Premābāi of Deev

Satsangi Bhaktas

The story of Premābāi of Deev is in the history of Vachanamrut Kāriyāni 6, which is as below:

Premchandbhāi was a merchant of the port city Div. He had a daughter named Premābāi whose satsang was from childhood. She was married to a merchant family of Div and was able to practice satsang without any hindrances. In a few years, she became a widow. She accepted a sānkhya-yogi dikshā to live an ascetic life.

Premābāi had affectionately sewed fine clothes and ornaments using golden threads with her own hands. During this time, Mulo Rājgor, a charlatan from Rājulā, came to Div. He assumed the disguise of Bhagwān Swāminārāyan and deceptively took the clothes from Premābāi. When Premābāi learned she had been deceived, she sewed the same clothes with just as much love and faith for Mahārāj and decided to offer the clothes to Bhagwān Swāminārāyan herself.

Premābāi arrived on the Diwali day of Samvat 1877 when Mahārāj was seated in the darbār of Vastā Khāchar. (The description of Mahārāj is given in this Vachanāmrut). Premābāi was sitting with the other women engrossed in the darshan of Mahārāj. Mahārāj Himself walked to Premābāi to accept her clothes and ornaments. Premābāi said, “Mahārāj, you have shown great mercy by walking over here.” Mahārāj took the bundle on His head, then touched it to his chest and started to wear the clothes.

Afterward, He sat on the cot leaving everyone awestruck. Shriji Mahārāj said, “For so many years devotees have been offering clothes and thousands of rupees worth of jewellery to Me, but never have I gone of My own accord to receive them as I just did. Moreover, never have I become as pleased by wearing the clothes and jewellery offered by others as I have just now. I have become extremely pleased upon that devotee today.”

[Bhagwān Swāminārāyan – Part 4/234]