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March 2, 1992 is Mahashivraatri, the birthday of Lord Shanker. It also happens to be Monday, which is considered to be Lord Shanker’s day. “Achhaa hai aapko Bhole Nath milaa hai, Chatur Nath naheen milaa. Agar Chatur Nath milaa hotaa to barraa hisaab kitaab kartaa!“It is good you have found a There was Kasturilal’s bhajan:“Kis kadar Bhole hain mere Bhole Nath,“How innocent is my Bhole NathShri Nathji had often said:“Kul adhyaatmiktaa kaa saar hai–Shri Nathji also used to say:“Do pranaam to huaa hee naheen karte. Pranaam to ek hi hotaa hai. Doosraa pranaam tab kare jab paihle pranaam se sar utthaaye! Aur jahaan sachhaa pranaam ho gayaa, vahaan sar to kabhee utthtaa hee naheen.“There can never be two prostrations. There is just one prostration–self-surrender! A second prostration will only come about when the head is raised from the first prostration. But if the first prostration is a genuine one, how can the head be ever raised!”Priya Nath is worried lest Shri Nathji’s weight goes above 41.25 and they have to take a diuretic resulting in frequent and copious micturition which will be sheer torture for Shri Nathji with his toe still tender, and His having to get up again and again. Priya Nath prays the weight remain constant at 41.25.“Koyi iss dard ko baant to saktaa naheen. Sirf poochh sakte hain aur chintaa kar sakte hain.“No one can share this pain with me. People can only enquire about it and sympathise with me.”Shri Nathji had written a verse much earlier:“Dard hoon dekhne aao to davaa ban jaaoon,“I am a Pain, but become a cure when thou come to see me,