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A family of seventy-five

Guntur, July 2000

y uncle BalakrishnaGupta moved to Ongole in 1984. It was there that he met Guruji. From then on whenever I met my uncle he couldnt stop talking about Guruji, referring to him with much awe and admiration, quoting him with glowing eyes. I wanted to meet this extraordinary man who occupied such a large place in his heart. My marriage to a niece of mine was arranged by our families.1 Our first child, a much wished for son, was mentally disabled. A daughter, born four years later, turned out to be severely physically disabled. My wife and I cared for our children to the best of our abilities, but their conditions weighed heavily on our hearts, causing us much anxiety and unhappiness. When my uncle introduced me to Guruji, I talked to him about the biggest worry in my life my children. Guruji listened intently and then, looking at me with much love, said, Baba is here for us. He will look after everything. Give all your anxieties to him and stop worrying. Was it what he said or the way he said it? I dont know but something in me responded to him very strongly and simply trusted him. My wife and I brought our children, then aged 8 and 4, to Guruji, who gave us homoeopathic medicines for them. Our son, Vinay, who was extremely restless, excitable and uncontrollable, slowly became more balanced and quiet, thanks to Gurujis grace. Our daughter, Haritha, died a year later. She was playing and then suddenly started to cry and passed away very quickly. As much as we were sad, we were also relieved because life would have been extremely difficult and painful for her. We still longed to have one more child, a healthy one, but fear held us back. We told Guruji about our wish for another child. One day when we saw Guruji, he gave us his blessings and reassurance, and told us to spend three days in Shirdi. In less than a year my wife gave birth to a beautiful, healthy boy whom we named Sai Chaitanya. As he was born with Gurujis blessings, we knew he would be fine. In fact, he is growing up as a healthy intelligent boy, and a great joy to us. When Guruji entered our lives the dark clouds began to part and rays of sunshine lit our minds and hearts. Knowing that he is there to give his love and help and to lighten our burden has given us great happiness and security. We are immensely grateful to him. Gurujis power and compassion and the effect he had on us began to attract other relatives of our big joint family. Now, seventy-five of us, we all belong to Guruji.
Siva Gopavarapu, born in 1960, is a businessman who lives in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.

Marriage between a daughter and the mothers brother is legal and not uncommon in South India. Considerations of social class, keeping property in the family, and the security of being with somebody whose character is known, are some of the reasons for this custom.

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