Baba's Divine Grace (June 1983) by R. Chandrashekan

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Baba's Divine Grace (June 1983)

 

Shirdi Sai Baba's grace showers on every devotee who surrenders to Him

wholeheartedly having full faith in Him. How Baba showered His grace on a

friend of mine is narrated below.

Shri Ashok Jadhav is having a laundry shop by name Anand Dry Cleaners at

Hubli. In the year 1978 one of his neighbours by name Shri H. R. Naik,

Industrial Law adviser, who is also a staunch devotee of Baba gave him

Baba's Ashirwad Photo. Ashok framed and installed it in his shop and started

worshipping it. From the day he started worshipping Baba, He used to appear

in his dream. Immediately Ashok visited Shirdi and offered Pooja etc., Till

then Ashok was not knowing anything about Shirdi Sai Baba.

 

After returning from Shirdi, by the grace of Baba. he was able to purchase

a plot of 21/2 guntas in Bhavani nagar for the cheap price of Rs. 6,000/-

and also got married within 15 days of his return from Shirdi. Ashok felt

like visiting Shirdi again. This time with his wife and his widowed mother,

he visited Shirdi. Ashok's mother was suffering from asthma and blood

pressure and he was spending Rs. 300/- for her medicines every month. This

time Ashok prayed to Baba with trust and faith to cure the disease of his

mother.

 

After returning from Shirdi, Ashok's mother started taking only Udi, twice

a day, after doing pooja with trust and faith. By the divine grace, of Baba,

gradually her disease disappeared and she says that Baba has cured her

disease. After this incident Ashok's family members became staunch devotees

of Baba.

 

In the year 1979 and 1980 Ashok printed Baba's calendars in his name and

distributed them to all Sai devotees and to the customers of his shop. He

was eager to spread Sai-cult. He used to tell Sai miracles to others and

distribute Baba’s photo.

 

In the year 1980 Ashok approached and requested Shri B. Hulliyappanavar, a

contractor, to whom he had already told about Baba's leelas and also

given one framed photo of Baba, construct one shed in the above

said plot. The Contractor told him that he would construct the house

and that the cost would be approximately 50 thousand rupees. Ashok

told him that he was able to pay only 5000 rupees at that time. But the

contract told him not to worry and that Baba would arrange for

the amount and he constructed the house. Ashok named the house "Om Sai

Krupa”.

 

Ashok Says that within two years he has paid 30 thousand rupees part by

part to the contractor who told him not to pay anything further and that

he had taken only the cost of the materials and labour. Ashok

says that even though be had no money, only by the divine grace of Baba,

he was able to construct the house. Now-a-days Ashok and his

family members offer pooja etc., daily and conduct weekly bhajan in their

newly build house "Om Sai Krupa".

 

R. Chandrashekan

Hubli – 580020;

 

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

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