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

July 1, 2005

Leela 72

In 1912, Pilaji Gurav was thirteen years old. Both his parents dreamt of Sai

Baba. His mother had a vivid dream in which Baba gave her fifty paisa and asked

her to keep with the rest of the coins in the prayer room. He also asked her for

a torn piece of cloth to wear. His father, on the other hand, was asked by Baba

to come and live in Shirdi. " There will be no dearth of food and clothing

here," Baba assured him in his dream. Both the parents discussed their dreams

and decided to go to Shirdi from Korala. At Rahata, they met the munim of Tatya

Patil, who brought them to Shirdi.Tatya asked Gurav

(Pilaji's father) to play the clarion, which he did; but Baba would often throw

stones at him; though none of them ever hurt him. Gurav would run and Baba

would run after him, shouting for him to stop. When he did. Baba caught hold of

him by the collar and said, " / will bury both of you, father and son."

Frightened out of his wits, he did not wish to face Baba again. Gurav used to

play the clarion at the arati in Dixit Wada. When he went there for the arati,

he opened his heart to Kaka and told him, how he feared Baba's wrath. Kaka

gently reassured him "Gurav, do not fear Baba. He wants you to settle in

Shirdi. This is a blessing in disguise", Kaka said. The next day, Gurav, with a

smile played the clarion for Baba and Baba smiled benevolently. After this, he

was a regular clarion player for Baba. His son got employment in Baba's

Sansthan. The descendents of Pilaji Gurav still reside in Shirdi and have

Baba's grace."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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