DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES by HH Pujyasri B V Narasimha Swamiji, Dt: 6th & 9th Dec. 1936

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DEVOTEES EXPEREINCES by HH Pujyasri B V Narasimha Swamiji,

Dt: 6th & 9th December, 1936

9th December 1936

Laxman Kacheswar Jakadi (alias) Nanumama or Nanu Bhatt Poojari, Brahmin,

Yajurvedi, aged 40, Shirdi says:

I have been doing Baba’s pooja and arati of Sai Baba all these years. I began it

even in Baba’s lifetime as assistant to Bapu Saheb Jog. It was in 1914-I came

here. My sister’s husband Bapaji was here. I had occasionally visited him

first. One night while I was at Sangamnere, Sai Baba appeared to me in my dream

and said ‘Boy, are you sleeping? Do not stop here. Come to Shirdi. There is

plenty of fun at Shirdi’. In the morning, Bapaji’s father had come to our

village and he invited me to go over to Shirdi to assist him. I went over to

Shirdi and for a short time, I stayed with him. I worked for my bread by

touring into villages round about Shirdi with my Bikshuki service, and helping

Bapuji in Sai Baba worship at the Mandir. After some years (say 1 or 2) of free

(i.e.) unpaid voluntary pooja of Baba I was appointed by the S. Committee as the

permanent poojari.

 

6th December, 1936.

Laxman Bhatt Joshi, Shirdi says:

As I was quite a boy when I was with Sai Baba, my thoughts were not serious and

I cannot repeat the talks he gave. I would run about doing miscellaneous work

at the Mosque and do odd jobs for Radhakrishna Ayi. Madhav Fasli did the same.

We would sleep with Baba at the chavadi. We were allowed to be with him when

none else were allowed. ‘Bhai, carry that log of fuel here’. ‘Bhai, bring that

tub of water’ etc., Baba would tell us. I would be fested on the perpetual flow

of edibles that would be presented to and distributed by Baba. He would have

basketful for fruits often times and we would occasionally purloin some. Baba

would occasionally catch us and say humorously ‘do not take too much’. Often he

would abuse me. Once or twice he beat me with his hands. He would occasionally

send for me. At night at the chavadi, he occasionally asked me to sing. ‘Sing

Ganu’s songs or Tukaram’s. What does Ganu say:’ He would say. I would joke with

him by singing songs in his praise

light-heartedly Raham najara karo abomore Sai etc. He liked both tune and

subject matter of the songs. I have heard any command of music. Baba would

occasionally himself get into an elation of spirits and then (when none else

was present) at dead of nighty would sing songs himself. Kabir’s songs, etc, I

do not remember anything of what he sang.

Baba’s cures I have mostly forgotten. Leprosy was moderated or lessened by him

in the case of one Dagdubai. The progress of disease was arrested. That was

all. It was not cured. But after he attained samadhi, say about 1922, there was

the wife of Dr. Rane, a Marathi lady, from Mumbai. She and her husband would

come here and stay four or five months or even one year. She would bathe in

Baba'’ abishek tirtha and apply udhi all over her sores. She would get a

bucketful of tirtha carried to Mumbai for the purpose. In two years or so she

got thoroughly cured. Formerly she had spots all over her body of the size of a

pulse, discoloration of skin etc., Later, the skin became quite ordinary and she

was free from disease. Dr. Rane has not been seen here for some years.

As of consumptions, a Gujarathi girl of ten years came here and had to be

carried to Baba at first. In some short time, she began to walk and greatly

improved during Baba’s lifetime.

As for curing blind, I remember no cases, the crowd of visitors was very great

in Baba’s days, one room in the village would fetch Rs.4 per month. Now none

will pay that for the house itself. In such large crowds, I never cared to

inquire into details of name, caste, etc., and the extent of benefit of each.

As for Baba’s averting premature death, Akala marana I remember no case.

Some people easily imagine experiences and communicate them to magnify their

importance – even here, we have to discount such utterances.

 

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