The following notable incident has been documented by Priti Das Gupta, a direct disciple of Mother Mirra and Sri Aurobindo, in her book: Moments Eternal.
O! Let Me Clasp Your Feet!
I am sitting at my writing desk. In front of me is a picture of the Mother’s Divine Feet. And as I fix my eyes on it an unearthly joy fills my heart. Memories of how this picture came to me come flooding in.
Every year, before my birthday, the Mother would ask me:
“What would you like?”
And strangely, at that moment I just could not wish for anything! I could not think of anything to ask for. After coming down from Her room I would tell myself that for my next birthday I would ask Her for a picture of Her Divine Feet. But then each time the same thing repeated itself!
“What would you like?”
Hardly had I heard these words than I would forget everything. I do not know why this happened, but I really felt that there was nothing I wanted. To me it remained a source of supreme mystery.
In 1972 I offered my birthday ‘pranam’ at the Mother’s Feet for what was to be the last time. After completing my ‘pranam’ as usual, and accepting the Mother’s flower-blessings, I was about to leave the room when Champaklal-ji called out:
“Priti, the Mother is calling you.”
From the door I quickly went back to the Mother. As I knelt down, Champaklal-ji handed the Mother a colour photograph of Her Divine Feet. She sweetly smiled and then gave me this photograph.
I couldn’t believe it and was overcome with joy. Was it really true? For on this day the Mother had fulfilled at last such a long-cherished wish of mine. I bowed at Her Feet once again. A line echoed within me: “I have looked upon you, I have surrendered my life, I am tied to Your adorned Feet forever!”
I turned back in silence and slowly left the room. As I was going down the stairs, I could not help feeling somewhat amazed. Such a long-cherished wish had finally been fulfilled! And my heart overflowed with gratitude.
I sat in silence for a long time at the spot where the Mother’s couch stands today. How could I have known then that one year later Her Body would be brought down from Her room and kept at this very spot? And that this was to be my last visit to the Mother? Perhaps that was why the Mother had fulfilled that day my long-cherished wish by giving me this photograph of Her Lotus Feet.
