The Wonder Saint of KashmirNand Babh the Omniscient | |
by Justice Janki Nath Bhat & Prithvi Nath Razdan (Mahanoori) | |
Edited by: Prof. Gopi Kishen Muju | |
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Chapter VI
The Succession
Problem
Bakhshi,
Shams-u-Din and Sadiq
By a strange
coincidence, Bakhshi Gulam Mohammad, the Budshah or Sah-i-Jahan of modern Kashmir as
people called him and was a poor man's hope, is said to have reached the scene near
Aishmuquam on way to Pahalgam just when Swami Ji was asking Mr. O.N. Thusoo to fill his
(Swami ji's) car with petrol. On seeing him from a distance, Bakhshi Gulam Mohammad is
said to have rushed to pay his respects to him and offered petrol from his own car as a
matter of courtesy and respect.
Strangely
enough, Swami Ji is said to have declined the offer. Instead, he is said to have demanded
back his pen, which he had given to Bakhshi Sahib and was retained by him. It spelt the
proverbial doom for Bakhshi Gulam Mohammad, who understood the meaning and significance of
the event. He could grasp the outcome and became gloomy.
Later the car
is said to have been refueled on payment for the return journey by Mr. Thusoo.
Being a close
disciple of Swami Ji Mr. Thusoo ventured to ask the Swami Ji the reason for refusal.
Giving a pin
point description of Shamas-u-Din Sahib, Swami Ji said, " Some robust, stout man
wearing a big fur cap and hailing from rural area, must have a chance to ...." Mr.
Thusoo got the clue.
As narrated by
Mr. Thusoo to the author, he turned pale and was overwhelmed by a spell of gloom.
Tuning up his
nerves, he said to Swami Ji in a sad tone, "Swami Ji, my hostile Chief Engineer is a
close friend of this man. And this spells ruin for me...."
" God is
great. Don't worry. It is only a temporary measure. Another well built wise man wearing a
fur cap and spectacles may take his place" came the prompt reply. This consoled Mr.
Thusoo.
And it was
Gulam Mohammad Sadiq who took over from Mr. Shams-u-Din as the next Chief Minister.
Reward
and Punishment
Puzzling
incident of Hakim Sham Lal Bhat
One Thusoo
Sahib was over engaged in connection with the construction and development of Ganderbal
Power House. He could not find time to visit Swami Ji at Nunar for several weeks.
On his next
visit to Swami Ji, he was asked the reasons of his absence for so long.
" Swami
Ji, I was too busy at the site to find time for the visit" was the reply.
"O, Is it
so ? All right go to Shyam Bhat", he retorted. (Pandit Shyam Lal Bhat was a famous
unani physician (Hakeem) of Habba Kadal, Srinagar).
No sooner did
Mr. Thusoo reach home than he fell severely ill and was restless with excruciating pain.
He became unconscious and even went into coma several times. Top most doctors of the time
attended to, but with no relief. The vital stage of the construction of the
Ganderbal Power House suffered. The concerned engineering staff including the Chief
Engineer, visited him at home. At last his Chief Engineer suggested that he should be
taken to the famous Unani physician Shri Shyam Lal Bhat, who happened to be his
family physician.
The suggestion
worked and Mr. Thusoo got examined and finally treated by Hakeeem Shyam Lal Bhat. He
recovered and visited Swami Ji before attending to his duty.
'Swami Ji,
what did you do? " He said meekly, "I suffered too much for too long".
" That
was destined. None could help it", came the reply.
Miscellaneous
Predictions
Tea
and Salary Episodes
a) Once Swami
Ji, while at Thusoo Ji's home at the Darigund village, had tea several times. He called
Mrs. Thusoo again soon after sipping empty a hot cup of tea. He asked her to prepare a few
cups of tea again.
Thusoo Ji
enquired, "Swami Ji, you had tea just now, would it not be harmful" ?
" No, my
boy; a guest is coming. He must have tea just now", he replied.
And lo! and
behold! Grata Mout,another mastana stepped in along with Mrs. Thusoo, who was carrying
fresh tea.
And so all
partook of it.
b) Mr. Thusoo
joined his service after training. He was not given any increment for sometime as his
relations with the Chief Engineer were not good.
One day he
pointed it out to Swami Ji and in reply was told that he was going to get two increments
soon. This came out to be true soon after.
c) In 1965 a
burqua clad woman once approached Swami Ji to plead for her husband who had gone to fight
the Indo-Pak war. She was pining for information about his whereabouts and return to home.
In reply she was told to prepare to receive him that very day. She was happy to do so and
receive him that very evening, as narrated to the author by Mr. O.N. Warikoo who probably
knew the lady and her husband.
d) Once at
Hashias, Swami Ji handed over a book on Engineering to V.K. Warikoo, telling him
that he had something to do with such books. Soon, as the author was told by V.K.
Warikoo's father Shri O.N. Warikoo, his son was admitted in the engineering College at
Srinagar. On completing his training course he was employed in the Govt. service in his
own State. He is presently working as an Assistant Executive Engineer.
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