HOW GURUJI CALLED US TO CHOTA MANDIR

On 25th Sep, while returning from Noida, I told Arushi how I was missing Bade Mandir and wished if we could visit the Mandir as next day we were leaving for UK. Instantly she said, “Mumma, how about Chota Mandir/Empire Estate”? I thought that it would be good to be able to visit Chota Mandir and seek Guruji’s blessings. Although from UK (before leaving) and after arriving in India, I had checked with various sangats (old sangats, Bade Mandir sewadaars and few sangats staying close to Chota Mandir) and was told that Chota Mandir is closed permanently, yet I felt like putting in my sincere efforts to try to visit it, in case Guruji had a way out to call us there and bless us.

I started calling few sewadaars, but I knew that ultimately, it is Guruji who would make it possible if He had to. They said the same that the Mandir is no longer open. I called an uncle and expressed my desire. He felt that I was quite keen and was there from abroad, he told me to give him few minutes. After a while, he sent me contact details of Chotu uncle, who is so blessed and had been Guruji’s driver for so many years. I was very happy to get Chotu uncle’s number. We tried reaching him, but his phone was unanswered. I, then, decided to proceed straight to Empire Estate while praying all the way to Guruji to bless us with His darshan at Chota Mandir.

We were amazed to note that when we made up our mind and told our driver to drive towards Empire Estate, we were on the same route and didn’t have to divert. We reached the gate and were stopped by guards but Guruji knew my desire, so we could enter through the gate. We reached Chota Mandir, rang the bell (still praying in our hearts) and Chotu uncle came to the door. As expected, he said the same that the Mandir doesn’t get opened now for darshans. I told him that we were very keen to have His darshan (& blessings) in the Mandir and had come from the UK. Guruji must have told him (by telepathy) and he agreed to open the Mandir for us. Wow! It was such a pleasure. I told our driver ‘Amar’ to come in along with us to have Guruji’s blessing. When we went inside the Mandir where Guruji’s aasan is there, it was such a divine experience as if we were sitting in front of Guruji Himself. We had beautiful darshans and were served Jal Prasad, Chai Prasad, namak-parey and burfi prasad.

It was interesting to note that while our driver Amar Mohammad was with us in the temple, the shabad that played was “Ya Allah, Ya Mohammad…Madinah. Ya Ali”. I had never heard this kind of Muslim prayer/shabad in any of Guruji’s Satsangs or temple. No doubt that Guruji was blessing him. Next shabad was “Badi door se aayee hun tere dwar”. We felt so blessed.

Visiting Chota Mandir and having Guruji’s darshan was the only thing pending in my ‘To Do’ list and how Guruji fulfilled that too and in such a nice and blessed manner.

SHUKRANA GURUJI