DEVOTEES' EXPERIENCES OF SRI SAI BABA BY H.H. NARASIMHA SWAMIJI - PART II

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Sairam,

Devotees Experiences - Rao Bahadur S.B.Dhumal

 

Baba's kindness to me was not confined to temporal affairs. I lost my

wife In 1909. I was anxious about her soul's welfare and was

performing the monthly (Masik) ceremonies. At the time when the sixth

month's ceremony had to be performed, Baba told me to perform it at

Shirdi and promised to give my wife Sadgati, (i.e., literally a good

start for her soul's, further spiritual course). I went to Shirdi

accordingly and performed that Masik there. Baba then asked me for

Rs,15 dakshina and I gave it. I have implicit faith in the truth of

Baba's declarations and have had ample verification in matters which

admit of verification, which naturally fortifies my faith in His

statements as to matters unseen and apparently incapable of

verification. I am sure my wife got Sadgati by Baba's grace. Then

as I was, in 1909 a vigorous and healthy lawyer, aged 36, without

issue, the question of marrying a second time was frequently

considered, especially by my friends and well-wishers. Among them

was my father-in-law, Rao Bahadur Bapu Rao Dada Kinkhede, M.A., a

pleader of Nagpur. When I told him that I could never act without a

direction from Baba, he took me to Shirdi and then went to Baba

without me. He came back within five minutes and intimated to me

that he could read Baba's negative reply from His eyes and told me

not to marry without Baba's express consent or order. Of course, I

never acted without Baba's consent. Up-to-date, Baba has not made me

marry and I have continued my life of "single blessedness". Alike

from the temporal and spiritual view point Baba has

settled this course for me and after a fairly happy and successful

temporal life, Baba is developing in me a slow but sure detachment

from the temporal comforts and I am surrendering myself to His

guidance without the faintest fear for my future here or hereafter

inspite of the fact that His ways are mysterious, highly puzzling and

really inscrutable in many matters. As for temporal success, it is

not vain glory but a desire to set down the actual truth that makes

me inform you that almost invariably my professional efforts were

crowned with success and from their financial or personal aspect

also, I had nothing to complain of, as my income tax would clearly

indicate. It was all due to Baba's help and grace. Yet despite all

this temporal success, He keeps me free - more and more free, from

worldly shackles and ready for retirement when He gives the

signal.

 

- to be contd

 

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