Sai Baba the Master by E.Bharadwaja

[Guest guest]

We have noted earlier how Sai Baba appeared before Rege in the form of a

Sannyasi and that Rege’s father-in-law was Baba’s devotee. In 1914 Rege’s

third daughter was to be married and an invitation was sent to Baba. Baba

sent his reply, “I will come in person and attened the marriage.” As the

marriage ceremony was in progress, the postman delivered a letter from

Baba along with a packet of udi. The udi was to be applied to the

foreheads of the bride and bridegroom. Just about the same time, a fakir

came and asked Rege’s father-in-law for a dakshina of one paisa. As he was

busy with the ceremony he did not pay attention to the strange visitor.

Later it occurred to him that the fakir was Baba himself. Then Rege said

that if indeed the visitor was Sai Baba himself, he should confirm their

faith in him through a sign, that is, by appearing again. Next day the

same fakir turned up ans asked for dakshina of one paisa only. Rege gave

it gladly. The fakir however, declined their invitation to dinner.

 

B.V. Deo, a mamlatdar at Dahnu, was an ardent devotee of Sai Baba. Once

his mother completed the observance of thirty religious vows and had to

feed nearly two hundred brahmins. Deo fixed up a date for the feeding and

wrote a letter to Jog at Shirdi to request Baba on his behalf to attend

the feast. When Baba heard Jog’s reading of Deo’s letter he said, “I

always remember him who always remembers me and I fulfill his pious

wishes. I need no conveyance . Write to Deo that three of us-You, I and

someone else-would attend it”, Jog conveyed the reply to Deo. Deo knew

that Baba never left Shirdi physically and yet was happy to receive such a

reply.

 

 

 

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