AMBROSIA IN SHIRDI
(A BOOK NEVER BEFORE)
DEDICATED TO
ANTARYAMIN SHIRI SAI BABA,
SHIRDI
STORIES AFTER BABAS
MAHASAMADHI ON 15-10-1918
WRITTEN
BY
RAMALINGASWAMY, LIFE MEMBER
SHRI SAI BABA SANSTHAN,
SHIRDI,
AT MUNJA BABA STHAN, SHIRDI
I. BABA PROVED HIMSELF THAT THERE WERE NO SISHYAS NO RELATIVES, NO INCARANATIONS NO SUCCESSORS AND NO HEREDITARY TO HIM.
Shri Sal Baba, Shirdi took His Mahasamadhi on 15-10-1918. After His Mahasamadhi, Baba's Samadhi was not looked after in a fit manner upto 1922. Having seen the maintenance of Baba's Samadhi by the Villagers, Shri Kakasaheb Dixit came to Shirdi, settled an office with a managing committee under Public Trust Act with the approval of the District Court, Ahmed-nagar. At that time, Shri Abdul Baba was performing Abhishek to Baba's Samadhi and the Maha Naivedyam food was given to him and he was allowed to take his residence in the room situated in the left side of the Samadhi Mandir. Shri Abdul Baba was the then only local leading devotee of Baba. He was then having about four or five thousand rupees of Baba's dakshina amount with him offered by Baba's devotees. Some well wishers of him induced him that he was the legal heir to Baba and that the formation of the Trust was against justice. Thereby Abdul Baba filed a suit stating that he was the legal heir to Baba, against the Trust Body in the District Court, Ahmednagar. The belowed District Court by the grace of Baba passed orders that Abdul Baba has no connection of the maintenance of the Sansthan of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi and that there was no heir or successor to Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi. On the strength of this order the Maha Naivedyam food given to him was stopped by the Sansthan and he was made to vacate his room in Baba's Samadhi Mandir. As Baba said, that He would be with the same power for one thousand years and lookiog" after the welfare of His devotee?, He himself proved that there were no Sishyas, no relatives no hereditary, no successor, no rebirth and no reincarnation to Him.
Surrender SHri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there ! !
2. HOW
SHRI MUKTHARAM, A STAUNCH DEVOTEE OF BASA FARED WHEN HE WANTED TO OCCUPY BABA'S
GAD1.
Shri Muktharam was a staunch devotee of
Baba. Baba given a Kupni, to him. He lived in Dixit wada by keeping a Dhuni.
After somedays of Baba's Samadhi, he came and sat in Baba's Gadi in
Dwarakamayee; As soon as he sat in Baba's Gadi against the wishes of the
villagers also, he began to vomit blood and he was taken to his residence in
the Dixit wada. The devotees have decided to take him to Kopargaom Hospital.
Before the decision was taken with whom he was to be sent to Kopergaom, he died
in Dixit wada itself. His Samadhi is in Lendi Baug. This incident also go to
show that Baba was not willing to allow anybody to occupy His Gadi.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
3. BABA
PROVED THAT THESE WAS NO REBIRTH TO HIM.
When Baba was
in flesh and blood He told that I would take rebirth. Having ground on this
word of Baba, people in some places pose that they were Sai and their words
were Sai's words. In 1943 a boy in Amra-vathi was directing people that he was
Sai Himself and that he earned a lot of money and began to utilise for himself.
Then the people realised his deceit and found that there was not even a bit of
Sai's cult in him and ignored him afterwards.
Secondly,
another person near Madras began to tell people's aim in their mind for the
present and the past (Mind reading) and began to earn in Sai's name due to his
greediness. Once he told to the people "why are you people wandering for
the dead Sai Baba. I am with life here". On hearing these words from him,
people determined that he was not the rebirth of Sai Baba as Baba Himself told
that "Saints never die".
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
4. HOW BABA HADE MADHAVA RAO DEHSPANDE (SHAMA) TO HAND OVER HIS PADUKAS, PHOTOS ETC. TO BABA'S SANSTHAN WHICH HE KEPT IN HIS HOUSE AFTER BABA'S MAHASAMADHI.
After Baba's Mahasarradhi, Madhava Rao
Desh-pande alias Shama an intimate local devotee of Baba was managing the Dixit
wada. He was looking after the welfare of the devotees and resided in Dixit
wada itself. After the formation of Baba's Sansthan Committee the Committee
demanded agreement (Baada Chitti in Marathi) from him for his residence in
Dixit wada. Madhava Rao first refused. But later, Shri S. B. Dhumal and Shri B.
V. Dec intervened and Madhava Rao gave the agreement. After some days, the
committee have vacated Madhava Rao from his residence in Dixit Wada. At the
time of vacating, he had taken away Baba's silver Padukas, Baba's Photos etc.
to his house from Dixit wada. After knowing this, the Committee asked Madhava
Rao to hand over the above artilces of Baba to the Sansthan. He refused first.
But Shri S. B, Dhumal went to his house with a big procession of bhajan, band
etc. On seeing this procession Madhava Rao handed over all the above articles
of Baba to Shri S. B. Dhumal. These Baba's Padukas were placed before Baba's
Photo in Dwarakamayee wherein lakhs of devotees are taking darshan of the above
Baba's Padukas now.
By reading these items (I) to (4) it is
clear, evident and proved beyond all reasonable doubts by the grace of Baba
that there were no sishyas, no hereditary, no relatives, no successor, no
rebirth and no reincarnation to Him. Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi from His Mahasamadhi
till date and even upto the year29!8 as was told by Him, He Himself is
effecting the welfare of His devotees. Now let us read how Baba was effecting
and is now effecting the welfare of His devotees.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely
Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there ! !
5. BABA SAVED
SHRI G B. MANKAR AND HIS MEN
FROM THE JAWS OF DEATH
In his letter,
Shri G. B. Mankar has stated to Shri Tarkhad in 1923 during his work in his
work field, it has to lift a 375 horse power diesel engine (weight 12 tons) in
a fly crane. As the fly crane was not so strong to bear the weight of the
engine, a craking sound came from the crane and all were afraid. Then Shri
Mankar] cried out *'Sai Baba" and invoked His help. After his utterance
all on a sudden smell of rose flowers and agarbathis spreadover the field and
Baba has appeared on the spot and saved all the people from the jaws of death.
Mankar saw baba and again cried out "Baba".
All others
meant that "Kaka*' of Mankar came there. But Mankar has cleared their
doubt and that Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi had came to the spot and saved them from
the jaws of death. Is this incident does not show that Baba is living and
lending His helping hand to His devotees as at>d when they are in trouble ?
Surrender Shri Sai Completely !! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be
there !!
6. BABA SAVED SHRI R MOREWALA FROH FALLING DOWN FROM THE TRAIN.
Shri R. Morewala
Solicitor of Bombay was not so much religious minded. But he has got faith in
Baba. In 1953 he was going to Thana by a train. The train was over crowded and
hence he could not get into the train and was standing at the door. Then the
train moved. Owing to the pushing of the crowd from inside the train, he fell
down from the door and while falling down, he uttered the name of Shri Sai
Baba. The Chain was pulled out by one old man and the train was stopped. That
old man caught the hand of Morewala and prevented him from falling down. All
the people and tne guard came to see why the train was stopped and who pulled
the Chain ? Shri R. Morewala also wanted to pay tribute to the old man. But the
old man was not there and he had disappeared. All were surprised, Shri
Morewala has gone to his house and told this incident to all his family
members. This incident was told to his son when he went to Chalisgaon in 1964
by a Saint "That had I not saved your father's life in 1953 ?" Is
this not mean that Baba is still living and helping His devotees when they
require His help ? Surrender Shri Sat Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there I I
7. BABA
SAVED SHRI K. JAGADISH MUNSHI FROM THE HANDS OF RAZAKARS.
On 1948, Shfi
Jagadish K. Munshi and his wife were travelling in first class compartment of
the train going from Bangalore to Bombay. There were six members in the
compartment including an old couple and two youngsters. Shri J. K. Munshi and
his wife were playing cards. The old man was praying and his wife was watching
the others. Before their departure from Bangalore, they have been advised not
to travel by this particular route because of Razakars trouble then prevailing
in other places of Hyderabad state. They have not paid any heed to the advice as
they were youngsters then. The train left Hyderabad and was approaching
Sholapur Station in Indian Union. All on a sudden, the train was forced
to stop at Gangapur. The Razakars who were assembled there with rifles, lathis
and other lethal weapons cried out "All Muslims get down. Kill all
Hindus". The old man all along in -prayer ordered to close all the doors
of the windows. They promptly carried out his orders. The wailing of passengers
who were pulled out of the train, beaten and robbed and field into the nearby
fields. The Rasakars repeatedly tried to force to open the doors of their compartment
but failed to do so. Even in this calamity the old man observed his prayer. The
struggle went on nearby for five hours. Then the train came to Sholapur with their
only one compartment. All the inmates of the compartments arrived safely
untouched by the Razakars. After somedays of this incident, the old man has
given an article in a magazine that because of his prayers to Shri Sai Baba
Shirdi that the compartment of the train escaped unhurt by the Razakars. As a
witness, he has mentioned the name of Shri Jagadish K. Munshi in the article.
He told that it was true that the old man was particularly praying at the time
and added that he had never heard the name of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi he
forgotten to thank of him. Later on, In 1953, when calamities came in his
family, he saw a picture of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi which was hung in a frame
maker's shop on his way to his office. He looked his teachings in the photo as
"If you look to me, I shall took to you” Then he remembered the past
incident and with his wife's consent, he bought one Sai Baba's photo and
performed puja requesting Baba to solve his problems, within a few days
thereafter, all his problems have got settled at his reasonable satisfaction
and the puja went on regularly,
After two
years, he was once travelling by a night train left Surat to Bombay. After the
train left surat railway station he developed severe pain on account of stone
in the bladder. The pain aggravated in such a manner that he could neither sit,
stand nor lie down. He then began to pass blood through urine. His co-passenger
was sleeping. When the train came to Palghar, the pain was so severe that he
woke up his co-passenger and urge him to call the guard. The guard came and
complained the position that no doctor could be traced in the train and advised
to get down at Palghar and have a treatment from a local doctor. The guard
called the Station Master and under their joint advice, he got down at Palghar
and the train left the railway station. With the help of Station Master, he was
lifted up into a bullock cart and driven to the doctor's residence as the
doctor refused to come to the railway station in the late hours of the night.
In this critical juncture he prayed Syri Sai Baba for help. The doctor has
attended on him and given treatment and he was somehow relieved of the pain.
The doctor also sent a call to his relatives at Bombay and they arrived and
taken him to Bombay the next day. Even for this incident, he did not consider
any particular significance to Shri Sai Baba Shirdi. In 1968, his father took
him to Sri Satya Sai Baba and introduced to him Shri Satya Sai Baba Said,
"I knew him. He is a believer of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi for the last 16
years. Once he got out of the train in severe pain and called "Shri Sai
Baba, Shirdi. It was Shirdi Sai Baba who saved him. This uttarance of Shri
Satya Sai Baba himself assumed significance to Shri Sai Baba Shirdi by him.
In 1959, his
one month old daughter fell ill severely and admitted to the Hospital. The
treatment went on for three weeks. Even then the child had been running high
temperature, his wife and himself were very morose. On 14-11-1959, they were
informed by two leading doctors that the surviyal of the child were remote. He
decided that if the child does not survive he would end his worship to Shri Sai
Baba, Shirdi. After this decision by him, the temparatue of the child decreased
gradually and became normal by 7 P.M. within three months of this incident the
child was in the pink of health. In March, 1960, they visited Shirdi by car
with the child of five months. On the way the child uttered first words
"BA-BA-BA-BA" He told that Shri Sai Baba shirdi is solving his
knotted problems of his existence and guiding him. Apart from all these, a
great problem among the devotees that Shri Satya Sai Bsba is the reincarnation
of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi. was being solved beyond doubt by Shri Satya Sai Baba
himself in his own sayings in para 2 of this article that he is not
re-incaranation of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi. Surrender Shri Sai Completely !
Stupendous Delectation and Delivervance be there !!
8. BABA
SAVED A WOMAN FROM DEATH
In 1927. a
husband and wife were returning home after celebrating Ramanavami at Shirdi,
The wife got down at Thana railway Station to fetch water and just when with a
water full vessel, she was boarding the train, the train started and the woman
fell down under the train. The husband and other passengers combined shouted to
the guard to stop the train. They feared, the woman must have been crushed
under the wheels as the train having started already stopped Only after it had
gone some distance. They ran up to the spot of accident; to their utter
amazement they saw the woman standing there uninjured. In reply to the enquiry
to all, "the woman said as soon as I fell I remembered Baba. He at once
appeared, stood in front of me pressed me hard against the platform till the
train passed away and saved me. Baba disappeared as soon as the train left the
platform. What sort of Body, Baba had assumed to save this woman ? One can
hardly know for usually there is no room enough to stand for two persons
between the train wheels and the platform, and yet what is not possible to a
superman like Baba ?
Surrender Shri
Sai Completely !! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
9. HOW BABA INSPIRED SHRI M. K. RAJAGOPALA-CHARY TO BUILD BABA'S MANDIR AT NELLORE (A.P-)
Doctor M. K. Rajagopalachari of Nellore
has got a photo and UDI of Shri Sai Bafca,
Shirdi, through Rao Saheb Chandu Subbaiah Setty after his return from
Shirdi visit, as he is his family doctor. He put the photo on the top of his
Almyrah in his dispensary in Rajaji Street, Nellore without evincing much
interest and in a most casual way. After some days, the doctor had a dream one
night. A tall Fakir in long torn gown walked up to him and showed some wounds
and eruptions on his skin below his two knees and asked him to dress up his
wounds. Seeing the Fakir, the doctor was wonder struck with his extraordinary
appearance, graceful and kind personality and the doctor immediately dressed up
His wounds in his own hands with great care and interest. Then the Fakir said
that he was very much relieved of the pain and blessed him and left. After two
or three days of this incident while the doctor cleaning the dust and debris on
the Almyrahs and he happened to look at the Baba's photo and that the portions
down below Baba's knee was eaten away by white ants and this condition reminded
the doctor of the incident in his dream, The doctor became to know that the
Fakir who blessed him in his dream was no other than Shri Sai Baba Shirdi and
his eager grew more to know about Baba. In 1939, he invited his Holiness B. V.
Narasimhaswamy to Nellore. The Swamiji gave lectures about the life and leelas
of Shri Sai Baba. In October, 1940, the doctor made a trip to Shirdi. He met
His Holiness Shri B. V. Narasimhaswamy and Shri Kesavaiah Swamiji. The doctor
returned from Shirdi with a firm determination to build a regular mandir
immediately after his return to Nellore. Accordingly with his tireless effort
along with other Sai devotees a pucka mandir of Shri Sai Baba Shirdi was
erected at Nellore with a Mandali by name "The Nellore Shri
Sai Baba Baktha Mandali" for
its maintenance.
10. HOW BABA SAVED THE SISTER OF SHRI BHIKAJI
MOHEDJI.
A servant drawing a monthly salary of Rs.
36/- Bhikaji Mohedji has a sister Chhaboo. She had been ill for about 4
months. On 5-12-51, her illness took a
critical turn, so he was very anxious
to get for her the benefit of a
good doctor's advice and medicine, but within the meagre salary, it was not at
all possible for him to get there. Having sighs upon
sighs, bemoaning his inability he carried on his office
duties, chanting Sai Baba's name when suddenly there came in
a doctor for some enquiry. Though Bhikaji could not recognise him, through Sai's grace the
doctor himself reminded Bhikaji of his previous connection with him. So Bhikaji narrated to him the difficulty
and requested him to examine her and prescribed the necessary medicines. The
doctor readily complied with Bhikaji's
request. Bhikaji thus got over his worries and felt assured that Baba was ever ready to shower His grace
ever on a poor man like himself,
Surrender Shri
Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there!!
11. BABA
MADE SHRI KAKASAHEB DIXIT TO ATTEND THE DINNER PARTY ARRANGED BY SHRI KRISHNA RAO NARAYAN PARULKAR HARDA
AND SATISFIED HIM
Shri
Krishna Rao Narayan
Parulkar, Honorary Magistrate
of Harda has been celebrating "Shri Datta Festival” for several years ususally
falling in December and feeding one hundred brahmins on that occasion and
whenever for some reason or other he was not
able to do so in a year, he would feed double the usual number (i. e.) two hundred brahmin) in the next year. As per that self imposed rule, he was
to feed two hundred brahmins in respect of that celebration in the year
1925. One Saturday was fixed for dinner, only
when five days were left to it, that is on Monday. On Tuesday when Parulkar was merged in meditation as per his daily routine, he heard a voice saying "If you desire that on the day you are
feeding the brahmins, I should come and dine with them, you call
Sri Dixit from Bombay, Parulkar however thought to
himself whether it was proper for him to request Shri Dixit to
come such a long distance
simply for taking dinner while he was
in the midst of such conflict of thoughts, he
again heard the voice,
"why did you puzzle? Write to Dixit, feed him with all the other
brahmins and when you have done so,
know it for certain that I joined the
party taking dinner at yours.”
So Parulkar wrote to Shri Dixit on Wednesday requesting him to
attend the dinner on Saturday.
Failing to hear from Shri Dixit all preparations were made for serving
the dinner on Saturday, Parulkar with
tearful eyes requested Baba to set matters right and then taking his bath, so
soon as he started doing his mid-day routine prayers, he got a
telegram from Shri Dixit informing him that he and Madhavrao Deshpande
were on the way to Harda. All
were gladdened to receive the
news. They all went to the
Station to receive them.
Accorded them a hearty welcome and gave them a sumptuous feast in the
company of the two hundred brahmins.
Sri Parulkar was overy joyed and he now felt
that Baba is still there to satisfy all the Godly craving of his heart.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely I Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there II
12. BABA SATISFIED THE WISHES OF SMT. MANI SAHUKAR BY GIVING MEDICINE FOR HER SUFFERINGS IN HER THROAT
Smt Man!
Sahukar author of the book Saint of Shirdi about the year 1950 started
suffering from the peculiar ailment of the throat. She is a sincere student of
vocal Hindustani classical music. Owing to the sufferings in the throat she was
not able to sing continuously for ten minutes. She consulted many doctors but
in vain. After six months, she came to Shirdi and stood before the Samadhi of
Shri Sai Baba, her heart and eyes suddenly wetted with tears. She came out of
the Samadhi Mandir and went over to visit a friend. After discussion with her
friend, she came to her room behind the Gurusthan at about 7-30 P.M. In order
to make herself comfortable, she started removing her sari from her left
shoulder. As she removed, she heard something rustling in the sari and a small
packet about 2 inches long made up in white paper fell from her sari to the
ground. She was perplexed for a moment and looked around her wondering what
had happended. There was no one. She Picked and unfolded it. To her amazement
in contained six or seven tiny white tablets which may commonly used in
homeopathy. When she realised the significance of this, she draped her sari
again and went to her friend with the tablets. Her friend told her, "you
understand, don't you know that this is Baba's Prasad. What are you going to do
with it ?” She replied that she will take all these tablets.
So saying she put all these tablets in her mouth. When she returned home from Shirdi, she found that she should sing without any hindrance and all the congestion in her throat entirely disappeared. Her heart overflowed gratitude to Baba.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and
Deliverance be there !!
13. Baba Helped Doctor Mehta and Lessened the
decree amount.
Dr. Mehta a Parsi devotee used to come to Shirdi from 1920. He given a promissory note to one for Rs. 300/- and has not actually received the amount for some reason or other. His counterpart filed a suit against Doctor Mehta to return the amount in the promissory note. He told this fact to Shri Kakasaheb Dixit, then Ex-solicitor of Bombay. He has given a letter to his friend Shri Maniklal a solicitor to help doctor Mehta. Shri Maniklal read the letter and asked Doctor about the witness who knew this fact. The doctor told Shri Maniklal that nobody knew this fact. Then Maniklal told that as no witness was for the coming to support your case will not stand. But Doctor Mehta told Maniklal to file an affidavit in the Court and by the grace of Shri Sai Baba, he may succeed. Maniklal before filing the affidavit sent word to Mehta to meet him before two days prior of his filing of affidavit. But owing to his admission in the Parsi Sanitorium, Doctor Mehta could not able to meet Maniklal. Again Maniklal told Doctor Mehta to compromise with his counterpart as he had to necessarily pay the said sum with interest including court cost etc. Doctor Mehta told that there is no question of compromise and that I had no money to repay the sum, which I had not actually received. Besides, I was blessed by Baba in my dream and hence to request you carry on with your duty in the aim of helping me. As per his request Maniklal prepared on affidavit till 8 P.M. on one Saturday and sent word to Doctor Mehta on Sunday. When Doctor Mehta was about to start, his friend came to him and told Doctor Mehta, your affair has been compromised and as such you should accept for the compromise or else ? Won't go from this place. His friend further added that on the whole of Rs. 3000/- with interest and court cost etc. Rs. 800/-has to be paid to your counterpart and that too not in one installment but in installments of Rs. 50/- each. Doctor Mehta has accepted after a deep thought. Accordingly the court has given a decree for Rs. 800/- only and Doctor paid this amount in installments ordered by the Court. That is how doctor Mehta has got Baba's blessings even after His Mahasamadhi.
Surrender
Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
14. Baba Saved the
Life of Shri Pyare Kishan Wall Ship Captain from death
As Baba performed many miracles and He is still continuing
to do so, I wish to add one more miracle which I have experienced. First let me
inform the readers that I came to know the name of Baba and His miracles
performed at various stages through my wife (Veena) who is a great devotee of
Sai Baba, Then, I read many books on "Sai Baba. I have made this trip
especially as I took a vow to come here personally and pay my respects to Him.
The first I came to Shirdi was about a year back and that time. I visited all
this places and found great peace at every place. It gave me a lot of peace
(Shanti) when I used to look at his Photograph and sit by His side and pray. I
can assure you that He has His own way to help the needy people and they are at
times so strange that a man of my caliber is unable to understand them. I
describe one of the most important things which happened to me in my life.
