INTRODUCTION: 
Once there lived a holy person Sri Bodhala Bawa in a small village at Maharashtra, and he was a small merchant, and an ardent devotee of Lord Vital of Pandharpur. He would visit regularly on every Ekadasi to Pandharipur and would have the darshan of Lord Vital at Pandharpur temple. In Ekadasi he and his wife would observe fasting, and take bath in the river chandrabaga, and then worship Lord Vital at the temple, and would stay in the temple during the night, and the next day dwadasi morning, he would offer food to at least two devotees at Pandharpur. For several years, he was doing this as a practice.
One day after observing fasting in the Ekadasi and after having darshan of Lord Vital in the temple, the next day morning, they searched for the devotees to offer them food. But that day, a rich man was arranged for a grand feast at his home, and everybody went to his home, for having the feast. So no one was there to take the simple food prepared by the wife of Bodhala Bawa.
After some time, an old man along with his wife, approached them and asked for some food. Bawa has become very happy, and immediately he asked his wife to serve the cooked food. The old couples were eagerly finished the nice meals served by the pious couple, and blessed them and immediately vanished from that place.
The blessed couple immediately could realize that the old couple were none other than their beloved Vital and Rukmani, and joyful tears were fell down from their eyes, and worshiped the god at the temple, and finished their food, and went home. In due course of time, due to their sincere devotion on Lord Vital, after their death, they attained SALVATION.
Let us worship the holy couples and be blessed.
“OM SRI BODHALA BAWA JI NAMAHA”
“JAI VITAL MAHARAJ KI JAI”
“JAI RUKMANI MATA NAMO NAMAHA”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
