Kishore

A few months back we planned for a religious function at home. We consulted priest at Livermore temple and he agreed to perform Satyanarayana vratam at home. 

On the designated day I went in the morning to temple to pick up priest. During weekdays the temple has very few visitors and hence gates are electronically closed. When I reached the temple, I found the gates closed and tried calling the office as instructed at the gate. But no one responded. I even tried the priest I am picking up on his cell phone. I didn't get any response. It was almost 5 minutes since I reached the gate and since no one was visible, I was wondering what I should do next. 

As I was wondering what to do, someone stopped at the gate. He called out to me and told me to dial a particular number to get the gates opened. I imagined he must be temple official who is also planning to enter the temple. Since I was blocking the entrance with my car, I thought he wanted me to go in first and he can follow. I opened the gate and entered the temple. To my surprise the person who gave me the number just drove off and I was surprised. 

This experience again happened in a flash. Divine help received in time of need and we can easily rub this off as a routine experience. Being spiritual minded I take this as another spiritual experience. What prompted the person to stop and help me? Who was the person who stopped by and gave me the number? and so on.. I wondered and came to conclusion that this again is a spiritual experience that I need to share. 

Jai Sriram, Jai Hanuman

October 2003