I had many
offers of jobs in various capacities and as such I was confused as to which one
I should choose. I definitely wanted to improve the status and the financial
conditions. Hence my wife made twelve slips of paper and only on one, she wrote
the name of the ship called "M.V. Dhanalakshmi" of which vessel I was
offered to take the command and that was the highest post (i.e.) the captain of
the ship. Prior to that all happening I had just returned from Shirdi after
paying homage to "Sai Baba". My wife asked me to pick up one slip
although out of 12 slips, eleven were blank and as I said earlier that only on
one she wrote the name of the ship as mentioned above. So, I prayed and
shuffled them more and what a strange thing. I had my eyes closed and the first
one I picked was the ship on which the name of the ship "M.V.
Dhanalakshmi" was mentioned. That was the destiny and Shri Sai Baba
wanted me to take the command of the said vessel. I undertook the journey to
Calcutta. I used to go on board daily since the time she arrived. It was being
my first command, I was taking special interest and precautions. The ship
sailed from Calcutta to Anandamans on 17-5-1972. After that, I met with heavy
weather, rough sea and wind force 61.1 I decided to return. I came back
and anchored in Diamond Harbour. As usual, I prayed daily and used to light two
Agarbathis before a plastic statue. A plastic ring I am still wearing which was
bought from Shirdi. I was so strange that one Agarbathi used to go on,
every time. I used to light it again. But again it used to go off. I
used to place Sai Baba's
plastic statue on my chair and I used to ask him to guide me protect the
ship and men aboard. But the significance of Agarbathi going off could
not be understood by me. Hence, I used to put my hand to my head and ask
Shri "Sai Bapa" guide me or given me any indication as to what
is ahead of me. But
"No". Anyway, I took out the ship, out again but met
still the game whether and I could not proceed out Hooghly river. The pilot was on board. She was a small vessal
and after consultation with the pilot the second time, we decided to go back to
Diamond Harbour. As usual I used to pray, but at the time I started
feeling very much depressed in
my heart the causes of which was still hidden from me, at the third attempt,
the pilot was charged and out. Other
pilot Anand boarded, I asked him about weather condition and accordingly ;o him
weather outside Hoogly was not abnormal, but
I told the second pilot that I
already returned twice and that I
felt not right to go
out and I shall
have to come back. But this
time, all things had to happen and Shri Sai Baba was to perform another miracle. After I had already passed lower Gasper
Light vessel, she started listing to star board. I wanted to ascertain the cause. I called the
pilot who was collecting some
papers in the room and the Chief
Engineer to check up if any engine room
valves were open. I and pilot were
still trying to find the cause of the list and in meantime, she was taking heavy list to starboard. I told
the pilot to return to Calcutta
as I did not wish to proceed out, so that we could confirm the reason of her
list. The pilot turned the ship back
to Calcutta and the Chief Engineer told me that there was nothing wrong in the engine room.
There was no
water entering into the Engine room. The list was becoming dangerous so I
called the people on board's deck with life Jackets. Just then somebody
informed me that my cabin was flooded with sea water as the port holes of my
cabin were broke open which was confirmed by my writer and deck sarang and
hence my life jacket could not be brought. All persons on board had their life
Jackets except me. In the meantime, I was calling S. O. S. (Save our Soul) on
the whistle. Although we were in the intermediate light vessal, no help was
received. I had lost all hopes of saving my ship. My duty was to save the lives
on board the vessal. I ordered the Chief Engineer to stop the engine and all
hands including the pilot to abandon the ship. The ship was stopped and all
abandoned. As the sea fared tradition goes, that master of the ship is to be
the last I complied with it and I jumped without life jacket. As I jumped into
the sea, the time then was about 0.1000 on 21-5-1972. It was pitch
dark, the swell was about 10/12 feet high and wind force was over 8. I felt I
was being sucked in any way. I pulled myself out of it. Then I caught the
chicken crate to which I clung after thrusting my fingers inside it as there was
no place to hold. Then I met more people of my ship (crew) who were also cling
to that crate and in this way we were tossed over more than 30 hours in water,
during which period I prayed to Sai Baba, I said "Sai Baba you have put me
into this and now you must give courage to go through this body". It
might have taken a minute or so to say all that, I had very little fear in my
heart. I was consciously alert, but ray body was eaten away by salt water and
there was neither food nor water for over 30 hours, I was getting exhausted.
Death was facing me very closely. But now Shri Sai Baba gave me the courage to
go through this. After 30 hours, our cries were heard by a ship called "M.
V. Jalakhanda". My other two members were picked up by that ship, but how
I could be as I was falling into waters from a height of 15/20 feet as I was
totally exhausted. Later after making three attempts, I became unconscious and
when I woke up, I found myself in pilot vessel. I was running a
temparature of 130° and my body was full of bandages all over. Later I was put
in a hospital. After that the Government case started (the fact finding of this
mishap). Now dear readers although the court of enquiry was equally
treacherous, Shri Sai Baba helped me to go through this by His leela. now I am a free man. As I said before
Shri Sal Baba has His own ways of helping. So He helped me to save my life and
others lives. The He helped me to go through the court of enquiry successfully
and now I am sitting in Shirdi and writing His leela. I am proud to say that it
is He who has granted me the privilege to do so, otherwise I could have been
gone dead long. My request to the dear reader is that they should not lose
trust and faith in Him and when you are in trouble, seek His guidance. I am hundred
percent sure that He will show you the way but this prayer has to be from your
inner self "Say Shri Sai Ram".
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there ! !
15. Baba fulfilled the desire of Shri M. M.
Amingad Gulanche.
Shri Sai
Baba came to my house, to the surprise of all just seventeen years before in
the year 1956, in the form of a calendar, through a student of mine by name
Kumar Gowri Mathur, when I was working as an Assistant master at Shri M. V.
Pathare High School, Rabkari District Bijapur, Mysore State now known as
Karnataka. Since that day, I have been an ardent devotee of Shri Sai Baba. I
had a great desire to visit His Shrine at Shirdi, but I neither hand an
opportunity nor die permission of Shri Sai Baba till October, 1968 in
conformity with the belief that nothing on the earth happens without His will
With the blessings of Shri Sai Baba, I used to get money whenever I was in
need. Even when I was badly in a need of a big sum, I started from home in the
morning simply uttering his name and by evening before I returned home, I had
the amount that I needed and cleared off my dues. I never knew how, but somehow
somebody came forward to offer the money and helped me to get out of the
difficulties that I was in trouble.
In the year
1959, I took the M.Ed. Examinations of Karnataka University, Dharwar. Just
before the examinations for about 15 or 20 days, I strained every nerve and
left no stone unturned by burning mid-night oil during the course of studying.
But as ill luck would have it, on the day of examination, a severe half
headache began to trouble me from the very morning. I was in a fix. I did not
know what to do. I was on the hours of dilemma. All through the morning till
10.00 clock, I was vaccillating whether to go to the examination hall and
whether to take or not to take the examination. But 10-00 clock for about 5
minutes, I kept quiet and began to see the inward mind through the inward eye.
This five minutes meditation spared me on to offer prayers to Shri Sai Baba and
to go to the examination hall with his unseen blessings. This inspiration made
me burn the incense in the form of Agarbathi before the photo of Shri Sai Baba
presented to me by a class mate of mine during one of the sessions of M.Ed., classes.
After burning the incence, I smeared the UDI to my forhead with a prayer to
Shri Sai Baba to help me in my venture. Thus throwing all the responsibility
and faith in Baba. I entered the examination hall. When the question papers and
answer books were distributed, I uttered Baba's name and began to answer the
paper. I finished the paper within a two and quarter hours. I never knew what I
wrote. So all my friends asked me with surprise whether I had really finished
the paper or not. They were also in doubt regarding my success. The only answer
I gave them was that I had done my job with full faith in Baba and then it was
left to Him to bring me success or failure. My headache continued till the last
paper and when I completed it my headache suddenly stopped. If this is not a
miracle, then what it is? To the surprise of all, I was declared successful at
the M Ed. examination no doubt due to the miracle wrought by Shri Sai Baba. In
the year 1960, when I was in the central institute of Engineering, for the
course in the teaching of Engineering, one co-trainee persuaded me to switch
over to Maharashtta as Head Master and promised that he would try for that. He
kept up his promise and in 1961, I switched over to Maharashtra as Head Master
of a secondary school from Karnataka. Since June, 1961, till this day, I have
been in the services of Maharashtra State. Thus Baba dragged me to Maharashtra
the province of His shrine. Very recently when I was at Poona, to take the M.A.
Examination in November 1972, Shri Sai Baba visited my residence in my absence
at Gulunche in the form of a Fakir. On enquiry, he told that he had come from
Shirdi. He was offered groundnuts but He demanded rice in lieu of groundnut. He
accepted the little bit of rice that was offered to Him and blessed all the
members of my family saying "Allah Bala Karega" and within in a moment
he disappeared. On my return from examination, I started reading Sai
Satcharitra in English with a request to Baba to make my result known to me
before I completed the Satcharitra. To my great surprise that 10 to 12 days
before the date of result I received a message invitation card bearing the
words M.A.,M.Ed. after my name. This suggested to me that I was going to be
successful in the M.A, Examination. And so it happened. Twice in the year 1968,
I had the good luck to pay homage to His Shrine at Shirdi. During my stay
there, my inner voice suggested to me to become a Life Member and to be in the
service of Shri Sai Baba till last breath. A peculiar experience that I had was
that the Fakirs of Shirdi never demanded anything from anybody and were
satisfied with what they got. This sort of complete satisfaction and surrender
to the will of Shri Sai Baba is not found in any other place. I have still some
ambition to be filled and I hope that a firm faith in Him will help me towards
the attainment of my goal. I pray for His choicest blessing to all His
devotees.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely I
stupendous Delectation and Deliverance
be there II
16. Baba Saved
the Family of Shri Raghunath Babu Rao Sandbhor Gondeswala of Poona
He was Baba's
devotee from 10 years age. Once Panshet and Khadakvasla dams in Mula river were
broken and water flown furiously and filled Poona. As usual he has gone to his
office in Khadak. He came to know of the floods in ths city. He worried about
his children aged 3, 6, 9 years and about his wife who were alone in his house.
As the water in the river did not lessen he was not able to go to his house
upto 7-30 P.M. Afterwards he has gone to his house. He saw his house was with
full of water. He saw Baba's photo was drenched with water up to his leg, but
was not spoiled like other articles. On enquiry he was told by the adjacent
house owners that his wife and children were safely gone to the house of Shri
Barakada (His son-in-law). His daughter on knowing that his house may be
flooded with water and her father also would not be in his house as he might
have gone to his office, came in time and taken all his children and his wife
to her house. All were saved by Baba's grace.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there!!
17. Baba fulfilled the Wishes of Shri Anil
Kesava Rao Rasal and made Him to Appear for B.A., Examination.
Four years preceding 1976 much though I
wished to appear for B.A., Examination, I could not do so. For some reason or
other urgent domestic problems invariably cropped up at the time of Examination. Finally, I resolved that, come what may, I would do it in
October, 1976. Accordingly I saw my
officer and spoke to him of my
plans. He bluntly told me
that he would not sanction my leave and advised me
to appear for it in 1977. In spite of my officer's "NO" I made my
application for leave and sincerely prayed Shri Sai Baba to sanction it. On the day, I wrote my application, the Chairman of our Bombay Port Trust visited our office and was pleased with the work diary maintained
by me. The officer who had declined
to sanction my leave has accompanied the Chairman with our head of department.
He too was pleased. Next day, I
was informed that my leave was
sanctioned by the officer who had earlier refused to -do so. I thanked Shri Sai Baba for converting "NO" into "YES". Is not this the leela of Baba ?
Surrender Shri Sai Completely !! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
18. Baba
fulfilled the desire of Miss V. Lalita to get over her S. S. L. C. Examination.
I have great
desire of the devotion and much regard for Baba. I worship His picture. I pray
Him often. When I left behind geography book one day at home, I feared my teacher would
severely scold me and prayed to Baba
for help. When the geography hour
came, the geography teacher
was absent. I was
so glad. But suddently a L. T.
Teacher came and wanted to hold the
geography class. Then I frankly
told the L. T. Lady Teacher
that I have left the geography practice book behind. The lady merely told me
to bring it the next day and
had took no further notice of my omission.
Another day when the periodical Examination was near, my English Text Book which I left at the school was
missing. I was very much upset and
prayed to Baba. In half an hour my friend Miss Priscilla who had by mistake taken it away returned it. When I went
up for the last SSLC Examination,! was diffident about the result. A relation of mine went up and looked at the marks before the publication of the results and informed me that I got 1 or 2 marks below
the necessary minimum in one or two subjects and that there would be
hope for me if there was a moderation. I intensly prayed day
after day to Baba to get me a
pass. Though no moderation was
allowed, grace marks were added or allowances made in some cases. When the results were published, my name was in
the pass list. This is surely by
Baba's grace and nothing else.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and
Delivervance be there !!
19. Baba Helped
Miss M V Meenakshi (aged 11) Reading in IV Standard Chenab Park Convent, Mount
Road, Madras.
I had been worshipping Shri Sai Baba for
2 years. I prayed him. I asked him by chits the date on which my examination
would be held. My teacher kept the date secret. I cast chits with various chits
before Sai Baba. I prayed and my sister took up one chit. That was 1-12-1938.
In fact, the examination was suddenly held on that date. Baba often helped me
like this. I used His UDI when I am ill. The UDI cures the ill.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance
be there !!
20. Baba helped
Smt. K. Arundati Amma and brought out the Nail from the stomach of her son
Her son aged about ten, when playfully keeping a small iron nail in his mouth, suddenly drew it inside his mouth. The nail instead of going into the bowels went through the wind pipe into the lungs. There was great trouble and consternation in the house. Doctor was called in. The day after this, the boy was taken to the general Hospital. X-Ray Photos were taken and then the doctors gave the boy chloroform and then passed a magnet wire through his mouth into his lungs and tried to draw out the nail. That attempt was a failure. Five days passed. The boy was getting light temperature and could take no nutrition. He was getting weaker and was sinking. Pus had formed in the lungs. The doctor feared the worst would happen, unless drastic remedies be adopted to reduce the temperature. For that purpose, the patient must have the nail extricated, which meant chloroform very risky. When doctors were hesitating, she declared that Baba would save the boy and the risk must be taken. Chloroform was given and the insertion of magnetic wire on this occasion brought out the iron nail and the boy gradually recovered his health. Baba helped her family and saved the life of her son.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely !! Stupendous Delectation and
Deliverance be there !!
21. Baba
Fulfilled the Vision of the Head Clerk C.C S Office,
For over 48 days I went on with Puja of Shri Sai Baba and I have had many experiences.
l) My son Sundararajan had typhoid. Medicines did not
help. I prayed to Shri Sai Baba when the case looked helpless. Baba's grace
saved my son.
II) My six years old boy was suffering for a month
from diarhoea and there was swelling all over the body. I did not care to give
him medicine and relied on Baba's grace. He was cured by Baba's grace.
(III) My five year old boy saw on old person entering into
my puja room one evening but no one was found there. He told me his vision. I
feel that Baba was present there.
(4) My cousin,
a 17 year old young lady remained as a Spinster for four years. Her father was
looking for a groom. I prayed to Baba on 1-6-1939 for his blessing. Op 7-6-1939
she was married.
(5) A lady Avayambal who resided with her husband at Kiranur
had her disagreement with her agreement. She came away to Palakarai and stayed
here for a month. She was anxious that her husband should go over here and take
her back. I made her spend Rs. 6/-on a gold plate and wrote on it "Shri
Sai Baba Raksha". I daily worshipped that plate. In a week from the
starting of chat Puja, the husband came and took her away. The husband said
that one old person had appeared and direct to him to take back his wife.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely I Stupendous Delectation and
Deliverance be there !!
22. Baba
fulfilled the desire of Shri N L Dorai
son of Shri N.Lakshminarayana lyer, Double Nail St. Trichinopoly.
It is inauspicious if a cow calves on
Sunday in the houses as it is said to involve risk of the owner’s life. We had
a good cow. On 23rd July, 1939 (Sunday) it appeared to be about to Calve. It
was lying and rolling with pain from side to side. To avoid possible risk, we
were considering whether it was not safer to dispose of it. In any case we took
the precaution of sending it to the house of my agent. Then I offered a prayer
to Sai Baba that if it did not calve on Sunday, I would offer special puja and
prasadam to his portrait on Monday the 24th instant. Strangely enough the cow
though in great pain did not calve until the A. N. of the 24th instant (i.e.)
Monday. Needless to say the pooja and prasadam were duly offered.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and
Deliverance be there !!
23. Baba
fulfilled the vision of Rao Saheb Subbaiah Chettiar aged 35, Merchant Madras
and Nellore and helped His Pilgrim to Shirdi.
I had received through my brother-in-law,
Rao Saheb B. Papaiah Chettiar, a Telugu Book on Sai Baba and I started on 25th
April, 1938 from Madras and reached Shirdi on 27-4-1938. But before that, I had
clear proof that Baba was assisting me to go to His feet. The proofs are there.
On 24-4-1938
about 8 P.M. I was feeling sorry that I could not go up to Shirdi, though I had
been desirous of doing so. Suddenly my brother-in-law said "Let us look to
the almanac if tomorrow be an auspicious and suitable date for you and to your
wife to start, we should take it that Baba wants you to go at once. Else it
will be long deferred". At once we examined the almanac. The very next day
25-4-1958 and that alone was found the proper time for starting. So I wired at
once to my father-in-law at Chittor to come the next day to Madras along with
my wife. My father-in-law in ignorance of wire which has not reached him till 8
A.M. the next day (25-4-1938) had determined on going alone on 25th instant by
the Bus which leaves Chittor at 7 A.M. for Madras- He tried to catch that Bus.
But there was something wrong with the bus and it could not leave Chittor at
the fixed hours of 7 A.M. My father-in-law was forced to wait for 2 hours. Meanwhile,
my wire reached him. Then he took his daughter (my wife) along with him to the
bus and a little late (i.e.) about 9 A.M. the bus which had been fully repaired
started and reached Madras by 2 P.M. Hence my wife and myself enable to start
on 25th instant was the only suitable time for our starting on the pilgrim. If
my wife and father-in-law did not reach Madras in time, my trip to Shirdi would
be postponed. We reached Shirdi by Baba's grace on 24-4-1938 just in time to
have a look at Mortal remains of Bala Kumbhar, a very highly advanced devotee
of Shri Sai Baba who was revered by devotees-for His Holiness and Variagya and
selfless service to all. Another great devotee of Shri Sai Baba that we saw at
Shirdi was Abdul, who twice or thrice blessed as especially my wife stating
that 'all evil influences that affiliated has disappeared from that date
(27-4-1938).
Surrender Shri Sai Completely !! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
24. Baba helped
and fulfilled the Desire of Satavadhani
Doma Venkatasami Gupta, Teacher Madras.
In a certain
matter which was of extreme importance, In my monetary affairs, I had a
wonderful manifestation of Baba's help. The question had to be decided by a
high official whose sympathies were beyond being approached for. Yet I tried,
but in vain. I felt that; my only resource .vas Baba and without a moment's
hesitation surrendered myself to Him. The effect was magical. Two days later
information was communicated to me that the officer's decision was in my favour.
Thanks to Baba. I see His Divine hand in it so clearly I applied for my
position in my professional way. It was one of distinction and profit. Proposal
went in my favour. But a formidable opposition arose from a competitor of the
other sex equipped with apparently more claims. I was very much worried. But
there was nothing that I could do except praying to Baba whose protection, I
enjoyed so many times before, with Baba in my mind, I interviewed the
authorities who assured me that my position was safe and that there was one
contingency in which the post might not arise. In a" couple of days orders
were communicated to me over coming all obstacles and contingencies. Some eight
or ten days back, I lost a book of entries. I was very much worried over it. I
tried my best to enquire of all and sundry where it could possibly have gone.
Among these I asked my friend Mr. M. He was not aware of the where abouts of
that book and said so. Next I prayed to Baba and was singing a song about him.
At 2 P. M. three days back even I sang the Sai Mangalam, same one ran up and
said that the register had been discovered among the books, registers and
papers taken away from my table by "M" and he gave it to me. Sai Baba
had thus came to my rescue and saved me from a lot of worry and trouble with
others.
Surrender Shri Sal Completely !! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
25. Baba helped
Shri Nivruthi Patil Shirdi in getting grain Separating Machine from Kriloskar
firms
Shri Nivrutti
Patil who resided before Shri Sai Baba's Chawadi, Shirdi who was with Sai Baba
deceased in August, 1983. Recently before his death, he gone to Kopergaon and
enquired the Agent of the Kirloskar Firm about the availability of (Sarak in
Marathi) grain separating machine. He told that the name of the purchaser has
to register his name first and wait for his turn of supply and the machine
would cost Rs. 1100/- per machine. As he was in urgent need of the machine, he
has gone to Kirloskarwadi with two others direct and enquired there Shri Shankar
Rao Kirloskar, Baba's devotee, that they came from Shirdi to purchase three
Sarak. He replied that there was no stock then and requested them to come
sometime later. In the meanwhile, a worker by name Shri Kulkarni who visited Shirdi and met
them at Shirdi came there. They told
the fact and added voluntarily (told a lie) that they came after the positive
chit obtained in the casting of lots
before Baba to the effect that the Sarak would be available. Shri Kulkarni told Shankar Rao that they
came from Shirdi for Sarak with Baba's order and we should not refuse them.
Shri Shankar Rao told Kulkarni you may look after them as you were dealing with
the supply of Sarak and why did you
require my permission? During their
conversation, a telegram came from Hyderabad which stated that they require
only 61 sarak against their
orders for 63 Saraks. Shri
Nivrutti Patil purchased that two
saraks at Rs. 500/- each instead if Rs. 1100/- each at Kopargaom. He told to all in Shirdi that even though
he told a lie in Baba's name, Baba proved it to be a true one. Is not
this Baba's Leela to help his devotees,
Surrender Shri Sai Completely
Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there ! I
26. Baba helped the eldest sister of Shri
Parulkar Dave for Her safe delivery without operation.
