Baba Lokenath’s Command over the Celestial Power

By: Admin | Baba Lokenath | 05-Jan-2022

One day while Baba was sitting outside his room, he saw a woman dressed in a red saree standing by his side. The face of the woman was pockmarked.

Baba recognized her as none other than Sitala Devi, the demigoddess (celestial being) who is the harbinger of smallpox. Sitala Devi said to Baba, “I want to leave this place.” Both of them remained silent. After some time passed, the goddess stepped in front of Baba.

Baba reproved her in a very serious tone, “I am here. Do you think I am nothing?”

The goddess immediately stepped back, pleading, “Will you not allow me to leave this place? Am I to remain imprisoned here?” Baba replied to her, “No, you need not stay here. Just take the route of the lower bank of the river Chawal Baghini. Under no circumstances should you go over the plains where there is human habitation.”

A few days after this incident a family living on the lower bank of the river experienced a severe attack of smallpox. When they came to Baba and reported the smallpox, Baba inquired about the location of their hut and was informed that it was on the lower bank of the river. Baba advised them to leave the hut immediately and run to a place of safety. They were the only family living on the route which Baba had instructed Sitala Devi to take when she left Baradi.

This incident demonstrates Baba’s command over celestial beings. Even demigods and goddesses obeyed his command. It should be noted that since that time there has not been any epidemic of smallpox in that area. Every year prior to Baba’s coming to Baradi, however, a virulent outbreak of smallpox had swept the area. The epidemics had often claimed the lives of hundreds, even thousands, of innocent villagers.

An individual reaching the state of Absolute Brahman enjoys supremacy not only over ordinary mortals, but also over all the demigods and goddesses of the celestial plane. Vijaya Krishna Goswamiji’s vision of all the gods and goddesses in the body of Baba Lokenath also indicates that celestial beings cherish the Presence of one who, in the human body, has achieved the highest state of attainment, the state of Brahman

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