Sai Baba the Master by E.Bharadwaja

[Guest guest]

A few days earlier, a Bengali sannyasi arrived Dahanu to collect funds for

cow-protection. Deo told him that as collections were just then being made

from the public for some other cause, it would be better for him to come

to Dahanu one or two months later. And the sannyasi went away. But he

arrived at Deo’s house at 10 a.m. on the day of the feast, hardly a month

after his earlier visit! Deo thought that he came to collect funds. The

sannyasi then told Deo that he came for lunch and not for funds. Deo

heartily invited him for the feast. “There are two others with me”, the

sannyasi said and assured him that they would turn up in time by

themselves and that no messenger need be sent for them. Precisely at 12

noon, the three guests arrived, enjoyed the feast and left.

 

After the ceremony Deo wrote a letter to Shirdi stating that the feast

went on well but for Baba’s breach of his promise. But even before Jog had

opened the letter at Shirdi, Baba said, “Ah, Deo says that I broke my

promise. I did attend the dinner with two others! I even tried to help him

to recognize me by saying that we, the guests were three, that we came not

for funds but for lunch. I never fail to keep my promise. If he can not

recognize me why should he invite me at all?”

 

Jog was mystified at Baba’s words and he promptly conveyed Baba’s words to

Deo. His mother was over-joyed that the culmination of her vows should be

so graced by Baba.

 

One day, a devotee named Joshi took leave of Baba and asked him for udi.

Baba told him that he would get it later. When Joshi was traveling by

train, a fellow passenger gave him udi saying that it was sent for him by

Sai Baba!.

 

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