pregnancy. When I came to know her parents are coming, I asked her to get Gajanan Maharaj's photo for me. In Jan 2016, they came to the USA and she informed me that they got the photo for me. She messaged me a picture of the photo which made me very happy. I told her, I will come to Dallas and get the photo from her.
But I was not able to get it in 2016 due to some issues. In May 2017, she decided to go back to India. I asked her to send me photo through courier. She told me that she didn’t know where she kept the photo and will surely try to search if time permits. But she was not sure since they were very busy in packing. I was upset after hearing that. But miraculously, she found the photo on Thursday night. I was very happy that day. Baba’s photo arrived to my place on next Wednesday morning and I did puja on my Thursday vrat. Jai Gajanan Shri Gajanan.
East or West My Gajanan Baba is the best!!!!!!
This is my Thursday Vrat experience. I was very frustrated with my current job and place. I started searching for a new job from end of 2016. I applied to many places but was not getting the desired response. In Feb 2017, I was talking to my dearest guru sister and she told me about Thursday Vrat. Jai Gajanan Shri Gajanan. She sent me all the details about Vrat through email. In Jan 2017, I started observing Thursday Vrat. Just before my 11th Thursday Vrat, in May 2017, I got a call for onsite interview. My interview was scheduled on Wednesday morning. I woke up and saw my guru sister had sent me Shegaon’s Pic on mobile saying this is today’s Shegaon’s darshan. We very rarely used to exchange individual messages. It’s was a pleasant surprise for me. It was indication from Maharaj that he is with me. Before my every interview round I chanted Gajanan Baba’s name and appeared in interview.
Next day was Thursday and I went to Gajanan Maharaj temple in same city where I was interviewed and offered my 11th Thursday Vrat there. After a week, I got call that they have selected and offered a position to me. Jai Gajanan shree Gajanan.
Its Krupa of my Gajanan Baba and mahima of Gajanan Thursday Vrat
Gan Gan Ganata Bote!!!!!
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Shared by Sayali Kulkarni-Ranade from USA)
Jai Gajanan,
I started believing and following Gajanan Maharaj since past 2.5 years. As mentioned in “Gajanan Vijay Grantha”
There are many experiences which I would like to share with you, but it would be very long, hence, I am sharing two experiences right now. One when I was in India and another here in USA.
Since my childhood, I am observing my parents, specially my mother doing one-day Parayans of “Gajanan Vijay Grantha”, my mother is ardent devotee of Maharaj and being from Nashik, India, she gets to attend Mukhotgat Parayan of great devotee Mrs. Bapat Aaji. Despite my parents being Maharaj devotee, I never felt that much attached to Maharaj and never listened to my mother seriously to follow Him. It’s not that I was atheist, I am a strong believer of God, I used to worship ‘Durga Mata’, but I had a weak faith on ‘Human form of Saints’. I was so wrong and foolish. I am sure Maharaj has forgiven me for my ignorance. Then suddenly one day in Nov 2014, I felt like visiting ‘Shegaon’ with my parents. For this visit, I had booked the train tickets just one-month prior and at the time of booking I could not get confirmed seats. Our seats were given waiting no. far back and my friends told me that it will be hard to get it confirmed before the journey. Since the journey was overnight, I thought it is not wise to make my parents sit throughout the night. I prayed Maharaj, that let my seat be in RAC category but please let my parent’s seats get confirmed. I was working in Mumbai then and my parents were in Nashik. I used to check ticket status daily and no change in waiting no. Just 3-4 days prior to journey, my parents asked me about tickets status. I was worried, because I was about to postpone the visit if tickets would not get confirm due to leave constraint. But Maharaj always take care of all troubles of his devotees may it very small or very big. Just one day before journey I received email from IRCTC that my all tickets are confirmed. I could not believe it and rechecked on website, indeed they were confirmed, we had a pleasant journey, nice Darshan at Shegaon. This was because I visited Shegoan without any doubt in my mind. I prayed from bottom of my heart and asked Maharaj that, if He fulfill my wish soon, I will offer Him some Seva and he did fulfil my wish. Since then I am a strong believer and started following his principles. I started doing Parayan of ‘Gajanan Vijay Grantha’ and try to do His seva as much as possible. Not only Maharaj fulfilled my big wish, but He is helping me and showing me right path in all situations.
Now here in USA too I had miraculous experiences of Maharaj. I was actively looking for a job for 2-3 months. I sent applications at many places but not response at all. Everyone wanted someone who has 4-5 years’ experience in USA. I have a strong experience in India, but it was not considered here. Meanwhile, I started looking for some groups here in USA who follow Gajanan Maharaj. One day I just typed “Gajanan Maharaj America” on Google and came across website of GMADP (Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar). I was happy, then I read about the events planned all over the USA, the audio app developed for ‘Gajanan Vijay Grantha’. I used to visit website to know about latest updates, but for few weeks I did not check “Experiences” column on website. After 3 months of job search with no success, one day out of frustration I asked Maharaj, “Why are You not helping me in my honest attempts of job search?”. Then I don’t know how, suddenly it clicked me to check GMADP website. I was just browsing website then I realized I have never read ‘Experiences” column and so when I started reading it, I could not stop myself. Every experience of devotee is miraculous and increases your faith on Maharaj. I was eager to read more experiences and read it till end.
Among these experiences, two were kind of like my situation, job hunt. One of the devotee wrote that how it got his dream job after doing “Guruvar Vrat”. There itself information was given for “Guruvar Vrat” by GMADP. I decided to do that Vrat and miracle happened. I got a call for on-site interview for one position I had applied the previous week. This was Tue and the following Thu was first Thursday of my Vrat. My interview got scheduled on Thu morning. During the commute for company location, suddenly I received WhatsApp message by my father. He has sent me very rare photo of Maharaj and wrote whatever you wish today will get fulfilled. Generally, my father hardly uses WhatsApp and send message in very rarely. This was indication from “Maharaj” that I will get the job, as I was bit worried whether I will get selected in interview. My interview went very smooth and by evening 6 pm, I got a call that I have been offered that position. I could not believe my luck, in 3 months of all attempts, I could not get any call for interview, and as soon as I decided to do “Guruvar Vrat”, by first Thu I got a job offer. Really “Maharaj’s Leela” are beyond imagination. HE wanted me to continue His seva as I used to do in India. May I get to offer Maharaj more and more selfless seva.
Jai Gajanan and thank you for giving me opportunity to share my experience.
Jai Gajanan,
I started believing and following Gajanan Maharaj since past 2.5 years. As mentioned in “Gajanan Vijay Grantha”
There are many experiences which I would like to share with you, but it would be very long, hence, I am sharing two experiences right now. One when I was in India and another here in USA.
Since my childhood, I am observing my parents, specially my mother doing one-day Parayans of “Gajanan Vijay Grantha”, my mother is ardent devotee of Maharaj and being from Nashik, India, she gets to attend Mukhotgat Parayan of great devotee Mrs. Bapat Aaji. Despite my parents being Maharaj devotee, I never felt that much attached to Maharaj and never listened to my mother seriously to follow Him. It’s not that I was atheist, I am a strong believer of God, I used to worship ‘Durga Mata’, but I had a weak faith on ‘Human form of Saints’. I was so wrong and foolish. I am sure Maharaj has forgiven me for my ignorance. Then suddenly one day in Nov 2014, I felt like visiting ‘Shegaon’ with my parents. For this visit, I had booked the train tickets just one-month prior and at the time of booking I could not get confirmed seats. Our seats were given waiting no. far back and my friends told me that it will be hard to get it confirmed before the journey. Since the journey was overnight, I thought it is not wise to make my parents sit throughout the night. I prayed Maharaj, that let my seat be in RAC category but please let my parent’s seats get confirmed. I was working in Mumbai then and my parents were in Nashik. I used to check ticket status daily and no change in waiting no. Just 3-4 days prior to journey, my parents asked me about tickets status. I was worried, because I was about to postpone the visit if tickets would not get confirm due to leave constraint. But Maharaj always take care of all troubles of his devotees may it very small or very big. Just one day before journey I received email from IRCTC that my all tickets are confirmed. I could not believe it and rechecked on website, indeed they were confirmed, we had a pleasant journey, nice Darshan at Shegaon. This was because I visited Shegoan without any doubt in my mind. I prayed from bottom of my heart and asked Maharaj that, if He fulfill my wish soon, I will offer Him some Seva and he did fulfil my wish. Since then I am a strong believer and started following his principles. I started doing Parayan of ‘Gajanan Vijay Grantha’ and try to do His seva as much as possible. Not only Maharaj fulfilled my big wish, but He is helping me and showing me right path in all situations.
Now here in USA too I had miraculous experiences of Maharaj. I was actively looking for a job for 2-3 months. I sent applications at many places but not response at all. Everyone wanted someone who has 4-5 years’ experience in USA. I have a strong experience in India, but it was not considered here. Meanwhile, I started looking for some groups here in USA who follow Gajanan Maharaj. One day I just typed “Gajanan Maharaj America” on Google and came across website of GMADP (Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar). I was happy, then I read about the events planned all over the USA, the audio app developed for ‘Gajanan Vijay Grantha’. I used to visit website to know about latest updates, but for few weeks I did not check “Experiences” column on website. After 3 months of job search with no success, one day out of frustration I asked Maharaj, “Why are You not helping me in my honest attempts of job search?”. Then I don’t know how, suddenly it clicked me to check GMADP website. I was just browsing website then I realized I have never read ‘Experiences” column and so when I started reading it, I could not stop myself. Every experience of devotee is miraculous and increases your faith on Maharaj. I was eager to read more experiences and read it till end.
Among these experiences, two were kind of like my situation, job hunt. One of the devotee wrote that how it got his dream job after doing “Guruvar Vrat”. There itself information was given for “Guruvar Vrat” by GMADP. I decided to do that Vrat and miracle happened. I got a call for on-site interview for one position I had applied the previous week. This was Tue and the following Thu was first Thursday of my Vrat. My interview got scheduled on Thu morning. During the commute for company location, suddenly I received WhatsApp message by my father. He has sent me very rare photo of Maharaj and wrote whatever you wish today will get fulfilled. Generally, my father hardly uses WhatsApp and send message in very rarely. This was indication from “Maharaj” that I will get the job, as I was bit worried whether I will get selected in interview. My interview went very smooth and by evening 6 pm, I got a call that I have been offered that position. I could not believe my luck, in 3 months of all attempts, I could not get any call for interview, and as soon as I decided to do “Guruvar Vrat”, by first Thu I got a job offer. Really “Maharaj’s Leela” are beyond imagination. HE wanted me to continue His seva as I used to do in India. May I get to offer Maharaj more and more selfless seva.
Jai Gajanan and thank you for giving me opportunity to share my experience.
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(Shared by an ardent devotee from USA)
Jai Gajanan:
In 2004 my mother was visiting me in the US. Her flight to New York was peaceful and after a day's rest, my bro-in-law took her to the airport to board the flight to NC. Due to the increased airport security after 9/11, he was only able to accompany her to the check-in counter ... she had to get to the gate and board the flight by herself.
Normally, I fly to New York to pick her up and bring her home. On this trip, it was a direct flight from NYC to NC, and since my bro-in-law was available to take her to the airport, I thought it might be better just to meet her at the gate in Charlotte.
The flight left 5 - 6 hours late and my mother was stuck in the terminal without any way to contact me. Furthermore, after the flight left, it got diverted to another city due to weather problems.
All this while, I was fretting, fuming, sweating, calling the airlines, La Guardia Airport, etc ... frantically trying to locate my mother. Around 3:30 in the afternoon, I took a nap and Shri Swami Samartha Maharaj of Akkalkot appeared in my dream.
Swami Maharaj said to me, 'Why do you worry when I am there to protect her.'. Then Swami Samartha took the Vishwaroop form .... a huge form with several faces of all the Gods and holding a big mace ............ Shri Maharaj said to me, 'Look .... Tell me .... who can harm her when I myself am protecting her.'. At this point I woke up.
My mothers flight landed at approx 11pm ..... a good 10 - 12 hrs behind schedule. Security restictions did not permit me to meet her at the gate.She was tired and confused when she got off the flight. As she was trying to figure out what to do, an old, tall (over 6.5 feet) police officer approached my mother and asked her if she needed help.
My mother explained her dilemma ... He just nodded His Head, picked up her bag, put his hands around her in a protective fashion and guided her through the crowd. During the walk, he was inquiring about the family, general talk, etc.
He guided her towards one of the exit points (Charlotte airport has 5 exit points), handed the bag to her, and said 'Your son is waiting for you down there.' My mother took the bag, looked down the escalator, turned around to thank Him .... and there was no one there. He had disappeared in less than 5 secs.
My mother came down the escalator to find me waiting. Swami Maharaj had guided her to the correct exit point. Jai Gajanan.
Late at night, after unpacking, dinner, etc., my mother asked me for Shri Gurucharitra as she had left her copy at home. I gave her my copy and as she held Shri GuruCharitra, a small photo fell on her lap.
She took the photo in her hand and said,'The police officer who helped me looked exactly like Swami.'
At this point, I told her of my dream and Shri Maharaj's leela brought tears to her eyes.
Jai Gajanan
Jai Gajanan:
In 2004 my mother was visiting me in the US. Her flight to New York was peaceful and after a day's rest, my bro-in-law took her to the airport to board the flight to NC. Due to the increased airport security after 9/11, he was only able to accompany her to the check-in counter ... she had to get to the gate and board the flight by herself.
Normally, I fly to New York to pick her up and bring her home. On this trip, it was a direct flight from NYC to NC, and since my bro-in-law was available to take her to the airport, I thought it might be better just to meet her at the gate in Charlotte.
The flight left 5 - 6 hours late and my mother was stuck in the terminal without any way to contact me. Furthermore, after the flight left, it got diverted to another city due to weather problems.
All this while, I was fretting, fuming, sweating, calling the airlines, La Guardia Airport, etc ... frantically trying to locate my mother. Around 3:30 in the afternoon, I took a nap and Shri Swami Samartha Maharaj of Akkalkot appeared in my dream.
Swami Maharaj said to me, 'Why do you worry when I am there to protect her.'. Then Swami Samartha took the Vishwaroop form .... a huge form with several faces of all the Gods and holding a big mace ............ Shri Maharaj said to me, 'Look .... Tell me .... who can harm her when I myself am protecting her.'. At this point I woke up.
My mothers flight landed at approx 11pm ..... a good 10 - 12 hrs behind schedule. Security restictions did not permit me to meet her at the gate.She was tired and confused when she got off the flight. As she was trying to figure out what to do, an old, tall (over 6.5 feet) police officer approached my mother and asked her if she needed help.
My mother explained her dilemma ... He just nodded His Head, picked up her bag, put his hands around her in a protective fashion and guided her through the crowd. During the walk, he was inquiring about the family, general talk, etc.
He guided her towards one of the exit points (Charlotte airport has 5 exit points), handed the bag to her, and said 'Your son is waiting for you down there.' My mother took the bag, looked down the escalator, turned around to thank Him .... and there was no one there. He had disappeared in less than 5 secs.
My mother came down the escalator to find me waiting. Swami Maharaj had guided her to the correct exit point. Jai Gajanan.
Late at night, after unpacking, dinner, etc., my mother asked me for Shri Gurucharitra as she had left her copy at home. I gave her my copy and as she held Shri GuruCharitra, a small photo fell on her lap.
She took the photo in her hand and said,'The police officer who helped me looked exactly like Swami.'
At this point, I told her of my dream and Shri Maharaj's leela brought tears to her eyes.
Jai Gajanan
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(Shared by Mrs. Bharati Bhanose)
Jay Gajanan !
Mrs. Bharti Bhanose believes that Pothi Parayan’s not only helps in surmounting the challenges which we come across in life, but it also does Sanskar on us.
She says, every individual goes through certain stages in life. In childhood – it is Sanskar that Parents do on their children shape their future. In next stage i.e. when kid get Young – it is the “Company” they get decides their career and future and overall in these two stages – Foundation of life is built for any individual.
She further narrated experience as below :
In my childhood I had gone to Shegaon with my family. I use to see my parents reading pothi so I thought to read it once. After reading the incidents mentioned in the pothi, I just felt in love with Shree Vijay Granth. I started reading it daily, sometimes in course of three days and so on.
During the course of time I got married and I delivered a baby Boy on the day of MAGH SAPTAMI i.e. Shree Gajanan Maharaj’s PRAGAT DIN.. Jay Gajanan !!!! look at his agadh leela, his miracles are limitless… and that’s the reason – he is BRAMHAANDNAYAK !!!! I considered it as prasad from shree Maharaj and my faith in him increased alotttt.....
It didn’t stop there, later by His blessing I got a job of School Teacher in one of the renowned school. It was also His micro-management! When I reached for interview, first thing which I saw when I entered the school was – a hall with Shree Maharaj’s big photo frame with a beautiful garland offered to it .. ahaa ha …. I felt so nice and happy that He gave me darshan. Later I was offered the job and came to know that almost all the staff members were His devotees.. Jay Gajanan !!!
Our school use to Rock in Quiz competitions, Sports, Elocution competitions !!! and though it was combined efforts of children and staff – it was His blessings which use to give us – Shakti, Buddhi & Prerna achieve and Win it. I truly feel that this lifetime would be short to do His Seva !!!
|| Gana Gana Ganat Botey ||
Jay Gajanan !
Mrs. Bharti Bhanose believes that Pothi Parayan’s not only helps in surmounting the challenges which we come across in life, but it also does Sanskar on us.
She says, every individual goes through certain stages in life. In childhood – it is Sanskar that Parents do on their children shape their future. In next stage i.e. when kid get Young – it is the “Company” they get decides their career and future and overall in these two stages – Foundation of life is built for any individual.
She further narrated experience as below :
In my childhood I had gone to Shegaon with my family. I use to see my parents reading pothi so I thought to read it once. After reading the incidents mentioned in the pothi, I just felt in love with Shree Vijay Granth. I started reading it daily, sometimes in course of three days and so on.
During the course of time I got married and I delivered a baby Boy on the day of MAGH SAPTAMI i.e. Shree Gajanan Maharaj’s PRAGAT DIN.. Jay Gajanan !!!! look at his agadh leela, his miracles are limitless… and that’s the reason – he is BRAMHAANDNAYAK !!!! I considered it as prasad from shree Maharaj and my faith in him increased alotttt.....
It didn’t stop there, later by His blessing I got a job of School Teacher in one of the renowned school. It was also His micro-management! When I reached for interview, first thing which I saw when I entered the school was – a hall with Shree Maharaj’s big photo frame with a beautiful garland offered to it .. ahaa ha …. I felt so nice and happy that He gave me darshan. Later I was offered the job and came to know that almost all the staff members were His devotees.. Jay Gajanan !!!
Our school use to Rock in Quiz competitions, Sports, Elocution competitions !!! and though it was combined efforts of children and staff – it was His blessings which use to give us – Shakti, Buddhi & Prerna achieve and Win it. I truly feel that this lifetime would be short to do His Seva !!!
|| Gana Gana Ganat Botey ||
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Jai Gajanan, This is a long experience but worth reading. This devotees visits Shegaon every March 01 (on his birthday and gets HIS blessings). We personally know him and he is an amazing Bhakta.
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(Shared by a Devotee)
Like every year, we'd planned our trip to Shegaon to get darshan on 1st March! Like kids get enthusiastic if they are going to garden/fun-fair, same were my feelings as the day approached near by. But this time, there were two little things that were tingling our worries every now and then - 1st one was carrying a lil baby of 4 months old for darshan where the 6 hours long journey and hot climate in Shegaon was one of the concern and my mother who was advised to do Angiography on the same day when we were supposed to leave for Shegaon!
As we truly feel that every breath that we inhale/exhale is by His wish, so "taari athva maari aamha" (in 20th Adhyay, while crossing the river, they left control over baggi and took His name, We did the same!!) - we literally took His name and decided to go to Shegaon First and then on return, undergo Angiography process.
One of my cousin sister who is a great devotee of Maharaj (you can feel her love for Him when she talks about Him), she expressed her interest to join when she got to know about our trip. We got her confirmed reservation for going to Shegaon, but return journey ticket was not confirm - still - we all left for shegaon with 2 senior citizens, 2 kids, and 4 of us.
Right from boarding in train to getting down at Shegaon, everything was so smooth and stress-free that we'd never imagined. While boarding train at middle stations, usually people hurry each other. Here people were co-operative enough to let Aai-Baba, Sister with infant and my daughter board first. Moreover they allowed all of us to board first with our luggage then they boarded - Jay Gajanan!!
Next, while getting down at Shegaon, there was too much luggage for me alone to manage. To be honest, although I did not show on face, I was little worried about getting down luggage by myself as many people get down at Shegaon and train waits only for 1 minute. I kept quite and nor did pray to Maharaj to help or so. After Malkapur, I moved all the luggage at door and arranged it so that I can get down all of it as soon as train stops. Soon after Jalamb, one old man wearing Pantry Car uniform, waited beside me and said - "Do you want me to help you get down all the luggage? Don't worry, I will help you out. Just give me "Tea" when the "Chai wala" passes by!! I was entangled in my own thoughts, I said OK and immediately Shegaon station arrived, train stopped, that Old Man helped me get down all the luggage after which all other passengers got down and I gave him money for "Tea" and then train left. Later on I realised - HOW COME HE KNOW I was WORRIED and I needed help - I did not ask him! Moreover, he did not ask Money at all, he asked for TEA and that too when he himself was wearing Pantry Car uniform!! - Isn't it amazing, who was HE? - Jay Gajanan!!
Now we reached Bhakt Niwas, this time wanted room in Bhakt Niwas 5 only as it has lift and hence would be convenient for Aai-Baba. To my surprise, I was the first one in queue even after so many passengers had got down at Shegaon and many left before us for Sanshtan! Within an hour or so, we got the room and there some minor things that happened in this incident as well but I will not mention here due to size of the matter for reading. - Jay Gajanan!
It is always overwhelming when we visit Samadhi darshan for the first time after arriving in Shegaon. Heartbeats usually increase when we are about to take the turn to See Shree at Samadhi. And I don't understand how come we start crying like a small child and the KARUNA yukt expressions in His eyes and face make you more humble and cry! Nevertheless, it was awesome darshan on 28th Feb.
It was my birthday on 1st March and wanted to start with doing Abhishek. We had decided to be at Abhishek place by 5:30 but somehow got late and I felt bit sad that I missed the first batch for Abhishek. While reaching Mandir, we took 1 garland for Abhishek along with the sweets and stuff. I was literally running to reach Abhishek place in time. When at Mandir's Main entrance, I was moving in - One Sevekari called me loudly - "OHHH MAULI" - I first didn't realise, it was for me, he again shouted More Loudly "OHH MAULI, SHUK SHUK... clapped, OHH MAULI" - I turned and looked at Him, he said - "YA YA, IKDUN YA, darshan ghya..." - I said, "I am going for Abhishek" - but voice didn't reach him, he again said with SMILE - "YA MAULI,YA...", I was stunned, I thought, I should not say NO, and I changed my road and went in for darshan with garland in one hand and sweets in other. When we went infront of Samadhi, abhishek to Samadhi murti was over and they had just started dressing up Shree. I love watching his innocent child roop, He knows it and that's the reason HE LITERALLY called me to give darshan!! I was so happy to see him and soon after I reached their to bow my head down, the security guard asked me by himself "HAAR DYA MAULI" - I wasn't prepared to hear this - I just saw at him - he said "DYA HAAR.." and took it and gave it to the pujari and He kept it near Samadhi. "AAI SHAPPATHHH" I broke into tears that "ONJAL BHARUN MAGITLYAVAR ZOLI BHARUN DENARA TU, ME TUZYA KADE KAAY MAGNAR" - I was only expecting doing Abhishek at His holy feet to begin my day and He had ALREADY MADE MY DAY... I am having goose bumps even while I am typing... It was really a great great great experience starting from that sevekari calling me for darshan and Shree accepting that garland by asking for it. as usually, they don't ask for it! - Jay Gajanan!!
Then we went for Abhishek. It was about 6:15am then. There were people waiting and we joined them and probably we were the last one's to join the Abhishek batch. I saw some people irritated asking when would Guruji come and when would Abhishek start. I enquired, when did first batch got over as usually there is a break of 15 mins atleast between two batches. he said,THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH SINCE MORNING, Guruji has not arrived yet, they have been sitting since 5:30 there. I was shockked and reacted with "KAAYYYY??" - he said - "Yes, it never happens, don't know why is he late!". My happiness knew no bounds!! even this wish of offering Abhishek with first batch was fulfilled and then Guruji arrived as though he was waiting for us to join! - Jay Gajanan!!
When we were done with Abhishek, we moved to gaadi darshan. I was expecting to climb the stairs. To my utter surprise, he opened the front gate infront of Vitthal Rakhumai murti and asked to from there. I never had got nor expected this VIP treatment. I was so happy that it was a weird thing for someone to watch a middle aged man being happy like a kid!! I literally kept my head over paduka for more than 30 seconds or even a minute, no one asked me to move or anything. It was a WONDERFULLLLLLLLLLL darshan and experience, can't be expressed in words. - Jay Gajanan!!
We went back to Bhakta Niwas, as daddy was doing his pooja, took rest of the gang for breakfast and returned. then again took my father for breakfast when it was almost closing time. while in queue for getting coupons, there were hardly 3-4 people infront of me. To be prepared, I enquired dad what would he eat, he said "Medu Wada" as that was the only thing he likes from all other items. Immediately, we got to hear, "Medu Wada is Over". Queue moved ahead, dad decided "Idli", again they announced "Idli is Over". Queue moved ahead, now we'd finalized "Upama", now they announced "Upama over" - and we laughed loudly... saying to each other what a co-incidence, whatever we ask/decide we get to hear "It's over!!" next was my number and the only option was "Poha" or "Sabudana Khichadi", my dad does not like either still he said, "take anything that's available". When I approached to the counter and was about to request for "Poha", a sevekari came and said "Medu Wada 6 plate available hai" - it was again "KAAYYYYYYY????" for me!! I said, can I get two plates of Medu Wada - he said YES! and we got it. I and dad laughed so much with tears in our eyes!! it was not about eating, it was about fulfilling every minute wish you might have!! and I remembered the story of pitambar who was asked to fill water from almost empty canal!! - Jay Gajanan!!
This time, we'd offered garland to gaadi photo, it was a great experience to see it on Maharaj during arti. I don't know why but always during arti, i have goose bumps and the environment makes you feel overwhelmed by his REAL presence. Again it was another great experience. - Jay Gajanan!!
Meanwhile, when we took the infant baby for darshan at Samadhi for the first time, Shree again responded with his affection and love but again reminded me about pothi. usually babies cry when in queue, this baby did not. When I showed His grand-daughter to him, baby smiled. When we were near Samadhi, sister was offering her prayers and I had the sweets along with me to offer Maharaj. Usually, we we give sweets, they say offer it at Gaadi OR at Shree Ram Mandir. It will NOT be accepted here. Still, I thought of requesting with small hesitation - and I uttered - "NAVSAAACHA BAAL AHE,Maharajan sathi god aanla ahe" - it's because of His blessings we have this baby and hence have brought sweets for Him. The pujari there, took the sweets box, offered it to Maharaj and gave us the prasad. I was again overwhelmed, how could it happen! but I was restless, as why did I say "Navsaacha baal" - I never intend to lie, and with Shree Maharaj - never. While sitting in Mandir premises, I was still thinking of the same and asked Maharaj that I truly believe every action and every word that has come out is by YOUR wish, then why so!! And then he responded with an incident in pothi related to Bramhins who request for something and forget and remember of it when they are there for taking darshan. Soon I realised that I'd also requested Maharaj for His krupa when there was some critical situation about baby and would come for darshan with sweets if things are sorted out well. Then due to some obvious reasons, I could not. But to be honest, while offering these sweets, I had forgotten about the "Navas" and HE reminded. - Jay Gajanan!!
Now, it was time for prasad, Sansthan has such beautiful arrangements that no one can imagine - as mom and sis with infant can't climb the prasadalay, they informed us to take the "Take Away" pack for them. A nicely packed "take away" parcel were brought for them and they could have prasad.
After prasad, I got to hear that the garland that we'd offered before 11am arti was removed. I felt very sad that Shree must be angry with something about me or it might have been because of bringing my feet back on ground as I was almost flying in divine experience. I tried to interpret this action as spending the amount of money that I invested in garland, rather should be spent in feeding someone. But did not had a clear understanding of why it happened. I was sad and also somewhat angry with Maharaj ( it might sound weird that after having so much from Him, I even dare to get angry on Him - but I feel our relation is like of Me and My 5 year old daughter. She is happy when I offer her gifts and love and stuff,If I scold her, she will get angry on me, not talk with me. but when it's sleeping time OR when she is frightened or needs help, she will run down to me and I will respond the same. Here in this case, I literally behave like 5 year old kid with Maharaj and He like my parents. The reason behind mentioning all this stuff is - I decided NOT to go for evening arti which I usually do not miss. So even after it was possible for me to leave in time for evening arti, I did timepass on room. But as the time approached nearby, I was restless, and literally ran towards Mandir when I knew I am late and doors of Gaadi would be closed for arti. As soon as I reached Mandir (main entrance) - I saw the elephant at standing facing the main entrance and soon SHANNKH NAAD began... He lift up his trunk and saluted Guru Mauli, I could hear the big"Chiv chivv" sound and saw fleets of birds swinging from one direction to another. Shannkh naad was going on, Elephant offering his salutation and birds offering their salutation - OHHHHH MY GOD - what a wonderful experience it was... I missed my family so much! and then arti began and I attended it standing outside the Gaadi hall. If I would have been INSIDE the hall, I would have never seen this divine experience where birds and animals offer their salutation to Shree Maharaj even today!! - Jay Gajanan!!
Finally, I went in to take "Nirop". It means, taking permission to leave and ask for His blessing to call again for darshan. When I was in the Gaadi hall, I saw people climbing the stairs to take Gaadi darshan. So for a second, I thought of just praying and leaving from there. But thought - NO, I am here to take NIROP, ask for permission, so I will take paduka darshan and then leave. So went through the line and when I was at Vithoba Rakhu Mai mandir, Some VIP guests entered directly and a sevekari came near gaadi to give them some prasad or something. My number was after the VIP guests. When I put my head on padukas and asked for Nirop, the sevekari said "Chala Mauli".. I felt, why is he hurrying, but after saying me "Chala" he left from there. He had come there only to say "Chala Mauli" and he left. In marathi, we usually say "Chala" while leaving which means "Bye". It again brought a smile on my face while leaving that Shree literally gave Nirop while leaving for home!! - Jay Gajanan!!
Finally, during our return journey, the waiting list ticket of my cousin sister was confirmed with LOWER BERTH. We did not had a single lower berth and it was damn essential for my mother else could not have managed climbing on any other berths. We got one!! - Jay Gajanan!!
Leelas do not end here...
While leaving for Shegaon, Mom's sugar was high and hence we worried about Angiography as well. Soon after we arrived, we did blood test, her sugar was in control (even after eating Sweet prasad - remember the MANGO offered to Lakshman for stomach ache!!) and when visited doctor for getting date of Angiography, Doc said that things seem alright with her. Lets not hurry up. We will do it later if required. Shree Maharaj's TEERTH did it's MIRACLE.... A BIG BIG BIIIIIIIIIIIIG JAY GAJANAN!!!!
I know, I am not eligible of showing any tantrums (attitude/maaj!) to Shree Maharaj, but nevertheless, I feel sorry and pity of myself of being so childish at times. Anyways, that's how the miraculous trip came to an end and tons of Jay Gajanan to Shree Maharaj for all the love and blessings that He has showered on us...
JAY GAJANAN!!
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(Shared by a Devotee)
Like every year, we'd planned our trip to Shegaon to get darshan on 1st March! Like kids get enthusiastic if they are going to garden/fun-fair, same were my feelings as the day approached near by. But this time, there were two little things that were tingling our worries every now and then - 1st one was carrying a lil baby of 4 months old for darshan where the 6 hours long journey and hot climate in Shegaon was one of the concern and my mother who was advised to do Angiography on the same day when we were supposed to leave for Shegaon!
As we truly feel that every breath that we inhale/exhale is by His wish, so "taari athva maari aamha" (in 20th Adhyay, while crossing the river, they left control over baggi and took His name, We did the same!!) - we literally took His name and decided to go to Shegaon First and then on return, undergo Angiography process.
One of my cousin sister who is a great devotee of Maharaj (you can feel her love for Him when she talks about Him), she expressed her interest to join when she got to know about our trip. We got her confirmed reservation for going to Shegaon, but return journey ticket was not confirm - still - we all left for shegaon with 2 senior citizens, 2 kids, and 4 of us.
Right from boarding in train to getting down at Shegaon, everything was so smooth and stress-free that we'd never imagined. While boarding train at middle stations, usually people hurry each other. Here people were co-operative enough to let Aai-Baba, Sister with infant and my daughter board first. Moreover they allowed all of us to board first with our luggage then they boarded - Jay Gajanan!!
Next, while getting down at Shegaon, there was too much luggage for me alone to manage. To be honest, although I did not show on face, I was little worried about getting down luggage by myself as many people get down at Shegaon and train waits only for 1 minute. I kept quite and nor did pray to Maharaj to help or so. After Malkapur, I moved all the luggage at door and arranged it so that I can get down all of it as soon as train stops. Soon after Jalamb, one old man wearing Pantry Car uniform, waited beside me and said - "Do you want me to help you get down all the luggage? Don't worry, I will help you out. Just give me "Tea" when the "Chai wala" passes by!! I was entangled in my own thoughts, I said OK and immediately Shegaon station arrived, train stopped, that Old Man helped me get down all the luggage after which all other passengers got down and I gave him money for "Tea" and then train left. Later on I realised - HOW COME HE KNOW I was WORRIED and I needed help - I did not ask him! Moreover, he did not ask Money at all, he asked for TEA and that too when he himself was wearing Pantry Car uniform!! - Isn't it amazing, who was HE? - Jay Gajanan!!
Now we reached Bhakt Niwas, this time wanted room in Bhakt Niwas 5 only as it has lift and hence would be convenient for Aai-Baba. To my surprise, I was the first one in queue even after so many passengers had got down at Shegaon and many left before us for Sanshtan! Within an hour or so, we got the room and there some minor things that happened in this incident as well but I will not mention here due to size of the matter for reading. - Jay Gajanan!
It is always overwhelming when we visit Samadhi darshan for the first time after arriving in Shegaon. Heartbeats usually increase when we are about to take the turn to See Shree at Samadhi. And I don't understand how come we start crying like a small child and the KARUNA yukt expressions in His eyes and face make you more humble and cry! Nevertheless, it was awesome darshan on 28th Feb.
It was my birthday on 1st March and wanted to start with doing Abhishek. We had decided to be at Abhishek place by 5:30 but somehow got late and I felt bit sad that I missed the first batch for Abhishek. While reaching Mandir, we took 1 garland for Abhishek along with the sweets and stuff. I was literally running to reach Abhishek place in time. When at Mandir's Main entrance, I was moving in - One Sevekari called me loudly - "OHHH MAULI" - I first didn't realise, it was for me, he again shouted More Loudly "OHH MAULI, SHUK SHUK... clapped, OHH MAULI" - I turned and looked at Him, he said - "YA YA, IKDUN YA, darshan ghya..." - I said, "I am going for Abhishek" - but voice didn't reach him, he again said with SMILE - "YA MAULI,YA...", I was stunned, I thought, I should not say NO, and I changed my road and went in for darshan with garland in one hand and sweets in other. When we went infront of Samadhi, abhishek to Samadhi murti was over and they had just started dressing up Shree. I love watching his innocent child roop, He knows it and that's the reason HE LITERALLY called me to give darshan!! I was so happy to see him and soon after I reached their to bow my head down, the security guard asked me by himself "HAAR DYA MAULI" - I wasn't prepared to hear this - I just saw at him - he said "DYA HAAR.." and took it and gave it to the pujari and He kept it near Samadhi. "AAI SHAPPATHHH" I broke into tears that "ONJAL BHARUN MAGITLYAVAR ZOLI BHARUN DENARA TU, ME TUZYA KADE KAAY MAGNAR" - I was only expecting doing Abhishek at His holy feet to begin my day and He had ALREADY MADE MY DAY... I am having goose bumps even while I am typing... It was really a great great great experience starting from that sevekari calling me for darshan and Shree accepting that garland by asking for it. as usually, they don't ask for it! - Jay Gajanan!!
