|| Shri Swami Samarth ||
Once Cholappa's wife's sister was visiting them for a few days. At bedtime, she removed her nose ring and placed it on her bedside. Cholappa's nephew (brother's son) saw her place the nose ring and the next morning when he got up early to pick flowers, he stole the nose ring.
When she woke up she was terrified to find the nose ring missing. She looked around the room but it was nowhere to be found. Her husband was a poor Brahmin and had put in great efforts, and saved diligently for many years to buy her a nose ring. There was no way that he could afford another one for her. Losing the ring was a great financial loss.
For the residents of Akkalkot, Maharaj was their police, vaidya, astrologer et al.
The woman went to Maharaj and narrated all that had happened. Maharaj reassured her, "Don't cry. Sit here. The nose ring will be found." She sat near Him.
After an hour had passed but still there was no sign of the nose ring. She again prayed to Maharaj. Swami said to her, "Wait, you will get your nose ring. Why are you afraid?"
After some time, the thief was returning home after delivering flowers to the temple. On seeing him, Maharaj ordered, "She is crying, return her nose ring."
The boy would not admit to stealing the nose ring.
Maharaj then began a barrage of expletives and said, "Motherfucker, return the nose ring that you stole from her bedside this morning!"
On seeing Maharaj angered, the frightened boy promptly returned the nose ring.
|| Shri Swami Samarth ||
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