SAI LEELAS (September 1983)

[Guest guest]

Baba blesses my daughter :

 

My daughter had completed 20 yrs and was doing her final B.A. It was my

wish that she should do post-graduate course or appear for I.A.S as she was

a bright student. But, several marriage proposals came though we did not

care much.

 

In March, 1981 our family, friend, Prof. Gopal Menon, about whom I have

mentioned in one of my articles in Sai Leela, brought a proposal for his

brother’s son. But, the horoscopes did not match and the good professor

was disappointed. However, he said that he would certainly find a boy for

my daughter. A few days later, Prof. Menon told me to my surprise,

“Unni, you have an eligible bachelor in your neighbourhood. So and so’s

son has just come from States after his post-doctoral training. If you are

willing, I will try.” He gave me the boy’s horoscope and next day I got the

same examined by a well-known astrologer known to me. To my disappointment,

the astrologer said the horoscopes did not match and advised me not to

proceed. I was returning from the astrologer’s house rather disappointed.

I do not know that power made me to step into the house of a friend of mine,

whom I had not met for sometime and tell him what had happened. Then the

wife of that friend told me not to rely on the said astrologer’s verdict and

advised me to consult another, for in their case similar thing had happened,

I remembered the incident quoted in Sai Leela where Sai Baba had over-ruled

the verdict of an astrologer. Baba consoled Mrs. Tendulkar thus “Tell your

son to believe in Me, to throw aside Horoscope and predictions of

astrologers and palmists and go on with his studies. Let him appear for

examination with a calm mind. He is sure to pass this year. Ask him to

trust in me and not to get disappointed (Shri Sai Satcharita Chapter XXIX)”.

 

I decided to proceed with the proposal and entrusted the horoscopes to Prof.

Menon who consulted another famous astrologer. The horoscopes were found

well-matched by him. I was happy but my anxiety was not over as I was not

sure whether the boy’s people were agreeable. I remember it was on a Guru

pournima day. I had been to the Sai Baba Mandir at Trivandrum alongwith my

wife, son and daughter. We all prayed for the alliance and returned home

at 7.30. When we were distributing the prasadam, Prof. Menon’s son came

from the boy’s house and announced that the boy’s people were happy with the

alliance and we can proceed. The marriage was fixed.

When the invitation cards were ready, I decided to invite Baba first, and

went to the Mandir and placed an invitation card at the feet of Baba’s

statue alongwith dakshina of Rs.1.25 and prayed for His blessings. The

poojari, as usual, took some vibhoothi from the silver bowl at the feet of

Baba, wrapped it in a newspaper and gave it to my wife along with flowers.

When we reached home and opened the prasadam packet, my wife was surprised

to find a separate small white paper packet, with the writing ‘Sai Ram’ and

on opening the same she found vibhoothi inside. It was in front of us the

poojari packed vibhoothi in the newspaper and it has never been his practice

to place any separate packet. Let alone writing of Sai Ram. This was

nothing but Sai Leela. Tears rolled down any wife’s eyes and she said Baba

has accepted our invitation and everything will go on very well.

 

V.K.S. Unni

Calicut – 673 –2 (Kerala State)

 

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