Then we went for Abhishek. It was about 6:15am then. There were people waiting and we joined them and probably we were the last one's to join the Abhishek batch. I saw some people irritated asking when would Guruji come and when would Abhishek start. I enquired, when did first batch got over as usually there is a break of 15 mins atleast between two batches. he said,THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH SINCE MORNING, Guruji has not arrived yet, they have been sitting since 5:30 there. I was shockked and reacted with "KAAYYYY??" - he said - "Yes, it never happens, don't know why is he late!". My happiness knew no bounds!! even this wish of offering Abhishek with first batch was fulfilled and then Guruji arrived as though he was waiting for us to join! - Jay Gajanan!!
When we were done with Abhishek, we moved to gaadi darshan. I was expecting to climb the stairs. To my utter surprise, he opened the front gate infront of Vitthal Rakhumai murti and asked to from there. I never had got nor expected this VIP treatment. I was so happy that it was a weird thing for someone to watch a middle aged man being happy like a kid!! I literally kept my head over paduka for more than 30 seconds or even a minute, no one asked me to move or anything. It was a WONDERFULLLLLLLLLLL darshan and experience, can't be expressed in words. - Jay Gajanan!!
We went back to Bhakta Niwas, as daddy was doing his pooja, took rest of the gang for breakfast and returned. then again took my father for breakfast when it was almost closing time. while in queue for getting coupons, there were hardly 3-4 people infront of me. To be prepared, I enquired dad what would he eat, he said "Medu Wada" as that was the only thing he likes from all other items. Immediately, we got to hear, "Medu Wada is Over". Queue moved ahead, dad decided "Idli", again they announced "Idli is Over". Queue moved ahead, now we'd finalized "Upama", now they announced "Upama over" - and we laughed loudly... saying to each other what a co-incidence, whatever we ask/decide we get to hear "It's over!!" next was my number and the only option was "Poha" or "Sabudana Khichadi", my dad does not like either still he said, "take anything that's available". When I approached to the counter and was about to request for "Poha", a sevekari came and said "Medu Wada 6 plate available hai" - it was again "KAAYYYYYYY????" for me!! I said, can I get two plates of Medu Wada - he said YES! and we got it. I and dad laughed so much with tears in our eyes!! it was not about eating, it was about fulfilling every minute wish you might have!! and I remembered the story of pitambar who was asked to fill water from almost empty canal!! - Jay Gajanan!!
This time, we'd offered garland to gaadi photo, it was a great experience to see it on Maharaj during arti. I don't know why but always during arti, i have goose bumps and the environment makes you feel overwhelmed by his REAL presence. Again it was another great experience. - Jay Gajanan!!
Meanwhile, when we took the infant baby for darshan at Samadhi for the first time, Shree again responded with his affection and love but again reminded me about pothi. usually babies cry when in queue, this baby did not. When I showed His grand-daughter to him, baby smiled. When we were near Samadhi, sister was offering her prayers and I had the sweets along with me to offer Maharaj. Usually, we we give sweets, they say offer it at Gaadi OR at Shree Ram Mandir. It will NOT be accepted here. Still, I thought of requesting with small hesitation - and I uttered - "NAVSAAACHA BAAL AHE,Maharajan sathi god aanla ahe" - it's because of His blessings we have this baby and hence have brought sweets for Him. The pujari there, took the sweets box, offered it to Maharaj and gave us the prasad. I was again overwhelmed, how could it happen! but I was restless, as why did I say "Navsaacha baal" - I never intend to lie, and with Shree Maharaj - never. While sitting in Mandir premises, I was still thinking of the same and asked Maharaj that I truly believe every action and every word that has come out is by YOUR wish, then why so!! And then he responded with an incident in pothi related to Bramhins who request for something and forget and remember of it when they are there for taking darshan. Soon I realised that I'd also requested Maharaj for His krupa when there was some critical situation about baby and would come for darshan with sweets if things are sorted out well. Then due to some obvious reasons, I could not. But to be honest, while offering these sweets, I had forgotten about the "Navas" and HE reminded. - Jay Gajanan!!
Now, it was time for prasad, Sansthan has such beautiful arrangements that no one can imagine - as mom and sis with infant can't climb the prasadalay, they informed us to take the "Take Away" pack for them. A nicely packed "take away" parcel were brought for them and they could have prasad.
After prasad, I got to hear that the garland that we'd offered before 11am arti was removed. I felt very sad that Shree must be angry with something about me or it might have been because of bringing my feet back on ground as I was almost flying in divine experience. I tried to interpret this action as spending the amount of money that I invested in garland, rather should be spent in feeding someone. But did not had a clear understanding of why it happened. I was sad and also somewhat angry with Maharaj ( it might sound weird that after having so much from Him, I even dare to get angry on Him - but I feel our relation is like of Me and My 5 year old daughter. She is happy when I offer her gifts and love and stuff,If I scold her, she will get angry on me, not talk with me. but when it's sleeping time OR when she is frightened or needs help, she will run down to me and I will respond the same. Here in this case, I literally behave like 5 year old kid with Maharaj and He like my parents. The reason behind mentioning all this stuff is - I decided NOT to go for evening arti which I usually do not miss. So even after it was possible for me to leave in time for evening arti, I did timepass on room. But as the time approached nearby, I was restless, and literally ran towards Mandir when I knew I am late and doors of Gaadi would be closed for arti. As soon as I reached Mandir (main entrance) - I saw the elephant at standing facing the main entrance and soon SHANNKH NAAD began... He lift up his trunk and saluted Guru Mauli, I could hear the big"Chiv chivv" sound and saw fleets of birds swinging from one direction to another. Shannkh naad was going on, Elephant offering his salutation and birds offering their salutation - OHHHHH MY GOD - what a wonderful experience it was... I missed my family so much! and then arti began and I attended it standing outside the Gaadi hall. If I would have been INSIDE the hall, I would have never seen this divine experience where birds and animals offer their salutation to Shree Maharaj even today!! - Jay Gajanan!!
Finally, I went in to take "Nirop". It means, taking permission to leave and ask for His blessing to call again for darshan. When I was in the Gaadi hall, I saw people climbing the stairs to take Gaadi darshan. So for a second, I thought of just praying and leaving from there. But thought - NO, I am here to take NIROP, ask for permission, so I will take paduka darshan and then leave. So went through the line and when I was at Vithoba Rakhu Mai mandir, Some VIP guests entered directly and a sevekari came near gaadi to give them some prasad or something. My number was after the VIP guests. When I put my head on padukas and asked for Nirop, the sevekari said "Chala Mauli".. I felt, why is he hurrying, but after saying me "Chala" he left from there. He had come there only to say "Chala Mauli" and he left. In marathi, we usually say "Chala" while leaving which means "Bye". It again brought a smile on my face while leaving that Shree literally gave Nirop while leaving for home!! - Jay Gajanan!!
Finally, during our return journey, the waiting list ticket of my cousin sister was confirmed with LOWER BERTH. We did not had a single lower berth and it was damn essential for my mother else could not have managed climbing on any other berths. We got one!! - Jay Gajanan!!
Leelas do not end here...
While leaving for Shegaon, Mom's sugar was high and hence we worried about Angiography as well. Soon after we arrived, we did blood test, her sugar was in control (even after eating Sweet prasad - remember the MANGO offered to Lakshman for stomach ache!!) and when visited doctor for getting date of Angiography, Doc said that things seem alright with her. Lets not hurry up. We will do it later if required. Shree Maharaj's TEERTH did it's MIRACLE.... A BIG BIG BIIIIIIIIIIIIG JAY GAJANAN!!!!
I know, I am not eligible of showing any tantrums (attitude/maaj!) to Shree Maharaj, but nevertheless, I feel sorry and pity of myself of being so childish at times. Anyways, that's how the miraculous trip came to an end and tons of Jay Gajanan to Shree Maharaj for all the love and blessings that He has showered on us...
JAY GAJANAN!!
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Jai Gajanan, This is an experience shared by a devotee, who is recently connected with Maharaj, so please read the experience with the feeling of a person who is visiting Shegaon first time and doesn’t know much about Maharaj and HIS leela
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(Shared by a first time Devotee)
Jai Gajanan Rishi Ji.
It's me, XXXX (devotee preferred to be anonymous) from Chennai. I contacted you some time back if you remember and you introduced me to Mr. Ramaswamy Ji. On your advice I also started doing Gajanan Maharaj Thursday Vrat. My experience is very long but I still cannot believe that it happened.
I started Gajanan Vijay Parayan and Thursday Vrat to get rid of my personal and professional problems. But problems were not ending. Every day I would think of resigning but Maharaj did not let me do it. My everyday life had become a living hell because of dirty office politics. I would cry and cry before Datta, Shripad Ji and Maharaj that despite my Pooja why you are all not helping me. Who should I turn to as I am away from my family? Time was passing. January passed and Feb started. I got so frustrated that I decided to go to Shegaon. I was checking tickets and found that only first AC tickets were available that too for 17th Feb. I asked my friend to come along with me. I almost got the tickets booked when he suddenly remembered that he had to attend his friend's wedding the same weekend. So I dropped the plan.
But somehow this date 17th Feb was lingering in my mind. I decided, for the first time in my life, to travel alone. I asked my friend to book my ticket. Till this time I didn't know that 18th Feb was Maharaj's pragat din. I shared the same news of my Shegaon trip with Ramaswamy ji and he told that there would be rush but if you have booked the tickets then let Maharaj take over. I also got a cautionary advice from family pandit that I should be careful with my personal safety (no body in my family knew that I was going to Shegaon). I got confused but then left everything on Maharaj. Now the series of miracles:
1. As I was travelling alone in first AC, Maharaj made sure that I did not feel uncomfortable hence in the entire coupe I was alone.
2. The hotel guy provided me with conveyance when I told him that I was travelling alone and would reach at 6am in the morning.
3. I reached Shegaon and got in the line for Mukh Darshan. I didnt know that mukh darshan is through glass. I saw Maharaj and was in tears on seeing him. But got disappointed that I could not see from close. Then I got in the line for samadhi darshan which eventually led to the same Murti of Maharaj. I was soooooo happy.
4. In the evening I came back to temple and saw Maharaj's elephant (very auspicious). After the varkari ritual everybody started moving towards the center. Not knowing where to go even I got in that line and saw that it was for Maharaj's small Murti darshan that is taken out in procession.
5. I bought Maharaj's Padukas that I was longing to buy.
6. Next day I sat for parayan of Gajanan Vijay without knowing that at 11am Maharaj' aarti starts. So I was a part of Maharaj's Aarti. After parayan I offered it to Maharaj on behalf of all devotees and went for samadhi darshan again.
7. In samadhi darshan I got darshan of Maharaj through the VIP gate as one sevadhari had opened it for cleaning.
8. At least 3 persons asked me that how I came to know about Maharaj and that I was so lucky to be in Shegaon on that day.
I would always keep asking Maharaj whether he loves me or not. And he answered in this manner. I fell so much in love with Maharaj.
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(Shared by a Devotee)
Call HIM by heart and HE will be there...
This incident happened in 1974. It was a month of May, sun was at his peak! Everyone was fed up of the excessive heat in dry climate and unbearable sweating...suddenly, Railway Employee Union started a strike; there was no call-off date! Entire transport system collapsed.
Basically, I'm from Nasik. I had been there to meet my sister who was staying in Kalyan. To come back to Nasik, I could not find any means of transport, so finally I decided to come on a two wheeler. I left from her house around 11am as it was necessary for me to reach home @ earliest. As climate was dry and hot, I had taken onion with me as well as lemon toffees.
Before leaving Kalyan I filled around 12 liters of petrol and crossed Bhivandi only 45 minutes. I thought to take a halt for bike as well as me @ Shahapur so didn’t halt in Bhivandi, I geared up @ 80 miles/hr..
There was no one on the road...I was alone riding on the bike... and ...and suddenly....Gears, clutch wire, Breaks - everything FAILED at same time!!! I was too fast at that time and bike was beyond my control. Finally I tried to slow down by brushing my legs to the ground and it took NINE (9) miles to stop my bike. Then I use to push my bike when road was high and use to sit on it when I use to come across by a slope. I did this circus for around 22 miles from Bhiwandi. Meanwhile, I saw a railways station - it was Asangaon. I parked my bike under one tree there. All lemon toffees and Onion cubes were finished long ago !!! But at that moment of time I was very badly thirsty.
I went to nearby house to ask for glass of water. There was one Saadhu in that house, I asked for Glass of water. He came with Jaggery and Milk !!! My happiness knew no bounds. It was kind off - Blind man begs eyesight at least in One eye, and God gives him full (SORRY, I TRANSLATED IT AS IT IS...) after I calmed down, Sadhu Maharaj asked me - "Do you BELIEVE in almighty? Do you have FAITH in Him?" I said "YES, I do have!" and showed him three photos which I had - Shree Saptashrungi Devi, Shree Ganesh, Shree Gajanan Maharaj... He said - "Go, sit on your bike and pray the Almighty from bottom of your heart - tell Him - if You dont arrange any transport for me to Nasik in next 20 mins, I wont believe you anymore" - Jay Gajanan !
I believed him and did same.
And ... and ... a MIRACLE took place... no sooner did I finish the prayer, than a Tempo was standing beside me!!! that driver said me - "Chala Deva Nashik la jayche ahe na?, ya mazya shejari basa..." i.e. Hey wise man, come on - you want to go to Nashik? Come sit beside me..... :)
With the help of some localities I put my motorcycle in the tempo and sat beside Him :) That driver offered me Meal during the journey, he took care of Tea & snacks as well. I had already informed him, that I dont have any money to give him; He said - "Paise jaast zale astil tar Shegaon la pathavun dya... Mala paise nakot..." (If you have excessive money, send it to Shegaon, I don’t want any money from you...)
That wise man dropped me @ my doorstep. Before entering my house, I noted down the temp no. no sooner did I enter my house that temp and driver both had disappeared.
Later I enquired in RTO offices of Nagar, Nasik, Thane and Pune for That tempo no. - but could not find that no. in any of the offices, thus could not find the address of that Driver ! Once I calmed down I realized - WHO WAS HE ?? I bowed down at His lotus feet and sent money to Shegaon by money order, also did 108 parayns of Shree Vijay Granth.
May Shree Maharaj bless everyone with His finest blessings !!!
Jay Gajanan !! Jay Gajanan !! Jay Gajanan !! || Gana Gana Ganat Botey ||
Call HIM by heart and HE will be there...
This incident happened in 1974. It was a month of May, sun was at his peak! Everyone was fed up of the excessive heat in dry climate and unbearable sweating...suddenly, Railway Employee Union started a strike; there was no call-off date! Entire transport system collapsed.
Basically, I'm from Nasik. I had been there to meet my sister who was staying in Kalyan. To come back to Nasik, I could not find any means of transport, so finally I decided to come on a two wheeler. I left from her house around 11am as it was necessary for me to reach home @ earliest. As climate was dry and hot, I had taken onion with me as well as lemon toffees.
Before leaving Kalyan I filled around 12 liters of petrol and crossed Bhivandi only 45 minutes. I thought to take a halt for bike as well as me @ Shahapur so didn’t halt in Bhivandi, I geared up @ 80 miles/hr..
There was no one on the road...I was alone riding on the bike... and ...and suddenly....Gears, clutch wire, Breaks - everything FAILED at same time!!! I was too fast at that time and bike was beyond my control. Finally I tried to slow down by brushing my legs to the ground and it took NINE (9) miles to stop my bike. Then I use to push my bike when road was high and use to sit on it when I use to come across by a slope. I did this circus for around 22 miles from Bhiwandi. Meanwhile, I saw a railways station - it was Asangaon. I parked my bike under one tree there. All lemon toffees and Onion cubes were finished long ago !!! But at that moment of time I was very badly thirsty.
I went to nearby house to ask for glass of water. There was one Saadhu in that house, I asked for Glass of water. He came with Jaggery and Milk !!! My happiness knew no bounds. It was kind off - Blind man begs eyesight at least in One eye, and God gives him full (SORRY, I TRANSLATED IT AS IT IS...) after I calmed down, Sadhu Maharaj asked me - "Do you BELIEVE in almighty? Do you have FAITH in Him?" I said "YES, I do have!" and showed him three photos which I had - Shree Saptashrungi Devi, Shree Ganesh, Shree Gajanan Maharaj... He said - "Go, sit on your bike and pray the Almighty from bottom of your heart - tell Him - if You dont arrange any transport for me to Nasik in next 20 mins, I wont believe you anymore" - Jay Gajanan !
I believed him and did same.
And ... and ... a MIRACLE took place... no sooner did I finish the prayer, than a Tempo was standing beside me!!! that driver said me - "Chala Deva Nashik la jayche ahe na?, ya mazya shejari basa..." i.e. Hey wise man, come on - you want to go to Nashik? Come sit beside me..... :)
With the help of some localities I put my motorcycle in the tempo and sat beside Him :) That driver offered me Meal during the journey, he took care of Tea & snacks as well. I had already informed him, that I dont have any money to give him; He said - "Paise jaast zale astil tar Shegaon la pathavun dya... Mala paise nakot..." (If you have excessive money, send it to Shegaon, I don’t want any money from you...)
That wise man dropped me @ my doorstep. Before entering my house, I noted down the temp no. no sooner did I enter my house that temp and driver both had disappeared.
Later I enquired in RTO offices of Nagar, Nasik, Thane and Pune for That tempo no. - but could not find that no. in any of the offices, thus could not find the address of that Driver ! Once I calmed down I realized - WHO WAS HE ?? I bowed down at His lotus feet and sent money to Shegaon by money order, also did 108 parayns of Shree Vijay Granth.
May Shree Maharaj bless everyone with His finest blessings !!!
Jay Gajanan !! Jay Gajanan !! Jay Gajanan !! || Gana Gana Ganat Botey ||
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(Shared by Rishi Mudgal, USA)
Dear Devotees Jai Gajanan
After our visit to India, when we were travelling back to USA, this happened at Indore Airport and Shri Maharaj again had shown his Krupa.
It was Friday (16-July-2010) when we started from Indore. One day prior to our travel i.e. Thursday, we got opportunity to perform evening aarti in Shri Maharaj Temple at Paliwal Nagar, Indore & then had darshan of Shri Maharaj & Prasad at Mrs Mahajan’s (we called her Mamma) place. She has beautiful place for Shri Maharaj at her home.
We thought that before starting from Indore, we would take Prasad of Maharaj for a safe journey and for that purpose prasad’s box was kept on center table of Living room. But in chaos and meeting with relatives, we forget to have Prasad and reached airport.
At Airport we came to know that flight to Mumbai was delayed by 2.5 hrs. So having no choice, we utilized time in chatting with relatives & friends. After sometime, my wife, Seema, realized that we had forgotten to take Maharaj’s Prasad and thinking that it wasn’t a good sign, she became nervous and restless. She asked her younger Bhabhi to see if some Prasad (any kind, may be coconut piece, Chironji or anything else) is there in her handbag. She tried to search and said nothing was here, but Seema was insistent and asked her to search her bag again. She did, and suddenly screamed “Oh! I found half banana in the side pocket of my purse!!!” We were all enthralled. When we all took the Prasad and settled down, we found out that, this was the Prasad which Mamma had given to her six year old son named Samarth and, he had secretly kept this Prasad in his mother’s handbag. We were thrilled and speechless. We only bore tears because of HIS leela.
It‘s like Shri Maharaj prompted Samarth to do this act for us, knowing that we are going to forget HIS Prasad before starting our Journey. It is needless to say, the whole journey was peaceful and joyful after having HIS Prasad.
Jai Gajanan!!!!
Gana Gana Ganat Bote!!!
Rishi Mudgal
Dear Devotees Jai Gajanan
After our visit to India, when we were travelling back to USA, this happened at Indore Airport and Shri Maharaj again had shown his Krupa.
It was Friday (16-July-2010) when we started from Indore. One day prior to our travel i.e. Thursday, we got opportunity to perform evening aarti in Shri Maharaj Temple at Paliwal Nagar, Indore & then had darshan of Shri Maharaj & Prasad at Mrs Mahajan’s (we called her Mamma) place. She has beautiful place for Shri Maharaj at her home.
We thought that before starting from Indore, we would take Prasad of Maharaj for a safe journey and for that purpose prasad’s box was kept on center table of Living room. But in chaos and meeting with relatives, we forget to have Prasad and reached airport.
At Airport we came to know that flight to Mumbai was delayed by 2.5 hrs. So having no choice, we utilized time in chatting with relatives & friends. After sometime, my wife, Seema, realized that we had forgotten to take Maharaj’s Prasad and thinking that it wasn’t a good sign, she became nervous and restless. She asked her younger Bhabhi to see if some Prasad (any kind, may be coconut piece, Chironji or anything else) is there in her handbag. She tried to search and said nothing was here, but Seema was insistent and asked her to search her bag again. She did, and suddenly screamed “Oh! I found half banana in the side pocket of my purse!!!” We were all enthralled. When we all took the Prasad and settled down, we found out that, this was the Prasad which Mamma had given to her six year old son named Samarth and, he had secretly kept this Prasad in his mother’s handbag. We were thrilled and speechless. We only bore tears because of HIS leela.
It‘s like Shri Maharaj prompted Samarth to do this act for us, knowing that we are going to forget HIS Prasad before starting our Journey. It is needless to say, the whole journey was peaceful and joyful after having HIS Prasad.
Jai Gajanan!!!!
Gana Gana Ganat Bote!!!
Rishi Mudgal
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(Shared by devotee from Saudi Arabia)
Shri Maharaj beyond religious boundaries
Jai Gajanan
This particular incidence happened in the month of April 2010 and that too in Saudi Arabia. It was a very fine morning on 13th April 2010. The time was around 6.45 AM and slight drizzling was going on. One of my colleagues was traveling with his 3 kids in his SUV. He was taking them to school and later he was supposed to reach his work place. Suddenly at one curve, one vehicle got uncontrolled in front of this SUV and my friend had to apply sudden brakes. Due to thin water film (hydro-plate)on the road, his SUV started spinning. Before he could realize what was happening, one vehicle hit his SUV from back due to which his SUV toppled and went to the concrete storm water drain located on the right side of the road around 10 Meters away. His SUV was upside down in that drain. My friend and His 8 year old daughter who was sitting beside him were safe and we can say that they escaped unhurt as compared to his other 2 kids. We got the news that he had an accident and is at Hospital, so we went to see him. Till we reached hospital, we were assuming that he was alone in the vehicle.
As soon as we reached Hospital, we inquired in the Emergency and came to know that his eldest child, 13 year old daughter and youngest child, 5 year old son were seriously injured. His daughter got fractures near hip and due to internal injury one of the bones got pierced her spleen. She was taken to operation theater and was being considered critical but stable. His son had lots of internal injuries on face and there was heavy internal bleeding.
He was very critical and Doctors said nothing can be said till bleeding stops. My friend was continuously crying and was very much disturbed. Even his wife was at home and was unaware of the situation. One of the families known to my friend went to fetch her from house. I got very much disturbed when his 5 year old son was being taken to the operation theater after administering the first aid and preliminary treatment. Doctors told that until bleeding stops fully, they will need blood for him and nothing is guaranteed. Even his right eye got damaged due to bone fracture as one broken bone damaged it. Listening to this, I started continuously praying OUR MAULI to save this child. After reaching home in the evening, I prayed to MAHARAJ and read 3 Adhyays from Shri Gajanan Vijay Granth. I prayed and requested our MAHARAJ to save this child's life. When I went again to hospital in night, still the bleeding was continuous and many friends came forward to donate blood. At around 9.30 PM local time Doctor told that we have enough blood and there is no need of more donors. As my friend is MUSLIM, some of his near and dear ones gave their holy book to him and requested him to read certain pages and pray to god. I was also praying our Maharaj continuously.
Next day evening, we got the news from Doctor that the bleeding has stopped fully and the child is out of danger. Though my friend's son lost his right eye, but he came out of very very critical condition, where even doctors were not sure. I really consider this as one of the MIRACLES from our MAULI and it was HIS Krupa. I am sure that OUR MAULI listens to all such prayers and comes to rescue us.
Later I only discussed this with one of my close friends same day. Jai Gajanan,
MAULI IS REALLY GREAT!!!
Shri Maharaj beyond religious boundaries
Jai Gajanan
This particular incidence happened in the month of April 2010 and that too in Saudi Arabia. It was a very fine morning on 13th April 2010. The time was around 6.45 AM and slight drizzling was going on. One of my colleagues was traveling with his 3 kids in his SUV. He was taking them to school and later he was supposed to reach his work place. Suddenly at one curve, one vehicle got uncontrolled in front of this SUV and my friend had to apply sudden brakes. Due to thin water film (hydro-plate)on the road, his SUV started spinning. Before he could realize what was happening, one vehicle hit his SUV from back due to which his SUV toppled and went to the concrete storm water drain located on the right side of the road around 10 Meters away. His SUV was upside down in that drain. My friend and His 8 year old daughter who was sitting beside him were safe and we can say that they escaped unhurt as compared to his other 2 kids. We got the news that he had an accident and is at Hospital, so we went to see him. Till we reached hospital, we were assuming that he was alone in the vehicle.
As soon as we reached Hospital, we inquired in the Emergency and came to know that his eldest child, 13 year old daughter and youngest child, 5 year old son were seriously injured. His daughter got fractures near hip and due to internal injury one of the bones got pierced her spleen. She was taken to operation theater and was being considered critical but stable. His son had lots of internal injuries on face and there was heavy internal bleeding.
He was very critical and Doctors said nothing can be said till bleeding stops. My friend was continuously crying and was very much disturbed. Even his wife was at home and was unaware of the situation. One of the families known to my friend went to fetch her from house. I got very much disturbed when his 5 year old son was being taken to the operation theater after administering the first aid and preliminary treatment. Doctors told that until bleeding stops fully, they will need blood for him and nothing is guaranteed. Even his right eye got damaged due to bone fracture as one broken bone damaged it. Listening to this, I started continuously praying OUR MAULI to save this child. After reaching home in the evening, I prayed to MAHARAJ and read 3 Adhyays from Shri Gajanan Vijay Granth. I prayed and requested our MAHARAJ to save this child's life. When I went again to hospital in night, still the bleeding was continuous and many friends came forward to donate blood. At around 9.30 PM local time Doctor told that we have enough blood and there is no need of more donors. As my friend is MUSLIM, some of his near and dear ones gave their holy book to him and requested him to read certain pages and pray to god. I was also praying our Maharaj continuously.
Next day evening, we got the news from Doctor that the bleeding has stopped fully and the child is out of danger. Though my friend's son lost his right eye, but he came out of very very critical condition, where even doctors were not sure. I really consider this as one of the MIRACLES from our MAULI and it was HIS Krupa. I am sure that OUR MAULI listens to all such prayers and comes to rescue us.
Later I only discussed this with one of my close friends same day. Jai Gajanan,
MAULI IS REALLY GREAT!!!
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(Shared by Mandar Jombotkar (Nasik)
Jay Gajanan All, returning home (our group) after a long time...
I want to share my day before yesterday's experience...
At around 9:30 PM, while I and my wife were returning home, we were saved from an accident and literally experienced His presence!!
We were on Activa and were riding on highway. Suddenly rear (back) tire burst. He intuited that I should decrease the speed and get aside ASAP. Fortunately, by His grace, there were no heavy vehicles coming down the line. Biggest favor was - when tire burst, Activa did not skid, else we can't imagine the causality that would have happened.
Story does not end here, it begins...
As it was too late, I let my wife go by public transport and I started my search for a garage/mechanic! As tire was burst, I needed a new tire as well. Stores here close by 9 or max by 9:30. I was around ~6KM from my house. So, I'd made up my mind to push my vehicle home.
After reaching a while, He intuited, park vehicle "Here" and go find a new tire in the store across the road.When I saw it from far, it was closed. Again He intuited - GO! So I parked my Activa and ran to the store, It was closed. I was sad. When I saw carefully, the store owner was ABOUT TO LOCK the store, I ran to him and requested for a new tyre. He willingly opened the whole store, found the right tyre for me and helped me. I was thankful to Mauli for His miracle. Again next question was - who would fit it? As it was around 9:50PM i.e. almost 10 O'clock. No mechanics stay so late he said. Still look for one on around ~200m distance. While I went pushing my Activa, I was not able to find him. I was tired and sweaty, so I stopped for a while to breathe! No sooner did I stop, "SOME completely BALD person" standing far in dark shouted from there... "A....." I thought it was not for me... so I did not look that side... Again he shouted.. "A... TUZA TYRE PUNCTURE ZALA AHE NA? TIKDE Samor chya BLDNG mage ek mechanic ahe,JA PATKAN..." (your bike's tire is punctured? Go quickly, there is mechanic behind that building...") I would not have been able to see him. You know what, it was 10 PM and he was sitting like he was WAITING FOR ME...!! Jay Gajanan... I requested him to do the needful and he helped me out. I asked him when does he close, he said, he closes his shop by 10 everyday... THAT Day HE kept it open for me...
Learning: challenges are evitable... but HE manages the intensity of the challenges and gets you through it...like mentioned in Samarth Ramdas's Manache Shlok... "krupalu pane alp dharishtya paahe..."
I experienced your quote that day from our this group...
करोड़ों में एक महान सच-
"गुरु" का हाथ पकड़ के चलो।
लोगों के पैर पकड़ने की नौबत नहीं आएगी।
Jay Gajanan All, returning home (our group) after a long time...
I want to share my day before yesterday's experience...
At around 9:30 PM, while I and my wife were returning home, we were saved from an accident and literally experienced His presence!!
We were on Activa and were riding on highway. Suddenly rear (back) tire burst. He intuited that I should decrease the speed and get aside ASAP. Fortunately, by His grace, there were no heavy vehicles coming down the line. Biggest favor was - when tire burst, Activa did not skid, else we can't imagine the causality that would have happened.
Story does not end here, it begins...
As it was too late, I let my wife go by public transport and I started my search for a garage/mechanic! As tire was burst, I needed a new tire as well. Stores here close by 9 or max by 9:30. I was around ~6KM from my house. So, I'd made up my mind to push my vehicle home.
After reaching a while, He intuited, park vehicle "Here" and go find a new tire in the store across the road.When I saw it from far, it was closed. Again He intuited - GO! So I parked my Activa and ran to the store, It was closed. I was sad. When I saw carefully, the store owner was ABOUT TO LOCK the store, I ran to him and requested for a new tyre. He willingly opened the whole store, found the right tyre for me and helped me. I was thankful to Mauli for His miracle. Again next question was - who would fit it? As it was around 9:50PM i.e. almost 10 O'clock. No mechanics stay so late he said. Still look for one on around ~200m distance. While I went pushing my Activa, I was not able to find him. I was tired and sweaty, so I stopped for a while to breathe! No sooner did I stop, "SOME completely BALD person" standing far in dark shouted from there... "A....." I thought it was not for me... so I did not look that side... Again he shouted.. "A... TUZA TYRE PUNCTURE ZALA AHE NA? TIKDE Samor chya BLDNG mage ek mechanic ahe,JA PATKAN..." (your bike's tire is punctured? Go quickly, there is mechanic behind that building...") I would not have been able to see him. You know what, it was 10 PM and he was sitting like he was WAITING FOR ME...!! Jay Gajanan... I requested him to do the needful and he helped me out. I asked him when does he close, he said, he closes his shop by 10 everyday... THAT Day HE kept it open for me...
Learning: challenges are evitable... but HE manages the intensity of the challenges and gets you through it...like mentioned in Samarth Ramdas's Manache Shlok... "krupalu pane alp dharishtya paahe..."
I experienced your quote that day from our this group...
करोड़ों में एक महान सच-
"गुरु" का हाथ पकड़ के चलो।
लोगों के पैर पकड़ने की नौबत नहीं आएगी।
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(Shared by a student, USA)
I have also an experience to share with you. I am Subodh Kulkarni, right now working on Ph.D. in Agriculture and Biological Engineering at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA.
With an experiences of others I started reading " Gajanan Vijay" after I got a disastrous result of my engineering drawing - I paper. I got more than 65 % in all other subjects and only 22 out of hundred in drawing. I solved the paper for 123 marks, and it was one of my favorite subjects. Then I was depressed and was not even happy to go to the college. Then after I started reading the Pothi, I subsequently applied for reevaluation of my paper and to my surprise, with the university rules, they could increase only 18 marks, totaling 40, which made my subject clear. That was my good and amazing experience.
After my undergraduate in mechanical engineering, when I was preparing for the competitive exams, on one afternoon, I saw a "bairagee" in front of my home whom I could not recognized, He asked for some food and money, I do not remembered exactly for what..then I said foolishly, why do you beg, why don't you work. I will give you some food if you work for us. He was angry then and said you guys pay to the doctors and advocates but not to the poor, then I was ashamed and went inside to get something for him and told the incidence to my mother as she also believes in ShrI. Gajanan Maharaj. She gave me fresh made " Chapatis", but when I came out, the so called " bairagee" disappeared, I searched for in the nearby vicinity, not to find him. It was the game of few seconds. I felt ashamed and thought I missed a chance to see him or what? Till after 11-12 years after that incidence, I could still remeber the dark complexion and height of that person, but not all other details.
Then I tried to be as regular as possible to read "Pothi". Whenever I forgot about Shri. Gajanan Maharaj, some incidence happened so that I ought to remember him.
I think this is a lesson to the people who forgets him, after their work is done.
He don't want them to forget him. He says, I am there for you, whenever you need me.
Please remember the " Laxman Ghude's incidence", and try to be honest with him as well as you your self as best as possible. He will give you more than you require only if you offer him whatever you can with clear heart.
Jai Gajanan,
Please forgive us for the wrong deeds happening without our notices of senses, or give us such a sense not to make sins.
Thank you.
With best regards,
Subodh Kulkarni
Graduate Assistant
I have also an experience to share with you. I am Subodh Kulkarni, right now working on Ph.D. in Agriculture and Biological Engineering at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA.
With an experiences of others I started reading " Gajanan Vijay" after I got a disastrous result of my engineering drawing - I paper. I got more than 65 % in all other subjects and only 22 out of hundred in drawing. I solved the paper for 123 marks, and it was one of my favorite subjects. Then I was depressed and was not even happy to go to the college. Then after I started reading the Pothi, I subsequently applied for reevaluation of my paper and to my surprise, with the university rules, they could increase only 18 marks, totaling 40, which made my subject clear. That was my good and amazing experience.
After my undergraduate in mechanical engineering, when I was preparing for the competitive exams, on one afternoon, I saw a "bairagee" in front of my home whom I could not recognized, He asked for some food and money, I do not remembered exactly for what..then I said foolishly, why do you beg, why don't you work. I will give you some food if you work for us. He was angry then and said you guys pay to the doctors and advocates but not to the poor, then I was ashamed and went inside to get something for him and told the incidence to my mother as she also believes in ShrI. Gajanan Maharaj. She gave me fresh made " Chapatis", but when I came out, the so called " bairagee" disappeared, I searched for in the nearby vicinity, not to find him. It was the game of few seconds. I felt ashamed and thought I missed a chance to see him or what? Till after 11-12 years after that incidence, I could still remeber the dark complexion and height of that person, but not all other details.
Then I tried to be as regular as possible to read "Pothi". Whenever I forgot about Shri. Gajanan Maharaj, some incidence happened so that I ought to remember him.
I think this is a lesson to the people who forgets him, after their work is done.
He don't want them to forget him. He says, I am there for you, whenever you need me.
Please remember the " Laxman Ghude's incidence", and try to be honest with him as well as you your self as best as possible. He will give you more than you require only if you offer him whatever you can with clear heart.
Jai Gajanan,
Please forgive us for the wrong deeds happening without our notices of senses, or give us such a sense not to make sins.
Thank you.
With best regards,
Subodh Kulkarni
Graduate Assistant
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(Shared by Subhash Sawant & Mrs. Ruee Sawant, USA)
Jai Gajanan. I want to share my experience that how I was blessed with Gajanan Maharaj’s Blessings. My wife was 7 months old pregnant in January’2015 and we were living in Wilmington, Delaware at that time. I was going to the office on January’22, 2015 and was walking on the side curbs. There was a snow before couple of days and therefore, some snow was still there on the curbside on which I was walking. Suddenly, I slipped down on the snow from the curb. I was not able to walk. I couldn’t understand what was going on. I was praying for my safety specially for having no fracture because we have doctor appointments coming up and birth classes for our new Guest. I called my office friends and they came there as soon as they could and they reached in time because office was nearby only. They took me to the Hospital and there I came to know that I have some small fractures in my right Ankle.
