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

May 24, 2007

16. Next, there was no water around to wet the ‘chappi’6 for his chillum, so he beat the ‘satka’ on the ground and water began to spring. 17. The ‘chappi’ was soaked in the water and then squeezed dry. He wound it around the ‘chillum’. He smoked it himself and made Patil smoke too. Patil was dazed. 18. He made a request to the fakir to sanctify his house by his presence; and the fakir, who had manifested himself only for such divine leelas, obliged him. 19. He went to the village the next day, stayed with Patil for some time; and, then, returned to Shirdi. 20. This Chand Patil, ‘Karbhari’, was the headman of the

village. A marriage was arranged with a girl from Shirdi, for his wife’s nephew. 21. It was fortunate that an alliance with the bride from Shirdi was fixed for the nephew of Chandbhai’s wife, who had become of a marriageable age. 22. Along with carts and horses the marriage procession started for Shirdi. Out of love for Chandbhai, Baba also joined in the procession. 23. The marriage was over and the marriage party returned. Only Baba stayed behind and stayed on for good. Thus Shirdi became blessed. 24. Sai, the Eternal, the Ancient One was, neither Hindu nor Muslim. He had no caste, nor family, nor ‘gotra’. Know him to be the Self-Realised Soul. 25. People called him “Sai, Sai”. How was this name given to him? “Welcome Sai”, is the reverence, with which he was welcomed and that is how this name remained. 26. Near Khandoba’s temple, in Mhalsapati’s threshing ground, when Baba alighted with the marriage party, on that day, he was

given this name. 27. Originally, the threshing ground belonged to Mhalsapati. Later on, it belonged to Aminbhai. When the marriage procession came, it was here that it halted under the banyan tree. Mhalsapati 28. The bullocks were unyoked at the threshing ground, in the extensive open space in front of Khandoba’s temple. Baba, along with the marriage guests, alighted there. 29. When the youthful fakir got down from the cart, and was first seen by Bhagat (Mhalsapati), he went forward to him saying “Welcome Sai”. Since then he has been called by that name. 30. Later on from that time, everybody called him “Sai, Sai”. And that became his proper name. http://www.saileela s.org/books/ sss/index.

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