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But he was always aware of all my activities, which I
discovered one day by his telephone call. He rang me up, “I am
sending the laddoos.” I asked, “Why, what for?”

Then he said, “I am sending them because of some special
reason.”

I asked, “Why?”
He said, “Because you are bringing the Narmada water into
my Mangrol.”
He was detached and destitute, yet he was extremely happy
at my love for the nation and the facilities being created for the
people. This childlike saint, who lived like a lotus in the water,
who had abandoned his guru’s ashram as far back as 60-70 years,
still he could sit in Ahmedabad and enjoy the facilities being
created for the countrymen.
It is worth to know the secret behind Shastriji’s laddoos.
His laddoos occupy a special significance in my life. He is not
alive today, so there is none else who could trouble him, and
due to this fact, there is no obstacle to reveal this secret. We
took out a number of yatras – Somnath Yatra, Ekata Yatra, Gaurav
Yatra and the like. And during these yatras, the journalists often
asked one thing, “Narendrabhai, how is it that you are never
tired? You work for the whole day, yet remain so fresh, how
does this happen?”
That mystery lies in the packet containing laddoos from
Shastriji. The family of Shastriji had accepted me like their own
family member, so I used to access the kitchen to meet Ba. And
then, wherever I might be, she would ensure to deliver me the
packet, and she gave me the benefit of the laddoos until her
last. Ba’s laddoos pervaded through with her infinite affection
and love, which infused a new life and energy into my body.

Devotion to Work
As he was detached to life, so he was devoted to work

without any desire in return.
It is hard to describe his devotion, the literature he created,

the history he discovered, the archaeological gifts he gave to
Gujarat. It was no difficult proposition for him to maintain a