Sai Satcharitra - Ovi to Ovi english Translation - Chp- I X

July 15, 2007

9 Untitled by Dabholkar I bow down to Sree Ganesh I bow down to Sree Saraswati I bow down to the Guru I bow down to the Family Deity I bow down to Sree Sita-Ramachandra I bow down to Sree

Sadguru Sainath. 1. Now to continue the story, of how the devotees faced troubles when they insisted on returning to their destinations without Baba’s permission. 2. And also, of the mendicant life style of Baba which he had adopted and which he practised until the end, for the washing off of the five sins,1 for the sake of the good of his devotees. 3. Beginning from Brahman (the permanent and immovable) and ending with all immovable objects, Sai himself is manifest everywhere. Sai, being kind, imprinted (on all minds) that God exists in all creatures. 4. Therefore, all you listeners, I appeal to you to listen with attention. By listening to these holy stories, you will accomplish your own well-being. 5. This was a characteristic of the pilgrimage to Shirdi, that if a devotee would try to return without Baba’s permission, he would be inviting trouble. 6. But, once permission is given, it was impossible to stay in Shirdi even for a moment. If one stayed on, difficulties would be faced. This was the experience of all. 7. Those who disobeyed his wishes, suffered on the way. Some were robbed; and they remembered their experience till the end of life. 8. If he asked them to eat a little and then leave, and if still a person hurriedly2 left without food, he would not catch the train and would also go hungry. Many devotees experienced this. 9. Once Patil, Tatya Kote, was going to Kopergaon where the weekly bazaar was held. On the way, he came to the Masjid. 10. He asked for the tonga to wait; came and took Baba’s darshan, bowed at his feet and pretended to ask for permission to leave. 11. The devotee may try to evade, but Baba was aware of the propitious moment or otherwise. Seeing that Tatya

was in a hurry, he asked him to wait for a while. 12. “Let the bazaar take place! Don’t leave the village”. But seeing that Tatya was very keen, he asked him to take Shama along. 13. ‘What is the point in taking Shama’! Thinking this, he disregarded his order and went and sat in the tonga and set off for the bazaar. 14. Out of the two horses, one was very active and restless. It cost Rs. 300/-. When they neared the well at Sawul, it became unrestrained. 15. The horse which never needed whipping and would reach the bazaar within an hour, suddenly got a catch in his back and began limping. http://www.saileela s.org/books/ sss/index.

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