84. HOW BABA REMINDED A DEVOTEE AND ACCEPTED HIS DAKSHINA WHICH HE FORGOT TO PAY IN SHIRDI AND BAB'S OTHER WAY OF ASKING DAKSHINA FROM THE DEVOTEES,

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One devotee who had gone for Baba's darshan to Shirdi wanted to pay dakshina

to Baba, but he forgot to do so and came to his house. In his wife's dream

Baba appeared and made her to know that a packet of money was lying in the

latrine. She told her dream to her husband. He remembered and regretted his

fault and sent his dakshina amount to Baba by M.O. forthwith.

Baba used to ask Purandare often and often Rs. 2/-as dakshina. Once

Purandare requested Baba "why He was asking Rs. 2/- as dakshina often and

often and that too, nothing less nor more". Baba replied "I want from you

Nishta and Saburi".

Baba once asked Bapusaheb Buty to fetch Rs. 16-50 as dakshina from Kakasaheb

Dixit when he was listening llth Skanda in Ekanath Bhagawath read by

Balasaheb Bhate in Dixit wada. Buty went and asked Dixit that Baba wanted

Rs. 16-50 as dakshina to Him. Then Dixit got only one rupee. He told to Buty

that I have already given Rs. 16-50 to Baba and explained to Buty about what

was meant by Baba for Rs. 16-50. Indrias 10, Man 1, speech 1, Body 1, Bud hi

1, Ahamkara 1, Pra-kruthi & Chitham 1, on the wkole 16| (i.e., Rs. 16-50).

Buty went and told Baba about this and Baba gladly accepted.

Surrender Shrl Sai Completely I Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be

there II

 

( Adopted from AMBROSIA IN SHIRDI by Ramalingaswamy, Life Member of Shri

Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi at Munja Baba Sthan, Shirdi)

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