Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 GURU PADUKA'S STHAN OR GURUSTHAN Baba first manifested Himself for the sake of His Bhaktas, under the neem (margosa) tree as a young lad of sixteen. The villagers were amazed to see His divine form and the hard penance that He did. He did not go to anybody's house and was oblivious of heat and rain and was in divine bliss. One day Lord Khandoba possessed the body of some devotee and the people asked him to inquire about this lad and whence He came from. Lord Khandoba asked them to bring a pickaxe and dig in a particular place. This was done. Under a flat stone were found four burning lamps and a corridor leading to a cellar where 'cow-mouth' shaped structures, wooden boards and necklaces were seen. Khandoba said this lad practised penance for 12 years here. The people began to question the lad about this. He diverted the question by telling them that this was His Guru's place and requested them to guard it well (Ref. ESS, Ch.IV). Nobody knows who was Baba's Guru and His holy waten. As a reminiscence of Baba's first appearance in this place, devotees installed Padukas there. BABA’S IDOL On Gurupurnima 1974 pratishta of this statue took place in Gurusthan with due formalities. Y.D. Dave, a staunch devotee of Baba, donated the statue which was carved by Harish Balaji Thalim (son of late Balaji Vasanth Thalim, who made the statue of Samadhi Mandir). Daily Abhishek takes place at 5 A.M. along with alankar. (Adopted from Ambrosia In Shirdi by Dr.Vinny Chitluri, this book can be read at www.saileelas.org and this book is a virtual guide on Shirdi with lots of rare photos on Baba) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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