'Bandi Chhod Prabhu!' .

Shri Sadguru is considered to be the manifest God. In Gurudev's Srivigraha (in the body), the all-pervading unexpressed Paramatman is expressed by God and frees the refugee devotee from worldly bondage. We use the titles Deenbandhu, Garibanivaj, Kripanidhan, etc. for God. But the title 'Bandichhod Prabhu' is absolutely original and unique. Even in the memorable works of Shri Kabirji, Shri Sadguru has been given a unique title - 'Bandi Chhod Prabhu!' Pragat Paramatma Sadguru frees the devotees from captivity from worldly titles. Hence the so-called 'bondage' which frees from bondage. Let's look at a story illustration.

'Guru-Chela' came to a village. This Guru was truly a 'Sadguru'. He sent Chela to beg. One Shetji went there. Shetji begged. When the disciples started walking begging, the caged parrot in Shetji's house said, 'Sadhu Maharaj! Stand up Will you convey my message to your Guruji? Which would you answer? Ella said 'yes'. The parrot said, 'Tell Guruji my prostration and prostration, saying that you are the' captive plant Lord 'who frees you from the bondage of giving. Even so, my condition?

When Chela went to Gurumaharaj and gave the message of parrot, Gurumaharaj fell unconscious. Stopped breathing. Recovered in a few minutes. The next day Chela told the parrot what had happened. The parrot said, 'Oh, is that so? The captive plant Lord has given me the answer. thank you.'

An hour or two after Chela's departure, the parrot began to howl loudly. After a while he fainted. Climbed over the eyes. Falling like a corpse. Seth Shethani saw. It so happened that the parrot was dead. So he was taken out of the cage and placed on the outside porch. Then ... the parrot fluttered its wings and flew away ... it was freed from bondage. Sadguru Prabhu who liberated from bondage is said to have become 'Bandi Chhod Prabhu'. This parable teaches that if there is complete devotion to the promise of Sadguru, then there is liberation from all bondage. In Shri Sadguru, the promise is realized in the life of a sincere devotee.

Kabir Ram na chhandiye, tan dhan jaun ta jaun;

Charankamal Chitta Bandhiya, Ram Hi Naam Samau.

- Labhubhai R. Pandya