His eldest
sister came to him to Bhopal for first delivery. She was admitted in the Wadia
Hospital for delivery. After admission, no improvement was noticed instead her
condition became weaker. At the time of delivery, she troubled much. Lady
doctor told there is no other go than operation. Her father came to her house
and knowing her status, he prayed Baba on her behalf and administered her
Baba's UDI. On the same night she delivered a son safely. The doctor was very much astonished
as to how it wa;s happened
? Is not the Leela of Baba to avert
devotee's danger ?
The following
incident was related to Shri Arvind J.
Mehta, Bombay by a couple in Shirdi, "while we, myself, and my wife had
gone to Shirdi in the beginning of the month of March, 1979 (9 and 10-3 -1979),
in fact the couple was in the same train rather in the same
compartment while we went to Shirdi, On, Friday 9-3-1979 in the morning while the couple was in the
temple with their child, he was pulling his mother's hand, and he had a fall.
For sometime the child did not feel any pain in his hand. On the advice of the
Shirdi Sansthan authorities the child was taken to Shri Sainath Hospital where
the Resident doctors could not
diagnose definitely whether the child had a
crack or dislocation in his hand and hence the parents were advised to
wait till the next day when X-Ray
would be taken. Since the couple had a great faith in Shri
Sai Baba, they applied Baba's UDI to the affected hand and placed their child before Baba's photo saying
"Baba we have got this child by your grace and we place him at your
feet and it is upto you to relieve him
from pain and from any after effect of the injury. You would hardly believe
that within short time, the child stopped crying and began to play as usual.
After sometime, while was once again examined by the resident doctor, he
found that the child's hand was quite normal.
Was not the
child's recovery from his injury a miracle and that too by our Baba's UDI ?
Surrender Shri Sat Completely !!
Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
28. Baba
cured the diseases through Shri Purushottam Biharilal Vyas, Kandwa NP.
When Shri
Seetharam (Kakaeaheb) Dixit came to Kandwa, he met Purushottam Biharilal Vyas.
He worked in all the Sansthans. He heard through him about Baba. But he was not
able to go to Shirdi. When he was in Bhuj, he came to Kandwa to see his
bedridden son. At that time, in his dream he got a vision that a man was on a
horse and the man told him "that a Government order had come to you to go
to Shirdi" during Guru Poornima and enjoy the festival. After Guru
Poornima he retured to his house during night. Baba in the dream of his
daughter ordered her to open the gate as her father was coming. When he was in
Bhuj a brahmin child in the neighbour's house was very danger and his mother
was weeping for him. Baba ordered him to tie a talisman and he gone to his
neighbour's house and with their consent tied a talisman on the neck of the
child. After this incident the child completely cured in 3 days. Like this he
tied talisman in Baba's name for several cases. Baba cured all the cases. Apart
from this, his brother-in-law's calves used to die after delivery and that the
cow gave no milk. He tied a talisman to the cow and the cow yielded a calf and
began to give plenty of milk and the calf also survived. When he was in Kandwa,
he used to worship Baba's photo in the upper floor of his house. Madhava Rao
(Shama) came to his place at that time. He slept in the ground central hall in
day time. In his dream, Baba was going upstairs. Shama asked Baba, “Deva,
where are you going ?" Baba replied "Don't you know ? I am here in
the upstair" Then Shama understood that Baba's photo was in the upstairs.
Surrender Shri Sat Completely I Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there II
29. Baba cured the disease
of the son of Shri C. K. Ramanatha Chetty of Narayanaguda, Hyderabad.
Round about Diwali 1972
our son became ill and his temperature rose to more than 104° F. It was then
that we prayed to Baba to come to our rescue and we also took a vow that we
will make a pilgrimage to Shirdi within a year. By Baba's grace our son was soon
restored to good health. Due to some reason or other, we could not make a trip
to Shirdi. As Diwali 1973 is approaching we decided to go there as otherwise
the stipulated period of one year would be over. Though we were some what
afraid of undertaking the long journey with our new born 3 months old baby, we
put faith in Baba did reserve the tickets ten days in advance. But the baby
started suffering from diarrhea and to our great concern, she would not respond
to the best medication. After exactly for 5 days as there was no improvement in
her condition, I had to cancel the reservation, reluctantly and with a heavy
heart. Miraculously however, purging stopped within a couple of days. I once
again booked the tickets for the same date and due to SAI's grace, we not only
had a very comfortable journey to and from Shirdi but also spent three happiest
nights at SHIRDI. How much peace of mind we gained there is not easy to
describe. We reached Shirdi on Tuesday. On Wednesday night before I retired, I prayed to Baba
that he should enable me to woke up at 4 A.M. (Thursday) so that I may finish
bath etc. and get up ready to go to Samadhi Mandir before 5 A.M. in order to
participate in Kakad Arati and Abhishek to Baba's Samadhi. I had most peaceful
sleep and I was in deep slumber when all of a sudden I felt some body's hand
pushing my back and make me sit up on the bed. I was amazed and got up from the
bed and put on the light. My wife and children were in deep sleep. Then low the
temple bell stuck 4 !! I checked up my watch and it was exactly 4 A.M. to the
minute. Who else other then Baba could have woken me up? This experience of
mine proved Conclusively that, if we sincerely pray and surrender to
Him, Baba will personally come down to render any kind of help to His devotees.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely I Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be
there !!
30. Baba Cured the Typhoid Fever of Smt.
Amirtham W/o N. Subrarmanya lyer Dindigul
I nave typboid fever in last April, One the 15th day of fever was still
high at 6-30 P.M. A figure appeared before me. He was seated in Padmasan form.
He spoke to me advising me "Not to loose temper when dealing with
children. If you avoid, said He, getting so frequently angry with children,
then you will be blessed" He uttered the very thing which seemed to stress
the truth that children were obtained by the parents as the fruit of such
action. Then he disappeared. From that time, my temperature steadily decreased
and I recovered my health.
Surrender Shri
Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation
and Delivervance be there!!
31. Baba
Cured the Ailment of Shri L. Srinivasa Rao Trichinopoly
He had some ailment in April last and for
some time before that, he attended the Sai Arati meeting held at Shri A. S.
Gopalakrishna lyer's house on 29-4-39, received Baba's UDI and used it. The
very next day when he went to go to his usual doctor*s house, he met an oldman
of 75 or 80 years winters with a small bag of herbs and medicines. That man
though a total stranger gave him some medicine for his ailment. Though not
without any hesitation L. Srinivasa Rao took the medicine and found it
effective. On further thinking of this features of this mysterious old
gentleman they were much like those of Baba. But the dress below the waist was
a towel like Sai Baba and he wore a torn shirt. Mr. L. Srinivasa Rao felt that
Baba had blessed him as above and deepened his faith.
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Once Shri Nithyanand Paul has gone to Poona along with his friend. He wanted to go to Vanuri form Poona But his Bus got repair in the middle. It reached Poona two hours late. As such the bus for Vanuri not available to him. His friend has taken Paul to his another Christian friend and they both talked about Shri Sai Baba's Leelas. Paul heard this and told his friend, if he goes to Shirdi he would also follow him. His friend welcomed him and taken him to Shirdi. Paul was suffering from T. B. for the past 15 years. As soon as he arrived Shirdi, cold cough troubles increased. After 2 or 3 days stay in Shirdi Somehow or other he was in normal. His friend gone, the disease increased, blood came out through cough. Doctor Subhash Damodar a Gujarathi doctor treated him and the blood stopped. Paul went to Samadhi Mandir and prayed to Baba "Baba I am suffering from this T.B. for the past 15 years. I am not able to beat it. I humbly pray you may cure my disease or made me to die in Shirdi itself. He returned to his residence. An old man came to his residence, enquired about his disease and assured him that he will cure the disease permanently and told him he has to take and eat whatever He gave to him. Paul accepted forthwith. The oldman further told Paul that at the time of taking the medicine, he would to vomit for sometime. Paul accepted this and used to take the old man's Medicare and suffered heavily for about one week. After taking the medicine for three weeks, he felt relief. He was not able to meet the old man and the old man has not received anything from Paul. Paul recognised that the old man was none other than Shri Sai Baba. His sufferings of T. B. for 15 years have disappeared within three weeks by the Almighty Shri Sai Baba.
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Sal Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
33. Baba cured the Cholera of the elder
sister of Shri S. N. Rangaswamy Shambuchetty St., Madras.
On 24-2-1940, my elder sister had a
sudden attack of Cholera. She had 25 to 30 motions. We were very anxious. At
midnight, I applied Shri Sai Baba's UDI on her face and prayed to Baba for a
cure and vowed I would send Rs. 3/- as vow money, if she is cured. At once the
motions stopped. I have sent Rs. 3/- as vowed to Baba's Sansthan, Shirdi.
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34.
How Baba saved the Tiny Daughter of Shri Muralidhar Bhika Sonavane of
Shirdi.
In the month of
May of the year 1982, the tiny daughter by name Ranjani of Shri Muralidhar
Bhika Sonawane of Shirdi was admitted in Shri Sainath Hospital, Shirdi due to
her illness. She was then aged 2 years. The doctors diagnosed her and
asked her parents to take her home as she was beyond the reach of medical
treatment. The parents taken her back to their house. As a second chance, they
showed her to Gondkar doctor. He treated her and told the parents that her
survival depends upon the sweet will of Baba. They returned home with her.
After sometime, she felt unconscious with still eyes. They feared for her
status and carried her wailing to Dwarakarmayee and placed her on the feet of
Baba below the stone on which Baba used to sit and prayed Baba. The tickling of
the pulses decreased and about to be stopped. With heavy heart they poured
Baba's UDI water and thirtham in her mouth, but in vain. They both gone to
Baba's photo in front of Baba*s Dhuni and prayed Baba leaving their daughters
still body near Baba's stone and prayed Baba heartily. After half an hour they
returned to Baba's stone and to their delight, their daughter's still body was
not there. They saw near the southern side of the wall of Dwarakarnayee Hall,
their daughter Ranjani was playing along with other children. Their parent's
joy knew no bounds. Had not Baba saved and given life of their daughter
miraculously in His Blessed Dwarakamayee itself in May 1982 after His
Mahasamadhi on 15-10-1918?
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Sat Completely !Stupendous Delectation
and Deliverance be there !!
35. Baba given Darshan to Mrs. Munirangam Naidu Tirupathi.
Mrs. Munirangam
Naidu in 1964, when she was in devotion in her puja room, a Saint appeared
before her with long Jada in his head and questioned her whether she was afraid
on seeing him ? She replied in negative. The he vomitted out His intestines and
gulped then again in his stomach after sometime. Afterwards he gave her
thirtham by his empty hand and asked her dakshina. She searched for the same
but in vain. He told her that money was kept in her cupboard in particular
place. She went away in search of it. In the meanwhile, He disappeared leaving
no trace behind Him. Does it not mean that Baba had appeared in the form of a
Saint and satisfied her and that He is safeguarding her?
Surrender Shri Sai Completely I Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there I!
36. Baba
given Darshan to Shri C. Venkatram Naidu of Nellore and made Him as His devotee
ShriC.
Venkatram Naidu of Neliore on 4-7-1939, entered the Udippi coffee hotel along
with his friends to have coffee. There he saw photos of Shri Rama, Lord
Krishna, Hanuman, and Madhvachari aid other photos of Gods and Goddesses. To
his wonderment, he saw a Saint in the sitting posture on a stone wearing Kupni
and tying the cloth around his head. In front of him were coconut and plantains
for puja. As soon as he saw the photo he was drawn to it and he gazed at it
intensely and with love. His friends finished coffee and left the hotel telling
him that they were going. He did not even respond to them and went on admiring
the Saint in the picture. A doubt arose in his mind as to what religion or
caste the saint might belong as he dressed like a Muslim or a Hindu. When he
came to his senses, he has enquired the Proprietor about the Saint in the
Photo. He did not know anything in the Photo and directed him to Raosaheb C.
Subbaiah Chetty, Stone housepet, Nellore who has gone to Shirdi along with his
family in 1939. He straight away went to Shri Rao saheb C. Subbaiah Chetty from
the hotel and requested him to explain about the Saint whether he is a Muslim
or a Hindu. He congratulated him and said that the saint is no other than Shri
Sai Baba of Shirdi and gave a small card size photo of the saint and a pocket
of UDl (Vibhuti) and wanted him to worship daily with devotion and bakihi. He
commenced the worship of the photo from the same evening. On every Thursday, he
used to break a coconut and offered fruits, flowers and light scented sticks.
He used to worship the photo in his puja room for over one hour in the mornings
and two hours or more in the evenings. On 13-12-1939, he got a clear vision in
his dream, the Samadhi of the Saint at Shirdi and its surroundings and smelt to
light scented sticks at the Samadhi. On 14-12-1939 night, Shri Sai Baba has
appeared in his dream for the first time and ordered him to come to Shirdi. On
20-12-1239, he got another dream and saw his "Ishta Devatha". Shri
Rama in standing posture with His Kothandam. Suddenly Lord Rama vanished and in
his place, he saw Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi. He started to Shirdi along with his
family on 21-12-1939 and reached Shirdi and remained there for four days. He
had darshan of Shri Abdul Baba, a devotee of Shri Sai Baba in his hut. He took
to the Samadhi and he had the darshan of the Samadhi of Shri Sai Baba and he
said that Shri Sai Baba will safeguard his interest all through his life. He
started on the same evening to Nellore. Thus he became a devotee of Shri Sai
Baba, Shirdi. He told that the mental happiness health and prosperity,
he has having are entirely His blessings and added that Shri Sai Baba had
removed him from all shakeless of his family responsibilities from 1960. Is it
not mean that Shri Sai Baba is in existence and blessing His devotees even
after His Mahasamadhi on 15-10-1918?
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Deliverance be there !!
37. Baba
given Darshan to Shri Kaka Mahajan On 13-11-1918
On 13-11-1918
Shri Sai Baba appeared in the dream of Shri Kakasaheb Mahajan and said to him
“Why are you still sleeping ? wake up and worship My 30 th day ceremony after
My Samadhi". After waking up Mahajan calculated that day is the 30th day
after Baba’s Mahasamadhi. He himself prepared in his house the Baba's 30th day
ceremony. He invited Shri Kakasaheb Dixit, M. V. Pradhan and Dabholkar for dinner.
He celebrated Baba’s Bhajan and the whole day went very happily and to one and
all. Dear readers please think over was Baba alive or not by this incident
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there !!
38. Baba given Darshan to Smt. Sushiladevi
Bhatkal as His Holiness Ramana Maharishi.
Smt.
Sushiladevi Bhatkal told that her family Guru was His Holiness Ramana Maharshi.
We took His darshan so many times. We used to worship His Padukas. During the
Samadhi of His Holiness, we were at Swizerland. They kept His body for about 3
days. Even then we ware not able to see His last darshan bodily for which we
felt very much dejected. After 15 days of His demise we reached Madras. At that
time, some devotees were collecting subscriptions for building "Shri Sai
Baba Mandir" and approached us for donation and appraised Baba and told us
to go to Shirdi first and took darshan of His Sanaadhi there. We told them that
as our Guru is His Holiness Ramana Maharshi, we first proposed to get to His
darshan first and then to other places.
They told that His Holiness Ramana Maharishi is not
different from Shri Sai Baba. They
are one and added that we would
realise it, if we went to Shirdi. Then I visited Shirdi in
2 days on 3-3-1953. I took darshan of Baba's Photo placed
behind the pindi (Shivalingam) in Baba's
Gurusthan. In that Photo Baba gave me darshan as His Holiness Ramana Maharishi not
only to me but to another devotee also
by name Smt. Dongre. I stayed at Shirdi for 7 or 8 days
and made parayan of Baba's Satcharitra and went home with a full
heart that Baba is his Holiness Ramana
Maharishi Himself.
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Sai Completely I Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
39. Baba
given Darshan as Shri Rama, Hanuman Krishna and Datta to Shri Pandya.
Shri Pandya
business contractor, Vitharna Kalyan came to Shirdi on 13-8-1952 and stayed for
some days. On 21-5-1952, during noon Arati time, he was in deep meditation by
closing his eyes. It appeared to him that Baba had lifted His right hand from
His elbow. A flash light "vix" (Tejomaya light) in a circular from
with Rama, Hanuman, Krishna and Datta are rounding in that light circle. After
he opened his eyes the vision disappeared. He enquired about this vision to one
Baba's devotee by name Dongre. He explained that Baba appeared to him in these
forms and baba is all in all. Shri Pandya was fully satisfied with this vision
and returned to his home.
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Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
40. Baba given darshan to the unmarried
daughter of Shri Rangu Atmaram Cholkar, Cholkar's Bungalow Dahisar (Barolipo)
Shri Rangu
Atmaram Cholkar, Cholkar's Bungalow Dahisar was a devotee of Shri Sai Baba Shirdi.
His unmarried daughter has completed two readings of Sai Satcharitra in two
weeks. After her second reading was over on a Thursday, she prepared naivedya
for offering and waited Baba's darshan as specified in it. Baba came and sat in
the Varandah of her house unseen. She saw him and recognised Him and helped him
to enter the house by catching His hand. Then His hand was felt very hard to
her. After going some distance, His hand became so soft that of a child and
made him to sit in an asan. He talked to her in Hindi whether she would give
dakshina, or Kambli. She replied that she would give Him all what she had. They
made Arati to Him and offered to Him Naivedya. Baba ate all the eatables in the
Naivedya plate and gave eight annas to her. She invited him to her Puja room.
He visited her puja room and pointed out a photo to her. He asked her whose
Photo is this?", pointing to a particular Photo. She replied that it is
His Photo (i.e.) Photo of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi. He told Badhri, Haridwar,
Rameswar and then Shirdi, by giving her a nice photo of Shri Sai Baba and gone
out leaving his foot print one in Puja room and one in His place where He ate
His naivedya. Then she followed Him and stood before Him. He asked her to go to
her Puja room and went away to the village temple and asked the Pujari there to
give Him Rs. 0-2-0 with him in his packet. He at once gave it to him. After
about one hour, He again came to her house. She told him that he took only
Naivedya and has not taken food and so saying she offered Him food. She asked
prasad from it with His Hand. He gave prasad to her and to her sister in-Iaw.
He asked her from her sister-in-law a chaddar and dakshina of Rs. 1-4-0. Her
sister-in-law gave these to Him and requested His blessings. He Blessed them that
all w ill be well and gone away. She accompanied Him, but He disappeared after
going about some distance. Baba thus fulfilled the wishes of His devotees.
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there !!
41. Baba given Darshan and helped Sri Navin
Bhagwanji Desai, Jalalpur, Gujarat
I got my
father, mother, wife and children I became a Sai devotee since 1967 and I
completely attached to His feet thinking that He is the only guide, saviour and
God to me. Baba given Darshan to me in my dream in my house. He asked me to
come to His Samadhi in Shirdi. I gone to His Samadhi. Baba put thilak on my
forehead, spread a towel and poured on it 300 silver one rupee coins tied it,
gave it to me and asked me to go away. I got down from the Samadhi. He again
called me. I got up His Samadhi. He put some jaggery into my mouth by taking it
from a Katturi and asked me to go away. Then I came to my place". I tought
it was an auspicious Symptom for me to visit Shirdi. I first gone to Shirdi in
1967 and got accommodation in Baba's Gurusthan building. I requested Baba to
give His darshan to prove to me that He has accepted me as His devotee.
Accordingly to my wish, Baba given me darshan as he was watering the plants
behind the Samadhi Mandir".
Afterwards, I
resigned my job which fetched me . Rs. 1800/- P. M. I was fully emerged in Baba's devotion. My wife was a teacher. All on a sudden she became mad and talking
indifferently. I tried all sorts of
medicines for her cure by spending nearly Rs. 10,000/- The doctor told me at
length that there is no use of medical treatment to her and that I have to seek
her Divine aid. One day night at about 2-30 A. M. she told me that she had
given her earnings of about Rs. 40,000/- to me and wanted divorce from me with
Rs. 40,000/-. I was too much worried and prayed to Baba heartily "that if
you do not find solution for her status within 24 hours, you will not be
considered as Baba”. Daily one singer used to come to our house in the morning
at about 5 A.M. for alms. Next day morning my wife gave her alms. At
that time he told her that she was not a mad woman and that somebody had done
evil things to her. She will be cured shortly. I too heard this with her and
ascertained Baba's dictum through Him. I took her to the adjacent village where
such cases are attended to in a Maruthi Mandir. She was cured of from her evil
spirits by an expense of Rs. 1-50 by the grace of Baba and she became more
devoted to Shri Sai Baba than myself.
Again in 1967,
I visited Shirdi for the second time with my family and I got my room in the
ground floor of the Gurusthan. When I went out for shopping a well built dog
gone before me and stopped in front of one shop. I purchased my required
article from that shop. Again the dog directs me to follow and took me to 4 or
5 shops and I purchased from all the shops my required articles and finally
taken me straight away to my room in Baba's Gurusthan and entered in my room
and seated in my Gadi. At that time, my mother served dishes for us. The dog
without any hasty gone to one dish taken something in each variety and came
back and sat in the same gadi. We have taken our food and we want to vacate our
room as we want to go to Surat by bus at 11 A.M. Then the time was 10-30. I
requested the dog in my mind, "Baba I am satisfied for your guidance and
help. I want to vacate my room and proceed to Surat, please I kindly request
you to enable me to vacate my room". As soon as I thought likewise, the
dog suddenly got up and went away. Afterwards, we vacated and proceeded to our
place.
My brother is
an illiterate. His marriage was a great problem to us as no one is forthcoming to give him daughter as
he was an illiterate. The neighbour
village friends' son has to be married with the daughter of our village. Both
of them Bride and Bridegroom came to our house for betrothal. At that time, my
heart so sickened that I stand before Baba's photo and requested heartily
whether Baba would perform my brother's marriage. The betrothal party has gone
from my house. After one week, one old man who have attended the betrothal had
seen my brother, our house, our routine, our influence and determined to give
his daughter to my brother for marriage. Baba has yielded to my prayer and settled my brother's marriage. I came to
Shirdi with marriage invitation and placed it in all the places of Baba
and prayed heartily to
come to the marriage and bless
the couples. I performed the
marriage of my brother in a grand scale in such a manner that the villagers are
even now telling that they have not ever seen such kind of marriage in our
village. At about 12 noon an
unknown Fakir came very hastily, straight away to me and requested
me for meals. I fed him in a fit
manner. After his meals, I gave him the remaining amount in my packet i.e., Rs. 21/- as dakshina thinking that no
other than Baba himself came and satisfied my vision.
