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dazed. Hence I was speeding the bus ahead.” The car driver replied, “What can I
say, you go near Ma.” Nothing was said to the bus driver for his mistake. Because
Ma had earlier mentioned, “The bus driver should not be told anything regarding
this matter.”
Raising of Ma’s Hand and widely opening it prohibited a serious accident by
the bus driver, the open free hand was like a brake and also motivated the
intelligence of the bus driver to act in that manner. Later (after the accident)
Ma’s Hand was in an irrevocable vise-like fisted position. The open-hand and
the fisted-hand, within this time only the cut had occurred.
In this divine manner with Ma’s kripâ everyone were safeguarded. Only the
car was badly damaged. The car was almost in fragments. When Ma had spread
out Her left Hand, it seemed as if someone had made a deep cut with a gap in
between with a blade, in the palm from the thumb to the wrist.
When Ma had spread out Her left Hand, in the palm from the thumb to the
wrist, it seemed as if with a blade someone had made a deep cut, with a gap in
between. And blood oozing out from the cut was dripping from Ma’s Hand. The
left side of Ma’s Body had received a severe jolt. We were relieved to know that
after taking an x-ray there wasn’t any fracture in Ma’s left Hand. Ma has never
taken any medicine, hence the injury in Ma’s Hand cannot be cured by surgery
also. The only option is to pray at Ma’s holy Feet that Ma has a kheyal to cure
the injury in Her Hand. And that Ma recovers Her health soon.
All those who are close to Ma know that Ma’s health recovers predominantly
by kirtan, japa and taking God’s name. Ma remains well when everyone near
Ma sing kirtan, etc. Hence for the cure of Ma’s health, the residents of Kishenpur
Ashram decided to organize akhand-kirtan. The kirtan commenced on the
evening of 16th July. Without a break the kirtan continued for ten days and ten
nights. During the daily rituals of the Ashram one of the devotee stayed behind
continuing the kirtan in low volume, so that the kirtan would remain unbroken.
Everyday a new kirtan was started and the same continued for the next twenty
four hours. During any function or when someone was seriously ill or was
undergoing an operation, Ma Herself implemented kirtan, japa etc by the
devotees and residents of the Ashram. Hence this time too Ma kept a strict
vigilance over the ensuing akhand-kirtan. Daily Ma arrived at the kirtan venue
and informed the Name and tune of that day’s kirtan. Even with Her weak Body,
Ma inspired everyone for the kirtan or kept them busy in some or the other
spiritual activity. A wonderful sense of harmony, peace and ecstasy was felt in
the atmosphere of the Ashram at the sound of this unbroken kirtan. All those
who arrived in the Ashram were mesmerized by this harmonious atmosphere.