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

June 2, 2007

136. But Baba told them to the contrary. “The fakir is very hot-tempered. Do

not cross swords with him. He will never leave me.

137. You better leave from here. He will come back any moment from the

village. He will abuse you. His wrath is terrible.

138. As soon as he returns he will get red hot with rage. His rage is awful.

Oh, you go, go away immediately. Set on your way to Shirdi”.

139. Now what turn will take place? Baba has given an opposite viewpoint.

Just then the fakir returned unexpectedly and asked them thus:

140. “Have you come for the lad? What were you talking about here? You have

a design to take him back to Shirdi? But don’t take the trouble”.

141. Even though he spoke so in the beginning, he yielded to the pressure of

the villagers and said why not take me along and we will take the lad with

us.

142. So the fakir also went along with them. He could not leave Baba and

Baba also could not part from him. No one could understand how this

happened.

143. Sai was the Incarnation of the Supreme Brahman. But Jawahar Ali was a

fake. Devidas tested him and the cat was out of the bag in Shirdi.

144. Devidas had a good physique, lustrous eyes and attractive looks. He was

ten or eleven years old when he first came to Shirdi.

145. At that tender age, with a loin-cloth round his waist, he came as a

pilgrim and stayed in the Maruti temple.

146. Appa Bhil, Mhalsapati were his regular visitors. Kashiram27 and others

would give him alms. Thus his fame spread.

147. Twelve years before Baba came with the marriage party, Devidas had come

and settled in Shirdi.

148. Appa Bhil was taught to write on the slate and made to learn the

Venkatesh Stotra. Everybody was also made to learn it by heart. These

lessons were taken regularly.

149. Devidas was very learned. Tatyaba28 regarded him as his Guru. Kashinath

and others became his foremost disciples and worshipped him.

150. The fakir (Jawahar Ali) was brought before Devidas and a debate

regarding the shastras took place. The Bairagi (Devidas) won over the fakir

and the fakir was driven away from there.

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