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there II
42. Baba given Darshan to Shri Balasaheb Rege
of Poona a devotee of Shri Madhavnath.
Bharat is a place of
Rishi and Munis and Baba is such a great Rishi. Shri Madhavnath Chithrakot in
Madhya Pradesh was also such a Saint. When once Balasaheb was on way to Poona,
Shri Madhavanath gave a chit to him to be handedover to Baba in Shirdi. It was
written on the chit only "DEVIDARSHAN" and nothing else. When he came
to Shirdi, it was night and the Samadhi Mandir was closed. He placed the chit
on the window and waited. Baba's Samadhi Mandir was covered by mosquito net and
he stood on the left side of the Samadhi. On the right side of the Samadhi a
tiger was standing and on the left side of Samadhi, Devi was standing. He
thought whether he was in dream and that word written on the chit "DEVI
DARSHAN" was then understood by him. Afterwards he saw Baba within the
mosquite net and smoking chillim and Madhavnath was sitting before Baba and
Baba was knee-ding front and back. These darshan last long and he himself
astonished about these peculiar darshan.
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be there !!
43. Baba given darshan to the son of Shri V.
B. Nandwani, Mahim, Bombay in Baba's Gurusthan Building.
On 7-5-1973, I
reached Shirdi with my son aged 17 years. Expecting heavy rush due to vacation,
I had written in advance to the Sansthan for reservation of a particular room
for us. Although the letter has not yet been posted on to the accommodation
incharge he offered the same room I wanted. He was also kind enough to invite
us for lunch that day about 2 P.M. However, for some reasons, it was little
after 3 P.M. that he came to call us for lunch in Bhojangriha. By then, my son
had gone to sleep hungry. I had earlier asked him to go and eat something, but
he did not agree. Now when we both asked him to get up for meals, he refused to
eat anything in anger. Knowing his nature and habit of eating earlier, I left
him and went with that Sansthan officer. My son got up at about 4 P.M. and said
angrily "I would not go to Samadhi Mandir. I will not bow before Baba. I
do not want to stay here. I will go back to Bombay even if I have to go alone”.
I knew all this outburst was due to his hunger and anger and so kept quiet. A
little while latter he got up and went out to eat something. Instead of eating
in the hotel, he brought four "Dosas" and asked me also to have one.
To please him, I did. He could eat only two. The one left untouched, he gave it
to a beggar.
We were in the
room on ground floor touching the road inside Sansthan compound and parellel to
the then Accommodation Office. In Gurupadukasthan, there is a "L"
shaped passage between the two rooms. The entrance is from longer leg of
"L". The shorter has the bath rooms and is closed at the other end.
Thus anybody going out and coming in must be seen by us if the door of our room
is open. After eating the "Dosas" my son went to wash the plate at
the open tap fixed in the line of bath rooms. Suddenly he rushed back to the
room and said that someone look like Baba standing in the passage outside the
bath rooms with a stick in His hand and that he got frightened. He talked all
this standing on the threshold of the room keeping the door open. I was sitting
in such a position that anybody coming in or going out must be visible to me. I
got immediately and went with him to the bath room side and found none there. I
feel it was "Sai himself who gave him darshan". I did not see anyone
going out of the passage. How could someone vanish like that. None dressed like
that was staying in the other rooms. On questioning, my son told me that his
Kupni was torn on one arm and lower ends of it was flayed badly. He was
pointing to the stick (Satka) towards the Samadhi Mandir. Then afterwards at
about 6 P. M. my son quietly accompanied me to the Samadhi Mandir, Dwarakamayee
and Chawdi and everywhere he bowed Baba as I did. During the rest of the seven
days stay, he was extremely happy and made many friends.
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Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there I!
44. Baba
given Darshan to Miss. Shobna Rao
My father is a
devotee of Baba and he visits yearly His Shrine at Shirdi. Oh yes, now I
recollect one small incident that took place during my school days when my
Daddy has booked tickets for us to go to Baba's Shrine at Shirdi, but ill luck befall
upon me, I was down with high temperature, even then my daddy proceeded as per
his plan leaving me with my sister and my mother. But lo and behold the day
passed into night. I was restless, sleepless and tossing about in the bed. It
was, I think midnight when I saw a Sadhu clad in robe, sitting too close to
my bed side with a hand raised. I was about to shout due to fear but my throat
was chocked and I soon felt fast asleep. Next day my Mummy was surprised, I was
well the next day. My fever came to normal. It was no other than our Baba. I
was asked by my mother to light a Nandadeep to our Holy Baba. It was my daily
work to stand before His photo and to ask for forgiveness for whatever I do.
His eyes are my destination. I always take His permission whenever I do
anything whether good or bad. I leave it to Baba, He is there with me and is
guiding me in all my daily routine. He smiled when I do good and gets angry
when I do a wrong thing. My father used to say always :
"Do your
best and leave the rest to the Almighty Shri Sai Baba. He will do the
rest". I am now studying in Inter Arts by His grace and hope that His
blessings will always befall upon me to become a graduate very soon so that I
can thank Baba one day with tears of joy, hoping to he blessed throught my
life.
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Sai Completely I Stupendous Delectation
and Delivervance be there !!
45. Baba given darshan to the wife of Shri P.
Pijchaiya Sastrt Telugu Pandit V.R. College Nellore
I and my wife
read the Telugu book "Saileela" Just then, we got the information
that my daughter at .Bez-wada was unwell. We were prepared and were arranging
to start for Bezwada the next day. During the night or rather at dawn, my wife
had a dream in which an old man appeared to her and said "Do not fear, your
daughter is safe". In the morning we received a letter confirming the
dream. The letter stated that the daughter was safe and that there was no
ground for anxiety. We fully believe that the old man in the dream was no other
than Baba.
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Delectation and Deliverance be there !
46. Baba given Darshan to the husband of Smt.
K, Arundhati Ammal Madras
My husband is
doing business in diamonds. In October last there was a letter from Karaikudi
Chettiar inviting him to go there for selling some diamonds. But my husband
fearing that the prospect of sale was poor hesitated much whether he would
leave Madras at all.
Then at that
time, Baba appeared to him in his dream and holding a pair of scales in his
hand told him that the customer would purchase such and such a number of
carats. Thus assured my husband left for Karaikudi taking more carats with him
than those mentioned by Shri Sai Baba. At Karaikudi he found that he sold
exactly the number of carats mentioned by Baba and not a jot more in spite of
his efforts to sell more.
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47. Baba given
darshan to Shri Padmanabha lyer Retired Assistant Engineer (P W.D.) Tennure
Trichy.
I had a
casual talk with Shri A. S.
Gopalkrishna lyer of Tennure who informed me that he was suffering from blood
pressure and he went to Shirdi Sansthan
and had a darshan of Shri Sai Baba Samadhi and since then his blood pressure had considerably reduced. I had also the same malady and so decided to
go to Shirdi Sansthan. Meanwhile my
daughter a girl of 7 years was seriously ill. It was at the time of the first puja in A.
S. Gopalakrishna lyer's house in April, I attended the puja and administered the
vibhuti prasadam, to my daughter. Even after a week her condition was
serious, but Shri Sai Baba appeared in my dream and ordered me to go to Shirdi
Sansthan. In obedience to the command
leaving my daughter in a serious condition, I went to Shirdi on Thursday
(10-5-1939) and had a darshan of the Samadhi and returned with the Prasadam. My
daughter has been completely cured, my blood pressure also completely reduced.
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Stupendous Delectation and
Deliverance be there II
48. Baba given darshan to Shri Doraiswamy
Naidu Trichy.
I know about
Shri Sai Baba's miracles and powers and learnt the same through my master A. S.
Gopalakrishna lyer, after his return from Shirdi in the month of January. For
the past six months I have seen Baba five times in the Depot and three times in
my master's house at Tennure and once in my house. When He appeared for the
first time at about 4 A.M. in the morning he appeared as a boy of five years
woke me up saying "It is already late get up and commence your daily
routine work". Two or three times., I saw Baba at the Depot with Bhajana
party at about 2 A.M. in the night always accompanied by "Anjaneya"
by his side. Once, he told me that "He is going to Dindigul" and
asked me to accompany him and I went to Dindigul and then returned. By this
time, I woke up and so I am unable to explain as to what happened at Dindigul.
Another time, he gave me sugar candy and rose flowers and wrote something on my
chest. On another day there was a good music party with a lot of ladies taking
part in it.
At my master's
house with Anjaneyar twice, coming from the puja room to the centre hall and
then taking His seat on the plank of the mirror where Baba's picture was kept
and worshipped during the last Samajam day. Anjaneyar Himself was seated by the
side of Baba on the floor. I saw Baba seated on the plank for about a few
minutes and then He vanished. This happened in my waking state at about 8-30
P.M. And another time also at about 8-30 P.M. Baba came alone wandered in the
centre hall and then vanished in the adjoining room. When Baba appeared in my
Master's house, two children were suffering from typhoid and the rest of the
children were suffering from itch and Baba directed that no medicine need be
given to the children and it is enough if UDI is given twice a day both in the
morning and in the evening and said they would automatically recover and be
right after a few days time. Accordingly my master stopped medicine even though
the temperature of the children ranged from 102° to 105° and administered UDI
twice a day and the children recovered and they are now hale and hearty due to
Baba's miraculous powers. He also further informed me that he is taking care of
all the children and the other members of my masters house who he said are all
His children. In my own house at about 2 A.M. in the night, 4 or 5 days ago
when I was suffering from severe pains in my waist, Baba appeared to me and
gave me UDI and asked me to take it and said I will be alright. Accordingly, I
took the UDI and I was relieved of the pain immediately and now I am alright.
Surrender Shri
Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation
and Deliverance be there !!
49. Baba given Darshan to Captain A.
Devarajulu and Mrs. Sarojini Devarajulu of Calcutta
Captain A.Devarajulu and Mrs. Sarojini Devarajulu
were regularly visiting the All India Sai Samaj, Madras every year since 1941.
There were the staunch devotees of Shri Sai Baba. One day in 1913, on Thursday
Baba appeared in her dream and beneath Baba's photo, a ghee lamp is burning. On
the same day an unknown person came to their house and handed over a Baba's
photo and prasad to them starting that they were coming from Shirdi. Still they
have got that photo. From that time an idea arose in their minds that they should
build one Baba's Mandir and from that time, they set apart some money. On the
full moon day of April, 1977, Baba appeared in her dream below a flower tree of
a pious Bengal devotee's house. She however discovered that house and met them
and explained the dream to them. They readily agreed and a small Baba's temple
was built there
in the same place with her saved money and from where Baba given her darshan.
First they temporarily placed the photo of Baba's Samadhi Mandir posture in
that temple. An evacuee family were worshipping a Baba's big photo in stone
posture in Dharmastala. Smt. Susila Rajan was worshipping that photo. Baba
appeared in her dream and directed her to handover that big photo to our above
Mandir. In obedience to Baba's direction and with due reverence, she came with
that photo and placed it in the Mandir. Baba is helping actively and vigorously
to the devotees who came to His darshan in the Mandir.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely^
Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there ! !
50. Baba averted the death of His devotee
Shri Nagesh Atmaram Sawant a Police Sub Inspector
During the Bombay Hindu Muslim riots, a
devotee of Shri Sai Baba, Shri Nagesh Atmaram Satvant, Police Sub Inspector,
while on duty had fever and head ache. An European officer in his round seeing
that Sawant was really ill, relieved him saying he would inform the
Superintendent of this. Unluckily one hour later after Sawant was relieved the
riot reached its highest pitch and the officer was killed in it. Had not Baba inspired
the European Officer to relieve Sawant from duty probably from death. If not
death would have taken his tole and not the officers."
Surrender Shri Sai Completely I Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be
there II
51. Baba saved the little son of Shri S. B.
Nachane from fire accident.
Shri S. B. Nachane's little son of about nine months named Harihar alias Sainath was playing with his brothers and sisters. Other grown up children have been firing crackers nearly igniting coloured matches. One of them threw burning match’s on the child's clothes. Sainath's clothes caught fire, but the little boy could not understand the risk this involved. The mother was busy doing something outside there, but her mind was away from her children. So Baba at once appeared before her in the form of a Fakir and pointing to the burning child said "Look there, see what is going on there". Thereupon the mother at once ran up to the child removed the burning clothes in proper time. After Harihar was thus saved the mother looked for the Fakir but during the confusion that followed on the running of the mother to the child, He disappeared altogether no one knew where. The devout parents of Harihar rightly attributed this to Shri Sai Baba's grace and prayed for such anxious care of them whenever so required. Dear readers please think over how Baba is safeguarding the devotee's welfare.
Surrender Shri
Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
52. Baba
given darshan to Shri Das Ganu Maharaj in the Shape of His Photo in His New
House at Pandharpur.
Shri Das Ganu
Maharaj wanted to purchase a particular house at Pandharpur. This was the house
in which Sai Baba's annual festival was being performed by him. Owing to
competition that this house could not be purchased neither by him nor by
somebody else for about two years. After two years Das Ganu Maharaj had
purchased the house opened the main front door and went inside. To his
astonishment he had seen the Baba's Photo inside the house. After Darshan of
the photo he thought that Baba Himself was in the house and specially reserved
form him without giving it to anybody and his heart was thrilled with joy. Das
Ganu told the story how Baba's photo remained there in the vacant house. Before
his occupation, that house was occupied by an officer who was a devotee of Shri
Sai Baba. After his retirements he has vacated that house and shifted his
household Samans in the neighbour's house and went to his native place. But
nobody knows why Baba's photo alone was omitted to be removed. This clearly
shows that Baba wanted to provide that house particularly to Das Ganu Maharaj
as per his wish and that he was safeguarding that house for two years even
after it was vacated. That is how Baba helping his devotees even after His Mahasamadhi
in 1918.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely I Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be
there I I
53. Baba given darshan to Shri Narasinga Rao,
took food in His House and Cured the disease of His wife.
In June, 1947,
Shri Narasinga Rao, Nellore has admitted his wife in the Government Hospital,
Atmakur (Nellore District) at midnight with a still child which she could not
deliver. After the removal of the child in the hospital she developed high
temperature and fits which continued for 12 days. Next morning after the
admission of his wife in the hospital, he was served with an ousting orders
from his temporary employment as a Clerk in the Revenue Department. Her
treatment was very costly. He was pie less with three children with none at
home to look after them. His friends met the cost of her treatment and gave
shelter and food to his children. On 13th day, she was discharged from
the hospital with a swollen and painful leg. His another doctor friend, Mr. V.
Subbaramaiah treated her till she able to walk though not fully recovered.
During this period, his only anchor was uttering the name of Shri Sai Baba and
sang songs in praise of Him. One day in the morning when he came out of his
house, he physically seen Sai Baba in his begging round face to face and was in
state of stupor. After he came to his senses he asked him "May I know who
you are (In English) He all on a sudden replied" You are a fool If you
know who you are, you will know who I am” In English. He further asked him
"May I request you to take food in my house?" He replied "I have
come for that". After he was comfortably seated, he began to serve food.
But he told him "No not you. I want your wife to serve me food."
After taking His food, He laid down to rest on the bed. He has gone out to the market
to fetch fruits for him and returned forthwith. But to his great astonishment,
the Divine guest was not there. His wife was restored to perfect health within
hours of His visit. After this incident, when his wife was in her way to frame
Baba's photo, she lost the photo. During the night Baba appeared in her dream
Why weap? Select one among them and keep it for worship. Next day a Baktha from
Shirdi came to his house and presented a printed picture of Baba which they
still preserve it as sacred gift. He is well of now by the grace of Shri Sai
Baba.
Surrender Shri
Set! Completely! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there II
54. Baba helped Shri T.N. Baskarathondaiman,
Retired Collector Tlrunelveli
Shri T.M.
Baskarathondaiman, I.A.S., Retired Collector, Tirunelveli has stated as to how
he become a Sai devotee when he
was collector, Coimbatore. On one morning of a Thursday, his friend has
requested him to visit Naga Sai Mandir in the evening with a
"Sankalpam" in his mind and that he would have a symptom on the next
day for its fulfillment. During that time, he might have received the title of
I.A.S., but owing to some reason or other, it has been delayed so long. He
wanted to test this and went to Naga Sai Mandir in, the evening along with his
friends. On seeing the picture of Shri Sai Baba in the Mandir, he was deeply
captured by its sight and he felt that Baba had read his heart. He went back to
his house with his heart satisfied. Next day when he went to his office, he had
a reference from the Government calling for some information regarding the
inclusion of his name in the list of I.A.S., Officers. His name was included in
the I.A.S., list only after this incident. From that time, he became a devotee
of Shri Sai Baba Shirdi. He used to go to Naga Sai Mandir on every Thursday and
if he failed on any account on that day, he used to go to Naga Sai Mandir
positively on Sunday. He further added that even now if he came across some
troubles they will be vanished by His prayer to Sai Baba. Does this not mean
that Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi is active and helping His devotees even after His
Mahasamadhi on 15-10-1918 1
Surrender Shri Sai Completelv \
stupendous Delectation and Deliverance
be there !!
55. Baba given Darshan to Doctor Rustomji, a
Homeopath and helped him
. Doctor
Rustomji, A Homeopath who was once engaged in Homeopathic medicines in a
homeopathy dispensary at Shirdi. He was due Rs. 300/- to party in Bombay. The
doctor made a cheque for that amount and passed it on to his friend telling him
that he would cash it when he liked. On returning home however, the doctor
found much to his dismay that his pass book showed that he had not that much
balance in his account. He thought what his friend would think about him if his
cheque was dishonoured. The doctor pleaded with Sai Baba with implicit faith to
get him out of this trouble. After some days a causual acquintance called on
him and asked him if he would keep a small packet for him which he would come
and claim after three months. The doctor was surprised at this unusual request
and asked the man what the packet contained? "It contained a sum of Rs.
300/- was the amazing reply.” "Do you mind if I use the money" asked
the doctor promptly. The gentleman said he did not mind what the doctor did, so
long as the money was returned to him when he came to claim it after 3 (three)
months. The doctor rushed to the bank and after ascertaining that his cheque
had not yet been presented, he paid the amount in his account and felt relief.
His honour was saved. Three months passed, the man who had given Rs. 300/- had
not turned up. After 6 (six) months, the doctor suddenly saw the gentleman on
the road side. He suddenly went out to him and after greetings were exchanged,
the doctor said to him "why did you not claimed your money all these
months?" But the man said that he had not given any money to the Doctor.
Thinking that he was joking tried to press the packet of notes into his hands.
But the gentleman vehemently denied having visited Shirdi or even given the
doctor any money at all! The doctor was then spell bound and became known that
this was the extraordinary sport of the Divine Incarnate Shri Sai Baba.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
56. Baba
saved Mani Sahukar in the running train
In about 1952, Smt. Mani Sahukar was to go to Poona alone as her husband was busily engaged in a meeting. Anyway she had reserved a seat for her in one of those cubicles in a corridor train in the Deccan Queen. There was yet half an hour for the train to start. She sat near the window sipping tea and noticed a well dressed middle aged gentleman facing up and down on the platform of V. T. Station. She felt that this gentleman may perhapes be en individual whom I had met previously and did not recognise. So she smiled and wished him, where upon the gentleman came rushing up to her and with great familiarity enquired where she was bound and whether she was alone etc. She readily agreed to join him in her compartment. The gentleman rushed in with his suitcase, just as the train was about to stare and sat opposite her. The train had not even gone a 100 yards when the stranger started showing himself in his true colours. From his speech and behaviour she understood to her horror that he was not a gentalman and that she was placed in a nasty situation, he bolted the door of the compartment with so much of courage, she came up and unlocked the door. She was in a fix that she got sari costing more than one thousand rupees belonging to some one else. In this critical juncture she sat down praying Sai Baba. No sooner had she utter these prayers mentally, a unique miracle manisfested itself. As she turned herself to the door, she saw a porter standing there, looking at her. How could a porter have appeared in a running train in her compartment when the train had not stopped in any station. She sprang up from her seat and told the Porter to remove her luggage and cleared out into the open corridor bogie. As she occupied another seat in another bogie with the help of the portor, she tried to tip the portor but looking at her with indulgence, He refused to take money. She took His hand and pressed a coin into it and He quietly took it and went away. She rushed up and down the whole corridor looking everywhere for her Saviour, but there was no sign of Him. She got down at Poona with her heart filled with joy.
She is the author of the book by name "The Saint of Shirdi". In the third edition, she herself told in it that once Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi had cured her puculiar ailment in 1950 vide item No. 12 under this caption and secondly she was saved by Baba from the hands of a rogue in the running train in 1952. Thus she was twice saved by Baba. The District Court, Ahmednagar has passed orders that Abdul Baba has no connection of the maintenance of the Sansthan of Shri SAI Baba of Shirdi and that there was no heir or successor to Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi (Vide Shri Gokhale's book "Sai Baba Shirdi page 59). Bit quite contrary to her experiences cited and also against the order of the District Court, Ahmednagar, Smt. Mani Sahukar has written in her above book from page 75 to last in the Illrd edition in II part under the title "Successor of Shri Sai Baba Shirdi," His Holiness Upasani Maharaj, Sati Godavari Mathaji and Shri Satya Sai Baba. Even though, Abdul Baba served Baba physically much more than his Holiness Upasani Maharaj, the District Court Ahmednagar ordered that Abdul Baba was neither heir nor successor. Then what to speak about His Holiness Upasani Maharaj?. What about Sati Godavari Mathaji and Bhagwan Satya Sai Baba who are not contemporaries of Shri Sai Baba Shirdi and who were not in the picture at all ? Further it is much more wonderous fact that Bhagwan Satya Sai Baba Himself in 1968 told to Shri K. J. Munshi's father in the presence of Shri K.M. Munshi, Editor of Bhavan's journel, "I knew him. He is a believer of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi for the last 16 years. Once he got out pf the train on severe pain and called Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi. It was Shirdi Sai Baba who saved him", (vide item No. 7 Page 181 in this caption and Bhavan's Journel dated 8-3-1970). Dear readers, the author of this book felt very much regretted, spell bound and at a loss to know how the learned and that too who was saved by Shirdi Sai Baba twice had written as "II part Successors of Shirdi Sai Baba" mentioning the above three sacred souls in her book "The Saint of Shirdi" third edition. The author sincerely requests her in the name and for the sake of the service of the Almighty Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi to delete the II part of her book cited in her ensuing edition as it is against proved facts. If she wants, she may write a seperate book about them and that too not as successors of Shirdi Sai Baba.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely \ Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be
there !!
