He boldly stood in the front yard of his in-laws’ home and said aloud, “Narayan Hare! Sachidanand Prabho.” His wife, Kanku, stepped out of the house to provide alms to the unknown man dressed in an alfi. It was time for Nishkulanand Swami to become a lion. Where would he run to now? He had to follow the agna, otherwise Maharaj would remain hungry. To further test his degree of faith and vairagya, Maharaj instructed Nishkulanand Swami to beg for food from his in-laws’ house. After handing him a special cap and alfi, or long orange tunic, Maharaj initiated and renamed him Nishkulanand Swami, which means ‘one who has renounced his family and experiences God’s bliss’. Maharaj then made Lalji shave off his moustache and tuft of hair. “Then… then that’s great,” Lalji replied, wondering to himself what Maharaj had in mind. “What if you’re disguised?” Maharaj humorously suggested. Maharaj asked him to beg for food in the village. “You made me give away all our food and money,” Lalji said in a complaining, but friendly tone. During their journey by foot, they eventually reached Adhoi village. Maharaj once took Lalji Suthar as a guide across the desert to Kutch. In certain situations, one must stand up and fight. Running away, however, is not always an option.
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