Shri G. S. Khaparde Diary

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Shri G. S. Khaparde Diary

(Diary of the Hon’ble Mr. G.S. Khaparde (events between 1910 December and 1918 March)

 

11th December 1910

In the morning after I finished my prayer and had a wash, Mr. Haribhaoo Dixit of

Bombay with a few companions, Mr. Tarkhad, son of the late Dr. Atmarang

Pandurang, and Mr. Mahajani, who is a cousin of Annasaheb Mahajani of Akola, we

went to Sayin Saheb as usual and today's conversation was both important and

marked by two incidents. Sayin Maharaj said that he used to sit in a corner and

desired to exchange the lower part of his body for that of a parrot. The

exchange came and he did not realise for a year and lost one lakh of rupees.

Then he began to sit near a post and then a great serpent woke up and was very

angry. It used to jump up and also fall from above. Then he changed the subject

apparently and sai that he visited a place and the Patil there would not let

him go unless he made a plantation and hard footpath through it. He said he

completed both. Some people came in at

this time. To the man, he said, "You have nobody but me to look after you."

Looking round he added that she was a relation of his and had married the

Rohillas who looted the man. Then he said, the world is bad. People were not as

they were before. Formerly they used to be pious and trustful. Now they were

unbelieving and disposed to contemplate the evil side, and then he added

something which I could not catch. It was something about his father,

grandfather and his becoming the one and the other alternatively. Now as to the

incidents, Mr. Dixit brought fruits. Sayin Saheb ate some and was distributing

the others. Balasaheb, Mamaledar of this taluka, was there and said that Sayin

Maharaj was giving away only fruits of one kind. My son told his friends Mr.

Patwardhan that Sayin Maharaj accepted or refused the fruits in proportion to

the devotion with which they were offered. My, son, Baba, tried to tell this to

me and wished to do the same to Patwardhan. This made a little noise and

Sayin Maharaj looked at me with an eye that blazed wonderfully and sparkled with

anger. He demanded what I said. I replied that I was saying nothing and that

children were talking with each other. He looked at my son and Patwardhan and

changed the mood immediately. Towards the close Balasaheb Mirikar remarked that

Sayin maharaj was talking all through to Haribhao Dixit. In the afternoon while

we were at meals Mr. Mirikar's father who is an Inamdar and special magistrate

at Ahmednagar came. He is a very respectable gentleman of the old stamp. I

liked this conversation very much. In the evening we saw Sayin Saheb as usual

and at night we sat talking, and Mr. Nulkar's son Vishwanath did Bhajan as he

does every day.

 

11th December 1910

In the morning after prayer we saw Sayin Maharaj Passing out as usual and sat

talking among ourselves as usual. Mr. Dixit appears to have turned a new leaf

altogether and spends a good deal of his time in prayer, and his temper which

was always mild appears to have acquired the peculiar sweetness which is

entirely due to internal calm. Rao Bahadur Rajarampant Dixit came soon after

from Pulgaon. He said he had no intention of visiting shirdi when he left

Nagpur, but somehow at pulgaon he made up his mind to visit very suddenly and

made the journey practically on the spur of the moment. I was very glad to see

him. We all went to see Sayin Saheb later on. I was a bit late and missed a

very interesting story told by him. He teaches in parables. It was about a man

having a very beautiful horse, which, do what he could, would not go in pair.

It was taken all round and given all the usual

training, to no purpose. At last a Widwan suggested its being taken to the place

from which it was originally brought. This was done and then the horse went all

right in the harness and became very useful. I heard the fragment of the

parable. Then he inquired when I was going. I replied that I would go when he

gave me permission of his own accord to go. He replied, "You go today after

talking your meals" and later on sent curds by the hands of Madhavrao Deshpande

as Prasad to me. I had it at meal, and soon after it, went to Sayin Saheb. He

confirmed his permission to go as soon as I went. My son did not feel sure of

the permission and so asked expressly and the permission was given in clear

words. The Sayin Maharaj today asked Daxana of others, but nothing of me or my

son. I was very low in funds and he appeared to know it. After saying good-bye

to Mr. Nulkar, Mr. Dixit, Mr. Bapusaheb Jog, Mr. Babasaheb Sahastrabuddhe, Mr.

Madhavrao Deshpande, Balasaheb Bhate, Wasudeorao

and others we left with Patwardhan, Pradhan, Kaka Mahajani, Mr. Tarkhad, and Mr.

Bhide who came today. We caught the train about 6.30 p.m. at Kopargaon and

traveled to Manmad. Mr. Bhide getting down at Yeola. I and my son will soon

leave Manmad by the Punjab Mail.

Source:www.shrisaibabasansthan.org

 

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