Destiny-Baba's Distribution

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Destiny-Baba's Distribution

 

By Prahlad Hulyaikar

 

The Lord has no favorites; He loves all equally. The sun shines the same on

fire charcoal and on the diamond, but the diamond receives and reflects the

light. Most persons have “charcoal” mentalities; that is why they think that

God does not bless them. The love and blessings are there; man has only to

receive them.

- Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji

 

It was the year 1980. The Dipavali Holidays had begun. Sri Jai Rao

(son-in-law of late Kishor Sahu) started visiting us frequently. He used to

attend Arathi session in the evening and then go home to Vasco. On one

Friday, during Aarati session, my wife saw some events taking place in the

space, close to Baba's Murthi. She saw that Sri Rao had fallen down from his

Motor Cycle and his head was sprayed with a white powder. On the same night

Baba appeared in her dream and said, " Your Rao has fallen down and broken

his hand. Do not worry much, it is predestined, but I am distributing the

quantum of suffering " . My wife woke up suddenly and narrated the strange

dream to me. I told her that it was a dream and not to worry.

 

On Saturday Jai Rao came to Calangule in the morning. He talked to me on

different subjects. As it was noon, we sat for lunch. A boy named Bhanudas

(Noti) happened to come to take Baba's Darshan. He is my neighbor and is a

motor cycle pilot. My wife said to Rao, as she was serving " Noti is a real

devotee of Sai Baba. He always helps those who are in difficulty. " Shree Jai

Rao exchanged greetings with him. Noti went home. The evening Aarati session

was over and then Rao also left.

 

As Rao was leaving my wife cautioned him and advised him to go slow. Rao

said, " Bai. I have been riding a motorcycle even in States. I am a seasoned

driver. Your fears are baseless. " My wife said to him. " Rao, nobody can

escape destiny. Devotion to God mitigates the intensity less suffering " . Rao

said jokingly, “I do not understand the philosophy the destiny. Nothing is

going to happen to me. You will see me tomorrow perfectly safe " . Rao reached

Vasco safely that night. On Monday Rao came as usual. He had lunch with us.

He had his meal and then decided lo go to Vasco at 5 p.m. My wife insisted

he should stay and go to Vasco the next day. Rao said, he could not stay as

his wife was waiting for him. Rao left Calangule at 5.10 p.m. At 5.45 p.m.

he dashed against a cycle rider at a place called Agashi. The cycle rider

was carrying wheat flour. The cycle was badly damaged but the rider escaped

unhurt. Rao fell down on his face and the whole flour was sprayed all over

his body.

 

The lamp was damaged, his spectacles were broken to pieces and Rao got an

injury to his left hand. People gathered. Rao could not get up. Just at the

moment Noli was coming from Vasco to Calangute, He saw the crowd on the

road. He slopped his vehicle to find out who was injured. He could not

believe it - it was the same person Rao, who had exchanged greetings with

him in my house, two days back. Noli lifted Rao and took him to a clinic.

After first aid, he took him to Vasco in a private car.

 

Noli came to us and reported what had happened. At the same time when Rao

fell down at Agashi a big bee stung a fingered my wife and her hand started

swelling. She said tome " Rao has fallen down, Baba hesitated his

distribution. Let us accept it. One Mr.Lucio Miranda. (Rao's close friend)

was in Bombay when the incident took place. On the same day and at the same

time, some goondas attacked him near Strand Cinema and forcibly pulled off

his wrist-watch causing an injury to his left hand. On the next day we all

went to Vasco to see Rao. There he got a phone message from Lucio about his

encounter with goondas. Rao greeted us with one hand and said to my wife,

" Bai, put a little Udi on my hand " .

 

This incident profoundly speaks that we are all inter-related. Destiny is

not absolute. We are brothers and sisters in Sai family. We all have to

share pleasure and pain without any compliant. This is Baba’s Spiritual

Communism, or calls it Socialism.

 

(Source Saipadananda Magazine April 1992)