Treasure Of Qualities Introduction to Inspiring Life of Acharya Vijaydharmsuri Maharaj

Author(s): Prashamratnavijay
Publisher: Dharmkrupa Trust

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fear that his gurudev might not entertain even the smallest of his faults and mistakes, which means to face him, he might require abolishing his short-comings and trying to become perfect! And that would unknowingly push him miles and miles ahead on the path of all-round progress and in true sense, the spiritual journey!
I think we must move towards the accomplishment, with one more epigram of ancient Hindi used by my grandgurudev in the same article, "Guru Mohe maare shabda ki laathi, Chele ri mati aparaadhi ki naathi!"- 'I wonder that when my gurudev beats his disciple with the stick of his harsh words, instead of getting hurt on any part of the body, his short - comings and faults takes a leave from him forever!
favorite disciple, as an exception, I permit you only for today to have your breakfast now, but promise me that you will memorize 10 gatha after that as your punishment!"
What else was required? Sevanti was rejoiced with that. It was like if someone was making him sustain the same punishment of sword with a needle! Where's a great deal for a millionaire to afford Rs. 100 as punishment? Sevanti was so brilliant that memorizing 10 gatha wasn't so difficult for him. He instantly ran off for his breakfast and quickly memorized all the gatha even in a lesser period of time proportionately he used to do the same every day! After Dharmavijayji Maharaj returned back from his discourse, he recited all the 10 gatha in front of him without making a single error! Dharmavijayji Maharaj was so overjoyed with it that he took him in his hands and soaked him with extreme affection! He was glad that his Sevanti was back and that also, with twice a result than before!
Here someone might argue that instead of giving the instructions to his gurudev, what would have happened if Dharmasuri Maharaj himself would grant him the consent for breakfast? Sevanti would have felt so good for him? But although we believe this from the reader's point of view, what he did was suitable to a responsible mentor. Always pampering the disciple, never makes him progress in a systematic way. He must always have a
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