श्रावणी पूर्णिमा का इतिहास, प्रथम दीक्षा, श्री श्री आनंदमूर्ति जी

प्रथम दीक्षा :-“बाबा “जुलाई 1939 मे विद्यासागर विश्वविद्यालय मे दाखिला लिये l वे अपना विषय विज्ञान  लिए l “बाबा “अपने दिनचर्या के अनुसार नित्य क्रिया के अनुरूप अपने अभिन्न मित्र श्री रमेश सेठ्ठी के संग अपने आवास से लगभग डेढ़ किलोमीटर की दूरी पर काशीमीत्रा घाट घूमने जाया करते थे l जिस समय की घटनाक्रम की चर्चा की जा रही है ,उस समय वह जगह (काशीमीत्रा घाट )बहुत ही वीरान और डरावनी जगह थी l संध्या होते ही आम आदमी उधर जाने के बारे मे सोच भी नहीं सकता था l शाम होते ही चोर डाकुओं के भय आतंक का साम्राज्य हो जाता था l परंतु “बाबा “उस निर्जन स्थान का चयन अपने भ्रमण स्थल के रूप मे किए थे l जहाँ नियमित अपने मित्र श्री रमेश सेठी के संग जाया करते थे l श्री सेठी कभी -कभी साथ जाने मे अनुपस्थित भी हो जाया करते थे l जब कोलकाता से बाहर जाते थे तभी वे साथ घूमने नहीं जा आते थे l
ये श्रावणी पूर्णिमा की रात की बात थी ,चंद्रमा अपने धवल प्रकाश से प्रकृति को प्रकाशमान किए हुए थी l एक अद्भुत छटा बिखेर रही थी l पूनम की चाँद की प्रकाश से नहाए हुए ,हुगली नदी का वह किनारा (काशी मित्रा घाट )मे आज “बाबा “श्री श्री आनंद मूर्ति जी आज अकेले एक शीला पर बैठे हुए थे l पूनम की चाँद की वह धवल प्रकाश मे नहाए “बाबा “की धवल आकृति गजब की आलौकिक छटा बिखेर  रही थी l आज “बाबा “का इस तरह बैठना ,ऐसा प्रतीत हो रहा था की आज किसी खास व्यक्ति विशेष का इंतजार है l “बाबा “हुगली नदी की ओर मुख किए नदी के प्रवाह को एकटक निहारे जा रहे थे l

इस हुगली नदी की पौराणिक गाथा के अनुसार ये हुगली नदी भगवान सदाशिव के जटा से निकली गंगा है l जिसे  सगर के श्रापित पुत्रों को श्राप मुक्त करने के लिये भगीरथ ने तपस्या कर सदाशिव से गंगा को पृथ्वी पर ला रहे थे l पृथ्वी की ओर आती उस गंगा को बीच मे जन्हु नाम के एक अकल्याण कारी  ऋषि अपनी क्षुधा की तृप्ति के लिये अपने तपबल से पी गए थे l भगीरथ के अनुनय विनय पर भी जब उस ऋषि ने गंगा को नहीं मुक्त कर रहे थे तो कथा के अनुसार भगीरथ ने जन्हु की जंघा पर अपने गदा से प्रहार किए l गदा के प्रहार से जन्हु की जंघा टूटी और पृथ्वी की ओर प्रवाहित हुई l इसलिए गंगा का एक नाम जहाण्वी भी है l वही गंगा आगे चलकर बंगाल की खाड़ी मे मिलने से पहले दो भागों मे विभक्त हो गया l एक का नाम पद्मा  जो वर्तमान मे  बंगालादेश की ओर चली जाती है l और दूसरा कोलकाता को दो भागों मे विभाजित करती हुई बंगाल की खाड़ी मे समाहित हो जाती है जिसे हुगली नदी के नाम से जाना जाता है l