I was completely lost as I was thinking that now what to do and how to execute things. There was nobody in the house to help us as my Parents were in India. We have booked the tickets for them for March’05 for USA for my wife Delivery. It was even hard to think that how I and my wife are going to spend 42 days without any help.
We always looked upon at Maharaj for help and like every normal day I and my wife were reading Shri Gajanan Vijay Granth Adhyaya. Meanwhile my friends and neighbors suggested that we can call my friends whenever we need them. I respected their ideas because I was thinking about my wife to have a smooth delivery and was feeling bad in giving any kind of pressure to my wife in that situation. One day she she said to me that we can pass these tough days together and let parents come on the decided date March 05. I was in state of shock that how is she going to manage those hard situations where physically I needed much help and where she needed much rest. But days went by and every day she helped me in taking bath, preparing food, feeding me food, helping me in moving from here to there as for each activity I needed support to walk. My friends did grocery and helped in brining important things done .They also helped me in taking to the doctor for mine x-ray and checkups and also for and her routine maternity check-ups. I can’t forget times when neighbors provided cooked food for us.
Often we give credit to ourselves for channelizing things and telling others that we managed everything but what I felt each and every time that is how Maharaj helped me and my wife to face those critical situations by surrounding us with valuable people who helped us every day, strengthen our minds and souls preparing for better tomorrow.
My Wife due Date was March 17. My surgery got done on February 12, and then doctor said it will take 2 more weeks to remove stitches and after two weeks I can try walking alone (without any help). I was praying hard to start walking till March 12. I wanted to be at least capable of driving my wife to the hospital at the right time and take care of all the things, including the baby. March approached faster than we thought and parents were about to arrive but on March 5th, but on the same day a heavy storm disturbed the peace of mind. I requested one of my friends who lived at New Jersey to pick up my parents from the Newark International Airport and picked up my parents and let them be at your place till the transportation gets started. Again, Maharaj helped us on that day by arranging my parents stay at my friend place. On March 06’ slowly the transportation got started and my parents came to my place at 10:00 in the night. We literally cried by seeing our parents and also, thanked Maharaj to help us for bringing them safely home. On March12 Doctor Appointment, we came to know that Due Date may get late by one week. We were fine with that situation as we though at least I can drive the car by March 22. My Doctor asked me to start walking with no help on March 17, appointment and I slowly started walking. It took me 20 minutes just to reach ground floor from the Doctor’s office which is on the First Floor. My Wife’s Doctor said that if she has not received the pain by March 29,
Admit her in the hospital in the night of March 29. At that time, I was started to drive my car. We Thought that “why my wife was not getting labor pain by the original Due and the Date got delayed by
Almost 12 days”. But that period helped me to recover 75% and I was started driving perfectly. This is
How Maharaj prepared us to get ready for the Due Date. And then, finally Due Date came March 29 to admit my wife in the hospital as she was not getting the Labor pains. So I and my wife went to the hospital that night around 09:00 PM. We got the room and
Got settled at 10:30 PM they induced her to get the labor pain at 11:30 PM and then she started feeling
Pain. Despite the epidural pain wasn’t helping the process and it was taking longer and longer. Then, till afternoon there was no progress .Doctor assumed that may be my wife has to go for c-section, as she is not getting contractions and no progress in the diameter. Doctor confirmed that she will wait by 6:00 pm and then they will go for c-section.
Finally, I started to read Gajanan Vijay Granth as a part of Daily Adhyay reading around 04:00 PM When I
Finished my chapter, Miracle happened. She started to feel some contraction and when doctor checked
at 06:00 PM, there was a good progress in the diameter. It was open from 4 Cm to 7 Cm and then, her
Started feeling contractions after every 10 minutes in the night around 08:00 PM, Diameter opened to 9
Cm. Around 10:00 PM, Diameter fully opened and Doctor she was ready to deliver the baby. Around 11:30 PM in the night, my son was born which we named as “Agastya”. This is how, Maharaj helped us through the entire Delivery and Baby and Mom were safe after Delivery.
Jai Gajanan!
Jai Gajanan. I want to share my experience that how I was blessed with Gajanan Maharaj’s Blessings. My wife was 7 months old pregnant in January’2015 and we were living in Wilmington, Delaware at that time. I was going to the office on January’22, 2015 and was walking on the side curbs. There was a snow before couple of days and therefore, some snow was still there on the curbside on which I was walking. Suddenly, I slipped down on the snow from the curb. I was not able to walk. I couldn’t understand what was going on. I was praying for my safety specially for having no fracture because we have doctor appointments coming up and birth classes for our new Guest. I called my office friends and they came there as soon as they could and they reached in time because office was nearby only. They took me to the Hospital and there I came to know that I have some small fractures in my right Ankle.
I was completely lost as I was thinking that now what to do and how to execute things. There was nobody in the house to help us as my Parents were in India. We have booked the tickets for them for March’05 for USA for my wife Delivery. It was even hard to think that how I and my wife are going to spend 42 days without any help.
We always looked upon at Maharaj for help and like every normal day I and my wife were reading Shri Gajanan Vijay Granth Adhyaya. Meanwhile my friends and neighbors suggested that we can call my friends whenever we need them. I respected their ideas because I was thinking about my wife to have a smooth delivery and was feeling bad in giving any kind of pressure to my wife in that situation. One day she she said to me that we can pass these tough days together and let parents come on the decided date March 05. I was in state of shock that how is she going to manage those hard situations where physically I needed much help and where she needed much rest. But days went by and every day she helped me in taking bath, preparing food, feeding me food, helping me in moving from here to there as for each activity I needed support to walk. My friends did grocery and helped in brining important things done .They also helped me in taking to the doctor for mine x-ray and checkups and also for and her routine maternity check-ups. I can’t forget times when neighbors provided cooked food for us.
Often we give credit to ourselves for channelizing things and telling others that we managed everything but what I felt each and every time that is how Maharaj helped me and my wife to face those critical situations by surrounding us with valuable people who helped us every day, strengthen our minds and souls preparing for better tomorrow.
My Wife due Date was March 17. My surgery got done on February 12, and then doctor said it will take 2 more weeks to remove stitches and after two weeks I can try walking alone (without any help). I was praying hard to start walking till March 12. I wanted to be at least capable of driving my wife to the hospital at the right time and take care of all the things, including the baby. March approached faster than we thought and parents were about to arrive but on March 5th, but on the same day a heavy storm disturbed the peace of mind. I requested one of my friends who lived at New Jersey to pick up my parents from the Newark International Airport and picked up my parents and let them be at your place till the transportation gets started. Again, Maharaj helped us on that day by arranging my parents stay at my friend place. On March 06’ slowly the transportation got started and my parents came to my place at 10:00 in the night. We literally cried by seeing our parents and also, thanked Maharaj to help us for bringing them safely home. On March12 Doctor Appointment, we came to know that Due Date may get late by one week. We were fine with that situation as we though at least I can drive the car by March 22. My Doctor asked me to start walking with no help on March 17, appointment and I slowly started walking. It took me 20 minutes just to reach ground floor from the Doctor’s office which is on the First Floor. My Wife’s Doctor said that if she has not received the pain by March 29,
Admit her in the hospital in the night of March 29. At that time, I was started to drive my car. We Thought that “why my wife was not getting labor pain by the original Due and the Date got delayed by
Almost 12 days”. But that period helped me to recover 75% and I was started driving perfectly. This is
How Maharaj prepared us to get ready for the Due Date. And then, finally Due Date came March 29 to admit my wife in the hospital as she was not getting the Labor pains. So I and my wife went to the hospital that night around 09:00 PM. We got the room and
Got settled at 10:30 PM they induced her to get the labor pain at 11:30 PM and then she started feeling
Pain. Despite the epidural pain wasn’t helping the process and it was taking longer and longer. Then, till afternoon there was no progress .Doctor assumed that may be my wife has to go for c-section, as she is not getting contractions and no progress in the diameter. Doctor confirmed that she will wait by 6:00 pm and then they will go for c-section.
Finally, I started to read Gajanan Vijay Granth as a part of Daily Adhyay reading around 04:00 PM When I
Finished my chapter, Miracle happened. She started to feel some contraction and when doctor checked
at 06:00 PM, there was a good progress in the diameter. It was open from 4 Cm to 7 Cm and then, her
Started feeling contractions after every 10 minutes in the night around 08:00 PM, Diameter opened to 9
Cm. Around 10:00 PM, Diameter fully opened and Doctor she was ready to deliver the baby. Around 11:30 PM in the night, my son was born which we named as “Agastya”. This is how, Maharaj helped us through the entire Delivery and Baby and Mom were safe after Delivery.
Jai Gajanan!
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(Shared by Nikhil Dole, USA)
Dear all devotees of Gajanan mauli,
I have an amazing experience to share with you all.
Incident happened in 2010 when I was pursuing my Masters in USA. Those days I had a lot of assignments and projects and so I used to often visit my project mate's place for overnight work.
One Thursday, my project mate called me to work over night at his place to complete the project. I was about to leave, when one of my family member, called me up. She told me, Nikhil, why don’t you do "gajanan vijay" path every night after coming from college? Do it every evening, you will be protected from all odds and problems in life. She also gave me some examples how I can carry out the path.
I trust her and my belief in Mauli made me realize that I should start the path from today only. I had dinner and did 1 path of " Gajanan Vijay". Meanwhile I completely forgot to visit my project mate's place (HIS leela).
At 2:30am, project mate called me, he was terrified with horror. He narrated that a robber had broken into their apartment that night, looted their apartment, holding them at gun point, taken their laptops, wallets and mobiles and fled away. My friends where awestruck because they had faced such a horrifying situation. They literally said 100 times, “Nikhil, you are very very lucky, you were just saved".
I was saved because of my guru, Gajanan Maharaj. That night, if my relative would not have called me and told about reading "Gajanan Vijay" at night, I would have also face the same situation. I have no words to thank HIM, I am not even worth his deeds, but HE showed that my Guru Gajanan cares for his every
bhakta.
I am blessed my mother guided me to follow his teachings since i was in 9th std. I am sure my upasana and parayana have saved me from such a big incident.
Jai gajanan!!!!!
Dear all devotees of Gajanan mauli,
I have an amazing experience to share with you all.
Incident happened in 2010 when I was pursuing my Masters in USA. Those days I had a lot of assignments and projects and so I used to often visit my project mate's place for overnight work.
One Thursday, my project mate called me to work over night at his place to complete the project. I was about to leave, when one of my family member, called me up. She told me, Nikhil, why don’t you do "gajanan vijay" path every night after coming from college? Do it every evening, you will be protected from all odds and problems in life. She also gave me some examples how I can carry out the path.
I trust her and my belief in Mauli made me realize that I should start the path from today only. I had dinner and did 1 path of " Gajanan Vijay". Meanwhile I completely forgot to visit my project mate's place (HIS leela).
At 2:30am, project mate called me, he was terrified with horror. He narrated that a robber had broken into their apartment that night, looted their apartment, holding them at gun point, taken their laptops, wallets and mobiles and fled away. My friends where awestruck because they had faced such a horrifying situation. They literally said 100 times, “Nikhil, you are very very lucky, you were just saved".
I was saved because of my guru, Gajanan Maharaj. That night, if my relative would not have called me and told about reading "Gajanan Vijay" at night, I would have also face the same situation. I have no words to thank HIM, I am not even worth his deeds, but HE showed that my Guru Gajanan cares for his every
bhakta.
I am blessed my mother guided me to follow his teachings since i was in 9th std. I am sure my upasana and parayana have saved me from such a big incident.
Jai gajanan!!!!!
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(Shared by a devotee from Mumbai)
Lok Sukhache Sobati Nirvanicha Shri Hari …
Jai Gajanan,
I am sharing my experience herewith. In our Shree’s Pothi @Adhyay No.14, our Mauli says to Bandutatya that “Lok Sukhache Sobati Nirvanicha Shri Hari, Tyachi Sadaiva kar Bhakti to na Upeshi Kada (People come to you only in your good days, but Almighty Narayan is always with you in bad times also. Always pray to Him and He will never neglect you.)” I have literally experienced this lines during the period Apr 09 to July’10 and I would like to share the same with you all.
In Mar’09, due to some health problem I had to left my job (with our Mauli’s permission) , in a month time I got an offer from Mahendra & Mahendra, but again for some reason I could not accept the offer and my medical treatment was going on. Me and family members were under tension (by our mauli’s krupa, money was not the problem but leaving without job in a metro like Mumbai, was a big risk),
By our Mauli’s grace I came out from the health issue in 6-8 months and started looking for a job, I was running out of luck, I attended many interviews, sometime 3-4 rounds , salary negotiations, final selection and for any other reasons I could not get the job opportunity.( I shared this problem with some of our devotee members too, but as our Shri says Lok sukhache sobati........) but all efforts were in vain. Sometime I used to get frustrated, used to argue with Mauli and at the same time HIS name used to give me support. I used to keep on telling our Mauli that, it is all your wish do whatever you feel like but give me strength to bear this phase of life, you are my savior.
In Dec’09 I approached my second last employer but hopes were very very low. As expected they said a big NO. By the time I had applied with hundreds of recruitments agencies and organizations as well, but it was only apply no reply.
Suddenly in Mar’09 I had a dream – In dream I saw that a boy (unknown) from my second last employer office tells me that they want to offer you a job, and you will get it, but you have to keep patience.
I didn’t share it with anybody as they already told me “NO”. In May’09 I got a call from their office saying that their MD wants to see you (a ray of hope), I remembered the dream. We had meeting, but in meeting I was told that we do not have any opening right now but we can help you in finding a job, if you need MD’s reference he will help u out. I was upset.
Again they called me and had meeting in Jun’10 and MD was willing to offer me job opportunity but not in Mumbai and finally by our Mauli’s grace, I got final offer with good package and perks in Senior Management group. I have been positioned in Baroda, but I have full faith in our Mauli, very soon, I would be positioned in Mumbai.
This is happened just because of our Gurumauli. In this tough phase, only Mauli supported me, HE took care of our family like Mother & Father. During the time we never came across any financial issues, only because of our Mauli. HE is/was with us and will be with us always. Everytime Gurumauli tells me that “Lok Sukhache Sobati Nirvanicha Shri Hari, Tyachi Sadaiva kar Bhakti to na Upeshi Kada”
At the feet of our Gurumauli.
Jai Gajanan, Gani Gan Ganat Bote
Lok Sukhache Sobati Nirvanicha Shri Hari …
Jai Gajanan,
I am sharing my experience herewith. In our Shree’s Pothi @Adhyay No.14, our Mauli says to Bandutatya that “Lok Sukhache Sobati Nirvanicha Shri Hari, Tyachi Sadaiva kar Bhakti to na Upeshi Kada (People come to you only in your good days, but Almighty Narayan is always with you in bad times also. Always pray to Him and He will never neglect you.)” I have literally experienced this lines during the period Apr 09 to July’10 and I would like to share the same with you all.
In Mar’09, due to some health problem I had to left my job (with our Mauli’s permission) , in a month time I got an offer from Mahendra & Mahendra, but again for some reason I could not accept the offer and my medical treatment was going on. Me and family members were under tension (by our mauli’s krupa, money was not the problem but leaving without job in a metro like Mumbai, was a big risk),
By our Mauli’s grace I came out from the health issue in 6-8 months and started looking for a job, I was running out of luck, I attended many interviews, sometime 3-4 rounds , salary negotiations, final selection and for any other reasons I could not get the job opportunity.( I shared this problem with some of our devotee members too, but as our Shri says Lok sukhache sobati........) but all efforts were in vain. Sometime I used to get frustrated, used to argue with Mauli and at the same time HIS name used to give me support. I used to keep on telling our Mauli that, it is all your wish do whatever you feel like but give me strength to bear this phase of life, you are my savior.
In Dec’09 I approached my second last employer but hopes were very very low. As expected they said a big NO. By the time I had applied with hundreds of recruitments agencies and organizations as well, but it was only apply no reply.
Suddenly in Mar’09 I had a dream – In dream I saw that a boy (unknown) from my second last employer office tells me that they want to offer you a job, and you will get it, but you have to keep patience.
I didn’t share it with anybody as they already told me “NO”. In May’09 I got a call from their office saying that their MD wants to see you (a ray of hope), I remembered the dream. We had meeting, but in meeting I was told that we do not have any opening right now but we can help you in finding a job, if you need MD’s reference he will help u out. I was upset.
Again they called me and had meeting in Jun’10 and MD was willing to offer me job opportunity but not in Mumbai and finally by our Mauli’s grace, I got final offer with good package and perks in Senior Management group. I have been positioned in Baroda, but I have full faith in our Mauli, very soon, I would be positioned in Mumbai.
This is happened just because of our Gurumauli. In this tough phase, only Mauli supported me, HE took care of our family like Mother & Father. During the time we never came across any financial issues, only because of our Mauli. HE is/was with us and will be with us always. Everytime Gurumauli tells me that “Lok Sukhache Sobati Nirvanicha Shri Hari, Tyachi Sadaiva kar Bhakti to na Upeshi Kada”
At the feet of our Gurumauli.
Jai Gajanan, Gani Gan Ganat Bote
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If you have the Will, I have the way …
(Narrated by an ardent devotee)
This experience was narrated by an ardent devotee of our Shree Maharaj. This lady was suffering from Leg injury when her leg twisted in some small accident in home itself. Since then, palm of right leg never became straight (like we have) it was twisted 90 degrees towards right and she had to do daily routine with that swollen and paining leg, she use to stumble number of times...
One fine day, when pain was unbearable, she requested Maharaj to cure her and she would do 5 trips to Shegaon. She stays in Akola, a town next to Shegaon. in next few days, her neighbours approached her to ask "would she like to come to Shegaon with them?" :) on hearing this, she was very happy and was about to say YES but suddenly she remembered right leg and said to them that "though it is near, I cannot board a bus or train nor can I climb the stairs at railway station, so heartily sorry for saying No as I wish to come !!!"
And as usual, our Shree Maharaj never has questions, he has Only Answers ! - Jay Gajanan !
Neighbors said, no we are neither going by bus nor train, we are going by our own vehicle and we would take care that you get sufficient space to sit comfortably with your paining leg. Now, she could not say no and she went to Shegaon.
There was huge queue for darshan, min 3.5 hrs were predicted for darshan ! the neighbors confirmed with this lady, but she did not hesitate, she said "Now it is Maharaj's wish... I don’t care...." and literally she climbed the stairs with twisted, paining and swollen leg and moved with queue for almost 3 - 3.5 hours... finally the pain was becoming unbearable and beyond her limits.... and she started crying and @ same time she reached the Samadhi hall... she prayed for curing her right leg and left for home. she said - it was impossible to walk few feet after standing for such a long time with such pains.
Next day morning when she woke up and got down from her bed and started walking - MIRACLE happened - her leg was NO more twisted, it was damn straight like normal people have.... not only that, NEITHER was it swollen....it did NOT even pain a bit... everything was like before... on seeing this lovely surprise given by Maharaj - there itself she broke into tears... she then realized that Why Maharaj made her climb the stairs and stand in the queue for so looooooooonnngggg....
and thus, if you have the Will i.e strong desire... He will find a way for You !!!!
Jay Gajanan !!! Jay Gajanan !!! Jay Gajanan !!!
(Narrated by an ardent devotee)
This experience was narrated by an ardent devotee of our Shree Maharaj. This lady was suffering from Leg injury when her leg twisted in some small accident in home itself. Since then, palm of right leg never became straight (like we have) it was twisted 90 degrees towards right and she had to do daily routine with that swollen and paining leg, she use to stumble number of times...
One fine day, when pain was unbearable, she requested Maharaj to cure her and she would do 5 trips to Shegaon. She stays in Akola, a town next to Shegaon. in next few days, her neighbours approached her to ask "would she like to come to Shegaon with them?" :) on hearing this, she was very happy and was about to say YES but suddenly she remembered right leg and said to them that "though it is near, I cannot board a bus or train nor can I climb the stairs at railway station, so heartily sorry for saying No as I wish to come !!!"
And as usual, our Shree Maharaj never has questions, he has Only Answers ! - Jay Gajanan !
Neighbors said, no we are neither going by bus nor train, we are going by our own vehicle and we would take care that you get sufficient space to sit comfortably with your paining leg. Now, she could not say no and she went to Shegaon.
There was huge queue for darshan, min 3.5 hrs were predicted for darshan ! the neighbors confirmed with this lady, but she did not hesitate, she said "Now it is Maharaj's wish... I don’t care...." and literally she climbed the stairs with twisted, paining and swollen leg and moved with queue for almost 3 - 3.5 hours... finally the pain was becoming unbearable and beyond her limits.... and she started crying and @ same time she reached the Samadhi hall... she prayed for curing her right leg and left for home. she said - it was impossible to walk few feet after standing for such a long time with such pains.
Next day morning when she woke up and got down from her bed and started walking - MIRACLE happened - her leg was NO more twisted, it was damn straight like normal people have.... not only that, NEITHER was it swollen....it did NOT even pain a bit... everything was like before... on seeing this lovely surprise given by Maharaj - there itself she broke into tears... she then realized that Why Maharaj made her climb the stairs and stand in the queue for so looooooooonnngggg....
and thus, if you have the Will i.e strong desire... He will find a way for You !!!!
Jay Gajanan !!! Jay Gajanan !!! Jay Gajanan !!!
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(Shared by one devotee sister from USA)
Jay Gajanan,
I have been connected to Shree Gajanan Maharaj in a miraculous way.
It was 2013, during our India trip, we visited our Guru “Swami Madhavananda “of Swaroopyog Pratishthan in Pune. He gifted us his recently published book about his analysis of Shree Gajanana Vijay. The name of the book is “Shree Gajanan Vijay Bhaktirasaaswaad”
But due to our last minute rush while packing for our trip back home (San Francisco) from Pune, somehow misplaced the book and couldn’t bring with us.
After reaching home and settling down, I remembered that I have forgot the book in India and was depressed.
After a couple of year, in 2014, I requested in our Swaroopyog meditation and Swadhyay group, to get a copy of this book from Pune. By grace of my guru, I received the copy of this book sent and signed lovingly by our Swami Ji on the day of Gurupornima.
I started reading one chapter per day from this book and completed in next 21 days. Swami Madhavananda ji had explained beautifully all the nuances of the Miracles and anecdotes in the the Granth. I just could not keep the book down.
After finishing the book, I developed an interest in knowing more about Shree Gajanan Maharaj and decided there and then that whenever I shall visit India, I will make it a point to visit Shegaon and take his Darshan.
This was in August. The time when we found some breakthrough with problems we were facing with our 8-year-old son who has autism. Suddenly or miraculously we were able to quickly get an appointment to a renowned clinic where we got a complete diagnosis for his autism. This appointment & doctor visit just opened up a whole new dimension where we had a lot of positive vibes regarding the treatment and recovery of my son. That Knowledge truly liberated us and we were beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Then in the month of October one of my friend who is a devotee of Shree Gajanan Maharaj asked me (out of blue) if I would be interested in attending and helping out with the Pragat Din function of Shree Gajanan Maharaj. Again a big surprise here! I have been living in USA for 14 years and never ever heard before about a group like this. Even while growing up in India I had not somehow been pulled towards “HIS “ grace. Sometimes when life knocked us and we start looking for answers to our problems, the teacher just appears to show us the way! A divine ray of Hope!
The rest is all history. My friend (or should I say my Angel) added my contact details to their group. I sincerely want to thank my friend for directing me here. After that I was able to attend the Pragat Din and take Darshan of the Paduka (replica of Mundgaon paduka came from Portland) and Palakhi in February 2015. I have also been fortunate to participate in the online group parayans over this period of two years.
I have been truly blessed to be a part of Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar. I look forward to the time when I will be able to visit Shegaon and get Darshan. Till then I will wait patiently for his invitation.
I sincerely thank my Guru Shree Madhavananda for having graciously showing me the way.
Jay Gajanan,
I have been connected to Shree Gajanan Maharaj in a miraculous way.
It was 2013, during our India trip, we visited our Guru “Swami Madhavananda “of Swaroopyog Pratishthan in Pune. He gifted us his recently published book about his analysis of Shree Gajanana Vijay. The name of the book is “Shree Gajanan Vijay Bhaktirasaaswaad”
But due to our last minute rush while packing for our trip back home (San Francisco) from Pune, somehow misplaced the book and couldn’t bring with us.
After reaching home and settling down, I remembered that I have forgot the book in India and was depressed.
After a couple of year, in 2014, I requested in our Swaroopyog meditation and Swadhyay group, to get a copy of this book from Pune. By grace of my guru, I received the copy of this book sent and signed lovingly by our Swami Ji on the day of Gurupornima.
I started reading one chapter per day from this book and completed in next 21 days. Swami Madhavananda ji had explained beautifully all the nuances of the Miracles and anecdotes in the the Granth. I just could not keep the book down.
After finishing the book, I developed an interest in knowing more about Shree Gajanan Maharaj and decided there and then that whenever I shall visit India, I will make it a point to visit Shegaon and take his Darshan.
This was in August. The time when we found some breakthrough with problems we were facing with our 8-year-old son who has autism. Suddenly or miraculously we were able to quickly get an appointment to a renowned clinic where we got a complete diagnosis for his autism. This appointment & doctor visit just opened up a whole new dimension where we had a lot of positive vibes regarding the treatment and recovery of my son. That Knowledge truly liberated us and we were beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Then in the month of October one of my friend who is a devotee of Shree Gajanan Maharaj asked me (out of blue) if I would be interested in attending and helping out with the Pragat Din function of Shree Gajanan Maharaj. Again a big surprise here! I have been living in USA for 14 years and never ever heard before about a group like this. Even while growing up in India I had not somehow been pulled towards “HIS “ grace. Sometimes when life knocked us and we start looking for answers to our problems, the teacher just appears to show us the way! A divine ray of Hope!
The rest is all history. My friend (or should I say my Angel) added my contact details to their group. I sincerely want to thank my friend for directing me here. After that I was able to attend the Pragat Din and take Darshan of the Paduka (replica of Mundgaon paduka came from Portland) and Palakhi in February 2015. I have also been fortunate to participate in the online group parayans over this period of two years.
I have been truly blessed to be a part of Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar. I look forward to the time when I will be able to visit Shegaon and get Darshan. Till then I will wait patiently for his invitation.
I sincerely thank my Guru Shree Madhavananda for having graciously showing me the way.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
“My people do not come to me of their own accord, It is “I” who seek and bring them to me” – Shri Gajanan Maharaj
Shri Gajanan Maharaj’s blessings are like sun rays, equally distributed to everyone. It is all dependent on the receiver, how he/she interprets them. The experience below proves this understanding. Shri Maharaj has significant presence in South India (Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu) also.
The mission which was started by “Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar” and “Gajanan-Shegaon-Prachar-Parivar” yahoo group is now showing great results. Let me share our mission again:
- To connect HIS devotees across the globe
- To spread HIS teachings and experiences so a non-devotee should become HIS devotee and receive the same blessings (as we all enjoy)
Additionally, not to limit HIS teachings to a religion, language, caste, creed, state or even country. HE is “Bramhand-Nayak”.
Note : To get the real essence of devotee’s feelings, we are not editing experiences.
Jai Gajanan
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(Shared by one devotee sister)
Sri Gajanan Maharaj, kindly forgive me for any mistakes while narrating this experience. I love You so much, I'm Your ignorant child.
Dear Admin, Please make any edits where ever you feel it is necessary.
Sripada Rajam Saranam Prapadye!!!
Digambara Digambara Sripada Vallabha Digambara!
Digambara Digambara Narasimha Saraswathi Digambara!
About a year and half ago I wanted to get Damodar Krishna figurine for my home altar and we ordered one on amazon. However, we received a different Krishna figurine. I was really sad as Damodar did not come to me. Exactly at that time my Datta sister messaged me and asked me if I wanted to hear Sri Gajanan Leelamrutam? I said yes, because I thought it was some story about Lord Ganesha. She sent the audio book links to me in youtube and when I opened the youtube video I was speechless as there was a Damodar Krishna statue on her Puja altar. I've seen her home altar before but I never saw this Krishna picture. When enquired with her she said when she was watching Mahabharat, she liked Lord Krishna very much and within a couple of days or weeks her Guruji arranged for a Damodar Puja at her home. I was so much pleased to hear that experience and started to hear the book Sri Gajanan Leelamrutam.
Youtube Link - first chapter of “Gajanan Leelaamrut”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbcAmiN_w9U
The first chapter of the book itself has another surprise in stock for me. The book opens as a dialogue between two devotees BankatLal and Damodar Pant. I was pleasantly surprised. I really love Damodar Leela story from Srimad Bhagavatam. It is a childhood pastime of Lord Krishna in which His mother Yasoda binds Him to a grinding mortar for being so naughty and stealing the butter and breaking the butter pots. Then Krishna gets even naughtier after His mother ties Him to the grinding mortar and pulls the mortar between two Arjuna trees and delivers the sons of Lord Kuber namely NalaKuvera and Manigriva. Hearing these pastimes of Lord Krishna all the residents of Vrindavan are drowned in pools of happiness and ecstasies for Lord Krishna. All these glories of little Krishna are described in Damodarashtakam from Padma Puran. This is the most captivating pastime of little Krishna and I love reading it over and over. So Sri Gajanan Maharaj gave me darshan of Lord Krishna (Damodar) when I was really craving for Damodar Darshan. I instantly liked Sri Gajanan Maharaj so much.
Once I started hearing the book I couldn't stop hearing it till I finished the entire book and came to know that Sri Gajanan Maharaj is so merciful and He is Lord Siva and Lord Krishna Himself. After reading some chapter tears literally started flowing from my eyes after knowing about the mercy of Sri Gajanan Maharaj.
There is one chapter in which a person named Bhaskar denies a sip of water to Sri Gajanan Mahaaraj and also taunts Him. Sri Gajanan Maharaj with a smile on His face, gives Bhaskar a well full of water in return and later on He also gives Moksha to the same devotee. If it is not for the Supreme Lord who else can have so much mercy and love for all living beings?
In another chapter the brothers of Hari Patil beats up Sri Maharaj with cane sticks and yet Maharaj gives them so much solace and comfort and offers them sugar cane juice. Is He not our Supreme Father Lord Krishna? When a devotee named Kavar wants to offer some food to Sri Maharaj, Sri Gajanan eagerly waits for the devotee to come to Him and offer the food to Him (Lord Krisna says in Bhagavad Gita chapter 9 verse 26,
patram puspam phalam toyam
yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam
asnami prayatatmanah
(If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.).
This is just like how a mother lovingly waits for her child to come home and eat food with her.
For me Sri Gajanan is the Supreme Father who is always protecting His children and also the Supreme Mother who is so kind and waits for us to feed us sumptuously, to share our feelings and to guide us in the right path. When I heard the entire book I was speechless as Sri Gajanan gives Darshan to a devotee named Bapuna who wants to see Lord Pandurang of Pandarpur.
I started loving Gajanan Maharaj to the core of my heart. He is Ardhanaseewar, He is Ganesha, He is Lord Krishna. I instantly took a vow to hear the book 108 times. Believe it or not, I got the news the very next week that Sri Gajanan Maharaj Murti Pratishta is happening at a temple near my home (Atlanta, GA). I felt so excited and happy after hearing the news. My Lord Krsihna in the form of Gajanan Maharaj is coming near me to bless us. I went to the temple and as a token of thank you I want to get something for my Datta sister who sent me Sri Gajajan Leelamrutam audio book, but everything was over in the temple store by the time we reached the temple.
After I finished reading the book for 8 times Sri Gajanan Maharaj blessed both me and my Datta sister with His presence. We received Sri Gajanan Maharaj idols and Udi. I don't want to say idol. It is Sri Gajanan Maharaj Himself. There is so much fragrance (Lord Siva is Sugandhim, it is described in Maha Mryutyunjaya mantra as Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam) coming from His Lotus Feet and the Udi too. It is so divine. I hope someday Sri Gajanan Maharaj blesses me and my family with His Padukas too like He sent to Pundalik.
A couple of months back my parents sent me a Sripada SriVallabha Charitamrutam after keeping the Holy Book on the Sri Padukas of Sripada SriVallabha Swamy at Pitapur (the birth place of Lord Sripada SriVallabha) and the priest gave some flowers in that Holy Book as a blessing from Sripada Swamy. When I opened that book, I saw flowers in 7th chapter of Sripada SriVallabha Charitamrutam which says " Sripada's Assurance to His devotees". Also it is mentioned in one of the sections in the same chapter-7 that Sripada Swamy with His Ganesha Amsha will incarnate as Sri Gajanan Maharaj in the future generations. With this blessing from Sripada Swamy I felt so happy. It is mentioned in multiple places in Sripada Charitamrutam that Sripada SriVallabha Swamy is Lord Krishna, Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha and all other Gods come from Sripada SriVallabha Swamy and work under His direction. I would like say my sincere thanks to my Supreme Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, Guide and Guru: Sripada Sri Vallabha Swamy (who is Sri Gajanan Maharaj Himself), Sri Vittal Babaji for the wonderful book (Sri Gajanan Leelamrutam), Sripada LeelaVaibhavam Facebook page, My angel Datta Sister for recording that divine book and spreading His mercy right on time when I needed it the most, Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar for blessing me and my Datta sisters with Sri Gajanan Maharaj and Sri Gajanan Maharaj again and again for His mercy and accepting me as His devotee.
It is explained so well in these lecture series that if you read Gajanan Vijay with faith Sri Gajanan Maharaj Himself comes every time. It is so true. He came. My only prayer to Sri Gajanan Maharaj is to engage me in His loving devotional service and please guide me in every phase of life. Jai Sripada, Jai Gajanan, Jai Sai Samarth, Jai Vittal Babaji!
A billion thanks to Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar and Sri Gajanan Maharaj.
Sri Samartha Gajananaya Namaha!
Jai Gajanan! Sri Gajanan!
Shri Gajanan Maharaj’s blessings are like sun rays, equally distributed to everyone. It is all dependent on the receiver, how he/she interprets them. The experience below proves this understanding. Shri Maharaj has significant presence in South India (Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu) also.
The mission which was started by “Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar” and “Gajanan-Shegaon-Prachar-Parivar” yahoo group is now showing great results. Let me share our mission again:
- To connect HIS devotees across the globe
- To spread HIS teachings and experiences so a non-devotee should become HIS devotee and receive the same blessings (as we all enjoy)
Additionally, not to limit HIS teachings to a religion, language, caste, creed, state or even country. HE is “Bramhand-Nayak”.
Note : To get the real essence of devotee’s feelings, we are not editing experiences.
Jai Gajanan
===================
(Shared by one devotee sister)
Sri Gajanan Maharaj, kindly forgive me for any mistakes while narrating this experience. I love You so much, I'm Your ignorant child.
Dear Admin, Please make any edits where ever you feel it is necessary.
Sripada Rajam Saranam Prapadye!!!
Digambara Digambara Sripada Vallabha Digambara!
Digambara Digambara Narasimha Saraswathi Digambara!
About a year and half ago I wanted to get Damodar Krishna figurine for my home altar and we ordered one on amazon. However, we received a different Krishna figurine. I was really sad as Damodar did not come to me. Exactly at that time my Datta sister messaged me and asked me if I wanted to hear Sri Gajanan Leelamrutam? I said yes, because I thought it was some story about Lord Ganesha. She sent the audio book links to me in youtube and when I opened the youtube video I was speechless as there was a Damodar Krishna statue on her Puja altar. I've seen her home altar before but I never saw this Krishna picture. When enquired with her she said when she was watching Mahabharat, she liked Lord Krishna very much and within a couple of days or weeks her Guruji arranged for a Damodar Puja at her home. I was so much pleased to hear that experience and started to hear the book Sri Gajanan Leelamrutam.
