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

May 21, 2007

156. What is the transient human frame but a collection of skin, blood, flesh and bones which is but a means for functioning in the material world. It does not matter if the leg remains lame. 157. It was on the second of November 1909 that Dixit met Sai for the first time and had a meritorious and purifying darshan. 158. Later on, in the same year, in the month of December he went again to Shirdi for another darshan and thought of staying on. 159. He first thought of disposing off some twenty-five shares of his to build a tin shed which would be useful also to the pilgrims. 160. Later on he decided to build a wada and find the auspicious day for the laying of the foundation stone, in the following year. 161. On the nineth of December, he took Baba’s permission and considered that very day to be an auspicious one, for laying the foundation stone. 162. Dixit’s brother, who otherwise would not have come even after an invitation, had arrived on that very day for the auspicious muhurat. 163. Dadasaheb Khaparde17 had already come there alone. He felt awkward to ask Baba for permission to return home. 164. But on the tenth of December, Khaparde was allowed to leave Shirdi and Dikshit to lay the foundation – both these permissions were given on that day. 165. Another important event took place on this day. The bed-time arati at the Chavadi was started on this day, with great love and faith. 166. Later on, in 1911, the auspicious day of Ramnavami the house-entering ceremony was accomplished according to the usual rites. 167. Later, the rich Butti’s imposing building was also built on which a lot of money was spent. But this money was proved to have been well utilised for Baba was laid to rest there. 168. Now there were three

wadas where there was none before. But initially, it was Sathe’s wada which was very useful for everybody. 169. This wada18 has also another significance, for on this spot of land Baba had raised a garden of flowers with his own hands. 170. The story of this garden will be briefly related in the next chapter. Hemad, along with the listeners, rests his head at the feet of

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