THE EVER LOVING AND OMNIPRESENT SAI BABA (December 1983)

[Guest guest]

You believe it or not, I never opened a book, nor studied for the sake of

the examination. After reaching Bangalore one thing was worrying me very

much, as to how should I sit idle, without writing anything for three hours

in the examination hall, while answering question papers as I had not

prepared for the examination. I have strong faith in Sai-Baba and I

remembered Sai Baba to help me before I could commence writing the first

paper of the examination. Surprisingly, thoughts started flowing and I

answered all questions due to my experience at the Bar while practicing as

an advocate, though I never studied and prepared for the examination. It is

only due to the grace of Sai Baba that I answered all the questions. As I

had gone to Bangalore reluctantly for the examination, naturally I was not

interested in the result and it was out of my mind that I had appeared for

the examination. Then as usual I was attending the court and was very busy

in my practice as an advocate. Then on one day, in December 1968, when I

went to Court as usual, our Bar present at Hubli, Shri H.R. Patil, told me

that the results of the written examination have appeared in the newspaper

and asked for my seat number. You believe it or not, I had forgotten my

seat-number and I told him that I am not sure, whether it is 8 or 18. Then

he compelled me to fetch the hall-ticket from my hose. Then I went home in

a riksha and got my hall-ticket and my seat-number was 18. What a surprise,

when we saw the result ? The passing number had commenced from 18 onwards

and the candidates from serial numbers 1 to 17 had failed. Not that I am

happy about the failure of others, but this shows how Sai Baba loves His

devotees wherever they are and always looks to their welfare and success.

 

In all 50 candidates had appeared for the examination and only 23 candidates

were successful in the written examination and I was one of them. Then

after a fortnight or so, the successful candidates were called for viva-voce

test the Karnataka Public Service Commission Office at Bangalore. I was not

well acquainted with the roads at Bangalore then and did not know the road

to reach the office of the K.P.S. C. The other two colleagues of mine by

name Shri Javali and Shri Kanchi, who were also successful in the written

examination, had come to Bangalore for viva-voce and I told them that we all

should go in a Taxi to the K.P.S. C to reach in time. Then one of them

suggested that there is sufficient time and so we can reach the place on

foot. We three of us went on foot till Maharani college Cross at Bangalore.

Then we tried to find out the road to the K.P.S.C. office. In the mean

time, it started drizzling and none of the pedestrians was ready to wait and

guide us to the K.P.S.C. office. In fact, we tried to stop the Taxies and

Rikshas; but all of them were engaged and none stopped.

 

N.R. Goodwala

Bijapur

( to be contd)

 

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