Power of directive of a saint (I)
A fascinating display of capabilities of a saint can be seen through famous story of Sage Valmiki. Valya (Earlier name of Valmiki) was a robber. Killing people and stealing their possession was his business. Once sage Narad was passing through the forest. Valya stopped him and asked him to be ready for the death. Sage Narad asked Valya, "Why do you want to kill me? It is such a grave sin! Do you know the effect of your action? You will have to go to hell."

Valya answered, "I am doing it for wife and children. If I do not feed them, they will die and all of them love me so much."
"Why don't you go and ask them if they will share your sufferings in the hell?" asked Narad.
Valya went to his wife and said, "One person whom I met was telling me that I will have to go to hell for I am committing sins to feed you all. Will you go with me to hell to share my suffering?"
Wife and children flatly refused. They said, " It is your responsibility to feed us. We are no way interested in how you bring the food. If you are committing sins, you should suffer. Why should we?"
This made Valya to realize the truth of the worldly relationship. He went back to sage Narad and said, "No one willing to share my grief. No one loves me. Now what should I do?"
Narad showed him a tree and said, "Ok. Sit here and go on chanting Ram, Ram until I come back."

Valya did not pose even a single question like "How long I'll have to chant?" "What is the guarantee that you will return?" He accepted his directives and sat there chanting Ram Ram Ram.... Insects ate his all flesh and he was left with only bones yet he remained alive through grace of Saint Narad. He continued.

In the end Narad came back to relieve him of the bondage of death and blessed him with eternal and infinite happiness.