Pinnacle Of Spirituality

Author(s): Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: Raj Saubhag Satsang Mandal

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10. A Genius
hrimad was as good at games as he was at studies. He was a favourite amongst his classmates. Once, the teacher scolded Shrimad for no apparent reason. In protest at this injustice, Shrimad did not go to school the next day. When the other students saw that Shrimad was absent from school, they all went to meet him. He took them off to a nearby field.
When the teacher went to school he found not a single student in his classroom. While one or two might be absent from school due to ill-health, it was very unusual for them all to be absent. The teacher realised that this probably had something to do with his unfair treatment of Shrimad. He set out to find his class and found them all in a nearby field. He saw that Shrimad was standing under a tree and teaching his classmates. Despite being in a field, and not within the confines of a classroom, his fellow students were extremely attentive.
The teacher approached Shrimad and apologised to him, and persuaded the children to return to school with him. Shrimad was vindicated. Throughout his life, he insisted on truth and justice, without compromise.
Teachers and students at the school looked upon Shrimad with an admiration verging on reverence. They all recognised his many talents, especially his phenomenal memory. Any lesson the teacher taught, Shrimad could, after one hearing, recite verbatim.
An examiner from the State of Morvi came to Vavania to examine fourth-year students. When interviewing young Shrimad, he was greatly impressed and asked the headmaster about him. The headmaster told him that Shrimad was an exceptional child with an extremely powerful memory, and was quick to learn. He shared with the examiner his feeling that the boy must have come to this world with much learning from previous lives.
The examiner Pranlalbhai spoke at length with Shrimad and the conversation turned to matters spiritual. The examiner was drawn to this young boy who could speak of such spiritual subjects and invited him to join him for a meal. Shrimad showed him some of the poems he had composed. With much respect for Shrimad, the examiner left Vavania and invited Shrimad to visit him whenever he was in Morvi.