Ambrosia in Shirdi Part-1-Baba's Leelas before 1918

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Leela 101

Baba sent His photograph to Saddu Bhayya Naik in 1915, through Balaram and

Muktaram. This was the photograph that was kept in Dixit Wada; it reached him

on 8.2.1915 on Thursday (Dasnavami). Baba also sent a letter saying "Through

this photo I have come to your home. Without My permission don't come to Shirdi

again "

Rudrabhishek and Puja were performed and He was placed upon a sinhasan and Anna

Daan was done. Then Muktaram climbed on the roof to hoist a flag. He was

precariously perched on the roof and the flag was hoisted three fourth of the

height when his arm ached terribly. Simulta­neously Baba asked a bhakta seated

near Him to massage His arm and said, "Allah Mallik Saddu Bhayya Garebon ka

wali ha. Allah se bada kyon hein (Allah Mallik is the savior of the poor. Who

is greater than Allah?)". At that very moment, the pain in Muktaram's arm also

disappeared and he was able to comfortably complete the task.

The flag thus hoisted everyone was joyous as Muktaram was safe.

Baba looked after him at all times. Once there was an epidemic of plague in

Harda. Everyone fled disserting the village. At that time, Saddu Bhayya had

gone to his ancestral village, Brahmingaon, about 7 miles away, leaving his

father with Baba's photograph in Harda. Saddu Bhayya wrote to Baba asking him

about the photograph and the plague. Baba told him to perform puja to the

photograph daily and go back to Harda and send his father to Shirdi. A few days

later, two dead rats were found near the photogarph. Saddu immediately wrote to

Baba and consulted Him. Baba in his characteristic way said, "Allah Mallik was

there and there is nothing to fear." Saddu Bhayya stayed on in that house and

was safe.

Saddu Bhayya had three sons. The eldest was Ananda Rao, then Laxman Rao and

Shankar Rao. Saddu Bhayya took samadhi in 1937. The photograph sent by Baba was

in Bhamingaon unattended. One day Laxman Rao got a vivid dream in which Baba

said "/ came to your home through this photo­graph, and you have discarded Me.

If you don't come and free Me within two days My leg will be eaten away".

Laxman Rao was shocked at this dream, but couldn't understand it. He went to

the court as usual but was rest­less the whole day and could not do a jot of

work.That night he had the same dream. In which Baba said "you have not heeded

My warning, if you don't come and set Me free. My leg will be eaten away

bytermite (white ants)'-. This dream terrified Laxman Rao the very next day he

went to court and ap­plied for leave. Hastely he went to the house in

Bhamingaon. When he opened the door he was

shocked to see that termite had eaten the wooden frame, and had just invaded the

photograph be­low Baba’s big toe.Laxman Rao At once he took down the photograph

and cleaned it. Then he took the photo­graph to his home in Indore. There he

got it recleaned and re-framed and kept it in his home. Daily puja was

performed. Now Baba in that photograph is being tended to with tender loving

care by Vanitha (Laxman's daugh­ter)."Gurur Brahma Gurur VishnuGurur Devoh

Maheshwar;Gurur Shakshat ParambramhaTashmai Shri Gurur Veh Namah"May the

Merciful Sri Sai Baba always shower His grace on us and our families and remove

our problems and anxieties by giving us all - strength , goodluck, success and

happiness with peace of mind.Sai bhakt,Deepa Hdebu7366

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