| Hazrat Tajuddin Baba was one of the five Perfect Masters (Sadgurus) of his Age. Such is the fun of nature known as Maya (delusion) that this Perfect Master was declared a lunatic and kept in confinement in the Nagpur Lunatic Asylum for more than sixteen years. However, Baba Tajuddin started his divine play from this place and almost converted the institution to a seat of worship. Baba Tajuddin was born on the 21st of January in the year 1861 at a place called Kamthi situated near Nagpur in the state of Maharastra, India.
From the nativity itself, there was something strange about the child, for the newborn baby would not cry at all. He would, at times, open his eyes and look at people and again lead to slumber. All normal methods to cause the child to cry having failed, the parents took recourse to a traditional shock method of touching hot iron to the brow and ear of the kid. With the diligence of this method the child jerked out of its daze and began screaming. The burnt marks, thus made on the head and ears of the child remained on his body till the final.
More frequently-than-not, it is seen that highly developed souls become orphans in their early childhood so that they become free to operate in their spiritual universe. This had happened with Shri Shirdi Sai and this too happened with Baba Tajuddin. His father expired when he was about one year old and his mother expired when he was only nine years previous. The concern of this orphan was brought over by his maternal grandmother and maternal-uncle Abdul Rahman. Every bit a child, Baba started his training at the age of six in a local Madras in Kamthi. During this time a spiritually – developed person, known as Hazrat Abdulla Shah, visited the Madras and saw the child Tajuddin. He instantly ordered the teacher – “Why are you teaching this kid. He has acquired all knowledge of his past life.” Saying this, he held out a dry fruit (Khumani) from his purse, ate half, and place the other half in the backtalk of the child saying “Eat less, sleep less and talk less. Read Quran”. As shortly as the child ate the dry fruit, God – consciousness dawned on him and for nigh three days he stayed in a nation of spiritual rapture. Obviously Hazrat Abdulla Shah had given Tajuddin the spiritual power or consciousness known as “Shaktipata” in the Hindu Yoga system. Thenceforth, the child was found to be always in a state of contemplation in secluded spots. At the age of 18, the financial term of his maternal – uncle’s house deteriorated due to overflows. As a consequence, both Baba and his maternal – uncle searched for a business. In 1881, at the age of 20 Baba joined the Nagpur Army Regiment. Soon a contingent of the Regiment, where Baba was serving, was transported to a place called Sagar. In Sagar, Baba used to handle his responsibilities as an army Sepoy (soldier), somehow spending the best of the time in doing memes and contemplation. Most of the night he used to expend with a highly developed spiritual soul known as Hazrat Baud Saheb under-blending in spiritual practices. Hazrat Baud Saheb is, therefore, known as one of the spiritual masters of Tajuddin Baba. His absence from the army camp at nights, and his least regard for the service created problems from the higher offices. One day, in a God-intoxicated state Baba suddenly submitted his resignation from the army and left the clique. He then wandered about in the streets of Sagar like a madman; without any sense of consistency. Soon his maternal grandmother heard of the news and took him away to Kamthi. She strained to get him cured through doctors and Hakims thinking that he was crazy. The doctors and Hakims could hardly improve his condition as Baba Tajuddin‘s consciousness had, by that time surpassed the gross and subtle body and was swimming in the huge sea of divine consciousness – beyond multiplicism and the dualism of Nature. As the destiny of many spiritual seekers, children started throwing stones at him to which he would never respond. The social club around him discarded him to be useless for their role and announced him as mad and, therefore, humiliated him whenever and wherever they could. Still, miracles also started taking place just about him. He would suddenly tell people close to their past and warn them about future troubles. One day in that Videha State (Beyond body state) he got almost a British woman in a naked state. The horrified woman complained to the army authorities about such wild behavior. An army officer caught hold of him and got him admitted in the lunatic asylum of Nagpur on the 16th of August 1892. This is one of the greatest illusions of Nature (Maya) the mad multitude of the mad world declaring the Knowledge- Incarnate, who had come to redeem them of their worldly madness, as insane. But how could the authorities, confine a soul that is in a country of pure consciousness