Guest guest Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 He was a judge at Pandharpur in 1908, the same period Sri Nana Saheb Chandorkar was the Mamlatdar of Pandharpur. As they were both the senior government officials at Pandharpur they used to make many calls upon each other. Chandorkar used to talk to Noolkar about the greatness of Sri Sai Baba and the many miracles he had wrought by his divine power. He urged Sri Noolkar to have the darshan of Sri Sai at least once. Sri Noolkar kept prevaricating and finally said that he had two desires and if they did come true by the grace of Sri Sai Baba, he would believe in him and certainly go to Shirdi for his darshan. The first of his desires was that he should get a good Brahmin cook and the second was that he should get a hundred of the best quality Nagpur oranges to present to Baba. Sri Chandorkar, who had a firm, rock-like faith in Baba assured him that both these desires would be certainly fulfilled by Baba. Astoundingly, a Brahmin cook came to Chandorkar the same night searching for employment. He sent him to Noolkar. A hundred oranges of the best quality arrived from Nagpur the next day to Noolkar in a parcel. There were no details of the sender on the parcel. Noolkar now trusted the divine power of Sri Sai Baba and went to Shirdi accompanied by Sri Nana Saheb Chandorkar. Baba's saying "I will pull my devotee to me, wherever he or she may be, as a sparrow is pulled by the thread tied to its feet" came fully true in the case of Noolkar. He first visited Shirdi in 1909. Baba presented him with a divine experience in his very first visit. As the small-built, stout Noolkar bent in obeisance and was saluting Baba's feet, Baba pressed his head gently with his fingers and shoved him back. Noolkar went flying and fell flat near the pillar at the masjid. He felt as if had fallen not near the pillar but into an ocean of joy. He felt that he had almost lost all consciousness and got an inexpressible, joyful, ecstatic experience from the touch of Baba. He then understood that Sri Sai Baba was his guru and that Shirdi is his final destiny and destination. (To be continued).... Source (source www.saipatham.org) Saipatham August 2002 Magazine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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