DADA KELKAR AND ONION

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DADA KELKAR AND ONION

Dada Kelkar,

an over zealous Brahmin, abhorred onion and in his over-zeal objected to

visitors and Sathe Wada using onion. He fell foul on

S.B. Nachne’s mother-in-law for using it. Then

his grand-child had sore eyes.

DK: Baba, the child has sore eyes. What

should I do?

Baba: Use onion for fomenting the eyes.

DK: Where can I go for onion?

Baba: Take it from this mother

(pointing to S.B. Nachne’s mother-in-law)

S.B. Nachne’s

Mother-in-law: Baba DK abused me for using onion. So I do not like to give him

anything. If you order it, I will give.

Baba: Give.

Then the lady gave the onion and Baba,

through her, humiliated DK for his intolerant over-asceticism.

 

(Source Sai Baba Charters and

Sayings)

http://www.saileelas.org/books/babasayings.htm