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body. Then and only then will our lives become blissful." (3) It was the medieval age of the saints and devotees. The tradition of their lives was to bathe in the river Ganges of divine love and become pious and to inspire the common people to follow this path and live a godly life in which there is peace of mind and bliss of soul.
A noble and respected saint was staying in a small, modest and simple house, about five miles away from the city Jaipur in the state of Rajasthan. He had made his life an ideal one by devotion to God, respect to others, plain living and high thinking. Many aspirants visited this simple house for the darshan of this saint. They derived inspiration from his sermon which was rich in experience.
Once a disciple told him, "Well Sir, the queen of Jaipur has arrived to see you. How shall we welcome her ?"
He replied simply, "Let her come. She comes here as a devotee. No special welcome is required."
The disciple brought the queen to the saint's resendence. The queen bowed to the saint and seated on a seat befitting her status. The saint delivered a short sermon. She was delighted and later asked the permission to leave after presenting many golden ornaments as a gift to the saint. The saint protested much but the queen said, "We cannot take back the things that we have given." and left.
On the very next day the saint invited the poor and the suffering from the adjoining villages and gave away all the ornaments in charity. The disciples said, "Noble Sir, if you had retained some, we could have used the same for a better welcome for the future guests."
The saint expressed to his unflinching devotion to God through these words, "The almighty who gives to us, will give to the guests also."
This is the noble life of a saint. It was this saint Nabhaji who wrote the famous work "Bhaktamala" (Devotional Songs).
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