Devotees Experiences S.B.Dhumal Part 1

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RAO BAHADUR S.B.DHUMAL, B.A., LL.B, Pleader, Brahmin,

aged 63, Nasik, says:

 

I was first (in 1903) devoted to Gajanan Maharaj whom

I took to Srimant Gopal Rao Buti. About 1907 I went to

Sai Baba. From my very first visit, I was greatly

impressed with his extraordinary personality. At his

unspoken command, I took Buti to him and at once Buti

also became his devoted follower. Among the services

of the latter to Baba, perhaps the most momentous and

memorable is his allowing his huge stone-pile

(Dagdiwada) to be used as the temple for the reception

of the mortal remains and the worship of Baba. It Is

difficult to sort out my recollections of Baba, as I

consider that every act of mine and every event In my

life is moulded and directed by him. I may quote some

sayings and acts of His which throw light on what Sai

Baba is, has done, and is doing for devotees (like

me).

Once Baba told me "At every step of yours, I am taking

care of you. If I did not, what will become of you,

God knows". This was no overstatement. At another

time, when we two were alone, Baba told me "Bhau, the

whole of last night, I had no sleep".

I: Baba. why so?

Baba: 1 was thinking and thinking of you, all the

night.

 

 

At this declaration, I was overpowered by a sudden

gush of love, gratitude, surprise etc. feelings which

could find no other expression than a free flow of

tears. What intense love he had for me! What an amount

of trouble he took for my sake! Just as I was always

thinking of him, he was kind enough to think of me -

with this difference. My thought of him, though

loving, was weak, and I could render him no real

service. But his love was accompanied by such vast

insight and such power that I was helped in every act

and event. He could and did foresee things far ahead

ai-d took every required step to avert the evil and

accelerate or promote the good that was coming to me.

There are numerous instances that may be cited to show

this. Outsiders may not be convinced that every such

benefit derived by me was and is due to his guidance

and ordering. But some instances of his help are so

glaring that any fair-minded inquirer who is open to

conviction, will be immediately convinced of the truth

of what has been stated by Baba and by me.

 

 

I have lived in this ancestral house of mine in the

main road of Nasik, all my life. When plague broke out

and dead rats were found in the house, I wrote to

Shirdi for Baba's direction before moving out and left

the house as soon as I got his reply. As I am ever

under his protection and doing nothing without his

guidance, I felt perfectly safe in remaining in the

house till I got his reply. He has said that at every

step he was guiding me. I knew he was guiding me - I

had implicit faith in the truth of his words. He knew

everything that was happening or was to happen at

Nasik or in any other place and would not allow any

harm to befall me while I was placing this childlike

trust in and reliance on him. During all these twenty

nine years of such reliance, there is not a single

instance in which such protection failed or such trust

found misplaced.

 

 

After receiving Baba's reply, I moved to a bungalow at

Nasik. But the same night a dead rat was found near

the bed of my brother's son at the bungalow. Again I

sought Baba's advice by letter whether I should move

away. The reply was in the negative. And contrary

to the rules of prudence and wisdom of medical experts

and laymen, I kept on living with my family at the

bungalow. No harm befell us. Later, dead rats were

found in the servants' quarters, in the houses, in the

neighbournuod, and lastly, in the well from which

alone we had drawn all our supply of water for

drinking, cooking etc. At this. I wrote "at once to

Baba for permission and in anticipation of its arrival

which I considered as certain, I packed up all our

things and carted them off to this our house in the

Bazar Street. I went to the house and was just

trying to unlock the front door, when a postal letter

from Shirdi was delivered to me. That conveyed Baba's

reply to me, "why should we give up (Le.,change) our

residence?" I adopted this advice without question

or demur and went back immediately to the infected

bungalow and lived in it. (As for water. I took the

precaution of avoiding the well and getting all our

water from the river Godavari) This further

apparently risky and foolhardy step of reoccupation

did not result in any harm to us. There were times

during the Plague Season when there were 14 or 15

deaths per day due to plague in the town - and despite

that fact. Baba bade us stay in the house in town and

we were all safe.

 

 

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One devotee has kindly requested me to pass on this

following message to all SaiBandhus.

 

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Copies of this book "Devotees' Experiences of Sri

Sai Baba" published by Akhanda Sainama Sapthaha

Samithi, B/3/F, 15 Krupa Complex, Anandabagh,

Hyderabad 500 047 can be had on payment of

Rs.50/(fifty only) from this Hyderabad address.This

is for devotees information.

 

 

MAY SAI BLESS US ALL!!!!!!!!!!!