Life of Sant Gora Kumbhar !! Part III !!

Jai Sriman Narayana !!

                                        

Once the rain has stopped, Tulsi Bai  rushed back from the market approached her husband who gasping for breath through singing the glory of Vittal, she was also equally drenched and breathlessly enquired her husband about their child – Hari.  His answer was too philosophical, ‘Hari is omnipresent & omnipotent.’  His reply did not get in to her head thoroughly; she was screaming and asked for their child – Hari.  He put a sudden halt to his singing and dancing and looked around for the child.  He was also equally worried and answered her that the child was playing somewhere around him only.   In a sudden moment their eyes fell on the throbbed clay on the ground, they could see the flesh, body parts and blood of the child all over it.    It was very clear that the child was dead few minutes ago.


It was frightening sight for Goroba and Tulsi Bai.  Tulsi Bai lost her sense completely and screamed at her husband.  She blamed Goroba was responsible for their child’s death.  She poured her extreme hatred through words towards her husband and Vithoba as well. She firmly believed that her husband’s excessive obsession towards Lord Vithoba brought the heartbreaking incident in her life.  Goroba calmly approached her wife and was trying to pacify her saying that ‘It was Vithoba’s wish to take away the child he has given us.’  At this point, his wife in a fuming rage and was totally uncontrollable, violently ran inside the house declaring that she will break the statue of Vittal/Vithoba/Panduranga  who was the cause for all the tragedies in her life and rushed to fetch the axe.  Goroba hurried behind her and snatched away the Axe from her.  He madly chased her, when she realized the danger screamed at him ‘Promise on Vithoba, Don’t come closer to me’.  It truly echoed in his mind, he put down the axe and promised that he will remain isolated forever from her life.  The couple performed the last rites of their one and only son with heavyhearted.

Jai Sriman Narayana !!











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