Now, the Guru moved ahead. First, he went towards south and reached Krishanganj. He stayed here for a few days and put the people on the true path of 'recitation of the Lord's name with love'.
Then, he moved towards north-east and came to Rajganj. Here, he blessed the people with the Lord's name.
Again, he moved ahead and came to a place where it was a sea of water. Mardana was asking people about the whereabouts of the place.
Then, the Guru said: O Mardana wait, the Lord does everything. Soon, a big ship arrived. The boatman said: Sir, I have come to fetch you.
Then, the Guru smiled and sat in the ship accompanied by Mardana. After sailing for sometime, the ship reached the foot of a hillock. The sadhu who had come to fetch the Guru took him to a mountainous site. Here, they entered a tunnel. It was pitch dark. Mardana was scared as to where were they going? After walking a little distance, the tunnel finished and an open space was visible. Some sadhus were meditating and had fire lit in front of them. Some sadhus were doing different types of practices.
On seeing the true Guru, everybody bowed to the Guru in respect. The head of the sadhus fell at the Guru's feet and welcomed him. The Guru embraced him with love and then, both of them sat down. This saint's name is mentioned as Ram Das. The Guru stayed here for some days. Very delicious fruits were there to eat. Sweet potatoes were available in plenty, that become very tasty when roasted. Here, Mardana did not get to know the discourse of the Guru. By evening, saint Ram Das and the Guru used to go further up a solitary place and sit in meditation. They used to come down next morning.
After staying here in solitude for some days, immersed in the love of the Lord, the Guru departed from there.
Mardana asked: Where do we go now?
Guru: I am immersed in the Lord's love. Wherever he commands, I go.
Traveling slowly, they reached Dhaka. The Guru stayed at a place on the outskirts of the town. Divine songs were sung, morning and evening. Many people started coming to listen to the divine hymns.
One day, the singing of divine songs was so enthralling that a few people fell at the Guru's feet to seek blessings. The Guru blessed them with the Lord's name.
Now, the news of the arrival of the Guru spread far and near. People talked about the godly soul who gave life to lifelessly living people. Many known saints and sadhus started coming. The city people also started thronging.
The Guru blessed everybody with the Lord's name and they became Guru-disciples.
One saint Nathe Shah became a Guru-disciple and was blessed by the Guru.
One sadhu named Lurian, who was doing Hath-yoga practice, was blessed by the Guru and he started treading on the true path of 'recitation of the Lord's name with love'.
Similarly, one Muslim saint, Sheikh Ahmed, who was 'keeping fasts' but could not get peace of mind was blessed 'the Lord's name' by the Guru. He got peace of mind. Some more saints namely, Rewa Das, Shyamal Nath, Chandan Nath and Narain Das who were practicing austerities were blessed by the Guru and put on the true path of 'Name'.
The thing is that most sadhus get busy in yoga practices and then, start thinking that this 'detachment of mind' is the end itself. They do not aim at reaching the Lord. The practices were to detach the mind from worldly desires and further attach it to the Lord. Again, some sadhus get into supernatural powers for worldly gains and some become tantrics (hypnotists).
Some people get concentration of mind by yoga practices and consider that sufficient and they do not become eager to meet the Lord.
The Guru put all such saints on the true path of 'recitation of the Lord's name with love' and a holy congregation was formed at Dhaka.
Then, the Guru departed.
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