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HOUSES OF BABA'S DEVOTEES IN SHIRDI

LAKSHMI BAI TUKARAM SHINDE'S HOUSE

In a quite lane in Shirdi is Lakshmi Bai's house. It is 'as is' while huge

buildings and houses are coming up around it they have not changed this

house at all. Lakshmi Bai was a well-to-do woman, but she worked tirelessly,

in the Masjid and was the only lady allowed to go there at nights. One

evening Baba told her, He was very hungry. In a few moments she brought

Bhakar and vegetables and gave them to Baba who instead of eating it gave it

to a hungry dog. This upset her. So Baba said "Why do you grieve for

nothing? The appeasement of the dog's hunger is the same as mine, know for

certain that he who feeds the hungry really serves Me the food. Regard this

as an 'axiomatic truth.' " (Ref. ESS, Ch.XLII).

After this incident Lakshmi Bai often brought Bhakar and milk with which she

lovingly fed Baba. She took Samadhi on 2nd June, 1963 and the Samadhi is

right in front of her house.

LAKSHMI BAI'S STATUE

Inside the house is a small shrine with Lakshmi Bai's statue, in front of

which are the nine coins enclosed in a glass top box. On Vijayadashami 1918

before Baba took Mahasamadhi He put His hand in His pocket and gave her

Rs.5/- then Rs.4/- totaling Rs.9/- indicative of nine types of devotion

(Ref. ESS Ch. XXI).

 

 

(Adopted from Ambrosia In Shirdi by Dr.Vinny Chitluri, this book can be read

at http://saileelas.org/books/ambrosiainshirdi1.htm and this book is a

virtual guide on Shirdi with

lots of rare photos on Baba. This book can be purchased from Dr.Vinny

Chitluri 304, Bhagchand Apartments Pimpalwadi Road Shird, District

Ahmednagar, Maharastra India Pin-423 109 Phone : 91-02423 - 255835)