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

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Sairam,

Devotees Experiences - W.Pradhan

 

Without exception all members of my family go to Baba and get His

blessing. I shall mention how my wife and sister got to Baba and how

my wife got a special blessing from Baba.

One night. Das Ganu Maharaj performed his splendid Kirtan (always in

praise of Baba, whatever the main and express theme of his Kirtan may

be) at my mother's place. Then I invited him and Mr.Chandorkar and

all the friends then present to go over to Santa Cruz for rest. They

all came with the entire musical accompaniments and set. It was

suggested that they should proceed with a fresh Kirtan here at my

house. That went on from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. the most impressionable

hours of the night. My wife listening to the Kirtan got a burning

desire to visit Shirdi. Baba came to her in a dream she told me; and

this she considered as a sufficient indication that she should be

taken to Shirdi. "But what of my wife or sister-in-law, who still

seemed to be in advanced pregnancy?" I thought over it. My wife and

sister-in-law were prepared to take the risk of labour pains enroute.

I engaged a special second class railway car, paying the price of 12

tickets and arranged that the same car should be taken on via Manmad

to Kopergaon and taken off to a lay-by there. We all started and

throughout the journey there was not the least trouble. When we were

nearing Kopergaon, my wife said that Mr.Chandorkar would perhaps be

at the station to receive us. I replied that it was impossible,

though I had intimated our starting to him. Yet strangely that very

thing happened.

Mr.Chandorkar had gone to Shirdi on account of his ill health. He was

getting fever every alternate day and the day of our arrival was the

day on which he would get fever in the usual course. Yet he got my

letter and asked Baba for permission to receive us at Kopergaon. Baba

gave it readily. When H.S.Dixit objected and went to Baba mentioning

the alternate day's fever as a reason why he should go to Kopergaon

instead of Chandorkar, Baba gruffly sent him back and said that

Chandorkar, and Chandorkar alone, should go. Mr.Chandorkar came and

made grand and excellent arrangements for our reception and for the

comfort of the ladies and all our holy baths at Godavari; and we all

reached Shirdi safe. Mr.Chandorkar was not a whit the worse for his

journey and was free from fever. His fever then left him for good.

On the day we reached Shirdi, Baba said to Madhava Rao Deshpande,

pointing to my wife, "This is the mother of my Babu". Mr.Chandorkar

thought it must refer obviously to my sister-in-law who was believed

to be pregnant and asked Baba, pointing to my sister-in-law. "This is

the lady, is it not?" Baba replied "No. It is this" and He again

pointed to my wife.

Exactly twelve months from that date my wife was delivered of a male

child and we have named that son "Babu" (the name used by Baba). At

the "Christening" , Das Ganu, Mr.Chandorkar and all were present and

it was a grand and joyous occasion reminding us of Baba's kindness

and greatness.

At my first visit there was severe storm and rain for quarter of an

hour when I was with Baba at the masjid. I then thought that if the

rains beat like that streams would swell and getting back to my place

at Bombay would be difficult and Baba would not grant me early leave

to go away. Baba then looked at the sky and said,

"Oh God! Enough, stop the rain. My children have to go back home. Let

them go back without difficulty". As He spoke, the rains became

gentler and feebler. I felt that Baba knew my innermost thoughts.

Then He gave me leave to go and I caught the Punjab Mail and took

Udhi and Tirtha to my mother as stated above. Ill (IV] 359. The night

after my return my sister-in-law dreamt that a fakir robed in a

Kupani and wearing a towel on his head was in our house. This I felt

was proving what Baba said "I will accompany you home". Baba is in

our house.

 

 

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