86 Baba fulfilled the wishes of Shri D. B. Potnis, 88 Juna Bazar Karkee, Poona.

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86 Baba fulfilled the wishes of Shri D. B. Potnis, 88 Juna Bazar Karkee,

Poona.

I was first serving under a doctor in Poona for Rs. 6/- P.M. In December

1940, I wanted to give an application in the Defence Department. I gone with

an application in my hand by walking. After reaching a chowk, I was not

aware of the way and enquired a tanga wala. He was very old. Instead of

telling me the way, the old man asked me to sit in His tanga. I told Him

that as there was no money and that I was walking. He told me that was His

own tanga and asked me to sit in His tanga, We reached the Military Defence

Department, He received my application and presented it on my behalf to the

concerned Officer and went away. After somedays I was called upon for an

interview. I met the same old man again on my way. He told me to purchase a

particular nib for writing as they would test my hand writing. As I have got

no money He himself purchased that particular nib with the pen holder and

given to me. I have gone and given my interview and they have asked me at

length to write a paragraph as foretold by the tangawala. I joined duty in

the Defence Accounts Department on 5-2-1944. I was also studying in Poona

English School. On 14-5-1951, I accompanied the school boys for excursion to

Shivgad. All the boys were exchanging their eatables purchased by them by

their money and they were questioning me as to what have I to give them. I

was in a fix with empty hand sitting under a mango tree. Suddenly. I saw an

empty match box. I took and opened it. To my surprise, there was one Rs.

10/- note in it. I gave them to my friends to purchase some eatables and

distribution amongst us. Thus my dignity was saved amongst my friends. I

used to cook up food with my brother's vessals. My brother has got two

daughters. The third one was a son. His one daughter and his son were with

me along with my daughter. I got a transfer to Ahmad-nagar. I wanted to take

with me the cooking vessels of my brother which I used for cooking in Poona.

But my brother's daughter with me refused for it. I left all with her and

started to Ahmednagar with a Katturi and a spoon which were gifted to my

daughter in her School along with Baba's photo. In Ahmeunagar, Shri N. A.

Agad Gaonkar helped for my lodging in his house and his father helped me

much till I get all my required Samans in his friend Mr. Rasane's shop. From

this time I was well off. From Ahmednagar I was transferred to Poolgaom in

1948. My 4 years daughter with her imagination of a serpent first used to

weep continuously during midnight and afterwards every now and then at all

times used to weep and cry as Serpant, Sar-pent. I did not know anything to

do as it was beyond medical reach. My neighbour also kept her for a day in

his house whether her fearing and weeping would stop. But in vain. I thought

first that she may mistook a spider for serpant. Then I put ghee lamp before

Baba's photo and I prayed to Baba heartily and performed Arati with Dhoop.

Afterwards her imagination for serpant every where and her weeping over it

was stopped and she was about to move and live freely without any trouble.

In 1949, I used to read regularly (1) Navnath Granth (2) Guru Charitra and

(3) Baba's Satcharitra. Once I began parayan of Baba's Satcharitra and on

the last day, I performed Satyanarayana Puja and I was reading the last

(53rd) chapter of Baba's Satcharitra. In Satyanarayana Puja Mantap, near

puja tali, a small rat came and sat on a plantain leaf. It remained there

till the parayan (reading) of the 53rd chapter was over and then the Arati.

After Arati was over, it has gone of its own accord. We all thought that

Baba Himself attended the puja in the shape of a rat. Thus Baba was

fulfilling my desires and is still fulfilling my desires to all my prayers.

Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and

Delivervance 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)