Megha Shyam

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Sairam dear friends, On reading the abhisheka performed by great devotee Meghashyam, It reminded me that he passed away on 19th of January 1912 at 4.00 a.m. In memory of him I am reproducing the incidents on that day from the diary of Late Sri G S Khaparde. 19-1-1912 This was a very sad day. I got up very early and after finishing my prayer, discovered that it yet wanted an hour or so to day break. So I lay down and was aroused for Kakad Arti by Bapusaheb Jog. Dixit Kaka told me that Megha died about 4 a.m. The Kakad Arti was done, but Sayin Maharaj did not show his face clear and did not appear to open his eyes. He never threw glances spreading grace.After we returned arrangements were made for the cremation of Megha's body. Sayin Baba came just as the body was being broughtout and loudly lamented his death. His voice was so touching that it brought tears to every eye.

He followed the body up to the bend in the made road near the village and then went his usual way. Megha's body was taken under the bada tree and consigned to flames there. Sayin Baba was disticntly heard lamenting his death even at that distance and he was seen waving his hands and swaying as if in Arti to say goodbye. There was a good supply of dry fuel and flames soon rose very high. Dixit Kaka, myself, Bapusaheb Jog, Upasani, Dada Kelkar and ll else here were there and praised the lot of Megha that his body was seen and thouched by Sayin Baba on the head, heart , shoulders and feet. After finishing the ceremonies we ought to have sat praying, but Bapusaheb Jog came and I sat talking with him. When later on I went to see Sayin Baba he asked me how I spent the afternoon. I was very sorry to confess that I had wasted it in talking. This was a lesson to me. I remember how Sayin Baba foretold his death three days ago. "This is the last Arti of Megha"; how Megha

felt that he had completed his service and was passing away, how he shed tears to think that he could not see Sathe whom he r egarded as his Guru, and how he directed the cows of Sayin Baba should be let loose. He never expresssed any other wish. We all admired his life of extreme devotion and I was sorry that I did not rest in prayer but listened to meaningless talk. Bhishma and my son Balvant are not well, so there was no bhajan. Dixit Kaka read Ramayan at night. Gupte, his brother and their families left this morning for Bombay. Remembering that great devotee In the service of Sai the Supreme Master Bharadwaja

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