G S Khaparde Diary Dec 10, 1911

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1911, 10 December Sunday

Shiradi.

 

In the morning before I finished my prayer Dattatreya Chitnis

solicitor of Bombay. He was a freshman when I was a fellow in the

college. So he is an old friend. We naturally sat talking of old days

& so on. As usual I saw Sayin Maharaj as he went out & later again

when he returned & sat in his usual place. We all return & after

Arti. The breakfast was a bit late & after it I sat talking with

Upasani, later on with Mr. Nanasaheb Chandorkar. He is the chief, if

not the oldest disciple, of Sayin Maharaj. He is a very pleasant man,

gave me his history as to how he came into contact with Sayin Maharaj

& made his progress. He wished to tell me the instructions he

received, but people gathered and the thing could not be disclosed to

the view of all.

 

I made two attempts to see Sayin Maharaj in the afternoon, but he was

not in the mood to see any body. I saw him in the evening near the

Chavadhi and had a long talk with Sathesaheb & Chitnis & others.

There is one Gokhale come from Narisoba Wadi. He says he was directed

to see Narayan Maharaj of Kedgaon and Sayin Maharaj. He sings very

nicely and at night I got him to sing a few Bhajans. Mr. Nanasaheb

Chandorkar returned today to Thana. Balasaheb Bhate who got a son a

few days ago lost him this evening. This was very sad. Sayin Maharaj

this afternoon prepared some medicine which he took.

 

1911, 11 December Monday

Shirdi

 

The prayer this morning was very very pleasant and after it I felt

quite elevated. Then I sat explaining the first few verses of

Panchadasi to Dattatreya Chitnis. He is a very nice man. Then we

visited Sayin Maharaj both as he went out and after he returned. He

gave me the chillam very often & grapes that RadhaKrishnabai

presented. He gave the grapes twice to my son Balvant. In the

afternoon I heard that he was cleaning the Masjid. So I did not

attempt to go that side. All the people brought a deputation to Sayin

Maharaj to get rid of the plague. He advised them to clean the roads,

sweep the tombs and burning & burial ghats and to feed the poor. I

spent the whole afternoon reading daily papers and talking to Chitnis

& others. Upasani is composing something. In the evening we saw Sayin

Maharaj near Chavadhi & again attended the Sheja- Arti, after which

Chitnis his Engineer friend & another went away. I intend retiring

early.

 

1911, 12 December Tuesday

Sheradi.

 

I and Bhishma got up very early under the impression that the Kakad

Arti was about to begin but we were early by about an hour. Later on

Megha came and we attended the Arti. Then I prayed, & sat waiting for

Sayin Maharaj to go out. I saw him then & again after he returned. I

spent the interval in listening to the songs of Gokhale. He sings

well. Today the breakfast was late as Megha could not get the leaves

of Bela & had to go a long distance for them. So the mid-day Puja was

not finished till about 1.30 P.M. Sayin Maharaj was in very good mood

& sat chatting & laughing. After we returned & sat to our breakfast a

man is said to have come to call me to the Local Durbar held here in

the school. By the time I finished my meal & came out, the whole

thing was over. Some poor were fed by the munificence of Nanasaheb

Sathe. He left instructions for the purpose & Mr. H.S. Dixit took a

great deal of trouble about the matter. The food could not have been

very good. After breakfast I lay down for a few minutes & then went

with my people to the Masjid. Sayin Maharaj was in a good mood & told

a story. Taking up a fruit lying there, he asked me how many fruits

it was capable of producing. I replied, as many tens of thousands as

there were seeds in it. He smiled very pleasantly & added that it

obeyed laws of its own. He also told how there was a girl very good

and pious, how she served him & prospered. We got "Udi " about

sunset & then stood opposite the Chavadhi to see Sayin Maharaj when

he came out for his evening stroll. We saw him & returned & sat

listening to the Bhajan of Bhishma, Gokhale, Bhai & one young man

Dixit.

 

Madhavarao Deshpande & Upasani were present. The evening passed very

pleasantly.

 

G.S.Khaparde