The Miracle of Prayer... - by Purnendu Dutta, M. D.

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THESE ARE THE EXPERIENCES OF DR.DUTTA, AS RECORDED IN THE BOOK INSPIRED

MEDICINE,EDITED BY JUDY WARNER, AND PUBLISHED BY LEELA PRESS IN USA, RADIO SAI

NOW PRESENTS EXCERPTS FROM AN ARTICLE BY DR. PURNENDU DUTTA, M.D. RADIO SAI

THANKS BOTH THE EDITOR AND THE PUBLISHER FOR GRANTING PERMISSION TO SHARE

THESEEXCERPTS FROM THEIR BOOK. DR. DUTTA WAS BORN IN CALCUTTA, AND WENT THROUGH

MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THAT CITY. LATER HE WENT TO ENGLAND FOR FURTHER TRAINING, AND

BECAME A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. HE THEN RECEIVED AN

INVITATION FROM AMERICA, AND ACCEPTED A RESEARCH POSITION IN THE UNIVERSITY OF

MINNESOTA. HE HAS BEEN IN AMERICA EVER SINCE. RIGHT FORM HIS CHILDHOOD, DR.

DUTTA HAS BEEN VERY RELIGIOUS, AND CONSTANTLY PRAYED TO DURGA, THE GODDESS

WORSHIPPED IN INDIA AS THE UNIVERSAL MOTHER. THIS HELPED HIM A LOT BECAUSE THE

HIDDEN HAND OF DIVINITY CONSTANTLY GUIDED DR. DUTTA WHILE DEALING WITH VERY

COMPLICATED MEDICAL CASESDR. DUTTA CAME TO BHAGAVAN BABA IN 1985, AND HIS FIRST

TRIP TO PUTTAPARTHI WAS MADE IN 1987. IT WAS THEN HE KNEW WHO EXACTLY HAS BEEN

GUIDING HIM ALL ALONG. SINCE THEN, DR. DUTTA HAS HAD EVEN MORE STUNNING

EXPERIENCES WITH PATIENTS.

I have felt Baba's presence and guidance in everything I do. I seek His

permission and help all the time. I am not afraid of treating seriously ill

patients knowing that Baba, the great beacon and guide, will be with me, giving

me courage and inspiration. There are many instances in my practice where

extremely difficult situations were overcome by some inexplicable supernatural

intervention. I attribute this to Baba. To me, God is Baba and Baba is God. It

is all Baba's Leela or sport. All of the following cases demonstrate the active

help Baba has given me over the years.

There was a middle-aged man whom I started to treat for peptic ulcer disease. He

soon developed a tumor in his parathyroid gland with high calcium level in his

blood. I removed the tumor from his neck with great success. The ulcer disease

in his stomach deteriorated and, soon, he was diagnosed to have tumors in his

pancreas, which were responsible for increased acid production from his stomach

and ulcer formation. He needed a total removal of his stomach, a formidable

undertaking. He was also anemic with increased risk from surgery. Other

surgeons were skeptical about his surgery. I presented the case before a panel

of physicians and surgeons. The consensus was to treat him medically and not to

take undue surgical risk. At this point, I was very disheartened and

disappointed that the patient would have to suffer tremendously for the rest of

his life. I started praying to Baba for help and gained courage to do the right

thing, which was surgery. I spent

several sleepless nights at the hospital taking care of this sick man and

constantly praying for his life. My prayers were answered, and he survived with

a great result.

