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On a function held at the Dargah of Nizammudin Aulia in 1993 Priya Nath was given a place of honour close to the ‘Peer’ – the descendent of the Aulia family. The ‘Peer’ was very old and very ill, and, therefore had to leave in the middle of the function. Priya Nath found himself alone on the stage for a while, even as some ‘“Mere Bhole Piya!“My innocent BelovedThe ‘“You are truly surcharged with Divine Power!”For Priya Nath, the Urdu verse of Shri Nathji had become a Reality–as He saw Shri Nathji everywhere and in everyone:“Jidhar dekhtaa hoon jahaan dekhtaa hoon,“No matter where I may look or what I may see,Shri Nathji was now speaking to Priya Nath through each and every atom of the Universe.“PRIYAJI AAP MERE PRAANON KE PRAAN HAIN, JAANON KI JAAN.“Priyaji, you are the Life of my Life,Shri Nathji had also Blessed Priya Nath in another lecture. Shri Nathji had said very loudly in 1978 in Akola about Priya Nath:“JAL, VAAYU, AAKAASH, PRITHVEE, KAA YE DHARM HAI KE INKE EK EK KAN KI, EK EK BAAL KI RAKSHAA KARE!”“The waters, the winds, the skies, and the earth are duty-bound to look after each and every hair of Priya Nath and to safeguard him!”Whenever Priya Nath would find himself in any acutely distressing situation, whether it was an illness or any worldly problem, “Jab kabhi mushkil thhee aayi aur taale na tali“Whenever a difficulty came that could not be removed –Once Shri Nathji had laughingly said:“Main ne apnaa naam bhee chhotaa saa rakhaa hai taake pukaarne men“I have given myself a very small name, so that no time may be spent in calling out to me– ‘Hey Nath!”Priya Nath recollected how in 1938 Shri Nathji had brought a certain Mrs. Chaube back to life after she had been declared dead by the doctors at Dehra Dun. “Vaayedaa karen, ke jis tarah mere liye aap nange paaon dhaaye – jab, jab, kissee bhakt par koyi kasht parre aap ussee tarah daurre jaayenge!”“Promise me, that even as you came running bare-footed to save me, you will go to the aid of any devotee who calls out to you!”And, true to His Promise, Shri Nathji had been doing that during His lifetime, and was still doing so in His Infinite, Invisible Form.“Main to sirf aapki raihmat ke zor par zindaa hoon!“I am alive only on the strength of your GRACE!”Priya Nath felt that way himself.