SAI LEELAS (September 1983)

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SAI LEELAS (September 1983)

 

By the divine grace of Sadguru Sai Baba of Shirdi, I have been able to

narrate some of my personal experiences of the Leela of the benevolent Baba.

My articles in ‘Sai Leela’ magazine have given me several friends and

well-wishers all over India, whom I have never met. I have also been

fortunate to come into contact with Shri R.H. Shamdasani, founder of

Shamdasani foundation, who is doing yeomen service to the humanity in the

name of the saint of Shirdi.

Miraculous recovery of valuable articles :

 

This happened in 1981. I was the manager of Cantonment, Trivandrum

branch. The outward registered mail used to be taken by a peon to the

G.P.O for dispatch. One day, at about 1.30 p.m. the said peon telephoned

from State Bank of India where he went to deliver certain instruments on his

way to G.P.O that on coming out from S.B.I. he found all the articles kept

on his cycle were missing I was shocked. The cover contained valuable

articles, instruments, bonds and even foreign currency. I asked the peon

to make a thorough search in the place where he went and come back. His

search was futile as the articles were not to be found.

 

It was time for my lunch. I went home very much disturbed. In such

calamities. I used to resort to Baba’s feet. I lighted jos sticks before

Baba’s idol in my pooja room and prayed to save me from the situation. I

prayed for myself as well as for the sake of the peon who stood to lose his

job on the loss of valuable articles. I returned to the office at 2.30 p.m.

and reported the matter to the higher authorities. My boss asked me what I

was going to do as I will have to answer many customers for this loss of the

valuable articles. I said I have not thought about it. I would at first

try to trace the instruments. I was very much worried because that was the

time for my promotion and this incident could go against my chances. My

colleagues gathered around me and enquired what was to be done. I looked

at Baba’s photo, which I keep on my table, and said, “let us try our best”.

 

Then I went to the Police station alongwith the peon and reported the loss.

The Asst. Commissioner of Police was my class-mate. He pacified me by

offering me a cup of tea and assured to do his best; but then he made it

clear that I was not going to get back the lost articles for two reasons:-

 

1. If they were taken by miscreants, they will keep them for sometime and

then slowly try to make use of the same.

 

2. If they were taken by mischievous children and students they will throw

away the papers if no currency is found.

 

He added that he did not have any list of such offenders. I was very much

worried. I could only make a silent prayer, touching Baba’s ring on my

fingers. Then wonder of wonders the Assistant Police Commissioner’s

telephone rang. He lifted the receiver and listened and said “Unni, your

things have been recovered.” I couldn’t believe my ears. Minutes ticked

and I held my breath till he put down the receiver. He then told me that a

traffic constable has found out a bundle of postal articles on the road and

seeing the name of the Bank, he was kept the same for the owner to come and

collect it. The Police constable was trying to locate the owner by

telephoning all over branches and at last came to know that I was the person

concerned in this matter.

 

 

To be contd....

 

V.K.S. Unni

Calicut – 673 –2 (Kerala State)

 

 

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

be

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