06 Aug 2025
Transferring the Severe Headache of a Devotee
[26-09-2002] Swami came to Smt. Seetamma's house in Mangalagiri. Her daughter-in-law, Smt. Bhavana, had been suffering from severe headache from the afternoon. The medicines did not work. Swami took out dry ginger (śoṇṭhi) from His bag and asked her to grind it and apply its paste on her forehead. Smt. Seetamma was making the paste of dry ginger. Smt. Bhavana came and bowed to the feet of Swami. Swami anointed the Vibhuti on Smt. Bhavana's forehead. Immediately her headache disappeared. She started crying loudly with joy, saying to her mother-in-law, "Don't make the paste of dry ginger; the headache is gone." Then Swami said, "Don't stop. Continue making the paste of dry ginger. I have a terrible headache." Smt. Bhavana humbly asked, "Swami! Have You taken my headache?" Swami said, "Yes. Someone has to suffer. If you are unable to pay the fine and suffer when you are punished, your relatives are paying the fine and freeing you. Similarly, Swami does not cancel the fruits of the deeds of His devotees but rather enjoys them Himself and frees His devotees from the deeds. Those who do not know this secret, think that Swami, with His divine power, has cancelled the difficulties that are the fruits of our deeds," He preached thus.
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