25/07/2021
9th January, 1961, Agarpara
While MA was sitting in the satsang at night in the hall on the upper floor of the ashram, a person came and put two dhuthra flowers (loved by Lord Shiva) behind HER ears and said that it made HER look like Shiv Thakur.
A trishul-dhari (trident carrying) sadhu came and did pranam to MA and said that he had received HER darshan during meditation one day. MA looked at him doubtfully and said, “If true and genuine darshan is received, then it can be known from the bhav on the face….”
After some time, a small girl came, and after performing pranam, asked for MA’s blessing for her upcoming exams. She requested MA to touch the pen that she would be using for the examination. MA laughed and said, “Good studying, good results – that is what THIS BODY says.” MA took the pen and tucked it behind HER ear. Laughing again, MA said, “In earlier days, the sarkars (educated people who offered writing services to those who needed it) used to roam about with paper and pen tucked behind their ears. Everyone used to respect them as they were educated. There was one uneducated person who also wanted to be respected like them and started roaming around with a pen tucked behind his ear. I too have also adorned (MYSELF) as the uneducated sarkar.” MA playfully pointed to HERSELF and said “Here also there is no education.” SHE then returned the pen to the child and said, “Go study and then pass with good results.”
MA amused, continued, “You’ll say that Shiv has a trishul in his hands – like the sarkars have a pen tucked behind the ear. But the trishul that you see in Baba’s hand is like the pen of the pretending sarkar.” Immediately in a conciliatory tone, MA said, “Are you angry Baba? Do not be angry, mepe nao (weigh it). There are two ways to mepe nao – one is to forgive THIS SMALL GIRL, who speaks gibberish. The other is to consider what was said – and compare it with yourself. Whatever you wish.”