Sadhana to attain bhagavan

The supreme sadhana to attain bhagavan is through prema bhakti. ”What is the use of

money, tapas, education without pure prema” says the bakti sampraday. So to reach

god and attain divine bliss one should leave all the worldly possessions and indulge in

pure Prema bhakti which will surely lead to Krishna darshan. A person who earnestly

cries for god with real thirst is surely a blessed soul.

There was a small village near Pandharpur called” Sinchirunipuram” and there lived a

rich man named Gangadar Rao who was a great devotee of lord Vitthal. He was a

honest, truthful and straightforward man involved in numerous bhagavat sevas. His wife

kamala Bai was also a great bhakta. The couples were childless for many years. One

night lord Vitthal blessed them in a dream, saying that soon they would get a beautiful

girl child. Both of them were happy with this and they praised lord Vitthal and chanted

many hymns on him. Soon kamala Bai gave birth to a girl child and she was named

Sakku Bai. At a very young age Sakku Bai started singing bajans and at times due to

divine ecstasy she used to dance and shed tears. Everyone was amazed on seeing her

bhakti, beauty and on hearing her melodious voice.

One day Sakku Bai was playing with her friends; building small sandcastles. At that time Vitthal

disguised as an old man came over. He wore anklets in his legs, thulasi malas around his neck

and carried a chipla and thambura; and came there singing ‘panduranga vitthala pandarinatha

vitthala’. He came near to Sakku Bai and walked over the sandcastles she had built; completely

destroying them and stood as if he did nothing. Sakku got angry and shouted,”Swami, I spent a

lot of time in building a beautiful sand house, why did you walk over it. I will not let you go till you

answer me.”The old man answered,”My child, on singing lords name I was engrossed and was

lost in it. I didn’t notice it and walked over it by mistake. I will build you a better house than this.

”Sakku seriously said,”you talk sweetly and politely but you have done a great mistake. Just

imagine, If you have walked over us instead of these small sandcastles what would have

happened to us. Vitthal replied mischievously,”I apologize. Why are you not leaving me for such

a small mistake? ”Sakku replied,”this may be a small thing for you but it is a marvelous thing for

me.” Vitthal then said,”ok, I surrender, you punish me.” Sakku immediately said,”You should

handover your thambura to me.” Vitthal pretended as if he was not willing to give the thambura.

Sakku begged him and finally got hold of it .Her face blossomed like a lotus after getting the

thambura; she didn’t know to play it however. Vitthal on seeing this taught Sakku tuning and

playing the thambura. Vitthal blessed her, raising his arms,”My child, you have to render songs

in