BABA TAKES CARE

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BABA TAKES CARE

Baba said, "Nothing will harm him, who turns his attention towards Me" in Sri

Sai Satcharitra Ch.III.

In 1929, Sri Appaji Suttar of Shirdi had been suffering from eczema. He found no

cure. He went to Kopergoan government hospital and was admitted as an

in-patient. He spent Rs.200 there, but got no cure. He went to Nasik and was

hospitalised again there. He had already been there eight days. On the eighth

night Baba appeared in his dream and said "go back to Shirdi and read puraana".

Appaji said he had been hospitalised for cure of eczema. But Baba insisted that

he go back to Shirdi, read puraana and apply udhi. Accordingly he came away

from the hospital and began reading puraana everyday at 4 pm before Baba’s

photo and began applying udhi. In seven days he was completely cured.

The same Appaji had another experience in 1932. He owed Rs. 3,500 to one Multan

Fatehand Marwadi of Shirdi, who was threatening to sue him and get him

arrested. The frightened and worried Appaji turned to Baba for help. Baba

appeared in his dream and asked him to recite certain stanzas of the Gita. His

debt would be cleared. Sri Appaji followed Baba’s instructions. After this, one

day the creditor came to Appaji’s House and Appaji was naturally frightened; but

the creditor, came to tell Appaji to build a house for him, and on the

completion of the house, he would write off the debt. Appaji gratefully

accepting the offer completed the construction in a month’s time. The bond was

returned. Appaji tore away the bond, expressing heartfelt thanks to Baba.

Baba said, "If anybody claims these sandals, first assure yourself that his name

is Hari and that he is the son of Ka, i.e., Kanoba, and that he wears a

lace-bordered turban and then give them to him" in Sri Sai Satcharitra Ch. XLIX

In 1913, Atmaram Haribau Chambal, got specially made silver padukas and went for

Baba’s darshan. Baba took them in His hands and remarked "How beautiful". Then

He inserted His two toes in the padukas and appeared to have been greatly

pleased and said: "How nice they look. Take them and keep them in your pooja

room and worship them." And so he did till one day in 1930, when Chambal got up

early to have darshan of padukas, where he had installed on a low wooden stool,

one of them was missing. He searched under the stool and everywhere in the

pooja room. It would not be found. It deeply disturbed him. However he

continued the worship of the other paduka. A couple of months later, this also

was found missing. He went to Bombay to have a replacement but were not realily

available. He returned home and contended himself with the worship of Baba’s

photo. He worried himself everyday, that he had lost the padukas, sanctified by

Baba’s touch. Baba must felt satisfied with

Chambal’s devotion. One fine morning when Chambal entered the pooja room for the

daily worship, he could not believe himself when he found the missing padukas

neatly placed under the wooden stool, as if they were always there! Baba teases

and tests his devotees in various ways.

(Taken from the book "The Eternal Sai" )

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