उसी हुगली नदी के किनारे पर शरद पूर्णिमा के मे “बाबा “श्री श्री आनंद मूर्ति जी अपने मिशन को स्थापित करने की दिशा मे एक अतिमहत्वपूर्ण भूमिका दिखाई दे रहे थे l उस समय रात्रि के लगभग आठ बज रहा होगा की ,एक दूर्दाण्त किस्म का भयानक शक्ल का आदमी अपने हाथों मे खूनी खंजर लहराते हुए लुटेरा ,लूटने के उद्देश से बढ़े आ रहे थे l “बाबा “बिना उक्त खूंखार लुटेरे की ओर देखे उस भयानक व्यक्ति का वास्तविक नाम से पुकारते हुए बोले ,काली चरण तुम इधर आओ l “बाबा “के मुख से अपना नाम सुनते ही  वह खूंखार आदमी को मानो काठ मार गया हो l मन ही मन सोचने लगा यह व्यक्ति मेरी ओर ना तो देख रहा है और ना मैं इसी जानता हूँ l और मेरा नाम लेकर इस प्रकार बुला रहे हैं ,जैसे उनका मुझसे कोई खास संबंध रहा हो l और उनकी वाणी मे एक अजीब मिठास भी था आकर्षण भी l वह मन ही मन सोच तो रहा था परंतु “बाबा ” की स्वमेव खीचते चले आए lशायद “बाबा “थोड़ी देर के लिये अपने माया से मुक्त कर दिए होंगे l  उसे तुरंत अपना उद्देश याद आया l बहुत दिनों बाद  अपना शिकार मिलता देख ,वे खूनी खंजर को लहराते हुए बोले ऐ बालक तुम्हारे पास जो भी हैं सीधे -सीधे मेरे हवाले करो l परंतु महाकौल पर इसकी क्या प्रतिक्रिया हो सकती हैं ,वही हुआ l “बाबा “शांत रहे सिर्फ गंभीर मुद्रा मे  सुनते रहे l तत्पश्चात “बाबा “बोले काली चरण मैं वादा करता हूँ की मेरे पास जो कुछ हैं तुम्हें अवश्य दूंगा l परंतु तुम यह बताओ की तुम ये लूटखसोट का धंधा करते क्यों हो l क्या तुम अपनी इस कृत्य से शांति एवं आनंद का अनुभव करते हो l कालीचरण मंत्रमुग्ध हो सुनता रहा और  उसी अवस्था मे बोले नहीं ऐसा नहीं होता l तो “बाबा “बोले तो तुम कोई और कार्य क्यों नहीं करते l कालीचरण धीरे -धीरे तामसिक से चेतना से बाहर आ रहा था l बोले मेरे परिवार मे मेरी विधवा माँ एवं अविवाहित बहन हैं जिसकी जिम्मेवारी का भार मुझ पर ही  हैं l कोई अन्य चारा नहीं हैं ये मेरी मजबूरी हो गयी हैं l अब तो लोग मुझे किसी तरह का  काम धंधा भी नहीं  देता इस धंधे की वजह से l “बाबा “बोले तुम्हारी सारी जिम्मेवारी मैं ले लूंगा सारी व्यवस्था मैं करूंगा l परंतु क्या तुम स्थाई शांति और आनंद अनुभूति पाना चाहते हो l यंत्रवत कालीचरण बोले अवश्य l तो सबसे पहले अपना ये खूनी खंजर हुगली नदी मे प्रवाहित कर ,इस हुगली मे स्नान कर मेरे पास आ जाओ l और कालीचरण “बाबा ” का आदेश यंत्रवत अनुसरण करते हुए खंजर फेक ,स्नान कर “बाबा ” के समक्ष उपास्थि हुए l “बाबा “उन्हे साधना का प्रथम लेसन की दीक्षा दे दी और कुछ देर तक साधना कराते रहे lतारक ब्रम्ह “बाबा ” का सानिन्ध्य और स्थूल स्पर्श पाकर काली चरण थोड़ी देर के अपनी सुध बुध खो बैठा l वे चेतना शून्य हो ध्यानस्थ हो गए l परंतु जब उनकी चेतना आयी और अपनी आंखे खोली तो सामने “बाबा ” को बराभय मुद्रा देखकर कालीचरण की समस्त बुरे संस्कार का क्षय हो गया l वे भूल गए की ,कभी वे एक खूंखार और दुर्दांत डाकू लुटेरा भी था l “बाबा “के बराभय मुद्रा से शक्ति सम्पात हो रहा था उससे उनके सारे के सारे कुसन्स्कार भस्मसात हो गया l  वे आनंद सागर मे डुबकियाँ ले रहे थे l इधर “बाबा ” चलने लगे तो अपनी जेब मे जो भी पैसा था निकालकर कालीचरण को देने लगे l परंतु जिसे समस्त संसार के अमूल्य निधि मिल गयी हो उन्हे यह पैसा तुच्छ लग रहा था l कालीचरण उसे लेने से  स्पष्ट इनकार चले गए l “बाबा “बोले देखो जी मैने तुमसे वादा किया था मुझे मेरा वादा तो निभाने दो l मगर कालीचरण तस से मस नहीं हुए l अंत मे जब गुरु रूप मे आदेश दिए तो कालीचरण गुरु के आदेश के आगे नतमस्तक हो  पालन करते हुए उस राशि को स्वीकार किए l उसके बाद काली चरण “बाबा ” को एक बालक ही समझ रहा होगा l इसलिए बोले मैं तुम्हे तुम्हारे घर तक छोड़ आता हूँ l यह इलाका बहुत ही खतरनाक हैं l कालीचरण के मुख से ऐसा सुन “बाबा “मंद -मंद मुस्कानें लगे l यहाँ इन मुस्कुराहट का अभिप्राय शायद यही होगा की श्रृष्टि के नियंता के सुरक्षा की चिंता एक डाकू कर रहा हैं l

