WHO STOPPED THE TRAIN

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WHO STOPPED THE TRAIN?

Baba said, "I am the Controller – the Wire-puller of the show of this universe"

in Sri Sai Satcharitra, Ch.III.

All India Sai Devotees’ convention was held at Dharwad in 1951. Sri Narasimha

Swamiji and Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji attended the convention. For their return

to Chennai, they boarded the train at Hubli which was scheduled to leave at

9.50 p.m. The first bell for the departure of the train had been rung. When Sri

Narasimha Swamiji remembered that he had left some important papers in the

cupboard of his host’s residence.

The distance between the railway station and the hosts residence was about 2

k.m. It could be covered by walk in about 10 to 15 minutes. Sri Narasimha

Swamiji asked Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji (he was then only Radhakrishna) to go

and fetch the papers at once. As Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji alighted and began

proceeding towards the residence, the second bell also rang. Sri Radhakrishna

Swamiji’s faith in his Guru, was such, that he unquestioningly and without

hesitation got down from the train and rushed towards the host’s residence

without even a thought about the train which was about to start. Meanwhile the

guard blew the whistle and showed the green flag.

The train driver opened the regulator to start the train. But the train would

not move. It would not move even an inch. The station staff examined the brake

system, and found everything in order.

Exactly at 10 p.m. Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji returned with the papers and handed

them to Sri Narasimha Swamiji. A crowd had collected near the compartment who

had come to see the Swamiji. The station staff and the driver perceiving the

crowd suspecting some mishap came over to Swamiji’s compartment. Sri Narasimha

Swamiji told the driver of the train "Now you go and start the train, it will

start, there will be no difficulty." The driver then went and started the

train, which moved easily.

Such were the faith and powers of the apostles of Sri Sai Baba.

(Taken from the book "The Eternal Sai")

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