DIVINE GRACE - SADGATI TO NOOLKAR

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DIVINE GRACE – SADGATI TO NOOLKAR

 

Lakshman K. Noolkar, who was sub-judge at Pandharpur in 1909, while N

G Chandorkar was Deputy Collector there, was being induced to go to

Shirdi by the latter.

 

L K Nookkar: I cannot until I get a Brahmin cook, and good Nagpur

oranges for presentation. I can find neither of these.

 

N. G. Chandorkar: Baba's grace will provide.

 

That night a Brahmin cook came to N. G. Chandorkar and wanted service

and was referred to Noolkar who engaged him. In the morning Noolkar

found a parcel of excellent Nagpur oranges and no trace could be

found as to who the sender was. Any how, Noolkar, convinced of Baba's

miraculous powers of providing the needful, started with N. G.

Chandorkar, and went to Baba.

 

Baba: Nana, who is this notorious crazy person whom you have brought

with you?

 

Next day when Noolkar visited Masjid. Baba was in a furious mood and

seizing his head, knocked it against pillar saying, "Your existence

or truth will be lost or your unreality will be lost".

 

Noolkar was much afraid; but N. G. Chandorkar, gave an optimistic

interpretation of these occurrences.

 

That night Noolkar suddenly got up and asked Nana for betel, which

Noolkar was not ordinarily using. Just at that time, Baba was at

Mosque far away.

 

Baba to someone present: Take these four bidas i.e., rolled up betel,

and go and give them to an old man, at Chandorkar's who needs the

betel.

 

The sudden appearance of that man and the delivery of the bidas

convinced Noolkar that Baba was his Antarsakshi and thenceforward

Noolkar's faith was greatly strengthened and he stayed on at Shirdi.

Noolkar's death suddenly came on rapidly. Sacred literature was read

within his hearing, as he approached the end. Baba's Pada Theertham

also was brought and given to him and died with his attention

centered on Baba.

 

Baba referring to Noolkar's death: Tatya, (Noolkar) has gone in

advance (of us). He stayed here as I directed. His life's goal has

been reached. He will be born no more.

 

Courtesy: HH Pujyasri B. V. Narasimha Swamiji

(Vasuki Mahal Shri Shirdi Saibaba Trust, Coimbatore-641025, India)