“बाबा “अपने पास से सिर्फ पैसा ही नहीं दिए बल्कि पूर्ण योजना को समझाते उन्हे रांची भेज दिए l “बाबा “के निर्देशानुसार लकड़ी के व्यवसाय मे जुड़ गए l कुछ ही दिनों बाद बहन की शादी भी हो गयी और उनकी माँ का देहांत भी हो गया l
उसके बाद कालीचरण से “बाबा ” बोले अब तुम यह धंधा छोड़ दो l “बाबा “के आदेश का पालन करते हुए उस फूलते फलते व्यवसाय का परित्याग कर दिए l तब “बाबा “उन्हे कापालिक साधना की दीक्षा देकर संन्यास ग्रहण कराए l संन्यास ग्रहण के पश्चात वही दुर्दांत डाकू कालीचरण का नामकरण  कालिका नंद अवधूत पड़ा  l
कालिकनन्द अवधूत के बारे मील दो तीन बातों का उल्लेख करना अनिवार्य समझता हूँ l (1)”बाबा ” द्वारा रचित “यौगिक चिकित्सा एवं द्रव्य गुण “नामक ग्रंथ की रचना में कालिकनन्द अवधूत की भी महत्वपूर्ण योगदान रहा है (2)चूंकि कालिकानन्द अवधूत एक सिद्ध पुरुष हो गए थे l इसलिए “बाबा “उनसे कई तरह के अनहोनी कार्य कराते रहे हैं l

एक रोचक आलौकिक घटना का उल्लेख करना चाहूंगा l यह घटना सन 1965 ईस्वी के अप्रैल महीने के दिन शुक्रवार के संध्या पांच बजे की है l जब “बाबा “अपने कार्यालय कार्य से निवृत होकर जागृति आए थे l उस समय जागृति मील दो तीन मार्गी ही उपास्थित थे l “बाबा “आते ही अपना आसन ग्रहण किए l तदुपरांत सभी  उपास्थित साधक “बाबा को साष्टांग किए l साष्टांग के उपरांत सभी बैठ गए l उसके बाद “बाबा “सभी उपस्थित साधक से बाहर जाने का आदेश दिए l और बोले तुमलोग अभी बाहर बैठो क्योंकि  अभी -अभी कालिकानन्द आने वाला है l उपस्थित साधक मील से एक साधक जिनका नाम मधुसूदन जी था l वे थोड़े जिद्दी स्वभाव के थे l वे बाहर नहीं गए और बोले “बाबा ” मैं भी कालिकनन्द को देखूंगा l “बाबा ” बोले यदि तुम उन्हे देखना ही चाहते हो तो पहले किवाड़ बंद कर दो और खिड़की खुला रहने दो l क्योकि वे अदृश्य है हवा के झोकों के साथ खिड़की से आने वाले हैं l तुम डरोगे तो नहीं l वे बोले नहीं बाबा l तथा उठकर किवाड़ बंद कर दिए और खिड़की खुला छोड़ दिए l इतनी प्रक्रिया किए ही थे की हवा का तीव्र झोंका कमरे में प्रवेश करने लगा l हवा के झोंका इतना तीव्र और भयावह प्रतीत हो रहा था की ,बिचारे मधुसूदन जी की हालत पतली होने लगी l चेहरे पर हवाइयां उड़ने लगी थी l दया याचना के स्वर में  बोले बाबा मैं बाहर जाऊंगा l चिरपरिचित मुस्कान में “बाबा “बोले देखो जी अभी तो कालिकनन्द आया भी नहीं है l ये तो उनके आने की सूचना मात्र है l अब मुझे नहीं देखना बाबा मुझे बाहर जाने दें l हवा का वह झोंका मंद पद गया और मधुसूदन जी को बाहर कर “बाबा ” स्वयं किवाड़ अंदर से बंद कर लिये l करीब आधे घंटे के बाद किवाड़ खुला और बाहर इंतजार में बैठे साधकों को अंदर बुलाया गया l सभी उत्सुकता वश “बाबा ” से पूछ लिए की बाबा क्या -क्या बातें हुई l “बाबा “बोले मुझे उनसे कुछ विशेष कार्य लेना था l इसलिए उन्हे बुलाया था l
जिस मधुसूदन नामक साधक की ऊपर चर्चा की गयी है,उनके बारे में पूरा परिचय की जानकारी उपलब्द्ध नहीं रहने के कारण मैं पाठको को सिर्फ उनके नाम ही बता पाया l
उपरोक्त घटना प्रमुख पात्र श्री कालिकनन्द जी दीक्षा की चर्चा “बाबा “स्वयं प्रभात संगीत में भी उल्लेख किए हैं l उक्त प्रभात संगीत की क्रम संख्या …………है l

Stories about Kalikananda (Baba’s First Initiation August 10, 1939)

by Ac. Svarupananda Avt.

