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Priya Nath observed over the years that human memories are but short lived, and though, initially Dr. Shakuntala Talwar and Dharamvir Talwar were very grateful to Shri Nathji for saving Dharamvir’s life, and Dr. Shakuntala Talwar prostrated all the way from the iron gate of Shri Nathji’s house to his doorstep, the sacrifice was soon forgotten over the years as the man had recovered, and both he and Dr. Shakuntala Talwar were leading active lives that took them off to foreign lands, Aden and Mauritius, even while Shri Nathji remained in bed.When Priya Nath told Shri Nathji how Shakuntala Talwar was now running away from her duties towards him, Shri Nathji said with some anger:“Usse bhaagne naheen denaa chahiyeIndeed it always hurt Shri Nathji when his devotees strayed from the path. It was not that he wanted anything from them, it was simply that he wished to save them.Shri Nathji said during those days:“Aapko naheen maaloom kitne murde mujhse taar lagaakar chal rahe hain. Yehi kaaran hai mere bistar par parre raihne kaa.”“You do not know how many dead persons are walking through the spiritual power they derive from my body. This is the reason for my being bedridden.”After Shri Nathji had left the physical world in 1992, much to Priya Nath’s dismay, the person who had been most vociferous in praying to Shri Nathji for the sake of her relatives lives, Dr.Shakuntala Talwar, was the first to all but disappear from the scene, rather than shower her love and sympathy upon Priya Nath, whose father had been snatched away by her prayers for her loved ones. “Blow, blow thou winter wind,