One day, on the holy day of Ekadashi, Ghanshyam and His family went to the fair at Shravan talavdi. Thousands of people had gathered, and the atmosphere was electric.
On the banks of the lake, a stern-looking ascetic (Bawa) sat in a meditative pose. He claimed to have the power to heal the blind. A group of blind men sat near him, hoping for a miracle.
“Bring me the money for the medicine first!” the Bawa barked at them. “No money, no eyes. That’s the rule. If you’re broke, go sit somewhere else.”
The poor men were heartbroken. “We don’t even have enough to eat,” they whispered. “How can we pay him?” They crawled away in despair, sitting in the shadows of the fair.
Ghanshyam saw this and turned to His father. “Father, these poor people deserve to see. Why should they suffer because they are poor?”
Ghanshyam walked over to the blind men. “The Bawa couldn’t help you, could he?” He asked softly.
“We have nothing to give him” they replied sadly. “We are destined to live in darkness.”
“Not today!” Ghanshyam declared.
With a single wish of His mind, the veils of darkness were lifted. Suddenly, every blind person at the fair could see! The world rushed in—colors, lights, and faces. Overwhelmed with joy, they looked at Ghanshyam and saw Him in His divine, four-armed form. They fell to their knees, weeping with gratitude.
“You have saved us!” they cried. “You are Purushottam Narayan!”
The boastful Bawa and the thousands of people at the fair stood paralyzed with wonder. They realized that while the Bawa asked for gold, the young son of Dharmadev gave life, light, and salvation for free.
This prasang has been documented by Sadguru Shree Bhumanand Swami in the 73rd Tarang of Shree Ghanshyam Lilamrut Sagar.