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Introduction
"There
was another great being called Ranga Avadhut,
whom I used to visit now and then. He was a great scholar
and came to our Ashram twice. He lived on the banks
of the
holy Narmada River and would bathe three times each
day.
He always traveled on foot. He would never sit in a
car, but
occasionally he would ride in a horse carriage. He was
a great
Siddha.
People
used to look upon Ranga Avadhut as a divine
incarnation. He wore a loincloth and often carried a
long
stick. He ate simple, light food. He spoke very little
and in
plain, straightforward language. He was so completely
free of
pride and ego that he had become love incarnate. He
used to
meet people punctually. He listened to others' questions
about their pains and pleasures and gave them advice.
I loved
him very much. He was such a great Siddha that people
considered him the incarnation of Guru Dattatreya."
Excerpt from Secret
of The Siddha's by Swami Muktananda ©SYDA Foundation
THREE CROCODILES
Standing in the chest-deep
water of the river Narmada once, Shree Rang was offering
prayers to the Sun. With eyes shut; hands folded and
the whole body quite steady lie was in fact totally
dumb, deaf and blind to the whole world at that time.
An abrupt uproar
erupted from the shore.
What was it ?
The people ashore
witnessed three crocodiles approaching Shree Rang from
the three different directions East, South And North.
"Crocodiles,
Bapji,crocodiles, " shouted the people.
Shree Rang was
engrossed in his prayers and the distance between him
and the crocodiles was diminishing rapidly.
"Enough of
prayers, Bapji, crocodiles. " The tumultuous noise
of the people struck him again.
Shree Rang opened his
eyes slowly and looking around grasped the frightful
situation in the twinkling of an eye. Immediately he
took some water in his hand and with the chanting of
some incantations sprinkled it in all the three directions
from which the crocodiles were rushing to him.
Then looking to the
crocodiles he said, " Have you come here to bless
me, oh, celestials ? And that too in such a peculiar
form ? I think I am blessed now If you desire to be
blessed by me, all right, I bless you. Now please, get
away from this place. All the children, men and women
ashore are panic struck by your emergence. So please,
now go away. " Saying so he again sprinkled some
water towards the crocodiles and they disappeared in
the river instantly.
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