Youtube Link - first chapter of “Gajanan Leelaamrut”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbcAmiN_w9U
The first chapter of the book itself has another surprise in stock for me. The book opens as a dialogue between two devotees BankatLal and Damodar Pant. I was pleasantly surprised. I really love Damodar Leela story from Srimad Bhagavatam. It is a childhood pastime of Lord Krishna in which His mother Yasoda binds Him to a grinding mortar for being so naughty and stealing the butter and breaking the butter pots. Then Krishna gets even naughtier after His mother ties Him to the grinding mortar and pulls the mortar between two Arjuna trees and delivers the sons of Lord Kuber namely NalaKuvera and Manigriva. Hearing these pastimes of Lord Krishna all the residents of Vrindavan are drowned in pools of happiness and ecstasies for Lord Krishna. All these glories of little Krishna are described in Damodarashtakam from Padma Puran. This is the most captivating pastime of little Krishna and I love reading it over and over. So Sri Gajanan Maharaj gave me darshan of Lord Krishna (Damodar) when I was really craving for Damodar Darshan. I instantly liked Sri Gajanan Maharaj so much.
Once I started hearing the book I couldn't stop hearing it till I finished the entire book and came to know that Sri Gajanan Maharaj is so merciful and He is Lord Siva and Lord Krishna Himself. After reading some chapter tears literally started flowing from my eyes after knowing about the mercy of Sri Gajanan Maharaj.
There is one chapter in which a person named Bhaskar denies a sip of water to Sri Gajanan Mahaaraj and also taunts Him. Sri Gajanan Maharaj with a smile on His face, gives Bhaskar a well full of water in return and later on He also gives Moksha to the same devotee. If it is not for the Supreme Lord who else can have so much mercy and love for all living beings?
In another chapter the brothers of Hari Patil beats up Sri Maharaj with cane sticks and yet Maharaj gives them so much solace and comfort and offers them sugar cane juice. Is He not our Supreme Father Lord Krishna? When a devotee named Kavar wants to offer some food to Sri Maharaj, Sri Gajanan eagerly waits for the devotee to come to Him and offer the food to Him (Lord Krisna says in Bhagavad Gita chapter 9 verse 26,
patram puspam phalam toyam
yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam
asnami prayatatmanah
(If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.).
This is just like how a mother lovingly waits for her child to come home and eat food with her.
For me Sri Gajanan is the Supreme Father who is always protecting His children and also the Supreme Mother who is so kind and waits for us to feed us sumptuously, to share our feelings and to guide us in the right path. When I heard the entire book I was speechless as Sri Gajanan gives Darshan to a devotee named Bapuna who wants to see Lord Pandurang of Pandarpur.
I started loving Gajanan Maharaj to the core of my heart. He is Ardhanaseewar, He is Ganesha, He is Lord Krishna. I instantly took a vow to hear the book 108 times. Believe it or not, I got the news the very next week that Sri Gajanan Maharaj Murti Pratishta is happening at a temple near my home (Atlanta, GA). I felt so excited and happy after hearing the news. My Lord Krsihna in the form of Gajanan Maharaj is coming near me to bless us. I went to the temple and as a token of thank you I want to get something for my Datta sister who sent me Sri Gajajan Leelamrutam audio book, but everything was over in the temple store by the time we reached the temple.
After I finished reading the book for 8 times Sri Gajanan Maharaj blessed both me and my Datta sister with His presence. We received Sri Gajanan Maharaj idols and Udi. I don't want to say idol. It is Sri Gajanan Maharaj Himself. There is so much fragrance (Lord Siva is Sugandhim, it is described in Maha Mryutyunjaya mantra as Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam) coming from His Lotus Feet and the Udi too. It is so divine. I hope someday Sri Gajanan Maharaj blesses me and my family with His Padukas too like He sent to Pundalik.
A couple of months back my parents sent me a Sripada SriVallabha Charitamrutam after keeping the Holy Book on the Sri Padukas of Sripada SriVallabha Swamy at Pitapur (the birth place of Lord Sripada SriVallabha) and the priest gave some flowers in that Holy Book as a blessing from Sripada Swamy. When I opened that book, I saw flowers in 7th chapter of Sripada SriVallabha Charitamrutam which says " Sripada's Assurance to His devotees". Also it is mentioned in one of the sections in the same chapter-7 that Sripada Swamy with His Ganesha Amsha will incarnate as Sri Gajanan Maharaj in the future generations. With this blessing from Sripada Swamy I felt so happy. It is mentioned in multiple places in Sripada Charitamrutam that Sripada SriVallabha Swamy is Lord Krishna, Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha and all other Gods come from Sripada SriVallabha Swamy and work under His direction. I would like say my sincere thanks to my Supreme Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, Guide and Guru: Sripada Sri Vallabha Swamy (who is Sri Gajanan Maharaj Himself), Sri Vittal Babaji for the wonderful book (Sri Gajanan Leelamrutam), Sripada LeelaVaibhavam Facebook page, My angel Datta Sister for recording that divine book and spreading His mercy right on time when I needed it the most, Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar for blessing me and my Datta sisters with Sri Gajanan Maharaj and Sri Gajanan Maharaj again and again for His mercy and accepting me as His devotee.
It is explained so well in these lecture series that if you read Gajanan Vijay with faith Sri Gajanan Maharaj Himself comes every time. It is so true. He came. My only prayer to Sri Gajanan Maharaj is to engage me in His loving devotional service and please guide me in every phase of life. Jai Sripada, Jai Gajanan, Jai Sai Samarth, Jai Vittal Babaji!
A billion thanks to Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar and Sri Gajanan Maharaj.
Sri Samartha Gajananaya Namaha!
Jai Gajanan! Sri Gajanan!
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(Shared by Shri Ramaswamy PVS, India)
MY RISHI PANCHAMI DAY EXPERIENCE IN THE YEAR 2010:
About 72 of Sri Maharaj’s devotees from across the globe participated in “The Mahaparayan” which started on the “Rishipanchami day” of 2009 and continued till “Rishipanchami day” of 2010. During that one year period (Sri Gajanan Maharaj’s centenary year of Samadhi) with the blessings of our beloved Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj this group of 72 devotees completed just over 1200 “Parayanas” which as an individual would not have been possible in one’s life time. Since it was a like a “Yagnya” a thought was brought to us by our Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj, to conclude it by doing “Udyapana” in Baroda near our house on “Rishipanchami” day of 2010. Accordingly all the participated devotees were extended the invitation to participate personally if possible to have the “Maha Prasad” after Udyapana.
“I WAS PRAYING TO SRI MAHARAJ THAT HE HIMSELF MUST COME FOR THE “UDYAPANA” ON RISHIPANCHAMI DAY AND TAKE PRASAD, LIKE WHAT ‘SRI DEO’ REQUESTED TO SRI SAINATH AS MENTIONED IN “SRI SAI SATCHARITRA”.
Now fortunately those who were in and around Baroda (about 100 devotees) made it to the event on the “Rishipanchami day” of 2010. After pooja and Samuhik Parayana by 21 devotees (each devotee read one chapter) the Arati etc. were performed. After that the devotees started taking “Maha Prasad” in the neighboring Ashram to our house. The first batch of devotees finished taking “Maha Prasad” and also few of them left for their respective places after collecting the “Gan Gan Gnata Bote” Mantra - Audio CD we offered.
NOW THE MIRACLE HAPPENED:
While the next batch of devotees were taking ‘Mahaprasad’ a TALL OLD MAN CAME WITH ONLY A STEEL BOWL IN HIS HAND. I & MY SON SAW HIM AT THE SAME TIME. WITH ALL THE BODY HAIR STANDING UPRIGHT, TREATING HIM TO BE SRI GAJANAN MAHARAJ I IMMEDIATELY ARRANGED A ‘THALI’ WITH ‘MAHA PRASAD’ AND GAEV IT TO HIM AND REQUESTED HIM TO SIT AND TAKE FOOD. HE DIDN’T UTTER ANY WORD AND SIMPLY WENT AWAY AFTER TAKING THE PRASAD.
WE ALL FELT THAT Sri Maharaj Himself came and had the ‘Maha Prasad’ and all of us were very happy to see Sri Maharaj IN THAT OLD PERSON. I PERSONALLY FELT THAT OUR BELOVED SADGURU SRI GAJANAN MAHARAJ HEARD MY PRAYERS AND OBLIGED. Even now while writing I become emotional and you could imagine how it would have been at that time?
MY RISHI PANCHAMI DAY EXPERIENCE IN THE YEAR 2010:
About 72 of Sri Maharaj’s devotees from across the globe participated in “The Mahaparayan” which started on the “Rishipanchami day” of 2009 and continued till “Rishipanchami day” of 2010. During that one year period (Sri Gajanan Maharaj’s centenary year of Samadhi) with the blessings of our beloved Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj this group of 72 devotees completed just over 1200 “Parayanas” which as an individual would not have been possible in one’s life time. Since it was a like a “Yagnya” a thought was brought to us by our Sadguru Sri Gajanan Maharaj, to conclude it by doing “Udyapana” in Baroda near our house on “Rishipanchami” day of 2010. Accordingly all the participated devotees were extended the invitation to participate personally if possible to have the “Maha Prasad” after Udyapana.
“I WAS PRAYING TO SRI MAHARAJ THAT HE HIMSELF MUST COME FOR THE “UDYAPANA” ON RISHIPANCHAMI DAY AND TAKE PRASAD, LIKE WHAT ‘SRI DEO’ REQUESTED TO SRI SAINATH AS MENTIONED IN “SRI SAI SATCHARITRA”.
Now fortunately those who were in and around Baroda (about 100 devotees) made it to the event on the “Rishipanchami day” of 2010. After pooja and Samuhik Parayana by 21 devotees (each devotee read one chapter) the Arati etc. were performed. After that the devotees started taking “Maha Prasad” in the neighboring Ashram to our house. The first batch of devotees finished taking “Maha Prasad” and also few of them left for their respective places after collecting the “Gan Gan Gnata Bote” Mantra - Audio CD we offered.
NOW THE MIRACLE HAPPENED:
While the next batch of devotees were taking ‘Mahaprasad’ a TALL OLD MAN CAME WITH ONLY A STEEL BOWL IN HIS HAND. I & MY SON SAW HIM AT THE SAME TIME. WITH ALL THE BODY HAIR STANDING UPRIGHT, TREATING HIM TO BE SRI GAJANAN MAHARAJ I IMMEDIATELY ARRANGED A ‘THALI’ WITH ‘MAHA PRASAD’ AND GAEV IT TO HIM AND REQUESTED HIM TO SIT AND TAKE FOOD. HE DIDN’T UTTER ANY WORD AND SIMPLY WENT AWAY AFTER TAKING THE PRASAD.
WE ALL FELT THAT Sri Maharaj Himself came and had the ‘Maha Prasad’ and all of us were very happy to see Sri Maharaj IN THAT OLD PERSON. I PERSONALLY FELT THAT OUR BELOVED SADGURU SRI GAJANAN MAHARAJ HEARD MY PRAYERS AND OBLIGED. Even now while writing I become emotional and you could imagine how it would have been at that time?
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(Shared by Shri Subbu, USA)
Jay Gajanan I have been fortunate to be blessed with all of Maharaj's resources I needed here in the USA.
I was gifted with English Pothi ( Shri Gajanan Vijay) and have been regularly reading it. Once our group moderator (Shri Nitin Gokarn) of “gajanan-shegaon-prachar-parivar” our Yahoo groups, posted some pictures of his visit to Dr. Joshi's house in Singapore, it displayed the padukas on his altar, the same day I read the chapter in which Shri Maharaj gifts His holy Padukas to Shree Pundalik Bhokre Shri Maharaj to increase his faith as he was forced to meet other Gurus.
Seeing both this, I thought how lucky these people are to get Padukas of Shri Maharaj - even in the dream it’s tough to get HIS padukas to worship sitting in US.
Since then, I repeatedly heard someone saying -"arey diya tujko, ghar pe dekho" .
I searched all the things I had and was 100% sure all I had some clothes gifted.
I called my mother and she was at my house in Delhi. She said one packet came from Shegaon and also told that she has sent the packet to US,
She also revealed that only the day of mailing, she noticed the same packet has two small padukas in it !
I had tears in my eyes. HE is so kind.
This is how I got lucky to get HIS holy Padukas in USA and started worshipping it.
Shri Maharaj ki Jay Ho !
Jai Gajanan
Subbu, USA
Jay Gajanan I have been fortunate to be blessed with all of Maharaj's resources I needed here in the USA.
I was gifted with English Pothi ( Shri Gajanan Vijay) and have been regularly reading it. Once our group moderator (Shri Nitin Gokarn) of “gajanan-shegaon-prachar-parivar” our Yahoo groups, posted some pictures of his visit to Dr. Joshi's house in Singapore, it displayed the padukas on his altar, the same day I read the chapter in which Shri Maharaj gifts His holy Padukas to Shree Pundalik Bhokre Shri Maharaj to increase his faith as he was forced to meet other Gurus.
Seeing both this, I thought how lucky these people are to get Padukas of Shri Maharaj - even in the dream it’s tough to get HIS padukas to worship sitting in US.
Since then, I repeatedly heard someone saying -"arey diya tujko, ghar pe dekho" .
I searched all the things I had and was 100% sure all I had some clothes gifted.
I called my mother and she was at my house in Delhi. She said one packet came from Shegaon and also told that she has sent the packet to US,
She also revealed that only the day of mailing, she noticed the same packet has two small padukas in it !
I had tears in my eyes. HE is so kind.
This is how I got lucky to get HIS holy Padukas in USA and started worshipping it.
Shri Maharaj ki Jay Ho !
Jai Gajanan
Subbu, USA
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(Shared by Rahul Garde, Pune)
Jay Gajanan ! This is very small experience which made me believe again that how maharaj stands by devotee and protect loved ones in every step of life. कृपा करी तो भक्तांसी । धावुनी येतो वेगेसी ।।
This incident happened during 2014 winter when my 2 yr. old daughter Divya and wife Krupali went to Wardha ( wife’s native) to enjoy vacation and I was at Pune.
During late evening after playing with other kids, she suddenly fainted and everyone was shocked about what happened? As the place was a small village (near Wardha), they don’t have doctors for such emergency and all clinics closed. At this difficult time where they don’t find proper transport. With Maharaj’s blessings they managed to take baby to nearest hospital ~10km from village @ 11pm. She admitted to ICU. Though hospital was big enough, doctors were not able to find medicine which require to be given immediately after such convolution. But as usual Maharaj arranged the medicine through doctor which otherwise could have obtained from Nagpur (around 4-5hr delay in giving medicine).
All this was happening 600km away and I was helpless. I started towards Wardha from Pune and at every moment I was worried about kid and prayed to Maharaj for wellbeing of kid. Sometime around 3-4AM I fall asleep with tired - worried mind and then got a dream that “Actually Shri Maharaj is seating right next to Divya whole night !!!“ I suddenly woke up and though of its play of mind otherwise I am thinking of Divya whole day and anyway she is in ICU and what I saw was not ICU ! ..But thanked Maharaj for showing HIS presence and taking care of her. The experience doesn’t stop here, when I reached the hospital to my surprise, I saw the place exactly same I saw in dream, exact same size and color of bed, same corner location where Divya was sleeping and in fact everything I recall was same, which I never saw earlier in my life. Later I came to know that Divya was moved out of ICU after some tests and was out of danger since last night. I was not surprised then as I was 1001% sure that when Maharaj was with her what else can happen!!!!
See to what level our Mauli take care of us even if I considered dream as only play of mind still Maharaj stood by us, in return I do for Maharaj “is nothing !!!”. Even I say thank Maharaj ( Jay Gajanan ) for whole life still it’s a drop in ocean.
ओळख तो आवाज, ओळख ती खूण। आपल्या भक्तासाठी तो, फिरतो आहे अजून॥
त्याला उगम नव्हता, त्याला अंत नाही। तो त्रैलोक्याचा स्वामी नुसताच संत नाही॥
त्याचे स्मरण कर देहभान विसरून। तो हळूवार येईल, अन् कानात जाईल सांगून - "भिऊ नकोस, मी तुझ्या पाठीशी आहे."
Jay Gajanan !
Jay Gajanan ! This is very small experience which made me believe again that how maharaj stands by devotee and protect loved ones in every step of life. कृपा करी तो भक्तांसी । धावुनी येतो वेगेसी ।।
This incident happened during 2014 winter when my 2 yr. old daughter Divya and wife Krupali went to Wardha ( wife’s native) to enjoy vacation and I was at Pune.
During late evening after playing with other kids, she suddenly fainted and everyone was shocked about what happened? As the place was a small village (near Wardha), they don’t have doctors for such emergency and all clinics closed. At this difficult time where they don’t find proper transport. With Maharaj’s blessings they managed to take baby to nearest hospital ~10km from village @ 11pm. She admitted to ICU. Though hospital was big enough, doctors were not able to find medicine which require to be given immediately after such convolution. But as usual Maharaj arranged the medicine through doctor which otherwise could have obtained from Nagpur (around 4-5hr delay in giving medicine).
All this was happening 600km away and I was helpless. I started towards Wardha from Pune and at every moment I was worried about kid and prayed to Maharaj for wellbeing of kid. Sometime around 3-4AM I fall asleep with tired - worried mind and then got a dream that “Actually Shri Maharaj is seating right next to Divya whole night !!!“ I suddenly woke up and though of its play of mind otherwise I am thinking of Divya whole day and anyway she is in ICU and what I saw was not ICU ! ..But thanked Maharaj for showing HIS presence and taking care of her. The experience doesn’t stop here, when I reached the hospital to my surprise, I saw the place exactly same I saw in dream, exact same size and color of bed, same corner location where Divya was sleeping and in fact everything I recall was same, which I never saw earlier in my life. Later I came to know that Divya was moved out of ICU after some tests and was out of danger since last night. I was not surprised then as I was 1001% sure that when Maharaj was with her what else can happen!!!!
See to what level our Mauli take care of us even if I considered dream as only play of mind still Maharaj stood by us, in return I do for Maharaj “is nothing !!!”. Even I say thank Maharaj ( Jay Gajanan ) for whole life still it’s a drop in ocean.
ओळख तो आवाज, ओळख ती खूण। आपल्या भक्तासाठी तो, फिरतो आहे अजून॥
त्याला उगम नव्हता, त्याला अंत नाही। तो त्रैलोक्याचा स्वामी नुसताच संत नाही॥
त्याचे स्मरण कर देहभान विसरून। तो हळूवार येईल, अन् कानात जाईल सांगून - "भिऊ नकोस, मी तुझ्या पाठीशी आहे."
Jay Gajanan !
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(Shared by Ashish Agarwal, India)
Jai Gajanan Dear All,
I wish to share my once in a lifetime experience which is as recent (June 2016).
We, a group of 35 people, planned few months ago to visit Shegaon for Maharaj's Darshan and it was scheduled for 11 June 2016. The tickets were booked 2 months in advance and we were all very eager and waiting for the Day, all planned.
But, Gosh, I was asked by my company to go to Belgium on a long term assignment and there was no sight of me making the Shegaon Trip in June. I was very disheartened and felt sad. Preyed to Gajanan Maharaj and considered it as my fate best governed by Him.
I even asked my friends to cancel my ticket. My friend, Sunil ji, did not cancel still hoping that I may still make it.
And the miracle happened. Situations started building up and I was asked by my manager to reach to base location in India by 10th June. And (Oh My God), I landed in Mumbai on 10th Morning and was with my friends in train on 10th Evening. Great, HE is.
I had nice darshan in the morning of 11th and cried with joy on seeing Him. We all participated in 1100AM Aarti and had nice Prasad bhog.
I knew, He is there; but realized that he is so near me, with me.
I am overwhelmed.
Jai Shri Gajanan.
Best Regards,
Ashish Agarwal
Jai Gajanan Dear All,
I wish to share my once in a lifetime experience which is as recent (June 2016).
We, a group of 35 people, planned few months ago to visit Shegaon for Maharaj's Darshan and it was scheduled for 11 June 2016. The tickets were booked 2 months in advance and we were all very eager and waiting for the Day, all planned.
But, Gosh, I was asked by my company to go to Belgium on a long term assignment and there was no sight of me making the Shegaon Trip in June. I was very disheartened and felt sad. Preyed to Gajanan Maharaj and considered it as my fate best governed by Him.
I even asked my friends to cancel my ticket. My friend, Sunil ji, did not cancel still hoping that I may still make it.
And the miracle happened. Situations started building up and I was asked by my manager to reach to base location in India by 10th June. And (Oh My God), I landed in Mumbai on 10th Morning and was with my friends in train on 10th Evening. Great, HE is.
I had nice darshan in the morning of 11th and cried with joy on seeing Him. We all participated in 1100AM Aarti and had nice Prasad bhog.
I knew, He is there; but realized that he is so near me, with me.
I am overwhelmed.
Jai Shri Gajanan.
Best Regards,
Ashish Agarwal
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(Shared by Seema Mudgal from USA)
आषाढी यात्रा महोत्सव पंढरपूर. and Palaki time !!! so we are sharing Palaki and Guru purnima experience
Jai Gajanan !!
Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar has been offering Monthly Nam-Japa since last 5 years (started in 2011). It started with few families and soon became a global event. We have the practice to invite Shri Maharaj & Shri Sai Maharaj for this monthly Nam-Japa (by giving a phone call to Shegaon Samsthan and offering Yellow rice in any Sai temple in the USA).
In 2012-2013, we were in Bloomington (IL). Bloomington is a small town where only 2 families are Gajanan Devotees, and mostly south Indian population as Indian population.
In 2013, The July month Nam-Japa was special because of Guru Purnima. We were thinking, how to invite our Mauli. Our Nitin dada came forward and sent an email invitation to Samsthan , in addition, he had extended the invitation to HIS temples in Mumbai e.g. Mahim etc.. Other devotees also tried different ways to invite HIM. We also invited Sai by offering yellow rice in Sai Samsthan Bloomington (IL) during our regular Thursday Visit. The week was Palaki Seva week (Because of Guru Purnima) in Bloomington and Devotees offer Sai Palaki seva by inviting Palaki at their places.
We couldn’t get timeslot for Palaki Seva due to huge amount of request by Sai Devotees.
When we came back home after inviting Sai Maharaj for Nama-Japa and regular Thursday Puja, around 9 PM I got call from Sai Samsthan “The devotee whose turn was to invite Palaki, now could not receive Palaki due to some unavoidable circumstances. So could it be possible for you to invite Palaki and offer HIM Dophar & Evening Aarti on Friday”
How can we say “NO”, we invited HIM by different ways, and HE is coming.. wow.. After invitation (not more than 12 hours), and HE was at our home.
Friday Morning 7:30 AM, Sai arrived with full fanfare in Palaki, stayed with us for 12 hours, accepted our SEVA and invitation..what else I can say.
And a cherry on the cake, one of the volunteers who came to drop Palaki when entered the house, recognized Shri Gajanan Maharaj (we have big photo in living room) , and said: “Jai Gajanan, I am from Buldana and visited Shegaon also”.
Speechless, only staring at HIS photo.. and realized “HIS leela is aghat”
We found same offered yellow rice during Abhishek on Saibaba’s Paduka which was offered to HIM on Thursday. More surprises.
Finally after Dhup Aarti (evening Aarti), other volunteers came to pick HIM, and this time, a south Indian boy (24-25 years old) said “Oh, he is Gajanan Maharaj, I read about HIM, HE met once with Sai”.. boooom.. Another surprise.
The day was full of HIS blessings.
Great is our Maharaj and greatest HIS leela
आषाढी यात्रा महोत्सव पंढरपूर. and Palaki time !!! so we are sharing Palaki and Guru purnima experience
Jai Gajanan !!
Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar has been offering Monthly Nam-Japa since last 5 years (started in 2011). It started with few families and soon became a global event. We have the practice to invite Shri Maharaj & Shri Sai Maharaj for this monthly Nam-Japa (by giving a phone call to Shegaon Samsthan and offering Yellow rice in any Sai temple in the USA).
In 2012-2013, we were in Bloomington (IL). Bloomington is a small town where only 2 families are Gajanan Devotees, and mostly south Indian population as Indian population.
In 2013, The July month Nam-Japa was special because of Guru Purnima. We were thinking, how to invite our Mauli. Our Nitin dada came forward and sent an email invitation to Samsthan , in addition, he had extended the invitation to HIS temples in Mumbai e.g. Mahim etc.. Other devotees also tried different ways to invite HIM. We also invited Sai by offering yellow rice in Sai Samsthan Bloomington (IL) during our regular Thursday Visit. The week was Palaki Seva week (Because of Guru Purnima) in Bloomington and Devotees offer Sai Palaki seva by inviting Palaki at their places.
We couldn’t get timeslot for Palaki Seva due to huge amount of request by Sai Devotees.
When we came back home after inviting Sai Maharaj for Nama-Japa and regular Thursday Puja, around 9 PM I got call from Sai Samsthan “The devotee whose turn was to invite Palaki, now could not receive Palaki due to some unavoidable circumstances. So could it be possible for you to invite Palaki and offer HIM Dophar & Evening Aarti on Friday”
How can we say “NO”, we invited HIM by different ways, and HE is coming.. wow.. After invitation (not more than 12 hours), and HE was at our home.
Friday Morning 7:30 AM, Sai arrived with full fanfare in Palaki, stayed with us for 12 hours, accepted our SEVA and invitation..what else I can say.
And a cherry on the cake, one of the volunteers who came to drop Palaki when entered the house, recognized Shri Gajanan Maharaj (we have big photo in living room) , and said: “Jai Gajanan, I am from Buldana and visited Shegaon also”.
Speechless, only staring at HIS photo.. and realized “HIS leela is aghat”
We found same offered yellow rice during Abhishek on Saibaba’s Paduka which was offered to HIM on Thursday. More surprises.
Finally after Dhup Aarti (evening Aarti), other volunteers came to pick HIM, and this time, a south Indian boy (24-25 years old) said “Oh, he is Gajanan Maharaj, I read about HIM, HE met once with Sai”.. boooom.. Another surprise.
The day was full of HIS blessings.
Great is our Maharaj and greatest HIS leela
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(Shared by a devotee)
This is a very special personal experience that shows the grace of ShriMaharaj. June 8, 2003, my mother, a great devotee of Shri Maharaj died at ICU, Talegaon General Hospital, Talegaon Dabhade due to massive heart attack. A year before, I arranged my son's Upanayanam at my residence (Talegaon Dabhade), and my mother, aged 80 took great interest. It was performed on May 20th. After program I returned to Kalpakkam with my family, but my mother did not accompany me and was left alone in Talegaon Dabhade. Shri Maharaj's temple, is next to my home, where my mother used to attend evening Bhajans, Aarti etc. every day and every religious function (celebrated in the temple).
On June.5, 2003, while in the same temple, she suffered the first heart attack and was taken to the Hospital, where, the doctor, misdiagnosed her and sent her back. That night she was in my sister's house, June 6, '03 early morning, she suffered second major heart attack and was admitted to ICU, Talegaon General Hospital as said above. I got a phone in Chennai. On 6th evening I took the flight to Mumbai, somehow, I felt that she may not survive this attack. On the airport, I fervently prayed Shri Maharaj, that HE should help me to see her alive and that I should give her the last water. I reminded Shri Maharaj that he had brought a dead dog back to life, surely it would not be difficult for him to keep my mother alive till I see her.
Saturday 7th June I reached ICU at 1.30 AM , but met my mother only in the morning. Doctor had given us 72 hrs. watch period. She was serious but stable. I saw her, spoke a bit and she was happy. It was Sunday, all the relatives were there and they started to make plans for their return journey as everybody felt that she had survived the attack. However, I had decided to see that she is completely recovered, before leaving for Kalpakkam. Sunday afternoon, at 1.35 pm, I was waiting for someone to bring lunch for my mother as doctor had told us to give her solid food, as the drips were stopped. I would not have gone inside the ICU, but Shri Maharaj, the ocean of kindness, made me go inside through a phone call that happened to come for me. I went inside, and saw my mother, with her eyes closed. I promptly went to her and asked her if she wanted to eat some Kheer, that was brought in the morning, but she refused and asked for some water. I slowly put some water in her mouth (chanting Shri Maharaj's name) and she took a few sips. After that I asked about her health and came out, thinking that the nurses would scold me for talking. I came out, right at the entrance, I saw a bench and promptly slept on it. Within a few minutes I had the deep sleep and a dream.
In my dream, I saw, a Jyoti (a flame) going out of the ICU door (where I was sleeping) and I told "Mother, please go and come again, Sadguru (ShriMaharaj) would take care of you (Aai Javoon Ye Bar Ka, Sadguru Tujhi Kalaji Gheteel)". Right after this, my sister came with the lunch box and woke me up. I dismissed this dream from my mind. I told my sister that I would bring drinking water for her as the water cooler was little away. She took the lunch and headed towards ICU. I came out and after a few steps, saw a doctor running towards ICU. I got suspicious and enquired him about the matter. He told me that there was no pulse and BP from my mother. I ran behind him and saw that my sister was being pushed out of ICU. I saw that two doctors were giving a rapid cardiac massage to my mother, but SHRI MAHARAJ HAD KEPT HIS PROMISE AND AS PER MY DREAM MY MOTHER WAS NO MORE. All the relatives gathered. Predictably, doctor came out after some time and declared that my mother was no more. Shri Maharaj not only helped me see my mother alive, but also helped me to give her water when she was dying and also informed me that she was leaving her mortal coil. I will never be able to forget this experience in my life time.
This is a very special personal experience that shows the grace of ShriMaharaj. June 8, 2003, my mother, a great devotee of Shri Maharaj died at ICU, Talegaon General Hospital, Talegaon Dabhade due to massive heart attack. A year before, I arranged my son's Upanayanam at my residence (Talegaon Dabhade), and my mother, aged 80 took great interest. It was performed on May 20th. After program I returned to Kalpakkam with my family, but my mother did not accompany me and was left alone in Talegaon Dabhade. Shri Maharaj's temple, is next to my home, where my mother used to attend evening Bhajans, Aarti etc. every day and every religious function (celebrated in the temple).
On June.5, 2003, while in the same temple, she suffered the first heart attack and was taken to the Hospital, where, the doctor, misdiagnosed her and sent her back. That night she was in my sister's house, June 6, '03 early morning, she suffered second major heart attack and was admitted to ICU, Talegaon General Hospital as said above. I got a phone in Chennai. On 6th evening I took the flight to Mumbai, somehow, I felt that she may not survive this attack. On the airport, I fervently prayed Shri Maharaj, that HE should help me to see her alive and that I should give her the last water. I reminded Shri Maharaj that he had brought a dead dog back to life, surely it would not be difficult for him to keep my mother alive till I see her.
Saturday 7th June I reached ICU at 1.30 AM , but met my mother only in the morning. Doctor had given us 72 hrs. watch period. She was serious but stable. I saw her, spoke a bit and she was happy. It was Sunday, all the relatives were there and they started to make plans for their return journey as everybody felt that she had survived the attack. However, I had decided to see that she is completely recovered, before leaving for Kalpakkam. Sunday afternoon, at 1.35 pm, I was waiting for someone to bring lunch for my mother as doctor had told us to give her solid food, as the drips were stopped. I would not have gone inside the ICU, but Shri Maharaj, the ocean of kindness, made me go inside through a phone call that happened to come for me. I went inside, and saw my mother, with her eyes closed. I promptly went to her and asked her if she wanted to eat some Kheer, that was brought in the morning, but she refused and asked for some water. I slowly put some water in her mouth (chanting Shri Maharaj's name) and she took a few sips. After that I asked about her health and came out, thinking that the nurses would scold me for talking. I came out, right at the entrance, I saw a bench and promptly slept on it. Within a few minutes I had the deep sleep and a dream.
In my dream, I saw, a Jyoti (a flame) going out of the ICU door (where I was sleeping) and I told "Mother, please go and come again, Sadguru (ShriMaharaj) would take care of you (Aai Javoon Ye Bar Ka, Sadguru Tujhi Kalaji Gheteel)". Right after this, my sister came with the lunch box and woke me up. I dismissed this dream from my mind. I told my sister that I would bring drinking water for her as the water cooler was little away. She took the lunch and headed towards ICU. I came out and after a few steps, saw a doctor running towards ICU. I got suspicious and enquired him about the matter. He told me that there was no pulse and BP from my mother. I ran behind him and saw that my sister was being pushed out of ICU. I saw that two doctors were giving a rapid cardiac massage to my mother, but SHRI MAHARAJ HAD KEPT HIS PROMISE AND AS PER MY DREAM MY MOTHER WAS NO MORE. All the relatives gathered. Predictably, doctor came out after some time and declared that my mother was no more. Shri Maharaj not only helped me see my mother alive, but also helped me to give her water when she was dying and also informed me that she was leaving her mortal coil. I will never be able to forget this experience in my life time.
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(Shared by a devotee of Shri Maharaj from Middle East)
This is a small experience, which I would like to share with you, One day when I visited the site
www.Gajanan-Shegaon.com there was a song called “gana ganant bote bola” which was playing in the background, I have visited the site many no. of times from my office machine, but since there are no speakers in the office I never heard the song, same day at home, I could hear it and I loved it, I tried to locate from where I could download the song but there was no link on that site, I just strongly wished that I had this MP3 and immediately a thought came to my mind that I would write to this group and ask someone to send me MP3 files of Maharaj Bhajans and Songs, then I visited the site www.Gajanan-Shegaon.com and I was showing my mom the online pooja, when I clicked on the link, suddenly my download accelerator got activated and something was downloaded in seconds, I showed the online pooja to my mom. and then went on to check what got downloaded, you know what - the same song which I heard when I was
surfing the site gajanan-shegaon.com which I mentioned earlier had got downloaded, :)
Maharaj tar bhaktanchya chotya chotya icha pan poorna karata, kay mahan aahet aaple maharaj, though the one which got downloaded is only a 16 sec MP3, Maharaj showed me that he is just with you all the time, I just had that strong wish and he fulfilled it in seconds. Kharach I just love him and he loves us all, let Maharaj bless all and take care of everyone.
Gana Gana Ganat Bote
Jai Gajanan
Regards
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(Shared by a devotee of Shri Maharaj from USA)
I am in the States from last 2 years. I used to work in India for 4 years, got married and came to States as dependent.
Luckily I got my H1 in 2014(October) and within 3 weeks started working again. Everything was going good. In Feb 2016, my sister in law was getting married and for that we had to go to India for 2 weeks. I didn't have any leaves left, however skipping her marriage was not a choice.
I requested my manager that I will work remotely or I will work on weekends. He didn't agree on my proposal and sent an email that as you have decided to go to India, we have to let you go. This is how I lost my job. I started applying for jobs as soon as I received his email. I interviewed for a company before going to India and got a rejection while I was in India. After coming back from India, I interviewed at least in 6 companies in first 3 weeks. I got an offer from one company and I was super happy (dream come true). The sad part is after 2 weeks they said that the position for which I was interviewed is closed. I was very disappointed and demoralized. After a week or so I received a call from a company which I interviewed first (before going to India). They were considering me for another role in their company. I interviewed with them. The first interview went alright and they did a background check too. I thought now I will get this job and then I received a call from the manager which didn't go well. He gave me another opportunity and called me next day with different set of questions. This time it went pretty well and I got a job offer (after struggling for almost 3 months). For me it was a miracle, getting a call after a rejection from the same manager.
All because of our Maharaj...
This is a small experience, which I would like to share with you, One day when I visited the site
www.Gajanan-Shegaon.com there was a song called “gana ganant bote bola” which was playing in the background, I have visited the site many no. of times from my office machine, but since there are no speakers in the office I never heard the song, same day at home, I could hear it and I loved it, I tried to locate from where I could download the song but there was no link on that site, I just strongly wished that I had this MP3 and immediately a thought came to my mind that I would write to this group and ask someone to send me MP3 files of Maharaj Bhajans and Songs, then I visited the site www.Gajanan-Shegaon.com and I was showing my mom the online pooja, when I clicked on the link, suddenly my download accelerator got activated and something was downloaded in seconds, I showed the online pooja to my mom. and then went on to check what got downloaded, you know what - the same song which I heard when I was
surfing the site gajanan-shegaon.com which I mentioned earlier had got downloaded, :)
Maharaj tar bhaktanchya chotya chotya icha pan poorna karata, kay mahan aahet aaple maharaj, though the one which got downloaded is only a 16 sec MP3, Maharaj showed me that he is just with you all the time, I just had that strong wish and he fulfilled it in seconds. Kharach I just love him and he loves us all, let Maharaj bless all and take care of everyone.
Gana Gana Ganat Bote
Jai Gajanan
Regards
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(Shared by a devotee of Shri Maharaj from USA)
I am in the States from last 2 years. I used to work in India for 4 years, got married and came to States as dependent.
