Champaklal Speaks

Mother’s Life-line

1973-11-17

I have said little about the later years with the Mother, though some incidents were very interesting. I will say only a bit about the last day.

It was between 4.30 and 5 p.m. Kumud was giving fruit juice to Mother. She was on one side of Mother's chair and I was on the other side, waiting to help Kumud if needed.

All of a sudden without any forethought I took Mother's hand in mine and saw her life-line. Kumud asked what I was doing. I told her what I saw and added: “Oh, it is such a short line! But Mother has lived much longer than is indicated by the line!”

I was greatly surprised. Sri Aurobindo had a very long life-line; still he left his body early. And in Mother's case, though she had a very short one, yet she lived so long—for us, giving herself so freely, showering her Grace so abundantly on us!

And, as you know, that was the day she left her body, at 7.25 p.m. It was only her will that prompted me to take up her hand and see her palm and that too on the very day! What Grace!