A Poor Brahmin Gets Wealth
Varuna Sangam is known as Kashi in the south. Shri
Guru came here from Bhilavadi and stayed near Panch Ganga Sangam for 12 years.
Shiva, Bhadra, Bhogavati, Kumbhi and Saraswati are the five rivers. This is a
famous holy place like Kashi and Prayag. There is a temple of Amareshwar and an
Audumbar tree as a Kalpataru. Sixty four Yoginis lived here. There are 8 holy
places in the neighborhood. They are Shukla Tirth, Papavinashi, Kanya Tirth,
Siddha Varad, Prayag Tirth, Shakti Tirth, Amar Tirth and Koti Tirth.
Shri Guru lived under the Audumbar tree here. He
would go to Amarpur for alms. In Amarpur lived a Brahmin knowing Vedas. He had
a devoted wife. He had a sem creeper at his door. When he could not get
sufficient corn he would live on the boiled seems. He adored Shri Guru with
devotion. He invited Shri Guru for alms one day. After taking the alms Shri
Guru blessed him saying that his poverty was wiped off. While leaving the
premises, Shri Guru cut the root of the sem creeper. Seeing this the Brahmin’s
wife bitterly saying `our means of livelihood are lost.' The Brahmin tried to
console her saying; ‘there must be some good intention of Shri Guru in cutting
the root of the sem. It is our good fortune that Shri Guru in cutting came to
us for alms. Do not blame Shri Guru who blessed us. He will protect us’.
The Brahmin took away the leaves of the creeper from
the courtyard and while digging to take off the root of the creeper, he found a
vessel full of coins. He told this to his wife ho was much pleased and now
repented for blaming Shri Guru. Both then went to Shri Guru and worshipped him
with devotion and reported what had occurred.
Shri Guru said, `Do not tell this to any body, else
the wealth will be destroyed, you shall live happily with your sons and grandsons.'
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