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.