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Miracle
in Shah Talai:
It is told Baba Ji came to Bachhretu Mahadev from Kurukshetra where
he had come with saints at the time of Solar Eclipse. There after
Baba Ji came to Shaha Talai and met ‘Ratno Mai’ - the epitome of
‘Dwapra’s old woma:n’,
who had guided ‘Mahakaul Baba Ji’. Thus Baba Ji was to
compensate but that old woman had done for Him in ‘Dvapra Yuga’.
So Baba Ji took the most inconvenient work of Ratno Mai i.e.
cow-grazing.
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Tapsya
Sathali of Sidh Shri Baba Balak Nath Ji Shah Talai
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Baba
Ji made his shelter below a Banyan Tree. He told Ratno Mai he would
meditate below Banyan Tree and graze the cows side by side. He asked
her to leave the bread and ‘Lassi’ (mashed curd) for Him there
for taking after meditation. Baba Ji committed with Ratno Mai to
work for her so long she would remain satisfied. Everything remained
smooth till twelve years. People started complaining the damage to
crop field by the cows by the end of 12th year.
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Ratno Mai used to
ignore such complaints; but the complaint of village head man broke
the patience of Ratno Mai and she started rebuking Baba Ji. At this,
Baba Ji took Ratno Mai and village head man to the field and on spot
there was no damage at all. Everybody was taken aback by this
miracle. Baba Ji came back to His place of worship and asked Ratno
Mai to take back her cows and let Him go His way. Ratno Mai out of
motherly affection/attachment tried to persuade Baba Ji and reminded
Him about her providing Bread and Lassi for 12 years.
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Shah
Talai Temple
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Baba Ji
responded that that had been coincidental and further affirmed that
coincidence would always be predestined. Baba Ji further told that
He has kept all the Bread and Lassi safely as He never used them. By
saying that Baba Ji threw away His ‘Chimata’ on the stem of
Banyan Tree and the breads supplied for 12 years came out. He
further forcibly threw the same ‘Chimata’ on the earth and
spring of Lassi started coming out taking the shape of a pond and
the place came to be known as ‘Shaha Talai’.
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Vriksh Tapo Bhoomi
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The word later on
corrupted to ‘Shaha Talai’. A half hollow structure has been
prepared to symbolize the ‘Hollow of Banyan Tree’. Nearby is a
temple having the images of Baba Balak Nath, Guga Chauhan and Nahar
Singh Ji. The soil of this place is used as anti-worm for
cattle-foot diseases. |
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