57. Baba Manifested
Himself and Helped for the safe delivery of the wife of Shri R. Ramchandran,
Bombay.
Shri P. Ramchandran, a railway servant residing at
8/392, Vasant building, Matunga, Bombay knew about Shri Sai Baba, in 1950. He
read Satcharitra of Shri Sai Baba in 1950. He has got full faith in Shri Sai
Baba and the words of Baba "why do you fear when I am here ?" has
very much touched his heart. When his wife during pregnant of nine months
received a call from her mother as she was suffering seriously and her presence
in her mother's house was much essential. After consulting the doctor, he had
started to her mother's house along with his wife casting all the burdens on
Baba, They started in the Madras Mail from Bombay. His brother's son handed
over Rs. 100/- with a request to hard over that amount to his father at
Madras He accepted his request. He began to pray Baba in the train. On the next
day at about 8 A.M., his wife began to suffer labour pains. Then the train
stopped in a small station. A Musalman who appeared to be as a doctor got into
the train. No other else was in the compartment. He asked the Fakir, whether he
has got any medicine with Him for the safe delivery of his wife. He prepared
three packets of medicines and handed over to him two packets and the Fakir
Himself given one packet to take it inside with instructions that she should
take the remaining 2 packets one in every two hours and went away when the
train stopped at Sholapur. As soon as she taken the remaining 2 packets as
instructed, all the labour pains have stepped and she felt alright then. Before
the train reached Adoni, she had gone to the latrine for passing; stools.
Unexpectedly she delivered a male child very safely in the latrine of the
running train. The train stopped at Adoni railway station. Her husband was
anxiously waiting outside the door of the latrine. A voice came suddenly from a
woman to the effect that she was there for help and he should not worry. He
told her about the delivery of his wife in the latrine. She got a knife from
him and went to the latrine along with another woman. After all the preliminary
services are over, she came out of the latrine. He has paid Rs. 5/-as an
offering for her timely services to his wife. After receiving the amount she
went away. How she came to that particular compartment and why she went away
after the services were over and that too in the stable train at Adoni were the
problem to him. He told all this to the Station Master and the Station Master
has arranged her admission in the civil hospital at Adoni. She was in the
hospital for 13 days with proper treatment. A lady doctor belonged to American
Mission had helped her most in the hospital. In an unknown place, he and his
delivered wife were pull on very happily. He has utilised the amount of Rs.
100/- given by his brother's son at Bombay. He felt that the giving of medicine
by the Musalman who appeared to be as a doctor in the running train, the
unexpected assistance of a female in the stable train at Adoni after the time
of his wife's delivery, her treatment in the hospital in a new place and the
amount utilised for the expense» of the delivery are nothing but pervaded by
Shri Sai Baba in response to his prayer. By this incident, is it not clear that
Baba is ever active even after His Mahasamadhi to lend His helping hand for
timely help to His devotees ?
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
58. Baba saved the life of Shri B. R. Kakade
from floods and His eldest daughter from Double Typhoid.
How I became a Sai devotee will mean explaining
one's own experiences in one's own point of view. However the result of such
writing will read the readers to the path of Sai devotion. I have full faith in
Sai. I was not believing in God in my childhood, but my father never got angry
with me nor used any harsh words for my peculiar thinking about God. However,
he used his intellect to change my mind towards the belief in God and that too
through is good colleagues who made a fine friendship with me to read some
religious books for them as they were old and could not pay attention to
reading. This made me change my views about God in "Sagun" and
"Nigrun" aspects (i.e.) the
formed and the formless aspects. The
marble idols of God in whom people will believe which were mere stones for me in the
beginning of my life now became
practical observances in my daily life
of the source of inspiration. In my school days, 1927, when I was only 16
years of age, I was trapped in the big flood of Gujarat. I was at Baroda
with my father at that time. Heavy flood waters divided
in the city into two parts and both of us were in one part and my younger
brother and the grandmother were in the other side. We tried to cross the
river bridge of high level water but the police
objected to this. However, we tried to
enter the water on the bridge travelling upto my neck, we failed to return and thus were trapped by
waters of the flood. At this critical time of life and death, one tall man of about 7 feet in height
having beard and rumal on head shouted loudly directing us both to stand at the same place and he came through the water
got both of us in his own hands and took us to the other side of the roaring
river when my brother and grand mother were anxiously waiting for us. I enquired about the person who saved us
and it was a wonder to note that he was not there. I tried to find him out
but in vain. This was the first devotional darshan of Shri Sal
Baba in my life in 1927. My eldest
daughter was ill by double typhoid for 42 days (Relapsed case) in 1943. A committee of 3 (three) doctors declared
her case as "Fatal". On
the 41st day of her illness they have asked me to leave this case to God. The same day, it
happened so, that one old man with beard from Madras had come to us
through one of my friends in Baroda and when that bearded old man saw my daughter,
He told me not to fear. I was surprised in listening to him when I
was actually facing a critical moment in life. But the old man convinced me in such a way that I became
fearless when I came to know that the man was not present at night when my daughter got a dream of Shri Sai
Baba. She improved from that time.
I had enquired with my friend
about the old man but in vain. His advice was nothing but the devotional
darshan for the second time in my life.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there ! !
59. Baba Manifested Himself like a Cartwala
Tested the Faith and Helped Shri Rama-krishna Ganpat Rao Kothare of Mahim,
Bombay.
Shri
Ramakrishna Ganpat Rao Kottare of. Mahim, Bombay and his father used to visit
Shirdi often and often during Baba's time and also after Baba's Samadhi. In
1919 during the rainy season they proceeded to Shirdi from Mahim and came to
Kopargaom railway station. But there was heavy floods in Godavari river at
Kopargaom. No conveyance was available to cross the river. The Station Master
advised them not to go to Shirdi in these floods. On hearing this, they simply
sat by uttering Sai's name. At this time, a tall and lean man with Alpi coat
and a stick in hand came to them and told them why are you people want to go to
Shirdi? The mad man there has died. Shri Ganpat Rao told him not to tell all
these tales, I however want to go to Shirdi Baba will help us. Then the tall
man brought his cart, got them inside the cart and driven to Shirdi. On the
way, the tall man uttered always the words Maya, Mithya, Brahma etc., as a mad
man. The cart came to Kopargaon Town. As there is floods in Godavari River it
was not possible to cross the river the tall man made them to get down near a
Brahman's house and went away without demanding any money from them. He was not
turned up till they started to cross the river by boat after 3 P. M., when the
water lessened in the river. On the other side of the river, they came to
Shirdi late in the night and stayed in' Dixit wada. They were alone in the
wada. They stayed the night there and in the morning they got the darshan of
Baba and returned to Kopargaom and gone to the Brahmin's house and enquired
about the cart tall man. The Brahmin told them that the cart man was not
belonged to Kopargaom and added that he was under the impression He belonged to
you man. All have decided that this occurrence was nothing but Baba's leela to
test their faith.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely
Stupendous Delectation and
Deliverance be there ! !
60. Baba Manifested himself as an old man and
given darshan to Shri L.D. Somaraj, 233. Austin Town, Bangalore- 1
I am an ex-serviceman from the defence army devoted to Baba since 1940. I got ten children. Out of these children, my wife gave birth to three child at a time (Triplex). They were all safe. I was having one small photo of Baba and wherever I go, I used to worship it. It may in 1941, I came on leave and I went to Bangalore, my native place from Japalpur. I met Shri Narasimhaswamiji at Bezwada railway station who came and sat by my side and talked to me about Baba and gave me one anna coin with His blessings and asked me to keep it in puja. After reaching Bangalore, I told my parents about my meeting with Shri Narasimhaswamiji and requested my mother to start bhakti on Sai Baba's cult. One day I went to cinema 6-30 P.M. show At about 7 P.M. it was heavy raining, one Sadhu like Baba with white dress with a piece of cloth tied on his head standing outside the compound wall shouting "that no one should come outside the gate as one cobra was standing there". My mother asked him "what was there outside Baba!" My mother called him as Baba as he resembled like Sai Baba. The old man replied "there was one cobra standing outside the gate and it would go away soon and that no one should come outside". Hearing His voice, my neighbor opened the door of his house. He saw a very big cobra standing outside the compound gate of my house. Baba asked my mother to put milk for it. My mother did it and the cobra went away after drinking it. My mother requested Him to come inside the house, but he refused. He asked my mother for food. My mother served him with food there itself on a big stone. After taking food, he asked my mother for some money. Immediately, my younger sister gone inside and returned with Rs. 51- and offered to Him. After receiving this He asked one sack to cover his body. My mother asked my father for one sack to him. My father refused. The old man said to my mother "that there were 50 sacks in the puja room and out of that, you may give me one". My mother and father were wondered at His words and gave Him one sack. He smoked His cigar by sitting on the stone and left a handful of ash over the stone. Afterwards, He went away saying that He would visit my house on another day. My younger sister followed him upto the next cross and from there, he disappeared. When myself, my brother and my first sister reached my house from the cinema, there was heavy rain and our compound was full of water. My mother told me all about the old man. We were all went to the big stone where He sat and saw to our amazement that the big stone and the ashes of his cigar (Vibhuti) were dry and not drenched in the heavy rain. My father was a Police Officer, he too wondered for this miracle of the old man (Shri Sai Baba) and he also used to worship Baba. Is this not the Leela of Baba to Create faith in His devotees,
Surrender Shri Sai Completely I Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be
there ! !
61. Baba
Manifested Himself as a Nurse and Helped the wife of Shri Piara Lal Kanna, 13
Theatre Road Calcutta-700071.
I and my wife we both gone to Rameshwar in 1950 and toured all over South India. Wherever we go, we found a saint with a twisted turban in His head. We did not know who He was. Atleast we came to know that he was Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi. My younger brother . gone to Shirdi and came back to our place and requested us to go to Shirdi. At that time, I was in great difficulty by work pressure in my office, illness in the family and had to undergo for operation. In April, 82 last we came to Shirdi to beg for the blessing of Baba as my wife has to undergo major operation at Bombay. He blessed us even prior to our coming to Shirdi. When we were in the train, one Fakir with red cloth came to our compartment and sang a song in Marathi and told us "All our troubles would vanish" and requested only from us far 5 N.P, We paid 5 N.P. He blessed us and gone away from our compartment without asking from anybody. After visiting Shirdi, the operation was performed. After operation of my wife, I was with typhoid fever in my place and there was no one in the hospital to look after my wife. We came across Baba's one extraordinary Krupa by sending a nurse who came with out anybody's request. She was alone with the patient for the whole of the night and did all the nursing jobs which patient unable to tell. Next morning at 7 O'Clock she asked the patient to give her money for her services during night as she was poor. My wife replied her that she has got no money but she promised to give her the next day and requested her to have faith in her. Then she touched the patient from head to belly giving blessings and went away. Thereafter, the said Nurse did not turn up for her dues and she was not available even after a search. The doctor also told her that there was no such nurse serving under him. As it was the private hospital we vacated the bed on the 26th day and paid all the relevant dues and even then the said Nurse did not turn up for her dues. It was certain that no other than Baba was manifested, helped and served my wife when she was left alone in the hospital uncared for.
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62. Baba
Manifested himself and helped Shri Chandulal, M. Metha and his wife Smt.
Manubai residing at Kadia Kaveeswar Pole (Near) Bala Hanuman House No. 579,
Ahmedabad-380 001 Gujarat
In the year
1953 in the month of February, my wife Smt. Manubai went to Shri Sai Baba
Mandir at Ther-kanbhuvan along with her lady friends. Her friends told my wife
that the Almighty Baba fulfill the wishes of the devotees equally irrespective
of caste, colour, or creed. On the next Thursday, my wife went with our younger
son Shri Mukesh to the same Mandir with coconut during evening Arati time.
After Arati, the temple pujari, distributed prasadam in different varieties of
eatables. My wife received groundnut prasad only and she was worried over it as
pedas were given to selected persons. Thinking likewise, she came to the house
via Kaveeswar Pole Naka. In front of her, there came an unknown person with a
bag in His hand and told her "her husband has sent this prasad, please
take it in your bag and so saying He put the prasad in her bag and went away
with His empty bag". At that time, I was in office. After I reached my house,
my wife told me about my sending prasad through that unknown person. I was
wondered on hearing this fact. We ascertained that it was the Leela of Baba to
fulfil the wishes of my wife. We became a Sai devotee from this incident.
In the year
1948, I performed the marriage of my elder brother Shri Naveen M. Metha with a
borrowed loan of Rs. 50,000/- and I was repaying if from my pay. As he was not
an earning member, nobody was willing to give their daughter for marriage to
him. That is why he was not married before me. My wife used to fill up the
corssword puzzle in Gujarat paper JAN-SATHA. In the year 1953, April, she
filled up the puzzle No. 6 as usual At that time, I was in debt of Rs. 3333/-
out of the debt of Rs. 50,000;-. By Baba's grace, my wife won the puzzle price
of Rs. 3333/- the same amount of my debt nothing less nor more. Was it not this
a miracle of Shri Sai Baba to relieve me from my debt.
In the year 1953 Bhadrupad the annual ceremony of my father and my wife's father came on the same day. I am not able to go to my father-in-laws house. I was in office on that day. My children were at School. At about 4 P. M. my father-in-law came to my house handed over a Kaki colour bag to my wife (his daughter) and went away. That bag contained raw vegetables, UDI and Rs. 1-25. After my arrival to my house, my wife told me this, How my father in-law who died in Jaipur in 1950 came to my house at Ahmedabad in 1953. Was it not the wonder and Leela of Baba to fulfil my wishes.
In the year
1954, I came to Shirdi with my family with an aim to stay one day and return.
But owing to the heavy rains, I was forced to stay for 3 days in Shirdi. After
I returned to Ahmedabad, I had the best occasion to meet His Holiness Sai
Sharan Anand, Baba's intimate devotee. I used to go over to Him every now and
then and become His staunch devotee. My wife used to give Biksha (food) daily
to the Swamiji. In the year 1958, Swamiji gone to Bombay. My wife went alone to
Shirdi (via.) Dadar. At Dadar railway station, the crowd was much more and she
was not in a state to fetch a seat. At that time, an old man came and asked her
Chaddar (cloth like blanket). First she was doubted as He was new and
afterwards she gave. The old man went into the crowd. After a while, he
returned when the train was coming in the platform and asked her to get in a
particular compartment. She got into that particular compartment and found her
Chaddar there and she received all her Samans with the help of that old man
into the compartment. She turned to the plat' form to pay His cooly. Even
without waiting for a while, he gone away without any expectation from her. Was
it not the miracle of the Omnipotent Baba to help her in the hour of need.
In the year 1980 between 10 and 15 March a man with a Rashmi Shirt and Dhothar in His waist came between 2 P.M. and 4 P.M. and handed over a packet to my wife. My wife asked him to stay for a while. But he gone away without telling anything, She opened the packet. It contained 4 railway reservation with tickets with all the names of our family members, from Ahmedabad to Manmad by Navajeevan Express. After my return from office, my wife handed over the packet to me. On seeing this, I was astonished and enquired in the railway station and found to be correct. I ascertained who else would have given this except the Almighty Baba. I enquired about this with His Holiness Sai Sharan Anandji. He told me to go to Shirdi as this was Baba's wish. Accordingly, we came to Shirdi by utilising these tickets upto Manmad.
As for the
second time in 1981, between 10 and 15 March, a man came and thrown a packet in
my house between 2 P.M. and 4 P.M. My father took it in and opened it. There
were 4 railway reservation with tickets from Ahmedabad to Manmad and UDI also.
As per the wishes of Baba, we came to Shirdi by utilising these tickets upto
Manmad.
As for the
third time in 1982 on 12-3-1982 between 2 P.M. and 4 P.M. a man like a
riskshawala came and given a packet to my wife and went away. She opened it and
found the same 4 railway reservation with tickets from Ahmedabad to Manmad.
Hence, we came to Shirdi by utilising these tickets upto Manmad.
As for the fourth time in 1983, on 15-3-1983 my wife and my daughter gone for darshan of the Samadhi of this Holiness Sai Sharan Anand who expired on 25-8-1982 and offered her Prasad to the Pujari (Sevak) there. He has given prasad in a white plastic Jar and from the jar there came a packet in his hand and it was handed over to my wife. The pujari again received it, opened it and found that there were 4 railway reservation with tickets from Ahmedabad to Manmad with the date of journey was on 30-4-1983. But this time, my name was not found in these tickets instead my son's names Nithia and Metha were found, utilised these tickets for the past three years 1980, 1981, 1982. I thought this time to retain these tickets as Baba's prasad and came to Shirdi on 30-4-1983 of my own accord.
The following
tickets were preserved by me from 15-3-83. Reservation with tickets from
Ahmedabad to Manmad to perform journey on 30-4-83 by Nava-jeevan Express.
Compartment No. S/13, seats from 55 to 59.
|
Railway Reservation Ticket Number |
Railway fare ticket no. |
Name |
Compartment NO and Seat No. |
|
1.59083 |
3623 |
Nithin C.Mehta |
Compartment No 8/13 Seat No.55 |
|
59084 |
3624 |
Manubai Mehta |
Seat No.56 |
|
59085 |
3625 |
Vihangini Mehta |
Seat No.57 |
|
52086 |
3626 |
Chaki Anita Mehta |
Seat No.58 |
|
59087 |
00453 |
Babu (Rachit) Child |
Seat No.59 |
Dear readers
please think over what sort of help beloved Baba had done in this case.
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63. Baba averted and helped to overcome the
Fire Accident of Shri Dastoorji of Ahmedabad
Shri Dastoorji of Ahmedabad was a weaving Master in the Saranpen Cotton Mills, Ahmedabad. One day he gone to the Mill for work as usual. At the commencement of his work, he heard a voice "That he should go to his house". He suspected the voice. But again and again the same voice was heard. He then proceeded to his house with the permission of the Mill authorities and saw nothing was happened in house. But suddenly his cloth caught fire and his wife cried out loudly and removed his clothes from his body without least worrying for her life. He was thus saved from that accident by the grace of Baba.
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64. Baba saved the Life of Shri Aravind
J Mehta Bombay from Accident of his
falling down from the Bus
It was Tuesday 31-8-1978. On that day early morning I myself and my wife, had gone to Harkisondas Hospital to see our ailing relative. On our return from there, we went to the Income Tax Office and submitted some papers to them and we went to Lalbaug Parel to board a bus going to our place in Santacruz. It was noon time and the day was very hot. A double decker bus came and my wife boarded it. While I on my part when I was about to board the bus catching hold on the rear side, but I lost my grib and was thrown out of the road. Even in this time, I prayed Baba. Fortunately for me and by Baba's grace though my body was laying on the road, my head has not dashed against the road. By the time, the bus could stop on hearing shouts from my wife and other passengers, it had gone about 20' from where I fell. My wife and some other passengers came running by my side expecting to see either my dead body or to see me with multiple injuries on the head and other parts of the body., but by the grace of our Baba, I was lying there quite alive and without any injury whatsoever either to my head or any part of my body and HIS ANOTHER GRACE at that time was that not a single vehicle has followed the bus when I had fall. If any had followed, I would have been crushed to pieces under that vehicle. That day was a great day for me and my wife and family. Since that day I got a new life by the GRACE of our Shri Sai Baba. Is it not a GREAT GRACE and MIRACLE OF BABA who has given me another life on 31-8-1978 ?
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65. Baba
saved the life of the son-in-law of Shri A. J. Metha, 56, Tagore Road,
Santacruz (W) Bombay.
In the third quarter of the year 1962, while attending officer's training class of L. I. C. of India at Nagpur in the month of September, 1962, my wife and myself (she joined) me at Manmad had been to Shirdi to offer our prayers to Baba's Samadhi. At that time, we have decided not to visit Shirdi in October (our practice being to visit Shirdi twice a year in March and October) since we had done so in September. This was our decision, but Baba's wishes was different. He desired that we must pay our visit to Shirdi in October too as per our practice. This can be seen from the incident narrated as under. It was the "Sharad Pournima" day in the year 1962. My son-in-law and some friends had taken three cars and had gone on a picnic party to enjoy "Sharad Pournima" night. First to Juhu Beach of Snata-cruz and then to Khapoli near Khandala. After enjoying feast in the above two places, they were returning to Bombay from Khapoli early in the morning of the next day. Just when they were near Thana, their car skidded and fell into nalla. Fortunately, a police van which was overtaken the occupants of a car saw the car in the nalla. The Police immediately rendered necessary help and all the injured were first taken to the Thana Civil Hospital and then to Harkisondas Hospital at Bombay. This sad news of the accident conveyed to us by my son-in-law's brother at 10 A.M. but he could not give details of the incident. On hearing this incident's news, I became very nervous and my wife asked me to overcome my nervousness and said "Let us start praying our Baba". He is sure to listen our prayers for the life of our son-in-law as Baba always look of the happiness of His devotees. And to our greatest surprise, when we reached the Harkisondas Hospital we found that our son-in-law was free from any major injuries and he recovered with in a week. This was nothing but Baba's grace because one of his friends who was on wheel unfortunately met his death and most of others have sustained major and only my son-in-law's recovery was miraculous by the grace of Baba. Within a week of son-in-law's recovery, we went to Shirdi to offer our gratitude to Baba for saving our son-in-law's life and thus His wish for our visiting Shirdi in October as usual was fulfilled.
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66. Baba saved the husband of Smt. Ananthula
Padmaja from the fall of moving train.
