The Last Days before the Mahasamadhi of Bhagavan Nityananda (Part 3)

.The Last Days before the Mahasamadhi of Bhagavan Nityananda (Part 3)

Shree Guru Krupa Kevalam

As Bhagavan Nityananda’s earthly sojourn drew to its close, many devotees were quietly troubled by a single question:

“What will become of us after Baba leaves His physical body?”

For years they had depended upon His visible presence. They approached Him with every difficulty—illness, family problems, financial hardships, spiritual doubts—and returned with renewed courage, strength, and peace. The thought of His physical departure seemed almost unbearable.

Yet, during those final days, Bhagavan was gently preparing them for a far greater truth.

The Guru does not merely solve our problems.

The Guru transforms our destiny.

From birth until death, every Jeeva journeys through alternating peaks of joy and valleys of sorrow, seldom understanding the unseen forces that shape its life.

Karma sows the seeds. Prarabdha determines which of those seeds ripen in this birth. Runanubandha binds us to parents, children, spouses, friends, adversaries, places, and circumstances through invisible bonds carried across countless lifetimes.

Thus, life appears to unfold as an endless succession of pleasure and pain, gain and loss, union and separation. To the ordinary mind, these events seem random. To the vision of the Sadguru, they are part of a perfect Divine order.

The Jeeva struggles through this mysterious journey, searching for lasting happiness where none can be found, seeking permanence in a world where everything changes.

Then comes the turning point.

A single glance from the Sadguru. A moment of complete surrender. A heart that opens in faith. From that very moment, the journey begins to change. The external circumstances may not disappear overnight.

Prarabdha still has to be lived.

Responsibilities still have to be fulfilled.

Relationships continue.

Yet something profound has changed.

The Jeeva is no longer travelling alone. The Sadguru has silently taken charge.

What once appeared as chaos gradually reveals itself as Divine choreography.

Every difficulty becomes an instrument of purification. Every success deepens gratitude. Every relationship becomes an opportunity for inner growth. Every challenge becomes another step towards freedom.

The roller-coaster of life slowly steadies.

The violent oscillations of hope and despair begin to subside. What once felt like bondage gradually becomes the very means of liberation. The Guru does not necessarily remove Prarabdha. He transforms our relationship with it. The waves of life no longer threaten to drown the devotee. Instead, they gently carry him towards Shuddha Bhavana, inner purity, and ultimately towards Moksha.

It was during these very last days that Bhagavan revealed this profound truth through a simple yet unforgettable incident.

Bhagavan was resting in the Bangalorewala Building. It was a rainy afternoon. A small group of Marathi-speaking devotees from Nashik had come for His Darshan on the occasion of Guru Poornima. Standing before Him with folded hands, they expressed the pain that weighed heavily upon their hearts.

“Baba, we live far away in Nashik. We are poor devotees. We are unable to come frequently to Ganeshpuri or remain here in Your holy company for long. We come only when circumstances permit, and even then our stay is brief. If You leave Your physical body, what will become of us? Who will guide us? Who will help us cross this Bhava Sagara?”

Bhagavan appeared to be resting, seemingly unaware of their presence. Suddenly, He opened His eyes.

Looking compassionately at them, He uttered just one sentence:

“आपणा सारिखे करितो तो तत्काळ; नाही त्याला काळ वेळ.”

“The Sadguru makes the disciple like Himself—instantly. For Him, there is neither time nor delay.”

With these few words, Bhagavan removed every trace of fear from their hearts.

He was assuring them that Guru Krupa is not limited by physical proximity. Grace is not measured by the number of visits to Ganeshpuri.

It is not restricted by distance. Nor is it governed by time. It flows through the boundless compassion of the Sadguru and the receptivity of the devotee. When the heart is ready, the Guru needs neither years nor lifetimes. He can transform the devotee in an instant.

Perhaps this was among the greatest reassurances Bhagavan wished to leave behind during His final days.

His physical body would soon become still. His voice would no longer be heard. Yet His Grace would become even more accessible. For the Sadguru never abandons the disciple. He merely changes the mode of His presence.

From the visible, He becomes invisible. From the external, He becomes internal. From spoken words, He becomes silent guidance. And from that silence, He continues to shape the destiny of every soul that remembers Him with faith, surrender, and love.

As we journey through these final days before Bhagavan Nityananda’s Mahasamadhi, a beautiful progression unfolds.

In Part I, Bhagavan revealed the hidden treasure beneath Tungareshwar. Yet Shri Madhav Hegde’s reply—“My Deva, I want only You”—taught us that the greatest wealth is not buried beneath the earth, but awakened within the heart through unwavering Guru Bhakti.

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

In Part II, Bhagavan revealed an even greater truth. “There is so much to give, but no takers.” The real treasure He longed to bestow was not material prosperity, but the inexhaustible wealth of Guru Krupa, Self-Knowledge, and the assurance of Nitya Darshan. Though His physical form would disappear, His living presence would forever remain with those who remembered Him with faith.

The Last Days before the Mahasamadhi of Bhagavan Nityananda (Part 2)

Now, in Part III, Bhagavan takes us one step deeper.

Life does not suddenly become free from Karma, Prarabdha, or the bonds of Runanubandha merely because one has met a Sadguru. The storms of life may still arise. Duties must still be performed. Joy and sorrow continue to alternate according to one’s Prarabdha.

But everything changes under the shelter of Guru Krupa.

The challenges that once bound the Jeeva now become instruments of awakening. What appeared to be obstacles are recognised as opportunities for purification. What seemed like destiny becomes the very path to freedom.

The Sadguru does not merely accompany the disciple through life—He silently transforms the disciple into His own likeness.

That is why Bhagavan quoted:

“आपला सारिखे करी तत्काळ । नाही काळ वेळ लागे.”
“The Sadguru makes the disciple like Himself. For Him, there is neither time nor delay.”