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Shri Nathji eats cutlets for a change, instead of the daily ‘“Mere paas teenon moortiyen hain“I have all three with me – Vishnu, Brahma, Mahesh.” – referring to Shri Nathji, Pran Nath and Priya Nath.Shri Nathji goes on to say:“R.R. Khanna who was an agnostic, turned into a believer, and said to me that an inner voice had told him, ‘You are appointed as the bodyguard of Shri Nathji for life!’ “When R.R. Khanna asked me whether this was his own voice or the voice of God, I replied:‘Agar nibh gayi to Bhagwan ki, varnaa aap ki!‘If the relationship endures – it is the voice of God, otherwise it is yours!’Shri Nathji speaks of a devotee who forgives those who mock him for his devotion, saying:“Ai sansaarik purusho! Main kyaa kahoon! Tum ne kabhee unkaa darshan naheen kiyaa, iss liye main tumhe kshamaa kartaa hoon!“O people of the world! What can I say to you! You have never seen Him – that is why I forgive you!Shri Nathji makes a profound observation:“Jo gun janam ke saath aa jaate hain vai banaaye naheen jaa sakte!“The qualities one acquires from birth cannot be acquired even with an effort!”When Shri Nathji reads of the political turmoil in the country, he says, half-angrily, and half-laughingly:“Maine“I do not wish to enter into politics, otherwise I would have set everyone right!”In another moment of reverie, Shri Nathji narrates the pleasant ‘rivalry’ between his devotees Nawab Istafa Khan and R.R. Khanna at Lucknow during the 1930’s.“Aaj tak main Khanna ke ghar men raihtaa thhaa, aur ab main Nawab Sahib ke ghar men rahoongaa!”“Up to now I was living in Khanna’s house, but now I shall be living in Nawab Sahib’s house.”When both R.R. Khanna and Istafa Khan could not understand what Shri Nathji meant, Shri Nathji explained:“When I was in your house, I was in Khanna’s heart – and now that I am going to his house, I shall be in your heart. The heart is my real dwelling place!”Shri Nathji recounted how Mrs. Khanna performed an ARTI of Shri Nathji at the Khannas’ home, and called Him “Ramji”, saying:“Ramji aaj jo vishvaas diyaa hai isse kabhee cheen naa mat – na iss janam men, na agle janam men!“O Lord Rama! The Faith that you have granted me today – let it never be taken away from me, either in this life or the next!”Shri Nathji spoke of the Pandit who performed an ARTI at the house of a Seth Khun Khunji at Lucknow and who said later to Shri Nathji:“When I was performing the Arti, for a while I thought I saw a vision of Lord Krishna in your place!”And Shri Nathji added:“Panditji kitnaa acchaa hotaa agar ye aapka bhram banaa raihtaa – aapko Bhagwan ke to darshan hote raihte!“Panditji – how nice it would have been if your illusion had persisted – at least you would have had Lord Krishna constantly before your eyes!”