Champaklal Speaks

“Chadder” on the Wrong Side

1949-08-15

It was just before Darshan was to start. Sri Aurobindo had taken his seat. I was standing behind him. I lifted his hair from behind his neck in order to place the chadder over his shoulders, then handed the chadder to Nirod who arranged it.

Mother looked at me and smiled, then she pointed to the border of the cloth. I looked and found it had been placed with the wrong side up! I felt much ashamed because I myself had given the chadder to Nirod ready to be placed on Sri Aurobindo. And Mother had noted it!

Mother allowed us to serve but she was observing all the time how we played our parts.