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Vol. 27, No.1, February 2023 MA ANANDAMAYEE AMRIT VARTA 47

her name Sandhya came forward and Ma said to her, “From tomorrow onwards
daily prepare a plate of flowers and other Puja items for her (pointing towards
me).” This good looking girl Sandhya was very good in cooking, embroidery
and other handicraft. She had also received the ‘best girl’ award from the Uttar
Pradesh Governor during the Annual function of the Kanyapeeth.
Almost everyone had only one question in their mind, Ma had given lodging
to an outside girl within the Kanyapeeth? Ma called the elder girls of the
Kanyapeeth like Sati’di, Didiji, Pushpa’di, Ganga’di, Tulsi’di, Bani’di, Mala’di,
Jaya’di, Geeta’di, Gunita’di and said, “The father of this new girl is a high level
pundit. A daughter of such a pundit has arrived here. All of you take care of this
girl.” The number of devotees visiting Ma was increasing day by day. A proper
queue was being maintained for the general people and separately for the sadhus
and sanyâsis. People were getting Ma’s darshan and blessings in front of the
Kanyapeeth building, and the queue beggining from here went right up to the
Anandamayee hospital passing through the Ashram gate, the bylane in front of
the Ashram, the back gate of the hospital and finally to the main gate of the
hospital. Sometimes Ma gave darshan from the circular verandah adjacent to
the Yagnashala too. The queue was being managed by our Nitai’da (Shri Nitai
Basu Mallick of Kolkata) and I stood just behind Ma holding Her chair. Ma
called Nitai’da and said, “In the queue, a young lady wearing a green sari covering
her head is standing near the Ashram gate with a garland in her hand. Request her
and bring that garland.” When Nitai’da gave that garland to Ma, Ma taking it in
Her Hand, looked at it keenly and then plucked out a flower from it. Ma then
with a sweet smile informed the lady, “I have taken a flower from your garland.”
It is true that when the crowd of devotees or the queue is managed properly, Ma
is always in a good mood. If there is even a small chaos among the devotees
standing in the queue, Ma stops giving darshan and goes back to Her room.
Hence the queue managers have to be really strict and vigilant.
While giving darshan Ma spoke on the mike one day to everyone, “The
Bhâgwat Saptâh function is going to commence very soon. Everyone come
and listen to the Bhâgwat-Kathâ. Such an orator has been obtained with great
luck and his name is Vishnu Ashramji. Everyone should come to hear the
Bhâgwat-Kathâ.” Guneeta’di is organizing this Bhâgwat Kathâ in the memory
of Sir Datar Singh and Lady Datar Singh. The explanation of the Bhâgwat is
being rendered very beautifully in simple words by Shree Shree 108 Mahatma
Vishnu Ashramji.
In Ma’s room, Ma has been decorated as Lord Shiva. A bunch of matted hair