When there is no thing left to win over and there is
nothing to loose. Where worries have no place and there is no reason to be
happy. Man to animals nothing fear. Living in rational terms, is not life but
beyond it such a life lives a sadhu. “One who attains perfect control over self
is sadhak, henceforth termed as Sadhu” says Ranjit Singh Verma alias Aftab
Dahalvi, an insurance employee, a known Urdu poet and now a Sadhu, “Not exactly
but vying to become. There are two ways to become Sadhu either seva (service) Sadhana
(penance). What drives an individual to choose either way is difficult to
explain like air that you can feel but not able to explain it. It is reality
worth experiencing than debating over it verbally.” No responsibility, no
emotional bondage makes them fearless and many fear them. “They are trouble
causer sometime. In crowd some of them turned out to be drug peddlers, thugs,
shawman creating nuisance in the system.” Add R.K. sudhanshu Collector Hardwar
region highlighting fact of their given traveling status there are no such
records that how many they are in numbers. “SSP of this region has a plan where
we would be able to maintain record of every arriving Sadhu. And it is
important as they leave body there is nobody many a time to claim their body
and many times it causes trouble as they die without antecedent leaving assets
crossing billion marks in value subsequently it becomes headache for system.”
Explains Sudhanshu giving instance of a murder of Sadhu took place some days
back who left a huge property behind, “Constitution of India recognize them as
normal citizen but their free and fearless way of living causes panic in common
man sometime.”
“This pious place is meant for Jal Samadhi of Saints
and sadhus. ‘Grihast’ should go to either chandi or kankhal ghats. One who
doesn’t follow the order would be subjected to legal procedures. – By orders.
Sudhanshu is not aware of this hoarding placed at ghat number 10 on banks of
Ganges in Hardwar. “Many reporters worldwide came here and expressed their
opinion in media channels. I maintain record of every Sadhu brought here for
cremation. They come from every nook and corner of India even if they leave
their body outside India they are brought here. First we give them bath of
Milk, honey, sandal paste, pure ghee and than perform their last rites closing
their body in Sandal wood coffin or huge knapsack (Depending on their financial
standing) filled with stones and push them in sapt dhara into fathoms deep
water.” Says Sukhdev giri Maharaj performing rites at ghat since 40 years and
in charge of maintenance of records of every arrival.
Often their initiation and previous life is subjected
to mysterious circumstances. “I am OM that’s it” explains Om when been asked
about his previous life putting full stops on all questions. A Greek and
musician by profession his life now sings altogether a different tune. He heard
it at age of 18 and gave up everything at age of 26. “It was like trading I was
giving things away and it was coming to me rapidly. I don’t look it as that I
am not contributing to society but I am not taking something away and I could
be a part of faith governing system as I devote all time to prayers and
penance.”
It’s a devoted life where they owe nothing and after
they leave body it is devoted to taste buds of myriad tortoises and fish. To
sum it up when I live I don’t owe anything to anybody and I die I belong to
everybody.
It is very informative and give a new perception about mortality and spiritualism.
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