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A DIVINE CHILD

On 30th April, 1896, a beautiful girl!hil" #a$ b%rn at &he%ra 'illage, in the

 (ripura "i$tri!t %f Ea$t )engal *n%# )angla"e$h+ Her fa-il. tra!e" it$ "e$!ent

fr%- /i$hi &a$h.apa, #h% #a$ a "e'%ut #%r$hipper %f L%r" Vi$hnu Her -%ther,

%$ha"a 2un"ari De'i, the e-b%"i-ent %f $i-ple an" pure 'irtue$, #%ul" pla. an

i-p%rtant r%le in the !hil"$ later -anife$tati%n a$ a 2he #a$ a4e!ti%natel.

a""re$$e" a$ Di"i-a )ef%re the birth %f thi$ !hil", $he ha" -an. 'i$i%n$ %f g%"$,

g%""e$$e$, an" the "i'ine light that entere" int% her

 (he !hil"$ father, )ipin )ihari )hatta!har.a, #a$ a 'er. religi%u$ an"

%ther#%rl"l. -an, #h% $pent hi$ "a.$ $inging the prai$e$ %f 5%" in a $#eet,$%ul$tirring

'%i!e 2%-eti-e$, he #%ul" $ta. ab$ent f%r -%nth$ at a ti-e, #an"ering a$

a pennile$$ -en"i!ant, $inging bhaan$ an" pra!ti!ing $piritual "i$!ipline

 (he !hil" #a$ na-e" Nir-ala 2un"ari De'i, #hi!h -ean$ 7g%""e$$ %f a#le$$

beaut. In later .ear$, a al#a.$ $tre$$e" that $he ha$ al#a.$ been the $a-e A$ I

#a$ at birth, an" a$ a !hil", $% a- I n%#: Di"i-a $ai" that at birth $he ne'er

uttere" a !r., but #a$ 'er. pea!eful, ra"iant an" p%$$e$$e" full !%n$!i%u$ne$$ 2he

later a-a;e" pe%ple b. re!alling the na-e$ %f th%$e #h% #ere pre$ent at her birth,

an" %f e'ent$ that %!!urre" in her earl. .ear$

 (he <r$t $ign that her -%ther ha" %f her $upernatural i"entit. !a-e #hen the

!hil" #a$ u$t a fe# -%nth$ %l" One "a., a$ Nir-ala la. in her !rib an" Di"i-a

#a$ g%ing ab%ut her h%u$eh%l" !h%re$, $he n%ti!e" that a $a"hu #ith a ra"iant fa!e

an" l%ng, -atte" l%!$ #a$ $tan"ing bef%re the !rib #ith f%l"e" han"$ He

a""re$$e" the -%ther an" $ai", (hi$ i$ n% %r"inar. !hil", an" $he #ill n%t be

!%n<ne" #ithin an %r"inar. life (hi$ i$ n%ne %ther than the 7%ther %f the #h%le

#%rl"=: After gi'ing hi$ ble$$ing he #ale" %ut %f the "%%r an" #hen Di"i-a

l%%e" %ut after hi-, he #a$ n%#here t% be $een

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 (he $-all !hil" gre# int% a $#eetnature" an" frien"l. little girl (he $e!%n"

"%-inant trait in her life #a$ al$% n%ti!e" "uring !hil"h%%" 2he ne'er ha" a "e$ire

%f her %#n %r -%'e" t% ful<ll an. per$%nal #i$h If left t% her$elf, $he rep%$e"

bli$$full. !%ntente" in her %#n $elf >hat -%ti'ate" all her a!ti%n$ an"

-%'e-ent$ "uring !hil"h%%" an" thr%ugh%ut her life, #ere the "e$ire$ an" nee"$

%f %ther$ It #a$ $een that the .%ung Nir-ala #a$ al#a.$ at han" t% $er'e an" help

%ther$ (ran$!en"ing all $%!ial an" !a$te barrier$, $he #a$ l%'e" b. e'er.%ne in the

'illage

 (he !hil"$ fa'%urite pla.-ate #a$ her gran"-%ther, n%#n a4e!ti%natel. a$

 (haur-a (hi$ el"erl. la". #%ul" %!!a$i%nall. be $urpri$e" #hen the little girl

#%ul", #ith $!h%larl. pre!i$i%n, !%rre!t the 2an$rit in a $l%a that $he #a$

re!iting On %ne %!!a$i%n, little Nir-ala $h%#e" (haur-a the !%rre!t an"

intri!ate -u"ra$ t% be perf%r- "uring pua An%ther ti-e, #hile the t#% #ere

pla.ing t%gether, (haur-a, after an inten$e an" penetrating l%% fr%- .%ung

Nir-ala, #ent int% a "eep, inner $tate %f $a-a"hi

At the age %f f%ur, Nir-ala #a$ taen t% a irtan in the 'illage During the

!hanting %f the h%l. na-e$, $he be!a-e $% engr%$$e" in a "eep inner bha', that

tear$ $tarte" $trea-ing fr%- her e.e$