How Sri Sai Clears His Bhakta's Mental Restlessness

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How Sri Sai Clears His Bhakta's  Mental Restlessness

 

      It was in September 1915 that I proposed to go to Shirdi for annual prayers

at Sri Sai's Lotus Feet for three days as usual.

 

      So I planned early in September with all precautions and forethought for

performing my Father's and Mother's ceremony for Mahalaya Paksha (Thithi)

and to perform Mahalaya Amavasya Tharpana being Sarva Pithru Amavasya, a

Holy New Moon Day at Madras, which fell on 2-10 and 4-10-75; and so to leave

for Shirdi on 18-9-75 and return by 25 or 26-9-75 to be in time for

ceremony. This would enable me to do the ceremony at Madras as usual without

any hindrance.

 

      With this object in view I obtained passes for my journey as early as

8-9-75 for reservation. My neices Kumaries Sujatha and Laxmi (my younger

brother Venugopal's daughters) desired to visit Shirdi ~and wanted me to

start on 24-9-75 when their School closes for holidays. They got passes also

for joint reservation for journey. Forgetting the ceremony ahead, I agreed

to their request blindly and reserved accordingly for 24-9-75. But soon

after doing reservation, I realised my mistake but too late and here begins

my restlessness and mental agony, formed by this programme, I will miss the

ceremony at Madras, as I will be returning to Madras only by 10th of

October; since the children desired to visit Nagpur to enjoy Dasara with

their cousins, uncles and aunts; and then to visit Vijayawada and Kakinada.

But this change in our programme, would hit hard, by missing the purpose of

doing my parents' ceremony on Mahalaya Amavasya (the all Souls' Day for

Hindus - a Sacred and Holy Day) which I regularly perform at Sri Raghavendra

Swamy Uttaradi Mutt, as it was advised doing the ceremony at the Mutt is

more sacred and Holy than doing the same at Home.   Thus,   I will miss the

holy day, was my anxiety and restlessness.

In the meanwhile, at Villivakkam, where I attended a marriage, 1 consulted

the Purohit, in my i estlessness, who said in such unavoidable circumstances

"HI R ANY A SHRADHAM" could be done which means, on that particular day of

ceremony after bath, to call a Purohit and offer him some rice, dhall and

vegetables with some cash dakshina, which is equal to doing the ceremony.

With this reply, I felt a bit consoled, though half heartedly, and took this

as Shri Sai's orders and thought that the ceremony should go this way this

time and that is the desire of Sri Sai.

On Monday evening, 15.9.75, on my return from the marriage at 3.30 p m , my

two neices Kumari Sujatha and Laxmi came and told me that their leave has

been postponed from 24.9.75 to 4,10.75 as they have just received

instructions to hold small ^Savings Scheme lectures from 24.9.1975 to

4.10.1975. They said this change enables them not only to visit Shirdi but

also helps them to be at Nagpur for Dasara Celebrations.

 

      At this, I simply wondered and became spell-bound and actually could not

believe what they said 1 felt emotional, and surprised at this change in

their postponing the leave, because here is mysterious and miraculous hand

of Sri Sai, in coming to His Bhakta's rescue and solving his problem by

satisfying his desire, thus enabling him to do the ceremony at Madras itself

as per his desire, before starting for v Shirdi and to leave Shirdi with a

free mind, thus displaying His kindness and Golden Hean to HIS Bhaktas.

 

      No sooner, I heard the change in leave to children, I was happy but yet

there was a hurdle to cross, in cancelling the reservation for 24th and to

reserve for 5.10.75. But contrary to my anxiety, this was done so easily and

within minutes, which 1 attribute to Sri Sai's Grace.

Thus we left for Shirdi, Nagpur and Kakinada by Sri Sai'i Grace on 5.10.75

free-minded, my purpose being over at Madras as desired. We were thus at HIS

LOTUS FEET at Shirdi for three days and visited Nagpur and Vijayawada as

scheduled.

 

      It may please be noted how Sri Sai knows the minds of His Bhaktas and

fulfills their desires. In this, it may be noted with interest

 

(1)      how Sri Sai changed the School Holidays from 24.9.75 t« 5.10.75 to

enable His Bhakta (Sai Das) to do his parents* ceremonies at Madras,

(2)      got the reservation   done   so  easily   which is a problem

(3)      enabled the children to be at HIS LOTUS FEET to bless them and

(4)      also gave them chance to be at Nagpur for Dasara as desired by them.

 

It is needless to mention by this experience that our Saviour Sri Sai Baba

is always with us with

HIS hand of protection and gives solace to His Bhaktas.

 

Bow to- Sri Sai-Peace, Plenty and Prosperity to all.

 

B. Ramanadha Rao

Madras   600011

(Source Sai Leela Magazine August 1976)

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