Sadhvi Kalp Lata
Once upon a time, there lived a man in Sardarshahar, named Tilokchandji Baid. Two-three days before Diwali, his house caught fire while he was side the house. He tried to extinguish the fire but was unsuccessful in doing so because of the clothes and wood lying around were adding fuel to the fire. Half portion of his body burnt and he was screaming. His wife and daughter-in-law who were working upstairs came running, after hearing his shouts and screams. They were shocked when they saw the fire and were totally stunned. They were not able to see anything in the smoke. They threw buckets full of water lying nearby. They hardly realised that Tilokchandji was surrounded by the flames. When the cool water touched the burns of his body he spoke with pain. The burning sensation was intolerable and there were extremely sore blisters all over his body. His family members were not able to look to the acute pain he was suffering. Immediately, they took him to the doctor for treatment. After seeing him the doctor remarked, “What have you done? You have made the problem more complicated and critical by throwing water. Now the only remedy left is to cut the blisters.”
In the moments of severe pain, the statement of cutting his blisters made him shiver, as it added to his agony. He was frightened and said, “Take me to my house. I do not want to have the blisters cut. I will bear the pain.”
It was a critical period before the family members. In this miserable condition the doctor warned that if he did not allow cutting his blisters, it might lead to septic condition, and patient had denied.
Eventually, seeing his mental condition family members brought him back to his house. The medicine ‘Burnol’ was put all over the body. He made up his mind to perform fast on ‘Trayodasi’ and in that same year he would chant the Mantra ‘Om Bhikshu’ one lakh twenty five thousand times.
He kept on his firm determination. While lying on the bed he continued to chant his Mantra which supported him to increase his will power. Nothing but the name of Swamiji saved him from this dreadful misery. He used only ‘Burnol’ on his blisters. Within ten days he was absolutely well, and so everyone was surprised. So Om Bhikshu Mantra has come out as soothing medicine.
