BLESSINGS OF SHRI SAI BABA (November 1974) - Miss Shobhana Rao.

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BLESSINGS OF SHRI SAI BABA (November 1974)

 

Who is Baba? A very delicate question and an appealing question which is

very very difficult to answer. To describe Baba one needs a lot of

potentiality and stream of words. Hearing the very word 'BABA' I am not only

thrilled but a kind of love is created within me.

It was I think round about in the year 1955 October when I first brought

Shri Shiv Samadhi picture and thereafter in the year 1956 or so my daddy

brought a picture of Shri Sai Baba. Seeing Baba's picture a kind of love,

loyalty and respect was created in me by which I clapped my hands and my

parents were overjoyed and praised me for my innocent attitude. I was too

young to distinguish between the material and spiritual life because at that

time I was only five years old.

 

My father is a devotee of Baba and he visits yearly His shrine at

Shirdi. Oh yes, now I recollect one small incident that took place

during my school days when my daddy had booked tickets for us to go to

Baba's shrine at Shirdi but ill-luck befell upon me. I was down with

high temperature; even then my daddy proceeded as per his plan leaving

me with my sister and my mother. But lo and behold; the day passed

into night. I was restless, sleepless and tossing about in the bed.

It was, I think mid-night when I saw a Sadhu, clad in robe, sitting

close to my bed side with a hand raised, I was about to shout due to fear,

but my throat was choked and I soon fell fast asleep. Next day my

Mummy was surprised. I was well the next day, my fever had come to

normal. So dear readers the description given by me must have made your

notion clear. It was no other than our 'Baba'. I was asked by my

mother to light a Nandadeep to our holy Baba. It was my daily work to

stand before his photo and to ask for forgiveness for whatever I do.

His eyes are my destination. I always take His permission whenever I do

anything, whether good or bad. I leave it to Baba, He is there with

me and is guiding me in all my daily routine. He smiles when I do good

and gets angry when I do a wrong thing.

 

Oh! No! dear readers it was not I alone who had such an experience; my

daddy too had the similar kind. He was blessed by Baba and brought out from

a number of difficult circumstances. My daddy is working as a cost

accountant, a middle income man and beside a very holy man. His only say is

do your best to others, and harm no one, work hard, blessing will be there.

Prior to the present service my father was working in Poona Mills and he

used to join us once in a week, that is, on holidays we were worried about

him and he was worried about us. There were often tears when we thought

about him. But it was with Baba's grace that after two years or so he got a

job in Bombay, our joy knew no bounds. We prayed and thanked God Shri Sai

Baba as He heard our prayers, we also offered Him what one could. Baba,

helped us in many ways, and the most important one was my sister's marriage.

My daddy was financially poor. He got no help from the relatives; but it was

thought Shri Sai Baba's grace that he got the aid from his office. The

Marriage ceremony was simple and decent. Shri Sai Baba helps those who help

themselves and this quotation is best referred to by my daddy. He says "Do

your best and leave the rest to Almighty Shri Sai Baba, He is there. He will

do the rest.” Shri Sai Baba has helped us in the past and we hope that He

helps us in future too I am now studying in Inter Arts, by His grace and

hope that His blessings will always befall upon me, to become a graduate

very soon so that I can thank God one day with tears of joy, hoping also to

be blessed throughout my life.

 

Dear readers, with these words I have expressed my full loyalty, respect

and obedience to God Shri Sai Baba. He says, "if you look to me, I shall

look to you." This is exactly what Shri Baba has done to us, and is doing at

present and will do in future also.

 

Miss Shobhana Rao.

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

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