Today is the special occasion of Purnima, of Shravani Purnima. Baba would say that this Purnima has a special effect on spiritually-evolved people, on spiritual aspirants. And He gave one very good example: He said “When the moon comes in the eastern horizon, in the evening, the darkness is expelled. Similarly, in the minds of spiritual aspirants, whatever darkness or crudeness is there, that is expelled by the spiritual enlightenment. So, in the sky there is the bright moon and at your hearts there is another bright light, the effulgence from the Supreme.”

 

So He says that especially those who are evolved beings, they are born on Purnima days. This is more special because Baba was born on Purnima. And He said that all the auspicious things are started only on Purnima.

 

On Shravani Purnima, the first person He initiated in Kapalik. The first Ananda Margii was also initiated on Purnima evening. And the first book Baba wrote was also on Purnima. You will know it, you will see it, from Subhasita Sam’graha, that all of Baba’s DMC speeches were mostly on Purnima evenings. So these Purnimas, they have a special effect on spiritual aspirants.

 

One day Baba took me to the place where He first initiated Kalicharanjii. The name of that place is Kashi Mitra Ghat. Ghat is the place where people go to bathe. This is Kashi Mitra Ghat. Baba took me there and told me the details of what He did there and what was the feeling.

 

He said that “Normally in the evening, I would go for a walk.” Kashi Mitra Ghat was actually very far from the place where Baba lived. Baba, when He was studying at college, after He completed His school at Jamalpur, He joined … Piitha college. He had to stay with His sister in a place known as Kinshura. But Kinshura was very far from Calcutta, from His college. So He stayed with His brother in law who was an advocate and He lived in Howrah. Howrah is near Calcutta Howrah station. So, close to that there was a small … (they call it). There, Baba lived with His brother in law, Mr. Bose. From there, normally He would not come to the city in the evening, but sometimes He would come and He would go back late in the night. His brother in law once told Him that “Why Prabhat? Where do You go?” He said that “I have some work with my friends.”

 

So one evening, very purposely, He came to Kashi Mitra Ghat, He came, and normally, though it was moon midnight, but during the month of August or during the month of July, normally in India it is monsoon season. So the sky is full of clouds. It was full of clouds, no doubt, Baba sat there and He said “Kalicharan was waiting for his prey and I was waiting for my prey.” So He said “Kalicharan was waiting for his prey and I was waiting for my prey. So I came in advance and sat on a stone bench and I was waiting for Him.” He (Kalicharan) thought that this young boy must be having some money in His pocket. At least he saw that Baba was wearing one ring on His finger. So he thought “If I steal from Him or rob Him, I will be able to buy something for my mother.” So the main purpose of His robbery was to support his mother. That was the only problem. And because he had a very bad name already in the nearby places, people did not trust him. That’s why he could not get any proper job. So he had to depend upon robbing people.

 

So Baba is waiting there and he came, he was looking for someone. He came and saw one person, very lean and thin, “I can very easily overpower Him, grab Him and loot His ring.” Baba sat there. He (Kalicharan) did not know who was this young boy. The moment Baba saw him, He says “Kali, will you come to me?” “How He knows my name?” Then he says “Who are You?” “You see, you can very well see who I am.” Then he says “How do You know my name?” Baba says “I do not know only your name. I know everything about you.” “Please young boy, You go away from here. Many other persons will come. I will rob them but I can’t rob You.” “What do you mean by that?” Then He said “I look very young and you look so strong. Do one thing.” He showed this little finger from His left hand. He said “Can you bend it?” He tried and he failed. Then he thought “How is it possible that He is such a thin boy and I could not bend His finger? How is it possible?” Then He said “Kalicharan, for whom do you rob?” He said “I rob to support my mother.” “Will you go and ask your mother that whatever sins you are collecting, you are accumulating, by robbing people, if you go to hell, will she suffer for you?” He said “I know very well that she will not like that she should suffer for me. She says that ‘it is your responsibility to support me.’” “Then what do you think? Sit here.” Baba asked him to sit by His side. He said “No, no, no, no.” He sat close to His feet. When he looked at Baba, Baba said that He felt as if … this strong and stout person is sitting in His presence.

 

Then he said “Well, young man, can You suggest me what I should do?” He said “Yes, I can suggest you. Go do good things for others. You have such a good health, such good body.” And he was from a brahmin family. So a person from a brahmin family in Bengal, once you rob people, you should do some other job. Then he asked Him “What kind of job I can do?” “That I will tell you, what you should do.” Then Baba started talking for a long time. He (Kalicharan) was convinced. He said “Can You teach me something?” Then immediately Baba got ready. And the dagger he was carrying, Baba asked him to throw in the river. He threw it. And the moment he threw it, something happened to him. He touched Baba’s feet. A person very strong, very elderly, he touched the feet of a young person. And Baba taught him kapalik. While He was teaching, He said “you go get two daggers as an instrument.” He (Kalicharan) said “Young boy, why did You ask me to throw the daggers? I will have to find out two.” He (Baba) said “With that dagger you have done so much crime, that cannot be used for good things. It was thrown in the river. Baba taught him and immediately Baba said that he was in a very high state of mind in spirituality. So then Baba says that he was already a very good sadhaka in his last lives but for some reason he took a robber life job in this present life.

