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

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Chottu Bhaya Parulkar of Harda was an ardent devotee of Baba, and Baba loved him

intensely. In the year 1914 an Artist named M. Ramakrishna Rao of Bombay came to

Shirdi and made a sketch potrait of Baba on 7.6.1914. As he was com­pletely

enamoured of Baba's lumi­nous roop. Dixit, Kaka Mahajani and every devotee who

saw the drawing liked it a lot. The devotees knew that Baba would get

ex­tremely angry upon seeing it. They decided to keep it in the Dwarakamai and

covered it with a white cloth. Fervently they hoped that Baba would be a good

mood, so they could show it Him. The Noon Arati was peace­ful and Baba didn't

get angry. After the Arati Baba was smiling, so Shama said "Deva this Artist

has made a sketch drawing of You, we would like You to see it".

Even before he could complete His sentence Baba roared "Where is the photo?

Bring it before Me. Why are they making My photo? Bring it at once".

The devotees meekly brought the portrait and placed it before Baba. Rolling His

eyes He picked up His satka and lunged towards the portrait, and was about to

strike it. When He calmed down. Shama asked "Deva what is to be done with the

photo?" The devotees were stand­ing transfixed and waiting. Baba looked in all

four directions and at every devotee. Chottu Bhaya was standing next to Baba.

Baba beckoned to him and softly said "Take this photo home, everything of yours

will become gold". The drawing is 2 1/2 and 3 ½. . Chottu Bhayya took the

drawing home and venerated it.On another occasion a devotee from Pune offered

Baba Padukas. That day Baba went to Lendi Bagh wear­ing the Padukas which was

rather unusual. Upon His return He took off the Padukas washed His feet and went

into the Sanctum Sanctorum. Then He gave Chottu Bhayya the Padukas which he

worshipped."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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