Sai Baba the Master by E.Bharadwaja

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Kakasaheb was laid up at Shirdi with high fever and sent a word to Baba

through Shama. Baba curtly replied, “I am not a doctor; let him go to his

house in Vile Parle”. Shama was annoyed at his unexpected response. So he

said, “He stayed here with great trust in you; how can he go now when he

is laid up with fever?” Baba is not the one to yield. He just reiterated

his order and did not even give udi for him. “What a mad fakir he is!” he

thought, yet he had the sense to start on his homeward journey and went to

the mosque to take leave of Baba. On seeing him Baba said, in a voice not

too soft, “Go home! The fever will go even as it came, in four day’s time.

Don’t lie down on the bed but move about, eat badam (almonds), pista and

sira.” Then he gave udi and sent Shama to accompany him on his journey.

Kaka’s mind gained composure at the assurance of Baba. It was 11 o’ clock

at a night when they walked home in Vile Parle. Every one at Kaka’s home

was surprised at Kaka’s quick return this time, for he usually stayed on

at Shirdi for several days. His wife was anxious about his health.

 

As for Baba’s order Kaka took sira for his diet. Next day the fever

increased. His wife, in her anxiety, called in a doctor who emphatically

told Kaka not to move about but to rest himself, and gave him medicine.

But Kaka adhered to Baba’s order, kept moving about and refused to take

the medicine. Everyone feared that Kaka would die and started reviling him

for pawning away his sense to the absurdities of a mad fakir. The doctor

grew impatient with Kaka’s obstinacy and roared “What am I here for?” But

Kaka kept his course. And on the ninth day the temperature fell and it

showed ‘normal’. Later when Kaka visited Shirdi again, the first question

Baba asked was, “What did your people in Bombay say?” He knows it all.

 

Booty was once laid up with typhoid. He stayed in Dixit’s wada at Shirdi.

He was too weak even to go to Dwarakamai for Baba’s darshan. Every day

Shama used to carry him to Sri Baba and back. Baba just gave him udi and

made him eat sira. In course of time Booty recovered without any need of

medicines.

 

 

(To be contd....)

 

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