 

Then he asked Baba, after few meetings, that “Now, I have stopped robbing but how will I support my family, my mother?” Baba gave him some clue and He suggested to him “Come to Ranchi. No one will know you. And there you can start some job.” He (Kalicharan) had some small house and that he sold out. He came to Ranchi. And very close to the railway station of Ranchi, he started one saw mill. Saw mill, do you know? Where food is cut. The saw mill he started. One day, while in Ranchi, Baba was going in the car and He told me “Look Svarupananda, close to this place, was the shop of saw mill of Kalikananda.” I saw it. It is still there. And the same business, someone is carrying on there at the railway station. So when he started the job, he was very good, and he helped people, and at the same time, he supported his mother. After a few years, the mother expired.

 

And by that time, he was so much developed in sadhana that he was feeling he was not fit to live in the society. He wanted something otherwise. So after she died, he again contacted Baba and asked Him what he should do next. Baba told him “The best thing for you is to go to the jungles, to the forests of Ranchi and do meditation there. He started doing meditation there, in the forests. And then, in the meantime, more brothers were initiated in kapalik and they were all called avadhutas. This I knew. When the first Dada was initiated in the year 1962, in the month of May, as first avadhuta, he was sitting on his chair in front of the jagrti. And more Dadas were also there. Some people were passing through. When they saw that one sannyasii is sitting here, they remarked that Ananda Marga today has done a very good thing, that Ananda Marga has made one sannyasii and they call this sannyasii as avadhuta. I asked Baba “So he is the first avadhuta of Ananda Marga?” Baba said “No, no, no, no. I have already created 38 avadhutas. So according to the system he is the 39th.” But we did not know much about that.

 

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On a few occasions I had the chance to see Kalikanandajii. When He had some work, Baba would ask him to come at a certain time. And one day Baba told me and PA Dada “Please sit somewhere else, Kalikananda wants to speak something to me.” Then I said “Baba, we’ll be not able to see him. What is the difference if we are there or not there.” And Baba said “No, no, no, no. He wants to speak something to me privately.” So (afterwards I asked) “So, what did You speak about?” “When he came out” Baba asked me “Did you see him?” I said “Baba, no.” “Do you want to see him?” Then I said “Yes”. I saw him only this part because He asked me “Do not see other parts of him. See above his chest.” So I saw him, very good feature, completely dark complexion and (matted hair) and he did namaskar to me. Baba said “He is doing namaskar to you and why you are not doing namaskar to him?” I said “Baba I did not see.” “Now you see.” Then when Baba told me that “Now you see” I did namaskar to him. So he went.

 

And the second time I saw him when I was sent to do kapalik in death valley. There I experienced that he was there.

 

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And then what happened, once I told Baba that “Baba, we workers, we work so much. We have to work so much day and night, and still we receive some punishments. And they are so fortunate, Kalikanandajii and others, 39 or 38 whatever, they are very free, they only do sadhana.” Baba said “Withdraw your words!” I said “Baba, I couldn’t follow.” Then He said “First withdraw, then I will tell you.” I said “Baba, (making a gesture as if putting back the words into his mouth) withdrawn.” Then He told that “You know, have you read ‘Yogic Treatments and Natural Remedies’?” I said “Baba, not very thoroughly but occasionally I read it.” “Ok, so do you know, there are two parts in it. One part is about the asanas, mudras, and bandanas, all that. And the other part is the medicinal part. Do you know how these medicines were discovered? And how they were collected? And how I have noticed them?” I said “Baba, I don’t know.” “It is all the contribution of Kalikanandaji. He used to do some experiments on these herbs and then he would ask me whether this herb was suitable for this problem. Sometimes I rejected but mostly I accepted and I agreed that this can be used for this purpose or this treatment.” So He said “How can you say that these people they do nothing?” Then, I said “Baba, I am sorry.”

 

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So, Kalikanandajii, although physically he’s not there but it was his special duty to protect and do good to especially the margiis.

 

On one occasion what happened (I will not tell the name of the person who was the party (the Dada)), that person, his father had expired, he had passed away, the brother had also passed away. And they had been the only earning members in the family. So what happened was that Baba called the boy, the person who was already a worker (the Dada), and Baba asked him “Now, who will support your family? So you can go back and support your family.” That worker said “No, Baba. I can’t go.” “Then, who will support your family?” The boy, the worker said “Baba, it is Your responsibility.” Then He said “If it is my responsibility, I will do my responsibility very sincerely and very carefully.”

