Suklal Agrawal from Balapur had a cow. The cow was very aggressive and she used to cause lot of trouble to children and adults in Balapur. She used to enter shops on her free will and eat grains and anything she wanted. She used to eat as much as possible and cause destruction of the remaining food items.  It was very difficult to tie her to one place and she used to break the rope without any efforts. She was like a Lioness and people in Balapur has got fed up of her nuisance.

People in Balapur were so much harassed, that they asked Suklal to give her to a butcher or kill her with a bullet. Suklal told the villagers to do whatever they wanted. One Pathan tried to kill her with a gun.  However somehow she came to know about this and she thrashed Pathan with her horns. Suklal had also left her in another village however she came right back to Balapur.

The villagers then thought there was only one solution.  Maharaj had tamed a horse once, belonging to Govindboua and maybe he can also tame this Cow. They said to Suklal to take her to Shegaon and give her to Maharaj to solve their troubles.  Then ten to twelve people caught the cow after lot of efforts and tied her in chains and took her to Shegaon on a bullock cart.

As Shegaon starting coming near and near, a strange thing happened and the Cow’s behavior started to change. As soon as the Cow came in front of Maharaj, she became completely calm. As soon as she saw Maharaj she started crying.  Maharaj shouted at everyone and said: “What is this stupidity going on!.  It is not good to give such pains to a cow. You have tied her four feet and neck in chains.  This type of chains are suitable for a Lioness and not a cow. Cow is Sakshat Parmeshwar and it is not good to do such things to her. Fools!  She is everyone’s mother. Please free her immediately.”

Even after Maharaj spoke, nobody was ready to free her. Then Maharaj himself freed the cow with his own blessed hands. As soon as she was free, she came down from the bullock cart and kneeled down in front of Maharaj for vandan. Then after vandan, she did three pradakshina around Maharaj. Then she started licking Maharaj’s blessed feet.  Everyone was just watching this miracle as it happened right in front of their eyes. It is difficult to describe Maharaj’s prabhav.

Maharaj then said to the cow: “From now on, please do not trouble anybody. Please stay in this ashram and do not go anywhere else”.

After this big miracle everyone did Maharaj’s Jai Jai Kaar three times. Balapur’s people went back to Balapur and the Cow stayed back in Shegaon.  From that day onwards she did not require a rope to tied to and she became completely calm.  Even till date her grand children (grand calfs) still stay in Shegoan.

Jai Gajanan

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About Shree Gajanan Maharaj temple at Indore
Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj’s devotees have constructed many Temples in different parts of India. A beautiful temple has also been constructed at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj Temple at Indore is situated at Paliwal Nagar in Indore. Temple is about 15 minutes from centre of Indore.
Please visit the temple website below and take Maharaj’s darshan
http://www.GajananMaharajIndore.com/

Jai Gajanan