A PERSON WHO IS IMPORTANT TO THE SAI MOVEMENT

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A PERSON WHO IS IMPORTANT TO THE SAI MOVEMENT:

 

An important event in Mahlsapathy's life that he was connected with

was Baba's trying to leave his body about 1886 and returning to it

three days later. Baba had made him the guardian of his body and told

him, "Arre Bhagat, look after this body for three days. I am going to

Allah. If I do not return, then get it buried in due course at that

place, (that is, near the sacred gode neem tree)" Mahlsapathy

supported Baba's body on his own knee and when officers, including

the village headman karnam, etc., held an inquest over the body,

declared it dead, and wanted it to be buried, he with the support of

others stoutly opposed their proposal and saved Baba from losing his

body, as Sankaracharya's is said to have been lost (See Sankara

Vijayam) when he tried a similar attempt to leave and re-enter his

body in order to enter a grihasta royal body by parakaya pravesa.

Thus he rendered a valuable service in 1886, after which Baba lived

for 32 years to create this huge Sai movement that has covered this

land. If Mahlsapathy had failed in his duty, and Baba had been buried

perhaps the course of history might have been different.

 

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

Shri Vasuki Mahal Shirdi Saibaba Trust, Coimbatore, India