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It was reported to Bhagavan that somehow under cover of
the leaves, two mangoes had escaped the notice of the monkeys
and had grown to quite a big size and that they were discovered
today, and that one was taken away by the monkeys and the other
left behind. This made Bhagavan think of the expression ‘B~
Uû\Ü’ (under cover of leaves) and by association of ideas he
thought of a stanza in ‘©W×-eL Ä~’ (Prabhulinga Lila), the
9th in ‘UÚ[ NeLW úRYo L§’ and read out to us a few stanzas,
where it is related that once Marula Sankara was living like a
madman near the place where leaf-plates, after eating, were thrown
away in front of a mutt. Neither the head of the mutt nor the disciples
knew anything about this man. But when Allama Prabhu went
that way, Marula got up and prostrated himself at his feet and
Allama Prabhu in turn took him up and embraced him. For, each
knew the other’s worth. Only a jnani can recognise a jnani. One
who indulges in kriya, charya, or yoga can be recognised by these
activities which he goes through. But in the case of a jnani there is
no such external thing by which we can recognise him.
I note this incident, the more particularly because some
who come here also sometimes have found it difficult to
recognise Bhagavan’s worth and have even asked me, “What is
there about this Bhagavan of yours which makes you think he
is a great man or a realised soul? He eats and sleeps and does
everything else like us.”
8-1 8-10-45 8-1 0-45 Af After Af er ernoon er noon
Janaki, daughter of Mr. A. Subbarayadu, the Deputy
Superintendent of Police of this place, asked Bhagavan, “I
want to do nama smarana always. But I am also keen on
getting higher education. (She is in the first year College
class). What should I do?”.
Bhagavan: There is nothing contradictory between the
two desires.
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