"Where had You been, Swami?", we asked Him, when He sat up and leaned
back, on the wall. He answered, with a smile, as if He was not at all tired or
exhausted after the twenty-minute-absence from the body. "Oh! I had been to
Dehra Dun!"
We were astonished! We asked Him what was the urgency for the visit, what
was the calamity which had to be averted, who was the Bhaktha involved etc.
He said that it was not a 'calamity' this time, but it was a dying person
to whom He had to give His Darsan, at the time of death. "That was why you saw
Vibhuthi issue from My mouth. When I give Darsan to a dying person, that
happens. Remember this".
We searched our memories for the name and address of the Dehra Dun
devotee but, we could not recall any one's name. Then Baba Himself volunteered
the information. He said, "Don't you remember Dr. Krishna, the Lady Medical
Officer from Vellore, who comes here often? It was her mother who passed away
ten minutes ago, at Dehra Dun". And, He was speaking to three of us, in His
room at the Prashanthi Nilayam at Puttaparthi, on 15th November 1958, at 5-40
P.M.!
At 5-20 P.M. that day, while Baba was reading out a letter He suddenly
shouted, "Ha!", as if He was answering some one calling Him from afar and fell
on the floor, as if He had thrown His body and left it in a trice, on journey!
There were two more in the room, besides myself and, we watched over Him
helplessly, praying to Him, for what could we do other than that? At 5-30 P.M,
Baba coughed thrice and there gushed from His mouth the sacred Vibhuthi. We
wondered what could it mean. Ten minutes later, He came back and sat up. It was
then that we ventured to ask Him, "Where had You been Swami?"
We knew Dr. Krishna and had seen her at Puttaparthi and at Delhi, when
Baba visited the home of the Doctor. When Baba was at Rishikesh, the mother had
come down to the place and she had even the unique satisfaction of worshipping
Baba. And, so we were glad that the mother was privileged to have the Darsan of
the Lord, during her last moments.
Baba told us, in answer to our questions, that Dr. Krishna was at her
beside at Dehra Dun, that she was actually there at the time , holding the
pulse and that it was quiet and a happy death. He said that all the nearest and
dearest were around the bed. "She was a very pious lady and she got the death
she deserved", He said. "They are doing Bhajana in that room! The atmosphere is
so pure and holy", He announced. Surely, we thought, that was why Baba blessed
the soul.
We were all indeed lucky that we could witness this Manifestation of the
Divine Mystery, for as Baba has often said, "Only the Lord can discern the
exact moment of the liberation of a soul".
The 15th of November was a Saturday. On Tuesday, the 18th, the post
brought an Inland Letter from Dehra Dun, which Baba gave me to read and when it
was opened, lo, it was from Dr. Krishna herself! She had posted it on Sunday,
with extra stamps and it had to come fast and flying to Baba's Hands.
"My mother drew her last breath", it said, "at 5-30 P.M. yesterday".
Dr.Krishna had also written that they were doing Bhajan in the room for some
time and that her mother was praying to Baba during her last moments. She
concluded her letter thus, " I guess she had Your Darsan."
She guessed hundreds of miles away! And we were told by Baba at Prasanthi
Nilayam that her guess had come true!
By Late Prof.N.Kasturi
Source : www.radiosai.org
