Khaparde’s diary

[Guest guest]

……“It is noted in G.S. Khaparde’s diary that Baba

pointed out to him that his body had got emaciated,

his digestion impaired, and his food reduced to bare

bread and water, due to worries of looking after

innumerable devotees. Yet in spite of this, he must,

up to the time of his departure from this world go on

doing his duty whatever be the consequences. Baba put

his hand into the fire Dhuni at Dwarakamayee to save

the life of a blacksmith’s child that had fallen into

a blacksmith’s fire elsewhere. And, when asked about

the pain and the trouble caused by burning. Baba said

that he had saved the child and that God would cure

his bum. It is believed that when Baba passed away in

October, 1918 Tatya Patel was lying ill in a critical

condition, and Baba gave up his own life to save the

life of Tatya, his much favoured pupil to whose family

he was indebted all his life, especially in his

earliest days, for sustenance. Giving up life is very

dramatic. But what is more painful and requires

greater ability perhaps is to devote one’s life to

constant service not minding any question of health or

comfort. That is the real Seva referred to in the

Bhagavad Gita, as commented upon by Baba himself. The

sishya as stated by Lord Krishna has to render

perpetual service to the Guru, having dedicated to him

at the very beginning his Tan, Man, Dhan, and he must

not retain any idea when rendering service to the

master that he is free either to render or not to

render service, but think he is only carrying out his

surrender of body and mind by devoting every little

power possessed by him to the service of the

master.”……