Live Experiences of the Tarkhad Family with Shri Sai Baba

January 15, 2008

Arun Ji, It's a Great treat that we Have a Shiridi Sai

Bhakt in Our Group.

RAJ

--- Arun N Reddy <arunreddy_n wrote:

> INTRODUCTION Dear readers, before I write these

> live experiences I beg the pardon from all of you

> for the single reason that these are not my own

> experiences but they were narrated to us by our

> father Shri Jyotindra Ramchandia Tarkhad from time

> to time when he was alive. During my childhood when

> I use to listen to him while narrating, they use to

> sound like fairy tales for me. As I grew up and came

> to know about the supernatural powers of Shri

> SaiBaba of Shirdi I realized that my father had

> experienced something divine during his ten years of

> association with Sai Baba and they were the precious

> possessions of his life time which is difficult for

> any common man to acquire. I use to always feel that

> I should open up these prized possessions to all of

> you but our daily routine is such that it is

> difficult for us to find time to devote for such

> spiritual writings.

> I have visited Shirdi the Karmabhoomi of Sai Baba

> several times by now and during these visits I met

> several Sai devotees. During these meetings there

> was always a natural question whether I am also a

> Sai devotee. I use to feel rather awkward to declare

> so because the way my father use to perform Sai

> Pooja , I was no way near such devotional duty and

> use to tell those Sai devotees that I have some kind

> of unique connection with Shri Sai Baba because of

> my father's association with him when he was alive

> and very much active in Shirdi and that is the main

> reason I visit Shirdi. Primarily, there are three

> individuals in our Tarkhad Family who were the main

> cause of such connection. My grandmother (father's

> mother), my grand father Ramchandra Atmaram Tarkhad

> & my father Jyotindra Ramchandra Tarkhad. These three

> people came in contact with Shri SaiBaba and their

> association spanned from the year 1908 to 1918 i.e.

> till Sai took Maha Samadhi. As a result of this

> association

> subsequently for all members of Tarkhad family Sai

> Baba was their God. Then that Sai devotee would make

> a request to narrate some divine experience

> encountered by my father. I use to oblige by

> narrating whatever used to come to my mind then.

> This use to take place in a place called Lendi Baug

> in Shirdi. After hearing the experience invariably

> the devotee would bow in front of me and touch my

> feet. I used to then feel very awkward. Once it so

> happened that a Sai Mandal from Pune requested me to

> come to Pune & narrate such experiences to Sai

> Followers in Pune. I obliged them by visiting Pune

> along with my wife and children. That program lasted

> for two hours and after I completed my narration

> there was a big queue in front of me to perform

> Namaskar to me. As I was a family man I decided to

> stay away from such a function for simple reason

> that those were the experiences of my father and I

> may make some mistake during narration. At the same

> time | decided that after I retire

> from the services, I might have plenty of free time

> which I will utilize to write out these out of the

> world experiences of Tarkhad Family members. Of

> course the purpose is to express my devotion and

> love towards Shirdi Sai Baba. On 18th June 2003 I

> have completed 60 Years & today on 15th August 2003

> i.e. 57th Independence day of our beloved country

> India I have commenced writing this book.

> Dear Sai devotee reader I wish to express that I

> am not Hon Hemadpant the great Late Annasaheb

> Dabholkar who has composed the Immortal Sai

> Satcharitra. I regularly read this Holy Book which

> consists of 54 Chapters covering the life span of

> Shirdi Sai Baba. There are incidences in this Holy

> Book when my father was also present in Shirdi and I

> shall be humbly narrating them to you as they were

> viewed and passed on to me by my father. Dear

> readers please pardon me as I am not in a position

> to state the exact dates and time of these

> incidences but during the time span of 1908 to 1918

> my father had visited Shirdi 17 times and his stay

> per visit used to be from 8 days to one month.

> During these 17 Rounds please believe me my father

> had a first hand experience of the divine powers of

> Shri Sai Baba which were in the true sense

> supernatural. In fact I wish he should have had

> written these himself as he was a student of St

> Xavier's School. Of course the sole purpose of my

> writing

> is purely to express our deep and sincere Shraddha

> (faith) in Shri Sai Baba which gives me immense

> peace of mind.

