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

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Sairam,

 

Devotees Experiences – Mrs. Manager

 

I was suffering for over a month during summer of 1915 with a

splitting neuralgic headache; we were at Panchgani, a sanatorium, and

we tried a number of remedies. It was all to no purpose. I felt I

must die. With that feeling, I resolved to go to Shirdi, so that I

may have the privilege of dying at Baba's feet; and in spite of some

objections raised by my husband at first, we moved on to Kopergaon

and came to the river Godavari which we had to cross. It struck me at

once that I should bathe in the holy river as anyhow I was going to

die soon. A cold bath might increase my pain and accelerate death.

Well, so much the better, I had my bath. Well? Judge of our surprise!

The bath over, I came out and the headache instead of getting

aggravated, left me at once and for ever. That long standing scourge

left me for good by that bath, even though a cold bath when the

headache was on was previously totally impracticable and a terror to

me. This cure was surely due to Sri Sai.

In 1927, when I was six months with child, we, (i.e.t our whole

family) started for Shirdi; shortly thereafter my child died in the

womb, and no delivery followed for days. My features were getting

blue. I was clearly having blood poisoned. There was no medical help

or midwife at Shirdi; we, however, got some medicines from

Ahmednagar. They were of no avail. My husband went to Sakori and

prayed to Sri Upasani Baba to help me. The latter merely said "You

have the best doctor and best nurse there, (meaning of course, Sri

Sai Baba}. Why do you come to me?" The child remained for days dead

in my womb.and I was unconscious. What happened thereafter and how I

delivered, I do not remember. But my husband told me (Mr, Manager

confirms this) that in my unconscious state, I was speaking and

giving directions as to what steps were to be taken besides applying

Udhi and Tirth of Sri Sai Baba. These directions were followed and

every thing inside was expelled (especially later on through

glandular swellings). Yet, for one more month I continued unconscious

and at last recovered full consciousness and health. This was a clear

case of Sri Sai Baba's help(to save my life) nine years after He

entered into Mahasamadhi.

Sri Sai Baba did not found any Math or Institution and therefore left

no one to occupy the Gadi He sat on.

Sri Sai Baba's qualities shine out of His own conduct and His virtues

are worthy of mention. His kindness would be amply borne out by the

incidents already mentioned. Many other incidents known to and

experienced by all who came to Him can be mentioned which show that

it extended far beyond Shirdi-thousands of miles away even to Europe,

when His devotees were facing danger in the Great-War in 1914-1919.

But He was also Just and Impartial, while He was kind. If the

occasion called for it, He said, one should sacrifice one's own

child. His serene impartiality knew no difference between the king

and a beggar. All were equal in His eyes. He was never obsequious to

the rich and high placed, nor supercilious and contemptuous to the

lowly. Revenue Commissioners and Collectors have called to see Him,

and lower officials in numbers, e.g., D.O's, D. C.s, Mamlatdars, etc.

But wealth and position were no special grounds of preference or

differential treatment with Him. His accessibility to all and at

all hours practically was a remarkable feature of His. "My Darbar is

always open," He used to say- "at all hours." He had nothing to fear

from scrutiny, and nothing shameful to conceal. And His actions were

open and above board.

 

 

 

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