Luckily I got my H1 in 2014(October) and within 3 weeks started working again. Everything was going good. In Feb 2016, my sister in law was getting married and for that we had to go to India for 2 weeks. I didn't have any leaves left, however skipping her marriage was not a choice.
I requested my manager that I will work remotely or I will work on weekends. He didn't agree on my proposal and sent an email that as you have decided to go to India, we have to let you go. This is how I lost my job. I started applying for jobs as soon as I received his email. I interviewed for a company before going to India and got a rejection while I was in India. After coming back from India, I interviewed at least in 6 companies in first 3 weeks. I got an offer from one company and I was super happy (dream come true). The sad part is after 2 weeks they said that the position for which I was interviewed is closed. I was very disappointed and demoralized. After a week or so I received a call from a company which I interviewed first (before going to India). They were considering me for another role in their company. I interviewed with them. The first interview went alright and they did a background check too. I thought now I will get this job and then I received a call from the manager which didn't go well. He gave me another opportunity and called me next day with different set of questions. This time it went pretty well and I got a job offer (after struggling for almost 3 months). For me it was a miracle, getting a call after a rejection from the same manager.
All because of our Maharaj...
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(Shared by a devotee of Shri Maharaj from California, USA)
Experience shared about the effectiveness of Gajanan Vrat
Jai Gajanan..
To introduce myself, I am an ordinary bhakta of Shri Sadguru Gajanan Maharaj. I would like to share an experience of Maharaj, which changed my life completely!!!
Last few years (before 2014) were challenging with regards to every aspect in life. Every day was a new challenge and I was struggling at every instance. Career, family life, education, monetary support seemed like going down the drain.
For the past couple of months, I was actively hunting for a job but was facing constant failures, rejections one after another!! I was continuously praying to Maharaj to give me success as I was graduating my PhD and needed a job to sustain in the US. Weeks passed by. One day I called my devotee sister and shared my agony with her. She suggested me to start the Gajanan Thursday Vrat every Thursday and assured me that once I begin the vrat, something would definitely work out positive. Days passed, I got even more rejections. Surprisingly, the only reason for rejection was the sponsorship issue as I had qualified for almost all interview levels and was called on-site multiple times.
By then, I still had not begun the Gajanan vrat. One Thursday noon, when I was praying in the Sai baba temple Houston, one lady (whom I have never met) came to the temple and stood beside me praying. I offered her Prasad and she started asking me about my education and career interests. When I told her, I am looking for jobs, she said, “Gajanan vrat karo, sab kuch jaldi thik hoga”. I was amazed as the lady did not ask me anything else but about my career and job fields and gave me this precious advice. I realized my mistake and from that very Thursday began the Gajanan vrat.
Second Thursday of the Vrat, I received an interview call. The third Thursday I was called on-site for an interview. Fourth and fifth Thursday I had another interview from a local company and they called me for on-site interview as well. Seventh Thursday, both the companies mailed me offer letters. Both companies are giving me a package much more than I deserve... Both companies have promised me H1B this year and Green Card following soon. It is not an exaggeration but all my interviews, offer letters have been evented on Thursday. This is the mahima of Gajanan Vrat..
Devotees, let us understand the greatness of Gajanan Maharaj. HE is there, alive, around us to support us, to take care of us. Gajanan Vrat is like a solution to all the problems in life.. I would urge all the devotees to offer this seva at HIS holy feet… May Gajanan Maharaj bless you all with loads of happiness, success and long, healthy life.
Always remember,
अंचित्य जगताप्रति कृति, तुझी कोणा न कळे।।
असो खल ही केवढा, तव कृपे सुमार्गी वळे।
उणे पुढती ये तुझ्या, खचीत रत्नचिंतामणी।।
शिरी सतत माझीया, वरदहस्त ठेवा झणी।।
Now I am settled down in Northern California, also got married.
Note from Editor:
Dear all Gurubandhu,
Our Gajanan parivar initiated Shri Gajanan Guruvar (Thursday) puja to fulfill wishes. This is a very simple and short puja, and especially for those who are not able to offer pothi. This puja is considered as very auspicious and wish fulfilling puja. Our devotee friends experienced the positive results of this puja. Vrat Vidhi (process) is available in Hindi, Marathi and English.
Link for “Gajanan Guruwar Vrat : http://www.gajananmaharajamerica.org/document-guide.html
May Shri Gajanan Mauli’s blessings be with all of you, at all times !!!
Jai Gajanan !!!
Experience shared about the effectiveness of Gajanan Vrat
Jai Gajanan..
To introduce myself, I am an ordinary bhakta of Shri Sadguru Gajanan Maharaj. I would like to share an experience of Maharaj, which changed my life completely!!!
Last few years (before 2014) were challenging with regards to every aspect in life. Every day was a new challenge and I was struggling at every instance. Career, family life, education, monetary support seemed like going down the drain.
For the past couple of months, I was actively hunting for a job but was facing constant failures, rejections one after another!! I was continuously praying to Maharaj to give me success as I was graduating my PhD and needed a job to sustain in the US. Weeks passed by. One day I called my devotee sister and shared my agony with her. She suggested me to start the Gajanan Thursday Vrat every Thursday and assured me that once I begin the vrat, something would definitely work out positive. Days passed, I got even more rejections. Surprisingly, the only reason for rejection was the sponsorship issue as I had qualified for almost all interview levels and was called on-site multiple times.
By then, I still had not begun the Gajanan vrat. One Thursday noon, when I was praying in the Sai baba temple Houston, one lady (whom I have never met) came to the temple and stood beside me praying. I offered her Prasad and she started asking me about my education and career interests. When I told her, I am looking for jobs, she said, “Gajanan vrat karo, sab kuch jaldi thik hoga”. I was amazed as the lady did not ask me anything else but about my career and job fields and gave me this precious advice. I realized my mistake and from that very Thursday began the Gajanan vrat.
Second Thursday of the Vrat, I received an interview call. The third Thursday I was called on-site for an interview. Fourth and fifth Thursday I had another interview from a local company and they called me for on-site interview as well. Seventh Thursday, both the companies mailed me offer letters. Both companies are giving me a package much more than I deserve... Both companies have promised me H1B this year and Green Card following soon. It is not an exaggeration but all my interviews, offer letters have been evented on Thursday. This is the mahima of Gajanan Vrat..
Devotees, let us understand the greatness of Gajanan Maharaj. HE is there, alive, around us to support us, to take care of us. Gajanan Vrat is like a solution to all the problems in life.. I would urge all the devotees to offer this seva at HIS holy feet… May Gajanan Maharaj bless you all with loads of happiness, success and long, healthy life.
Always remember,
अंचित्य जगताप्रति कृति, तुझी कोणा न कळे।।
असो खल ही केवढा, तव कृपे सुमार्गी वळे।
उणे पुढती ये तुझ्या, खचीत रत्नचिंतामणी।।
शिरी सतत माझीया, वरदहस्त ठेवा झणी।।
Now I am settled down in Northern California, also got married.
Note from Editor:
Dear all Gurubandhu,
Our Gajanan parivar initiated Shri Gajanan Guruvar (Thursday) puja to fulfill wishes. This is a very simple and short puja, and especially for those who are not able to offer pothi. This puja is considered as very auspicious and wish fulfilling puja. Our devotee friends experienced the positive results of this puja. Vrat Vidhi (process) is available in Hindi, Marathi and English.
Link for “Gajanan Guruwar Vrat : http://www.gajananmaharajamerica.org/document-guide.html
May Shri Gajanan Mauli’s blessings be with all of you, at all times !!!
Jai Gajanan !!!
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(Shared by an ardent devotee of Shri Maharaj)
Shri S. A. Kulkarni and Transfer
This is true story of a devotee Shri S A Kulkarni who lived in Pune in 1975.
Shri Kulkarni was employed as an Accountant in Ministry of Defense in Accounts Section in early 1975. Being hardworking and honest, he was liked by his superiors and his Controller. He was also due to get his promotion as Accounts officer and was looking forward to it.
The order of his promotion did come but with it came the transfer order from Pune to Belgaum. Kulkarni requested his Controller to stop the transfer as it was financially difficult to maintain two houses despite being able to get higher wages and even if the pension amount goes up. He was even willing to work at junior level, such was his desperation. The Controller agreed to put in a word and try to help out.
However, in early 1975 an order of his promotion and transfer order came and he was expected to resume office immediately in Belgaum. Being the dark period of emergency, no one dared to oppose orders.
The Controller advised him to put in an appeal to the Controller in Madras under whose jurisdiction Belgaum fell. He also asked him to apply for a month’s leave and inform the Controller that there was a vacancy in Pune of Accounts officer which should be considered for him. Kulkarni heeded the advice. But while the leave was granted the order to resume duties in March 1975 was not withdrawn.
With a heavy heart Kulkarni broke the news to his family members. His wife asked him to be patient. He then making preparations to take the transfer so that he should not forego his chance and also higher wages and pension. Kulkarni booked his train tickets for Belgaum to depart on 1st March 1975, evening.
A family friend who visited them on 18th Feb 1975 at the time handed over a copy of Gajanan Vijay Pothi and asked his wife to perform three parayans for three days back to back from the next day. She advised that before starting the Parayan, a prayer be made (a sankalp) that the transfer should be stopped.
The wife did the three parayans as was advised and completed the last chapter on 27th Feb 1975. This was a Thursday. Towards the late afternoon, the wife was taking her afternoon nap. In her dreams she saw a person who resembled the person in the picture before the 20th chapter. He was dressed in white.
The person announced “Do not worry. The transfer will not happen” The wife informed her husband of the dream. The husband said, I have already done the reservation and barely 48 hours remain for me to leave! I have little choice. Then came 1st March 1975, the day of departure. The family was visited by friends and relatives. Packing was being given final touches. Even the dinner was packed in the tiffin box. It was 5 pm. suddenly the office peon appeared from an auto-rickshaw in the door step. He shouted, “Sir, there is no need to go to Belgaum ! Your transfer Order has been cancelled. Controller sahib asked me to immediately inform you since he knew you were departing tonight. ! Hence I came hurriedly!”
Kulkarni could not believe his ears. He made a call to his boss to confirm, who confirmed that the order was withdrawn and he was posted in Pune itself on a promotion. His appeal had been accepted.
After the order was withdrawn Mrs. Kulkarni continued her parayans and Maharaj appeared in her dream again and told her “ I did not stop the transfer, it is your faith in me that did it !”
Shri S. A. Kulkarni and Transfer
This is true story of a devotee Shri S A Kulkarni who lived in Pune in 1975.
Shri Kulkarni was employed as an Accountant in Ministry of Defense in Accounts Section in early 1975. Being hardworking and honest, he was liked by his superiors and his Controller. He was also due to get his promotion as Accounts officer and was looking forward to it.
The order of his promotion did come but with it came the transfer order from Pune to Belgaum. Kulkarni requested his Controller to stop the transfer as it was financially difficult to maintain two houses despite being able to get higher wages and even if the pension amount goes up. He was even willing to work at junior level, such was his desperation. The Controller agreed to put in a word and try to help out.
However, in early 1975 an order of his promotion and transfer order came and he was expected to resume office immediately in Belgaum. Being the dark period of emergency, no one dared to oppose orders.
The Controller advised him to put in an appeal to the Controller in Madras under whose jurisdiction Belgaum fell. He also asked him to apply for a month’s leave and inform the Controller that there was a vacancy in Pune of Accounts officer which should be considered for him. Kulkarni heeded the advice. But while the leave was granted the order to resume duties in March 1975 was not withdrawn.
With a heavy heart Kulkarni broke the news to his family members. His wife asked him to be patient. He then making preparations to take the transfer so that he should not forego his chance and also higher wages and pension. Kulkarni booked his train tickets for Belgaum to depart on 1st March 1975, evening.
A family friend who visited them on 18th Feb 1975 at the time handed over a copy of Gajanan Vijay Pothi and asked his wife to perform three parayans for three days back to back from the next day. She advised that before starting the Parayan, a prayer be made (a sankalp) that the transfer should be stopped.
The wife did the three parayans as was advised and completed the last chapter on 27th Feb 1975. This was a Thursday. Towards the late afternoon, the wife was taking her afternoon nap. In her dreams she saw a person who resembled the person in the picture before the 20th chapter. He was dressed in white.
The person announced “Do not worry. The transfer will not happen” The wife informed her husband of the dream. The husband said, I have already done the reservation and barely 48 hours remain for me to leave! I have little choice. Then came 1st March 1975, the day of departure. The family was visited by friends and relatives. Packing was being given final touches. Even the dinner was packed in the tiffin box. It was 5 pm. suddenly the office peon appeared from an auto-rickshaw in the door step. He shouted, “Sir, there is no need to go to Belgaum ! Your transfer Order has been cancelled. Controller sahib asked me to immediately inform you since he knew you were departing tonight. ! Hence I came hurriedly!”
Kulkarni could not believe his ears. He made a call to his boss to confirm, who confirmed that the order was withdrawn and he was posted in Pune itself on a promotion. His appeal had been accepted.
After the order was withdrawn Mrs. Kulkarni continued her parayans and Maharaj appeared in her dream again and told her “ I did not stop the transfer, it is your faith in me that did it !”
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(Shared by Shri Naresh Khandale, Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Whenever I look back, I felt as if Shree Gajanan Maharaj is controlling and directing my life. He stands by my family all the time. I am sharing following small experience about the blessing of Shree Gajanan Maharaj on our family when I might be @ 12 year old and which has deepened further our faith in Shree Gajanan Maharaj .
My father was working in Police Wireless communication department (currently retired from service). Being in a government job, he used to get transferred every 3 / 4 years. In 1990 he got transferred to Mumbai from Bhandara. My mother along with we three kids (Tai, myself and my younger brother) then shifted permanently to Nagpur to stabilize our education and my father alone has gone to Mumbai.
Place, where we settled didn’t have phone service during that time. Only mode of communication was Inland letter. So every week my father used to write us letter and second week we use reply him. That’s how the so called communication used to happen.
Every two month father used to come to Nagpur by adjusting his leaves to see us for week time. But, during 1991 he didn’t come to home more than 3 months and he used to write down that he is on deputation and earning little extra for us. We wrote to him to come to Nagpur for at least 2 days. But he used to write that he might come after 2 more months.
One fine night my mother had a dream of Shree Gajanan Maharaj sitting near my father bed who has been hospitalized. On very next day, one of the father’s old friend come to our house and started inquiring about my father’s health which we were not at all aware. Then he said that my father is in some government hospital in Nakapada (Mumbai) for more than 1.5 months due to serious typhoid. We were in deep shock after hearing it. We don’t understand what to do. We never traveled by train so mother could not go alone to Mumbai by leaving us alone. There was not any contact phone number through which we could have talked to him and know more about his wellbeing.
My mother used our last option i.e. Gajanan Vijay. My mother started reading Shri Gajanan Maharaj Vijay. We all also sat near her when she started reading the Pothi.
I think I was quite childish and I warned shree Gajanan Maharaj (looking at the Maharaj photo in our Devghar) saying that my mother and we all do some/much of your devotion and you haven’t let us know about ill health of my father for the past 1.5 months, If my father doesn’t retuned to home by next morning I will stop you devotion. I didn’t told my this childish warning to my Mom. But then, it was more than miracle, Shree Gajanan Maharaj listen to our call. My father came to our home next morning just before Suryodaya. He said that his office has arranged some police vehicle to travel him back and its more than 20 hrs he was travelling back to reach to our place. He took a further treatment in Nagpur along with daily Gajanan Maharaj a’s tirth and udi and he fully recovered in two week.
Whenever I remember this episode tear comes in my eyes. How childish I was to warn Shri Maharaj and how kind HE is to reply back to my prayer. But, with this small incidence, our faith in Shree Gajanan Maharaj has deepened further. I feel he is always with us wherever we are.
Jai Gajanan Shree Gajanan..!!
Whenever I look back, I felt as if Shree Gajanan Maharaj is controlling and directing my life. He stands by my family all the time. I am sharing following small experience about the blessing of Shree Gajanan Maharaj on our family when I might be @ 12 year old and which has deepened further our faith in Shree Gajanan Maharaj .
My father was working in Police Wireless communication department (currently retired from service). Being in a government job, he used to get transferred every 3 / 4 years. In 1990 he got transferred to Mumbai from Bhandara. My mother along with we three kids (Tai, myself and my younger brother) then shifted permanently to Nagpur to stabilize our education and my father alone has gone to Mumbai.
Place, where we settled didn’t have phone service during that time. Only mode of communication was Inland letter. So every week my father used to write us letter and second week we use reply him. That’s how the so called communication used to happen.
Every two month father used to come to Nagpur by adjusting his leaves to see us for week time. But, during 1991 he didn’t come to home more than 3 months and he used to write down that he is on deputation and earning little extra for us. We wrote to him to come to Nagpur for at least 2 days. But he used to write that he might come after 2 more months.
One fine night my mother had a dream of Shree Gajanan Maharaj sitting near my father bed who has been hospitalized. On very next day, one of the father’s old friend come to our house and started inquiring about my father’s health which we were not at all aware. Then he said that my father is in some government hospital in Nakapada (Mumbai) for more than 1.5 months due to serious typhoid. We were in deep shock after hearing it. We don’t understand what to do. We never traveled by train so mother could not go alone to Mumbai by leaving us alone. There was not any contact phone number through which we could have talked to him and know more about his wellbeing.
My mother used our last option i.e. Gajanan Vijay. My mother started reading Shri Gajanan Maharaj Vijay. We all also sat near her when she started reading the Pothi.
I think I was quite childish and I warned shree Gajanan Maharaj (looking at the Maharaj photo in our Devghar) saying that my mother and we all do some/much of your devotion and you haven’t let us know about ill health of my father for the past 1.5 months, If my father doesn’t retuned to home by next morning I will stop you devotion. I didn’t told my this childish warning to my Mom. But then, it was more than miracle, Shree Gajanan Maharaj listen to our call. My father came to our home next morning just before Suryodaya. He said that his office has arranged some police vehicle to travel him back and its more than 20 hrs he was travelling back to reach to our place. He took a further treatment in Nagpur along with daily Gajanan Maharaj a’s tirth and udi and he fully recovered in two week.
Whenever I remember this episode tear comes in my eyes. How childish I was to warn Shri Maharaj and how kind HE is to reply back to my prayer. But, with this small incidence, our faith in Shree Gajanan Maharaj has deepened further. I feel he is always with us wherever we are.
Jai Gajanan Shree Gajanan..!!
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(Shared by a devotee from USA)
Jai Gajanan! I wanted to let you know why your earlier experience email was so important to me. I would also like you to share my following experience on our group as experience from anonymous person.
Jai Gajanan!
I knew Shri Gajanan Maharaj ever since I was little. There was a Gajanan Maharaj temple in our neighborhood where all kids from the area used to visit (most of the times just to get the prasad of sugar cubes). My mother-in-law was an ardent devotee of Maharaj and after my marriage I also started praying Maharaj.
A few days after my marriage we went through a lot of problems when I started reading Gajanan Vijay pothi regularly. For some period I was not as worried because, I thought, in worse case I will use my jewelry to get some financial help. But one fine day when we were at work, a thief broke into our house and stole all the jewelry. I was so worried about our future as there seemed no end to our problems, each day was bringing some new challenge for us. We had so many sleepless nights...one such night I was lying on the bed tossing/turning praying nidra devi to come and take me in the world where I will not have to think of the reality. Suddenly I felt that the entire room was bright - I was trying to open my eyes, but due to brightness, I was not even able to look properly. I tried to get up from the bed...but instead fell off and while facing at the floor, I opened my eyes and saw somebody's feet. I knew that the brightness was from this person.
As I was watching the feet...I heard somebody say "Tu bhiu nakos. Mi tuzya pathishi aahe". The brightness vanished immediately when I realized that I had really fell off of the bed and that it was a dream. The dream gave me some hope, but I was not sure if my mind was playing games or what.
Eventually, Maharaj took care of all of our problems. We had started a new life that we never would have even imagined. Everything was going on well...by now I had joined this group and had read experiences of many devotees. My faith in Maharaj was increasing and again I came across some problems. Again I was worried... I had read about Sri. Balapure Kaka on group...so I thought of calling him just to get his blessings. It was Dashera when I called Sri.Balapure Kaka. When I started talking to him he was normal...he asked me if I read pothi and advised me to read it each day. I told him that I read one chapter each day. Suddenly he started talking with authority and started describing some of the events from the pothi... he was talking about devotee Pundalik and how Maharaj went in his dream. He said Maharaj told Pundlik "Tu bhiu nakos...mi tuzya pathishi aahe". I literally started crying at that time... because the pothi has not described this. This reminded me of my dream that I had seen long time back. It almost sounded as though Sri Kaka was reminding me of that day and indicating me that when Maharaj has told you already not to worry why are you so worried. After that Sri.Kaka's voice was normal again. After getting his blessings I hung up. In the evening when I opened pothi to read that day's chapter I realized that I was on Chapter 16 which narrates the story of bhakta Pundalik and how Maharaj went in his dream and sent his Paduka to him as prasad. This was an amazing experience.
For last few days something has again been bothering me and I am worried. Whenever I am worried, I always go on our group to see if my Guru is indicating something...and the very first mail saying...
ओळख तो आवाज, ओळख ती खूण। आपल्या भक्तासाठी तो, फिरतो आहे अजून॥
त्याला उगम नव्हता, त्याला अंत नाही। तो त्रैलोक्याचा स्वामी नुसताच संत नाही॥
त्याचे स्मरण कर देहभान विसरून। तो हळूवार येईल, अन् कानात जाईल सांगून - "भिऊ नकोस, मी तुझ्या पाठीशी आहे."
Each and every word in this is so true. He inspired someone to share this with the group. I know there will be so many others like me who must have found this very encouraging. Thank you for sharing this!
Jai Gajanan
Jai Gajanan! I wanted to let you know why your earlier experience email was so important to me. I would also like you to share my following experience on our group as experience from anonymous person.
Jai Gajanan!
I knew Shri Gajanan Maharaj ever since I was little. There was a Gajanan Maharaj temple in our neighborhood where all kids from the area used to visit (most of the times just to get the prasad of sugar cubes). My mother-in-law was an ardent devotee of Maharaj and after my marriage I also started praying Maharaj.
A few days after my marriage we went through a lot of problems when I started reading Gajanan Vijay pothi regularly. For some period I was not as worried because, I thought, in worse case I will use my jewelry to get some financial help. But one fine day when we were at work, a thief broke into our house and stole all the jewelry. I was so worried about our future as there seemed no end to our problems, each day was bringing some new challenge for us. We had so many sleepless nights...one such night I was lying on the bed tossing/turning praying nidra devi to come and take me in the world where I will not have to think of the reality. Suddenly I felt that the entire room was bright - I was trying to open my eyes, but due to brightness, I was not even able to look properly. I tried to get up from the bed...but instead fell off and while facing at the floor, I opened my eyes and saw somebody's feet. I knew that the brightness was from this person.
As I was watching the feet...I heard somebody say "Tu bhiu nakos. Mi tuzya pathishi aahe". The brightness vanished immediately when I realized that I had really fell off of the bed and that it was a dream. The dream gave me some hope, but I was not sure if my mind was playing games or what.
Eventually, Maharaj took care of all of our problems. We had started a new life that we never would have even imagined. Everything was going on well...by now I had joined this group and had read experiences of many devotees. My faith in Maharaj was increasing and again I came across some problems. Again I was worried... I had read about Sri. Balapure Kaka on group...so I thought of calling him just to get his blessings. It was Dashera when I called Sri.Balapure Kaka. When I started talking to him he was normal...he asked me if I read pothi and advised me to read it each day. I told him that I read one chapter each day. Suddenly he started talking with authority and started describing some of the events from the pothi... he was talking about devotee Pundalik and how Maharaj went in his dream. He said Maharaj told Pundlik "Tu bhiu nakos...mi tuzya pathishi aahe". I literally started crying at that time... because the pothi has not described this. This reminded me of my dream that I had seen long time back. It almost sounded as though Sri Kaka was reminding me of that day and indicating me that when Maharaj has told you already not to worry why are you so worried. After that Sri.Kaka's voice was normal again. After getting his blessings I hung up. In the evening when I opened pothi to read that day's chapter I realized that I was on Chapter 16 which narrates the story of bhakta Pundalik and how Maharaj went in his dream and sent his Paduka to him as prasad. This was an amazing experience.
For last few days something has again been bothering me and I am worried. Whenever I am worried, I always go on our group to see if my Guru is indicating something...and the very first mail saying...
ओळख तो आवाज, ओळख ती खूण। आपल्या भक्तासाठी तो, फिरतो आहे अजून॥
त्याला उगम नव्हता, त्याला अंत नाही। तो त्रैलोक्याचा स्वामी नुसताच संत नाही॥
त्याचे स्मरण कर देहभान विसरून। तो हळूवार येईल, अन् कानात जाईल सांगून - "भिऊ नकोस, मी तुझ्या पाठीशी आहे."
Each and every word in this is so true. He inspired someone to share this with the group. I know there will be so many others like me who must have found this very encouraging. Thank you for sharing this!
Jai Gajanan
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(Shared by a devotee from USA)
After my below incident, "आम्ही गेलो ऐसे मानू नका " these lines from Shri Gajanan Vijay Granth are keep repeating in my mind and I believe this is an universal truth. Most of us experienced it many times.
First of all my special thanks to this group to provide platform to share our experiences and express our feeling for Shri Gajanan Maharaj.I am in USA and my spouse is working for a software firm (like most of the Indian in USA). In month of Dec-2013, his client ramp-down heavily which impacted his project also. His employer started searching for new position for him and he was kept on bench (resource pool). We believe Shri Maharaj controls our life and HE carries our remote, so why to worry. We accepted the situation. Being a senior manager and heavy cost, we are little worried about situation, but when HE is there so things are very smooth. My spouse organization decided to pay him full salary on bench ...(who did this arrangement: Only Shri Maharaj)
But all the efforts to get a project is waste, my spouse keep getting negative result which is impacting our mental status. As a human being, sometime we are unable to understand HIS leelas and don't understand HIS signals (directions from HIM). In a same situation, one day I lost my cool and finally burst in-front of Shri Maharaj photo. I told HIM in clear and loud voice that "You don't want us to celebrate your pragat utasav like a big Festival, perhaps I might have done some mistakes and not a true devotee of yours, so can't enjoy this" and in a same mood I told my spouse "Let's go back to India, we will sale/donate everything here and go back. I don't want to see you in this anxiety and trouble. Maharaj is also not listening to us" and cried there only. I kept asking - Why Why Why ...
And HE proved HIS existence once again " कृपा करी तो भक्तांसी । धावुनी येतो वेगेसी ।। " ...
Before my tears dried up, within 10-15 minutes, One of our brother devotee from India called us and in conversation he asked "What's going on there.. When I was performing my evening puja, suddenly I remembered both of you , and had strong urge to call you and tell you that Maharaj is sending you message ""भिऊ नकोस, मी तुझ्या पाठीशी आहे."
Wowwwwwwww... we were into tears and had goose bumps..How a devotee who is 10,000 KM away and don't know what's going on here, had urge to call us (i.e. 10:30 night in India) and tell us the message.. This is all beyond imagination and beyond all logics of world.
We had chat with my lovely devotee brother for 30-40 minutes and he was keep talking about Maharaj and HIS leelas.. After this call, we both (my spouse and I) felt peace and relaxed. In last one month, I never had peaceful sleep but that night I slept like anything. Till the day, I have hang-over of HIS presence. I love my Mauli, HE is simply greatest, the BEST..
ओळख तो आवाज, ओळख ती खूण। आपल्या भक्तासाठी तो, फिरतो आहे अजून॥
त्याला उगम नव्हता, त्याला अंत नाही। तो त्रैलोक्याचा स्वामी नुसताच संत नाही॥
त्याचे स्मरण कर देहभान विसरून। तो हळूवार येईल, अन् कानात जाईल सांगून - "भिऊ नकोस, मी तुझ्या पाठीशी आहे."
Jai Gajanan...
After my below incident, "आम्ही गेलो ऐसे मानू नका " these lines from Shri Gajanan Vijay Granth are keep repeating in my mind and I believe this is an universal truth. Most of us experienced it many times.
First of all my special thanks to this group to provide platform to share our experiences and express our feeling for Shri Gajanan Maharaj.I am in USA and my spouse is working for a software firm (like most of the Indian in USA). In month of Dec-2013, his client ramp-down heavily which impacted his project also. His employer started searching for new position for him and he was kept on bench (resource pool). We believe Shri Maharaj controls our life and HE carries our remote, so why to worry. We accepted the situation. Being a senior manager and heavy cost, we are little worried about situation, but when HE is there so things are very smooth. My spouse organization decided to pay him full salary on bench ...(who did this arrangement: Only Shri Maharaj)
But all the efforts to get a project is waste, my spouse keep getting negative result which is impacting our mental status. As a human being, sometime we are unable to understand HIS leelas and don't understand HIS signals (directions from HIM). In a same situation, one day I lost my cool and finally burst in-front of Shri Maharaj photo. I told HIM in clear and loud voice that "You don't want us to celebrate your pragat utasav like a big Festival, perhaps I might have done some mistakes and not a true devotee of yours, so can't enjoy this" and in a same mood I told my spouse "Let's go back to India, we will sale/donate everything here and go back. I don't want to see you in this anxiety and trouble. Maharaj is also not listening to us" and cried there only. I kept asking - Why Why Why ...
And HE proved HIS existence once again " कृपा करी तो भक्तांसी । धावुनी येतो वेगेसी ।। " ...
Before my tears dried up, within 10-15 minutes, One of our brother devotee from India called us and in conversation he asked "What's going on there.. When I was performing my evening puja, suddenly I remembered both of you , and had strong urge to call you and tell you that Maharaj is sending you message ""भिऊ नकोस, मी तुझ्या पाठीशी आहे."
Wowwwwwwww... we were into tears and had goose bumps..How a devotee who is 10,000 KM away and don't know what's going on here, had urge to call us (i.e. 10:30 night in India) and tell us the message.. This is all beyond imagination and beyond all logics of world.
We had chat with my lovely devotee brother for 30-40 minutes and he was keep talking about Maharaj and HIS leelas.. After this call, we both (my spouse and I) felt peace and relaxed. In last one month, I never had peaceful sleep but that night I slept like anything. Till the day, I have hang-over of HIS presence. I love my Mauli, HE is simply greatest, the BEST..
ओळख तो आवाज, ओळख ती खूण। आपल्या भक्तासाठी तो, फिरतो आहे अजून॥
त्याला उगम नव्हता, त्याला अंत नाही। तो त्रैलोक्याचा स्वामी नुसताच संत नाही॥
त्याचे स्मरण कर देहभान विसरून। तो हळूवार येईल, अन् कानात जाईल सांगून - "भिऊ नकोस, मी तुझ्या पाठीशी आहे."
Jai Gajanan...
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(Shared by Dr. Madhavi Sadalkar, UK)
A BIG thank to Gajanan Maharaj America Devotee Parivar for starting Gajanan Maharaj monthly naam japa and sharing the booklet. I want to share my experience with you all related with Naam Japa.
My 5 year old son Sharvil was limping in the morning for past One and half month. He only used to do it in the morning for couple of hours and then used to be fine. But then morning hours he would not walk and we could see his pain. We tried and play some pranks thinking he will fell for it and run but he always used to say it hurts. In the playground he used limp and I started feeling extremely bad. Other parents started looking at it.
Initially we thought he might have hurt himself in the school and will get better itself. But later past few weeks we were very worried. We started thinking hope it's not polio. Rajesh (My husband) looked up on the Internet and it was very serious thing listed there. We took him to the doctors and they said not to worry but still we were very much worried. The night before yesterday (i.e. 15th March) I took him on my laps and did the whole booklet of Naam Japa. I pleaded Maharaj to make him better. Rajesh and I were very worried. To our surprise yesterday morning (16th Mar) when he got up he did not limp at all. We were very happy and tears in eyes. We offered same naam japa book yesterday evening also and Today morning (17th Mar) also he was perfectly fine. Rajesh and I could not believe one night change in him, but Maharaj is simply great.
By reciting HIS name through Naam Japa booklet, you can have Chamtakars.
Mauli, You are our strength…
Note from Editor : We will share History of Naam japa in USA and creation of booklet with you all soon (this month only). Naam Japa is driven and guided by Maharaj. This month we are completing 5 years of Naam Japa in USA.
Jai Gajanan Jai Gajanan Jai Gajanan
A BIG thank to Gajanan Maharaj America Devotee Parivar for starting Gajanan Maharaj monthly naam japa and sharing the booklet. I want to share my experience with you all related with Naam Japa.
My 5 year old son Sharvil was limping in the morning for past One and half month. He only used to do it in the morning for couple of hours and then used to be fine. But then morning hours he would not walk and we could see his pain. We tried and play some pranks thinking he will fell for it and run but he always used to say it hurts. In the playground he used limp and I started feeling extremely bad. Other parents started looking at it.
Initially we thought he might have hurt himself in the school and will get better itself. But later past few weeks we were very worried. We started thinking hope it's not polio. Rajesh (My husband) looked up on the Internet and it was very serious thing listed there. We took him to the doctors and they said not to worry but still we were very much worried. The night before yesterday (i.e. 15th March) I took him on my laps and did the whole booklet of Naam Japa. I pleaded Maharaj to make him better. Rajesh and I were very worried. To our surprise yesterday morning (16th Mar) when he got up he did not limp at all. We were very happy and tears in eyes. We offered same naam japa book yesterday evening also and Today morning (17th Mar) also he was perfectly fine. Rajesh and I could not believe one night change in him, but Maharaj is simply great.
By reciting HIS name through Naam Japa booklet, you can have Chamtakars.
Mauli, You are our strength…
Note from Editor : We will share History of Naam japa in USA and creation of booklet with you all soon (this month only). Naam Japa is driven and guided by Maharaj. This month we are completing 5 years of Naam Japa in USA.
Jai Gajanan Jai Gajanan Jai Gajanan
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(Shared by Shri Shravan Pande, Mumbai, India)
As I told you that day, there is one latest experience of our Shree I have to write down it. Here is the latest experience, “My Family saved by our “Shree”…. !!!”
On Sunday 6th March 2016 my niece called my wife in the morning at around 10 am and requested her to go to the Gateway of India and Girgaon Chowpatty with children this afternoon and come back up to 9-10 pm. As decided my wife with my younger son Hariom (3.5 years) and elder son Babujee (12 Years) and my niece with her daughter Rutuja (5 year) reached around at 3.30 pm to Bhandup East Railway Station. Even this was Sunday and afternoon time there was enough crowed on the platform due to the Mega Block. They waited 15-20 minutes for the local train and then one local train came. They were stand near the ladies compartment, the train came and stopped, some ladies alighted here, and then some entered into the train, after that my niece entered with her daughter, and then again some ladies entered, and then my elder son entered also, and at the same time my wife with my younger son on her left hand entered but she could not enter fully and comfortably due to the rush, the ladies who were ahead of her could not move inside comfortably, in the meantime the train was started slowly and suddenly my elder son told to my wife, “Mummy, get down, get down… !” because, due to rush they could not go inside, and saying so, he jumped out of train, and at the same time my wife with the younger son also got down, but when they were getting down, her feet could not touch to the platform and the right hand also left from the hanger and my wife fail down on the platform, and my younger son who was on her left hand automatically thrown 10-15 feet away from my wife on the platform. All this happened within the 30-40 seconds. My wife could not even understand what happened and how she fail on the platform. In the mean time, the train was gone out from station.
Quickly 10-15 persons on the platform came and made my wife sit on the bench and gave her some water, but she could not even sit and then she slept on the same bench for 10 minutes as there was lot of pain in the left hand near the shoulder. In the mean time, somebody lift my younger son who was thrown 10-15 feet. His forehead was hit to the platform and became Red, and so he was also in the lot of pain, somebody was trying to touch by ice to his forehead, so that the pain will be reduced. And at the same time my elder son came to my wife and stood with her, he did not fall on the platform as he jumped, because he has the practice of jumping, as he use to play cricket in our house and garden. After 10 minutes, my wife sat and drank some water, and then after she became little bit normal, some people brought them out from the station and sent them to our house by rickshaw.
