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Balwant Ganesh Khaparde

Born in Amrawati to Ganesh and Lakshmi Bai S Khaparde. Both

parents were devoted to Baba; spiritually advanced, and very affluent.

His home was more like a palace replete with cooks, clerks, watchmen;

and 8 grooms or Sykes. They had two bullock carts, one cowherd, and

maids. His parents often gave shelter to needy families and students. On

an average there were twelve to fifteen students perusing education in

their home. There were about 50 people living there excluding the

children. His mother was a gracious hostess. She treated every one

equally. In Sai Satcharita #7 'the wonderful leela of the plague is

given'. Khaparde writes in his diary on 8-1-1912, that Baba got

extremely angry and abused violently. " It appears that plague is likely

to reappear here "

It was Balwant who started shivering with high fever. This made his

mother very restless. She came to Baba to seek permission to take the

child home. Baba gently said, " The sky is over cast, but it will rain,

bringing forth a harvest, and the clouds will melt away " ; and lifting

His Kafni showed her four egg sized buboes in His groin. " See I have to

take upon myself all your sufferings " . At Aarati Baba cursed violently

at the plague. He also said that He had saved Balwant. Balwant remained

sick for three weeks, on 8-2-1912 he was well enough to go to

Dwarakamai, and place his head on Baba's feet.

Balwant and his elder brother came to Shirdi on 5-12-1910. They brought

baskets of fruits and garlands for Baba. Balwant often sat on Baba's lap

and asked Him to tell him stories and Baba obliged. Khaparde was a

politically marked man, so Baba kept him at Shirdi. Thus his law

practice dwindled and Balwant got a taste of poverty. On one hand he

lost the luxuries of life, but got to spend a lot of time with Baba, and

received His blessings.

The Khaparde's had three sons. They were Bahu Saheb [Devidas], Baba

Saheb [balkrishna] and Anna Saheb [balwant Rao]

 

(Source Shri Sai Leela Magazine)

 

 

 

 

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