| While the father
and children were walking up the hill, a tiger suddenly appeared. Seeing it, all of them
ran way. Vithalpant, Jnanadeva, Sopana and Muktabai
arrived home safely. Nivrittinath became separated. He, however, returned home after a few
days.
This is what happened. Seeing the tiger, Nivrittinath took
shelter in a cave. In that cave there was a saint. He liked Nivrittinath, and taught him
how to worship God.
Later when Vithalpant died, Nivrittinath taught Jnanadev how to
worship God. The Guru of Jnanadeva was thus his own brother.
Very soon Jnanadeva became learned in the sastras.
Once a saint named Sachidananda Baba fell ill with a dangerous
disease. Jnanadeva cured him by his miraculous powers. From that time Baba became his
disciple. |
