Sai Satcharitra - Ovi to Ovi english Translation - Chp- VI

June 10, 2007

91. What could this necessity be? Sai’s words are never spoken in vain. When given thought, the realisation dawned that the festival was not yet complete. 92. The festival had progressed upto a stage. But till the dawn of next day and until the time of ‘Gopalkala’21 the festival could not be said to be complete. 93. In this way, on the second day, after the Gopalkala and the kirtan, Baba gave his consent to untie the cradle. 94. Next year, Bhishma was not available. Balabuva Satarkar was to be brought for the kirtan. But he had to go to Kavathe22. 95. Therefore, Balabuva Bhajani, known as the “Modern Tukaram” was brought by Kaka Mahajani and the festival was performed at his hands. 96. Even if he (i.e. Bhajani) had not been available, Kaka would have performed the kirtan, because he knew by heart the composition about Ramnavami composed by Das Ganu. 97. In the third year, Balabuva Satarkar himself came to Shirdi in time for the occasion. Listen to that incident with

respect. 98. Having heard of Sai Baba’s fame, a desire arose to have his darshan, but he wanted company on the way; and was wondering how he would find someone. 99. Balabuva was himself a Haridas (kirtankar) who hailed from Satara but was living in Parel, Bombay, at this time. 100. At Brihad Siddhakavathe, in Satara District, there was a devasthan23, where Buva did kirtan on Ramnavami day, every year, for which he was paid annually every year. 101. Balabuva was connnected with two annual festivals there – Ashadi Ekadashi and Ramnavami, falling in the month of Chaitra. 102. According to a charter of the Mogul

Emperor24, a sum of Rs. 2400/- had been alloted for the expenses of the Deity (Bade Baba) and the arrangements were made by the institution. 103. For these two festivals, Buva was paid Rs. 30/-. But that year there was a cholera epidemic at Kavathe and the villagers were in difficulty. 104. Therefore, the Ramnavami celebrations were called off there. Buva received letters from there to come the next year as

the village was deserted. 105. In short, he lost the opportunity to serve Ram and did not also receive his allowance. But it gave him an opportunity to go to Shirdi and, therefore, he met Dixit25.http://www.saileela s.org/books/ sss/index.

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