037. Bhimrao is blessed

|| Shri Swami Samarth ||

Bhimrao was one of Swami's servants who had been serving Maharaj with great love and devotion for many days. He and his son would bring a basket full of fresh flowers to offer Shri Maharaj daily. However, Bhimrao was suffering. He had a very large tumor on his head. It was so large that people used to ridicule him by calling him a 'two-headed man'. 

One day Bhimrao and his son brought a basket of fresh flowers to Maharaj. When the other servants saw him, they started laughing and calling him names again. On hearing them Maharaj also called him a 'two-headed man' and roared with laughter.

Bhimrao felt dejected and prayed to Maharaj, "I do not mind if people laugh. Let them laugh. However, You are most compassionate and it is Your duty as a compassionate being to free me of this deformity. If You do this, what reason will be there for them to laugh at me!?" 

Deena-vatsala Maharaj felt great compassion for him but did not say anything at that time. That night, in a dream, Bhumrao saw Maharaj stroking His hand over the tumor. The next morning when he woke up, the tumor had burst and just the extra skin remained hanging on his head. Bhimrao's happiness knew no bounds. He rushed to Maharaj and everyone was astonished to see the sudden change. Bhimrao narrated his dream and everyone glorified Shri Maharaj.       

A few days later Bhimrao began wondering what he should do with the extra skin left over. He asked Maharaj if he should get it cut. Maharaj instructed him to apply tirtha-angara to it, and Bhimrao obeyed. A few days after doing this regularly, the extra skin dried up and fell off on its own. 

Eventually, Bhimrao went to stay in a village called Chitapur in Menglai where he continued his devotional service to Shri.               

|| Shri Swami Samarth ||