It was near midnight, Dark and gloomy. Chilly breezes of January welcomed us when our train steamed into Kopargaom Station. As the train halted, we hurried to the platform with our belongings. We came here on our second visit to SAINT Sai Baba's Shrine. This visit is of a special significance to Seenu's parents, who had a great desire to have another child.
Their fervent
hope in having another child was fulfilled when they first visited Shri Sai
Baba's shrine just an year after world War II. But this visit bore a
disappointment for Seenu's mother, as she could not have the darshan of the
Shrine since she was in her period. The husband having come on a short leave
could not oblige the wife with an extension in their stay Seenu's mother with
tearful eyes and disappointment heart returned home without darshan. The Saint has
answered their prayers and Seenu's mother bore signs of motherhood. This visit
was to give first "darshan" to the mother and the child. All got down
on the curved platform hurriedly. The train puffed out. Seenu's grannie with
his infant sister in her hand was still in the train. "Pull the
Chain" shouted Seenu's father. The train gained speed and the old lady
balled out of the train without pulling the alarm chain. Someone snatched the
baby from her arm. Seenu's father tried to give his helping hand and both
slipped under the train. Some bogies were still behind and all of us waited
with a heavy breathe. Seenu's lean and sickly mother ran along the train and
pulled out her hefty husband in the next few seconds. Then what happened to
Seenu's grannie? Two more carriages were still to pass and every one of us
thought that she is cut, As the complete train passed, we all went with atmost
anxiety to peep under the platform. "The devil is alive," I said. The
old lady stood straight and complained of no injury. What a miracle? double
miracle indeed!! Seenu's mother was asked as to how she could pull out a 240
Ibs. hefty man within seconds with such ease although she was week and sickly,
who in the normal course would not lift a lO lb weight, with such ease Pat came
the reply, "It is Baba's Maya".
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67. Baba
Cured the Lameness of a son of Windowed School Mistress
In the year
1956, a son of a widowed school mistress has appeared for the S.S C.
examination when he " returned from the last examination day, he was found
to have a bad attack of fever. Proper medicines cured him of the fever, but he
was not cured of lameness of legs brought on account of that fever. The boy had
always to be lifted up for being taken to any place. All possible remedies were
tried but when they proved ineffective, hearing of Shirdi Sai Baba's powers,
the School mistress took the son to Shirdi. On account of lameness, the boy
felt so shy that rather than going to Baba's Samadhi on the shoulders of a
cooly, he preferred staying at the Shirdi wada. The mother alone had to go to
Baba's Samadhi to pray for her sons's cure for two days. She was to leave
Shirdi on the third instant, so she went to Samadhi to attend Arati and offered
her last obeisance before leaving. In the meanwhile, Baba appeared before the
boy said "Have courage". He then lent him His hand, led him to the
temple and kept him standing against the temple pillar. On return from Arati
when the mother did not fisd the son in the room, she again approached the
Samadhi Mandir with all tears in her eyes most piteously prayed for the
recovery of the boy. When she just returning from the temple, her eyes fell on
the boy standing against the pillar. She enquired of the boy how he managed to
come there. The boy narrated how Baba had helped him to come but the mother
would not believe it. However when she saw that with her support, the boy was
able to walk up to their room, she was very much pleased. The boy fully
recovered within a month thereafter and was able to move and walk freely by
Baba's grace.
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68. Baba made to speak the dumb daughter of
Shri Mani lyer Kumbakonam.
The daughter of Shri Mani lyer of
Kumbakonam Madras State was born a dumb. All possible means were tried to cure
her of her dumbness, but when all of them proved futile, Mr. Mani lyer took the
worship of Baba. Some days after Baba asked him to bring his speechless daughter
to Shirdi and made the daughter place flowers etc., on Baba's Samadhi and pay
her respects to Him. As soon as she did this, she started speaking "Sai
Baba" freely. The parents were naturally very much pleased to see
instantaneous cure of their daughter.
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69.
Baba made to speak the dumb man Shri Kashinath Lathi, Polan Peth,
Jalgaon Maharashtra.
My business was in a loss in 1953. My partner has deceived me about Rs. 5 (five) lakhs. I became very nervous and dumb. My father tried all sorts of medicines. Finding that no medicine gave any cure to me. My father told me that he would send me to any place where I like to cure my dumb and asked me to select the place. I first came to Shirdi in 1927 on my way to Tirupati when I was well off. I replied to my father without any hesitation that I prefer Shirdi. I came to Shirdi in 1954 and stayed there for three months. During this period, I heartily prayed Baba as "Baba I suffered both financially and bodily. Please make me to speak by your grace". Baba heard my prayer and granted my request. I was able to speak fluently by the grace of the omnipotent Shri Sai Baba arid I returned home. All were astonished. As a recognition, I built a Baba's Mandir in 1954 in Jalgaon and serving Him till to date.
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70. Baba
driven away the spirit possessed the body of an educated wife of an educated
husband.
An educated wife
of an educated husband had been ailing from a disease which doctors were unable
to diagnose and cure. The lady would swoon close her teeth tight and remain
unconscious for hours together. At last the doctor's father asked him to take
his wife to Shirdi "Just take a trial" he said. To satisfy the father
both of them went to Shirdi but the wife would not go to Baba's Samadhi Mandir.
So with the help of a friend, she was dragged to Samadhi and made to prostrate
herself before Samadhi. Baba's sacred ash and Samadhi Abishek (washing) water
were thrust into her mouth. On the second day evening after bowing before
Samadhi, she fell on the ground and the spirit within started speaking "I
had pounced upon the lady and possessed her while she was returning from her
parental house and standing under a tree. I am a female bhil ghost, the holy
water and the holy ash sprinkled over me have vanished me. So, I am leaving
this body and going away for ever. Thus ended the lady's sickness and she
returned home safe and sound.
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71. Baba
freed Smt. Susiladevi W/o Shri Babu Saheb Sakaram Babie from the clutches of
evil spirit.
Shri Bhausaheb Sakaram Babie after three months of his marriage, his wife used to fell senseless by closing her teeth very hardly. Himself and his family were very learned and hence they were not pay heed to any other's advice that this occurance may be the action of some evil spirits. They treated her by way of medicines by spending large amount of money but in vain. She was sensless for 18 hours daily and then to 23 to 24 hours in October, 1952. She was brought to shirdi on 25-10-1952. She made to attend the Arati on 25-10-1952 and 26-10-1952 by force and she was given UDI with abhishek thirtham for drinking and made her prostrate before Baba's Samadhi. On the evening, she fell down senseless after Arati at Samadhi Mandir. A devotee of Baba by name Shri Y. B. Pradhan told to sprinkle Baba's thirtham upon her always. They did accordingly. Afterwards, the evil spirit in her began to talk that "it has caught hold of her during her way from her mother's house to her father-in-law's house near a tree at Belgaum Bus stand". They asked whether "You will leave her body now" for which it replied that Baba has beating me often, I shall leave her body for good and again fell down. Afterwards Susiladevi woke up as usual and made pradakshana of Baba's Samadhi and went away galdly with all thanking to Baba.
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Sai Completelv ! stupendous Delectation
and Deliverance be there!!
72. Baba
restored the lost property to the owner.
I got the
opportunity to visit Shirdi in the month of May, 1961. My daughter and
her husband carried me there. All arrangements of going there from Indore to
Manmad by railway train were just like magic happenings and from Manmad to
Indore and back. I thought I was in dream. It was Thursday. I had my first
dar-shan of His exulted Holiness of Shri Sai Baba. I stood before the Samadhi
and His Shrine and tears of joy burst from my eyes. At Shirdi my daughter while
taking her bath forgot in the bath room her gold neck-lace-chain. When coming
out bath room she left it there. She did not even remember that she had
forgotten something. After having performed puja and abhishek of Shri Sai Baba,
we returned to rest for a while. We had put our lodging on the gallery (second
store) just in front of the Mantap or hall. Suddenly my daughter had a
recollection that she had forgotten her gold necklace-chain in the bath room.
We searched here and there. No where could we find it. We thought that it was
lost for good. In the meantime, I consoled my daughter not to worry over the
incident. At night on the same day when some songs and bhajans were being sung
by various artists, a man came there and announced in the mike "I have
found a necklace. The person to whom it belongs, should come forward and claim
it with proper proof". Thereupon my daughter and husband approached the
man and proved the claim. She got it back. We wanted to find out the man to
give him some reward for his good turn. But the man disappeared. He was a young
roan. Since this event, my whole family including my son and daughters and
daughter-in-laws have became Shri Sai Baba ardent devotees and whenever a chance
comes by the way, they do go to Shirdi to pay their due respects to Shri Sai
Baba and His Samadhi and bring prasad and UDI.
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73. Baba Restored
the stolen property to the owner Shri K Subramanyam, IO-2-3I7/A/6 Vijayanagar
Colony, Hyderabad
Faith begests faith as much as love begets love. To those who have immense faith in the Lord and of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi are not disappointed for they have had enough experiences where Shri Sai did confirm their faith by His various deeds even to day although He has left the coil of physical body. Here is a case. On 5-5-75, we left for Shirdi to have the darshan of Shti Sai Baba and returned on 10-5-75 to Hyderabad and find some burgler had taken away Rs. 100/- and 22 carat gold gundis (i.e.) small rings worn in the "Tali" thread along with a suit piece cloth. We were all wonderstruck since the boy was asked to sleep in the nights and the rooms were locked. We thought the office boy must have robbed these things, for no burgler would have left the best of things in the room and robbed only these things which were kept in the top trunk of the other cases, kept in the store room. He was suspended for about 10 days. Meanwhile we made enquiries and came to the conclusion that our office boy did not commit the theft. But one thing we knew that Shri Sai Baba will not allow any mishap to His devotees during their journey to His Holy place for His darshan. Therefore, we were patiently waiting for that day to dawn for Shri Sai Baba to identify the thief. It was Tuesday 23-5-75 that my wife noticed a neighbouring boy wearing a suit made out of the same cloth that was lost in our house, that too at about 13 hours time when she finished her offerings to Shri Sai Baba. The boy was questioned with no fruitful answer coming from him. His mother and his brothers were also informed. All of them in a singular voice denied the allegation and started asserting that the cloth the boy was wearing may be similar and the next day the whole things were out. The boy identified the marawadi to whom he had sold the gold ones and confessed that the cloth he was wearing was the same that was stolen from our house, including the cash of Rs. 100/- robbed from the box. The rest of the story is irrelevant to the context for the point of information. The boy was released by us on the undertaking that he will behave better in life. This clearly indicated the great deed of our Holy God Sai who lives in every place in every object of the Universe and that Shri Sai Baba controlled the Universe, all good and bad acts done by us are noticed by Him.
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74. Baba made Shri Virendra P. Pandya a
sceptic into an ascetic.
Shri Virendra P. Pandya at Vaitarana near Kalyan (Bombay) was a University Graduate and had not belief in God. All his family members were all educated and cultured and except his father and mother all his family members were non-believers of God. In May 1952, he casually visited Shirdi along with his cousin brother. Sometime after he left Shirdi his family faced a great family trouble which is purely a private one. At this time he was staying with his cousin brother at Vaitrana. His father, mother and all his family members were living in Bihar. There was no solution for their coming to solve the problem. He suddenly remembered of having brought a photo of Shri Sai Baba from Shirdi, but it was kept idle in his trunk. He took it out cleared it and kept it on his table. He lighted agarbathi before the photo and prayed to Shri Sai Baba to help him to solve the problem. Two or three days passed but the solution did not occur. On contrary worries increased very much. He became restless. He stood before the photo of S;iri Sai Baba, Oh Baba you knew that I have got no strong belief in you. If you are really God as your devotees referred to and you knew my family trouble and how much worried I was thinking over the matter. I pray to give me proper solutions to day by evening or else I will keep your photo back into the trunk once for all". In the evening he found himself claim and got the solution of the problem and immediately wrote a letter to his mother at Dharaiajoba (In Bihar) informing her of the solution and the way in which he got it. On the third day of his posting of his letter, he got a letter from his mother which she too informed, of the solution of his family and it was the same solution which had already occured to him on the same date and the very same moment. This incident brought him much close to the belief of Shri Sai Baba. He thought of devoting his whole life for ever to Shri Sai Baba doing no other work except "Bhakti". But his mother refused permission and advised him to follow "Karmayoga" life. He then stood before the photo of Shri Sai Baba and wrote on a piece of paper as follows "O-Baba you knew difinitely well in what dilemma I was. By Tuesday 5-8-1952 evening, I must get an answer from you in writing as to which way of life I should follow". He then placed that paper under the photo standing and was praying Baba. The dusk came on 5-8-1952. Till then, there was no answer. He became very much impatient. He then accidently saw a Gujarathi book called Shri Sai Baba Upasana written by Shri Bhavnagar Sai Baba Bhakta Mandali. This book was sent to him by his mother two months back. But he has not read it so far. Now, when he saw the book, he took it and opened it at random at Chapter "Bhav Sudha". As soon as he read 2 or 3 lines, he found much interested in the book and began to read it and finished reading whole of the book and got the answer to his questions and that too in writing. In that book, Baba has advised a devotee to follow "Karmayoga" life. This incident brought him more closer to the devotion of Shri Sai Baba. Shri V, P. Pandya and his cousin brother were contractors doing the work in connection with the "Bombay Water Supply Scheme" and lived in Vaitarana a jungle place. On one Wednesday (i. e.) on 6-8-1952, he stood before the photo of Shri Sai Baba and prayed "That tomorrow is Thursday (i.e.) Baba's day and that there should come a Sadhu, Sanyasi or Fakir at his door to have "Bhiksha" within 12-30 and 1 P. M. during the time exactly when I took my meal and that he should bless me by moving his right hand from head to foot and thus bless every part of his body". After 12-15 P.M. Thursday he went to take his meals as nobody came to his door till then. At the time of taking his first morsel of food, he heard a cry of a Fakir asking for alms. His cook who never used to give anything to any beggar gave out of his own accord an one anna coin to that Father. The Fakir turned out and was on the point of leaving. He then called the Fakir back and gave him prasad which he had kept before Baba's photo. The Fakir went away. He too finished his meals. He thought of serving him with food. But he had gone away He thought that if he anyhow returned again, he should serve him with food. He asked his cook whether there was any extra food. He replied "NO" the food remaining will sufficient only for him. To his utter astonishment, the same Fakir was again coming to his door. He then immediately offered his "Prasadam" to the Fakir and gave Rs. 2/-requesting him to have food with this amount as he was then unable to serve him with food in his house. He accepted this amount without saying anything simply laughed meaning fully at him. And then to his great joy, he blessed him from head to foot by his right hand and with peacock feather as he wished. He fell at the feet of the Fakir with inexplicable joy and again offered "Pranams". The Fakir raised him up and said that He would again meet him on the next Thursday (i.e.) on 14-8-1952. He told the Fakir that this would not be possible as he could go to Shirdi in a couple of days. The Fakir told him Eventhen I will meet you" So saying the Fakir went away. He left for Shirdi and came to Shirdi on 13-8-1952. On Thursday 14-8-1952, during noon Arati time in the Samadhi Maadir, while he was looking at Shri Sai Baba's photo it suddenly occured to him what the Fakir had said and then he too felt so much surprised as the Fakir's saying had come true as he was in front of Baba performing Arati and so Shri Sai Baba too was in front of Him. That is how the Fakir did visit him on 14-8-1952. Thus Shri Sai Baba at least brought this "Faithless" into the fold of his staunch devotees even after His Mahasamadhi.
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be there \ \
75. Baba
converted Shri Keshav Rao Pradhan a Sceptic into ascetic and built His Temple
by him at Bhivpuri (Ukrool)
Bhivapuri is a station in central railway about five miles on the Bombay side of Karjat on the Bombay-Poona railway line. The Station is mainly built to facilitate the industrial concern of Tatas situated on a hill nearly but it has assumed importance on quite a different count. More than 50 years back one Shri Keshavrao Pradhan had a house with a small piece of cultivated land at Ukrool a village on the east side of Bhivapuri railway station. Shri Pradhan had to be on tour in his service, Nasik-Manmad Daund and such other places being in the itinerary. Naturally he used to hear much about Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi. But he was a non-believer. On one occasion however one of his friends nearby compelled him, out of love to accompany him to Shirdi. Both of them went there and stayed a couple of days. When Mr. Pradhan saw Shri Sai Baba and witnessed his greatness it made such an import on his mind that his skepticism was replaced by complete devotion and faith. Thence forward Shri Pradhan made it a point to go often to Shirdi for having "Darshan" of Shri Sai Baba. Every time, he used to get an interview with him he entreated to come to Ukrool. After listening to his often repeated request Shri Sai Baba one day picked up on of his replices given to him by a devotee and hand over to Shri Pradahan and said "Go to your own place, erect a temple of this and don't return here again. Be gone". This happened in the year 1916. After that event Shri Pradhan revisited Shirdi once, but venerable Sai Baba remembered him and asked him to quit forthwith. "When I came to your house, why are you here? Your own place is Shirdi for you now I" were His words of advice. It was quite alright the replica was with him, but Pradhan was not able to satisfy for himself the promise, "I have come to your house". He was some what sad. After some days, he erected a temple near his house at Ukrool ceremoniously and established the replica there after due consecration. The daily worship and offerings began to be observed and some functions performed occasionally at the new temple. The temple is surrounded by beautiful seneries and there are big trees around. It was a very quiet place suitable to the Saintly Sai Baba. Nobody disturbed the peace and silence by the night. It so happened that after the temple was built, even though there was nobody around, the noise of the temple door being opened used to be heard after midnight and Sai Baba used to be seen going about in the precincts of the temple, sometimes taking rest under a tree. At about 3 A.M. in the night, Sai Baba would return to the temple and close the door behind him. The noise of closing the door was also audible. This was seen and heard not only by Shri Pradhan and his family members but even by the guests at his house. This was a sufficient proof for Shri Pradhan to make him a devotee of Shri Sai Baba and thence forward, he spent his time energy and money in Baba's service. Verily this was Brahma embodied visiting Shri Pradhan's house and there was no other desire left in his mind except to be united with his beloved Baba. Shri Pradhan spent thousands of rupees and built the Shrine-room, the spacious meeting hall, a wide verandah and the guest house. Sai Baba at Shirdi went into Mahasamadhi in 1918, but this did not mean break in the happiness of having his company for Shri Pradhan, because Sai Baba's immortal Spirit was always present with him. In 1924, Shri Pradhan's daughter was given in marriage to one Shri V. A. Gupta of Dadar, Bombay. Shri Gupta .vas a pious gentleman. The new relationship deepned his faith and he developed a keen interest in the maintenance of the temple, Bhivpuri (Ukrool) and took part verv jealously in the various religious functions. Shri Gupta's influence infused devotion towards Shri Sai Baba among the minds of many of his friends also and the number of devotees visiting Bhivapuri Sai Temple began to increase. Shri Gupta had an opportunity to visit Shirdi in 1936. The grandeur of the Samadhi Mandir, the magnificence of the dally worship, prayrse and the great congregation of devotees from all parts of the country coming daily and on the special occasions sent a thrill through the heart of Sri Gupta. With folded hands and in all humility, he prayed to Shri Sai Baba. "O Baba! when can such a grand temple come up at your Bhivpuri? After all, it wholly depends upon your will? The call of the devotee was heard by Sai Baba, and Bhivpuri Sai Temple more and more famous from that day. In 1939, Shri Pradhan expired, leaving the responsibility of the temple to his sons and son-in-law, with the help of friends in the same year, they formed an institution by the name Shri Sadguru Sainath Seva Samsthan, with seven trustees. Besides Sri G. K. Deshmukh and Shri A.K. Wani officers of the Hindustan Construction Co. also take great interest in its activities. As more and more persons experiences about Sai Baba's benevolent existence, there the pilgrim increased in number and the old temple become inadequate to accommodate them. Renovation was therefore undertaken. But though the brick was completed the construction work was not possible, for want of funds and material. So late Shri Narayan Purohit started a parayan (continuous reading) of Baba's Satcharitra as a prayer to Shri Sai Baba to complete the work. After 3 or 4 days, he saw Sai Baba in a dream wandering about and asking persistently "where is My Dhuni? If there is no Dhuni, how can this be Shirdi? How will the temple be complete? Sai Baba was angry and was throwing stones everywhere." He thus appeared for two consecutive nights during that period, Shri Purohit was taken aghast. He went to Dadar and related to Shri Gupta the whole story of the dream. Shri Gupta came to Bhivpuri with other committee members, and by the system of lots, ascertained the wish of Sai Baba, who gave a positive indicating to start the Dhuni. A place was fixed for the Dhuni and it was duly constructed a size 8'x4'. Shri A,R. Walawalkar grandson of late Shri Dabholkar, the author of Baba's original Satchari-tra in Marathi lit the Dhuni for the first time on 7-4-1949, the day of Ramanavami at about 10 A.M. Shri Walawalkar also stayed at Bhivpuri under the directions of Shri Sai Baba received by him at Shirdi in a dream. Shri Kunaresan Sanarth who met the committee members on one occasion kindly bore all the expenses for the roof and other structures around the Dhuni. This Dhuni is continuously burning, The expenses were first born by Shri Chavan from Dombivli but are now made out of the donations received. This institution is run very satisfactorily. Various important functions are held and there are special functions of Ramnavami and Samadhi Day. Prof. D.D. Parachure offers his services in the form of Keertans on these two occasions. Many great personalities have visited this temple and helped it financially and made good suggestions for its improvements. The interest and enthusiasm of all these persons deserved sincere appreciation from the trustees. Such is the wonderful story of Bhivpuri Sai Temple, the story of how Shri Sai Baba kept His promise and came to stay at Bhivpuri also. This place is now a living centre of the spiritual influence of Shri Sai Baba and no wonder, persons who visit it once come to have the darshan of Shri Sai Baba more and more frequently with renewed devotion.
Surrender
Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance
be there !!
76 Baba cured the paralytic attack of the
wife of Mr. Pettugala Narasimhulu Chettiar, No. 8 Chinnathamli Mudali Street G.
