Bala Krishna Keshev Vaidya alias Dada Maharaj Paatgaonkar.

October 13, 2007

He hailed from a

small village, called Paatgaon, near Rajapur (Ratnagiri District). He

was a follower of the Nav Nath

{Shri Jaalander Sampradaya}. Spiritually advanced, he was famous in that

region for his kind loving nature. Many a poor and downtrodden, he helped, and

set them on the “Bhakti Marg”. But most of all he was known for exorcising

evil sprits. He and Baba were contemporeries, but had

never met. Yet they knew, every thing about each other, in fact they had

telepathic communication with each other.

There was a householder in Mumbai who was possessed by an

evil sprit. This sprit tormented this man and made him very violent. So that he

caused bodily harm to his relatives. The family tried various remedies, but of

no avail. As the violence increased each day they restrained him, by tying him

with a rope. Under such circumstances they brought him to Shirdi.

Seeing him Baba said “Arre

he is possessed by a mighty demon. I don’t have a cure for him. Take him

to Bala of Patagaon, and tell him I have sent

him.” Heeding Baba’s advice the family searched for Patagaon and took him there. It took them a full 15 days to

reach there. On the day of their arrival, Dada Maharaj

told all his near and dear devotees that Baba was sending a violent mad person

to him. The family had never seen Dada before, and as Dada did not wear the Sanyasin's ochre robe they did not

recognize him. But the man recognized him and fell at his feet.

Dada kept the man with him for 8 days, and cured him of

his demonic sprits. The man left Patagaon hale and

hearty.

(Source Shri Sai Leela

Magazine)

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