3 annas became Rs.100000/-

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3 annas became Rs.100000/-

 

Baburao Borawke lived in Saswad near Pune.His life on the surface seemed

full misery and immense trouble. But, when Baba's grace is showered,

even 3 annas become one lakh.. His parents died when he was a child. His

uncle and other relatives took advantage of this unfortunate incident

and misappropriated his father's property and squandered all the money,

leaving Baburao penniless. So hard up for money was he that he had to

give up schooling and look for employment. One of his maternal uncles

lived in Shirdi. He had sugarcane fields and farms and made jaggery out

of it.

 

The uncle was devoted to Baba and often spoke of Baba's

leelas to Baburao. Baburao soon became a devotee and was eager to have

Baba's darshan. Somehow, he managed to buy a ticket to Kopargaon,

enroute to Shirdi. At Ahmednagar station, he decided to fast until he

had Baba's darshan. At Kopargaon, he alighted and traveled 3 miles by

tonga, up to the banks of the Godavari. When he realized he had only 3

annas left in his pocket and that was insufficient to take him to

Shirdi, he decided to walk the rest of the way.

 

As his maternal uncle's home was on the way, he visited his

home. His aunt requested him to have a meal and then proceed to Shirdi.

He told her of his determination to have Baba's darshan first, and then

have a meal. So saying, he walked to Shirdi. Near Lendi, he met his

Uncle, who also invited him for a meal. Baburao was however eager to see

Baba first. His uncle gave him Re.1 and requested him to have a meal

with the money. He accepted the rupee and went to the Masjid. His heart

was filled with joy and bliss upon beholding Baba's luminous form. He

rushed up the steps of the dwakamai and lay his head on Baba's feet.

Baba made him sit near and spoke to him kindly. Then, Baba asked for

dakshina. Baburao told Baba about his hopeless situation and his

inability to give dakshina. " Look in your pocket. Why keep the one

rupee? " said Baba. Baburao thrust his hand in his pocket and took out

the Re.1 note that he had quite forgotten about, and offered it to Baba.

 

 

The wonderful experience that he had made him determined to

stay in Shirdi. He worked hard in his uncle's field and daily took

Baba's darshan. His hard work bore fruit and the harvest was extremely

good. So, there was a great deal of jaggery which was sold for a profit.

Baburao handed over all the money he made over to his uncle. One day, a

friend of his uncle's visited them. He was extremely surprised to see

his fill. " How did you manage to transform this parched land into such a

lush field? " he asked. The uncle pointed to his nephew and told him, it

was all his hard work. The friend asked Baburao whether he would join

with him as a partner. Baburao agreed.

Daily, he would tend to his uncle's field, then go to

Kopargaon, and work there till dusk. His hard workd earned him one lakh

rupees at the end of the year. Baburao, who had come to Shirdi with 3

annas in his pocket was now a millionaire. He felt, it was only by

Baba's grace that this had happened. He bought a house in a village

nearby and came to Shirdi for Baba's darshan.

 

(Source Sai Leela Magazine)