T. Madras.
My wife and
myself are Sai Bhaktas and also Harnath Bhaktas. We were at Nellore a month
back sang songs and the Namavali of both these Saints. We returned to Madras
and went on with Harnath Bhajaos omitting Sai Namavali and Sai Songs, and
merely did Arati to His picturs along with Harnath's. My wife fell ill on
21-1-1939 and had serious reheumatism or something like paralytic seizure. Her
limbs could not move. Then my wife was saying to herself that the stroke was a punishment
for slighting Sai Baba's songs and Namavali (i.e.,) omitting them. Then she had
a dream. In that dream, she found herself running in a garden of Nellore (where
we did Bhajan) and found that two Mohamadan boys were chasing her. She then
remembered Harnath and prayed to Him for help. Then one of the pursuers
disappeared. Only one boy was chasing and even he began to cheekle with
laughter and to say (i.e.,) "Am I not Sai ! How is it you have
for-gotton Me ?" He added your illness will be cured. Give me Rs. 40/-.
She woke up and told me of her dream. We resolved to follow Baba's advice. In
half an hour after dieam, her legs which had lost all power of moment or
support during her disease recovered strength and became quite normal. In the
morning she was alright. Since that day, we are having regular Sai Puja and
Bhajan in our house.
Surrender
Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
77. Baba
given trail to Shri (Doctor) Ramaswamy lyengar Narayan Mudaliar Street Madras
for His Voilation of Vow.
Having heard of
the greatness of Shri Sai Baba Shirdi, I went along with Raosaheb Subbaiah
Chettiar to Shirdi and reached Shirdi on 27-4-1938. On the way I considered
that Shirdi being as sacred a shrine as Kashi or Rameswar, I should signalised
by visit and render it fruitful, by avow of solemn abstinence from using betel
and nut (Pansupari) and finally resolved from that time, I leave Shirdi, I
should not chew betel. This is a great sacrifice as the habit of chewing betel
has been with me eversince I was a boy, and I would chew several times every
day. In Shirdi, I left Shirdi in a bullock cart along with Mr. Chettiar on the
morning of 28-4-1938. As we were seated in the cart, Mr. Chettiar chewed betel
and the temtations so far over powered as to make me to think that I must
postpone my vow of abstinence and begin it only from the time I reached Madras.
So I took up my betel nut basket and merrily chewed away. As soon as I started
chewing I found that I my tongue was pricked. The lime smear (Chunna) coating
on the betel sometimes pricks the tongue of inexperienced novices in chewing.
But my tongue used to it for decades and had become quite deadened and thick.
So the pricking was a surprise, I did not mind it, however and I had a hearty
chew. In half an hour, I noticed the state of my tongue and mouth. The whole of
the interior of the mouth including the tongue had got inflamed which is a
phenomenon unprecedented in 40 years history of chewing. Thereafter the chewing
was out of the question not merely chewing betel, but also chewing of solid
food eventhough free from acidity of pungency.
From that time for 18 days I was compelled by the state of my mouth to abstain from betel and also from all forms of solid foods and I had to live on milk. Now look at Mr. Chettiars' state and the wonder grows greater. He chewed the same betel and used the .same chu-nna and he had no inflamation or other trouble. But he had not made a vow to give up chewing betel as I did. Very soon chewing experience in about an hour I had another experience. I had taken my chewing outfit namely a small chewing basket for the betel and nut and a silver crucible containing lime (chuna) in the carriage and left it there near Mr. Chettiar. I just went out to purchase of some betel and other articles in Rahata Bazar and returned in a few minutes. I wanted to find my betel box and took for it. Lo! and behold the betel box was missing and also the crucible. No thief could have come there, the arricles being close to Mr. Chettiar. Yet in spite of repeated search, the articles could not be found. Both the above incident clearly showed me that Baba is a living forces; that He is a kind father guarding His children the devotees even the rawer recruits like myself with affectionate yet strict watchfulness that he promptly punishes and checks any flagrant violation of vows solemnly made to Him and so arranges the circumstances and environment of His children as to make further disobedience on their part impossible in their own interest. I have been taught a very severe lesson and from the above date, I never again voilated my vow. Baba thus gave me increased faith in Him and strength of mind to carry out the vows I make. Before this visit, hear say information, I had of Baba's greatness and kindness left but a feable impression on my mind. But with the actual experience conferred on me, the impression I have of Baba are vivid and powerful and will last a life time. I now concentrate my Japa and meditation on Baba alone.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there II
78. Baba recovered the remaining promised
Amount of Rs 50/- from Shri Takkar of Bombay
Once a devotee
by name Takkar of Bombay prayed and promised to Baba that if his troubles were
averted by Baba, he would pay Rs. 55;- to Baba. According to his prayer, Baba
averted his troubles. He came to Shirdi and took darshan of Baba's Samadhi in Samadhi
Mandir and offered Rs. 5/- only in Baba's Hundi (box) instead of Rs.
55/- (Fifty five) as per his promise and gone back to Bombay. At the time of
climbing the steps of the threshold of his house in Bombay, Baba remembered him
by an invisible threatening voice to pay the remaining amount of Rs. 50/-
(fifty). He then recognised that he would not able to deceive Baba and came
again to Shirdi offered Rs. 50/- in the Hundi (box) and then returned to Bombay
praying apology from Baba.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance
be there ! !
79. Baba cured the Swollen Leg of Smt.
Ahalyabai Krishnaji Uparkar, Bombay.
Before 24-8-1963, her nail struck her leg and blood came. She left it uncared for as there were no pain. On 24-8-1963, she suffered from fever as her wound became sceptic. Her sons requested her to take treatment from a doctor. She did not agree to that. But she a vow to Baba, "that if Baba cured me, I shall propagate this incident in Sai Leela Magazine" After this Baba manifested as a stranger and promised to her medicine for her leg. In front of her house there was a military depot. He went inside the depot with their permission got the medicine brought it to her house and given it to her for application on the affected part. He did it as was told by the stranger. No sooner the application of the medicine than the swelling lessened and the pain also decreased. On one night in her dream a nurse came and injected her and on another night Baba appeared in her dream and told that a hole in the affected part of the leg will be made and then the leg would become normal with no pain and the wound also would be healed. One day when she was asleep a rat came and broadened the wound with a big whole and thereby all the rot ton things puss and all the ring worms came out. She awakened her son and showed him her leg as to how Baba had managed to cure her leg. After somedays her leg was completely cured by applying Baba's UDI. She then given this incident in the Sai Leela magazine as per her promise.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely I stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
80. Baba
cured the Paralytic Attack of Shri Parasuram Krishna Gore, Jameshedpur.
Shri Parasuram Krishna Gore of Jamshedpur was serving in Tata Factory. On 9th July, 1966, he was attacked by one side paralytic attack all on a sudden when he was returning to his house in the evening. Doctor tested him and directed him to take admission on the next day morning. In the morning, in addition to his paralysis, he became mental disorder too. He was admitted in his Factory Hospital. He suffered very much for the first two days of his admission, At that time, the members in his house prayed to Baba if he cured immediately by Baba, they would send Rs. 10/-to Baba's Sansthan. After this vow, he was sent back to his house from the hospital twenty days after admission without any improvement. He was given treatment in his house and was improved by the grace of Baba. They have sent Rs 5-50 to Baba's Sansthan instead of Rs. 10/- as per their vow. The Sansthan has sent Baba's Satcharitra (1) Das Ganu's 4 chapters but Baba's UDI was not received. However, after full improvement, he gone to his Factory once in a month thrice in three months. Each time the Factory Doctor made him unfit for work. They seriously thought over this and remembered of their fault and repented and sent Rs.10/-to Baba's Sansthan. On 24-11-66, an old man as a beggar in Baba's shape came to the threshold when his daughter was cleaning rice by sitting near the threshhold. She forgot even to bow to Him in her ignorance. But her mother gave 2 N.P. to him. After receiving it, he told to her "your husband would be alright." On 25-11-66, Shri Parasuram gone to the factory and the factory doctor made him fit for the work. Is it not the leela of Shri Sai Baba ?
Surrender Shri
Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
81. Baba retained His Abhishek Thirtham in a
Tin with a Hole in the Bottom for days together. An esteemed judicial officer
wrote to His Holiness B.V. Narasimhaswamy, Founder president of All India Sai
Samaj, Mylapore Madras-4, on 25-2-40
My wife is better and I trust it is all
due to Shri Baba's grace you will be
surprised to hear the following incident.
You remember that when you were fore, you wrote to the Sansthan to send me a
tin of AbhisKe-kam water for being used by my wife. It was received within a
few days after you left and a portion of it was used every day for being poured
on my wife's head. After sometime it had to be stopped. But the tin containing
Abhishekam water was kept on the table for a number of months. And last month
it was removed to the Almyrah and kept here. Yesterday, when my second daughter
thinking that it was a tin of oil took it. She found that something trickling
out and when she turned it, she found a big hole through which the little
finger could pass and then some quantity of water came out. Then she poured the
whole water into a vessal. It was surprising that the tin which was nearly
3/4th full with water in it and with a hole at the bottom through which a
finger could pass have retained the water in tact all these days and the
further surprise was that the water was as good and clear without any kind of
smell and tasty as it was when it was originally. It was created a very good
impression on the children and I had the whole thing poured on my wife's head
this morning. I am writing after knowing this. Evidently the incident about the
Thirtham is to infuse faith. Otherwise, I failed to see why there could have
been a hole at the bottom of a tin which was received intact when no one has
inter-ferred with it and was merely kept on a marble table for some time and
then in a wooden almyrah.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely !
Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
82. Baba cured Typhoid Fever of the eldest
daughter of Shri Ramachandra Amritha Rao Deshmukh of Shirdi and made him to
have faith in him by His other miracles
I was not accustomed to go to Baba's Mandir even though I am residing in Shirdi. My eldest daughter fell with typhoid in 1961. She was admitted in the Dispensary (Now called Sainath Chhaya guest house). The fever did not abate even after medical treatment in the dispensary. My wife used to give her Baba's Tirtham daily in the morning and in the evening. Eventhough she was given treatment for 45 days in the Dispensary, she was not improved though not fully cured. Hence we were vexed with her treatment and taken her back from the dispensary in the same status as we admitted her. My wife fully relaying on Baba's Thirtham, administered it mixing with Baba's UDI daily twice without using any other medicine, I told my wife that even the medicine proved futile to her and what Baba's Thirtham and UDI will do. She became alright and started to eat within 3 days from the day of her discharge from the Dispensary. She became hale and healthy within a month. My wife told me rather compelled me to believe that Baba's UDI and Tirtham alone cured my daughter and no other medicine.
My mother had seen Sai Baba. She used to attend each and every Arati and took Baba's UOI and Thirtham daily. On one day in 1961 at the time of her going for her privy, at about 4 A.M., she accidentaiy fell into the well by the side of our house. No one was then noticed. At about 5 A.M. those who came for drawing water in the well saw her and taken out from the well. The depth of the water in the well was only upto the neck. But the depth of the bottom of the well to the upper fioor level was 48 feet. She was fully drenched in the cold water and remained in the water for about one hour in that old age. After taking her out, two doctors examined her immediately and they told that her survival was depends upon the blessings of Baba as her body became severe cold. Eventhough she fell from a height to the depth of 48' not even a wound was found in her body by Baba's grace. Doctors were also with full of amazement as to how the old lady was escaped without a hurt and thrived and decided that all these narrow escape from the well falling without any hurt and survival of a severe cold body were due to by the wonderful Leeja of the Almighty Shri Sai Baba.
After ascertaining that Baba alone had saved my eldest daughter from Typhoid and my old age mother from well falling, I have got full faith in Baba and began to worship Baba. I began parayan of Baba's Sat-charitra in Marathi at least daily one chapter in the evening. As soon as I began to read, a very big frog used to come and remain by my side till my reading was over. This went on till the parayan of Baba's Satcharitra was over. On the next day of final reading or say my parayan was over, it never came again. Not our family members but who were coming to my house have also seen this We all decided that Sai himself came in this disguise to listen my parayan in order to strengthen my faith in Him. Then it became a very big problem for me about my eldest daughter's marriage. I decided that however, my position may be, I have to perform her marriage at any cost in 1974. At that time, I fell ill and I had no finance to perform her marriage. I heartily prayed to "O Baba You Yourself relieving our family problems even though I got no faith in you in the begin-ing, now I pray from my bottom of the heart to fulfil my eldest daughter's marriage and cure me from my illness". Baba heard my prayer. On one fine morning in January 1975 my eldest brother came along with bridgeroom's parents to my house and exchanged talks with us and settled the marriage on 18-5-1975. Marriage was performed in a simplest and in a fit manner in Baba's Mangalkaryalalya. We have prepared food for 500 persons that too more than our expectation. Unexpectedly more than 800 persons came. They have to be fed compulsorily if not the honour of my family would be at stake. There were no ways and means forthcoming to me to solve the problem. Fully trusting in Baba I hurried to Baba's Dwarakamayee, prayed heartily to Baba to save my family honour, took UDI, and came to Mangalkaryalaya and put Baba's UDI in all the vessals containing food and began to serve the guests. To the amazement of all not only the 800 persons were fed, but the food for about 200 persons remained. Thus the Omnipotaiit Baba by His Leela, magnanimously saved the honour of my family.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance
be there !!
83. Baba made a little girl who was made Dumb
by a Car Accident to
speak with the Holy ashes of His hand
A little
daughter of a devotee of Bombay (Andheri) was run over by a motor car, was
saved but was injured and took a fortnight to recover in the hospital. Though
the hospital treatment restored her health, the speech she had lost due to the
accident was not regained. She became dumb and though several remedies,
medicines etc. were tried all of them proved ineffective. At last, the Holy ash
of Baba sacred hands was tried and she started speaking as soon as she took its
first dose. All were startled at the powers of Holy ash of Baba's hands.
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Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
84. Baba cured the paralysis of a daughter of
a close friend Shri Y. Nagarjun Rao of Hyderabad
It was in the
year 1970 that I happened to go to Bombay on some personal work. As it happened
to be my first visit, I went for sight
seeing to several places in and around Bombay. Suddenly I felt that I should go
to Shirdi and visit the Mahasamadhi of Shri Sai Baba more out of curiosity
rather than devotion. But the visit was to be put off because of
brother-in-law's arrival from the United states. I was very much disappointment
and silently prayed to Baba that if he were to be a God, He should bless me with
an opportunity to go to Shirdi. In the meanwhile a very interesting thing
happened. We received a cable that my brother-in-law's Scheduled arrival has to
be postponed on account of his prolonged stay enroute. Thus the seeds of the
faith were sown in my heart by an unexpected accomplishment of my desire
Immediately I was in search of a person who could help me with the details of
the pilgrimage. When I was proceeding from Andheri to Dadar by electric train,
I surprisingly came across a devotee of Sai Baba who guided me with minute
details. Thus the very first visit to the Shrine proved to be preplanned
Sankalpa of Baba Himself to draw me towards Him. After taking a bath, I went
for darshan which made me extremely happy. For a moment, there appeared nothing
but Sai Baba in every thing in Shirdi. I prayed to Baba that he should help me
with His grace and give me solace and comfort throughout my life. I happened
to make a study of several books available at Shirdi which makes one to feel
that He is not merely a Superhuman form but Omnipotant God himself. Since then
my faith in Baba was steadily growing. Once one of my close friends was blessed
with a daughter. Unfortunately, she had an attack of paralysis and as a result
of which she was not in a position to move her hands. My friend felt very
unhappy as the treatment given by doctors did not produce the required result. He
had lost all hopes of her recovery and felt dejected. I gave him a little
Vibhuti (UDI) which I brought from Shirdi and asked him to apply it to the
effected hand with complete faith in Baba's mercy. Though he was not personally
a believer of SAI BAB A, he consented to do it on my persistance. He told me
that he would worship Baba as God if the vibhuti helped the recovery of his
child in any way. With the application of Vibuthi, there was a tremendous
improvement and very soon the baby recovered responding very well to the
medical treatment which was a big surprise even to the physicians as he
himself was not quite confident about the outcome of his trial. The grateful
father of the child has become an ardent devotee ef Sai Baba. Such was the
kindess of Shri Sai Baba who responds to the call of humanity if only the
persons look to Him.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance
be there !!
85. Baba
cured the Desentry of Robin an Alsation dog of Shri A. Ramchandran
Bangalore-560 002
I have a pet dog, Alsation Breed named ROBIN. Its main diet is rice with milk or butter milk. Rarely it is given a bone. It so happened, it started purging from 30-7-1978. It could digest nothing and it took a serious turn. The diarhoea turned into dysentry and blood used to pass in the motion continuously every half an hour. Every one was afraid and was pursuing me to take it to a hospital or consult a doctor. I had however, determined that when my doctor is in easy reach, why should I go to another doctor ? I have kept a few packets of UDI at the feet of Shri Sai Baba the moving spirit of Universe at Shri Sai Spritual Centre, Bangalore and started administering it three times a day in the milk, porridge or in the diet given to him. In the beginning it took a serious turn but I was determined because of my faith, the dog should survive with this treatment or should die, if it is destined to die. Here I have to mention that I am of stuborn temperament or you may call it if you like a blind faith. After a week of this continuous treatment, through ups and downs the disease slowly came under control. I repeated the treatment with determination and prayers to Shri Sai Baba. The dog regained its normal now. Lo ! the grace of God is for those who seek for it with firm faith. So, you can now realise the efficacy of Baba's UDI in our day today life and get over all difficult situations that arise at times. This clearly shows that Baba's UDI not only cures human diseases but also animal diseases as He is in all.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there II
86
Baba fulfilled the wishes of Shri D. B. Potnis, 88 Juna Bazar Karkee,
Poona.
I was first serving under a doctor in Poona for Rs. 6/- P.M. In December 1940, I wanted to give an application in the Defence Department. I gone with an application in my hand by walking. After reaching a chowk, I was not aware of the way and enquired a tanga wala. He was very old. Instead of telling me the way, the old man asked me to sit in His tanga. I told Him that as there was no money and that I was walking. He told me that was His own tanga and asked me to sit in His tanga, We reached the Military Defence Department, He received my application and presented it on my behalf to the concerned Officer and went away. After somedays I was called upon for an interview. I met the same old man again on my way. He told me to purchase a particular nib for writing as they would test my hand writing. As I have got no money He himself purchased that particular nib with the pen holder and given to me. I have gone and given my interview and they have asked me at length to write a paragraph as foretold by the tangawala. I joined duty in the Defence Accounts Department on 5-2-1944. I was also studying in Poona English School. On 14-5-1951, I accompanied the school boys for excursion to Shivgad. All the boys were exchanging their eatables purchased by them by their money and they were questioning me as to what have I to give them. I was in a fix with empty hand sitting under a mango tree. Suddenly. I saw an empty match box. I took and opened it. To my surprise, there was one Rs. 10/- note in it. I gave them to my friends to purchase some eatables and distribution amongst us. Thus my dignity was saved amongst my friends. I used to cook up food with my brother's vessals. My brother has got two daughters. The third one was a son. His one daughter and his son were with me along with my daughter. I got a transfer to Ahmad-nagar. I wanted to take with me the cooking vessels of my brother which I used for cooking in Poona. But my brother's daughter with me refused for it. I left all with her and started to Ahmednagar with a Katturi and a spoon which were gifted to my daughter in her School along with Baba's photo. In Ahmeunagar, Shri N. A. Agad Gaonkar helped for my lodging in his house and his father helped me much till I get all my required Samans in his friend Mr. Rasane's shop. From this time I was well off. From Ahmednagar I was transferred to Poolgaom in 1948. My 4 years daughter with her imagination of a serpent first used to weep continuously during midnight and afterwards every now and then at all times used to weep and cry as Serpant, Sar-pent. I did not know anything to do as it was beyond medical reach. My neighbour also kept her for a day in his house whether her fearing and weeping would stop. But in vain. I thought first that she may mistook a spider for serpant. Then I put ghee lamp before Baba's photo and I prayed to Baba heartily and performed Arati with Dhoop. Afterwards her imagination for serpant every where and her weeping over it was stopped and she was about to move and live freely without any trouble. In 1949, I used to read regularly (1) Navnath Granth (2) Guru Charitra and (3) Baba's Satcharitra. Once I began parayan of Baba's Satcharitra and on the last day, I performed Satyanarayana Puja and I was reading the last (53rd) chapter of Baba's Satcharitra. In Satyanarayana Puja Mantap, near puja tali, a small rat came and sat on a plantain leaf. It remained there till the parayan (reading) of the 53rd chapter was over and then the Arati. After Arati was over, it has gone of its own accord. We all thought that Baba Himself attended the puja in the shape of a rat. Thus Baba was fulfilling my desires and is still fulfilling my desires to all my prayers.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Delivervance be there I!
