The Last Days of Bhagavan Nityananda (Part II)

“There Is So Much to Give, But No Takers”

Shree Guru Ganesha

As we continue to reflect upon the final days of Bhagavan Nityananda before His Mahasamadhi, one truth becomes increasingly evident. Though His physical body had grown weak, His concern was never for Himself. His concern was for His devotees.

Throughout His life, Bhagavan constantly urged people to live with both intensity and integrity. He encouraged regular Sadhana, sincere performance of one’s worldly duties, and an unwavering commitment to inner transformation. Every moment spent in His presence was an opportunity—not merely to receive blessings, but to awaken.

Yet, like most seekers throughout history, many approached Him seeking relief from suffering, fulfilment of worldly desires, good health, prosperity, or success. Bhagavan never turned anyone away. His compassion knew no bounds. He gave freely according to the needs and receptivity of each devotee.

Yet He would often remind them:

“Bhava Taisa Deva.”

“As is your inner attitude, so is your experience of the Divine.”

The Guru reflects the heart of the devotee. One who seeks worldly gain receives worldly help. One who seeks God receives God.

As the time of His Mahasamadhi drew near, Bhagavan uttered words that have echoed through the hearts of devotees ever since:

“There is so much to give, but no takers.”

It was not a statement of disappointment.

It was a statement of compassion.

The inexhaustible treasure of spiritual wisdom lay open before everyone, yet very few recognised its value. Most were content with the coins lying on the shore, while the Guru wished to bestow the ocean itself.

In the days following His Mahasamadhi, many devotees found themselves reliving their earliest memories of Bhagavan.

They remembered the day they first met Him.

The first words He spoke.

The first glance that pierced their hearts.

The countless occasions on which He quietly corrected, guided, protected and transformed them.

Alongside these precious memories came another realisation.

How many of His teachings had they heard, yet not fully lived?

How often had they sought His miracles, while overlooking His message?

Yet even amidst this introspection, they understood one profound truth.

Bhagavan had not left them.

He had merely withdrawn from the visible form into the silent sanctuary of their own hearts.

From that day onward, many resolved to live His teachings with renewed sincerity—balancing Prapancha (worldly responsibilities) with Paramartha (the supreme spiritual goal). They slowly discovered that while His physical presence had ceased, His inner guidance had become even more intimate.

One incident from the life of Shree Vimalananda Swamiji, also known as Shri Kullur Swami, one of Bhagavan’s close attendants, beautifully illustrates this transformation.

During his early years in Ganeshpuri, Kullur Swami would lovingly light camphor every evening at each place where Bhagavan had sat or rested. It was his expression of devotion.

One day Bhagavan called him and gently asked,

“What are you doing? This is not the way to offer obeisance. One should perform Urvadanda Namaskara.”

At first glance, the instruction appears simple.

But Bhagavan was pointing toward a much deeper truth.

Externally, Urvadanda Namaskara signifies complete surrender—raising both arms in total offering before the Divine.

Internally, it points to the yogic ascent of consciousness through disciplined Pranayama, where the life-force is gathered and lifted towards the Ajna Chakra, the seat of higher awareness.

Bhagavan was gently redirecting His disciple from outer ritual to inner realization.

The highest prostration is not merely performed by the body.

It is performed by the ego.

The true Namaskara is the complete surrender of the individual self into the Infinite.

Such was Bhagavan’s unique spiritual university.

There were no classrooms.

No examinations.

No certificates.

Yet those who sincerely absorbed His teachings and lived them in daily life graduated into the highest attainment—Jeevan Mukti, liberation while still living.

Many, however, imagined that physical proximity to the Guru alone would guarantee liberation.

Bhagavan quietly taught otherwise.

The Guru provides the boat.

The disciple must still row.

On another occasion Bhagavan told Kullur Swami:

“Ganeshpuri Nitya Darshan.”

These simple words puzzled him for years.

Only much later, when advancing age made it difficult even to climb the steps of the Samadhi Mandir, did their meaning dawn upon him.

Shree Kulloor Swami

Bhagavan was not referring merely to a geographical place.

He was revealing an eternal truth.

The Darshan of a Sadguru is never confined to physical form.

It is not limited by time.

Nor is it restricted by space.

One who has truly received the Guru’s Grace carries Ganeshpuri within the heart forever.

The Guru’s presence becomes Nitya—ever-present, unbroken, eternal.

Perhaps this is the greatest consolation that Bhagavan left for His devotees during His final days.

The body may disappear.

The voice may become silent.

The eyes may no longer be seen.

Yet the Guru never departs.

His Grace continues to guide, protect and awaken all who remember Him with faith, sincerity and surrender.

Om Namo Bhagavate Nityanandaya.

Part I – The Treasure That Could Not Tempt a Devotee

The Last Days before the Mahasamadhi of Bhagavan Nityananda (Part 1)

The Guru tests detachment.

In Part I, Bhagavan shows hidden gold beneath the earth. In Part II, He speaks of the hidden treasure of spiritual wisdom. The contrast is subtle but powerful. One treasure belongs to time; the other belongs to eternity.

Bhagavan did not leave His devotees with memories; He left them with a living path.

As we approach the sacred Punyatithi of Bhagavan Nityananda—8th August according to the English calendar and 10th August 2026 according to the lunar tithi—we remember not only His Mahasamadhi but also the extraordinary events that unfolded during His final days in Ganeshpuri. They reveal that even as His physical body grew frail, His divine play continued unabated, imparting profound spiritual lessons to those around Him.