Sai Baba the Master - By E.Bhardawaj

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By May 1939 Sri Kesavayya concluded his pilgrimage and returned to

Dharamavaram. In about a month’s time Sri Sai Baba graced Kesavayya with

his darshan (or vision).

 

Sri Kesavayya first heard of Sri Sai Baba from the famous lawyer at

Anantapur, Sri M.Malli Reddy. The latter often visited Dharmavarm where Sri

Kesavayya was working and the two used to meet often.

 

Sri Kesavayya’s intolerance of any trace of corruption in his office

exposed him to the hostility of his fellow-employees; and when he met Sri

M. Malli Reddy, he often gave vent to his vexations. Though the lawyer from

Anantapur was a devotee of Sri Sai Baba for long and though he was

acquainted with Sri Kesavayya since 1930, it never occurred to him to

mention the great saint’s name or glory to his friend. Everything has its

own ripe moment.

 

In 1939, one day Sri Kesavyya accompanied Sri Malli Reddy to the railway

station to see him off and was pouring out his countless vexations till

almost the train started. The latter who, till then remained a helpless

listener suddenly had a flash of an idea and said, “Mr.Kesavayya, your are

suffering too much; why not resort to the worship of Sri Sai Baba?” The

train moved leaving no time for him to say anything more. In those days Sri

Sai Baba’s greatness was not so well known and Sri Kesavayya himself had

never heard of him earlier.

 

But ever since he heard the name of Baba he went on thinking who that Baba

was. He and his wife decided to worship Baba’s picture. That night Sai Baba

appeared in his dream for a few minutes. The next day when he was still

thinking of writing for a picture of Baba, he received a copy of it from

the Sai Samsthana at Shirdi! And after two days he received a packet of udi

too. How could the Samsthan know about Sri Kesavayya and his address? How

could they send him the picture and udi? Undoubtedly it was one of Baba’s

miracles. It was too short a time for Sri Malli Reddy to have written to

the Samsthan on his behalf.

 

The next day, when he was putting on his usual western dress Kesavayya

heard a mysterious voice, “Why all this show for you?” This effected a

strange transformation in him and he at once changed over to the use of the

dhoti. All his colleagues wondered at the transformation of Sri Kesavayya.

 

 

(to be cont)

 

 

Source: http://www.saibharadwaja.org