I do not have any text to refer to and will try to answer the question from memory or as best as I have understood it.
I think the incident about the Mother and the Master’s hair occurred after the Master has attained mahasamadhi. In certain cases, when a person leaves the mortal coil the ashes are then immersed into a river or stream etc. I do not know if this incident occurred in Gaya or Allahabad. Gaya as a city is particularly associated with obsequies and Mother was on that journey after the Master left his body. Wherever she was Gaya or Allahabad, when Mother went with the hair, she was thinking about the Master and offering it there but before she could actually offer it, a wave from the Ganga almost sprung forth and “took away” the hair. The hair of the Master would further sanctify the Ganga is what Mother is referring to in this incident.
The second incident about “God was in the palm of her hand” is another one as Jayanti points out about the Mother’s divine nature which was always hidden. The Mother was talking about devotion “bhakti” and there she told the devotee God can give “mukti” realization easily but hesitates to give bhakti. The author then comments that the manner in which Mother spoke about this was as if She had the ability to give mukti and it lied in the palm of Mother’s hand.
Jayanti and Paritosh have provided very good explanations. Rosemary, would it be possible for you to give reference to your quotes so I can read them in their context and see what I make of it.
