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

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purandare"> 4 May, 1936, POONA. raghuvir B. purandhare, s/o Bhaskar Purandhare. aged 60, Brahmin,

Deshasth Shukla Yajur Vedi (Kelva Mahim, Thana Dist - originally) now at Bandra.

Retired clerk of G.I.P. Rly, Sainath Ashram, 59-B, Perry Road, Bandra, state: I

heard first of Sai Baba in 1909 and went to see Him. I was always desirous of

association with Sadhus-saintly people. I heard He was a Saint, so I felt

attracted to Him. He appeared in my dream and called me to Shirdi. At that time

my elder daughter (aged then six months) was very ill and so my mother objected

to my going. I still persisted in going to Shirdi and I took my wife, that

child and my mother with me to Shirdi. I remained there (first

visit) for thirteen days. On the third day of my visit, the child got alright.

Baba did not permit me to go back till the thirteenth day. I did not ask Him

about any matter. He told my mother that for seven centu­ries, He (Sai Baba)

was connected with me. "I will not forget him-I will always remember him even

if he is away more than 2000 miles . I will not eat even a bit without him,"

said Baba. Then I started away to Nasik with His permission. We went back to

Dadar where I was living. My wife got an attack of cholera and the doctor gave

her up as hopeless. I gave Baba's Udhi and Tirtha to her. I saw

Baba at the side of Datta Mandir in front of my Dadar house and He ordered me to

give the Udhi and Tirtha and so I gave her the Udhi and Tirtha. Half an hour

later, she had recovered sufficient warmth and the doctor felt hopeful of her

recovery and she recovered. Since then I visited Baba very often and stayed

long periods at Shirdi in obedience to Baba's order. Baba would occasion­ally

ask Mr. H.S. Dixit to write to me to go over. I have visited Baba often with

Dixit. I went with no worldly motives, though I was very poor; I was an orphan.

He told me to continue my previous Upasana. I was and am fond of worshipping

Vishnu and of prayers. I continued the same. He asked me

several times for Rs. 2 only. Once I asked him what for He asked always for Rs.

2. He then said " It is not these Rupees I want. I want Nishta, i.e.,

concentrated Faith and Saburi (patience)." I re­plied I had given these-faith

in him and was patiently await­ing progress. He told me to keep up Nishta and

to be strict and anxious to fulfil all promises I made. "You should have truth

always with you. Then I will be always with you, wher­ever you are and at all

times." I promised to try my best and wanted His help for controlling my mind.

"Please get that done by me" I told Him. He agreed. All this was at my very

first visit. He then told me to buy my own-house. I had only Rs. 35 salary. By

His grace, in three years time I got the house. At once as soon as He said

"Buy," I purchased a plot and began to build and in three years, the building

was fin­ished at Bandra- wherein I am still living. "Do not ask for a single

pie from anyone. I will help

you Myself." I was slow at first in building. He threw stones at me for my

delay. Nana S.C. and H.S. Dixit offered to build it for me. But Baba would not

permit it. I then took a loan from my office of Rs. 500 and the built it. It

was a lonely building in a field. Baba said that He was sitting himself there

and guarding me and my young wife. So I stayed on. I lost my wife in 1920.

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