36. Baba given Darshan to Shri C. Venkatram Naidu of Nellore and made Him as His devotee

[Guest guest]

ShriC. Venkatram Naidu of Neliore on 4-7-1939, entered the Udippi coffee

hotel along with his friends to have coffee. There he saw photos of Shri

Rama, Lord Krishna, Hanuman, and Madhvachari aid other photos of Gods and

Goddesses. To his wonderment, he saw a Saint in the sitting posture on a

stone wearing Kupni and tying the cloth around his head. In front of him

were coconut and plantains for puja. As soon as he saw the photo he was

drawn to it and he gazed at it intensely and with love. His friends finished

coffee and left the hotel telling him that they were going. He did not even

respond to them and went on admiring the Saint in the picture. A doubt arose

in his mind as to what religion or caste the saint might belong as he

dressed like a Muslim or a Hindu. When he came to his senses, he has

enquired the Proprietor about the Saint in the Photo. He did not know

anything in the Photo and directed him to Raosaheb C. Subbaiah Chetty, Stone

housepet, Nellore who has gone to Shirdi along with his family in 1939. He

straight away went to Shri Rao saheb C. Subbaiah Chetty from the hotel and

requested him to explain about the Saint whether he is a Muslim or a Hindu.

He congratulated him and said that the saint is no other than Shri Sai Baba

of Shirdi and gave a small card size photo of the saint and a pocket of UDl

(Vibhuti) and wanted him to worship daily with devotion and bakihi. He

commenced the worship of the photo from the same evening. On every Thursday,

he used to break a coconut and offered fruits, flowers and light scented

sticks. He used to worship the photo in his puja room for over one hour in

the mornings and two hours or more in the evenings. On 13-12-1939, he got a

clear vision in his dream, the Samadhi of the Saint at Shirdi and its

surroundings and smelt to light scented sticks at the Samadhi. On 14-12-1939

night, Shri Sai Baba has appeared in his dream for the first time and

ordered him to come to Shirdi. On 20-12-1239, he got another dream and saw

his "Ishta Devatha". Shri Rama in standing posture with His Kothandam.

Suddenly Lord Rama vanished and in his place, he saw Shri Sai Baba of

Shirdi. He started to Shirdi along with his family on 21-12-1939 and reached

Shirdi and remained there for four days. He had darshan of Shri Abdul Baba,

a devotee of Shri Sai Baba in his hut. He took to the Samadhi and he had the

darshan of the Samadhi of Shri Sai Baba and he said that Shri Sai Baba will

safeguard his interest all through his life. He started on the same evening

to Nellore. Thus he became a devotee of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi. He told that

the mental happiness health and prosperity, he has having are entirely His

blessings and added that Shri Sai Baba had removed him from all shakeless of

his family responsibilities from 1960. Is it not mean that Shri Sai Baba is

in existence and blessing His devotees even after His Mahasamadhi on

15-10-1918?

Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be

there !!

 

 

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

Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi at Munja Baba Sthan, Shirdi for more literature on

Sai Baba and consolidated stories of "Ambrosia in Shiridi" before

Mahasamadhi and after Mahasamadhi please visit www.saileelas.org)