We must be content with the lot assigned to us by God

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...........As for Dixits own financial position, there was, for a long time, a

period of depression, but there was no positive distress. Contentment was

ingrained in Dixit, and he was always saying to himself.

 

Tevile Anante, Tase Rahave,

 

which is the same as

 

Alia Rakhega Vysa Rahena Maula Rakhega Vysa Rahena

 

This means, ˜We must be content with the lot assigned to us by God " . So, he was

generally contented and retained his mental peace in the midst of lack of funds

and income. However, special occasions arose and his faith in Baba was tested

and confirmed. Some time after Baba passed away, Kaka had to meet a heavy

obligation of Rs. 30,000 to be paid to a Marwadi. The day for payment was

drawing near, and Kaka could not see how to get funds for meeting this large

demand. One night, as he was sleeping, he had a dream, and in his dream, his

creditor was pressing him for payment. In the dream, he assured the creditor,

˜Oh, dont you fear. I have my friend Sir Chunnilal, Sir Chimanlal etc. all of

them knights, and they will provide the money. Suddenly, he woke up and

remembering the dream, he bitterly repented his stupid folly in relying upon

'Sir' this and 'Sir' that who are just the persons who will fail to help at the

crucial moment.

 

He felt that the only person on whom he could rely for getting help was Baba,

and cursed his folly in relying upon such useless human help. He resolved not to

think of these 'Sirs' at all, and to rely confidently and boldly upon Sai Baba

alone to furnish him with the funds and that too in time. His views are thus

expressed in stanza 343 in Sai Natha Mananam:

 

Nathe nah purushottame trijagataam ekadhipe chetasaam

Sevye swasya paadasya datari vihhow sayeesware tishtate

Yam kamchit purushaadhamam laghubalam sarakhyam alpartadam Sahyaartham

mrigayamahe naram aho mudha varakaa vayam.

 

which means- While there is our supporter Purushottama, i.e., the supreme

person, that Lord of the three worlds, worthy of the souls worship, the

omnipotent Sayeeswara, we (i.e. I) turn to some weak and low person with the

title 'Sir' who gives little, for help! Alas what folly is this!

 

He sat up in his office room on a chair and was waiting and waiting till the

actual date of payment came. Till the last date and last moment, no money was

forthcoming. But at the last moment, a young man, the son of a rich friend of

his, came asking for his advice. He said that after his fathers death, he was

managing his property, and had to find an investment for his money. He said,

just then he had brought with him Rs.30,000/- and wanted to know from Dixit what

would be the best investment. Kaka, after explaining the pros and cons of other

investments, finally told him that he himself was in urgent need of Rs. 30,000/-

and he would be glad to have it on any reasonable terms, but that it was his

duty to explain to the lender that his practice had gone down, that his income

was very low, though his properties in the shape of bungalows were there, and

that it was his duty to point out the danger and disadvantage of lending to such

a person. The young man, however, made up his mind to lend the money to him on

account of his need and on account of his being his fathers friend, and thus the

creditor of Dixit was paid in time. But who could know that the sum of Rs.

30,000 was with a person with a mind to be influenced to lend it to Dixit? Baba

alone could know. Baba alone could influence the possessor of the funds. It is

just like this that at the crucial moment Baba acts often! For instance Baba

operated on the minds of Brahmins to come to do Pitru Sraddha for Jog just at

the nick of time (B C. S. 377-8). He influenced the appellate Magistrates mind

to deal summary justice to his convicted servant Raghu. He influenced the minds

of Government members to refrain from granting sanction against Khaparde for

prosecution (BCS 402-5). He influenced the minds of all and sundry to turn

Upasani Maharaj back to Shirdi in June 1911 (BCS 635). It is this Baba who knows

all facts and grips all minds who brought Kaka friends son in time with Rs.

30,000 to clear off Kakas debt, and Kaka had many instances like this confirming

him in his attitude of utter childlike reliance on his Guru even in financial

matters.

 

But financial matters are not the most important. It is the ripening of the

soul, the getting rid of past vasanas, the building up of strength and the

perfecting of peace on the basis of perfect nishta and saburi that do matter;

these are higher, far higher than mere finance........................