I was creating the flyer for the Mahashivratri at around 4.00 PM and suddenly my mobile ringed, I received the call, Rickshawala told me, “come down as your wife fail” I asked, ”Where I have to come?” He told, “At your building’s gate”. I immediately got down and went to the gate, my wife was sitting in the Rickshaw with closed eyes, with two of our sons. She just told me, ”Hand gone….” as she was not able to speak more than this. And then my elder son explained me little bit more. I immediately called to our family doctor, but his wife told me we are on the way and going to Mulund to attend some Marriage. Then, I immediately sat in the Rickshaw and went to the nearest “Mrudula” Hospital, but there was no any Doctor available at this time 4.15 pm on Sunday. Then in the same Rickshaw we went to the “Ankur” Hospital at Kanjur Marg, at here we left the Rickshaw and went in the Hospital. Here, the receptionist told me that there is NO any doctor and today is Sunday, so nobody will come in the evening also, and further told that you better go to the Rajawadi Hospital at Ghatkopar. Then I just told to her, ”kindly admit my wife as she fail down from the local train, and then start the treatment whatever you know and available in this Hospital, and then inform to the respective doctor, the doctor will do the further treatment whenever he will come, tonight or may be tomorrow.“ on that she admitted, the nurse checked and gave some injection to her, and then they called to the doctor. Luckily, the doctor was also at home, and he came within 15-20 minutes, and he immediately checked her hand and shoulder as he was Bone Specialist. And He immediately told me that there is NO any Fracture inside the hand or shoulder, there is some ‘silent beat’ in the hand, I give you two tablets, take these for 5 days, and belt for the hand, use this belt for the hand and for the safety take one X-ray tomorrow and meet me tomorrow evening.”
Meanwhile, my niece who was reached up to the Dadar, came back from the Parel station in the Hospital. And we then came back to the Home at around 6.00 pm. After coming back only we could talk to each other freely, up to that time we all were in the Great Tension. Then, I made tea for all and gave one tab to her said to rest for some time. Meanwhile, we applied the “Ambi Halad” to my younger son’s forehead. In the evening we took the 2 X-rays.
Next day, in the morning 10 O’clock before doing Abhishek to the Shiva Ling for Mahashivratri, I made the Panchamrit and done the Abhishek to our Shree’s Murti with clean water and Panchamrit and gave her the “Tirth” and told “You do not worry at all, everything will be okay. there will not be any problem.” After that when we saw the X-ray reports at around 1.00 PM surprisingly there was NO any Fracture or any other abnormalities and the report was normal, we were so Happy by this report.
In the evening, we again went to Hospital and showed this report to the Doctor and He was also happy by this report. He did not give any new treatment.
When we came back after releasing the tension in the night 11.30 pm, we were talking with the “tears” in the eyes, “This is our “Shree’s” blessings only, who saved us from this terrible train accident. In the train accident anything can be happened, as we see daily in Mumbai.” I further told my wife, ”Our Shree saved your life by falling down immediately, just imagine, if you did not fall down immediately, and fail down after leaving the platform, after 1 or 2 minutes, you could be fallen on the tracks and stones from the high speed train, and might be lost the life with the son, OR if you fail down under the tracks then also you could be lost some parts of your body or lost even the life of you or son.” This is just out of the imagination what could be happened.
We many times remembered the incident of that lady with two children from Jaipur Kothli, who came to the Ram Navmi and one Pillar fail down on her body but there was no any fracture found when Dr. Lobo checked her and by this accident her evil power had been vanished.
After this accident our devotion increased more deeper level.
ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः। सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः। सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु । मा कश्चित् दुःख भाग्भवेत् ॥
Wishing an Enlightened life to all of you...!!!
"All glory to our Shree Gajanan Maharaj... !!!"
Jay Gajanan !!!
As I told you that day, there is one latest experience of our Shree I have to write down it. Here is the latest experience, “My Family saved by our “Shree”…. !!!”
On Sunday 6th March 2016 my niece called my wife in the morning at around 10 am and requested her to go to the Gateway of India and Girgaon Chowpatty with children this afternoon and come back up to 9-10 pm. As decided my wife with my younger son Hariom (3.5 years) and elder son Babujee (12 Years) and my niece with her daughter Rutuja (5 year) reached around at 3.30 pm to Bhandup East Railway Station. Even this was Sunday and afternoon time there was enough crowed on the platform due to the Mega Block. They waited 15-20 minutes for the local train and then one local train came. They were stand near the ladies compartment, the train came and stopped, some ladies alighted here, and then some entered into the train, after that my niece entered with her daughter, and then again some ladies entered, and then my elder son entered also, and at the same time my wife with my younger son on her left hand entered but she could not enter fully and comfortably due to the rush, the ladies who were ahead of her could not move inside comfortably, in the meantime the train was started slowly and suddenly my elder son told to my wife, “Mummy, get down, get down… !” because, due to rush they could not go inside, and saying so, he jumped out of train, and at the same time my wife with the younger son also got down, but when they were getting down, her feet could not touch to the platform and the right hand also left from the hanger and my wife fail down on the platform, and my younger son who was on her left hand automatically thrown 10-15 feet away from my wife on the platform. All this happened within the 30-40 seconds. My wife could not even understand what happened and how she fail on the platform. In the mean time, the train was gone out from station.
Quickly 10-15 persons on the platform came and made my wife sit on the bench and gave her some water, but she could not even sit and then she slept on the same bench for 10 minutes as there was lot of pain in the left hand near the shoulder. In the mean time, somebody lift my younger son who was thrown 10-15 feet. His forehead was hit to the platform and became Red, and so he was also in the lot of pain, somebody was trying to touch by ice to his forehead, so that the pain will be reduced. And at the same time my elder son came to my wife and stood with her, he did not fall on the platform as he jumped, because he has the practice of jumping, as he use to play cricket in our house and garden. After 10 minutes, my wife sat and drank some water, and then after she became little bit normal, some people brought them out from the station and sent them to our house by rickshaw.
I was creating the flyer for the Mahashivratri at around 4.00 PM and suddenly my mobile ringed, I received the call, Rickshawala told me, “come down as your wife fail” I asked, ”Where I have to come?” He told, “At your building’s gate”. I immediately got down and went to the gate, my wife was sitting in the Rickshaw with closed eyes, with two of our sons. She just told me, ”Hand gone….” as she was not able to speak more than this. And then my elder son explained me little bit more. I immediately called to our family doctor, but his wife told me we are on the way and going to Mulund to attend some Marriage. Then, I immediately sat in the Rickshaw and went to the nearest “Mrudula” Hospital, but there was no any Doctor available at this time 4.15 pm on Sunday. Then in the same Rickshaw we went to the “Ankur” Hospital at Kanjur Marg, at here we left the Rickshaw and went in the Hospital. Here, the receptionist told me that there is NO any doctor and today is Sunday, so nobody will come in the evening also, and further told that you better go to the Rajawadi Hospital at Ghatkopar. Then I just told to her, ”kindly admit my wife as she fail down from the local train, and then start the treatment whatever you know and available in this Hospital, and then inform to the respective doctor, the doctor will do the further treatment whenever he will come, tonight or may be tomorrow.“ on that she admitted, the nurse checked and gave some injection to her, and then they called to the doctor. Luckily, the doctor was also at home, and he came within 15-20 minutes, and he immediately checked her hand and shoulder as he was Bone Specialist. And He immediately told me that there is NO any Fracture inside the hand or shoulder, there is some ‘silent beat’ in the hand, I give you two tablets, take these for 5 days, and belt for the hand, use this belt for the hand and for the safety take one X-ray tomorrow and meet me tomorrow evening.”
Meanwhile, my niece who was reached up to the Dadar, came back from the Parel station in the Hospital. And we then came back to the Home at around 6.00 pm. After coming back only we could talk to each other freely, up to that time we all were in the Great Tension. Then, I made tea for all and gave one tab to her said to rest for some time. Meanwhile, we applied the “Ambi Halad” to my younger son’s forehead. In the evening we took the 2 X-rays.
Next day, in the morning 10 O’clock before doing Abhishek to the Shiva Ling for Mahashivratri, I made the Panchamrit and done the Abhishek to our Shree’s Murti with clean water and Panchamrit and gave her the “Tirth” and told “You do not worry at all, everything will be okay. there will not be any problem.” After that when we saw the X-ray reports at around 1.00 PM surprisingly there was NO any Fracture or any other abnormalities and the report was normal, we were so Happy by this report.
In the evening, we again went to Hospital and showed this report to the Doctor and He was also happy by this report. He did not give any new treatment.
When we came back after releasing the tension in the night 11.30 pm, we were talking with the “tears” in the eyes, “This is our “Shree’s” blessings only, who saved us from this terrible train accident. In the train accident anything can be happened, as we see daily in Mumbai.” I further told my wife, ”Our Shree saved your life by falling down immediately, just imagine, if you did not fall down immediately, and fail down after leaving the platform, after 1 or 2 minutes, you could be fallen on the tracks and stones from the high speed train, and might be lost the life with the son, OR if you fail down under the tracks then also you could be lost some parts of your body or lost even the life of you or son.” This is just out of the imagination what could be happened.
We many times remembered the incident of that lady with two children from Jaipur Kothli, who came to the Ram Navmi and one Pillar fail down on her body but there was no any fracture found when Dr. Lobo checked her and by this accident her evil power had been vanished.
After this accident our devotion increased more deeper level.
ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः। सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः। सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु । मा कश्चित् दुःख भाग्भवेत् ॥
Wishing an Enlightened life to all of you...!!!
"All glory to our Shree Gajanan Maharaj... !!!"
Jay Gajanan !!!
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(Shared by a devotee from Mumbai, India)
Jay Gajanan !
This is an experience that an ordinary person like me, struggling to become a worthy Bhakta, experienced on (Sat.24th Jan.2015). This experience is shared with all of you to only express immense gratitude for our beloved Shri Gajanan Mauli – Jay Gajanan !
My husband & I decided to offer a parayan on 24-Jan-15, since we had a long weekend owing to Republic Day. Prior to starting the parayan, I prepared Khichdi as Naivedya, as I wanted to offer Parayan undisturbed. While preparing food for my family, boiling hot gravy fell on my left hand. I spontaneously screamed “Jay Gajanan!” unable to bear the burning & discomfort. By the time I put down the vessel, back on the stove & went to the tap to pour water over my hand, it was almost 2-3 minutes. I thought “My day is completely gone for a toss.....I may have definitely done something wrong & Shri Guru Mauli is reminding about it”. I held my hand underneath the tap of running cold water for a few minutes and then went about doing my chores, as usual.
In a few minutes we got busy preparing to start the parayan. As planned, the two of us assembled Shri Maharaj’s photo at a spot & started off the Parayan. I had completely forgotten about the burning. When we finished Adhyay 3 (Shri Janrao Deshmukh being cured by Shri Maharaj’s Charan-amrut), Shri Maharaj “indicated” to me to look at HIS left hand in the photo kept in front of us during Parayan. When I looked at HIS left hand, I could clearly see a white patch (as if some ointment has been applied ). It was exactly the spot where the hot gravy had spilled on my hand. I was so lost in my reading that I didn’t even realise that inspite of hot gravy falling on my hand I didn’t feel any stinging sensation or discomfort. Not only that, there was not even a speck of burn mark, no discolouration or peeling of skin etc. anywhere on my hand. I was in tears seeing Shri Maharaj’s hand having a white patch.....it was very obvious that Shri Guru Mauli had taken over my share of the pain & discomfort on HIMSELF. HE knew very well that if the burning sensation would have been there, I wld’ve not been able to concentrate on my reading.
We completed our Parayan as planned & both of us offered Artis & Naivedya, after the Parayan. Every sentence written in the Pothi is true - ONE WHO HAS IMPLICIT FAITH AT THE FEET OF SHRI GAJANAN, WILL SURMOUNT ANY DIFFICULTY OR DANGER.
EK MEV GURU UPAYA......Shri Gajanan Mauli is awake to our needs & watches over us every moment of our lives.
May Shri Gajanan Mauli’s blessings be with all Bhaktas !
Jay Gajanan !
Jay Gajanan !
This is an experience that an ordinary person like me, struggling to become a worthy Bhakta, experienced on (Sat.24th Jan.2015). This experience is shared with all of you to only express immense gratitude for our beloved Shri Gajanan Mauli – Jay Gajanan !
My husband & I decided to offer a parayan on 24-Jan-15, since we had a long weekend owing to Republic Day. Prior to starting the parayan, I prepared Khichdi as Naivedya, as I wanted to offer Parayan undisturbed. While preparing food for my family, boiling hot gravy fell on my left hand. I spontaneously screamed “Jay Gajanan!” unable to bear the burning & discomfort. By the time I put down the vessel, back on the stove & went to the tap to pour water over my hand, it was almost 2-3 minutes. I thought “My day is completely gone for a toss.....I may have definitely done something wrong & Shri Guru Mauli is reminding about it”. I held my hand underneath the tap of running cold water for a few minutes and then went about doing my chores, as usual.
In a few minutes we got busy preparing to start the parayan. As planned, the two of us assembled Shri Maharaj’s photo at a spot & started off the Parayan. I had completely forgotten about the burning. When we finished Adhyay 3 (Shri Janrao Deshmukh being cured by Shri Maharaj’s Charan-amrut), Shri Maharaj “indicated” to me to look at HIS left hand in the photo kept in front of us during Parayan. When I looked at HIS left hand, I could clearly see a white patch (as if some ointment has been applied ). It was exactly the spot where the hot gravy had spilled on my hand. I was so lost in my reading that I didn’t even realise that inspite of hot gravy falling on my hand I didn’t feel any stinging sensation or discomfort. Not only that, there was not even a speck of burn mark, no discolouration or peeling of skin etc. anywhere on my hand. I was in tears seeing Shri Maharaj’s hand having a white patch.....it was very obvious that Shri Guru Mauli had taken over my share of the pain & discomfort on HIMSELF. HE knew very well that if the burning sensation would have been there, I wld’ve not been able to concentrate on my reading.
We completed our Parayan as planned & both of us offered Artis & Naivedya, after the Parayan. Every sentence written in the Pothi is true - ONE WHO HAS IMPLICIT FAITH AT THE FEET OF SHRI GAJANAN, WILL SURMOUNT ANY DIFFICULTY OR DANGER.
EK MEV GURU UPAYA......Shri Gajanan Mauli is awake to our needs & watches over us every moment of our lives.
May Shri Gajanan Mauli’s blessings be with all Bhaktas !
Jay Gajanan !
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(Shared by a devotee from Pune, India)
This was happened around 1985, when Maharaj's palakhi arrived in Pune.
Before 1985 my wife had gone through four abortions every time it was late pregnancy miscarriage. Doctors raised their hands that they don't guarantee that this will not repeat again. I was completely on low morale and nothing was well with me and my wife. When palakhi arrived, I was sitting near to Palakhi and praying with folded hands to Maharaj. The situation was such that it was the praying for impossible things to happen. Suddenly from Nowhere one Warkari approached me and gave me prasad asking why I have wet eyes. Before I tell him the situation, he said that Now everything will be fine with you. To which I told him that we don't have any assurance on this situation and don't expect any
miracle to happen with me.
He then politely said "If this doesn't happen to You, I will eat feces."
I kept mum and ate prasad.
Soon my wife conceived and gave birth to baby boy during 8th month of pregnancy. As baby was immature, we had to keep the baby in incubator which was available to only Govt hospital at Sasun. My wife's delivery was at KEM Pune. Being away from child my wife was continuously praying to Maharaj. Soon she got a feeling that Maharaj is nearby to our baby at Govt Hospital. She many times confirmed that there is a different type of aroma (of Chilim) that she use to get near incubator. ( Generally in hospitals we will get smell of spirit, phenyl, etc.)
One day, there was soon electricity trip issue at Hospital and everyone including doctors were at panic about my baby which was in incubator. A nurse was trying to put her hand on Incubator. There was malfunction and power leak to incubator and she got a strong electric shock. But to our surprise nothing happen to baby and the baby was happily playing inside incubator. Doctors considered that as miracle but for us it was more than miracle that Our beloved Maharaj not only gave us wonderful gift but also made sure that No one can take it away from us.
That baby is grown up Now and is Perfectly Normal. Jay gajanan !
Jay Shri Gajanan !
|| Gana Gana Ganat Botey ||
This was happened around 1985, when Maharaj's palakhi arrived in Pune.
Before 1985 my wife had gone through four abortions every time it was late pregnancy miscarriage. Doctors raised their hands that they don't guarantee that this will not repeat again. I was completely on low morale and nothing was well with me and my wife. When palakhi arrived, I was sitting near to Palakhi and praying with folded hands to Maharaj. The situation was such that it was the praying for impossible things to happen. Suddenly from Nowhere one Warkari approached me and gave me prasad asking why I have wet eyes. Before I tell him the situation, he said that Now everything will be fine with you. To which I told him that we don't have any assurance on this situation and don't expect any
miracle to happen with me.
He then politely said "If this doesn't happen to You, I will eat feces."
I kept mum and ate prasad.
Soon my wife conceived and gave birth to baby boy during 8th month of pregnancy. As baby was immature, we had to keep the baby in incubator which was available to only Govt hospital at Sasun. My wife's delivery was at KEM Pune. Being away from child my wife was continuously praying to Maharaj. Soon she got a feeling that Maharaj is nearby to our baby at Govt Hospital. She many times confirmed that there is a different type of aroma (of Chilim) that she use to get near incubator. ( Generally in hospitals we will get smell of spirit, phenyl, etc.)
One day, there was soon electricity trip issue at Hospital and everyone including doctors were at panic about my baby which was in incubator. A nurse was trying to put her hand on Incubator. There was malfunction and power leak to incubator and she got a strong electric shock. But to our surprise nothing happen to baby and the baby was happily playing inside incubator. Doctors considered that as miracle but for us it was more than miracle that Our beloved Maharaj not only gave us wonderful gift but also made sure that No one can take it away from us.
That baby is grown up Now and is Perfectly Normal. Jay gajanan !
Jay Shri Gajanan !
|| Gana Gana Ganat Botey ||
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(Shared by Shri RamaSwamy P V S, Chennai, India)
MY VERY FIRST EXPERIENCE: “The Greatness of "Sri Gjanan Vijay Granth - The Pothi"
AUM! JAI SRI GANESH!! JAI SRI GAJANAN!!
One may not believe reading the following:
At this time of incident, I was not Gajanan Maharaj devotee, and how I could be, as I am a South Indian. But HE pulled me under HIS blessings
I did bought the sacred "Sri Gajanan Vijay Granth" English Version, when I & my family were on "Maharastra Darshan" comprising of Asttha Vinayak, 5 Jyotirlingas (located in Maharastra), Shiridi, Shegaon. Pandharpur, Gangapur, Jhejuri etc. during 2002 Nov. Though I am very fond of reading, somehow I kept "Sri Gajanan Vijay Granth" in the cupboard only (more than a year or so). Many times I did take it out to read, but somehow either I read some pages from preface or saw some photos and kept the book back in the cup-board. I first completed the reading of this holy book in 3 days after keeping in the cupboard for many months, while I was on a business trip to Agra – Delhi (just because I was not having any other paper or magazine in that Agra). And when I was reading the 21st chapter I came to know that if one completes this book on "Dasami, Ekadasi and Dwadasi", one will get lot of ‘Punya”, and it just came to my mind that, were it not those days? And after reaching back to Baroda I just checked with the Calendar and believe me those 3 days were "Dasami, Ekadasi and Dwadasi" only. This was how He made me start reading His Pothi and what an amazing experience.
That business trip was a nightmare trip as I was alone facing the local "Goondas" for delay in payments for the supplies / work they did for our project and, I was not aware of. It was by His grace and reading of ‘Sri Gajanan Vijay’ that I could get out of the clutches of those Goondas.
From then on, more or less I have been regular in reading at least one chapter a day. Seeing me read this my wife (in Marathi) and son (in English) also started reading the "Pothi" regularly.
Jai Gajanan!! Gan Gan Ganata Bote!!
Swamy
MY VERY FIRST EXPERIENCE: “The Greatness of "Sri Gjanan Vijay Granth - The Pothi"
AUM! JAI SRI GANESH!! JAI SRI GAJANAN!!
One may not believe reading the following:
At this time of incident, I was not Gajanan Maharaj devotee, and how I could be, as I am a South Indian. But HE pulled me under HIS blessings
I did bought the sacred "Sri Gajanan Vijay Granth" English Version, when I & my family were on "Maharastra Darshan" comprising of Asttha Vinayak, 5 Jyotirlingas (located in Maharastra), Shiridi, Shegaon. Pandharpur, Gangapur, Jhejuri etc. during 2002 Nov. Though I am very fond of reading, somehow I kept "Sri Gajanan Vijay Granth" in the cupboard only (more than a year or so). Many times I did take it out to read, but somehow either I read some pages from preface or saw some photos and kept the book back in the cup-board. I first completed the reading of this holy book in 3 days after keeping in the cupboard for many months, while I was on a business trip to Agra – Delhi (just because I was not having any other paper or magazine in that Agra). And when I was reading the 21st chapter I came to know that if one completes this book on "Dasami, Ekadasi and Dwadasi", one will get lot of ‘Punya”, and it just came to my mind that, were it not those days? And after reaching back to Baroda I just checked with the Calendar and believe me those 3 days were "Dasami, Ekadasi and Dwadasi" only. This was how He made me start reading His Pothi and what an amazing experience.
That business trip was a nightmare trip as I was alone facing the local "Goondas" for delay in payments for the supplies / work they did for our project and, I was not aware of. It was by His grace and reading of ‘Sri Gajanan Vijay’ that I could get out of the clutches of those Goondas.
From then on, more or less I have been regular in reading at least one chapter a day. Seeing me read this my wife (in Marathi) and son (in English) also started reading the "Pothi" regularly.
Jai Gajanan!! Gan Gan Ganata Bote!!
Swamy
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(Shared by Anonymous Devotee)
Jai Gajanan to all readers. I am a small devotee of our Mauli Shri Gajanan Maharaj. I would like to share a miracle that happened with us due to His grace. We are a middle class Family. I have a mentally challenged brother who is 23yrs old. He cannot speak. It so happened that in the month of Dec 2015 my father & brother had gone out of station for 10 days.
While returning to our place/city they got down at the railway station in the morning at 5 am. We had sent our car & driver to pick them up. But the driver got late & so my father asked my brother to wait for a while & he came out of the station looking for the driver. By the time my father went back to the place he had left my brother, my brother was not seen anywhere. The driver & my dad both searched the entire station for my brother but could not find him. Finally my father called us & informed about the situation. We were shocked & started praying for him. My Father went to all other nearby stations shops, hotels & looked for my brother but we could not find him. It was Dec 28th 2015 that he got lost. Then I took leave from my work & along with my 2 other friends started searching all the places in our city.
We lodged FIR, gave advertisements in social networking sites & Whats App we were worried & crying & praying to Maharaj for his safety all the time because he cannot speak. He did not have any ID card with him. My Mother started praying to all the gods. Relatives, Family friends also started coming & giving moral support. We then took his latest photo (the dress which he was wearing) & got printed pamphlets. We circulated them through newspapers, we pasted them on streets, hotels, temples, bus stops around the city. We were literally roaming on streets showing his photo & asking about him if anyone had seen him.
We also saw the CCTV footage of few stations but did not get any clue. Our biggest fear was if he had got in to a train that was going outside Hyderabad. I visted many temples while we were pasting the posters. I got to visit a Ram mandir in the city where I saw Gajanan Maharaj Murti Along with idols of other saints. And it was a Thursday!!! I was shocked & very happy to see this as I have never seen or heard of Gajanan maharaj idol in our city- Hyderabad. I took a vow that I will do annadan at Shegaon, on my brother’s name, Do One day Parayan, 108 pradakshina to Samadhi mandir & Ganesh yaag if my brother returns soon safely without any scratch. Meanwhile I contacted one very senior and ardent devotee of Maharaj (it says that he gets direction from Maharaj) & told about my brother.
He said that my brother is safe but roaming around, he has lost his way. He said he will reach home in a day or two. In all this searching process 4 days passed. It was Dec 31st 2015 & we all were upset, depressed that will we have to celebrate New Year without him? We were all feeling bad & next day Jan 1st 2016 Friday at 1:30 pm we got a call from a college going student that he has seen my brother & he is with him & wearing the same clothes as shown in poster. Our happiness knew no bounds!!! We asked him if he could tell us something more about our brother, he said he is wearing a orange color ring in his hand.
We asked him to give food & water to our brother & told him we will reach there soon. When we went there to the location - We found our brother eating bread. We were so happy we hugged him & started crying. We thanked the college going student a lot & told him he has done a great favor to us by getting our brother back to us. May Maharaj Bless Him & His Family!!! My brother had fever & was very weak. But he was safe. We don’t know where & how he stayed for 4 days & 4 nights. He doesn't remember & can’t speak. We found him after 4 days!!! But only Maharaj took care of him. Thank you Maharaj for giving this New Year gift. Please take care of my brother. & shower your blessings on me & my family all the time.
Jai Gajanan to all readers. I am a small devotee of our Mauli Shri Gajanan Maharaj. I would like to share a miracle that happened with us due to His grace. We are a middle class Family. I have a mentally challenged brother who is 23yrs old. He cannot speak. It so happened that in the month of Dec 2015 my father & brother had gone out of station for 10 days.
While returning to our place/city they got down at the railway station in the morning at 5 am. We had sent our car & driver to pick them up. But the driver got late & so my father asked my brother to wait for a while & he came out of the station looking for the driver. By the time my father went back to the place he had left my brother, my brother was not seen anywhere. The driver & my dad both searched the entire station for my brother but could not find him. Finally my father called us & informed about the situation. We were shocked & started praying for him. My Father went to all other nearby stations shops, hotels & looked for my brother but we could not find him. It was Dec 28th 2015 that he got lost. Then I took leave from my work & along with my 2 other friends started searching all the places in our city.
We lodged FIR, gave advertisements in social networking sites & Whats App we were worried & crying & praying to Maharaj for his safety all the time because he cannot speak. He did not have any ID card with him. My Mother started praying to all the gods. Relatives, Family friends also started coming & giving moral support. We then took his latest photo (the dress which he was wearing) & got printed pamphlets. We circulated them through newspapers, we pasted them on streets, hotels, temples, bus stops around the city. We were literally roaming on streets showing his photo & asking about him if anyone had seen him.
We also saw the CCTV footage of few stations but did not get any clue. Our biggest fear was if he had got in to a train that was going outside Hyderabad. I visted many temples while we were pasting the posters. I got to visit a Ram mandir in the city where I saw Gajanan Maharaj Murti Along with idols of other saints. And it was a Thursday!!! I was shocked & very happy to see this as I have never seen or heard of Gajanan maharaj idol in our city- Hyderabad. I took a vow that I will do annadan at Shegaon, on my brother’s name, Do One day Parayan, 108 pradakshina to Samadhi mandir & Ganesh yaag if my brother returns soon safely without any scratch. Meanwhile I contacted one very senior and ardent devotee of Maharaj (it says that he gets direction from Maharaj) & told about my brother.
He said that my brother is safe but roaming around, he has lost his way. He said he will reach home in a day or two. In all this searching process 4 days passed. It was Dec 31st 2015 & we all were upset, depressed that will we have to celebrate New Year without him? We were all feeling bad & next day Jan 1st 2016 Friday at 1:30 pm we got a call from a college going student that he has seen my brother & he is with him & wearing the same clothes as shown in poster. Our happiness knew no bounds!!! We asked him if he could tell us something more about our brother, he said he is wearing a orange color ring in his hand.
We asked him to give food & water to our brother & told him we will reach there soon. When we went there to the location - We found our brother eating bread. We were so happy we hugged him & started crying. We thanked the college going student a lot & told him he has done a great favor to us by getting our brother back to us. May Maharaj Bless Him & His Family!!! My brother had fever & was very weak. But he was safe. We don’t know where & how he stayed for 4 days & 4 nights. He doesn't remember & can’t speak. We found him after 4 days!!! But only Maharaj took care of him. Thank you Maharaj for giving this New Year gift. Please take care of my brother. & shower your blessings on me & my family all the time.
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(Shared by Bhawna Saxena, San Francisco, USA)
I was, and am, always a terrible book buff. Though born in a pure Hindu family, I accomplished all my education in strict Roman Catholic school and college, surrounded by nuns and Saints, where attending mass was a compulsion Jesus was my first GOD as I had a huge impact of the ambience. When I opened my eyes in this world, I observed my grand-mother and then my mom singing sai bhajans. Joining hands in front of God, with inquisitive eyes, swamped with many unanswered questions, I kept following my school traditions and then my family traditions…until ‘my own spiritual journey’ started. From “The Alchemist” to Rhonda Byrne “The Secret” to “A new earth: awakening to life’s purpose” to Chopra’s “Seven law of success” travelling through “Eat, love and pray “I was still a ‘chatak’bird of Swati nakshatra, all thirsty!
As a spiritual seeker, I kept excavating the literary world. But there was an inside craving of knowing God ‘Personally’. That there’s something more beyond this, something wrong with my approach. There’s something extraordinary which God has done and I am still unaware. There’s something else to be received, there’s something else to believe. As celebrating each spring of my life, emptiness kept rumbling my soul. I was sure that there is something called “God-shaped void”, which needed to be filled and only HE can do that. An intense inward yearning for the transcendent got prominent day by day.
Four years back I attended the very first naam-smaran of our beloved Shree Gajanan Maharaj. I was invited and as any considerate neighbor. I happily attended and enjoyed the eve asking only few questions about Maharaj, like where he is from, about his clothes, his eyes and then excitedly waited for the Prasad to be distributed and then go to home and sleep.
After that, luckily, at different places in US. I got abundant chances to attend Maharaj’s naam-smaran.I always contemplated it’s just a co-incidence that I am attending them so frequently. Amongst all these, soon I felt that I was going through “self-identity crisis”, too. Finding myself, building up a career, achieving everything from the scratch in US was a big challenge, especially when you have small kids. Secretly, I started reading Maharaj’s Pothi’s chapters randomly. Honestly again like any other book-lover, I relished Maharaj’s life details in those randomly picked chapters. I was trying to find solutions here and there so for that reason I was flipping his chapters. Now I also took the liberty to ask Maharaj, to provide me some help and guide me in difficult days of career- making. I don’t know why I asked HIM. He was in my thoughts, I felt that. Suddenly, one day I saw a devotee coming to house holding his photo for me. Me, with my eyes wide- opened, asked her that how did you know that I am going to ask you for his picture as I don’t have or I was planning to print out one. The devotee smiled and said, Management guru knows what to supply. I took it as any normal incident because that devotee knows me already.
In my last visit to India, I struggled hard to visit Shegaon but due to reservation problems, we couldn’t make it. Something developed, I can’t expound, I somehow deliberately started attending all the naam-jaaps and fortunately got connected to those saintly souls whom I never ever believed, I will one day. Beyond believing GOD, I was more into experiencing Maharaj.How magnificently Maharaj stepped into my life, or shall I say I started considering Maharaj as my Guru, I don’t remember the date, when? But at every point, I started asking questions to him, that what to do or what not to? He took 4 years to give me the taste of “self-realization “.
People in those sacred gatherings considered me as mere attendant. I was surprised to see that at a snail's pace I was becoming the main component of most of the Maharaj’s spiritual gatherings.. I felt like Maharaj is teaching me like your first teacher teaches you ABC. Whatever I was doing , I had to go deep down to know his leelas.In my very busy schedule , Gleefully,I started stealing time from myself to know more about Maharaj. But that was not enough. An important chunk of the whole picture was missing and this time I knew what that was.
Finally, one day I requested one book to my very dear friend, an ardent devotee who means everything to me and that was “ Shree Gajanan Vijay “ . I expressed my wish to her that I want to feel the book, no more want to read on internet or downloaded drives, I just want ONE. Please if you have ‘please’ send me before this upcoming ‘Pragat Utsav’. They told me they will check whether they have any copy at home or with someone, not sure.
It was a very delicate and an auspicious Thursday morning. Before going to work, I cooked my mom’s favorite food, my angel who flew away 7 years back. Coming back from work, a box was smiling at my doorsteps, filled with Maharaj’s pics from Shegaon and most awaited book of my life “Shree Gajanan Vijay” . Tears rolled down with happiness thinking Maharaj’s Plan of action when I got to know that the same evening I got the permission to attend Online Mukhogat Parayan. In my life time, I haven’t seen such miraculous, implausible, flawless parayan before. I held my breath for a while, rubbing my eyes, awakening myself from an enchanted pool or real world. Maharaj arranged everything for me He decided the day, he provided me his book, he granted me wonderful quality time, he gave this golden opportunity to start my parayan along with Group Parayan.
I immediately did Ahawan, and started “Shree Vijay Gajanan” with my whole heart and soul. I didn’t leave a single word from the beginning till I reach to the very first addhyaya. I kept reading till I finished 6 chapters.I completed my first parayan and now am sharing my experience with you all. I am all wrapped in orange clad, draped with real lessons of life through Maharaj’s magical chapters Yes! First time as a keen devotee I read “Shree Gajanan Vijay “in three days. How I am feeling? Lighter than a feather, brighter than any shiny light….
True saying that “when the student is ready, the teacher appears. I realized that You can't find GOD in a thousand books or by listening to people talk. You must realize the Self by yourself!' In my spiritual journey how Maharaj has kindled the flame of aspiration in me and himself appeared as my Sadguru, who illumines me in every sphere of my life.
My Mauli, My sweet Gajanan Maharaj. I am ignorant, Please be with me, ALWAYS!
I was, and am, always a terrible book buff. Though born in a pure Hindu family, I accomplished all my education in strict Roman Catholic school and college, surrounded by nuns and Saints, where attending mass was a compulsion Jesus was my first GOD as I had a huge impact of the ambience. When I opened my eyes in this world, I observed my grand-mother and then my mom singing sai bhajans. Joining hands in front of God, with inquisitive eyes, swamped with many unanswered questions, I kept following my school traditions and then my family traditions…until ‘my own spiritual journey’ started. From “The Alchemist” to Rhonda Byrne “The Secret” to “A new earth: awakening to life’s purpose” to Chopra’s “Seven law of success” travelling through “Eat, love and pray “I was still a ‘chatak’bird of Swati nakshatra, all thirsty!
As a spiritual seeker, I kept excavating the literary world. But there was an inside craving of knowing God ‘Personally’. That there’s something more beyond this, something wrong with my approach. There’s something extraordinary which God has done and I am still unaware. There’s something else to be received, there’s something else to believe. As celebrating each spring of my life, emptiness kept rumbling my soul. I was sure that there is something called “God-shaped void”, which needed to be filled and only HE can do that. An intense inward yearning for the transcendent got prominent day by day.
Four years back I attended the very first naam-smaran of our beloved Shree Gajanan Maharaj. I was invited and as any considerate neighbor. I happily attended and enjoyed the eve asking only few questions about Maharaj, like where he is from, about his clothes, his eyes and then excitedly waited for the Prasad to be distributed and then go to home and sleep.
After that, luckily, at different places in US. I got abundant chances to attend Maharaj’s naam-smaran.I always contemplated it’s just a co-incidence that I am attending them so frequently. Amongst all these, soon I felt that I was going through “self-identity crisis”, too. Finding myself, building up a career, achieving everything from the scratch in US was a big challenge, especially when you have small kids. Secretly, I started reading Maharaj’s Pothi’s chapters randomly. Honestly again like any other book-lover, I relished Maharaj’s life details in those randomly picked chapters. I was trying to find solutions here and there so for that reason I was flipping his chapters. Now I also took the liberty to ask Maharaj, to provide me some help and guide me in difficult days of career- making. I don’t know why I asked HIM. He was in my thoughts, I felt that. Suddenly, one day I saw a devotee coming to house holding his photo for me. Me, with my eyes wide- opened, asked her that how did you know that I am going to ask you for his picture as I don’t have or I was planning to print out one. The devotee smiled and said, Management guru knows what to supply. I took it as any normal incident because that devotee knows me already.
In my last visit to India, I struggled hard to visit Shegaon but due to reservation problems, we couldn’t make it. Something developed, I can’t expound, I somehow deliberately started attending all the naam-jaaps and fortunately got connected to those saintly souls whom I never ever believed, I will one day. Beyond believing GOD, I was more into experiencing Maharaj.How magnificently Maharaj stepped into my life, or shall I say I started considering Maharaj as my Guru, I don’t remember the date, when? But at every point, I started asking questions to him, that what to do or what not to? He took 4 years to give me the taste of “self-realization “.
