Ambrosia in Shirdi Part-1-Baba's Leelas before 1918

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He longed for Baba's darshan. But no matter what he did his plans failed. This

upset and frustrated Joshi and he got angry at Baba. "All my friends and

relatives keep going to Shirdi, why am I denied this opportu­nity? Baba! If you

are really a saint, you will give me darshan, even without my going to Shirdi"

said Joshi. Simultaneously at Shirdi a family from Konkan were about to return

home after taking Baba's darshan. Baba asked the man 'if he could do a piece of

work for Him', the devotee readily agreed. Then Baba said, "You go home by mail,

and give this packet of Udi to the per­son who requests you to give him a span

of space for sitting". The devotee agreed to Baba's strange request. He and his

family were comfortably seated in the train. At every station, the man looked

for the gentleman. But no such person approached him. At last, the train pulled

out of Kalyan. The devotee thought that he should write to Baba about his

non-compliance. Then the train halted at

Thana. Just as the train was moving out, a man rushed into his compartment,

drenched in perspiration. He gasped and said, "Please pick up your child and

give me a span of space to sit as I am feeling giddy." The Konkani devotee

readily picked up his child, and gladly handed over the packet of Udi. He told

him of Baba's strange request, and as Joshi had said the very words, he handed

over the Udi. Joshi respectfully received the Udi packet. He thought of Baba's

kindness towards an angry child and was forever grateful.

Source-Ambrosia in Shirdi - Part I (Baba's Leelas Before 1918) by Dr.Vinni

Chittluri @ www.saileelas.org"Gurur Brahma Gurur VishnuGurur Devoh

Maheshwar;Gurur Shakshat ParambramhaTashmai Shri Gurur Veh Namah"May the

Merciful Sri Sai Baba always shower His grace on us and our families and remove

our problems and anxieties by giving us all - strength , goodluck, success and

happiness with peace of mind.Sai bhakt,Deepa Hdebu7366