BABA AND HUMOUR (4)

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BABA AND HUMOUR (4)

 

On another occasion, Baba wished to impress Dixit and Rege with his

wonderful powers and teach them also some humility. Rege had prepared

lime syrup and piqued himself on his cleverness in making such a fine

syrup, for he had tasted it and found it excellent. so, he carried it

jubilantly to Baba. H. S. Dixit was there when the drink was brought

to him. Baba, tasted a bit of it, put on a wry face, and told Kaka

Dixit, `Arre, Kaka see how acid this squash is that is given to me'.

Then Dixit tasted it and declared that it was acid, and he passed it

on to Rege himself. Rege tasted it and found it was acid. He was

mortified What? To present to his Guru such a severely acid drink!

Immediately Baba smiled, and said, `I am only joking. Now taste each

of you. You will find it sweet'. Then Dixit and Rege both tasted the

very same liquid, and they found it sweet. We cannot say whether

Baba's purpose was merely to play a practical joke or teach his

devotees humility. humour, we find was only Baba's kindly way of

dealing with erring human beings.

 

On another occasion, Baba had to impress a stranger, Kaka Mahajani's

master. the man would not easily believe in saints, but was prevailed

upon by Mahajani to go with him to see Baba, whose powers were

reported to be wonderful, and so he was anxious to see some

chamatkars. In the way they had purchased Monakka dried grapes with

sees at a bazaar. when that packet was taken and presented to Baba,

Baba took some and gave a portion of it to Kaka Mahajani and his

master to taste. The boss Thakersay Sait put the grapes into his

mouth and ate. Being in a Mosque, he could not spit the seeds. So, he

was obliged to spit them into his handkerchief and put that in his

pocket. He was wondering how Sai Baba, who is said to be All-knowing

person could fail to understand this difficulty. Baba knew at once

everything that had passed in his mind, and immediately offered him

some more grapes. The very grapes he had bought, namely, the grapes

with seeds, were given to him, and Baba said, `Eat'. So, he had to

obey. He was annoyed at having to dirty his handkerchief. But lo! and

behold! When these grapes were put into his mouth, they had become

seedless grapes. he had himself purchased grapes with seeds, and here

they were turned into seedless ones. Here was a chamatkar and he was

satisfied, as he wanted chamatkars from Baba. But Baba enjoyed this

spectacle of mental puzzle with amusement and also gave him an

opportunity to study His power that comes to bhaktas who concentrate

their minds on the Lord and whose every wishes therefore immediately

effective.

 

(Courtesy: H H Pujyasri B. V. Narasimha Swamiji)