Shri Sadguru Sainath Mandir Shiwaji Nagar, Pune-5 (Sai Leela Magazine April 1977)

[Guest guest]

Shri Sadguru SainatH Mandir

Shiwaji Nagar, Pune-5

 

[Original article written in Marathi by Shri S. M. Garje and published in

Shri Sai Leela magazine for the month of Jan. 76]

 

At present there are three Sai temples in Pune. One of them is at Swar Gate,

one is at Khadkee and the third one is at Shiwaji Nagar, Out of these

temples, the one at Shiwaji Nagar is the oldest and   many people   are

devoted to it. Its history also is strange, curious and thrilling.    This

temple stands on the bank   of   the   Mutha river in the Shiwaji Nagar

area in the    vicinity     of     Rasane    chawl. Recently one road has

been constructed in the rear side   of this   temple and because of a big

retaining wall constructed by the side of the river, the flood water of the

river does not come near the temple, otherwise in olden days the   flood

water of  the river, used to come as   far   as   the temple   every year

during the monsoon.    If we turn left from the new road, we first come to

the   Rasane chawl.    If we move a   little   ahead and turn our face to

the right then  we at once get the Darshan of Shri Sai Baba.    This

darshan   gives   us the satisfaction of having taken the trouble of coming

to the temple. Shri Damodarpant Rasane was a Sai devotee,    who had the

good fortune to have lived with Shri Sai Baba during the latter's life

time.    The   Rasane   chawl   belongs   to   Shri   Damodarpant. Round

about 1945   Shri Nanasaheb Rasane, the son ot  Damodar. pant   converted

two   of   the   rooms in the Rasane chawl into a temple   and   started

there   the   worship of Shri Sai Baba.    Since that   time   the   worship

of  Shri   Baba   is going on at this place regularly.    The   morning

and   evening   aarati   became   a regular feature and hence devotees

started   flocking at the site.    Sessions Judge of Pune, Shri Patil, Shri

Chougule, a   judge from Helgaum, Shri   V.   Shankar   Mudliar,   Shri   P.

S   Rao,   Shri Ranganathan, Shri   Bendre, Shri Gaikwad, Shri Takawane

guruji can be mentioned as the illustrious devotees, attending the temple.

Shri Nikam, from Khed was a Jamadar in the Police Deptt.   He was   known to

be a sincere Sai devotee and hence he was called by Shri Nanasaheb Rasane to

join the activities of the temple.    Shri Nikiim accordingly responded to

the call of Shri Nanasaheb Rasane and resigning  his job in the Police

^eptt, he dedicated his entire life to   this temple. Shri Nikam is closely

connected with this   temple.    He has pie ented   to   this   temple one

Talisman    obtained from Shri Sai Baba due to Shri Nikam's good fortune.

The story of  how Shri Nikam   came   to   get   this Talisman   is also

very interesting and noteworthy for all Sai devotees and hence it would not

be out of place to narrate it here.

 

      One girl from Shirdi named Kashibai, was married to a gentalman staying in

Niphad. Due to her ill luck Kashibai’s husband died within a few years from

her marriage. She was pregnant at the time of her husband’s death. She

confined at the proper time and gave birth to a son, who was named as

Madhav. When her son completed one year, Kashibai returned to Shirdi from

Niphad and started stayed with her father. As Kashibai had no means of

livelihood, she used to work on some body’s field fo rthe whole day and used

to earn some money Kashibai’s son was more or less a problem for her. There

was nobody at her house, who could look after him. Hence she found out a

solution for that. She used to leave her son, in the morning in the Masjid

and go away to the field for work.    In the evening when she would return

from the work, she   used to   pick up her son   from   the   Masjid   and

then   she used   to   go home.    In the evening,   she   used   to bow

down to   Shri Sai Baba before going home.    As Kashibai used to leave

Madhav in the Masjid for the whole day, she never   had   any worry   about

him.    She used to work in   the   field   whole   day   and return in the

evening.    This became a sort of a   routine   for Kashibai for four or

five years. After Madhav attained the age of five,   Shri Baba   started

giving him a rupee every day.    In his turn, Madhav also used to attend to

Shri Baba's petty jobs.

(to be contd....)

(Source Saileela Magazine April 1977)

Saileela Magazines can be read at " on the web.

   

 

    Terms of Service.