Baba Predicts The Growth Of Ananda Marga

It was the summer of 1955. As usual I was with Baba that day on his evening walk.

I saw a big crowd emerging from a temple nearby.

Nagina

When will so many people gather at our festivities in the Marga?

Baba

You will soon see even bigger crowds in your festivities also. But Nagina, after some time, you people will be afraid to call yourself a Margii.

Then Baba began to laugh.

Baba

Such a time will come when the purohit (Hindu priest), the maulvi (Muslim cleric), the priest and the government and all political parties will oppose Ananda Marga intensely and jointly and will blame you people for all sorts of things.

They will not do so-because of defects or faults in your people, but they will do so because your ideal and moral principles will directly hit their selfish interests.

But such adverse times will not last long. Although you people will always be required to struggle but you will be able to construct a strong social order in future which will look after the requirements of all the sections of society.

This will be the ‘Sadvipra Samaj.’

After about 10 years, things began to take a turn in the direction, Baba had indicated.

It reached its climax in June 1975 when during the state of emergency during which all opposition parties were banned, parliament was suspended, Ananda Marga was one amongst many social organizations also banned.

I Seek Baba’s Permission For The First Ananda Purnima Celebration

In the end of the second week of April respected Shri Chandranathji took the trouble of coming to the residence of Bindeshwari Singh along with 2-3 other brother disciples.

He said that he had some work with me and I requested to kindly let me know what I could do for him.

Chandranathji

Baba’s birthday falls in May and we want to celebrate it with great enthusiasm and gusto this time.

I agreed that this was an excellent idea, and asked what I could do to assist in this.

He said that they had all requested Baba’s permission many times, but that He was not agreeing to the celebrations this year. I asked why Baba was not giving permission, but they said that this was something known only to Baba Himself.

I suggested that we should again press Baba to agree, and Chandranathji said that they had done all they could do about it, and now I should request Baba.

Nagina

When Baba has not agreed on your request, how will He now listen to me?

At this, Chandranathji replied that a similar thing that happened about the initiation of Nand Kishore Babu. He had tried his best to secure Baba’s permission but had failed, and when he asked me to request Baba to initiate him, Baba gave His consent.

Nagina

When Baba is not giving his consent on requests from senior brothers like you there is little hope that my request will make a difference.

But Chandranathji asked me to request Baba when I accompanied Him for His evening walk.

When I kept quiet, he asked me to try at least once. I agreed to try and make the effort that same day.

In the evening while walking I entreated Baba:

Nagina

This time we want to celebrate Guru Purnima on the occasion of your birthday and I have been entrusted to obtain your permission in this regard.

Baba

You could start it from next year, but not this year

We want to start it from this year itself.”

Baba

Look, little time is left now, and you people will not be able to prepare well during this period now so I am saying that this should be done next year.

By now we had reached the tiger’s grave, and after Baba took His seat I again opened the subject. “Baba may be we may not be able to prepare very well but we do not want to celebrate on that day”.

In this manne I continued to press for Baba’s consent.

I said, “Baba already 364 days in the year are Yours and on the day of Your birth we disciples want to have our say and celebrate. We shall therefore celebrate it as well as we can. This is a day of great rejoicing for all the disciples. Kindly just give Your permission. Do not put any restrictions regarding this day”.

Baba

Would you able to celebrate?

I said, “Why not Baba! We shall celebrate.”

Baba

All right if you can, then do celebrate.

I was extremely happy on hearing these words and asked Baba whether I could inform the other disciple brothers about this permission.

Baba

Yes, you can do so.

I felt fulfilled and informed the others about it.