OFFER BABA WITH PURE INTENTION

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OFFER BABA WITH PURE INTENTION

Mrs. Kanikar went with her daughters to Baba with a very nice basket of grapes,

which she specially and lovingly brought for him

Baba: (in a kind tone) What have you brought? Grapes?

Mrs. Kanikar: Yes, for your sake, I have brought it from Nasik.

Then she presented the basket, As Baba was turning over a few grapes, her

daughter, Banuthayi thought the fruits were going to be scattered and wasted by

Baba.

Baba pushed aside the whole basket to Mrs. Kanikar and said: Go, take away yours.

Mrs. Kanikar was mortified. Baba eventually feeling for her, picked up a few

dried and worthless fruits from the basket and returned the rest saying, "Go

now, let your children eat this."

As Mrs. Kanikar and her daughters returned with the basket, Banuthayi said

"Mother, I do not know what made me to think so, but as you presented the

basket I thought "What! She has given him the whole basket of fruits! It will

be all scattered in a trice. He will eat nothing and we shall get nothing."

Baba’s action and works showed that he appreciated the mother’s

intention to present her gift, which was vitiated by the daughter’s

unwillingness to part with it.

(HH Pujyasri B V Narasimha Swamiji in Sri Sai Baba’s Charters and Sayings) #520