Gorakhnath Restores the Dead to Life

Dadi: "Guddu, do you remember Gorakhnath from the story we talked about before?"

Guddu: "The student who saved his guru!"

Dadi: "Yes! Well, Gorakhnath had many amazing powers. Tonight I'll tell you about the time he brought someone back from the dead."

Guddu: "Back from the dead? Like a miracle?"

Dadi: "A true miracle. It's the story of Prince Puran Bhagat - one of the saddest and most wonderful stories I know."

Guddu: "Tell me, Dadi!"

Dadi: "Prince Puran was a good, righteous young man. His father, the king, had married a second queen who was very wicked."

Guddu: "A wicked stepmother!"

Dadi: "One day, the queen tried to tempt Prince Puran to do something wrong. She wanted him to betray his father. But the prince refused. He said, "This is not right. I will not do this.""

Guddu: "Good for him!"

Dadi: "The queen was furious at being rejected. So she did something evil - she told the king lies about the prince. "Your son tried to dishonor me!" she cried."

Guddu: "But that's not true!"

Dadi: "The king, believing his wife, was filled with rage. He ordered the worst punishment. Puran's hands and feet were cut off, and his body was thrown into a deep well."

Guddu: "*gasps* That's horrible!"

Dadi: "*nods gravely* The innocent prince died alone in that dark well. Days passed. Weeks passed. Everyone forgot about him."

Guddu: "But Gorakhnath came?"

Dadi: "One day, a wandering yogi came to that very well, looking for water. When he looked down, he saw a body. He asked the local people what had happened, and they told him the sad tale of Prince Puran."

Guddu: "What did Gorakhnath do?"

Dadi: "He climbed down into the well. He looked at the broken body of this innocent young man. And then he spoke a powerful mantra - sacred words that held the power of life itself."

Guddu: "And the prince woke up?"

Dadi: "More than that! As Gorakhnath chanted, the prince's wounds healed. His hands grew back. His feet grew back. Color returned to his face. And then... he opened his eyes."

Guddu: "Wow!"

Dadi: "Prince Puran sat up, alive and whole. He had been dead, and now he was breathing again. But here's the interesting part - after experiencing death and being saved by a yogi, Puran didn't want to go back to his old life."

Guddu: "He didn't want to be a prince anymore?"

Dadi: "He had seen something beyond this world. He decided to become a Nath Yogi himself, like Gorakhnath. He spent the rest of his life in meditation and service. People still remember him as Puran Bhagat - the prince who became a saint."

Guddu: "Did Gorakhnath bring other people back to life too?"

Dadi: "Once, a family came to him carrying the body of their dead child. They were crying and begging, "Please, great yogi, save our baby!""

Guddu: "What did he say?"

Dadi: "Gorakhnath said something very humble. He said, "Yadi Karma Anumati Dega, To Jeevan Lautega" - meaning "If Karma permits, life will be restored.""

Guddu: "What does that mean?"

Dadi: "Even a powerful yogi respects the laws of the universe. We don't always get what we want, even if a holy person prays for us. But in this case, the child's karma was good. The baby started breathing and was restored to its parents."

Guddu: "They must have been so happy!"

Dadi: "Overjoyed, beta. But the lesson here is important. Gorakhnath didn't say, "I will save your child because I am powerful." He said, "If karma permits." True spiritual masters are humble. They know they are instruments of a greater power."

Guddu: "Dadi, can people really do such miracles?"

Dadi: "These are stories from our tradition, beta. Whether miracles happen exactly as told, I cannot say. But what I know is this - through years of practice and pure devotion, some souls reach heights that seem impossible to us. The point isn't to prove miracles are real. The point is to inspire us."

Guddu: "To inspire us to what?"

Dadi: "To live better lives. Prince Puran remained righteous even when it cost him everything. Gorakhnath spent his whole life in service. These stories remind us what humans can become."

Guddu: "I'll remember Puran. He did the right thing even when it was hard."

Dadi: "*hugs him* And that's the real miracle, beta - being good when it's difficult. Now, off to sleep. May your dreams be as pure as Puran's heart."