My mother's experiences with Sai-part 2.

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Im sharing the second part of my mother Shrimati

Bharati's experiences.

 

Continued from My mother’s experiences with SAI posted

last Friday.

 

 

On my return to Hyderabad –after some months, I had an

idea. The Akshintas (Akshatas) of Sai, were then put

in small silver ‘Sai’ pendants and distributed among a

few friends and relatives. The rest of them are kept

in a small box which I carry with me.

 

My first trip to Shirdi is very

memorable to me for the incidents which show the

Munificence and Magnificence of Sai.

 

How Man (Woman) Proposes and Sai Disposes.

 

1) As I said already, I wanted to utilize the holiday

of 18.7.97 for Shirdi trip to save on official leave.

Baba didn’t agree.We reached Shirdi on Guru Purnima

Day only (20.7.97).

 

2) My husband insisted on getting confirmation of

accommodation at Shirdi before starting otherwise the

‘all ladies trip’ was not allowed. I confirmed

accommodation without timings and we left for Shirdi.

(The guest room was allotted to us only @ 4 in the

evening) whereas our bus reaches Shirdi early morning.

 

3) We waited at the bus stop on 19.7.97 for 1 hour but

no bus came. On enquiry, we were advised to

immediately alight the bus at the starting point about

4 kms away. However when we reached there, the bus had

already started. Then we really chased the bus in the

heavy traffic and caught up with it after 8 kms or so.

Baba was telling us that Shirdi trip is not just plain

sailing. We were made to go round and round.

 

4) No sooner we heard that the bus started without us

– I told Baba ‘The sweets for you are with us and how

you will get them is upto you Sir’. (He got it through

us only).

 

5) On reaching Shirdi in the morning, we went to the

same guest house, hoping the manager might help us. As

there was no room he offered his office room to keep

the luggage etc. As we were talking to him, a small

boy of about 10 or 11 years came to us and enquired

about accommodation. He took us to a nearby house

where the land lady offered a room upto 4 pm only in

the ground floor. But she was very kind to us. She

prepared hot water for our bath and accommodated us in

her own house in the 1st floor, offering tea etc. Is

it not the chamatkar of Baba who provides everything

for everyone?

 

6) 2nd day –After Sai’s darshan, we went by jeep for

Nasik/ Triambak trip. It was late in the evening to

start back. The driver threatened to leave the ladies

( 3 of us) and start back for Shirdi without us as one

of my friends had not returned from Gomukh trip atop

the hill. We asked him to wait for 10 minutes then

closed our eyes and prayed to Baba. Lo! There she was

seen coming running to us, the very next minute.

 

7) 3rd day was the great Akshinta Day in the morning.

Later for the afternoon Arti – we were standing at the

farthest end of the Main Hall. Wonder of wonders I

just kept seeing ‘Ganesha’ (just like in the

Secunderabad Temple) , in place of Sai. I was

literally shouting ‘Ganesha’ –who happens to be my

favorite God. I was thrilled.

 

 

8) Then it was time for us to return home on the 3rd

day. The bus was not at the prescribed stop- we were

told that it had been parked in a field and we rushed

there. Much to our dismay our seats was already

occupied by others- with the same seat nos. Only after

some hassle it was settled and we were given other

seats.The driver was fined for wrong parking. No

wonder Shri Sai was watching all this.

 

9) After reaching Hyderabad, I had fever. Now I know

for sure that I haven’t sought Sai’s permission to

return. I now make it a point to bid adieu to Sai and

also for Punar Darshan at the earliest.

 

 

To be continued..

 

 

 

 

 

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