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Vol. 27, No.1, February 2023 MA ANANDAMAYEE AMRIT VARTA 15

where the daughter (Aparnadevi) and wife (Basantidevi) of C.R. Das had arrived.
C.R. Das’s wife had seen This Body earlier in her dreams. Whom she had seen,
that she could not locate till now. That day seeing This Body, she narrated the
dream and conversed on various pious matters.
News of Jyotish’s illness
On reaching Benaras we lodged in the house of Kunjbabu. From there went
to Haridwar. Staying there for seven days went to Rishikesh. While coming out
of the car in Rishikesh, received two telegrams. Came to know from one that
Satinath Kushari was ill, and in the other Niranjan had written that Jyotish was
seriously ill. Then we were in Kali Kamliwala’s Dharmshala. While sitting in
the room saw that, Jyotish had a child’s behaviour, This Body as if was sitting
carrying him in the lap and his wife was standing beside me near the wall. Informed
this visual to Bholanath. Bholanath was very much tensed on receiving the
telegrams. Then it was asserted that Jyotish cannot die now. Informed Bholanath
not to discuss about this with anyone present here.
The next day returned back to Haridwar. Informed Shashankbabu, ‘Only the
first pious dip of the Purnakumbh has been completed. So you and Khukuni
stay here. We are leaving’. They mentioned, ‘We have not come here for the
Kumbh. Our only aim is to stay with you’. Shashankbabu’s life was in danger
and a sadhu had told him to perform some rites. Hence said to him, ‘Complete
those rites here in the banks of the Ganga’.
Within a few days after visiting some more places we reached Dhaka. Jyotish
was still in bed, but he had greatly improved as compared to his initial health.
During his initial state of illness, when we had stopped visiting him, then had
informed Niranjan, ‘If he stays in a ground floor house then we will visit him.
After we departed to Haridwar, he was shifted to a ground floor government
residence very near to Shahbag and that’s where we visited him.
One day the elder brother of Jyotish mentioned, ‘Whatever has to happen
has happened; now Jyotish is alive with your ‘name’ only. Save him. We have
kept him with your blessings only’. His mother-in-law had also come. While
returning back with tears in her eyes she said to This Body, ‘I have handed him
over to you. You will surely protect him; I do not know anything else’. Then a
certain kheyal had come over This Body that he would surely get well and remain
a householder for some more time.
On returning back we went to see him daily and also sent prasâd for him
every day. Occasionally Jyotish’s wife came to Shahbag to meet us and also
informed us about his health.