DIVINE GRACE - BABA ALONE CURES OUR ILLNESS

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DIVINE GRACE – BABA ALONE CURES OUR ILLNESS

Dattatreya Vithal Vaidya, S/o. Vithal N. Vaidya, Kayastha Prabhu, aged 25,

Clerk, Treasury, Thana Collectorate, Thana, says:

My father Vithal N. Vaidya is a retired Railway employee living at Karchi and

has long been a devotee of Sai Baba. But, he has a dislike for expressing to

other his own experiences relating to Baba. My father’s first visit to Shirdi

Baba was when I was very young, indeed so young that I have hardly any

recollection of that visit. My sister Chabu, a small child then, had suddenly

an attack of fever on the day fixed for starting to Shirdi and he had to take

the children with him. Our relations, therefore, opposed his idea of starting.

But, his strong faith in Baba made him stick to his first idea and he was

prepared to go and did start with the sick child. By the time we reached

Kalyan, the child was all right, fever had disappeared. Thus, his faith in Baba

was justified and strengthened. He went and took darshan. He was anxious to

return in proper time and asked Baba for leave. But Baba detained him for

several hours beyond the proper time for starting in spite of his

informing Baba that he must proceed at once to join duty on tomorrow. Some 4

hours or so after the proper time, Baba gave him leave. But my father thought

it was useless to start then for Kopergaon station, as there would be no train

available. But Baba having given leave, he was told that it was not right for

him to continue at Shirdi and that he should start at once. He started and when

he reached the station, he was surprised to discover that the train by which he

wanted to go to Mumbai was 5 hours late and had not arrived. It came soon after

he went and he reached Mumbai in due time.

My father fell ill at Thana in 1933-34, severe type of pneumonia it was. Dr.

Chipkar was despairing of his recovery. He had fever for 21 days and the

temperature was yet high. My father was, however, even during his illness,

praying to Sai Baba. On the 21st day at 9 p.m. my father had actual vision of

Baba, though none of us at his bedside could see Baba. My father cried "Baba

has come and wants bread and onions". As we did not see Baba, we thought our

father delirious and that really there was no reason to fetch bread and onion.

Then my father was angry with us and asked us all to clear out. We left the

sick room and stood outside, but quite near to hear what passed in the room. We

could hear Baba talking with my father. Then we heard Baba addressing some two

persons present there and asked them to go away. They however, protested and

wanted to take away my father with them. Baba objected and asked them to clear

away and forcibly struck the earth with his

little staff. And evidently these two persons went away. We heard no more of their voices.

Baba left the sick room telling my father to drink plenty of i.e., one lotaful

of cold water. Then my father called for me and for drinking water. As the

doctor had forbidden cold drink, we hesitated but at the insistence of my

father, my mother who had faith in Baba gave him water. He drank 2 or 3 cups

full of cold water. He perspired and temperature was rapidly coming down a

fact, which we ran up at once to report to the doctor. Doctor came up at once

and wondered at the sudden fall of temperature, and its being brought about by

cold water being taken. He gave some injection and next morning he declared

that my father was beyond danger. Thus, the crisis of my father’s life was

tided over by Baba’s appearance and help. On some previous, critical occasions

we heard our father say Baba is come and wants bread and onion.

Last year (i.e., 1935) my sister Chabu had to be married. My father was anxious

about it and was inquiring for a suitable match. One match was almost settled

but suddenly fell through; that made my father still more anxious. As usual, he

was praying to Sai Baba. One night he had a dream. There he was told that a

letter from Pandharpur side would come and following that would settle matters

and that he need not be anxious. Within 15 days of the dream, one Dingre of

Pandharpur wrote a letter to him proposing a marriage with one Mr. Dixit of

Pandharpur. Very soon, that marriage was settled and celebrated.

(Written by: HH Pujyasri B. V. Narasimha Swamiji in Devotees Experiences on 13th September 1936)

 

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