55.6: A mango tree given a mantra

49. Revilers came and stood there and said, ‘You have made simpletons your disciples, and made them wander about after you.

50. You have destroyed the family life of many and hence the people are very displeased. Now we request you to do something and please do it accordingly.

51. You saints are endowed with spiritual knowledge. In your sight the four classes of creatures are alike. Therefore from to-day graciously bestow your mystic mantra on the vegetable kingdom.

52. ‘By all means,’ he replied and exhibited a wonderful visible manifestation, which in this world of mortals is not possible to others though using various means.

53. There was an old mango tree there and he gave his mystic saying (mantra) to it, and placed his hand upon it.

54. When he made it his disciple the people saw the wonder with their own eyes and said, ‘When you give your mystic mantra to human beings they give up their worldly affairs.

55. How are we to know that the tree is influenced by your mantra? Therefore kindly perform some other miracle by which our doubt will be dispelled.

56. Someone had brought bread and vegetables to offer him. Ganeshnath picked some up and held them in his hand.

57. He thus addressed the tree which had received his mantra: ‘This is God’s favour, open your mouth and lovingly eat it.’

58. As the Sadguru uttered these words, a most wonderful sight occurred. The trunk of the tree split in two before all.

59. The bread was put into the gap. and at that very moment it became just as before, at which all of them wondered, their minds becoming absorbed therein.

60. The wise and the revilers who were there prostrated themselves before Ganeshuath and said, ‘There is no bhakta like you, so God-loving, so knowing and so pure.

61. Full of pride we troubled you for nothing. Saying this they went to their homes.