People in those sacred gatherings considered me as mere attendant. I was surprised to see that at a snail's pace I was becoming the main component of most of the Maharaj’s spiritual gatherings.. I felt like Maharaj is teaching me like your first teacher teaches you ABC. Whatever I was doing , I had to go deep down to know his leelas.In my very busy schedule , Gleefully,I started stealing time from myself to know more about Maharaj. But that was not enough. An important chunk of the whole picture was missing and this time I knew what that was.
Finally, one day I requested one book to my very dear friend, an ardent devotee who means everything to me and that was “ Shree Gajanan Vijay “ . I expressed my wish to her that I want to feel the book, no more want to read on internet or downloaded drives, I just want ONE. Please if you have ‘please’ send me before this upcoming ‘Pragat Utsav’. They told me they will check whether they have any copy at home or with someone, not sure.
It was a very delicate and an auspicious Thursday morning. Before going to work, I cooked my mom’s favorite food, my angel who flew away 7 years back. Coming back from work, a box was smiling at my doorsteps, filled with Maharaj’s pics from Shegaon and most awaited book of my life “Shree Gajanan Vijay” . Tears rolled down with happiness thinking Maharaj’s Plan of action when I got to know that the same evening I got the permission to attend Online Mukhogat Parayan. In my life time, I haven’t seen such miraculous, implausible, flawless parayan before. I held my breath for a while, rubbing my eyes, awakening myself from an enchanted pool or real world. Maharaj arranged everything for me He decided the day, he provided me his book, he granted me wonderful quality time, he gave this golden opportunity to start my parayan along with Group Parayan.
I immediately did Ahawan, and started “Shree Vijay Gajanan” with my whole heart and soul. I didn’t leave a single word from the beginning till I reach to the very first addhyaya. I kept reading till I finished 6 chapters.I completed my first parayan and now am sharing my experience with you all. I am all wrapped in orange clad, draped with real lessons of life through Maharaj’s magical chapters Yes! First time as a keen devotee I read “Shree Gajanan Vijay “in three days. How I am feeling? Lighter than a feather, brighter than any shiny light….
True saying that “when the student is ready, the teacher appears. I realized that You can't find GOD in a thousand books or by listening to people talk. You must realize the Self by yourself!' In my spiritual journey how Maharaj has kindled the flame of aspiration in me and himself appeared as my Sadguru, who illumines me in every sphere of my life.
My Mauli, My sweet Gajanan Maharaj. I am ignorant, Please be with me, ALWAYS!
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(Shared by Anonymous Devotee)
Jay Gajanan ! Every family has Head of the family. But in true sense HE is head of the family Who looks after Everything.....
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By blessing of Shree Maharaj, my daughter's marriage got fixed. We all were very happy and thanking Shree Maharaj for selecting the Wise family !
While preparing for Marriage, we had booked a hotel for the Groom and his family to stay when they arrive for wedding. There were few rooms booked accordingly.
By His blessings, this ceremony was a fantastic celebration which everyone enjoyed. When my daughter reached her Sasural, she took Shree Maharaj's photo with her. She took it out for pooja. One of the relatives came to her and asked "Who is he?", she replied - "He is Shree Gajanan Maharaj, He is our Guru! We all pray to Him......" That man interrupted her and said - "ohhhh.....the reason I asked is - yesterday i.e a night before marriage, when we were @ hotel- a 6 - 6.5 feet tall man, with a glowing skin and bright face.....SAME as in this photo....came to Every room and looked and confirmed if everything is in place and if we need anything....as none of us knew Him, we thought He is Head of your family who came to have a look .... " , she was mad with happiness....she said "Yesssssss, HE IS REALLY Head of our Family !!!!!
" JAY GAJANAN !!! JAY GAJANAN !!! JAY GAJANAN !!!
Jay Gajanan ! Every family has Head of the family. But in true sense HE is head of the family Who looks after Everything.....
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By blessing of Shree Maharaj, my daughter's marriage got fixed. We all were very happy and thanking Shree Maharaj for selecting the Wise family !
While preparing for Marriage, we had booked a hotel for the Groom and his family to stay when they arrive for wedding. There were few rooms booked accordingly.
By His blessings, this ceremony was a fantastic celebration which everyone enjoyed. When my daughter reached her Sasural, she took Shree Maharaj's photo with her. She took it out for pooja. One of the relatives came to her and asked "Who is he?", she replied - "He is Shree Gajanan Maharaj, He is our Guru! We all pray to Him......" That man interrupted her and said - "ohhhh.....the reason I asked is - yesterday i.e a night before marriage, when we were @ hotel- a 6 - 6.5 feet tall man, with a glowing skin and bright face.....SAME as in this photo....came to Every room and looked and confirmed if everything is in place and if we need anything....as none of us knew Him, we thought He is Head of your family who came to have a look .... " , she was mad with happiness....she said "Yesssssss, HE IS REALLY Head of our Family !!!!!
" JAY GAJANAN !!! JAY GAJANAN !!! JAY GAJANAN !!!
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(Shared by P. Nanda , Mumbai)
This is one experience I am sharing with you today. This incident happened in 1995, when I was staying in joint family. It was very auspicious day of gurupushya, so I decided to do parayan of gajanan vijay granth.
I started the parayan at 12.30p.m. At that time it used to take me 4 to 5 hours to complete the parayan. I started the parayan but could not sit with full concentration because on that morning I had taken treatment from our dentist and he had removed one tooth and bleeding had not stopped completely. I had to stop parayan after every aadhyay to gargle with cold water. After 4 to 5 aadhyay my sister-in-law asked me "Are you doing parayan properly?" I became very nervous and decided to continue the parayan without any break and after that my bleeding completely stopped and I completed the parayan without any problem. But I was not satisfied with my parayan , so I prayed to Gajanan Maharaj, that if my parayan has been accepted by him then someone from my family members or friend will bring white flowers for puja. I deliberately said white flowers because coloured flowers would have been easily available.
I waited for white flowers up to 8 p.m. but nobody came with any flowers. I was feeling very sad and I had lost all hopes.
After some time my 4 years old niece her name is Mayuri came home after playing in garden and as soon as she entered our home she said
बघ काकू,मी तुझा गजानन साठी काय आणीले "Bagh kaku ,mi tuzya Gajanana sathi kaay aanlay"
And opened her palms and showed me white flowers of 'tagar'.
After this I did not know how to react and I started crying spontaneously. I thanked MAHARAJ and told Mauri to offer flowers to Maharaj .
Thus maharaj is there for every bhakta and he will take care of his bhakta in all circumstances.
Jai Gajanan Shri Gajanan.
This is one experience I am sharing with you today. This incident happened in 1995, when I was staying in joint family. It was very auspicious day of gurupushya, so I decided to do parayan of gajanan vijay granth.
I started the parayan at 12.30p.m. At that time it used to take me 4 to 5 hours to complete the parayan. I started the parayan but could not sit with full concentration because on that morning I had taken treatment from our dentist and he had removed one tooth and bleeding had not stopped completely. I had to stop parayan after every aadhyay to gargle with cold water. After 4 to 5 aadhyay my sister-in-law asked me "Are you doing parayan properly?" I became very nervous and decided to continue the parayan without any break and after that my bleeding completely stopped and I completed the parayan without any problem. But I was not satisfied with my parayan , so I prayed to Gajanan Maharaj, that if my parayan has been accepted by him then someone from my family members or friend will bring white flowers for puja. I deliberately said white flowers because coloured flowers would have been easily available.
I waited for white flowers up to 8 p.m. but nobody came with any flowers. I was feeling very sad and I had lost all hopes.
After some time my 4 years old niece her name is Mayuri came home after playing in garden and as soon as she entered our home she said
बघ काकू,मी तुझा गजानन साठी काय आणीले "Bagh kaku ,mi tuzya Gajanana sathi kaay aanlay"
And opened her palms and showed me white flowers of 'tagar'.
After this I did not know how to react and I started crying spontaneously. I thanked MAHARAJ and told Mauri to offer flowers to Maharaj .
Thus maharaj is there for every bhakta and he will take care of his bhakta in all circumstances.
Jai Gajanan Shri Gajanan.
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(Shared by Nitin Shukla, Indore )
Once, we planned to have a samuhik parayan of “Shri Gajanan Dohawali” composed by Shri Bhojane Kaka, who is an ardent devotee of Shri Gajanan Maharaj. We also planned to install a big picture of Shri Gajanan Maharaj in main hall after the parayan. Additionally we got suggested to make a call to Shri Gajanan Maharaj Sansthan at Shegaon to extend an invitation to Shri Maharaj, so that HE may come to the parayan and accept the Prasad.
Arrangements were made, and for that purpose, we decorated main door of our apartment (we are on sixth floor of the building).
That Thursday, we had a memorable parayan, around 21 persons with various musical Instruments completed the parayan of “Shri Gajanan Dohawali”, followed by Aarti and Maha-Prasad. Most of the neighbors and relatives also came for the Maha-Prasad.
Next day while having my breakfast, I told my wife, as per suggestion, I doubt that Shri Maharaj came for the parayan and even if HE did, we might not have recognized HIM.
After that, we began installing the photo of Shri Gajanan Maharaj in the main hall with the help of a carpenter; while doing so I heard a voice for behind me, “Aare wah!!! You have decorated your main door!!! Why?”
It was a middle-aged lady in old clothes, and she looked at the photo “Oh! Ye to chilam wale baba hey! Shegaon wale... You know I am also from Shegaon and am working on the upper floor”
I was about to fall down. I was stunned and was shivering after hearing those words. The words of a devotee were echoing in my ears “He may come in any form”
We rushed to her, bowed before her, took her inside the house and offered her prasad and dakshina. She was amazed as to why we were doing all of this, and we were seeing Shri Maharaj in her. She took her meals and dakshina, showered us with blessing and went away.
Several days later, when we enquired on the upper floor, we came to know that her father lives in Shegaon and she had only taken the job for a few days. We are sure; she was a representative of Shri Maharaj and was sent by HIM to uphold the words of his devotees.
HE is present everywhere and in everything and always takes care of his devotees like a mother.
Once, we planned to have a samuhik parayan of “Shri Gajanan Dohawali” composed by Shri Bhojane Kaka, who is an ardent devotee of Shri Gajanan Maharaj. We also planned to install a big picture of Shri Gajanan Maharaj in main hall after the parayan. Additionally we got suggested to make a call to Shri Gajanan Maharaj Sansthan at Shegaon to extend an invitation to Shri Maharaj, so that HE may come to the parayan and accept the Prasad.
Arrangements were made, and for that purpose, we decorated main door of our apartment (we are on sixth floor of the building).
That Thursday, we had a memorable parayan, around 21 persons with various musical Instruments completed the parayan of “Shri Gajanan Dohawali”, followed by Aarti and Maha-Prasad. Most of the neighbors and relatives also came for the Maha-Prasad.
Next day while having my breakfast, I told my wife, as per suggestion, I doubt that Shri Maharaj came for the parayan and even if HE did, we might not have recognized HIM.
After that, we began installing the photo of Shri Gajanan Maharaj in the main hall with the help of a carpenter; while doing so I heard a voice for behind me, “Aare wah!!! You have decorated your main door!!! Why?”
It was a middle-aged lady in old clothes, and she looked at the photo “Oh! Ye to chilam wale baba hey! Shegaon wale... You know I am also from Shegaon and am working on the upper floor”
I was about to fall down. I was stunned and was shivering after hearing those words. The words of a devotee were echoing in my ears “He may come in any form”
We rushed to her, bowed before her, took her inside the house and offered her prasad and dakshina. She was amazed as to why we were doing all of this, and we were seeing Shri Maharaj in her. She took her meals and dakshina, showered us with blessing and went away.
Several days later, when we enquired on the upper floor, we came to know that her father lives in Shegaon and she had only taken the job for a few days. We are sure; she was a representative of Shri Maharaj and was sent by HIM to uphold the words of his devotees.
HE is present everywhere and in everything and always takes care of his devotees like a mother.
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(Shared by Nitin Chaudhari, Pune )
I am feeling very happy for sharing this experience. When I received information about this activity, I tried to remember any such experience (there are lots more) but at that time was not able to remember a single one.
May be Maharaj has planned this experience for me which has happened on last Thursday 28-01-2010. As my daily routine every day after having bath, I used to read stotras of my Guru Jangalidas Maharaj, Durvankur stotra of Gajanan Maharaj and Mahalaxmi Ashtak am.
On Thursday also, was praying and reading Durvankur Stotra, a thought came in my mind that today is Thurday so I should go to Maharaj temple ( which near to my room) and have darshna. Since my Sister is facing some problems in her family, I was worried for my Sister from last couple of days. During my Prayer also was thinking about her.
So within second I regretted and told Maharaj that I will come for darshna, only if my Sister’s problem will get solved till next Thursday. I told Maharaj, if HE thinks that I am his true devotee, if HE cares for me then YOU should come and give me darshna but I will not be coming to your temple till my sister get some relief. I just argued with Maharaj like He is in front of me.
I completed my Prayer and while getting ready for office I heard some sound like someone is singing a bhajan. To my surprise the bhajan was “Gan Gan Ganat Bote”. I couldn’t stop myself and came out side in main door of my room. I came in the balcony and there was a big chamatkara , yes it is chamtkara for me. I saw that Maharaj’s Palakhi was just in front of my door and there was a very beautiful Idol of Maharaj in Palakhi. Actually It was Palakhi possession towards the Maharaj temple for Prakat din utsava.
My eyes get wet and teary, just before 10 minutes I told Maharaj that if HE needs me then give me darshna but I will not come to your temple. See How kind HE is, though I argued with HIM still within 10 minutes he came to my door and gave darshana in the form of Palakhi. It was HIS message for me, see I need you and don’t lose hopes, trust on me I am always with you. With a great feeling I want to temple with Palakhi and was so lucky that I got chance to had Maharaj’s Aarti. He is really an Antaryami, If you pray with a pure heart HE always listen to it. Before 10 days though I had many more I didn’t remember any experience to share but on Thursday within 10 minutes I experienced HIS existence, HIS Love for his bhaktas. While writing this experience I got call from my fiancée, she is in shegaon and had Maharaj’s Samadhi darshna. These are all not coincident, but Maharaj’s chamatkara for me. Jai Gajanan!!!!
I am feeling very happy for sharing this experience. When I received information about this activity, I tried to remember any such experience (there are lots more) but at that time was not able to remember a single one.
May be Maharaj has planned this experience for me which has happened on last Thursday 28-01-2010. As my daily routine every day after having bath, I used to read stotras of my Guru Jangalidas Maharaj, Durvankur stotra of Gajanan Maharaj and Mahalaxmi Ashtak am.
On Thursday also, was praying and reading Durvankur Stotra, a thought came in my mind that today is Thurday so I should go to Maharaj temple ( which near to my room) and have darshna. Since my Sister is facing some problems in her family, I was worried for my Sister from last couple of days. During my Prayer also was thinking about her.
So within second I regretted and told Maharaj that I will come for darshna, only if my Sister’s problem will get solved till next Thursday. I told Maharaj, if HE thinks that I am his true devotee, if HE cares for me then YOU should come and give me darshna but I will not be coming to your temple till my sister get some relief. I just argued with Maharaj like He is in front of me.
I completed my Prayer and while getting ready for office I heard some sound like someone is singing a bhajan. To my surprise the bhajan was “Gan Gan Ganat Bote”. I couldn’t stop myself and came out side in main door of my room. I came in the balcony and there was a big chamatkara , yes it is chamtkara for me. I saw that Maharaj’s Palakhi was just in front of my door and there was a very beautiful Idol of Maharaj in Palakhi. Actually It was Palakhi possession towards the Maharaj temple for Prakat din utsava.
My eyes get wet and teary, just before 10 minutes I told Maharaj that if HE needs me then give me darshna but I will not come to your temple. See How kind HE is, though I argued with HIM still within 10 minutes he came to my door and gave darshana in the form of Palakhi. It was HIS message for me, see I need you and don’t lose hopes, trust on me I am always with you. With a great feeling I want to temple with Palakhi and was so lucky that I got chance to had Maharaj’s Aarti. He is really an Antaryami, If you pray with a pure heart HE always listen to it. Before 10 days though I had many more I didn’t remember any experience to share but on Thursday within 10 minutes I experienced HIS existence, HIS Love for his bhaktas. While writing this experience I got call from my fiancée, she is in shegaon and had Maharaj’s Samadhi darshna. These are all not coincident, but Maharaj’s chamatkara for me. Jai Gajanan!!!!
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(Shared by Rohan Mehta, Seattle)
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Maharaj presence is a miracle itself and exactly started happening after HIS arrival in form of Murti in USA. Today’s experience is related with our Murti-Sthapana event.
This experience is shared by Kavita & Rohan Mehta from Seattle. Both are wonderful & Sweet devotees and great support for our Murti-Sthapana event.
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Jai Gajanan!
Kavita (my wife) and I are currently living in Seattle and would like to share our recent experience below in the order that it happened. Someone may claim this is a coincidence but we strongly believe that this was planned in advance before all of us knew!
We were planning my Aai (Mother) to visit Seattle for few months. She wanted to take Shegaon Samadhi darshan before coming to US. On December 18th 2015, Friday evening of India time, Aai, baba and Pooja (my sister) started journey to Shegaon. They reached Shegaon and had a blissful Samadhi darshan. They called us after their darshan and we were fortunate to listen to Holy Mandir surroundings. We wanted to call one more time before they start journey to home but we could not.
On Saturday evening of India time, their sleeper couch started from Shegaon and they were expected to reach Pune on Sunday morning (Seattle Saturday evening).
Here in Seattle on Saturday evening we were eagerly waiting for Pune call. All their cell phones were not reachable for many hours.
Around same time I happened to call Rishi dada and Seema didi (Portland, USA) on phone just to say Jai Gajanan. They shared a thought if somehow a small Murti about 8-10 inches can be arranged for Palakhi in Dunwoody Atlanta temple, USA which is going to Maharaj’s first temple in USA. If my family is in Shegaon then it would be awesome if this can be arranged from Shegaon itself along with small size Paduka. As a second priority udi, tirth and Shegaon mitti would be great.
Oopps, I realized time has already lapsed; my family was about to return home from Shegaon. At the moment on phone, somehow, I could not say NO to Seema didi and just nodded for a moment. I thought I would think later how can I say NO in better words and may be call the next day again explaining the situation. My wife and I started thinking…
Couple of hours later, my Baba sent us WhatsApp message that they all are back home in Pune. Kavita and I immediately called them asking details. First thing Aai shared was, she got a Murti of Maharaj and small size Paduka from Shegaon. WHAT??? We were startled! She added that Murti is about 8-10 inches. This was the same description I heard couple of hours before!
She also narrated how did she manage to get Murti. Before starting their return journey, they went to Dengi counter and offered a small Seva. Sevekari over the counter gave 2 pairs of Paduka in return. Aai saw a Murti there and kept staring at it. She requested if she can get that Murti instead of 1 pair of Paduka. “Mala ti Murti milu shakel ka ya eka padukanchya aivaji?” Sevekari first took a step back and then agreed to what she said.
My voice started shaking after listening to this so I dialed Seema didi again and shared that Murti has been arranged and coming to US in next few days along with 1 pair of Paduka and Prasad (sakharphutane and almonds).
We all almost held our breath until Aai reached Seattle and checked Murti. We opened the bag, Aai saw condition of the bag and said this was exactly how the bag was packed. Looks like stuff in the bag did not move. We immediately unpacked box, saw Murti and our joy knew no bounds. Could not say anything other than Jai Gajanan!
After couple of weeks, Gayatri, Sanket and all of us along with other devotees offered a small naam japa and handed Murti to Gayatri to take this to Atlanta where Murti is going to get same love and affection, if not more! Jai Gajanan!!
Later we thought over this and realized that we just became medium here to transport Murti to Dunwoody temple and nothing else. Someone may claim this is a coincidence but we strongly believe that this was planned in advance before all of us knew
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Maharaj presence is a miracle itself and exactly started happening after HIS arrival in form of Murti in USA. Today’s experience is related with our Murti-Sthapana event.
This experience is shared by Kavita & Rohan Mehta from Seattle. Both are wonderful & Sweet devotees and great support for our Murti-Sthapana event.
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Jai Gajanan!
Kavita (my wife) and I are currently living in Seattle and would like to share our recent experience below in the order that it happened. Someone may claim this is a coincidence but we strongly believe that this was planned in advance before all of us knew!
We were planning my Aai (Mother) to visit Seattle for few months. She wanted to take Shegaon Samadhi darshan before coming to US. On December 18th 2015, Friday evening of India time, Aai, baba and Pooja (my sister) started journey to Shegaon. They reached Shegaon and had a blissful Samadhi darshan. They called us after their darshan and we were fortunate to listen to Holy Mandir surroundings. We wanted to call one more time before they start journey to home but we could not.
On Saturday evening of India time, their sleeper couch started from Shegaon and they were expected to reach Pune on Sunday morning (Seattle Saturday evening).
Here in Seattle on Saturday evening we were eagerly waiting for Pune call. All their cell phones were not reachable for many hours.
Around same time I happened to call Rishi dada and Seema didi (Portland, USA) on phone just to say Jai Gajanan. They shared a thought if somehow a small Murti about 8-10 inches can be arranged for Palakhi in Dunwoody Atlanta temple, USA which is going to Maharaj’s first temple in USA. If my family is in Shegaon then it would be awesome if this can be arranged from Shegaon itself along with small size Paduka. As a second priority udi, tirth and Shegaon mitti would be great.
Oopps, I realized time has already lapsed; my family was about to return home from Shegaon. At the moment on phone, somehow, I could not say NO to Seema didi and just nodded for a moment. I thought I would think later how can I say NO in better words and may be call the next day again explaining the situation. My wife and I started thinking…
Couple of hours later, my Baba sent us WhatsApp message that they all are back home in Pune. Kavita and I immediately called them asking details. First thing Aai shared was, she got a Murti of Maharaj and small size Paduka from Shegaon. WHAT??? We were startled! She added that Murti is about 8-10 inches. This was the same description I heard couple of hours before!
She also narrated how did she manage to get Murti. Before starting their return journey, they went to Dengi counter and offered a small Seva. Sevekari over the counter gave 2 pairs of Paduka in return. Aai saw a Murti there and kept staring at it. She requested if she can get that Murti instead of 1 pair of Paduka. “Mala ti Murti milu shakel ka ya eka padukanchya aivaji?” Sevekari first took a step back and then agreed to what she said.
My voice started shaking after listening to this so I dialed Seema didi again and shared that Murti has been arranged and coming to US in next few days along with 1 pair of Paduka and Prasad (sakharphutane and almonds).
We all almost held our breath until Aai reached Seattle and checked Murti. We opened the bag, Aai saw condition of the bag and said this was exactly how the bag was packed. Looks like stuff in the bag did not move. We immediately unpacked box, saw Murti and our joy knew no bounds. Could not say anything other than Jai Gajanan!
After couple of weeks, Gayatri, Sanket and all of us along with other devotees offered a small naam japa and handed Murti to Gayatri to take this to Atlanta where Murti is going to get same love and affection, if not more! Jai Gajanan!!
Later we thought over this and realized that we just became medium here to transport Murti to Dunwoody temple and nothing else. Someone may claim this is a coincidence but we strongly believe that this was planned in advance before all of us knew
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(Narrated by an ardent devotee)
Jay Gajanan ! This is an example of how our Shree Maharaj fulfills each and every desire (small or big doesn’t really matter) of His devotee.
This incident happened around year 2000. An ardent devotee of Shree Maharaj was going to Nagpur from Nasik by Gitanjali express to attend a marriage ceremony. Shegaon is on the way to Nagpur, but at that time this train DOES NOT, use to halt at Shegaon station.
Being an ardent devotee, he was restless that train would pass Shegaon but he could not take darshan. This devotee prayed to Maharaj that though it is not possible to come down to mandir this time, I would be thankful if train would halt at Shegaon, I would get down and offer you Pranam on the Railway station itself where I could bow down and touch the holy Mitti (mud) of Shegaon !!
Being a superfast train, it was in full speed after it left Bhusawal. Nadura station passed, then Jalamb passed (a station before Shegaon) and this man got from his seat and went to the door. all the relatives and friends could not understand his sudden behavior. He was standing at the door to offer Pranam from there itself if train does not stop...........
But...........
as usual..... a Miracle happened......
As Shegaon station approached, this superfast train started slowing down... and this NOT stopping train really stopped ON Shegaon Station - not BEFORE nor AFTER the railway platform !!! this devotee got down, bowed down on his knees and touched his forehead to the ground and offered his pranams like he wanted to do and then again boarded the train, other relatives were scared that train might leave were insisting him to board the train immediately.... After offering pranams/prayers to Maharaj he was very very happy ! and after boarded the train, and was safely inside - Gitanjali express left the Shegaon station............................
Jay Gajanan !! Jay Gajanan !! Jay Gajanan !!!
Jay Gajanan ! This is an example of how our Shree Maharaj fulfills each and every desire (small or big doesn’t really matter) of His devotee.
This incident happened around year 2000. An ardent devotee of Shree Maharaj was going to Nagpur from Nasik by Gitanjali express to attend a marriage ceremony. Shegaon is on the way to Nagpur, but at that time this train DOES NOT, use to halt at Shegaon station.
Being an ardent devotee, he was restless that train would pass Shegaon but he could not take darshan. This devotee prayed to Maharaj that though it is not possible to come down to mandir this time, I would be thankful if train would halt at Shegaon, I would get down and offer you Pranam on the Railway station itself where I could bow down and touch the holy Mitti (mud) of Shegaon !!
Being a superfast train, it was in full speed after it left Bhusawal. Nadura station passed, then Jalamb passed (a station before Shegaon) and this man got from his seat and went to the door. all the relatives and friends could not understand his sudden behavior. He was standing at the door to offer Pranam from there itself if train does not stop...........
But...........
as usual..... a Miracle happened......
As Shegaon station approached, this superfast train started slowing down... and this NOT stopping train really stopped ON Shegaon Station - not BEFORE nor AFTER the railway platform !!! this devotee got down, bowed down on his knees and touched his forehead to the ground and offered his pranams like he wanted to do and then again boarded the train, other relatives were scared that train might leave were insisting him to board the train immediately.... After offering pranams/prayers to Maharaj he was very very happy ! and after boarded the train, and was safely inside - Gitanjali express left the Shegaon station............................
Jay Gajanan !! Jay Gajanan !! Jay Gajanan !!!
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(Shared by Nitin Gokarn, Mumbai, India)
How Maharaj reminds us Not to forget HIM - when we forget Him !
In Nov 2008 I was organising a large conference in Bali Indonesia . The people of Bali are simple and not so quick and therefore several arrangements before the conference began were not done. This raised my anxiety levels as the entire blame would be squarely on my shoulders. I was running helter skater, fixing banners, getting seating done in a particular manner, getting the screen adjusted , getting the mike and sound system checked etc etc .On account of this anxiety, although Jay Gajanan is a part of my daily prayer , at that specific moment I forgot Maharaj. It was a big blunder on my part. Whatever be the reason I should not have forgotten to take His name.
I had planned the agenda with great detail and everything was supposed to go by clock-work precision. The MD was to come at 4 30 pm sharp to a planned standing ovation and deliver key note address. It was 4 15 pm and I was tense as arrangements had not been still completed. Mike testing was still in progress. I had not planned Invocation to Lord Ganesha which I should have done planned as part of the agenda before starting the meeting. The electrician asked me whether there was any audio in my laptop and I asked him to check the laptop and play any song stored in My Music folder for testing.
And the next few minutes I froze !
The song played for testing without my knowledge was Kshitij Tareys opening naamasmaran " Aum Namo Bhagavate Gajananaya " which beamed through the auditorium very loudly.
My eyes became moist because though I had forgotten to remember HIM ( Gajanan = Lord Ganesha the remover of obstacles) HE reminded me . I promptly included this very opening namsmaran as Invocation to Lord Ganesha because Gajanan is another name for Lord Ganesha. No one in the crowd knew that this was Maharaj's mantra and every one thought it to be a planned invocation to Lord Ganapati ! Some came and complimented me for introducing Invocation because in so many conferences in the past years , no one had ever started a meeting with any invocation.
Mera Gajanan, My Shwaas my Life !!
How Maharaj reminds us Not to forget HIM - when we forget Him !
In Nov 2008 I was organising a large conference in Bali Indonesia . The people of Bali are simple and not so quick and therefore several arrangements before the conference began were not done. This raised my anxiety levels as the entire blame would be squarely on my shoulders. I was running helter skater, fixing banners, getting seating done in a particular manner, getting the screen adjusted , getting the mike and sound system checked etc etc .On account of this anxiety, although Jay Gajanan is a part of my daily prayer , at that specific moment I forgot Maharaj. It was a big blunder on my part. Whatever be the reason I should not have forgotten to take His name.
I had planned the agenda with great detail and everything was supposed to go by clock-work precision. The MD was to come at 4 30 pm sharp to a planned standing ovation and deliver key note address. It was 4 15 pm and I was tense as arrangements had not been still completed. Mike testing was still in progress. I had not planned Invocation to Lord Ganesha which I should have done planned as part of the agenda before starting the meeting. The electrician asked me whether there was any audio in my laptop and I asked him to check the laptop and play any song stored in My Music folder for testing.
And the next few minutes I froze !
The song played for testing without my knowledge was Kshitij Tareys opening naamasmaran " Aum Namo Bhagavate Gajananaya " which beamed through the auditorium very loudly.
My eyes became moist because though I had forgotten to remember HIM ( Gajanan = Lord Ganesha the remover of obstacles) HE reminded me . I promptly included this very opening namsmaran as Invocation to Lord Ganesha because Gajanan is another name for Lord Ganesha. No one in the crowd knew that this was Maharaj's mantra and every one thought it to be a planned invocation to Lord Ganapati ! Some came and complimented me for introducing Invocation because in so many conferences in the past years , no one had ever started a meeting with any invocation.
Mera Gajanan, My Shwaas my Life !!
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(Shared by Parag Phade, Mumbai, India)
My recent experience proves that our Mauli is always there with HIS devotees and protect us from any hardship, trouble or challenges. Even HE can save us from near death experiences.
Around a year ago, I along with my friends planned a “Yatra” which includes to visit Shirdi and Shegaon. The day we finalized the plan and fixed the date, same night Mauli gave me indication that something adverse is going to happen during your visit, but don’t worry at end, everything will be fine. It was very clear indication about a truck and speed of car (not to drive more than 60KM/hr).
I shared this indication with my friends, but they took it very lightly and ignored with a laugh. I was worried inside.
In a first phase of our journey, we had a nice darshan of Sai Baba in Shirdi and then we started our next phase of journey. Our next night stay was in Jalgaon before we reach Shegaon. We took help of GPS for direction and travel.
After our lunch at 3:00 PM, we continued our journey. A few hours after, we had shocking incident. A truck from opposite traffic, which was trying to overtake other vehicle, just came in front of our car in same lane. This was horrifying experience when death is travelling towards you and you can only watch. Both Truck driver and my friend push the brake with full force. With a hard skid both the vehicles stopped at 6-7 inches away from each other, facing each other. I had goosebumps all over my body.
We had to stop for 10-15 minute to recover ourselves from this moment. My friends were apologizing for their ignorance and also thanking Maharaj for saving us from accident.
Somehow we started again. Around 9:30 PM, GPS indicated that Jalgaon is only 10KM away, but there is no sign of City (Jalgoan is not a small town). Then we saw few peoples sitting on road side. We stopped the car and asked them about Jalgaon. In our discussion with them we figured out that we reached to “Chhota Jalgaon” which is around 100KM from Pandarpur and Shegaon is almost 500KM from this place. We didn’t have a choice except to start again.
Between 9:30 PM to 2:30 AM, not a single vehicle came across on that way, only dark and silent night. Then one Police patrolling squad stopped us, after inquiring with us, one of the police man suggested to go back 500 meters and take left, if we want to reach Shegaon by short cut way. We believed him and did exactly what he said. It was remote road, and giving us scary feelings. At one point GPS lost the direction and indicated “No road ahead”, starting mapping again and again. We were roaming in circle and reaching same spot again and again. We lost all courage, energy and hope. Scared also, had sweating on forehead and fear started rolling up in our mind. I started murmuring “Jai Gajanan, Jai Gajanan” and then..
Then we saw a truck standing side of road. From where did it appear? One tall man standing near that truck and he shouted and asked us “Where are you heading, Kids”
With all my courage, I said “Shegaon”. He said “You are on the wrong way, Don’t you know how dangerous is this path”. I was listening to him, and he continued “Go back to main road and take left, again drive for 20 KM, again take a left turn and you will be on Shegaon road”
We obeyed his instructions and when we took next left after 20KM, we saw a big picture of our Shri Maharaj. In flash of memory and less than a second, I realized who that truck driver was. Why didn’t I recognize HIM when he was talking to me (HIS way of leela)
कृपा करी तो भक्तांसी । धावुनी येतो वेगेसी ।।
Around 6 AM we reached Shegaon and had very good Darshan of our Mauli.
In that 24 hours of journey we have experienced almost every adverse thing but just because of HIM, we could survive, live on earth & sharing this experience with you all.
My recent experience proves that our Mauli is always there with HIS devotees and protect us from any hardship, trouble or challenges. Even HE can save us from near death experiences.
Around a year ago, I along with my friends planned a “Yatra” which includes to visit Shirdi and Shegaon. The day we finalized the plan and fixed the date, same night Mauli gave me indication that something adverse is going to happen during your visit, but don’t worry at end, everything will be fine. It was very clear indication about a truck and speed of car (not to drive more than 60KM/hr).
I shared this indication with my friends, but they took it very lightly and ignored with a laugh. I was worried inside.
In a first phase of our journey, we had a nice darshan of Sai Baba in Shirdi and then we started our next phase of journey. Our next night stay was in Jalgaon before we reach Shegaon. We took help of GPS for direction and travel.
After our lunch at 3:00 PM, we continued our journey. A few hours after, we had shocking incident. A truck from opposite traffic, which was trying to overtake other vehicle, just came in front of our car in same lane. This was horrifying experience when death is travelling towards you and you can only watch. Both Truck driver and my friend push the brake with full force. With a hard skid both the vehicles stopped at 6-7 inches away from each other, facing each other. I had goosebumps all over my body.
We had to stop for 10-15 minute to recover ourselves from this moment. My friends were apologizing for their ignorance and also thanking Maharaj for saving us from accident.
Somehow we started again. Around 9:30 PM, GPS indicated that Jalgaon is only 10KM away, but there is no sign of City (Jalgoan is not a small town). Then we saw few peoples sitting on road side. We stopped the car and asked them about Jalgaon. In our discussion with them we figured out that we reached to “Chhota Jalgaon” which is around 100KM from Pandarpur and Shegaon is almost 500KM from this place. We didn’t have a choice except to start again.
Between 9:30 PM to 2:30 AM, not a single vehicle came across on that way, only dark and silent night. Then one Police patrolling squad stopped us, after inquiring with us, one of the police man suggested to go back 500 meters and take left, if we want to reach Shegaon by short cut way. We believed him and did exactly what he said. It was remote road, and giving us scary feelings. At one point GPS lost the direction and indicated “No road ahead”, starting mapping again and again. We were roaming in circle and reaching same spot again and again. We lost all courage, energy and hope. Scared also, had sweating on forehead and fear started rolling up in our mind. I started murmuring “Jai Gajanan, Jai Gajanan” and then..
Then we saw a truck standing side of road. From where did it appear? One tall man standing near that truck and he shouted and asked us “Where are you heading, Kids”
With all my courage, I said “Shegaon”. He said “You are on the wrong way, Don’t you know how dangerous is this path”. I was listening to him, and he continued “Go back to main road and take left, again drive for 20 KM, again take a left turn and you will be on Shegaon road”
We obeyed his instructions and when we took next left after 20KM, we saw a big picture of our Shri Maharaj. In flash of memory and less than a second, I realized who that truck driver was. Why didn’t I recognize HIM when he was talking to me (HIS way of leela)
कृपा करी तो भक्तांसी । धावुनी येतो वेगेसी ।।
Around 6 AM we reached Shegaon and had very good Darshan of our Mauli.
In that 24 hours of journey we have experienced almost every adverse thing but just because of HIM, we could survive, live on earth & sharing this experience with you all.
