Disciple 1: Salutations, Gurudev.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: Salutations. Yes, speak.
Disciple 1: Salutations, sister. Could you please introduce yourself and tell us where you've come from?
Narayani: I live in Switzerland. I've come from there. My name is Narayani Chattopadhyay.
Narayani: But I believe that no matter where I am physically, I am where my heart is. My heart is always with my Gurudev, at his feet.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: Where did you find me?
Narayani: I stay right here. I don't stay anywhere else. Nowhere else.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: Tell me, where does your husband work?
Narayani: Well, I've been thinking of visiting Gurudev for a long time. It just wasn't happening. Gurudev had even forbidden me, saying, "Don't come now. There's no need to come now."
Guru Shyama Khyapa: That's right.
Narayani: So I was just waiting, thinking, "Okay, I won't go."
Narayani: But a few days ago, about ten or twelve days ago... I sit for prayers every day. While praying and chanting Gurudev's name...
Guru Shyama Khyapa: You chant the Mrityunjaya mantra?
Narayani: Yes.
Narayani: I chant the Mahamrityunjaya mantra every day. At that time, I suddenly felt that I must go. Why, for what reason, or how—I didn't know anything.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: That's right.
Narayani: I suddenly felt I had to go. I felt that Gurudev must have called me or something happened, and I just had to go. I can't explain why or for what reason.
Narayani: I immediately went downstairs to my husband—he's working from home now, so he was there.
Narayani: I told him, "Book my ticket as soon as you can." He asked, "Why? What happened?" I said, "Whatever it is, I don't know, but I'm going. I'm going to India; I don't feel good here."
Narayani: So he booked it immediately. I got a ticket for Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year) in the month of Boishakh. So I arrived on the 16th.
Narayani: After arriving on the 16th, I thought I'd get vaccinated before coming here. I searched everywhere for the vaccine and finally found it. After taking it, I came here. Gurudev told me to come today, and today, I received my initiation.
Narayani: I had been waiting for so long... I thought it would never happen. Baba (Gurudev) said, "You don't need to come; I'll give it to you over the phone." I said, "How can it be over the phone, Baba? If I don't touch your feet, how will it be complete?"
Narayani: Today, after what happened, I am so happy that I have no words. I'm speechless. And I've finally found Gurudev...
Guru Shyama Khyapa: No, that's fine. We don't want anything else. We don't want anything else. I don't want anything.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: How is the weather there?
Narayani: It's currently minus two or minus three degrees there. It's snowing a little.
Narayani: Well, the heat here is fine, but as I said, I stay here—this is my place.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: Listen, tell me where your husband works.
Narayani: My husband? He works for the United Nations. He's in the special branch, dealing with things like human trafficking, drug trafficking, or human body parts trafficking in the crime branch.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: Oh, he's in the crime branch. I see. In the crime section of the United Nations. I see, I see. You've come from a very good place. Switzerland.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: A dream. Switzerland is a dream for us.
Narayani: To me, this place is Switzerland. I said that this is my Switzerland. The more I hear about it, the more I feel like going there once. I've heard it's like heaven.
Narayani: Yes, it's very green. And when it snows, it's completely white—pure white. It's very... and there's no pollution. None at all.
Narayani: Coming here, I have rashes all over my body, but there, there's no pollution at all. But still, as I said, my bottom line is that everything for me is here.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: No, that's right. Everything is fine.
Narayani: Because my parents are here, and my Gurudev is here. There are many people in my life, including my husband, but practically speaking, there's no one. No one. Only my parents and my Gurudev. And I don't have...
Guru Shyama Khyapa: No, it's fine. I gave you your initiation today, just as you wished.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: Through which route did you come?
Narayani: I had to take a long, winding route. I had to undergo Covid tests everywhere. My nose started hurting from all the tests. It was quite a situation!
Guru Shyama Khyapa: That's why I told you not to come now and to come later instead. Anyway, there was no problem; I gave you the initiation.
Narayani: As I said, I suddenly felt the urge. I had decided to wait, thinking, "Okay, I won't go yet; who knows when I'll go?" But suddenly, I felt I had to go. I don't know why, I just felt I had to go.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: No, that's fine. Maybe it was the calling, or the time had come.
Narayani: Then, how could I not come?
Guru Shyama Khyapa: No, no, that's right. Right, right.
Disciple 1: How did you find out about Gurudev?
Narayani: I found out through my mother. She watches various things on YouTube. One day she told me, "Look, there's someone like this, have you seen him?" I said, "No, I haven't." She said, "You should watch." And as I watched, I developed so much devotion and love...
Narayani: After that, I couldn't stay away. My mother had come immediately and taken initiation herself. Then she said, "How do I get you initiated? Come quickly." I told her, "No, Gurudev has forbidden it; I can't come."
Guru Shyama Khyapa: No, it wasn't right to come now. It wasn't right. Because of Covid—it's a terrible situation, as you can see. Covid is rampant everywhere.
Narayani: Still, I felt I should come. She came all alone.
Disciple 1: We've been seeing your mother visiting Gurudev for a long time. You've come for the first time.
Narayani: I would have come much earlier, but Gurudev had forbidden it. So I said, "Okay, I won't come."
Guru Shyama Khyapa: Yes. (Recites Sanskrit prayer: "Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru Devo Maheshwara...")
Guru Shyama Khyapa: No, it's fine, no problem. Everything is fine. So, your initiation is done? It's done, right? Now you can go back to Switzerland and stay there. Tell me, what else?
Narayani: I have to take another injection (vaccine dose).
Guru Shyama Khyapa: Oh, you'll go after taking another one. Okay, fine. That's good.
Narayani: Yes, for safety. It provides some safety. A lot of safety.
Disciple 1: Gurudev, she has come from so far. Would you like to say something about your new disciple?
Guru Shyama Khyapa: What can I say... she's been calling me for many days, talking on WhatsApp. I told her not to come now because of the Covid situation. I even offered to give her initiation over the phone.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: Many people from Canada, France, and Japan have taken initiation over the phone. Many boys have done it, from Dubai and other places.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: So I told her too, "I'm giving you initiation over the phone, you do it." But she couldn't wait and came here. Well, since she's here, I gave her the initiation today. She is a devotee of God and Shiva. There's no problem.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: She regularly recites the Mahamrityunjaya mantra and performs prayers. Everything is fine, and that's why the initiation happened.
Disciple 1: Then, salutations, Gurudev.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: Salutations, salutations.
Disciple 1: Friends, per Gurudev's instructions, please do not visit the temple until the Covid situation improves. Contact us over the phone.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: I'm repeatedly saying, do not come now. Contact over the phone first. This is a dangerous period, as you can see.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: Cases will increase now and likely decrease in June or July. You can come then. Now cases are rising, and people are inadvertently helping them rise.
Disciple 1: Salutations, Gurudev. Salutations, sister.
Guru Shyama Khyapa: Look over there, show how many people are waiting. What more can I say. Yes. Yes.