Now I will tell a funny incident. Once upon a time, Guru Maharaj had come to Rasberulia Ashram. Then, there was a bathroom in the ashram but there was not a latrine in the ashram. So, Guru Maharaj went some distance away from the ashram to defecate in the shore of a pond, taking a bottle of water in His hand. That day in the morning, Swami Krishnananda Maharaj was keeping ready the water for Guru Maharaj’s bath. He was keeping ready also a towel for wipe of Guru Maharaj’s body and the dry, clean clothes for Guru Maharaj – suddenly a strange idea struck in his head. He thought, “Ok, it is fact that Guruji is god Himself. So, is the stool of Guruji the same as ours? Do His stools stink?” As he thought it, he wished to know it intensely. He kept ready the water for bathing and the clothes in due place. After then he started to notice in which place Guruji was defecating, keeping him hidden a little bit. When Guruji stood up after completing His defecation, then Swami Krishnananda Maharaj identified the spot. After then when Guruji entered the bathroom for bathing, coming back from the place – just then Swami Krishnananda Maharaj rushed immediately. He went to the spot very quickly to investigate. After then, soon he came back to his earlier place and he started to stand in front of bathroom as if he had not done anything. He stood in front of bathroom because he was ready to wash and dry in the sun Guruji’s clothes after Guruji’s bath. But Swami Krishnananda Maharaj solved what mystery by investigation, it is better to hear it from Swami Krishnananda Maharaj. But he investigated the matter, taking the stools in his hand – I was sure – it was no doubt.
One of the many incidents which I saw in Rasberulia Ashram was the death of Bishnu Daa of Ajimgunj. I have mentioned the famous 3-B’s (Babin, Bijay, Bishnu) before. This Bishnu was one of them. When I will talk about these men, I will tell about them in details. Here I will talk only about Bishnu Daa’s death because his death happened in Rasberulia Ashram on the auspicious day of ‘Akshay Tritiya’. Guru Maharaj came to Rasberulia Ashram from Ajimgunj Ashram 1/2 days earlier. He accompanied Bishnu Daa. On the way, He made him see Maa Kiriteswari (Maa Kiriteswari’s temple is situated in Murshidabad District, West Bengal. It is one of Shakti Peeths. There are 51 Shakti Peeths across the world), He made him worship Maa Kiriteswari. After then, they arrived at Rasberulia Ashram. In the morning of festival (Akshay Tritiya,1996), We along with others had ‘mudi’ for breakfast. We were also making fun that time. Still then, Guru Maharaj did not come out of His room. That’s why, we were bold to make fun among us. In the breakfast, ‘mudi and ‘ ghugni’ were served. But why sweets were not served? We were charging the persons who were serving regarding this matter. There was no need to argue with them. We were doing this just for amusement. Within few minutes, Guruji came out of His room and took His seat which was arranged for Him. After the breakfast, all the persons went to this and that direction. The two brahmacharis came to Rasberulia Ashram in that morning. I also took a seat in the sitting with them at the back. Just I took a seat in the sitting, Guruji pointed at those brahmacharis and said to them, ” You are the brahmacharis and being this, you are sitting here like a lazy man??? There is celebrating a festival in the ashram today – so many devotees! So many devotees will come! So many devotees will take ‘prasad’ – you participate in those activities.” I did not notice whether they left their seats or not from the sitting but I jumped and came out of the door. Coming out, I noticed that there were many devotees in the kitchen to help to make ‘prasad’ – local people were doing all these. It was not possible to show any skill there for a lazy man like me. So, what to do – let’s gossip!!!
There were many topics in the gossip. One of the topics was “Guru Maharaj is not in good mood today” – it was also discussed.
[ Translated by Ramprasad, a former student of Banagram Ashram.]