Ovi to Ovi english Translation - Foreword

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Nanasaheb’s second major service was to publicise Maharaj’s fame and let people have the benefit of Maharaj’s blessings. As he had been a Mamlatdar and later, a Deputy Collector, earlier on he had to go on a lot of tours. Nanasaheb was also responsible even for the benefit of a darshan of Maharaj for the undersigned author. Thousands of persons from Bombay and Thane District took the benefit of Maharaj’s darshan and were filled with joy. Nanasaheb was responsible for that. Two other persons besides Nanasaheb,were responsible for drawing and attracting the people from Bombay. One of them was Ganesh Dattatreya Sahasrabudhe alias Das Ganu. He used to work in the Police Department earlier. He was very engrossed with ‘tamasha’21. He

came for Maharaj’s darshan due to Nanasaheb; and slowly, slowly Maharaj had such an effect on his mind that he left his job and began the work publicising the story of the saint through ‘kirtans’22 and books. He Continues this work even to-day. He has authored Bhakta Leelamrut, Sant Kathamrut, Bhaktisaramrut relating to the lives of saints; besides he has commented in simple and beautiful Marathi on the Isavasyo Upanishad and Sree Dñyaneshwar Maharaj’s Amrutanubhava. Besides these, he is the author of several other books. By bringing him from Bombay, Nanasaheb

Chandorkar provided the residents of Bombay with kirtans full of the nectar of bhakti and through them the pleasure of hearing about Maharaj’s attributes and nature. Thanks to his kirtans, large crowds from Bombay and places close to Bombay became keen to take Maharaj’s darshan and also went for the darshan. The second person mentioned above, was the undersigned author himself. By his staying at Maharaj’s feet, at this time, for long spells naturally withdrawing from the social activities he got publicity as having become a ‘Baba’, (that is a sanyasi or vairagi) in Parsi and other newspapers, and therefore considerable number of persons came for darshan of Him who was instrumental in effecting this transformation. From 1910 approximately, the numbers coming for Maharaj’s darshan began to increase substantially. Devotees can read this book from the Book Section of http://www.saileela s.org/books/ sss/index. htm

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