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

June 6, 2005

Leela 51

Once the daughter-in-law of Hari Bhau Karnik became mentally imbalanced. Karnik

heard the sad news and set out to see her. She resided in Andheri, Bombay.

He caught a local train to go and meet her. When the train reached Palghar, he

suddenly saw a Fakir wearing a Kafni seated behind him. The Fakir said, "Lord

Parmeshwar has created all varieties of trees, for their utilization by

humanity. But they know little about their significance or use. I know them

pretty well." Then pointing to one particular tree, He said, "If the leaves of

this tree are ground and the juice given to a madman, he will be alright."

Karnik was deep in thought and he was unaware of his surroundings. Only upon

reaching Bandra did he snap out of his reverie. He looked around for the Fakir,

but He wasn't there. Upon reaching his son' s home, he quickly procured the

leaves of the tree and administered the juice to his daughter-in-law just as

the Fakir had advised.

'Lo! She became alright!'

Two years later, she had become mentally imbalanced again. He used the same

leaves, and this time, she became all right for life.

In Sai Satcharitra Ch. 7, a beautiful description is given of Baba being the

famous Hakim of Shirdi. In the early days, Baba roamed about here and there, in

the thickets, brambles and jungles. Most people thought that He roamed

aimlessly. But the compassionate Fakir would go and collect indigenous plants,

leaves and seeds. These he would use as a remedy and as cure for the numerous

devotees who flocked to Him for physical relief.

Once a devotee came to Him, as his eyes were red, painful and swollen. Baba took

some crushed Biba seeds (marking nuts) and made two balls out of them. Then, He

placed then on each eye and bandaged them. The next day, He removed everything

and poured water over the eyes and behold, the eyes were clear and bright

again.

Shama suffered from Hemaroids (piles) and the pain and burning was severe. The

compassionate Baba gave him a decoction of Sona mukhi (Senna pods) and he was

relieved. Two years later, the condition reoccurred and Shama, on his own

accord, took the same Senna pods, only to find the condition aggravated (Sai

Satcharitra Ch.13)."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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