Sai Satcharitra - Ovi to Ovi english Translation - Chp- IX

July 22, 2007

91. Once, being pre-occupied with official matters, Tarkhad forgot and everybody had their meals without naivedya one day. 92. Tarkhadsaheb was the Chief Officer of a big mill. Therefore, in the morning he had to go out every day for his work. 93.

Then by the time it was afternoon, he returned. As mentioned earlier about the sugar prasad, when he sat down to his meals, he partook of it. 94. This was the usual practice. On one occasion he forgot. The sugar was not put in the naivedya, and he also did not get the prasad. 95. Every day, the cook would serve the piece of sugar last, when he started his meals, as if it was the purification of the food. 96. But on that day, at the time of the puja, there was some hurry, and the sugar naivedya remained undone. Therefore he also had no prasad. 97. Immediately, Tarkhad left his meal, and being very repentant, bowed down to the portrait of Sai and with tears in his eyes said:- 98. “Baba, what illusion have you shown! How did you cause this confusion of mind? How did you let me just do a drill! First forgive me. 99. It’s not a mistake but a great sin. I am greatly repentant. A mistake; but I did not deliberately make the mistake. Please be merciful to me, Maharaja”. 100. He prostrated himself at the foot of the portrait. He was full of remorse. He said: “Maharaj, cloud of mercy, have pity on

me”. 101. Saying this he sent a letter to his son, in great humility and shame. “A great error has been committed by me. Pray that I may be forgiven. 102. Have mercy on one who has completely surrendered. Pray entreatingly to Sai in these words. Ask for this humble servant, his gesture of forgiveness and his assuring words”. 103. This incident took place at Bandra, whereas Shirdi was a hundred kos away. But the news reached there immediately. Listen to Baba’s words about it. 104. Now have the proof of Maharaj’s ability, of the knowledge without distortion, beyond time and place and about the past, present and future. 105. On that day here, while the son was in Shirdi, at that very moment what happened

when he bowed down at Sai’s feet, the listeners should hear carefully.http://www.saileela s.org/books/ sss/index.

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