AMBROSIA IN SHIRDI (Contd)

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42. BABA FULFILLED THE REASONABLE PRAYER OF SHRI RAMACHANDRA MAHARAJ: Shri Ramachaadra

Maharaj was required by his Master, Shri Gadge Maharaj to defrey a day's expense of the Yagna a sacrifice, which his guru was performing. So Ramachandra Maharaj went to Belapur and round about places performing Kirthans and obtained promi­ses of the sum required. More than the sum required had been promised, so he thought that he had nothing to worry about. He once again went to Belapur a few days before the performance to receive the promi­sed amount to be sent to his Guru Gadge Maharaj. But as usually happens, the Belapur people evaded payment of the promised amounts. Ramachandra Maharaj thou­ght that he could not understand as to how to make up the required amount. He therefore, offered an earnest prayer to Baba to help him to keep up his promise to His Guru. Baba is ever ready to fulfill the just prayer of His devotees, inspired one devotee to pay the whole amount of Rs. 100/- to Shri Ramachandra Maharaj dur­ing his Kirthan in the next day morning. Need

it be said that this strengthened Shri Ramachandra Maharaj's attachments to the ever merciful Baba. Surrender Shri Sai Completely Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there 43. BABA HELPED SHRI NANASAHEB CHANDORKAR BY PERMITTING HIM BY HIS FATHER TO HAVE BABA AS HIS GURU: Sri Nanasaheb Chandorkar got into a fix in certain family matters. His father Govind Rao Chandorkar was also a Deputy Collector like his son and stayed in a house built by himself at Kalyan. Lately some

unpleasantness had grown between him and the local musalmans and so he had ordered all the members of his family to desist from having any connection whatsoever with musalmans in general. When Nanasaheb happended to return home, he was informed of what had happened and his father's stand­ing order about having no musalman connections. Nana was puzzled. He was prepared to give up all connecti­ons with Musalmans, but he was not prepared to dis­associate himself from Baba. If his father took Baba to be a Musalman naturally he would expect Nana to give up Sai Baba. This embrassed Nana so he spoke to his father about his connection with Sai Baba. In the meanwhile Baba had already given proper turn to his father's mind in the matter. So at once he said to Nana "My Guru is Sakkaram Maharaj" but your Guru is not Sakkaram Maharaj. So even if Shri Sai Baba may really be a Mohamadan He is your Guru and you may most willingly continue to Him without the least

objec­tion from me". On hearing this Nana Saheb was over­joyed and heartily thanked Baba for the happy solution of the puzzle he had to face. Surrender Shri Sai Completely Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there 44. BABA INSTRUCTED R.B. PURANDARE A RAILWAY SERVANT AND ORDERED HIM NOT TO COME TO HIM OFTEN: Shri R.B. Furandare, a railway servant applied for leave as he wanted to go to Shirdi with his

family. The leave was sanctioned and railway passes for free railway journey were also given to him. A day previous to his departure, the railway workmen were reported to be planning a strike. So his superior officer requested him to cancel his programme. Purandare was adament and he said that he would never cha­nge his programme for Shirdi he had fixed already even though the officer promised him, he would see that he gets his leave and also the railway passes after the crises had been tied over. Purandare returned home and made all preparations for starting. That very night Baba appeared in his dream with a Satka in His hand. He was mighty, angry, strongly admonished him and finally ordered him "Don't come to Shirdi over again". So Purandare dropped the idea of going to Shirdi and attended the officer on the next day as usual. This pleased his Superior, the little doubt that he had about Purandare's complicity in the railwayman's strike at once vanished. So a month after he granted him his leave and reprocured railway passes for him. When he went to Shirdi, Baba said "Don't go mad, we have as yet many responsibilities to dis­charge, so stay at home chanting my name". This clearly shows Baba's disapproval of His devotees running over to Holy Saints throwing aside duties and responsibilities. Surrender Shri Sai Completely Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be

thereAnant Koti Brahmand Nayak Raja Dhi Raj Yogi Raj Para Brahma Shri Sachidanand Sadguru Sai Nath Maharaj Ki Jai!!! Hetal Patil hetal_patilhetalpatil

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