XXXI. Baba's Help to Boys in Infancy

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XXXI. BABA'S HELP TO BOYS IN INFANCY

STRANGE ADVICE: BUT RIGHT

 

Sri Sai Baba had no school education. He never wrote or read anything

written. He never even signed his name—if he had any name except the general

name Sri Sai Baba i.e. Saintly Father which is applicable to any holy fakir.

Yet he knew all about school and college studies and examinations and helped

people to attain success in these. The first initance is mentioned by H. S.

Dixit, Ex. M.L.C., in his notes about Sri Sai Baba published by him in Vols.

I and II of Sai Lila Masik.

In 1913 when Mr. and Mrs. Dixit were living at Shirdi they sent a son of

theirs for his education to stay at Bandra with a friend. About a month

before the examination, the boy was seriously ill and Mr. Dixit was asked to

go over and see the boy. Sri Sai Baba to whom the letter was shown, detained

Mr. Dixit and wanted that the boy should be sent up to Shirdi. In spite of

his illness, and near approach of the examinations and the unsuitability of

that village for study or medical treatment, the boy was brought to Shirdi.

There he soon regained his health. Yet, Baba did not send hina back, not

even on the date fixed for examination, viz., 2-11-1913. The Bandra friend

was surprised at the detention. But the examination, he discovered, was

postponed to 6-11-1913. That friend wrote again to get the boy in time for

6-11-1913. But Baba detained him once more having foreknowledge that it

would be postponed further to 13-11-1913. Baba finally sent the boy in time

to attend examination. Despite such long absence the boy passed the

examination.

 

(This is from the book"The Wonderous Saint Sai Baba" written by Pujyasri

V.Narasimaswami,founder President of All India Sai Samaj,

Chennai...........This book can be read from www.saileelas.org)