> Dear reader Sai Devotee, I am sure after reading

> this book you may think that I might have also come

> across some divine experiences But I humbly state

> that certainly not the kind that my father had come

> across. I firmly believe that my father was destined

> to come in contact with Shri SaiBaba may be due to

> his Poorva Punyaee (good deeds of last birth) and

> his experiences have been all before his marriage

> i.e. from his age span of 14 to 25 years. Many a

> times I wonder that experiencing such divine power

> why did my father resorted to family life? Well in

> that case, I would not have been there and may be

> this book too would not see the light of the day.

> Now a brief introduction about Tarkhad Family. Our

> native place Tarkhad village near Vasaj_Fort (Fort

> of Bassein). Our surname is therefore Tarkhadkar.

> The history goes that my ancestors had fought the

> Battle of Bassein Fort along with the Great Maratha

> Warrior Chimaji Appa against the Portuguese who were

> defeated in the battle. As recognition of their

> bravery Chimaji Appa granted them Jahagiri of

> Tarkhad village. Later on British took over the fort

> from Marathas and my great great grand father

> Pandurang Tarkhad shifted to Mumbai. He had built

> his Bungalow on Charni Road Chaupaty near Wilson

> College. Pandurang had two sons Dadoba and Atmaram.

> Out of this Dadoba became very famous Grammarian for

> writing the grammar books for Marathi speaking

> people who could speak and write correct English

> language. Second son Atmaram was doctor by

> profession. He was family doctor to the erstwhile

> Viceroy of Bombay. My grand father Ramchandra.

> Atmaram Tarkhad was a specialist in cotton

> textile & he was secretary to Khatau Group of

> Mills. He had established his own household in

> Bandra and later on came in contact with Shirdi

> SaiBaba. He was one of the founder members and the

> first treasurer of Shirdi Sai Sansthan. He extend

> all possible support to Dasganu Manaraj who was

> spreading Baba's Message to people of Mumbai and

> Maharashtra. When you visit Shirdi Sai Samadhi

> Mandir you will find their photos amongst the photos

> of Baba's devotees of that time Late Annasaheb

> Dabholkar has written the famous Sai Satcharitra,

> which gives detailed accounts of Baba's Leelas in

> Shirdi during his tenure.

> The 9th chapter of Sai Satcharitra narrates the

> experiences of Tarkhad Family with Sai Baba.

> Babasaheb Tarkhad as stated in this 9th chapter my

> grandfather. The lady Tarkhad as stated is my

> grandmother and their son as stated is my father

> Jyotindra Ramchandra Tarkhad. The life experiences

> as I am going to state in this book are mostly that

> of my father Jyotindra. He was born on 15th June

> 1895 and expired on 16th August1965. Brief

> information about the author would be appropriate at

> this stage. My name is Virendra Jyotinjra Tarkhad,

> second son of Jyotindra (1st son Ravindra has "

> expired). I am an engineer by profession and have

> worked in two companies Crompton Greaves Ltd and

> Siemens India Ltd in the managerial capacity

> currently I am a retired person staying at

> Santacruz.

> Dear Sai devotees after going through this book if

> you wish to get in touch with me please do so but

> purely to express our mutual devotion towards Lord

> Sai.

> Sd/-V. J. Tarkhad

>

> LIVE EXPRIENCES OF THE TARKHAD FAMILY WITH SHRI

> SAI BABA OF SHIRDI BY VIRENDRA JYOTINDRA TARDHAD

> TO BE CONTINUED....

