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mind was agitated, how could the same incident happen again and again. On the
third day she kept a strict watch around and when no one was seen she bend
down for the pranaam. And instantly she heard a voice coming from the direction
of Gopalji, “I do not like to wear a silver crown everyday.” Hearing this she
prayed, “O God, I do not have the capacity to make a golden crown. If Tarun (her
son) gets a job then I will give you a golden crown.” After that Gopalji did not
say a word.
A few days later Kalon’di received a letter – your son has got a job and he
has sent his first month’s salary to you. On receiving her son’s salary Kalon’di
informed Kshama’di that she has to go out to order for making Gopalji’s golden
crown. But somehow or the other she could not go out to place the order. Then
in the rainy season due to frequent heavy rains it was again not possible to go
out. Kalon’di was residing in the room adjacent to the Kanyapeeth hall and it
was always kept locked. One day in the afternoon when she entered her room
she found dry dirt marks of a pair of small feet. Kalon’di was extremely furious
to see the dirt marks of someone’s feet on her clean and white bedsheet. She
rushed out and asked each and every small girl of the Kanyapeeth as to who had
done that mischief. But none of the girls accepted the mischief. Both Kalon’di
and Kshama’di kept on scolding the girls. But nobody thought, how it could be
done by the small girls when the room was locked and also that in this rainy
weather how could there be dry dirt marks. After a lot of scolding when no
result could be obtained Tara another girl of the Kanyapeeth said, “Let us mea-
sure the feet of the small girls and compare it with the mark.” Then Shukla, who
had the smallest pair of feet was measured and it was found that her size was
still larger than the dirt mark. Then who could have done it, everyone wondered.
Suddenly Khsama’di shouted in excitement, “Kalon’di, can it not be a prank of
your Gopalji? You had promised to give Gopalji a golden crown, but you have
not given, hence He Himself must have arrived.” Hearing this Kalon’di cried
aloud and said, “Truly enough Kshama, it has been delayed for some reason or
the other. See Gopalji’s kripa, He Himself came to my room to remind me of
the crown.” so saying Kalon’di bowed down in obeisance on the dry feet marks,
folded the bedsheet, kept it safely and immediately rushed out in the rain to
place an order for a golden crown for Gopalji. Another surprising fact was that
the exact amount sent by Tarun’da (Kalon’di son) was only required.
Ma was then in Kishenpur, Dehradun. A letter was sent to Ma about this
incident of Gopalji and for Ma to arrive here for Janmashtami to put the golden
crown on Gopalji’s head. Ma arrived in time and both Janmashtami and Nand
Utsav were celebrated with great pomp and show. Gopalji was glittering with