Saints’ Perform Grace: Not Miracles
To the world, the healing of a dying child is a miracle. But for a Mahāpuruṣa (महापुरुष; mahāpuruṣa), Līlā (लीला; līlā) an act of grace to enhance the spiritual inclination of a jeev.
Once there was a young Goyal couple in Allahabad, who had a very young son who was suffering from Marasmus (sookha rog) It is severe malnutrition causing the infant to be significantly underweight for his age) disease. Shri Maharaj Ji with several devotees visited that couple and stayed with them for a few days. The couple served Shri Maharaj Ji with great devotion and love. They were so engrossed in taking care of Shri Maharaj ji that they had no time to spend with their little ailing son.
The child was only few months old, very puny and counting his last breaths. Shri Maharaj Ji passed by and saw the child lying on the floor unattended. He playfully kept both his feet on the boy and started jumping on him like children jump on the bed. Thinking of the plight of the child, all others who witnessed it screamed. Shri Maharaj Ji laughed loudly, got off and walked away. He did not entertain any discussion on this topic.
A few days later the child miraculously started improving in health and eventually recovered fully.
Moral: Mahapurush do not perform miracles (like ‘heal the ailing’ and ‘raise the dead’) to show off their miraculous powers. In their own endless wisdom they determine witnessing which miracle will usher the aspirant further towards God. Then they perform that miracle in front of those devotees. In order words Mahapurursh use their siddhis only to push souls further on the path of devotion.
