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

July 12, 2007

106. Tatya Kote’s mother, whose name was Bayjabai, would put some ‘bhakris’ in a basket and carry it on her head and go into the woods in the afternoon. 107. She would walk for miles, searching in the woods for the mad fakir, trampling upon the thick foliage and bow down to his feet on finding

him. 108. How can one describe the strength of her devotion?! Dry or curried vegetables and ‘bhakri’ she fed Baba with her hands, in the woods, in the noon or late afternoon. 109. This austere devotion of hers was also not forgotten by Baba during his lifetime. Keeping the past in mind he blessed her son with good fortune. 110. Both the husband and wife had great faith in the fakir indeed. The fakir only was their God; God lives in the faith of the devotee, does’nt He? 111. The fakir would be in meditation. Then Bayjabai would lay out the leaf20, serve the food from the basket, and make efforts to feed him. Mhalsapati 112. “Fakiri is true kingship. Fakiri alone will last forever. Look how evanescent is wealth”. Baba said this always! 113. Later on Baba abandoned the woods. He began to stay in the village and accepted food in the

Masjid. Thus he put an end to the mother’s troubles. 114. Since that time, this practice continued which had been started by both21. After them, Tatya continued the same. 115. Blessed are those saints in whose hearts Vasudev22 resides

permanently and blessed are those fortunate devotees who enjoyed the bliss in their company. 116. Tatya was really fortunate. And Mhalsapati had profound religious merit. They equally enjoyed the privilege of Baba’s companionship. 117. Tatya and Mhalsapati slept also in the Masjid. Baba’s incomparable love was for both, equally. 118. East, West and North – their heads in these three directions – the feet touching each other’s in the centre. 119. Stretching their bedrolls thus, they chatted about everything. If one began to doze off, the other one kept him awake. 120. If Tatya began snoring, Baba would get up suddenly, turn him around and press his head.http://www.saileela s.org/books/ sss/index.

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