Sahajanandaghana Gurugatha

Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation

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Thereafter he was invited to a huge congregation at Botad which was organised by Princes, Kings and British people of that time who were working as Agents in the agencies. He graced the occasion and exhibited even Fifty Two Avadhanas!
Before this occasion he had happened to visit Jamnagar also where some persons were striving hard since several years to Master Avadhanas, but they had not been able to succeed in that Art. Srimadji shown the Avadhanas to them and they were all greatly astonished. He was awarded several Titles like "JEWEL OF INDIA" (Hind-ke-Hire), "LIVE SARASWATI", ("SAKSHAT SARASWATI") etc. and also several Medals etc.
He came to Ahmedabad before getting his book MOKSHAMALA printed. His object was to not to spend the wealth of his father and to proceed further with his own efforts by enrolling Advance Contributors Buyers of the said book. For this purpose he had come to Ahmedabad. His name and fame were already spreaded there in advance amongst the eminent Jains over there, who had immediately assembled there on hearing his name. There also he exhibited Avadhanas.. Afterwards advance buyers of Mokshamala Book were also got booked.
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CHAPTER 5 AWAKENING OF "JATI-SMRITI-JNANA IN JUTHABHAI
There at Ahmedabad, in Samvat 1944, one incident of the first acquaintance of Shri Juthabhai, the brother of Seth Jesingbhai, is worth understanding that how it took place. Srimadji had camped at the Residence of Shri Jesingbhai. From there he went to the home of Shri Juthabhai by taking with him one helper person for accompanying. Surprisingly, that guide-like accompanying person was walking behind Srimadji who was walking ahead! He was visiting Ahmedabad in this birth only for the first time. As if he had known and seen the home of Shri Juthabhai previously, he was proceeding in such a manner!!... He entered the outside threshold of the home and saw Shri Juthabahai, who was of the same age as his, seated in front. Soon on entering the threshold, he called out in Gujarati, "KEM JUTHABHAI!" (How do you do juthabhai!), on listening to these awakening words and seeing Srimadji, Juthabhai immediately went into Meditative Trans..... his body-consciousness was lost and he acquired the "JATI-SMRITIJNANA" (Clear knowledge of own previous Birth). He was Srimadji's close relative in previous Birth. He was got awakened in Self-Knowledge!! What an unsual unearthly life of Srimadji!!!
CHAPTER 6 JUDGE OF RAJKOT SHRI DHARSHIBHA SAVED BY CHILD SRIMADII
Before the above incidents, in early age of Srimadji the child, a programme was arranged for him. He went to Morbi and from there he had to go to his maternal relatives' place at Rajkot. At that time there were no transportation-communication facilities available to go to Rajkot which are available today. Transportation was to be made by Bullock-carts. Family members of Srimadji were in search of some accompanying people who can carry Child Srimadji with them. In course