The next was the case of a middle-aged man who was the hospital barber where I

worked. Like most barbers, this man was very friendly and was liked by

everyone. He had a small shop at the basement of the hospital. The hospital

staff and patients were his clients. One day, the chief of the urology

department called to tell me that the barber, who was his friend, was diagnosed

with advanced cancer of the abdomen and that his doctors felt that nothing could

be done for him. He was suffering greatly with pain and was unable to eat

properly. I felt very sorry for the barber who was left to undergo the natural

course of the dreadful disease. My urologist friend was hoping that I would be

able to help. I started praying hard to Baba to give me some insight into this

patient's problem. I accepted the patient for evaluation first and confirmed

the diagnosis of cancer of the stomach, which may have spread to the

surrounding organs. CT scan was not available at that

time. After more prayers to Baba, I gathered courage and explained to the family

that I would explore the patient's abdomen, hoping that I would be able to do

something to help him. During surgery, I found that the tumour had invaded part

of the adjoining colon and the tail and body of the pancreas. I had never before

had any experience of doing an en block resection surgery of this magnitude. I

almost gave up. I prayed intensely to Baba for help and guidance. Suddenly, I

felt some strength, and I realized that this operation was the only chance that

this man had for any kind of relief of symptoms. I removed most of his stomach,

part of his colon and part of his pancreas in one block. This was not a

curative operation by any means. At best it was palliative. The man, however,

was able to eat and gain weight and was free of pain. He lived for eighteen

months following surgery and was able to take care of his family duties before

passing away peacefully. Only Baba's help had made this

possible.

A young African American woman in her late twenties was brought to the emergency

room with massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding. I was on call, and people

knew of my skills with endoscopy. After initial resuscitation, requiring blood

transfusion, I looked into her oesophagus and stomach with the endoscope. She

was bleeding from superficial ulcerations in her stomach. She also had

prominent esophageal varices, but they were not bleeding. I treated her with

conservative measures. She stopped bleeding and promptly recovered. After five

days, she re-bled massively. On scoping again, I found that her ulcers were not

bleeding at this time, but there was massive bleeding from the esophageal

varices, which are cherry-like blood vessels in the lower oesophagus. I treated

her with conservative measures of blood transfusion and intravenous pitressin

drip. She continued to bleed. I was spending nights at the hospital trying to

resuscitate her. She was in the

intensive care unit for the whole time and was being fed intravenously with

nutrients. By this time, she had received many units of transfusion of blood

and various blood products. She was a very poor risk for surgery. I consulted

with some other surgical colleagues of mine. Everyone suggested conservative

medical management. I felt that this woman's life was threatened. She was the

mother of two very young children. I prayed to Baba for help. I thought that

surgery, although extremely risky, was her only way out of trouble. As she was

going downhill, I intensified my prayers. Baba eventually gave me the courage

to take her into surgery. This time, I needed to create a bypass between her

portal and systemic venous systems, a really major undertaking and a great risk

after so much bleeding. Upon exploration, I could not find a portal vein as

there was a cavernous malformation of the portal system. I ended up doing a

mesocaval shunt operation with an 'H' graft with a synthetic

material called Gortex. This involved connecting two large veins with this

artificial tube enabling blood to flow, thereby bypassing the obstruction.

During the whole procedure I was silently praying, asking for some light into

this difficult situation. Baba was kind enough to help me. The patient survived

and is doing well eighteen years later. The family wants to give the credit to

me, but I have been successful in convincing them that it was God who saved her

life.An elderly African American woman from a poor socio-economic background was

admitted under my care. She had diabetic gangrene of both feet, and her doctors

recommended amputation of her legs. I presented her in our clinical conference.

All the doctors recommended amputation. I prayed to Baba for this woman and

asked Him to save her legs and feet. I controlled her diabetes, debrided dead

tissue and made multiple incisions in the feet to promote proper drainage of

infected exudates. It worked in our favor again, but

only because of a lot of prayers. The lady was able to walk out of the hospital

after four months. This patient's legs were saved because Baba heard my

prayers.

I have always believed in God and prayed to Him. After I came to know Lord Sai

deeply, in 1985, I realized that Baba is the Supreme Lord. All forms of God are

His. Since then, I only pray to Baba. Before my closeness to Baba was developed,

I depended more on my medical and technical knowledge than on the power of

prayer in my practice of medicine and surgery. But after Baba came into my

life, I have dedicated everything to Him. Becoming a physician has given me the

unique opportunity to serve the sick and the needy. I now feel when I treat my

patients that I am in Baba's service. I offer my Pranaams to Lord Sai for His

constant guidance and His healing miracles in my medical Practice.

 

 

Volume : PDS / 01

Date : AUG 31 2003

Source: Radio Sai E-Magazinehttp://www.radiosai.org/Journals/01AUG31/Medicine/Miracle.htm

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Dear SAI brothers and sisters

JAI SAI RAM. so thrilled to read Dr. Dutta's

experiences. we are so lucky to have BABA as our GURU. it is

true HE is always there whenever we need. i humbly

offer my pranam to the lLOTUS FEET of BHAGWAN BABA..........madhu

 

 

 

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