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(Shared by Ayush Mudgal, Student of UC Berkeley, USA)
As we all know, Shri Maharaj takes care of his devotees and my below experience reveals the same:
I participated in the Los Angeles Marathon (March-2011), which is a 26.2 mile (42.15 Km) run. To run this marathon, I had been preparing with my friends, under the guidance of one of my teachers since Sept 2010. The marathon day was 20-March-2011 (Sunday). Usually the weather in Los Angeles is described as sunny and people even claim that Los Angeles is a city with “300 days of sunshine in a year”. But, on marathon day, it looked like Mother Nature had something else in store for us; the forecast depicted heavy rain with wind.
On the day that we had to run, I had to arrive to school at 3:15am so I woke up at 2:00am, and began to get ready for the long day ahead. However, Shri Maharaj knew about the upcoming day’s activity and weather and, thus, blessed me through one of the devotees who happened to be in Shegaon on the very same day. My parents called him when he was in Shri Maharaj’s temple. He talked to us and told us that he was just about to enter the Garbh-grah, and would happily keep his cell phone on, so we could have Maharaj’s darshan. In this way, Shri Maharaj gave me his blessings on Marathon day. In addition to that, my mother insisted on putting a small packet of Udi in my shorts pocket saying that “If you need any help during the marathon, just remember Maharaj.”
Finally, my parents dropped me off at my school, where I collected my bib (proof of registration that a runner has to attach to his/her shirt), got dressed and got into our teacher’s car, to reach the starting point of the run. My life’s
first marathon started at 7:00 AM. In conformity with the earlier weather forecast, our teacher provided us with a fine, thin and transparent rain coat, so we could protect ourselves from the rain. After completing 5 miles (8 Km)
Mother Nature unleashed her wrath. Heavy rain followed with cold winds began; it became extremely hard to keep on running. Somehow I managed to run until Mile 15 (24km), and then began to walk, out of exhaustion and the unfavorable weather.
By now the raincoat had begun to irritate me, as it began to sway with the wind. I also began to think that it was the raincoat which was slowing me down and keeping me from running. I was about to take the rain coat out and throw it away when, all of sudden, a person came up to me and said “Looks like your rain coat is making you uncomfortable, let me adjust it for you.” He, then, cut both corners of the raincoat from bottom and tied them up neatly. This made me hold on to it firmly and prevented it from swaying; now I could run comfortably again. Jai Gajanan
However the rain continued to pour and the run kept on becoming difficult to pursue. By mile 20 (32km), I was completely exhausted and my right leg also began to hurt; it almost became impossible for me to continue. I somehow managed to walk to the mile 21(33.6km) checkpoint, and surprisingly met my history teacher there. He noticed my situation and offered to walk with me to mile 25 (40km). While walking with me, he talked with me about a variety of topics and in that conversation, I forgot about the pain in my leg and easily passed the last miles which are considered to be the most arduous. As we reached mile 25 (40 KM) he told me “Look, now you can see finish line, run, you have made it” and I ran.
Then came the most glorious moment of my life; I successfully crossed the finish line and completed my first marathon, 42.15 KM intensified with the challenging weather. When organizer was honoring me by medal, I whispered unknowingly “Jai Gajanan”. When I later talked to my teacher (who completed 15-16 marathons), she
told me the rain had made this hardest marathon that she had ever run.
I met my parents at the finish line, my mother was in tears. She told me that she was worried about me due to weather and had kept praying to Shri Maharaj for my safety. She had promised Maharaj that if she found me in good health and spirit, she would complete HIS parayan. Then I realized that because of my tied up raincoat, I was 75% dry! and that's in this terrible rain....Maharaj had, indeed, listened to my mother’s plea and had rushed to rescue me when I was about to throw my raincoat away and when I was about to stop due to the pain in my leg. Jai Gajanan...Jai Gajanan…
Gan Gan Ganat Bote
Ayush Mudgal
As we all know, Shri Maharaj takes care of his devotees and my below experience reveals the same:
I participated in the Los Angeles Marathon (March-2011), which is a 26.2 mile (42.15 Km) run. To run this marathon, I had been preparing with my friends, under the guidance of one of my teachers since Sept 2010. The marathon day was 20-March-2011 (Sunday). Usually the weather in Los Angeles is described as sunny and people even claim that Los Angeles is a city with “300 days of sunshine in a year”. But, on marathon day, it looked like Mother Nature had something else in store for us; the forecast depicted heavy rain with wind.
On the day that we had to run, I had to arrive to school at 3:15am so I woke up at 2:00am, and began to get ready for the long day ahead. However, Shri Maharaj knew about the upcoming day’s activity and weather and, thus, blessed me through one of the devotees who happened to be in Shegaon on the very same day. My parents called him when he was in Shri Maharaj’s temple. He talked to us and told us that he was just about to enter the Garbh-grah, and would happily keep his cell phone on, so we could have Maharaj’s darshan. In this way, Shri Maharaj gave me his blessings on Marathon day. In addition to that, my mother insisted on putting a small packet of Udi in my shorts pocket saying that “If you need any help during the marathon, just remember Maharaj.”
Finally, my parents dropped me off at my school, where I collected my bib (proof of registration that a runner has to attach to his/her shirt), got dressed and got into our teacher’s car, to reach the starting point of the run. My life’s
first marathon started at 7:00 AM. In conformity with the earlier weather forecast, our teacher provided us with a fine, thin and transparent rain coat, so we could protect ourselves from the rain. After completing 5 miles (8 Km)
Mother Nature unleashed her wrath. Heavy rain followed with cold winds began; it became extremely hard to keep on running. Somehow I managed to run until Mile 15 (24km), and then began to walk, out of exhaustion and the unfavorable weather.
By now the raincoat had begun to irritate me, as it began to sway with the wind. I also began to think that it was the raincoat which was slowing me down and keeping me from running. I was about to take the rain coat out and throw it away when, all of sudden, a person came up to me and said “Looks like your rain coat is making you uncomfortable, let me adjust it for you.” He, then, cut both corners of the raincoat from bottom and tied them up neatly. This made me hold on to it firmly and prevented it from swaying; now I could run comfortably again. Jai Gajanan
However the rain continued to pour and the run kept on becoming difficult to pursue. By mile 20 (32km), I was completely exhausted and my right leg also began to hurt; it almost became impossible for me to continue. I somehow managed to walk to the mile 21(33.6km) checkpoint, and surprisingly met my history teacher there. He noticed my situation and offered to walk with me to mile 25 (40km). While walking with me, he talked with me about a variety of topics and in that conversation, I forgot about the pain in my leg and easily passed the last miles which are considered to be the most arduous. As we reached mile 25 (40 KM) he told me “Look, now you can see finish line, run, you have made it” and I ran.
Then came the most glorious moment of my life; I successfully crossed the finish line and completed my first marathon, 42.15 KM intensified with the challenging weather. When organizer was honoring me by medal, I whispered unknowingly “Jai Gajanan”. When I later talked to my teacher (who completed 15-16 marathons), she
told me the rain had made this hardest marathon that she had ever run.
I met my parents at the finish line, my mother was in tears. She told me that she was worried about me due to weather and had kept praying to Shri Maharaj for my safety. She had promised Maharaj that if she found me in good health and spirit, she would complete HIS parayan. Then I realized that because of my tied up raincoat, I was 75% dry! and that's in this terrible rain....Maharaj had, indeed, listened to my mother’s plea and had rushed to rescue me when I was about to throw my raincoat away and when I was about to stop due to the pain in my leg. Jai Gajanan...Jai Gajanan…
Gan Gan Ganat Bote
Ayush Mudgal
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(Shared by Shri Mandar Jambotkar, India in Year 2010)
Jay Gajanan !!!
"Onjal bharun magitlyavar Zoli bharun denara Tu, me Tuzya kade kay maagnar?" it means: even if I ask for palm full of anything, you always give me bags full in return - do I need to ask for anything?
Yes, our trip to Shegaon was wonderful, full of Mauli's blessings ! He showered His blessings, love on us like any parent would shower on their new born baby OR a married daughter who is back home for a holiday !!! :) We reached Shegaon quite late this time and had booked our return tickets for the same day evening @ 7:20, hence we were not in position to attend evening arti (@Gaadi). So, I was very keen on attending morning 11AM arti. But unfortunately we joined Darshan queue@10AM and queue was toooooooooo looooooong, we started from another building! :( I should have at least said 10 times to my sister that - We missed arti in this trip. Our Mauli arranged things such that - we were @ Samadhi when 11AM arti was going on !!!! :) I could not believe my eyes !!! Yes, while walking in queue & before taking That Turn when we see Mauli (@Samadhi) my heart beats had increased - and when I saw Mauli - I broke into tears. And when I realised that it was the Arti time and Arti was going on - Ohh Noooo - I felt like falling on His feet and holding His feet for His Love (Maya / Mamta) for us !! It was our first trip after my marriage to Shegaon. I'd taken a Shawl for Mauli. I had it with me when we were at Samadhi. But I don’t know why - when I was in front of Samadhi - I refused to offer that Shawl to Maharaj ! While crying I said - No, I won’t offer this on your Samadhi, You've not gone, you are LIVE - I will offer it @ Gaadi and I did pranam and went. While we were leaving samadhi hall - A sevak scolded a sevak who was releasing the queue "Are you new here? Don’t you know that during Arti time you have to hold the queue, how did you leave so many people in?"...... my hair stood and body shivered when I heard it, it was Mauli who fulfilled our wish to attend 11AM arti :)
After that we joined queue@Gaadi. When we were @ Vitthal mandir, a priest arrived to offer Naivedya to Vithoba. I stepped back and asked priest to do his ritual and then we would take darshan. He forced us to take darshan and move ahead. No sooner did Me, my wife and my Mother moved ahead that priest blocked the queue for Naivedyam to Vithoba..... You know what - because of that - ONLY we three were standing INFRONT OF GAADI FOR ALMOST 3-5 MINUTES, where I offered Shawl to Maharaj, did Pranam, took His darshan till I was satisfied, My mother had cooked Kheer for Him, she offered Kheer - did Pranam took darshan and after we all were satisfied and we moved ahead, then that priest released the queue for others to come towards Gaadi !!!! We were overwhelmed by His kindness... While sitting there and doing japa, I requested Mauli for prasad. It would be OK even if my family members give me Prasad, but I want it while I'm sitting in front of You. I requested for prasad (some what - it was kind of demanding!), and later I forgot. I didn’t get prasad from anyone. When I got up to leave and picked up my bag in front of me - there was a PEDHA under that bag !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Believe it or not - there was NO pedha when I sat there and as you all know, that you can’t find a dust particle in Gaadi hall, then how could a pedha lie there... I was almost dancing when I saw it !!! sorry for the long email... but one last incident - while we were going from entrance to Gaadi hall, I showed my sister the Terrace/ Balcony(s) of the Sansthan building and was telling her How last Rishi Panchami was celebrated - I told her that "there was no space to stand, the premises were full of devotees, Shree Samadhi was surrounded by His devotees from all sides, huge Naam Gajar, everyone drowned in Bhaktis rass, suddenly a helicopter came, it did Pushpavrushti over the Swarna Dhwaj & Samadhi and there was No bound to the joy of His devotees, and the tempo reached to that extent that Mauli had to respond His devotees and a Clear sky suddenly went black and there was a RIM ZIM Showers over the devotees, and tears rolled out of everyone present there and there was HUGE NAAM GHOSH thennn..." when I finished describing the event her body was shivering. And my dear friends, believe me or not, when we entered Gaadi hall - there were no signs of rain, and when were OUT, RIM ZIM Showers were going on !! I went out and was almost enjoying every drop of that shower with my hands wide while walking in Pradakshina !!!! and no sooner did we reached out of Sansthan premises there was NO rain !!!!! :)
"Onjal bharun magitlyavar Zoli bharun denara Tu, me Tuzya kade kay maagnar?" whatever I described above, it was half the story, I can't describe how much love He showered on us...it was like a kid with His little palm asking for something and an elderly giving him with His huge palm!! bachhe ki mutthi main kitna samayega !!!! :)
Sorry for the long mail, but could not stop writing..... Jay Gajanan !!!!!
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(Shared by Gayatri Agarkar, Seattle, USA)
Gan Gan Ganaat Bote
To write anything about Maharaj is like taking a drop from the ocean of love, faith and worship. To some, HE is a guide, to some a teacher, to some HE is someone to go to in times of trouble but for some, HE is a way of life.
Human life is always unpredictable. It can be all hunky dory at one point and then something uncertain can happen. It can be as small as a fight with a loved one, issues in job or any other mental pressure but when we have someone we can run to and vent out our feelings, half of that pressure is gone. Maharaj plays different roles in each one’s life but one thing is for sure, He is always there for his devotees and when God Himself has his hand on you, no one can touch your hair. Does this mean that Maharaj will never let you face any difficulty? No, it simply means He will guide you in the best possible and correct manner to face or overcome the problem.
Maharaj has lived his life in such a way, that it is and inspiration to others in terms of simple and unpretentious living. Like I said, this is just a drop in the ocean of Maharaj uncountable leelas.
One of the many experiences I have experience is that my Amma being an ardent devotee of Shree Gajanan Maharaj, it was quite obvious that I would be one too. But that wasn't the case as I had to get a feel of His chamatkar to become a devotee and a follower. And am sure there are many instances where He has made His presence felt in some way or the other to each Bhakt in this holy group.
This incident happened around 2.5 years ago when I along with my hubby and 1.5 year old son relocated to Malaysia. The first day, my husband took a day off to show us the places around (he had stayed 6 months in Malaysia prior to the relocation). The second day he had to join office. I was without a phone number (no means of communication) and not knowing any people around, felt quite lonely.
The whole day passed and I put my son to sleep after dinner. It was nearing 12 at midnight and my hubby had not turned up yet. Tired and worried, I too dozed off to sleep at around 2 am. After I woke up, it was 5 am and my husband had still not returned. At such point, all bad thoughts start occupying the mind. My son was still asleep. After this, I prayed to Shree Gajanan Maharaj and asked him to take care of all things and I rushed to the building lobby at 5 am with my sleepy son in tow.
Once down, I could see a coin phone calling. Thankfully, I had the change but guess what, it wasn't working. I could only pray and hope all was ok.
Just then, one of the security guards happened to pass by and seeing me worried, asked me what had happened. I could make out he is from India or one of the neighboring countries and I started to speak in Hindi. He handed me his mobile and asked me to speak to my hubby. After calling up, my husband informed me that he was badly stuck in some work and had no means of communication to inform me about him being late. I was so relieved. I thanked Shree Gajanan Maharaj first and then the security guard who I think had been sent by Maharaj Himself.
I still get goosebumps and teary eyed whenever I recollect this incident.
Gajanan Maharaj ki Jai Ho!!
Jai Gajanan!
Gan Gan Ganaat Bote
To write anything about Maharaj is like taking a drop from the ocean of love, faith and worship. To some, HE is a guide, to some a teacher, to some HE is someone to go to in times of trouble but for some, HE is a way of life.
Human life is always unpredictable. It can be all hunky dory at one point and then something uncertain can happen. It can be as small as a fight with a loved one, issues in job or any other mental pressure but when we have someone we can run to and vent out our feelings, half of that pressure is gone. Maharaj plays different roles in each one’s life but one thing is for sure, He is always there for his devotees and when God Himself has his hand on you, no one can touch your hair. Does this mean that Maharaj will never let you face any difficulty? No, it simply means He will guide you in the best possible and correct manner to face or overcome the problem.
Maharaj has lived his life in such a way, that it is and inspiration to others in terms of simple and unpretentious living. Like I said, this is just a drop in the ocean of Maharaj uncountable leelas.
One of the many experiences I have experience is that my Amma being an ardent devotee of Shree Gajanan Maharaj, it was quite obvious that I would be one too. But that wasn't the case as I had to get a feel of His chamatkar to become a devotee and a follower. And am sure there are many instances where He has made His presence felt in some way or the other to each Bhakt in this holy group.
This incident happened around 2.5 years ago when I along with my hubby and 1.5 year old son relocated to Malaysia. The first day, my husband took a day off to show us the places around (he had stayed 6 months in Malaysia prior to the relocation). The second day he had to join office. I was without a phone number (no means of communication) and not knowing any people around, felt quite lonely.
The whole day passed and I put my son to sleep after dinner. It was nearing 12 at midnight and my hubby had not turned up yet. Tired and worried, I too dozed off to sleep at around 2 am. After I woke up, it was 5 am and my husband had still not returned. At such point, all bad thoughts start occupying the mind. My son was still asleep. After this, I prayed to Shree Gajanan Maharaj and asked him to take care of all things and I rushed to the building lobby at 5 am with my sleepy son in tow.
Once down, I could see a coin phone calling. Thankfully, I had the change but guess what, it wasn't working. I could only pray and hope all was ok.
Just then, one of the security guards happened to pass by and seeing me worried, asked me what had happened. I could make out he is from India or one of the neighboring countries and I started to speak in Hindi. He handed me his mobile and asked me to speak to my hubby. After calling up, my husband informed me that he was badly stuck in some work and had no means of communication to inform me about him being late. I was so relieved. I thanked Shree Gajanan Maharaj first and then the security guard who I think had been sent by Maharaj Himself.
I still get goosebumps and teary eyed whenever I recollect this incident.
Gajanan Maharaj ki Jai Ho!!
Jai Gajanan!
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(Shared by Shri Sumant Kumar Bhojane, India)
Shri Sumant Kumar Bhojane (known as Kaka) is the writer of “Gajanan Dohavali” – a hindi summarized pothi based on “Gajanan Vijay Granth”.
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So far I have conducted about 95 Samuhik Parayans of “Gajanan Dohavali” at several places in India (Indore, Bhopal, Betul and nearby places in MP, Mumbai, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Chalisgaon, Akot, Amrawati ,Vadodara,Bengaluru, Gudgaon and various small towns in India).
Each Parayan had unique Devine experience in itself about Shree's glory and limitless Shraddha among devotees. There have been number of incidents when I could feel presence of Shree around me and could feel HIS love, HIS time management, HIS power over five elements (Agni,Vayu,Akash,Prithvi and Jal(water)),
For example, in Akot our Parayan was scheduled to take place in Narsigh Maharaj' Jhopadi (Ashram) in at 9.00 AM. We were plan to reach Shegaon in evening & take Datshan one day before Parayan but because of heavy rain we reached Shegaon at about 11 PM. My friend (who were with me) and I left hopes of Darshan but I was confident about HIS love towards devotees. And just that happened as if Maharaj was waiting for us. We not only had Darshan, but could get Bhakhri Prasad also without any effort. We returned to Akot after darshan and Prasad. Throughout night it was raining like cats and dogs. Our Parayan was to be held in open as there was no covered place there.
Organizers were worried due to rain and thought that the Parayan might be cancelled or postponed. But Maharaj had something else for us and also wanted to have Parayan in Narsngh Maharaj's Jhopadi on that day.
By 8.30 in the morning rain stopped in that area only (only that area) .Devotees in large number (about 500) assembled and participated in Parayan. Because a little dazzle was there our group was asked to sit on a platform (OTLA) below a Baniyan tree, Sound System was placed. There was heavy rains in Akot and nearby area and Power also disrupted. But In Jhopadi, no rain( except dazzling shower) and our electric sound system was also working. Devotees enjoyed Dohavali with their spirits.
I believe each devotee has experienced of Mauli in his life span and also felt the presence of Shree around. For me, it is not possible to narrate these experiences in words. Shree is omnipresent and one can feel him through a total surrender.
You have asked me for a write-up , but what can I write for myself. It’s difficult. Even Dohavali is not my creation. It has been written by Shree using my hand only to reach out those who could not understand Marathi as a language.
In fact, in the year 2004, Sai Baba gave me a thought that teachings of Saints of Maharashtra should be known to Hindi speaking people. As you know, I was that time publishing a non-commercial magazine "Yatharth Aarogy" from Indore and Mr. Sivnarayan Tuwani used to assist me in editing work .So I asked him to write a Dohavali on Saibaba Charitra as DOHA is most powerful Chhand in Hindi. With my help he was able to do so. " Sai Sachcharitra Saar (Hindi Dohavali) "was published by Sai Sansthan, Shirdi.
After that many devotees of Shri Gajanan Maharaj expressed their desire for a Dohavali on Shri Gajanan Maharaj. So I requested Shri Tuwani and my other friends to write Dohavali based on Vijay Granth. But I think Shree wanted this work to be done through me.
On 9th Feb.2006 when one of my friends took me to Shri Gajanan Maharaj Mandir, Palival Nagar, Indore for Darshan .That was 'Pragat Din'. I was on bed ridden due to Gout (a type of sever arthritis). My friend took me in his car and with his help only, I could reach in that temple hall. Standing beside a Pillar with moist eyes, I was meditating on Shree's idol and a Doha flashed in my mind-
गण गण गणात बोते बोल, जय जय गजानना ।
राणा हैं शेगांव के, योगी गजानना ।।
I was stunned and thought Shree wants me to write Dohavali myself. That is why he is giving this flash. So when I returned home, wrote this Doha in my Notebook. I did Parayan of 'Vijay Granth" thrice and started writing Dohavali on Thurseday, 23rd Feb 2006. Since I was a Gout Patient I could execute this job given to me by Shree with the help of my brother Shri Teerthram Bhojane of Talegaon(Pune), my wife Nalini Bhojane, my friend Ramesh Akolkar and his wife Ushakiran Akolkar and many other devotees of Shri Gajanan Maharaj at Indore and Talegaon. More details are given in the Preface of Dohavali book. Today thousands of devotees are reciting/listening Dohavali because of Sewa extended by devotees like Ayush Mudgal who published this on You Tube, Anand Nayak who published this on website
Now I will another experience in the night of 29th January 2013, I was in Bhopal. Three days before this day, I was caught by something like Septicemia. I even don’t know exactly what it was, but surely it was a call from Yam Raja. My right leg was affected and became completely black. Docter at Bhopal gave some drugs but of no use. My fiend arranged a chartered cab and I was back home at Indore. I was considering it an attack of Gout hence not bothered much, but was in great pain. In the midnight of 28-29 Jan, I lost control over my senses. At that point of time, I could visualize this scene (it was feel like I am there physically) -
At one place so many devotees were busy in preparing for an event of Samuhik Parayan. They were busy in making arrangements like Bichchayat, Patakas, Flower decoration etc. and at a long distance our Shree was sitting there, opposite to Vitthal Rukmai Temple.
And I reached there, the devotees shouted "Sumantanand ale" and started talking “Now we should not allow him (me) to go back and keep him (me) here only”.
I could sense that this place was somewhere in the sky just like on a rooftop. Shri Gajanan Maharaj who was listening to this talk uttered in a loud voice-
नको रे, त्याला इथे थांबवू नका, जाऊँ द्या त्यायला . तयासनी बरीच कामं करायची हाय । जाऊ द्या त्यायला ।
This Scene was repeated in my sense thrice between 11 PM and 2 AM during that night until I asked my wife not to allow me go in sleep.
What I could understand - if I again go to sleep the devotees in the sky may not allow me to come back and they may not even listen to Maharaj who wanted me to go on earth back and continue HIS work.
Then in next few days a surgery happened. Now my leg is remain intact and even GOUT problem of 15 years also gone.
Today I can walk easily which was not possible earlier.
My life is not mine it’s given by HIM and surrender to HIM
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(Shared by Anonymous Great Bhakta, USA)
In my dream, Shri Maharaj is tall ... approx 6 feet, thin but athletic, with a slight white beard. Walks in a moderate to moderately fast pace. Face has been clear just once in my dream, when Shri Sai handed me over to Mauli.
In the recent dream, the temple was old with just a small ray of light coming thru an opening ... there was a bluish haze or smoke in the temple, and Maharaj came walking thru the haze, at a moderately fast pace. Shri Vasudevanand Saraswait was just standing while Maharaj gave instructions and placed Shri Gurucharitra on the padukas. In general, in my experience, Maharaj comes, gives darshan, and I wake up. Jai Gajanan!
In my dream, Shri Maharaj is tall ... approx 6 feet, thin but athletic, with a slight white beard. Walks in a moderate to moderately fast pace. Face has been clear just once in my dream, when Shri Sai handed me over to Mauli.
In the recent dream, the temple was old with just a small ray of light coming thru an opening ... there was a bluish haze or smoke in the temple, and Maharaj came walking thru the haze, at a moderately fast pace. Shri Vasudevanand Saraswait was just standing while Maharaj gave instructions and placed Shri Gurucharitra on the padukas. In general, in my experience, Maharaj comes, gives darshan, and I wake up. Jai Gajanan!
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(Shared by Vrishali Bhamburkar, Sunnyvale (California, USA)
In Jan-2015, one of my cousin brother called me one day and said
“Do you want me to send anything to US, my friend is coming there and he is starting tomorrow”.
I was mad on him and asked “why didn’t you tell me in advance... I wanted to get Maharaj big photo (around 3 feet) for the Prakat din event”. But he himself was not aware about his friend flying so soon.
Later he said let me try tomorrow.
Next day his friend’s cab was booked for 12.30 PM (India Time). Brother’s wife started at 10 AM to purchase some grocery and thought later to buy Maharaj photo from Sangvi (Pune). By the time she finished her shopping it was 11.30 AM...when she realized the time, she quickly rushed to Sangvi temple (Maharaj’s temple) to check the big size photo. She reached at temple at 12.00 PM, only half an hour was left. When she reached Mandir, priest was offering bhog/prasad to Maharaj.
In that temple, they close the curtain while offering prasad and devotees can sit outside gabhaar. She was waiting and very tensed. She thought now she cannot get it...couple of times she sat and stood up to see if he is done.
She tried to call her friend but phone was not reachable...finally she thought to leave. She did namaskar and suddenly a 60 year old person came and said “Bas 5 min, pujari yetatch ahe, TUZE KAM HOYIL”(Sit for 5 min, priest is coming, your work will be done).
That was very surprising for her. She started thinking why someone will approach her & say your work will be done. She sat down again and had an eye on that old man (who was sitting on the other side in a viewable position) so that she can get his help if pujari comes out late. But in exactly 5 min Pujari came out. As soon as pujari came out she started walking towards him and turned her head to look for old man to thank him but she could not see him. She looked around and no one was there. Just for 3-4 seconds of gap and person was not there. Then she talked to pujari asked if they have any photo of Maharaj. Pujari replied and said to wait for 5 min as he has to offer prasad somewhere else too. So she quickly ran around the temple to look for old man but she could not find him.
Pujari came back and he said "Yes I have one painted photo, but it belongs to someone else and not very big". Painting artist has painted that photo 3 months ago but the concerned person has not yet collected it. Without wasting time he called up some guy and said you can take this photo and send it to your relative. Pujari didn't accept any amount for the same. So she dropped it in dakshina box. She was very happy to get it but the time was 12.30 PM (deadline). She still drove fast and reached at her friend’s place in 15 min at 12.45 PM with very less hope. Surprisingly her friend said “my cab came late by 15min so I’m starting now, please give me quickly what you have got” :) Her friend came by Ethiad airlines and their 2 baggages were missing and airline personnel were not able to track these bags.
Maharaj photo was in one of the bag. Brother’s friend was worried and said not sure whether we’ll get it or not. After around 15-20 days they received their bags and so I got Maharaj photo. This photo was not big enough to use in event, thus my husband & I decided to frame it and keep it for ourselves.
On Prakat Din 11th Feb (on our Wedding Anniversary) we did Puja of this photo and also did Paduka Abhishek. Till this point, we didn't know about this experience but I was feeling something special / different connection with this photo.
After one month I again thanked my cousin for sending it and then he explained the entire episode (it was amazing). He said, "Please don't thank me, it is sent by Maharaj only and for you. We are just a medium”
I feel very blessed and love this surprise. It’s the most precious gift of my Life !!
Jai Gajanan!
In Jan-2015, one of my cousin brother called me one day and said
“Do you want me to send anything to US, my friend is coming there and he is starting tomorrow”.
I was mad on him and asked “why didn’t you tell me in advance... I wanted to get Maharaj big photo (around 3 feet) for the Prakat din event”. But he himself was not aware about his friend flying so soon.
Later he said let me try tomorrow.
Next day his friend’s cab was booked for 12.30 PM (India Time). Brother’s wife started at 10 AM to purchase some grocery and thought later to buy Maharaj photo from Sangvi (Pune). By the time she finished her shopping it was 11.30 AM...when she realized the time, she quickly rushed to Sangvi temple (Maharaj’s temple) to check the big size photo. She reached at temple at 12.00 PM, only half an hour was left. When she reached Mandir, priest was offering bhog/prasad to Maharaj.
In that temple, they close the curtain while offering prasad and devotees can sit outside gabhaar. She was waiting and very tensed. She thought now she cannot get it...couple of times she sat and stood up to see if he is done.
She tried to call her friend but phone was not reachable...finally she thought to leave. She did namaskar and suddenly a 60 year old person came and said “Bas 5 min, pujari yetatch ahe, TUZE KAM HOYIL”(Sit for 5 min, priest is coming, your work will be done).
That was very surprising for her. She started thinking why someone will approach her & say your work will be done. She sat down again and had an eye on that old man (who was sitting on the other side in a viewable position) so that she can get his help if pujari comes out late. But in exactly 5 min Pujari came out. As soon as pujari came out she started walking towards him and turned her head to look for old man to thank him but she could not see him. She looked around and no one was there. Just for 3-4 seconds of gap and person was not there. Then she talked to pujari asked if they have any photo of Maharaj. Pujari replied and said to wait for 5 min as he has to offer prasad somewhere else too. So she quickly ran around the temple to look for old man but she could not find him.
Pujari came back and he said "Yes I have one painted photo, but it belongs to someone else and not very big". Painting artist has painted that photo 3 months ago but the concerned person has not yet collected it. Without wasting time he called up some guy and said you can take this photo and send it to your relative. Pujari didn't accept any amount for the same. So she dropped it in dakshina box. She was very happy to get it but the time was 12.30 PM (deadline). She still drove fast and reached at her friend’s place in 15 min at 12.45 PM with very less hope. Surprisingly her friend said “my cab came late by 15min so I’m starting now, please give me quickly what you have got” :) Her friend came by Ethiad airlines and their 2 baggages were missing and airline personnel were not able to track these bags.
Maharaj photo was in one of the bag. Brother’s friend was worried and said not sure whether we’ll get it or not. After around 15-20 days they received their bags and so I got Maharaj photo. This photo was not big enough to use in event, thus my husband & I decided to frame it and keep it for ourselves.
On Prakat Din 11th Feb (on our Wedding Anniversary) we did Puja of this photo and also did Paduka Abhishek. Till this point, we didn't know about this experience but I was feeling something special / different connection with this photo.
After one month I again thanked my cousin for sending it and then he explained the entire episode (it was amazing). He said, "Please don't thank me, it is sent by Maharaj only and for you. We are just a medium”
I feel very blessed and love this surprise. It’s the most precious gift of my Life !!
Jai Gajanan!
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(Shared by Smt. Shakuntala, Nagpur (India)
The following is an experience of Smt Shakuntala from Nagpur who narrated this incident.
In her words “I lost my bubbling adolescent son in the prime of his youth. I was devastated after this incident and went through terrible moments which those who lose their children in youth, can empathize with. I lost complete interest in life and was losing desire to live. Nothing would make me feel good. Some time I would dream aloud like a mad woman while awake and think to myself whether I could see my son once again. This impossible desire was coming at me constantly. I knew it was stupid but it was a devastated mother’s heart.
All of a sudden, on one particular night while was musing thus, I heard a clear aged voice in my ears when no one was around (in Marathi) “You come to meet me” (तू मला भेटण्यासाठी ये)! The very next day, I proceeded for Shegaon to see Sadguru Mauli. I offered garlands and sweets and put my head down in obeisance on the wooden plank separating the crowd from the sanctum. As my head was on the plank I heard the same aged voice again whispering in my ears “See who is with me” (बघ माझ्या सोबत कोण आहे). As I looked up to have darshan of Mauli, I could see my son secure in His lap.
I offered Abhishek at the shrine and returned fully composed and at peace. Now I have accepted the reality that my son is in safe hands and that keeps me going.
(Shared by Rishi Mudgal, USA)
Jai Gajanan
After a long 3.5 years we got an opportunity to visit Shegaon and have darshan of our Shri Maharaj.
We started from our hometown, Indore, on Friday (09-July) and reached Shegaon at around 7:00 PM. We heard that nowadays it takes 3 to 4 hours to have darshan. But we were very lucky, as when we reached, there was no crowd at the temple and we had 5 darshans on the same day. This was our first visit after the renovation of Samadhi-sthal. We were amazed to see the arrangements and mesmerized by HIS look.
Next day also, we were able to complete 21 darshans. As suggested to us, we visited the Samadhi sthal at the time of abhishek and Shri Maharaj looks so cute in digamber pose (like a young child). We enjoyed our each and every darshan.
On this day, once in darshan queue (around 200 people in queue), we saw very few people were coming from opposite gate and having opportunity of quick darshan, so we asked one young sevadhari standing there as to why these people were receiving quick darshan. At that he replied that it was the VIP gate. When we asked him the requirement to be a ‘VIP’, he mentioned that you have to have acquaintance with some senior authority in the sansthan. Hearing this, we said, “Yes, we know someone with a really high authority in this Sansthan.” He gave us a confused look and asked us who it was. We smiled, pointed at Shri Maharaj’s Samadhi and jokingly said, “HIM, seated there in Samadhi!” The sevadhari gave us a huge smile and replied, “Request HIM, and I am pretty sure that HE will make arrangements.”
And then he went away.
Hearing what the sevadhari had told us, we were really excited and waited, like a child for a carnival, to see what would happen next..After that darshan, we again came for the next darshan, and this time, due to the cleaning which was going on, a Sevadhari allowed us to go through the VIP gate and have darshan. We were ecstatic when we heard the sevadhari said that. We, then, walked through the VIP gate and bowed to the Greatest Authority in the World.
After we had completed 30 darshans on third day, the morning priest took the garland from Seema before abhisheka and in the next round we noticed it on Maharaj’s neck. This was the Ashirwad given to us by Shri Maharaj.
Great is our Maharaj and greatest HIS leelas.
Jai Gajanan !!!!
Gan Gan Ganat Bote !!!!
Jai Gajanan
After a long 3.5 years we got an opportunity to visit Shegaon and have darshan of our Shri Maharaj.
We started from our hometown, Indore, on Friday (09-July) and reached Shegaon at around 7:00 PM. We heard that nowadays it takes 3 to 4 hours to have darshan. But we were very lucky, as when we reached, there was no crowd at the temple and we had 5 darshans on the same day. This was our first visit after the renovation of Samadhi-sthal. We were amazed to see the arrangements and mesmerized by HIS look.
Next day also, we were able to complete 21 darshans. As suggested to us, we visited the Samadhi sthal at the time of abhishek and Shri Maharaj looks so cute in digamber pose (like a young child). We enjoyed our each and every darshan.
On this day, once in darshan queue (around 200 people in queue), we saw very few people were coming from opposite gate and having opportunity of quick darshan, so we asked one young sevadhari standing there as to why these people were receiving quick darshan. At that he replied that it was the VIP gate. When we asked him the requirement to be a ‘VIP’, he mentioned that you have to have acquaintance with some senior authority in the sansthan. Hearing this, we said, “Yes, we know someone with a really high authority in this Sansthan.” He gave us a confused look and asked us who it was. We smiled, pointed at Shri Maharaj’s Samadhi and jokingly said, “HIM, seated there in Samadhi!” The sevadhari gave us a huge smile and replied, “Request HIM, and I am pretty sure that HE will make arrangements.”
And then he went away.
Hearing what the sevadhari had told us, we were really excited and waited, like a child for a carnival, to see what would happen next..After that darshan, we again came for the next darshan, and this time, due to the cleaning which was going on, a Sevadhari allowed us to go through the VIP gate and have darshan. We were ecstatic when we heard the sevadhari said that. We, then, walked through the VIP gate and bowed to the Greatest Authority in the World.
After we had completed 30 darshans on third day, the morning priest took the garland from Seema before abhisheka and in the next round we noticed it on Maharaj’s neck. This was the Ashirwad given to us by Shri Maharaj.
Great is our Maharaj and greatest HIS leelas.
Jai Gajanan !!!!
Gan Gan Ganat Bote !!!!