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

July 15, 2005

Leela 85

Kaka Dixit and Shantaram M Fanse had an assignment to complete for the

government. They had to travel by bullock-cart through thick forests, and soon,

it became dusk. The darkness seemed to envelop everything. They had to traverse

the Ranshet pass, and the bullocks became restless. The cart itself was

being pushed backwards. This was a precarious situation as there was a deep

ravine on one side, the mountains Kaka Dixit on the other. The Path sloped

downhill behind them. Dixit and Fanse tried to ascertain, as to why the

bullocks were moving backwards, they noticed another cart in front of them with

a broken axle. If the cart in front shook even a little, it would be pused

downhill or worse, down into the ravine.

Just then, Fanse pointed out to something. Dixit turned and looked straight into

the glinting eyes of a tiger, perched on the hillside. The only solution was to

get down from the rear and manually turn the wheels of the cart. It was a

terrifying situation, for if the bulls panicked, they would roll backwards. If

the tiger jumped down, he would make a meal of them. Fanse was rather bold. He

handed the reins over to Dixit and signaled him to direct the bulls, while he

would manually rotate the wheels. Dixit's throat was dry with fright.

Nonetheless, he held the reins, thinking of Baba. Suddenly, he started

shouting, " Jai Shri Sai Baba, run up." Fanse also started shouting at the top

of his voice. The tiger, hearing the shout, slunk away to the other side like a

timid cat. The bulls were frightened and ran

as fast as they could, bringing Dixit and Fanse safely across the ghat.

That day, 31.03.1915, was etched in his memory, how Baba saved him and Fanse

from injury and death from all sides. Both of them started shouting, "Shri Sat

chitanand Sadguru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai."

With tears in his eyes, he remembered Baba's assurance, "Kaka, tula kalji kasli?

Mala saari kalji aahe"(Kaka, why should you have any anxiety or care? All your

anxieties, cares and responsibilities are mine.).(Ref. Life of Sai Baba Vol II)

Oh! The power of His name!"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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