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> " If one ever meditates on Me, repeats My name,

> sings My deeds, and is thus transformed into Me,

> one's karma is destroyed. I stay by his side

> always. " - SHIRDI SAI BABA

>

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February 5, 2008

Sai Darshan to Grandma Dear Sai devotee readers as the saying in Marathi goes during those 17 rounds of Shirdi my father was enriched with multifold experiences and whenever he use to get into that spiritual mood he would narrate those experiences and amuse us. I am sure he must be getting immense pleasure out of it. I once again sincerely wish he should have written them. I am narrating to you those few, which have made lasting impressions on me and of course those, which I am in a position to recollect. My intentions are simply to

make known to Sai devotees the great prowess of Shirdi SaiBaba and while doing so make an attempt to express my devotion to him. My great grand parents, who were staying in their bungalow at Charni Road Chowpaty (Girgaum Beach), had come to know

that Ramchandra (my grandfather) and Jyotindra (my father) were frequently visiting Shirdi. As father and son were staying in Bandra in Tata Blocks on rental basis they would meet them only occasionally-The living style of my great grand parents was in line with the English people of that time. However my great grand mother was very inquisitive person and she would inquire with my father about Shirdi SaiBaba and his Leelas whenever he would visit them at Chowpaty. She would always tell him to take her to Shirdi for Darshan of Lord Sai and my father would always assure her. He was sure that it would not happen, as his grandfather would never allow such a visit. She was seventy plus in. age and the grandfather was a non-believer in Babas or Saints. . It so happened that there was an epidemic Of Plague in Mumbai and the doctors had not found the definite medicine or cure on the dreadful disease till then. My great grand mother (I will address her as grandma now onwards) was running temperature and the treatment given by her Dr. husband was not yielding any good results. On learning about her illness my father paid a .visit to their residence. During the visit grandma told my father that she would not come out of that Plague attack and he should offer

prayers to SaiBaba to come to her rescue. She would then visit Shirdi and take his Darshan On hearing her plea my father advised her that if she has a genuine belief in Lord Sai then she should offer her prayers from her bed and Lord Sai would surely come to her help. My father then put a small packet of Udi (which he always carried in his wallet) under her pillow and after coming home prayed to Lord Sai to offer relief to her. On the third day early morning the servant from Chaupaty Bunglow came to Bandra and said that he is being summoned to bring Jyotiba (my father) along with him. My grandfather and father were worried and prayed nothing untoward had happened. They immediately rushed to Chaupaty. On reaching there and seeing grandma sitting in the bed they got the jolt of their life. She was in tears and said "Jyotibaba last night your SaiBaba came over here. He was wearing white robe and head tied with white cloth. He was having a white beard. He stood near my bed and

laid his Palm laden with Udi on my forehead and said mother now onwards you will start feeling better and better and he disappeared. After that I started sweating profusely and my fever had vanished. Early morning I was feeling normal and I did not brush my teeth and asked the servant |o bring a mirror to me. On seeing my face I could clearly see the Sprint of his Udi laden palm on my forehead. I therefore send the servant to summon you and now you can see for yourself." Grandma's and Grandson's joy knew no bounds at that moment. My father instantly thanked Lord Sai for his divine services. Dr.Tarkhad (Grandpa) also was astonished, as many of his Plague infected patients were no more. They arranged for a Kirtan Programme of Dasganu Maharaj in their Bungalow and as such Baba's Darshan to grandma had already taken place. Lord Sai had fulfilled

her desire on his own. Sai I am short of words to express our gratitude to you. Please continue your divine blessings on all of us. Dear Sai Devotee readers with this self-experience of the Tarkhad family I wish to complete this chapter. Before

proceeding further I sincerely request the soul of my father whom we use to call Dada, to earnestly pardon me in case I have faltered anywhere in narrating his valuable experiences and made any mistakes. I am sure the great soul wherever it is, would pardon me because my sole intention of writing this book is exclusively to salute Dada which I could not do during his lifetime and I think it is(better late than never. LIVE EXPRIENCES OF THE TARKHAD FAMILY WITH SHRI SAI BABA OF SHIRDI BY VIRENDRA JYOTINDRA TARDHAD TO BE

CONTINUED.... SOURCE: http://saileelas.org http://groups.msn.com/ "If one ever meditates on Me, repeats My name, sings My deeds, and is thus transformed into Me, one's karma is destroyed. I stay by his side always." - SHIRDI SAI BABA

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