How Lord Balaji Blessed Mumbai with His Divine Padarpan
About a decade ago, Gurunath’s life was irrevocably altered by a devastating accident. In the bustling suburb of Goregaon, Mumbai, a Tata Sumo slammed into him, leaving him shattered and bleeding on the unforgiving road. His intestines were exposed, and his body was broken beyond recognition. As fate would have it, he lay there, helpless and abandoned, until a kind stranger found him and rushed him to KEM Hospital.
The doctors, seasoned professionals who had seen it all, took one look at Gurunath and shook their heads in despair. His injuries were so severe that survival seemed impossible. They gave him no hope, expecting his life to flicker out at any moment.
But as Gurunath lay in his hospital bed, clinging to the thinnest thread of life, a mysterious figure appeared. A monk, serene and radiant, with flowing white hair and a long beard, approached him.
With a gentle touch on Gurunath’s forehead, the monk offered words of divine assurance: “With Lord Balaji’s grace, you will recover. Fear not.”
The monk made Gurunath promise that if he survived, he would visit the Lord Balaji Temple in Tirupati. This promise became the anchor to which Gurunath clung as he slowly, miraculously, began to heal. Even the skeptical doctors could not explain his recovery, though they continued to prescribe an overwhelming regimen of medicines just to keep him alive. Yet, the question remained: he had survived, but could he truly live?
As Gurunath returned to his daily life, he began receiving strange, vivid dreams urging him to fulfill his promise. Compelled by these visions, he embarked on a pilgrimage to the Lord Balaji Temple in Tirupati. There, in a moment that felt destined, he encountered the same monk who had visited him in the hospital. The monk asked Gurunath what three wishes he desired. Without hesitation, Gurunath wished for a life where he would never go hungry, where he would be respected by all, and where he could travel the world.
The monk agreed to grant these wishes but asked for something in return: Gurunath was to build a temple for Lord Balaji in Mumbai. The request left Gurunath in shock. He was barely scraping by, struggling to make ends meet, and now he was being asked to construct a temple? The monk, however, provided specific details about where the temple should be built, right down to the surrounding environment, and reassured Gurunath that the Lord would help him find the place and the means to build it.
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Determined to fulfill this divine mission, Gurunath started visiting the Balaji temple at Marine Lines, seeking guidance. He felt a strong inner calling to learn about architecture and temple design, but the books he needed were far beyond his financial reach.
Then, as if by divine intervention, while praying at the temple one day, he noticed a man next to him drop his wallet. Gurunath promptly returned it to the owner, who turned out to be the head of the Crossword bookstore chain. When the man learned of Gurunath’s desire to study temple architecture, he offered him free access to the books in his store. It was a small miracle that would set the stage for greater ones to come.
Gurunath began his search for the perfect plot of land, one that matched the monk’s specifications. After much effort, he finally found it in Charkop, Kandivili West. But the price was steep—35 lakh rupees for a small plot. With only a meager 5,000 rupees to his name, Gurunath approached the landowner, hoping for a miracle. Initially, the landowner was furious, dismissing Gurunath’s offer as an insult. But then, something changed. The landowner, as if touched by an unseen force, asked Gurunath to wait. When he returned, he agreed to accept the 5,000 rupees as an initial payment, on the condition that Gurunath would pay the rest in installments as he received donations.
Gurunath was stunned. He had the land. The first step in his impossible journey had been taken. Empowered by this miracle, he began raising funds for the temple. Word of his miraculous survival spread, and soon, donations began pouring in. Influential people, moved by his story, contributed generously. What seemed impossible became reality, as Gurunath saw the divine hand of Lord Balaji guiding him every step of the way.
Today, that temple stands as a testament to faith, perseverance, and the miracles that can happen when the divine chooses to intervene.
