Touch the steps to the temple and your heart’s wishes will be fulfilled; and the darshan of Devi Maa in the temple will bring you your heart’s desire. India has always been a land where devotees have always shared a special relationship with their beloved gods and goddesses. As Devi Maa pulls her devotees to her, her devotees to feel unfulfilled if they cannot visit the temple and speak of their h
eart’s longing to ‘Ammaji’. In sorrow and in joy, in sickness and in health, ‘Ammaji’ always makes her presence felt in the mind of the worshipper. This temple has seen many miracles: invalids have walked and led normal lives, the babble of children filled the houses of childless couples, and the most difficult diseases have been cured by a simple nimbu (lemon) touched by ‘Ammaji’. Even difficult astrological problems like the ‘Kaal Sarpa Yoga’ are easily averted when’ Ammaji’ blesses you. A festival is held here every Naag Panchami in Shraavan, and every Navratri Panchami. Devotees throng here in thousands from India and abroad. They receive the blessings of’Ammaji and her prasaad and having all their wishes fulfilled, return happily.
‘Ammaji’ was reincarnated in her male aspect in Bhaga, Jharkhand, India. His parents, two elder brothers and three sisters lived here. He was born in a shack as they did not have a brick house. On 23 December 1963, Monday, 2.31 p.m. ‘Ammaji’ appeared on earth again, and the weather changed with her appearance. A fine bright day suddenly clouded over, and there was a high wind with rain. But the room where he was born remained calm and full of a heavenly light, completely untouched by the storm outside. Her mother Shanti Devi, and the midwife were stunned. The boy was named ‘Shyam’ because he was dark of complexion and had curly hair, and was rather a mischievous child. His physical features were different from other children and so was his behaviour. As he grew older, he took his own meals only after everybody else had eaten. He also developed a special relationship with animals. He could make a snake drink milk from a cow’s udder. This was just one example of his everyday miracles. His childhood was marked by other miracles. One day, while flying kites, his elder brother Ramesh fell into a quicksand and began to sink. Frightened, the other children ran away and informed the elders of the house. They rushed to the site... and to their intense wonder saw little Shyam pulling his brother out by the hair. He gave a sudden tug and both of them were flung about 10 feet away. Ramesh was unconscious. Even after regaining consciousness, he could not say who saved him. The onlookers said that Ramesh could not have possibly been saved that day. Shyam was good at studies and passed his school leaving exam in the first division. Then he graduated in Science. He wanted to study medicine. But Devi Maa had something else in mind for him. His father, who had so assiduously arranged for his education, died on 10 June 1983. His elder brothers set him to look after the family business, and he married Shrimati
Pratima Devi, the eldest daughter of Shri Nathmal Jaluka on 17 April 1985. Their first child Nagendra was born on 03 October 1986. Two years later on 13 January 1988, Nagendra fell from the lap of his cousin and suffered a brain haemorrhage. That incident changed everything. Perhaps that is what Devi Maa had in mind. Shyamji was not a person to become entangled in the web of this world, this samsara. He had to lead his life for the welfare, the mangal of the world. The power latent in him had to be awakened. The time had come at last. All he needed was a catalyst. The priestess of the Naag mandir, Secunderabad, became his catalyst.She told him that he himself could cure this child as well
as other ill or troubled people. With her blessings, he started the puja of the Naag Devta from 13 October 1988. Miraculously the child was cured. The news spread like wildfire. In no time an entire following of devotees and worshippers grew up around him. And he has been serving his fellow human beings as well as the Naag Devi ever since. Shyamji has given twenty five years of his life in the service of De vi Maa. He is now thinking of building a temple to the goddess on the piece of land left by his father. He is also a planninga clinic adjoining the temple premises where free medicine, and free check-ups by doctors will be provided to the needy, as well as a school of handicrafts, where free sewing and embroidery classes will be given to the destitute. Space has also been allotted for a gaushala. More than a mere temple, it will gradually become a welfare institution. Sadly, Shyamji, whose work does not gain him worldly remunerations, has used up all his resources for this task. So a plea to all the devotees of this temple - please help in any way you can so that this temple may be built as quickly as possible. Spread the word. May the Devi Maa bless you and your children.
