Chapter 28 :Sri_Sai_Sat_Charitra_Concise(Version)

June 6, 2006

Om Shree Ganeshaya Namah

Om Sai Ram

Chapter 28:::

Devotees wire pulled to Shirdi.

Baba often used to say: “However far my man be, even if he is 3000 miles away, he will be pulled to Shirdi as sparrow dragged by the twain tied to its leg.”

* Lala Lakshmi Chand: This man is Bombay had a dream in 1910 in which he saw a saint standing surrounded by devotees. From a photo in Das Ganu’s Kirtan session he realized that it was Sai Baba who came in his dream. He borrowed fifteen rupees from his uncle (a marwari), gathered a few friends and singing Bhajan all through the night reached Shirdi. When he prostrated before Baba in the masjid, Baba affectionately: “Conceited fellow! Sings bhajan en route. What is the need to come to darshan even borrowing money from the marwari? Is the heart satisfied now?’ On the third day, Lala had some back pain and was hungry while at masjid; also felt at heart that it would be nice if sansa was distributed as prasada. Baba directed that sansa be prepared for nivedya that day. Looking at Lala he said: ‘Eat samsa for hunger. Apply some balm for back pain!’ That night during chavadi procession Baba was tormented by cough. Lala thought that it must be due to evil eyes. Next morning when he

came to masjib Baba remarked that yesterday He suffered from cough and that it could be that some one’s evil eyes were working on Him!

* Lady from Burghanpur: Once a lady at Burghanpur had a dream in which Baba was asking her for kichadi. She came to Shirdi and waited for a fortnight. But no occasion came to serve kichadi. Having lost her patience on the fifteenth day, she forced her entry with kichadi in to masjid after curtains were drawn for Baba’s lunch. That day Baba ate only kichadi.

* Mega: Hari Vinyak Sathe sent this Brahmin who was his cook to Shirdi. This simple hearted village rustic came with hesitation as to how a Brahmin could prostrate before a Moslem in a masjid. When he entered entered the masjid, Baba shouted: “Kick away that rascal. You will lose your purity if you enter here. That brainless sahib has sent this fool here!’ In due course of time, Mega became one of the most ardent devotees of Baba. To bring bilva leaves for baba’s worship he would walk miles daily. He would first go for worship in all the temples in Shirdi, then wash the feet of Sai at masjid and drink tha holy water. Once during mahara shankaranti he wanted to bathe Baba, his Shiva, with holy waters and hence walked in all 24 miles to bring a pot water of river Gomathi despite strong objection by Baba. At last Baba conceded to his plea but told him to pour water only on His head. But the emotionally charged Mega shouted ‘Har Gange’ and pured water all over His body. Lo! Not

a drop fell on Baba’s body! Only the Head was drenched!

* One day at dawn Mega dreamt that Baba entered his room, cast akshathas (sancitified rice) and told him to draw a Trishul (Trident) in his room. He woke up and saw akshathas but the door was locked from inside. When he went with doubt to masjid, Baba told him that no door was a bar to His entry and directed him to draw trishul in room. Next day when Mega was at Masjid a devotee from Bombay came to Baba and submitted a shiva linga. Baba told Mega: ‘See Shankar has come’. Megha drew trishul in his room and Baba installed the shiva linga near the His big portrait in that room.

* After serving Baba for years, in 1912 Mega attained shiva loga prapti (reached the holy feet of Lord Shiva). Baba termed him as ‘his true devotee’, covered his body with flower, joined the funeral procession and wailed loudly like ordinary worldly persons. On the 13th day He fed Brahmins at His own cost.

By A.Govindakrishnan

"Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu

Gurur Devoh Maheshwar;

Gurur Shakshat Parambramha

Tashmai Shri Gurur Veh Namah"

May the Merciful Sri Sai Baba always shower His grace on us and our families and remove our problems and anxieties by giving us all - strength , goodluck, success and happiness with peace of mind.

Sai bhakt,

Deepa H

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