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

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Leela 33

Baba once asked Butti to go to Dixit Wada and get rupees sixteen and half as

dakshina from Kaka. Butti at once got up and went to the Wada. There he found

Kaka and Bala Saheb Bhate about to discuss the Eleventh Skanda of Eknath

Bhagavat, that they had just read. Butti related the reason for his coming

there. Kaka had only one rupee left with him at that time. He said, "I have

already given sixteen and half to Baba," and explained to Butti the

significance of the amount. Then Buti returned to Dwarakamai and told Baba what

Dixit had just said and Baba gladly accepted.

PS:::: Here Rs.16.50/-. means Sharanagati (total and complete surren­der to Baba).

[From Leela 30] The most striking feature was the significance of the number.

1) Re. 1/-. The number one stood for jeeva or even Brahma.

2) Rs.2/- for nishta, faith and saburi (Sathe and Radhabai Deshmukh. Sai

Satcharitra Ch.18 & 19)

3) Rs.4/- often indicated the ego complex, i.e., Manas, Buddhi, Chitta

and Ahankar and the need to surrender it at the feet of the Guru.

4) Rs.5/- symbolized the senses, i.e. the Indriyas (The Marwari and

quick Brahma Cyan. Sai Satcharitra 16 & 17).

5) Rs.6/- refers to the six internal enemies (Mrs. Tarkhad. Ref:

Devotees' experience)

6) Rs.9/- refers to Nav Vidya Bhakti of the Bhakti Marga (Laxmibai and

Anantrao Pathankar and the parable of the mare, Sai Satcharitra Ch. 42 and 21

respectively.)

7) Rs.15/-. Giving Dakshina here means deriving les­sons from the

scriptures and lodging them in the heart where Baba resides. (Prof. Narke. Ref:

Devo­tees' experience)

8) Rs.16.50/-. Sharanagati (total and complete surren­der to

Baba)."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

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