SMT. PARVATIBAI SAPATNEKAR

[Guest guest]

Next morning while I was narrating the dream to my mother-in-law, Baba (my

father-in-law) overheard it. He came in and inquired in detail about the

dream. He suspected therein some divine purpose. He said to my husband,

"Your wife had a great desire to visit Shirdi and this dream may be on

account of the same. So you go to Shirdi again taking her with you. My

husband was annoyed and replied, "Why do you listen to her. The idea was in

her mind all the time and hence its appearance in the dream. I don't wand to

get insulted again," But my father-in-law quietened him and advised him to

take along his elder brother's wife also (who had only daughters and no sons

till then).

 

So accordingly we went to Shirdi, Shri Sai Baba was then returning from

Lendi Baug. On seeing him I was stunned.He was the same fakir seen by me in

the dream. Then looking at me He, holding His abdomen started yelling, "Oh

Mother dear! How much my abdomen is paining and waist is aching too." I was

baffled and wanted to know what was wrong with Baba. But the devotees nearby

told me that Baba acted like this whenever His devotee was suffering and the

devotee was cured. I however could not help laughing and enjoying the

perfect acting of Baba. At that time I failed to understand but after 2-3

months when the pain in my abodmen and waist disappeared on its own, I

realised that the above acting was for my sake only and my heart was full of

gratitude and love towards Baba.

 

Later in the day after Baba had settled down in the Musjid, we went to see

Him with flowers and other offerings. As per custom in those days my husband

moved ahead and I followed him. The moment my husband went near Baba, He

greeted him as in the past shouting, "Chal hat". But when my turn came, He

quietly allowed me to place my head on His feet. I was overjoyed and forgot

myself. Baba took handful of Udi, dubbed it on my head and said, "Take. One,

two, three, four. How many you want?"

 

(to be contd....)

Lt  Col. M. B. Nimbalkar (Retd)

Pune

 

Sri Satchidananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj ki Jai !!!

 

Baba Bless us all

 

 

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