Sadhvi Kalp Lata
One day in Devagarh, a person named Bhanwarlalji Derasaria was sitting at his shop in the market. At around 8 o’c1ock, a known person came to him and said, “Our relatives have come from Ahmedabad. They have to go to Jokaria, near Jojawar, to participate in a religious meeting. They don’t have proper conveyance. Could you kindly lend them your car? They would return the car at about 4 o’clock in the morning.” Believing what the person said, Bhanwarlalji gave him the permission to take the car. Those people parked the car outside and went into the village to deal with a girl. But the villagers hit them and captured them. Almost twenty five villagers, holding bamboo-sticks were coming towards the car. Looking at them, the driver got scared and somehow managed to escape to Devagarh.
The villagers pushed the car towards the village. Thinking it to be the culprit’s car, they decided to burn it down. There happened to be retired policeman among the group of villagers. First of all, the policeman decided to have a proper look at the car with the help of a torch He noticed ‘Jai Bhikshu Jai Tulsi’ written on that car. Then he exclaimed, “This car does not belong to the culprits, but instead it is owned by a noble man. The name of the noble man’s religious Guru is mentioned on it ‘Perhaps the car belongs to somebody else and the driver is the miscreant. Don’t destroy it; otherwise you may fall into trouble.” Considering the policeman’s decision, the villagers decided to spare the car. They left the car after puncturing its tyre.
Bhanwarlalji was worried when the car did not return by night. The next morning around ten o’clock, the frightened driver came back and narrated the whole incident to him. Bhanwarlalji collected around four or five men from the village and reached Jojawar. There he was ‘accompanied by a few Terapanthi followers and reached Jokaria. A number of people had already gathered there. After hearing their formal conversation, he narrated the whole story to them. But the villagers did not let them take the car. Bhanwarlalji kept on trying to take the car before dusk, but failed. So, he returned to Jojawar with all his companions. Later, they came back to Devagarh. At home, when they were ready to go to bed they thought of their religious Guru and prayed ardently that the villagers should come back to their senses and entrust the car. If ' this happens, he would straight away go to Siriyari and pay homage to Bhikshu Swami and then proceed to Devagarh.
The next morning at six o’clock, a devotee from Jojawar named Virdhichand Chopra went to Jokaria. He talked with the villagers, and they said, “Take the keys and return the car.” He was amazed about such a big change in them over night. Last night we were pleading for it but in vain. Virdhichandji came from Jaipur and disclosed that he had taken the car and it could be collected. Bhanwarlalji realised the miracle that had taken place. He decided to move to Siriyari. There the Mantra of “Om Bhikshu” was chanted with greater and deeper faith, by Bhanwarlalji.
