The Power Of Appendage

Param Poojya Shri Gurudev used to narrate this story to show the power of appendage.


A couple lived in a small village. They had no children. One day a wandering Sadhu visited their house. The couple cordially invited the Sadhu and offered him the shelter and food. As days passed, many devotees used to visit their house for the darshan of Sadhu and many used to offer the sadhu with money & other wealth. Sadhu trusted the couple and He gave all the wealth & money which has come through offerings to the couple. Over a period, the wealth that he has given to the couple has grown to a worth of Rs.1 lakh. Sadhu decided to leave the house and HE asked the couple to give his money so that he can leave and search some other place for his living. They inturn asked him which money? We do not have any money of yours. Listening to this, the Sadhu was shocked and he died immediately because of heart attack.

After a year, the couple was blessed with a baby boy. As he grow, they have shown more love and care. But the boy developed bad habits when he grew up. He tend to spend more money of his parents without limits. On his 21st birthday, his parents arrange a big ceremony to celebrate. He also thoroughly enjoyed all the celebration. The same day before going to sleep, he had a desire to eat the beetle leaf which is of worth 10 paisa and he asks for it, after having he goes to sleep. Next day morning, the boy was found dead. The couple enquire their accountant to know how much did they spend for the boy from birth to death. The accountant replied "including the yesterday’s beetle leaf he had before going to sleep he spent exactly 1 lakh rupees". The couple understood that it is no other than the Sadhu who has born as a child to them and he left once he had collected the 1 lakh rupees from them