LATE TATYASAHEB NOOLKAR -- A GREAT AND BLESSED SAI-DEVOTEE

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Surprisingly, the same night one Brahmin cook came to Nanasaheb for a job

and he immediately sent him to Tatyasaheb. Next day morning, Tatyasaheb

received a parcel of excellent Nagpur oranges, the name of the consigner not

being mentioned. Thus Tatyasaheb was convinced of Baba's divine powers and

he went with Nanasaheb Chandorkar to Shirdi. Tatyasaheb was physically short

and fat. As he bowed down at Baba's feet, Baba placed his hand spreading all

five lingers on Tatyasaheb's head lightly but with a slight push. As a

result, Tatyasaheb collapsed a little towards the nearly pillar, but at that

time quite different feelings appeared in his head and having been convinced

that this was the real and ultimate place of his Guru, he was in the state

of unparalleled joy.

 

That night Tatyasaheb while asleep in Sathe Wada, suddenly woke up and

started asking Nanasaheb for betel (a roll of Piper-betel leaves with areca

nut, clover, lime etc. chewed after meals) which Nanasahcb was not in the

habit of chewing. Just at that time Baba at the Masjid said to someone

present. "Take these four betels and give them to the old man come with

Chandorkar at Salhe Wada." Seeing that man suddenly come with the betels,

Talyasahcb was convinced about Baba's powers of knowing secrets of others'

mind (Antar-jnan) and his faith in Baba was further established. Tatyasaheb

came back to Pandharpur but whenever he got leave or had holidays, he

started visiting Shirdi for Sai Baba's darshan and company.

 

Severe pain of eyes cured

 

Once Tatyasaheb had some dangerous disease for his eyes. He could not see

properly and pain was unbearable. When no improvement occured inspite of

treatment from well-known eye-specialists. Tatayasaheb as a last resort went

lo Shirdi. Two days he sat in Sathe Wada praying Sai Baba and continuously

repealing Sai-nama. On the third day Baba placing His hand on His own eyes,

said to Madhavrao Deshpande, "Shama ! Today My eyes are paining severely".

As soon as Baba said these words, Talyasaheb's pain started becoming less

and less and swollen eyes were cured completely. (In Shri Sai Saicharila,

Ch. XXI, Sai Baba's taunting a pleader from Pandharpur and teaching him not

to indulge in any scandal or slander of others, was in reference to that

pleader's criticism and discussion in the Bar Room of Talyasaheb Noolkar's

above stay at Shirdi for cure of his eyes only).

 

to be contd...

 

by Late Lt.Col Nimbalkar

Pune

 

Sri Satchidananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj ki Jai !!!

 

Baba Bless us all