 

So what happened was that the elder brother of that worker had lived somewhere in Canada. He had died in an accident. So, some property of that doctor was sold out and it (the money) was sent to India, to his family. The people knew that there was a good amount of money. And it was to be deposited in the bank but by the time the money was released from the treasury, the bank was closed. So she (the widow, the mother of the Dada) had to bring back the money to her house. At the dead of night a team of robbers comes, and do take everything, all the money which had come from Canada and all whatever she had on her property, all her ornaments were robbed.

 

So she was just crying and weeping “What will happen to me?” And she was telling that “Oh, Baba. I know that You are God but what will happen to me?” My son is already not there. And my two (other) sons are already workers with You. Who will take care of me?”

 

In the meantime, Kalikanandajii appeared to her and said “Just wait. Simply tell me what time the robbery was committed.” And within half an hour, Kalikanandajii chained the robbers and beat them up very badly, and brought back everything to the lady. This lady, when she was presented (with her belongings) she was thinking “It can’t be true. It is just a dream for me.” But then she was seeing everything in reality, and Kalikanandajii said “Don’t get worried, I will be with you till the money is deposited in the bank. Don’t get worried and don’t tell others that this thing has happened otherwise again someone will come and rob you.” So then the money was deposited in the bank. Till then Kalikanandajii was just standing with her.

 

This thing was told to the worker by Baba. And Baba said that “Something has happened in one family but Kalikanandajii has protected it.” Then Baba said “You know, this Kalikanandajii is very much careful for the margii families and margii workers, brothers and sisters. He is very particular and he will not allow anybody to harm any Dada or Didi. This is his personal responsibility.”

 

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And once what happened was that long back Baba used to go for a walk. Sometimes during His breaks, He would sit there but sometimes He would go.

 

Those Dadas and Didis who have visited Jamalpur they must have seen that there is the Kali temple behind that big field where the tiger’s grave is located. It is know as Kali temple.

 

So one evening, it was late in the evening. I think it was 8:30 or 9:00 in the evening, Baba was alone with me, He said “I have to go to the Kali temple. Some sadhakas are there. They are waiting for me.” I said “Baba, it’s already late. If we go, it will take nearly an hour and a half, and again coming back will take another hour and a half. And we will devote at least an hour for them. So it will be too late. So Baba, we can go tomorrow.” He said “No, no, no, no. I have given them my word.”

 

So we moved on. We did not follow the steps. Baba took me through a different route. And within forty five minutes, we reached the top of the temple, the top of the hill where the temple was located. There, Baba said “You do one thing. You wait under this tree. I’m going to talk to them and then I will come back.” I asked “Baba, how much time will it take?” He said “Very soon (I will be back).” He did not tell one hour, or half and hour. He said “Very soon”. I said “Baba, how soon?” Again, He said “Very soon.” I waited there. Then, while He was leaving (He had a small flashlight in His hand), He said “If you feel scared, you go inside the temple.” I said “Ok, Baba.” Then He walked a few steps ahead and said “If you feel thirsty, you can find some water also there.” I said “Ok, Baba. Please go and come back quickly.” So, he moved on.

 

It took more than an hour and a half, Baba was not seen. I thought “What happened?” In the meantime, there was a storm. I felt scared. I went inside the temple. Before, the temple had been completely dark. When I entered, a candle lamp was there which was giving very good light. I thought, “Now I can sit here comfortably”. Because it was very stormy weather, so I thought I should come inside the temple. Then I noticed that there was a small earthen pot. It was full of water. And also a cup. I thought “Very good. Now I have got water also.” In the meantime I noticed that in one corner, in one place, some dried leaves on which were some sweets. So I thought that “I’m hungry and also thirsty. Let me take some sweets and also water.” But then I thought that it may be a test of Baba, that I should not eat. Baba only asked me to take water. Two or three times, I thought “Let me take some sweets also. No one will notice here.” But then I avoided.

 

I came out after about 10-15 minutes and I saw the light coming. Then I knew that Baba is coming. With that torchlight, He signalled, just to come. While we were going back, we were following now the steps. So we moved ahead, Baba did not utter a single word. Maybe after we had crossed half the way, Baba said “How was the experience?” I said “Baba, it was ok.” “You felt scared?” I said “Baba, not much.” “Oh, did you go inside the temple?” “Yes, Baba I went there.” “So, you took some water? Oh, there were some sweets also. Did you eat sweets?” “Baba, no.” “Why you did not eat sweets?” I said “Baba, I thought You were testing me.” “No, no, no, no. Why should I test you? Then, we do one thing. I will wait here, run and eat the sweets and come back.” I said “No, no, no Baba. It will take more than 45 minutes to go there and to come back another 45 minutes. So, please Baba, I don’t mind. I’ve taken water already.” “Ok, ok. Let’s go.” So we moved on. We moved along.

