BABA'S REMINISCENES

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BABA’S REMINISCENES

Baba: My brother once misbehaved and was consequently excommunicated. I looked

after him and eventually had him re-admitted in to caste. (BCS 482)

Baba: In 1913 gave out a long personal story of previous birth of his.

We were two brothers. We walked on. On the way my brother went ahead. He was

bitten by animals and he died. Five or six men came up and asked me. "Where is

your brother?" I told them the facts and added ‘I made a shroud for

him’. Refusing to believe me they went in search for him, despite my

protest and were eaten up by animals. A stout lady came and made the same

enquiry and the same search and shared their rate. I gave her also the shroud.

Then as I went on, six or seven Moslems were came with a sheep. They then began

to force it into my mouth. I said, "I will pray to God and then eat." I covered

the flesh with a cloth and prayed to God. Then the mutton was converted into

huge red rose. They were so big that you could not enclose one rose into your

palm. The Moslems went away. Then I walked on. I was walking on a footpath and

was enclosed by a wide expanse of clear water. No path was visible from there.

That is God’s work.

Baba, then turning to Shama: What is our duty? Behave properly. That is enough.

Go to the Wada and read pothi. (BCS 483)

Baba said once: As a boy, I was weaving shawls and my father was once so pleased

with my work that he gave me a present of Rs. 5/- or so. (BCS 484)

I was once eating food (i.e., living) in the East Coast (Coromandel Coast). (BCS 485)

Baba: Pshaw, what of Akbar? I protected him in his infancy. He stood in awe of me. (BCS 486)

That Brahmin of Paithan (evidently referring to Eknath) I knew. Such excellent

Brahmins are not to be found now a day. (BCS 487)

Baba to Balakrishna Upasani Sastri: I was at the battle in which the Rani of

Jhansi took part. I was then in the army. (BCS 489)

My rich father had much buried wealth. I sat on one and became a big cobra.

After a time, I left the treasure and regained human form. (BCS 490)

(by HH Pujyasri B V Narasimha swamiji in Sri Sai Baba’s Charters and Sayings)