Sai Baba the Master

[Guest guest]

Lakshman Govind Munge of Nasik went to see Baba sometime around 1890,

accompanied by Gadgil and Nimonkar. When the three were to rest for the

night, Gadgil set apart some dates, one rupee, and a packet of joss-sticks

to be given to Baba the next day. Next morning, on seeing him Baba said

“give me my dates, my joss-sticks and my rupee!” Gadgil and Munge wondered

at Baba's knowledge of their hearts wish. Baba at once disposed of the

gifts, gave the rupee to the oilmonger who supplied oil for the lamps in

the musjid. The joss-sticks were lighted and dates were distributed to all.

 

Smt. Bhikkubai, a young widow, was a close friend of Radhakrishnamai. The

latter died in 1916 when Bhikkubai was at Ahmednagar. Later, on her way to

Shirdi, Bhikkubai stopped at Kopergaon to take a dip in the sacred river

Godavari. She remembered that Radhakrishnamai was cremated on the banks of

the river. Her heart was full of sorrow and she silently blamed Sai Baba

for not having saved her. Later she bought a flower garland, a water melon

and milk-cakes (peda) as gifts to Baba. On her arrival at Shirdi, Baba said

to her, “I don’t want this garland of mental uneasiness.” When she tried to

garland him in spite of his protest, the garland mysteriously snapped into

three parts, one in each of her hands and the third fell on

the floor! When she put the milk-sweets and pieces of the melon before

him, Baba said to Dixit and others who tried to persuade him to accept the

same, “This woman was weeping and shedding tears at the Godavari and she

has brought it with a troubled heart and so I will not accept it.”

 

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