Sai Baba the Master by E.Bharadwaja

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Mahalsapathy, one of the closest of Baba’s devotees went on a pilgrimage

to Jejuri along with a palki (or palanquin) and a few companions. There

they learned that there was an outbreak of plague and they were very much

dejected. Mahalsapathy stood there dumb and sad leaning against this

palki. Suddenly he had a feeling that somebody was standing behind him and

turned round. Sai Baba stood there and he at once disappeared.

Mahalsapathy remembered that Sai Baba was always with him in spirit. They

were emboldened to stay on at Jejuri for four complete days and all of

them returned to Shirdi safe. When Mahalsapathy went to Dwarakamai, Sai

Baba smiled and said, “Bhagat, you had a fine pilgrimage. When you stood

leaning against the palki I came there.”

 

C.K. Rege of Indore was once laid up with an attack of sciatica at his

father-in-law’s house at Giggaon. His father-in-law who was a devotee of

Sai Baba gave him Baba’s udi and teertha. At about 2 p.m. a sannyasi

wearing kashaya stood by Rege’s cot and woke him up by tapping on his

shoulder and said, “Child, do not fear. You will be alright in three

days!” Rege was frightened by the sudden appearance of a stranger and so

he shouted. But by the time his father-in-law turned up, the strange

visitor had disappeared. The later was sure that it was none other than

Sai Baba who had come to bless his son-in-law. Rege was alright precisely

on the third day!

 

One day in 1911, Balwant Khojokar of Thana took leave of Bada. When he had

walked a considerable distance from Dwrakamai it occurred to him that that

might be his last darshan of Baba and he felt a strong desire to see him

once more. But once devotees took Baba’s permission to return home, they

should not return to him. Just as these ideas passed Khojokar’s mind he

glanced at the Lendi and there, peeping through the hedge, was the face of

Baba! Baba said, “Are you going? Well, go!”

 

 

 

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