Devotees Experiences Nache part 3

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I may mention one instance of Baba's justice and fair

play; in which he plucked the feathers off Orthodox

Intolerance. In May 1915, I went to Shirdi accompanied

by my mother-in-law and others. We put up at the

"Bathe Wada" (as it was then called, since then it has

changed hands and become Navalkar Wada) and Dada

Kelkar was living in part of the premises. When my

mother-in-law was cutting onions for our meal, Dada

Kelkar, an orthodox Brahmin, who abhorred onion got

irritated and fell foul of her. She took his abuse

very much to heart. A few hours later, Dada's

grand-daughter was crying on account of severe pain in

her eyes and he went to Baba for relief. Baba then

told him to foment the eyes with onion. Dada asked

"Where am I to get onion?" Baba always kept some onion

with him and perhaps Dada hoped to get his supply from

Baba. But that just arbiter was keeping some designs

up his sleeve and told Dada "Get it from this ayi,

Le., mother," pointing to my mother-in-law. Baba was

giving her the chance of relieving her pent up

feelings and taking noble revenge by returning good

for evil. She told Baba that Dada had been abusing her

that very morning for using onions for preparing her

meal, and that she would not care to give him anything

but if it was Baba's order that she should give him

onions, she would. Baba ordered the gift and she had

her grand revenge of doing good to one who had so

recently lacerated her feelings.

 

In 1916, by Baba's grace, I was saved from a watery

grave. There was Plague at Dahanu and I had, daily to

cross a creek between my house and my office. One day

I returned from the office very late and there was no

ferry boat. I then took a Ton! (Tamil Thoni" or Canoe)

with a boy to paddle, and it got upset in the middle

of the creek, I had swerved just a bit but that was

enough to make the little canoe capsize. From the time

it capsized I had my Dhyana of Sai Baba. The boy who

was rowing or paddling the canoe was a good swimmer

and a resourceful lad. He asked me to hold on to a

rope that was above water connecting a buoy with a

ship which was at a little distance from us. I caught

it and with its help kept my head above water. The

body hallooed to the ship and the shipmen sent us a

boat and saved us.

 

 

source;devotees experiences of sai baba

by narasimhaswamiji

www.saileelas.org

 

 

 

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