लोग उन्हें काछी बाबा कहते थे। वे जातिके काछी थे और साधु होनेसे नहीं, वृद्ध होनेसे उस प्रदेशकी प्रथाके अनुसार बाबा कहलाते थे। वैसे वे बगीचेमें मजदूरीका काम करते थे, दिनभर परिश्रम करते शामको सरोवरके किनारे मालती-कुञ्जके नीचे रोटियाँ सेंककर खा लेते और वहीं सो रहते थे।
रात्रिमें किसीको शौच जाना हो तो मालती कुञ्जवाले घाटपर ही हाथ धोनेकी सुविधा थी। घाटपर पहुँचते ही सुनायी पड़ता था स्पष्ट–’राम, राम, राम’। यह किसीकी जप-ध्वनि नहीं थी। निद्रामग्न काछीबाबाके श्वाससे यह स्पष्ट ध्वनि आया करती थी। एक दिन काछी बाबाने नगरमें आकर बगीचेके स्वामीसे रसगुल्ला खानेकी इच्छा प्रकट की। भर-पेट रसगुल्ला खिलाया गया उन्हें दूसरे दिन फिर पूछा गया- ‘काछी बाबा! रसगुल्ला खाओगे ?’
काछी बाबा बोले- ‘बाबू! ऐसा पाप मैं फिर कभी नहीं करूँगा। मिठाई खानेसे मेरे रामजी रात नहीं आये।’
नित्य वे वृद्ध श्रीरामजीका दर्शन पाते थे। उन्होंने फिर कभी मिठाई खायी ही नहीं।
– सु0 सिं0
People used to call him Kachi Baba. He was a Kachhi by caste and was called Baba not because of being a saint, but because of being old, according to the custom of that region. By the way, he used to work as a laborer in the garden, after working hard all day, in the evening, under the Malti-Kunj on the banks of the lake, he used to eat bread baked and used to sleep there.
If someone had to go to the toilet at night, there was a facility to wash hands at Malti Kunjwale Ghat. As soon as we reached the Ghat, we could hear clearly – ‘Ram, Ram, Ram’. It was not someone’s chanting sound. This clear sound used to come from the breath of Kachhibaba who was asleep. One day Kachi Baba came to the city and expressed his desire to eat Rasgulla to the master of the garden. Rasgulla was fed to his stomach, he was asked again the next day – ‘Kachhi Baba! Will you eat Rasgulla?
Kachi Baba said – ‘ Babu! I will never commit such a sin again. My Ramji did not sleep at night after eating sweets.’
Everyday he used to get the darshan of old Shriramji. He never ate sweets again.
– Su 0 Sin 0
