SRI SAI BABA - MY FATHER (March 1986)

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SRI SAI BABA - MY FATHER (March 1986)

 

Sri Sadguru Sai Baba has helped the needy in so many ways as one of his

saying goes "Cast all your responsibilities on me, I am ready to take them".

Let me narrate two instances of his help given to my family.

 

My wife who was conceived by the grace of Sri Sai Baba was staying in here

mother's place. During one of my visits there, she expressed her

apprehensions about the pain during delivery, I told her not to worry as

Baba is there to look after everything. Though she did not reply, she was

not convinced. I came to my place and to my pleasant surprise the latest

edition of Sai Leela magazine was awaiting my arrival. As I went through the

issue, one article under the heading "Udhi Mahima" drew my attention. In

that article it was told how one pregnant woman who was afraid of delivery

pain was relieved of the pain and delivery took place within a short span of

time. As I read it, I felt that Baba had answered our call by narrating the

experience of fellow Sai Bandhu. This may be a coincidence for others who

have not tasted the sweetness of Sai's grace, but to the Sai Bandhus, it is

certainly Baba's helping hand to the needy. I sent this article to my wife

underlining the heading with Baba's Udhi. She was then convinced. After two

months, the delivery pain started and the doctor who examined her told that

delivery might take place the next day. My wife was afraid as to how she

could bear the pain till next day. Then praying to "Sai Baba", she swallowed

some Udhi. Sri Baba stretched his helping hand. She developed pains and to

the surprise of the Doctor and others she gave birth to a male child, the

only child I have after eleven years of marriage and that too after

surrendering every thing to "Sadguru Sai Baba". He is named after Baba as

"Sai Charan".

 

The other experience I wish to bring to the notice of my fellow Sai

devotees is that of my sister-in-law who is also a Sai devotee. She lost her

first baby before delivery because of high blood pressure. During her second

pregnancy, she developed B.P. and she stayed for 3 months in the hospital

during delivery time. Just before the delivery day in the morning, she

experienced that the movements of the baby in the womb were coming to a

stand still and she was afraid that she might lose the baby as in first

case. The Doctor who is known to us for a very long time asked her not to

worry and said that everything would go smoothly. She added that she would

examine my sister-in-law again in the evening and would then decide. After

the evening examination the Doctor told my sister-in-law that she would wait

till the next day morning and if the delivery did not take place by that

time then she would operate. After telling this she left the place and went

home. However as she reached home she felt restless and came back to

hospital. She called my brother and told him that she would do caesarean

operation to save the baby. She took my brother's permission and did the

operation. After operation the Doctor came out with a smile on her face to

tell that a baby boy was born. At the same time she explained that she felt

somehow that if she had waited for the next day, probably we would have lost

the baby. It is to say that Baba doesn't in any way allow his people to

suffer. Even though the Doctor first wanted to do the operation next day,

Baba did not allow her to wait till the next day. He made her restless and

asked her to operate and indirectly he only saved the life of the baby. The

baby was named as "Sai Deep" as Sai only gave us light in our lives. As he

says "Why do you fear when I am here?" Baba is always there to save us from

any bad events. In one way or the other he will see that those who follow

his teaching should be happy. I conclude by beseeching Bandhu's to bow with

reverence to this Eternal Sadguru Sai.

 

 

M.K. Roop Kumar,

Davanagere

 

 

(The experiences of Devotees as published in Shri Sai Leela Magazine, can be

read at www.saileelas.org/magazines/SAILEELA/exp.htm)