Devotees Experiences part 4 S.B.Dhumal

[Guest guest]

I was holding the office of Revenue Member of the

Dewar State from 1-9-1930 to 9-4-1932 and I

was the Karbhari of the Surgana State from end of

1932 to August 1933. Each time I returned to Nasik,

I resumed my practice and got 011 as well as I did

before, without having to wait idly even for a day.

Baba's kind help on the financial side was manifested

in a peculiar incident while I was in the latter

State. One day I was seated at my meal and the Chief

of the that State walked into my room. I apologized

for my inability to leave the table and accord him a

proper reception or even to offer him a fitting chair

or seat. But he quickly walked into the next room,

gazed a while at the portrait of Sai Baba that was

hanging on the wall and returned to my dining room.

He at once announced to me that from that time, I

should have an increase of Rs.50 in my salary. I had

never asked for this increase. This grant of an

increase in salary within a fortnight of my

appointment and without any motion on my part can only

be explained by having been with Baba in my Pooja

room. I had not asked for the increase. Baba

evidently had, the child's welfare is the

mother's care.

 

 

 

As for my pooja, I may mention that I had first the

photos of Baba and later the coloured or painted

portraits of Baba for worship. I carried these

pictures whenever I went. When I was tossing between

Dewar and Nasik several times, first my cook at Dewar

and later my nephew at Nasik wanted them or some of

them to be left behind. Each time I cast lots before

Baba, to ascertain his wish and each time came the

answer that I should carry them with me. The middle

portrait which I constrained Radhakrishna Ayi to part

with I specially like. In it, Baba is standing in a

pensive or meditative mood. It reminds me of that

important occasion when he made the disclosure "Bhav,

I had no sleep all night due to thinking and thinking

of you", I was passing by the side of the Masjid with

that picture in my hands from Ayi's residence. Baba

called me and I went into the Masjid. Pointing to

the portrait, he asked.

 

 

Baba : What is this?

I : You are here.

Baba : Give it to me.

I gave it to him. He kept it a while, gazed at its

front side and back side and returned it to me, saying

"keep it". This is the very thing .my heart was

desiring, to get Baba's portrait, touched by him and

given to me for purposes of worship. This now a

personal gift by Baba to me and I regard it with great

veneration.

 

 

I may close this account with two incidents from the

life of the Late Mr.H.S.Dixit personally communicated

by him to me. Mr.Dixit was literally getting

embarrassed in his financial arrangements. On one

occasion he found that a sum of Rs. 30.000 was due

four days later and he was troubled about the question

wherefrom and how he was to get the money. That night

he dreamt of the creditor as tormenting him with his

claim for the amount and he replied in the dream to

the creditor in order to reassure him "Do not fear

that your amount will not be duly repaid. I have my

resources. I know Sri Chimanlal, Sir X and Sir Y. So

do not fear. Shortly thereafter he woke up and

remembered the dream. He was aghast at his own

ungrateful folly and stupidity in relying on the poor

human support of Sir X, Sir Y and Sir Z who would

probably disappoint one at the critical moment and

leave him in the lurch and his failing to recognize

that his only and true sheet-anchor or Providence was

Sri Sai. He wept at his folly and went before the

portrait of Sai Baba and entreated him to pardon the

folly. Thereafter he felt assured that Baba and Baba

alone would help him. It was up to Baba to save him

and Baba would never fail a devotee at the hour of

need. Yet as the day and hour for payment were

nearing, he could not discover any money forthcoming.

Just the day previous to the due date, while he was

ruminating upon his affairs in his office, the son of

his late intimate friend and banker called upon him

and wanted his advice whether a sum of Rs.30,000 he

had, should be invested in one way or in another.

Mr.Dixit explained to him difficulties in the proposed

investments and added that if the investor was

thinking of investing with Mr.Dixit himself, he would

be the last person to take advantage of his intimacy

with his father and accept the deposit. Mr.Dixit

frankly stated that in his embarrassed condition, he

would not be able perhaps to return the deposit on the

date fixed. The visitor far from being deterred by

such revelation insisted that the revealed facts were

just his reason for insisting that Mr.Dixit should

accept the deposit. The son would not be true to his

father, if he failed to help him with an accommodation

at the time of need. In this view, he pressed the

deposit on Mr.Dixit, who thereupon paid, his creditor

at the due date. Sai had shown himself capable of

wielding tens of thousands of rupees and moulding

peoples' wills and intentions to suit his scheme of

helping his devotees.

 

 

source: devotees experiences of sai baba by

h.h.narasimhaswamiji

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