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Mr. Ambadekar

Mr. Gopal Narayan Ambadekar of Poona was a devotee of Baba. He served for ten

years in the Abkari department in the Thana District and in Javhar state, from

where he had to retire. He tried to get some other job, but he did not succeed.

He was overtaken by other calamities and his condition grew from bad to worse.

He passed 7 years in this condition, visiting Shirdi every year and placing his

grievance before Baba. In 1916 his plight became worst and be decided to commit

suicide in Shirdi. So he came there with his wife and stayed for two months.

One night while sitting in a bullock cart in front of Dixit's Wada, he resolved

to end his life by throwing himself into a well close by. He proposed to do one

way but Baba wished to do something else. A few paces from this place, there

was a hotel and its proprietor Mr. Sagun, a devotee of Baba, came out and

accosted him thus - "Did you ever read this

Akkalkotkar Maharaja's life?" Ambadekar took that book from Sagun and began to

read it. Casually, or we may say providentially he came across a story which

was to this effect. - During the life time of Akkalkotkar Maharaj a certain

devotee suffered very much from an incurble disease and when he could endure

the agony and pain no longer, be became desperate and to end his miseries threw

himself one night into a well. Immediately the Maharaj came there and took him

out with his own hands and advised him thus - "You must enjoy the fruit - good

or bad - of your past actions; if the enjoyment be incomplete, suicide won't

help you. You have to take another birth and suffer again; so instead of

killing yourself, why not suffer for some time and finish up your store of the

fruit of your past deeds and be done with it once and for all?"

Reading this appropriate and timely story, Ambadekar was much surprised, and

moved. Had he not got Baba's hint through the story, he would have been no

more. On seeing Baba's all-prevasiveness and benevolence, his faith in Him was

confirmed, and he became a staunch devotee. His father was a devotee of

Akkalkotkar Maharaj and Sai Baba wanted him to walk into his father's footsteps

and continue his devotion to Him. He then got Sai Baba's blessings and his

prospects began to improve. He studied astrology and gained proficiency in it

and thereby improved his lot. He was able to earn sufficient money and passed

his after-life in ease and comfort.

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all"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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