Chapter 48 :Sri_Sai_Sat_Charitra_Concise(Version)

February 26, 2007

Om Shree Ganeshaya Namah

Om Sai Ram

Chapter 48:::

Baba eradicating the distress of Sabtnekar

* Shevade and Sabtnekar were preparing for Law degree examination. Of all the people Shevade's preparation was very poor but he was confident that Shirdi Baba had assured him sucess. All laughed and Sabtnekar too.

* In 1913 when Sabtnekar was a practicing lawyer, his son died of a mysterious throad aliment. The grieving father on his pilgrimage to holy shrines came to Shirdi. When he came to masjid for darshan, Baba drove him away shouting 'Get out' , Nobody's plea helped to change his command , Sabtnekar returned with heavy heart.

A year later his wife dreampt that as she was going to fetch water from the village well, a fakir addressed her thus : 'Girl, why exhausted for nothing? I will fill your pitcher with water'. The couple figured out that it was none other than Baba and came to Shirdi. Though Baba welcomed Sabtnekar initially with the same phrase 'Get out', He later allowed him to hold his divine feet.He told the assembled people: 'What for this man comes here and weeps? He accuses Me of having killed his child.Am I a slayer of children? Well! Now itself I will do this. I will place the very same child in the womb of his wife.' Then placing his hands on Sabtnekar 's head, Baba said:" These feet are Ancient and Divine.Now you will have no worry. Trust in Me." As blessed by Baba, in a year the lady delivered a male child named Muralidar and as an eight month old baby was placed at the feet of Baba.

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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