Sai Baba the Master

[Guest guest]

Baba did not calm down and the people doubted whether the usual chavadi

procession could be conducted that day. After an hour or so Baba cooled

down, dressed himself up, and resumed his usual seat. A little later, he

took part in the procession. What Baba meant when he said, “This day is my

seemollanghan,” none could understand.

 

The unfinished temple

Sai Baba’s ways are in inscrutable. What he decided to accomplish, he

never declared it publicly nor did he ask anyone to do so as a favour to

him. For Allah is his Malik i.e., God is his Master and Lord. So Baba’s

very will had a tremendous influence on the course of events and his spirit

being omnipresent and omnipotent, the persons needed for the accomplishment

of his project were drawn to him and they would, in course of time, do what

Baba, or better perhaps, his Lord had ordained.

 

Bapusahed Booty, a famous millionaire of Nagpur, was drawn to Baba and was

so impressed with his spiritual power that he wished to have a building at

Shirdi. One night he was sleeping in Dixit’s wada. Baba appeared in his

dream and ordered him to build a wada of his own with a temple in it. Shama

was also sleeping there. Booty woke up and found Shama shedding tears and

asked him the cause of his grief. Shama said, “Baba appeared in my dream

and ordered, distinctly, ‘Build the wada with the temple. I shall fulfill

the wishes of all’. On hearing the words of Baba I was overpowered with

emotion.”

 

Bapusaheb was surprised at the precise correspondence between their

dreams. He immediately drew up a plan for the wada with the co-operation of

Shama and Kakasaheb Dixit, and placed it before Baba who blessed it. Work

was commenced soon and, under the supervision of Shama, the ground floor,

the cellar and the well were completed. Off and on Baba visited the site on

his way to or from Lendi and suggested certain improvements. Further work

was entrusted to Bapusaheb Jog and, in the course of it, it occurred to

Bapusaheb Booty that there should be an open platform in the center of

which the idol of Murlidhar (Lord Krishna playing on his flute) could be

installed. As usual, when Baba passed by, Shama spoke about it to him. Baba

readily gave his consent, but added, “After the temple is complete, I will

come and stay there.” Staring at the wada, he further added,“We shall live,

move and play there, embrace each other and be happy.”

 

 

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