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| Sombari Baba |
Whenever someone came to the ashram for darshan, Sombari Baba took on the responsibility of feeding them and keeping them safe until they got home. When a devotee left the ashram after darshan, Baba would track them till they got home safely. Sometimes he would speak about this to other devotees at the ashram saying “such-and-such person has reached home now.”
Devotees would not need to ask Baba how long they should stay; he would himself tell them when to set off for their journey ahead. If someone was in a rush, Baba would know this and tell them to make some khichdi for themselves immediately or get someone else to feed them, and then send them on their way.
At one time, a group of devotees wished to leave the ashram to go on to their destination. They waited for a while, but Baba did not tell them to go on, so they went to Baba and said, “Baba, could you please apply a tika to our foreheads as we would like to travel to our destination?”
On hearing this, Baba said very clearly: “Your life is in danger, stay here tonight.” When the devotees did not pay heed, Baba refused to apply tika, and they went on regardless. The next day, their bodies were found in the forest; they had been attacked by a tiger.
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