within the four walls of a lunatic asylum. As was the practice, the dwellers of the sanctuary used to be locked up in the barracks and chills at night. Similarly, Baba was also put in labor under strict watch. Shortly afterwards he was locked up in the asylum that a strange incident took place that spread Baba’s name far and broad. Baba was taken to the lunatic asylum on the 26th August 1892.On the same day many people caught him moving freely in the streets of Kamthi, even afterward he was locked up. On the following day, i.e. 27th an army Sepoy, who, under the parliamentary procedures of the magistrate had brought Baba to the lunatic asylum the previous day, saw Baba roaming in the street. The shocked Sepoy ran back and informed the British officer of the regiment, about it. The officer at once rode his horse and searched for Baba. He finally found him sitting under a tree, smiling at him. British policeman was so enraged at seeing him moving freely that he straight away rode to the lunatic asylum in Nagpur situated at half an hour distance from Kamthi. He demanded the doctor on duty “Where is that insane whom I posted here yesterday?” The doctor informed that he was in a locked room and likewise established the officer where Baba was locked, and behold, the policeman found the Baba Tajuddin was sitting inside the room in the same position in which he had seen sitting under the tree only half an hour back smiling at him. On attending the officer, Baba said. ” Buddy, you are doing your work and I am practicing my work”. The policeman was then tempted by the divine personality of Baba that he now became his disciple and started visiting Baba on every Sunday with his family members. Thenceforth, the asylum authorities were reconciled with Baba moving at several spaces within the asylum compound and outside. Gradually, Baba’s name became so famous that thousands of people from near and far started lining up before the lunatic asylum everyday to have Baba’s Darshan, blessing and help. During his 16 years stay in the asylum, Baba cured thousands of people of diseases, granted children to the childless and took on his shoulders the duties (both secular and spiritual) of lakhs of his fans. Miracles are the style of functioning of the Masters. Since more often, they cultivate through the subtle and mental mediums than in gross which ordinary mortals cannot perform, they are termed as miracles. The forces creating miracles are subtle forces of nature not yet disclosed. Since the workplace of the Perfect Master precipitates hundreds and thousands of actions at different stations at the same time, they utilize the subtle methods. Those who have become mediums of miracles know fore sure that there are definite principles on which the so called miracles operate. For them they are not miracles but a normal way of functioning at their levels of consciousness. The Perfect Master are not confined by any religion, any creed, caste or even by scriptural injunctions or prescribed methods of worship etc. They are in a state of total ‘freewill’ without any limitations of nature. This is not to be misconceived, as a negative state of assertion of liberal volition. Baba’s fame and love for people had been withdrawing thousands of people daily to the lunatic asylum. Even the staffs of the institution including the doctors were his fans. The doctor gave report that Baba was not sick but a person of unusual qualities which medical science cannot explain. In the meantime, Maharaja Bahadur Shrimant Raghoji Rao Bhonsle, the Maharaja of Nagpur had become an impassioned devotee of Baba and started calling him regularly. One day, in the evening, he thought of getting Baba released from the lunatic asylum and take him to his palace at Shakardara. The same night, he saw a vision in the dream in which Baba appeared and pointing towards Red Palace said “Oh, elder brother, let me stay here.” It was early morning- (3.00 AM) of 9th July 1908, a Thursday. The Maharaja immediately called his officials and discussed about the steps to be removed to get Baba released. The Council resolved that the Maharaja should immediately get an application for freeing to the Governor, Central Provinces. Ultimately, after depositing a security money of rupees to thousands, the Maharaja secured the release of Baba on the 21st of September 1908 and brought him to his castle. From his palace Baba started his divine work. Once Baba was lying down on the littoral of the river Kanhan when two ladies by the name of Shantabai and Subhadrabai from Amaravati, approached him. While coming to the feet of Baba they mentally prayed to him for children, as they were childless. The omniscient (Pragyan Ritambhara) Baba heard their inner prayers and gave a loud (a type of sweetmeat) to each after testing them. |
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