Jnaneshwar Commands the Wall to Move

Dadi: "Guddu, what would impress you more - someone riding a tiger, or someone riding a wall?"

Guddu: "A wall?! You can't ride a wall!"

Dadi: "That's exactly why this story is so remarkable. A sixteen-year-old boy named Jnaneshwar made a wall fly through the air!"

Guddu: "You're joking!"

Dadi: "Let me tell you. Jnaneshwar lived in Maharashtra about 700 years ago. Despite being very young, he was already recognized as a great saint. He had written a beautiful commentary on the Bhagavad Gita when he was just sixteen!"

Guddu: "A teenager wrote about the Gita?"

Dadi: "And it's still read today! His version, called the Jnaneshwari, made deep philosophy understandable to common people by writing in Marathi instead of Sanskrit."

Guddu: "So what about the wall?"

Dadi: "There was another yogi named Changdev who was VERY famous. He had supposedly lived for 1,400 years through his yogic powers! He rode on a tiger and used a cobra as a whip. Imagine that!"

Guddu: "A tiger for a horse and a snake for a whip?! That's impressive!"

Dadi: "Changdev thought so too. He was very proud of his powers. When he heard about this young boy Jnaneshwar becoming famous, he decided to visit - not humbly, but showing off. He wanted to prove he was greater."

Guddu: "So he rode up on his tiger?"

Dadi: "Through the air, with the cobra whip, very dramatic! All to intimidate a teenager."

Guddu: "What did Jnaneshwar do?"

Dadi: "He was sitting on a simple brick wall with his siblings when he heard Changdev was coming. Without any fuss, he simply said to the wall: "Let's go meet him.""

Guddu: "He talked to a WALL?"

Dadi: "And the wall... flew. It lifted off the ground and carried Jnaneshwar and his brothers and sister through the air toward Changdev!"

Guddu: "*(jaw dropping)* The wall actually moved?!"

Dadi: "A tiger is alive - making it obey requires power over living things. But a wall is completely lifeless. Making a wall fly? That requires power over matter itself, over the very nature of reality."

Guddu: "So Jnaneshwar's power was... bigger?"

Dadi: "Much bigger. When Changdev saw this young boy casually riding a flying wall, all his pride vanished. He realized that his 1,400 years of practice had given him some abilities - but this teenager had achieved something far beyond."

Guddu: "What did Changdev do?"

Dadi: "He jumped off his tiger and bowed at Jnaneshwar's feet! Can you imagine? An ancient yogi bowing to a sixteen-year-old!"

Guddu: "That's quite a scene!"

Dadi: "Changdev said, "I've spent over a thousand years doing austerities, and I can control wild animals. But you - you make stone fly. You've mastered not just life but existence itself.""

Guddu: "What happened then?"

Dadi: "Changdev became a disciple - not of Jnaneshwar, but of his sister Muktabai! He realized his flashy powers were nothing compared to true spiritual wisdom."

Guddu: "Why could Jnaneshwar do this? What was different about him?"

Dadi: "The story teaches that true spiritual attainment isn't about impressive displays. Changdev's powers came from controlling external things - tigers, snakes. But Jnaneshwar had realized his identity with the ultimate reality itself. When you know you ARE everything, you can move anything."

Guddu: "That's deep, Dadi."

Dadi: "There's also a simpler lesson. Changdev came with pride, showing off, trying to intimidate. Jnaneshwar responded without any ego - just casually hopped on a wall. Who was truly powerful?"

Guddu: "The one who didn't need to prove anything."

Dadi: "Exactly! Real strength doesn't need to roar. It can ride quietly on a brick wall."

Guddu: "I wish I could see that wall fly!"

Dadi: "*(smiling)* You can visit Alandi, near Pune, where Jnaneshwar's temple is. They say the very ground there still vibrates with his presence. The boy who wrote poetry at sixteen and made walls fly at the same age - his spirit still teaches anyone willing to learn."

Guddu: "That walls can fly?"

Dadi: "That anything is possible when the ego disappears and you realize your true nature. Tigers and cobras are impressive. But a flying wall? That's the universe saying: "There are no limits.""