 

When we came to the city, it was already one thirty at night. No, not, one thirty. It was nearly twelve thirty when Baba was passing by the sweets shop, which was very closely known to us. And normally Baba would buy sweets from this shop. Its (owner’s) name was Mr. Ghose. So it was already getting late. Baba asked him “Ghose Da, Ghose Da, do you have some sweets?” He said “Oh, Prabhat Da, what are you talking? It’s already late at night. All the sweets are sold.” “So, there are no sweets?” And he tells “No, no sweets.” In the meantime, a young boy who worked there, said “Ghose Da! Ghose Da! In one of the corners, in the cabinet, some sweets are lying.” “Sweets? How is it possible?” So he brought the sweets. They were eight rasagullas. And Baba says “give in two places, four for me and four for Dada.” So Baba paid money for that. And we moved ahead.

 

Baba said “There is no time to sit and eat. Let us eat and walk.” So He says “Now, what are we doing?” I said “Baba, we are eating.” He said “No, no, no, no. When we are eating and at the same time walking, it is not eating, it is grazing.” So He said that “We are grazing. We are not eating.” So we grazed four rasagullas each, and reached Baba’s place. Then Baba entered His room and said “Ok”. But before that He asked me whether “the sweets that you saw there in the temple were similar?” I said “Yes, Baba. They were similar.” He says “No, no, no, no. They were not similar. They were the same.” He says “They were the same sweets! Kalikananda, all the way, took these sweets for you, and put them there in the temple. You did not eat. So again, he brought them back and kept them there. That’s why Ghose did not know about it.”

 

So He says that “Well, how do you say that Kalikanandajii does not work much for us?” He says that “he is very much more responsible than any of you workers. And whatever job I give, he does it promptly, according to target, according to time frame. And whenever he should fail, I punish him more than you people. So, do not say that Kalikanandajii is simply doing sadhana and all that. He is very elevated and at the same time he is very responsible.”