87. Baba
cured the chest pain of Shri T. Kuppu Swamy Sastri S/o Ramaswamy Sastri
Singaperumal Koil Near Madras
There was chest pain for five years troubling me till 13-4-39. Then I got UDI and picture of Shri Sai Baba from Ramnath Sastri. I used UDI and prayed to Baba. That date there was no more chest pain. That pain used to affect me every day from 3 p.m. about 15 minutes and again at midnight with great violence and I have to take in Soda Powers to reduce the pain. But after I used Baba's UDI. I had no pain at all and I do not use Soda powder or any other medicine. This is a clear proof of the powers Baba and His Udi.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely \
Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there \\
88. Baba
cured the Diarhoea of the child of Shri T. Arumugam Pillai Teacher Muthialpet
High School, 97 Thambu Chetty St, Madras and fulfilled his desires
My child of 9 months had an attack of diarrhea and the discharges were of a peculiar red colour causing us much anxiety. A similar attack 4 months back while the child was at Chittor was cured by the D. M. S. C. after much trouble. I feared much trouble on this occasion also and wished to go to Chittor for treatment. But my wife prayed to Baba put his UDI into the milk and gave it to the child in the morning. That very day the diarrhea was cured. About 50 days back, I was desirous of getting a pair of silver jyothi lights to be lit before Baba for worship. I had Rs. 5/- to by them and went to a silver shop. That Shopman told me that the minimum price he could charge for a pair was Rs. 71— So I was leaving the place giving up all hope of getting a pair of silver lamps. Suddenly the next shop-roan whose son had been a student under me, called me, learnt from me what I was in need of and presented me with a pair of silver Jyothis and refused to accept any price for the same. Here was Baba's help to me to carry on my worship of His picture in the manner desired. Baba's help to me in the financial side also was not worthy. My private tution income was Rs. 251- a month I badly required to occupy my premises for which I had to pay Rs. 25/- as rent. That tution suddenly stopped in the April last. I had to vacate the place, I feared, It is no joke to find another convenient place. When I was worried about this and was thinking of vacating the place, the head clerk of my school suddenly came in and of his own accord suggested that I might continue to occupy one half of my premises and leave the other halt for rent. The idea was quite new to me but was excellent But where were we to go for vegetarian co-tenent (myself and my wife being strict vegetarian). The problem remained to be faced. In few hours a newly wedded couple, strictly vegetarian was badly in need of such quarters and applied to my friend, the head clerk and he introduced them to me. There was legal difficulty as the landlord's permission may be needed for a sub-lease. My wife cast lots before Baba ordered the Sub-lease. The land lord agreed also, just at that time; the same pupils wanted tution and my income was restored. Very recently, I was at Chittor and wished to take bus starting at night to proceed to Madras. It was about midnight when I went to the bus. It was all dark. There was none there, so far as I could see. I got into a seat to rest a while. Presently a drunkenness person came with insulting words. I told him that I would take to him after he regained sobriety in the morning. The man fulminated abuse and threats and then took up an iron handle (which is used for starting the car). He heaved it high and with the remark that he would kill me and he was about to bring it down on my head. I was helpless and shouted Baba. The driver suddenly jumped up (evidently from his sleep by the noise) and seized the handle and my life was saved by Baba's grace. My faith in Baba became firmer by this instance of His protecting me.
Surrender Shri Sai Completelv ! stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
89. Baba
cured the Belly Ache of Sow Shyamala (aged 19) daughter of K. Thaperumal Chetty
reading in Montessori School G. T. Madras.
I was reading
in the Montessori School for 2 years. 1 knew Baba. I used to hear His words. I
read also His books. I read one chapter a day. Shri Narasimha-swamy came to our
house He always used to say about Baba and "Baba", "Baba"
always. After he came, my uncle wrote Sai Leela. My uncle Raosaheb Papaiah
Chettiar wrote to me about Baba. Baba is Krishna and Krishna is Baba. Baba is
good and nice. Baba helps uncle to get heatlh. Last year I put my hand on the
aunts' dressing table. Lid fell. My hand was crushed. I cried. Uncle said
"Think of Baba". I said "Baba-Baba", In 15 minutes there
was no pain. I was alright. Last year, our Teacher Miss Manual got a bus. She
told me to get in. We all got in and went to "Aquarium". All girls
came. There was lightening and loud thunders. All girls feard. I cried only
"Baba-Baba" Then I told the girls to say "Sai-Sai". All
said so. All got bold. All were right. After coming to School I told the girls
"Sai-Baba" is a Mahatma. He gives all things. Later I had belly ache-
I was sick. I could not vomit. I went to my uncle and asked. "Give me Baba's
Udi", I said. He gave me medicines. That was of no use. Then he came and
put Udi in my mouth. In one minute I was alright. I got up, No pain, No
sickness I told the uncle "See by Udi I am alright". Some days I
slept at uncle's house. Some days in my grand mother's house. There are many
girls there. I tell them always about Baba. I say "Girls-think of I
Baba" before sleeping. They do so. My grand mother and grand father
(father's mother) died. I was sorry. I wept much I saw Baba in the evening in
the sky. He said "Do not cry" I have taken your grand mother. She is
very happy. Do not be afraid.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there \\
90. Baba
cured the Diarhoea and fever of sow Masthanamma one year old daughter of Shri
Palakuru Venkatakrishna Reddi, Rice Mill Clerk, Nellore
My daughter Sow
Masthanamma was one year old. She was having diarrhoea and fever. Medicines
from hospital could not effect a lasting cure. Then I got Sai Baba's UDI and
photo and gave ,Udi to the Child. After it was used twice, diarhoea ceased,
Since then I was using udi alone as her medicine thrice a day and she was
completely cured. She is alright now, We found that without medicine, Udi alone
effected the cure and so the faith of the family in Sai greatly strengthened.
My sister at that Thattapalli (90 mils of Nellore) had partition troubles.
Ayurvedic medicines were given but she was passing from bad to worse. The
physicians were advised removal of the patient to Nellore. She was taken to American
Hospital, Nellore where the doctor incharge said that the symptoms would not
abate for a week and that there after he would decide on the course. But within
2 days, the patient grew worse and had 20 to 30 motions (with blood) per diem.
We gave up hope. Then we gave Baba's udi for four days to the patient. She
gradually got better and was cured In a week.
Surrender
Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance
be there !!
91. Baba
cured head ache of Shri Vayuvegula Venkata Subba Rao Appanapalli Rasole Taluk
My first touch
with Shri Sai Baba was in connection with an attack of head ache in June last.
The attack was somewhat severe and I approached my brother-in-law Mr.Sinta
Subba Rao. B. A Hon., for help He was just then reading Telugu "Sai
Leela" which he got a few days before, and the first thought that struck
him was to give me Shri Sai's Udi Prasad. I applied it to my head and took
little inside. It had a magical effect so much that I had relief in about five
minutes. Since then I had a number of dreams in which Holymen appeared to me,
whom I always think to be manifestations of Sai.
Almost the very
next day, at the above incident my nephew's child of 9 months woke up at night
and began to cry aloud apparently without reason. The mother and other members
of the family tried a number of means but the child could not obtain rest. My
brother-in-law then administered Shri Sai's Udi which had desired effect almost
immediately in sending the child to sleep. One interesting experience of myself
and my brother is that whenever we dream of a Tapal being delivered to us
during sleep, something connected with Baba either from Shirdi or from Madras
was carried to us next day in Tapals.
Surrender
Shri Sai Completely I Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
92. Baba cured the Pneumonia of the wife of
Shri R. Vanchinatha lyer, Teacher Hindu High School 2/0 Sydoji Lane,
Triplicane, Madras
My wife was down with pneumonia arid on 2nd instant, her temperature was 103° and doctor was anxious and said that we should wait till the next morning to see if any improvement would take place. That day the 22nd instant, I attended the Sal meeting at Royapetta and brought Udi from there. At 2 A.M. the patient's condition seemed hopeless. She was raving and not conscious. She was very restless and could not open her mouth to take in even liquid nutrition. I placed Baba's Udi at my puja place where Baba's picture also stands and I put a bit of Baba's Udi over her body. She Swallowed milk little by little and in half an hour she began to sleep. In the morning the temperature came down to 101° to our great relief and she began to talk. I continued the Udi. In four days time, the temperature came back to normal. Pneumonia disappeared. I am using Udi every day.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely \ Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be
there !!
93. Baba cured the Chicken pox and other
diseases of the daughters of Sow. P. Janardhanmma, Madras.
My daughter Akkila aged seven years had Chicken-pox (Atalamma) in July last. After three days, she had high temperature and raving. No medicine is given. No medicine must be given for the disease of this sort. We prayed to Sai (having got faith in Him by reading "Saileela" (In Telugu) and put some of UDI into her mouth. She felt relief in 2 or 3 minutes, She herself said so at once. During the 3 or 4 days whenever there were such troublesome symptoms, she herself called for the UDI used it and got relief. Then she became alright. My next daughter Yasoda aged five is much devoted to Baba and goes into the garden, plucks flowers and worships Baba's picture with her. After Akkila's recovery, Yasoda had the same attack and we gave her Baba's UDI. The disease was very mild in its attack and soon disappeared. Yasoda's faith was so great when her elder sister was taking medicines for Jaundice, Yasoda said "why not simply take Baba's UDI and discard medicine ?" One day our gardener complained of severe stomach ache which not only unfitted him for work but reduced him to the necessity of being carried home. We gave him UDI which he used By evening he recovered.
Surrender Shri
Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
94. Baba
cured the Typhoid of Shri Mohana-krishnan S/o Smt. K. Arundati Ammal Madras
My son Shri
Mohanakrishnan aged five years had a typhoid He was under allopathic treatment
and verying complications were occurring, I had faith in Sai Baba, having ad
the Telugu Saileela. Finding medicines useless. I used Baba's UDI for the boy.
One night his temperature was high and he was in delirium raving loudly. I was
helpless. I prayed to Baba to save the boy and gave the UDI vowing we would
take the boy, when cured to Shirdi. In fifteen minutes thereof these symptoms
subsided. Delirium and raving ceased and the patient slept. Gradually the fever
left him and he recovered health. Every year during entire last quarter my
health has been giving great trouble. I prayed to Baba for help, seeing His
help to my boy. In October: 1938, my trouble began as usual. I then prayed and
vowed that I would remit Rs. 100/-- to Shirdi and also make a pilgrimage to
Shirdi, if the disease stopped. Then it disappeared entirely leaving not a
trace behind. A calf of mine had dysentery early this month. I did not wish to
send it to the Vetinary Hospital despite numerous suggestions from friends. I
put some Baba's UDI with its mouth. Then the dysentery which had troubled it
for six or seven days ceased to give trouble and was cured.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
95. Baba
cured the fever and made easy delivery of the younger sisters of Abdul Sattar
Saheb Scents Dealer Woriyur Trichy.
I learnt Shri Sai Baba's greatness from Shri A. S. Gopalakrishna lyer and was offering Naiveda and lighting up scented sticks manufactured by me before Baba's picture in Mr. A.S. Gopalakrishna lyers's Office. One of my younger sister, had fever for a whole week. Mr. A. S. Gopalakrishna lyer told me to apply Baba's UDI. But I forget to take UDI from him. When I went home without it, I lay thinking of my omission Baba appeared in my dream. He applied His UDI and blessings to the patient. Next morning she recovered her health. Another younger sister of mine was pregnant. That was her first conception. And we were all anxious when the pains of labour were on. I then gave Baba's UDI and it was given to her a bit to be swallowed and a little bit to be smeared on her body. In one hour thereafter, she had an easy delivery. Four days, latter my elder sister was about to deliver. On previous occasions it was at the time of delivery that she would have fits. We were therefore afraid that fits would come on this occasion. But I assure all the efficiency of Baba's UOI and gave it. In three hours time thereafter she has easy delivery without any fits. The younger sister who had her delivery as mentioned above had an abscess. Woriyur doctor treating her feared there was a fracture of bone below the abscess. We prayed to Baba and offered a vow to send Rs. 1-4-0. Another and able doctor then examined the abscess but found no fracture and cured it by an operation. By reason of firm faith in Sai Baba, I have named my scents manufacturing place as "Sai Baba UDI Works".
Surrender
Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there ! !
96. Baba
cured the liver of sow Santha cousin of Miss K V. Lalitha
In 1937, October, my cousin Santha of Erode aged 2 years had enlargement of the liver for three months and the case was serious. The treatment by English and Jemmi medicines were continued. Baba's UDI was applied to her body and given it in bits for her to eat. Then the disease grew less severe. In a year she became alright. Another cousin of mine, Gururajan had liver and spleen enlargements ever since he was one year or tow years old. Gradually he got better and seemed to be cured in his 7th year. But in his ninth year (i.e.) two years after he had a sudden relapse and he passed blood in his urine. His life was despaired of. We gave him Baba's picture and UDI and advised his parents to make vows to Sai Baba. Then he had treatment from Dr. Mac. Roberts. The boy had some vision of some one visiting him also. He is alright for the last 18 months by Baba's grace.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there!!
97. Baba made to win over an appeal by a
Mohamadan Devotee, (written by Shri Swaminathan lyer, 19 Town Hall Madras)
The remittance
of Rs. 100/- by MO this day is of the amount I have received from a Mohamadan
friend of mine on account of his success in an appeal. The appeal was prepared
by me and at that time he promised to pay me this sum if he succed. But as I am
a staunch devotee of Shri Sai Baba (though I had the good fortune to see him
when he was in flesh and blood), I had told my friend at the time that the
amount will be paid to Sai Baba Sansthan as Charity. As I am in receipt of the
amount just now, I am remitting the same to you to be utilised for the
charitable purpose for which it would have been utilised by the Master of
Masters Himself (Shri Sai Baba if He were in human form). I therefore leave it
to you to act in the manner best suited.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
98. Baba
fulfilled the wishes of Shri T. Balanagi Reddi, Reddy Street, Old Town,
Anantapur (A P )
There was a civil litigation which was pending for the last 11 years, We had failed in all courts and there was no chance of any thing remaining for maintenance. After we turned to Sadguru Shri Sai Baba, it has now become possible to retain some property for livelihood. The litigation was launched in the name of my wife Smt. P. Subhamma. She wants now to join Shri Sai Baba Sansthan as a permanent member for life. She it seems had bound to act thus in the beginning and achieved it. The case has become some 10 days old and without much delay. She is sending the amount of Rs. 100/-. Please accept and make her a life long members of the esteemed Sansthan. As soon as we get back the property after debiting all debts, we as a whole family going to join as members. We will be three in number to be joined as soon as bright days commence.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous
Delectation and Deliverance be there !!
99. Baba made to
suffer His Holiness B. V. Narasimhaswamy for not Adhering His Instructions.
His Holiness B.
V. Narasimhaswamy was gathering particulars from the devotees in Shirdi and
began to write devotees experiences. One day, Baba ordered in His dream to stop
the writing But in His zeal in Baba's seva, he was going on wring without
adhering even Baba's definite order in His dream. As a result of which Swamiji
became some how or other senseless and became dumb. All the devotees joined
together and taken him to Manmad for his despatch to his native place in
Madras. In main road they have asked him whether he would drink Milk. Swamiji
replied "yes" in signs. They fetched him the milk from the nearby Tea
shop and made him to drink. After taking milk, He became with full conscious
and spoke well and again asked for milk. They brought milk; after taking milk,
Swamiji returned again to Shirdi, stayed there for sometime, finished His work
and with Baba's grace and Baba's help he has gone to Madras and formed the All
India Sai Samaj, Mylapore, Madras 4, written so many authenticated books on
Shri Sai Baba's Cult. We can dare say that no one in the world till now,
strived so much as this Swamiji in propagating Sai's cult and thereby obtained
Sadgati By Baba.
Surrender Shri Sai Completely I Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be
there II
100. Baba Himself proved that he ever exists even
after His Mahasamadhi on 15-10-1918 (Letter from Professor G. G. Narkhe to Shri
G. S. Kapharde Dated 5-11 1918).
PROFESSOR SHRI G. G. Narke wrote a letter to Mr. Kapharde stating that he had been to Shirdi on 2-10-1918 and that Shri Sai Baba was suffering from fever since 28 9-1918 and he gave up His food from that day. But He has not given up His begging round. He became very weak and was not able to walk. Mr. Buty and Mr. Nimonkar used to help Baba in walking, during His round to Lendi Baug and in His daily begging round. Baba stopped His begging round from 13-10-1918. His health grew worser and He asked His bhaktas to take their meals in their residence. Shri Bayaji, Bagoji Shinde, Lakshman, Nanasaheb Nimonkar and Lakshmibai were present there. Four days, prior to leaving His mortal coil, He told to one old woman mother of Soni that He was vexed with His stay in Dwarakamayee and in Chawadi and that He wanted to take His stay in Buty's wada. His condition grew worser on 15-10-19; 8. He drove away all to their residence for their meals and He told to Bayaji to place Him in Buty's wada. He asked Lakshmibai Shinde to come up and gave first Rs. 5/-and then Rs. 4/- in all Rs. 9/- Then Bagoji Shinde told that Baba was in breathing trouble. Nanasaheb Nimonkar came with water and poured some water in Baba's mouth. But the water came out. On seeing this Mr. Nimonkar tried out "O Deva" Baba opened His eyes and wanted to speak, but He was not able to speak and breathed His last on Bayaji's lap. The next morning i. e. on 16-10-1918, Baba appeared in the dream of Lakshman Mama and told him "That Jog thought that I was dead and so you come and do Kakad Arati" After a long discussion about the disposal of the Body, it was decided to Keep Baba's Body in Buty's wada as per His last word to Bayaji. Then the samadhi of Shri Sai Baba took place in Buty's wada on 18-10-1918.
Eventhough His mortal coil was made
Samadhi, He is still alive and active as aforesaid and effecting the welfare of
His devotees as we read so far Hence,
Surrender
Shri Sai Completely I stupendous Delectation
and Deliverance be there \\
OM SHRI SAINATHAYANAMAHA
PREFELEX (BY THE AUTHOR)
We read so far as to how Shri Sai Baba Shirdi has helped His devotees even after His Mahasamadhi on 15-10-1918 and proved beyond all reasonable doubts that there are no sishyas, successors, heirs, rebirths or reincarnations to Him. The propoganda of Sai cult is being done by so many devotees throughout India and abroad. In His Place (i.e.,) in Shirdi, the Sansthan of Shri Sai Baba whose main object must be the propaganda of Sai cult publishes their monthly official organ in the name of "Shri Sai Leela", a monthly magazine. It publishes the occurances in Baba's Sansthan, General
Divine and
Religion theory from other books and of other saints and a few Sai Leela for
name sake. Other than Sai Leelas, the devotees may knew all these by themselves
and they want to know only the day to day Sai Leelas to have faith in Him still
stronger and to tell His Leelas to their friends and others. Now. Baba's
Sansthan is publishing this monthly Sai Leela Magazine only in English and
Hindi in one book and Marathi in a separate book with different articles in
each language unconnected with each other. This should not be. This Sai Leela
Magazine must be published alike in all the Indian Standard languages and that
too this must contain only the "Sai Leelas" and the occurances of
Baba's Sansthan and nothing else whatsoever. Besides this, the Sansthan has to
necessarily appoint a staff to collect "Sai Leelas" from the visiting
devotees to Shirdi, scrutinize and publish them even if there are some
avoidable delay in publishing them in Sai Leela Magazine. This has to be looked
after without fail and sincerely as the mere reading of the "Leelas"
of Shri Sai Baba will wipe away our
Karma as per the sayings of Baba.
Apart from
this, if the stock of Baba's Satcharitra and other books in any language is
exhausted, it is being told that there is no stock of the same for months together.
What prevented the Sansthan to have it printed and make it available on the
very day of the "NIL" stock of the previous edition. The Sansthan has
to provide the sale of Baba's Satcharitra in all the Indian standared
languages. For instance, there
is no Baba's Satcharitra in Malayalam.
If there is no breast milk to the child, will the mother leave the child without milk ? No, she will certainly find out the ways and means to feed her child with milk. As such, there is no use of escaping from this necessary required responsibility on some plea or other and thereby making the devotees to suffer. This is mainly due to the handing over of the printing work to the private presses. The then Baba's Sansthan Committee and the present Sansthan have ignored this important item in having a "printing press of all languages" owned by the Sansthan itself. This is very much regretable. A question may arise, if the press runs in a loss, how the Sansthan would manage it ? Without starting the work, how can it be ascertained or pre expected that it would run in loss ? If it then found to be a loss, ways and means have to be devised to set it right. Sanction may be accorded from the Government to receive papers at the production rates from the paper mills as was now in practice in Andhra Pradesh for printing religious books. If it is known that Baba's Sansthan has got a Printing Press of its own some paper mills may come forward to supply paper periodically as well as printing materials as an offering to Baba. Hence, the Sansthan has to take steps to have a Printing Press of its own necessarily.
In view of the
foregoing circumstances fully explained, the author hereby sincerely appeals
in the name and for the sake of the service of the Almighty Shri Sai Baba to
the able Sai devotees of the world, to facilitate the Sanathan of Shri Sai
Baba, Shirdi, SHIRDI (P.O.) Ahmednagar District Maharashtra, India, to have a
printing press of its own with all languages and enable the Sansthan not to
say the four syllabled mantra "There is no stock" of Baba's books.
For instance,
an ardent Sai devotee, His Holiness B. V. NARASIMHASWAMIJI (Late), Founder and
President of All India Sai Samaj, Mylapore, Madras-4, having found His
difficulties with the printers, established a printing press of the Samaj by
name "All India Sai Samaj Press, Mylapore, Madras-4" with the help of
Sai devotees. The then Baba's Sansthan Committee and the present Baba's
Sansthan has used and is using His "Ashtothra Namavali" in the name
of daily Abhi-shek Puja, whereas they have omitted His other ardent activities.
His Sahasranamavali on Baba was omitted. This may got tape recorded and be
played through microphone from the commencement of Baba's daily Abhi-shek till
Mangala Arati instead of playing other records as simply hearing of Baba's
Sahasranamavali will wipe away our Karma.
There is no one like His Holiness B. V. Narasimha-swamiji who suffered personally, physically, mentally, financially and who with Baba's punishment, served Baba sincerely, selflessly and wholeheartedly throughout His life and thereby gained Sadgati by Baba. He is the only incumbent who made Baba available to all the devotees in India and abroad through His books and lectures on Sal's Cult. Such a noble and grandeur Soul has written all His books with "NO COPYRIGHT" and stated Himself with a firm aim that anyone may print and publish His books as Baba's cult is wide open to all irrespective of caste, colour or creed without any restriction by anybody for all books whatsoever on Baba's cult must be without ''COPYRIGHT".
In considering
this standared principle which is the willing one of Baba, the author
has written and published this book with "NO COPYRIGHT." The author offers
his sincere gratitude to Shri Sivanesan swamy, a sevak of Shri Sai Baba's
Chawadi for his help in translating Baba's Marathi literatures to the author as
well as to the Printers for their hearty co-operation. The author kindly
requests the devotees that he wants no comments from them except their whole
hearted devotion to Shri Sai Baba and His blessings to them. At length the
author requests the devotees to forgive and forget if there are any error.
"May the
Almighty Shri Sai Baba shower His blessings on all His devotees."
Be good I Do good I! Learn good ! Earn good II Love good I Live good !! As you think; so you
become !!
Surrender Shri Sai Completely I Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be
there !!
"SHRI SATCHIDANANDA SAMARTHA SADGURU SAINATH MAHARAJ KI JAI