Udhi, obtained
from Dhuni, and lit by Shri Sai Baba in Dwarakamayi at Shirdi during his life
time, is not a mere by-product of wood (ash) but a life - saving drug. During
his life time, Baba used this Udhi for curing the various diseases of His
devotees. Baba once sent this Udhi along with Arati song through Bapugir Buva
to Nana Saheb Chandorkar, a beloved devotee of Baba, when his daughter Minatai
was suffering from labour pains for three days at Jamner, a place 100 miles
from Shirdi. After taking Udhi mixed with water, she had an easy delivery. Baba
supplied Udhi on the affected portion of a boy, a nephew of a qualified doctor,
who was suffering from tubercular bone abscess for a long time and after its
constant application, the boy became quite well. Once, a doctor devotee of Baba
at Shirdi suffered from guinea-worms. Without taking any other medicine but
just taking only the udhi with water, the disease was completely cured in ten
days. On another occasion, the wife of Bapaji, young brother of Shama was
attacked with Bubonic plague and high fever at Sawool, a village 3 miles from
Shirdi. Baba sent udhi through Bapaji and his wife was completely cured within
a few hours. Similarly, an Irani gentlman's daughter suffered from fits and all
medicines were tried, which gave her no relief. Her father obtained udhi from
Kaka Saheb Dixit, Baba's devotee and gave it to his daughter mixed with water
daily for some time and she recovered completely afterwards. An old gentleman
of Harda (M.P.) was suffering from a stone in his bladder. He was too old to
withstand any surgical operation. His son, on the advice of some friends,
obtained udhi from Inamdar, a devotee of Baba, mixed it with water and gave it
to his father. The stone was dissolved and the old man was soon relieved of his
disease.
The above are
only a few cases, where udhi was tried, used and applied, when Baba was in
flesh and blood at Shirdi. Even after Baba's samadhi, udhi is now being used as
a medicine and efficacious cure. Shri A. Krishna Bangam from Hyderabad reports
that one day, when he woke up from bed in the morning, he noticed that his
right eye's vision was not clear. He was getting some shade in the eye and when
he applied udhi on the right eye, he got back clear vision within an hour and
the shade also disappeared.
E. Perishta, a
Bombay devotee states " Udhi" has cured me and my family from various
difficulties and troubles. We do not use any pain-reliever for pain or fever.
We are a happy and healthy family and Baba will stay with us for ever and
ever". Smt. Sarojini from Hyderabad states that an old lady was advised to
undergo cataract operation of the right eye by an Eye Specialist but later on,
the need to undergo such operation was averted on the constant application of
Baba's Udhi on the affected eye for some time. One Smt. Madhur Mathur of Bombay
was travelling with her husband to cover holy places like Shirdi, Pandharpur
and Mahabaleswar. The couple covered Shirdi and reached Pandharpur and had
darshan of Vittal. At Pandharpur, suddenly she developed diarrhoea and vomitings
and this state continued upto 4 a.m. The bus for Mahabaleswar starts at 7 a.m.
from Pandharpur. Immediately Udhi mixture was given to her, which proved to be
a miracle medicine. Afterwards motions and vomitings suddenly stopped and the
couple could successfully complete their trip to Mahabaleswar, as per schedule.
The case of Mrs. Uma from Kanpur is really wonderful, interesting and thrilling
to the devotees. Both Mrs. Uma Das and her husband Dr. B. G. Das are great
devotees of Baba and Dr. Das is also running a clinic at Kanpur in the name of
Sai Baba. It appears that a tin box in which a small quantity of Udhi was
supplied to them about ten years back is never found empty till now and they
are using it as a common remedy for numerous ailments. Dr. Das tried, used and
applied Udhi in several cases and diseases like scorpion-bite, bodily pains and
injuries caused from fall, polio, etc. and found it the most effective
medicine, Shri K. N. Baman from Ahmedabad reports that his urine trouble abated
after taking Udhi-mixture.
The above cases
are only illustrative and not exhaustive in the series. These above examples
which are taken after Baba's samadhi clearly indicate, unequivocally vouchsafe
and authoritatively lay down that Baba's grace is more active during the
present day than before His samadhi. His Udhi's power is the only reliable
medicine for all time.
In a nutshell,
Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi is more alive to-day than when He was in Dwarakamayee
in flesh and blood.
PURUSHOTHAMA
DAS.
Baba's own point of view always was that
he was Narayana, that he was Kabir, etc.—always spending out His energy for
promoting the best interests of others 'Paropakaraya Satham Vibuthaya". It
is for blessing others that Saints live or take birth after birth especially as
a guru—Sadguru. He declared himself bound to look after the spiritual interests
of his devotees in their birth after birth until he could take them on to
their goal, i.e to the feet of the Almighty.
—H. H.
Narasimhaswamiji