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Diikśá and Initiation

2 December 1978 Evening, Madras

In a short discourse, I shall try to say something regarding diikśá and initiation.
As you know, for want of sufficient vocabulary in certain tongues, we are to use some words having close proximity to the required term. [Here, for instance, we have to use the English word “initiation” for the Sanskrit diikśá. But] the word “initiation” cannot represent the spirit of diikśá. The rudimental meaning of “initiation” is “to resort to a new avenue of progress”. Certainly diikśá is a new avenue of progress, but diikśá is also something more.
The first thing to be known and remembered is that, as per the science of yoga, diikśá is divided into two important phases. The first phase is known as Vaedikii diikśá, and the second phase is known as Tántrikii diikśá. In Vaedikii diikśá, the aspirant requests the Supreme Entity, Parama Puruśa, to show him or her the path. It is not a cult; it is just requesting the Supreme Father to let him or her know the secrets of success in the stratum of spirituality. The Gáyattrii Mantra (it is commonly known as the Gáyattrii Mantra, but its actual name is the “Savitr Rk”) is Vaedikii diikśá. Here the request is, “O Lord, show me the path. O Lord, guide our intellect towards the supreme path, so that I may be one with the Supreme Entity.”
Oṋḿ bhúr bhuvah svah oṋḿ tat saviturvareńyaḿ;
Bhargo devasya dhiimahi dhiyo yo nah pracodayát.
This is the “Savitr Rk”, or “Gáyattrii Mantra”. Here the aspirant says, Bhúr bhuvah svah maha janah tapah satya asya saptalokasya savitur devasya, savitur pitur devasya, savitur devasya, tatpitur devasya, vareńyam bhargo dhiimahi, vareńyam pújaniiyam, bhargo jyoti, dhiimahi bayaḿ dhyánam kurmah, kena kárańena bayaḿ dhyánaḿ kurmah. Dhiyo yo nah pracodayát. Dhii buddhih medhá yah nah asmákaḿ sah asmakaḿ dhii pracodayát saḿvidhámaḿ karotu satpathi paricálanaḿ karotu anena kárańena bayaḿ tad vareńyaḿ bhargo dhiimahi dhyánam kurmah.(1)
The exact English translation will be “The Supreme Father who did create the seven strata of manifestation – we meditate on His divine effulgence. And why do we meditate on His divine effulgence? So that He may guide our intellect unto the path of bliss, unto the path of supreme blessedness.” So here the prayer is to guide the brain unto the proper path. It is Vaedikii diikśá – tan no dhiyo pracodayát – “so that He may guide our intellect towards the path of blessedness”… sah no buddhyá shubhayá saḿyunaktu – “so that He may connect our intellect with blessedness.”
So these things are Vaedikii diikśá. There is no scope for such an interpretation or such a phase in “initiation”.
Now, the second phase is Tántrikii diikśá. Actually this Tántrikii diikśá is a cult. In the term “initiation” this cult is not properly clarified, or rather, nothing has been clearly said regarding this cult. As you know regarding the word tantra: tan means “to expand”, and tra means “liberator”; so the science that frees the aspirant from the fetters of bondages by expansion – by expanding the mind, by expanding the existence – is Tantra.
Another meaning: ta is dullness, and tra means liberator. So the science that liberates the aspirant from dullness and expands his or her entire existence is Tantra – Taḿ jádyát tárayet yastu sah tantrah parikiirttitah.
Now this Tántrikii diikśá has three phases, rather you may say three sub-phases: and they are diipanii, mantrágháta and mantra caetanya. And the derivation of the word diikśá is also from diipanii:
Diipajiṋánam yato dadyát kuryát pápakśayaḿ tatah;
Tasmátdiikśeti sá proktá sarvatantrasya sammatá.
[The process which produces the capacity to realize the inner import of mantra and which expedites the requital of the saḿskáras, or reactive momenta, is called diikśá.]
Diipajiṋánam. What is the first letter? Dii. Then, kuryát pápakśayaḿ tatah. Kśayam – what is the first letter? Kśa. So the word becomes diikśa, and the feminine term will be diikśá.
Now what is diipanii? Everything lies coverted within the self. The Supreme Entity is also within your “I” feeling. [He] is with you, but you do not know Him. That is, the Supreme Entity is with you, but You cannot see Him. You cannot realize Him. Why? Because you are covered by, you are surrounded by, Máyá, the cimmerian darkness of Máyá. This diikśá, Tantrikii diikśá, is just like a torch. And by focusing the torch, you see your route through the darkness. That is why the first sub-phase is diipanii – diipanii means “showing the torchlight”. But no such thing is there in the term “initiation”.
Diikśá gives the aspirant the route, the way, or rather the path, of bliss. It shows the path of bliss. And to show the path of bliss, light is required; and that light is also supplied by diikśá. This light is diipanii.
Then, pápakśayam. You know what pápa is: pápa is negative reactive momenta. Whatever you do, the reaction is there, and when the reaction is not satisfied, not quenched, it remains in dormant form. The momentum is there, but not expressed. And there is also the case of positive work, that is, when you do something for the advancement of living beings – that is something positive, it is a positive action. In samája shástra [social scriptures] this positive action is called puńya, and when you do something against the public interest, this negative action is known as pápa. Now this negative action in reactive form, that is, this negative reactive momentum, is called pápa; and pápakśayam is brought about by diikśá. And how is that kśayam(2) to be effected? Through actions – through reactive actions.(3) These reactive actions may be on the physical plane, or may be on the psychic plane. But diikśá teaches us how these reactive momenta are to be satisfied on the psychic plane, thus freeing the person from the bondages of pápa.
Now this process of freeing a person from the fetters of pápa is divided into two sub-phases: mantrágháta and mantra caetanya. Mantrágháta means, as I have already told you, that each and every mantra has the support of an acoustic root: and when that acoustic root strikes at the root of the coiled serpentine, it is aroused. This is called mantrágháta. After that this roused coiled serpentine moves with the force, or the stamina, it gets from the mantra. It moves towards the supreme positivity, and this movement is called mantra caetanya. With the help of this mantrágháta and mantra caetanya, a spiritual aspirant is freed from all the mundane bondages, bondages both on the physical and on the psychic plane.
So whereas in the case of “initiation” we see that it is just a resort to an avenue of progress and nothing more than that, nothing amplified, diikśá is divided into two phases, one primordial and the other final, and that final phase is further divided into three parts, or phases: diipanii, mantrágháta and mantra caetanya. But as we have no proper word for diikśá in English or any other language, we have no alternative but to use the word “initiation” for diikśá. The actual Sanskrit word for the English term “initiation” is abhiśeka, not diikśá.
*Today is Shravanii Purnima*

(First InitiationDay)

*About Initiation*

Baba says, “Those who perform sadhana *twice a day regularly,* the thought of Parama Purusa will certainly arise in their mind at the time of death; their liberation is a sure guarantee…” (Supreme Command)

(B) Baba furthermore stresses the importance of getting *all the lessons of sadhana* in a timely way. But here again that is impossible if one does not at least get initiated.

Baba says, “Human life is short. It is wise to get all the instructions regarding sádhaná as soon as possible.” (Caryacarya – 2, Sadhana, point #8)

(C) Here below Baba graciously declares that “dharma is the property of the masses.”

Baba says, “Today, you should remember that *Ananda Marga is not limited to a handful of honest and intellectual people. Rather, it is trying to rally thousands of people under the banner of one sublime ideology. I dedicate Ananda Marga in this DMC [Dharma Mahácakra: a spiritual gathering during which the Guru delivers several discourses] to all sections of society*. Prior to this DMC, I would only discuss intellectual topics, but from this DMC onwards I have become a man of the people because I believe that *dharma is the property of the masses, not the exclusive monopoly of a handful of so-called educated middle class elite*. Dharma belongs to one and all. From this DMC, I recognize it as the property of the common people.”

(Ananda Vacanamrtam – 7, Spiritual Truth Surpasses Everything, 3 January 1979, Patna