Sympathetic Sai - by Dr. B G. Das

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Sympathetic Sai

 

My friend, a renowned businesss executive and an ardent Sai devotee gave me

an interesting account how sympathetically and mercifully Shri Sai Baba

responded to the sincere craving of one Mr. 'X’ and blessed him with grace

and favour. I herewith take the opportunity of narrating the same for the

noble readers of Shri Sai Leela.

 

It is customary, according to our sanatanist convention, whenever we pray

or worship any God or Goddess, we keep in our front the idol or the

photograph of the respective deity or saint. In our meditation also we

visualize the same figure in our memory with our eyes shut.

But the present illustration is quite a different one, where the person

concerned neither had the opportunity of having darshan of Baba in flesh and

blood nor he had the chance to see a photograph even. As such he was quite

ignorant about Baba's appearance and figure and he was simply praying by

repetition of Baba's name only.

 

Mr. 'X' was a high ranking Government Official. There was no dearth of men

and money in his house and he was blessed with all the cherished amenities

of life by virtue of his status and assignment. Inspite of all these, he and

his wife were not perfectly happy and they were feeling some gross

deficiency, which ultimately marred their happy home. It was attributed to

the fact that they were without any issue though they were leading conjugal

life for quite a pretty long period of about fifteen years or so.

 

They were practically hankering after a child, as without it their house

was appearing absolutely barren and void to them. They were praying to

various deities, saints and fakirs and also underwent great penance for

being blessed with a child. But every thing was fruitless and they

remained as unhappy as ever, inspite of all other amenities being so

easily available to them.

 

At this juncture, they came across some person, who after perusal of their

sad discomforture, advised them to come to the shelter of Shri Sai Baba of

Shirdi and pray to Him. He expressed his strong conviction on Baba and

stressed that prayer to Him will never go in vain. He also narrated

innumerable instances to his knowledge, where barren couples were blessed

with children by Baba's grace and sympathy.

 

The advice was so appealing to them that they commenced working without

spoiling even a single moment. Since the very day they started praying to

Baba in right earnest for obtaining His grace. They were not at all knowing

what Baba looked like as they did not see even a photograph of Baba.

 

After some days of such prayer. Baba's grace was showered on them and there

prevailed a happy atmosphere as it was known that the lady had conceived in

the long run. The news was greeted with great satisfaction and contentment

by all of their friends, relatives and well-wishers. In due course of time a

healthy baby was born in the house and there was great rejoicing in the

family.

 

About six months after the advent of the new-comer in his house, Mr. 'X'

had an occasion to visit the office of my friend, where a lively picture of

Shri Baba was hanging on the wail. Mr. 'X' was tempted to know about the

name and particulars of the saint.

 

To his utter surprise, when it was revealed to him that the picture was of

Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi, he burst into tears with profound gratitude to the

great saint and bowed to Him with folded hands again and again. Thereafter

he described at length how graciously and sympathetically Shri Baba saved

his family from utter frustration.

 

It may not be out of place to mention it here that shortly afterwards when

I had been to Shirdi to attend the ninth annual conference this year,

(1983) I brought a small ring and a locket with Baba's emblem to be

presented to this little "Grace Baby” of Shri Baba on behalf of my friend.

Similar rings were presented to the parents of the baby also. It is also a

pleasure to note that Mr. 'X’ was so happy to see a copy of Shri Sai Leela

that he had immediately sent the requisite amount to the Sansthan for favour

of being enrolled as a r of the same.

 

May Baba grant a long life to the baby.

 

Dr. B G. Das

Kanpur-208004 (U. P.)

 

(The experiences of Devotees as published in Shri Sai Leela Magazine, can be

read at www.saileelas.org/magazines/SAILEELA/exp.htm)