Leelas of Our Merciful Baba

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Leelas

of Our Merciful Baba

While reading Baba's Leelas of Shri R. Radhakrishnan

in December '82 issue 1 remembered of a similar experience I had during my

recent tour, and felt that I should also share this with other devotees of Baba

through our offical organ Shri

Sai Leela, which is doing immense service for the good of humanity by

inculcating bhakti. which is

very much neglected in this scientific age.

 

I with my family visited Haridwar, Rhishikesh etc. and

while returning I diverted my route

via Jaipur for the purpose of

getting quotations of Baba'a

marble statue for our newly constructed Sai temple at Shanthoshnagar near our Defence

Labs. After completing my work there' and visiting the city we proceeded to Ajmer. I here we

had darshan of

Khwaja Gariban Nawaz Darga

and also taken a dip at Pushkar

just a day before the Purnima. On this

day a very big mela is held at Pushkar every year. Next

day we planned to return by the biweekly which

is fastest direct train to Secunderabad.

My wife requested me that we should also visit Nasik and then

our Holi Darbar of Baba at

Shirdi before returning to Secunderabad.

I agreed and we started by the same train

and got down at Khandwa junction early in

the morning next day. The connecting train to Bombay

was some time about 9 a. m Since there was nearly 3 hours leisure

for us, I thought that we can have our wash and breakfast " before moving,

On to the broad gauge platform. Just then one bearded old coolie approached and

asked me if he could help me to put -us into, Bombay train, I

told him that I am not in hurry and as such I do not need his help.

Saying this we moved with our luggage consisting of 2 boxes, a big bedding and 3 small

bags to a tap on the platform so that we could have a wash

That old man also moved along with us and stood by our side

quietly. I looked at him and pleaded

once again to leave us in peace. He told me that a

train going to Bombay

just arrived from Allahabad. It is

running more than 3 hours late and he

would take ten rupees and see that we are put

into it. He pressed further saying that there

is no time to waste. My wife told me, " let

us go because at this rate we do not know how much late the next

train would be " . Then I told him, " I would give you just

Rs 8 only " , and he. without next word immediately put all the 3 boxes on

his head with the help of my sons and the huge bedding on his right

shoulder and started running on to the over bridge asking us to

run behind him. When we got on the broad gauge

platform the first whistle blew. I

thought I we may not be able to

get in because almost all the doors were closed. He straight dashed to a 3 tier

bogie and banged the door i. shouting

" Kholo " and the people inside refused, he once again

shouted " Kholo " and

one gentleman opened the door. He dropped all the things into the compartment and pushed us

one by one into the carriage. Then he asked

me to check the luggage and said " now I

would collect ten rupees from you. " I paid '

him a tenner very happily and thanked him. Just then the train i started. Then my wife said, " don't yon think that this all is a

miracle of Baba ? Till then it did not strike me that the old bearded coolie

can be no other than our merciful Baba. How much

trouble he takes for his devotees !

He carried all our huge boxes and the bedding, and how much ungrateful we are.

 

I am a devotee of Baba since

1954, and 1 visit the holy village Shirdi at least once a year. I have had many

experiences and if Baba permits me I would share them with you all some time in

future.

 

H. R. Seetharam

 

Secunderabad.

(Source Shri Sai Leela May 1983)