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anybody to photograph him. But when we glance through the
entire life of Guruji, we find that his turning away from fame
had reached the unexpected heights.

Once the most respected Guruji was invited to attend a
Gauraksha conference being held at Prayag. It was being
attended by a number of well-known saints, seers and hermits.
When Guruji arrived there, some of the zealous people hailed
him: ‘Param Puja Guruji Amar Rahen’, ‘Param Pujya Guruji Ki
Jai’, and the like. When Guruji heard of such slogans, he felt
shocked. He was flabbergasted. He turned and sat back in the
car, and asked the driver to go back. Prabhudutt Brahmachari
saw this. He ran from the stage. He stopped the car before it
could move away. He entreated Guruji, “Please come back,
Guruji.” Guruji said, “A place where you should hail Mother
India, a place where you should discuss the welfare of
Motherland, you are using that place to raise slogans for an
individual. I cannot approve and accept any slogan which hails
me here.” At this, everybody begged pardon of him and
requested him to attend the conference. Only when everybody
raised slogans in the honour of Motherland that Guruji ascended
the stage. The respected Guruji wished to lead the life of an
ordinary Swayamsevak all his life. He never liked anybody
raising slogans for him. He would refuse if anybody ever came
to photograph him. Not only this, he would get any of his
photograph removed if he saw it on a wall or the like. He would
say: “The picture of Doctor Saheb is more than sufficient for
motivation and inspiration.” This great man lived to the last of
his life with this sentiment.

Not I, You Alone
Once the editor of the Dharmayug, a periodical, wrote to

the renowned people of India to write a few sentences on the
topic ‘Goal of Your Life’. A number of well-known people wrote
what they had to. Somebody wrote two pages and the other
wrote five. Everybody wrote as they wished to. However, the
Param Pujya Guruji did not write despite repeated requests. In
the end, the editor himself came to meet Guruji. When he urged