DEVOTEES' EXPERIENCES OF SRI SAI BABA BY H.H.NARASIMHASWAMIJI - PARTS II

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you. If you do not want revival you will have many children in due course." I

had no hesitation in telling Him that I wanted Him. "Then do not grieve" He

said and vanished. It is thus He encourages me when the occasion needs it, even

by His presence. All my needs are met by Baba's grace. I do not trouble Him with

prayers for my worldly gains or support. I have my income and property and

insur­ance and I am content with the provision for the present and future. If

any need arises, I find that somehow the money comes up. I have nothing to

complain of. Finally if I am asked what I would suggest to one who wished to

find out how he (not having met Sai Baba in the flesh) could make himself a

devotee of Sai Baba and get his help my answer will be that he should sit

wholeheartedly and try to pour his heart in love to Sai Baba. It is not

essential that he should go to Shirdi for that

purpose-though Shirdi associations are un­doubtedly helpful. All that he should

do is to transcend the senses and concentrate with love on Sai Baba. He would

surely reach and obtain the help of Sai Baba - to obtain all that he is fit to

achieve or receive. Baba does not prescribe one uniform spiritual exercise or

practice for all. He suits himself to the stage, circum­stances and conditions

of each-"If you are a Rama Bhakta, keep to Rama. If you want only Allah, keep

to Allah," is His advice. He is always

impartial. Sometimes He pronounced or got some to pronounce 'fatiah' over Hindu

offerings also. There was-as a rule-no sharp distinction or antagonism be­tween

Hindus, devotion to Him, and Mahommedans' devotion to Him. There were, however,

some exceptions. One I will mention. There were two "Rohillas" about 1916 who

came to Shirdi and became devoted to Sai Baba. The elder one was constantly

with Baba and used to read the Koran, at night especially, sitting at the feet

of Baba. He declared that Baba was paygambar (i.e.,God) and showed him great

reverence. At times he said that Baba (Though he was Paygambar) was still

teaching heterodox doctrine. Baba's allowing the din of noon-day Arati with its

music in the mosque, allowing him­self to be worshipped as God there, and

partaking of food offered to idols were heterodox; and this Rohilla mentioned

his objections to Baba. But Baba only smiled and said "All that(l.e.,other

Gods) is Allah" This was one of Baba's moods. In

some moods, he would say "We are all the creations of God 'Allah*. In other

moods he would say I am God." This, of course, was extreme heterodoxy in this

Rohilla's view. So this Rohilla one day declared that, although Sal Baba was

Paygambar, yet his doctrine was wrong and so he (the Ro­hilla) would make short

work of him and his Doctrine. One day. as Sai Baba was going out walking, the

Rohilla came up from behind, with a stout club in his right hand and reached

striking distance. Baba turned towards him and touching or seizing his left

wrist cast a glance at him beneath which the poor Rohilla cowered and sank like

a lump of lead,-powerless to lift his club or even to lift himself. Baba left

him there and went away. Later the man had to be raised up with some one's

help. In a few days the man took leave of Baba and left Shirdi for good-never

to return.

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