THE MIRACLE OF MY MARRIAGE (April 1987)

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THE MIRACLE OF MY MARRIAGE (April 1987)

 

It was in the year 1980, that I had just finished my B.A. Examinations and

was waiting for the results. Those were my anxious days because I did not

know what would be my future. I had lost my dear father four years earlier,

i.e. in 1975. At home my mother, elder brother and married sisters were

looking out for a suitable boy for marrying me. Some how their choice was

not to my liking. I had already become a devotee of Sri Sai Baba. Everyday I

used to worship Him and do parayana of Sri Sai Satcharita, but I never asked

Him for any particular thing. I would always say, 'Sai Baba, do whatever you

feel is good for me.' He was like a father to me. I had, naturally, full

faith in Him.

 

It was sometime in June, 1980, that suddenly on one night I dreamt that I

was visiting some holy places which looked like temples that I had never

seen in my actual life before.

After I woke up in the morning, I strongly felt that it was not a dream but

I had really gone to these places and met the people there. I felt sure,

also, those places actually existed. I experienced such kind of dream a

couple of times. And also whenever I was sleeping, thereafter, I would often

hear as though someone was calling out my name 'Rekha'. I was a bit puzzled

at this and hence I told of these dreams and voices to my friend, seeking to

know from her if such places as I saw in my dream ever existed at all any

where. Whenever I dreamt this way, the next morning I used to bow before Sai

Baba's picture and say 'Baba, I am dreaming of holy places all the time; I

am sure some good thing is on the way'. And I said to myself, 'may be Sai

Baba is sending someone with prasad to me'.

 

Few days passed by; one afternoon I felt like visiting my friend. I went

over to her house which was only a few buildings away.

 

When I went there she told me that her foster brother was coming from Dubai

to visit her that day and that she had arranged a meeting of her brother

with a girl for marriage and hence she was going out for tea along with her

family. She asked if I would like to join them. I said 'No, I have to be

back home early'. Just then, the door bell rang and a very bright-eyed tall

young man wearing a clean white shirt and dark trousers walked in. Somehow

at the very first sight itself, I liked that person. I said to myself in my

mind. 'I wish I could get a husband like him'. I was sitting in the hall

thinking all by myself. My friend introduced that person, her foster brother

Mr. Raju Whabi to me and left for her room to get ready. We were both left

alone in the hall. He asked me my name. I said 'Rekha'. Then, suddenly he

got up from his seat and gave me some prasad saying it was from Bhadrinath

and Kedarnath. He said he had just returned from a holy place and added

'Have this, you will get married within a year'. As he gave me the prasad, I

saw a ring with Sri Sai Baba's picture on one of his fingers. It surprised

me for the obvious reason but I held myself without uttering a word. I do

not yet know why I began to like him. But, I said to myself, 'No, nowadays,

you can not say and decide about boys from abroad'. Moreover he was a Sindhi

Bhatia and myself a Maratha. I knew fully well that my people would never

approve of such an alliance.

 

So, I just got up and went home. But my mind was still on him. After two

days, my friend came over and told me that her foster brother Mr. Raju

wished to propose to me for marriage. I was much surprised and could not

believe my ears. She further said that she had already given him my birthday

and time and he had found that his and my horoscopes matched very well. I do

not know how I felt a sudden faith in Mr. Raju and firmly believed that Sai

Baba alone had sent him to me. Later on when we met again, I asked him about

my dreams of holy places and temples describing the features of them and

queried if he had visited those places. He said 'they are in Badrinath and

Kedarnath'. He said that he thought that I had myself visited those places

since my descriptions were so exact and accurate. Then I told him it was a

dream I had dreamt. Both of us being pious, we got along very well. And we

felt sure that Sri Sai Baba had arranged our meeting. But both our families

were not in favour of our marriage although we both had faith in ourselves.

So we got married. Today with Sri Baba's grace, we are very happy. We have

two sons Ravi (51/2 yrs.) and Rajiv (4 yrs.) and a daughter Priya (4

months). Now both our parents have also reconciled very well to our

marriage. With Sri Sai Baba's blessings my husband started 'Raviraj

Construction Company' and is doing very well. Whatever I am today and

whatever we have is all due to Sri Baba's blessings.

 

Hence I feel that in every house there should be a Sai Satcharita and all

must read about Sai Baba everyday. Through the reading of Sri Sai Satcharita

only, I learnt to choose the right path in my life.

 

Soon I propose to construct a Sai Baba Temple in Versova. I hope Sri Sai

Baba will make this dream also come true.

 

Bow to Sai Baba and Peace be to all.

 

Mrs. RekhaRaju Whabi,

Juhu.

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