His Divine Forecasting

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Once we were in Chakdah Maṭha for Jagannāthajī’s Snāna-Yatra when the climate was very hot. Gurujī was doing saṅkīrtana loudly during the snāna of Jagannāthadeva. After that, he went on parikramā and then back to his room to honor prasādam. It was noontime and very hot. There was also no electric supply. Gurujī came out of his room with a hand fan. 

When we said it is very hot, he replied, "Yes, but now dark clouds will gather in the sky, the wind will blow, and it will rain. Then the climate will become cool."

As soon as he went into his room after saying this it started raining and everything became cool.

—Śrī Bhakti Vilās Tridaṇḍī Mahārāja 


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