EXPERIENCES (Sai Sudha February 1944)

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EXPERIENCES (February 1944)

 

Sow. S.p. Devakiammal, Palayamcottah (Palamcotaa Govt. Training School for

Mistress) says: -

 

I have been a devotee of Sai for 16 months and visited Shirdi in June.

Lalitha aged 8; my only daughter was suddenly missed from my house at

Palayamacotta on Sept. 11th 1943. I informed Police and all. I prayed to

Baba. I wired to Shirdi and sent Rs.3 M.O. I got back Udhi and a hopeful

letter received on Mahalaya Amavasya stating that my child was at my home

only. My house belonged to one and his wife. They were requested to deliver

back my child. The professed to know nothing. Police however discovery. Baba

gave me assurance in my dream that my child was safe with my landlord who

has Sai Pictures.

 

I went to the landlord and asked him to swear on Baba’s udhi that the child

was not with him. He evaded. I went to sleep. Baba in my dream mentioned

name and asked me to take a knife with me and threaten to commit suicide

with it, if the child be not restored. I went to the guilty person and

threatened to commit suicide, if the child be not promptly restored. He was

at that time having bloody motions. He told me that he heard Baba’s voice

saying “Restore Child”. He extorted from me a promise of secrecy and that

his wife took me to Kadambur and showed me the child. I got the child. He

had complained of the kidnapping and though the child’s jewels had however

been taken away, by Baba’s order. I withdraw the complaint. That child had

vision of Baba when she was wrongly confined, wherein he fed her. WE are

both staunch worshipers of Baba and are often getting his help. One instance

of his help was on my present journey. With a view to see the Educational

authorities regarding my posting or transfer, I purchased a 3rd class ticket

from Egmore. That was lost when I had traveled most of the way – I

discovered its loss when a Ticket Examiner asked for it. When I was unable

to produce it, he ordered me to alight. I wished to buy a ticket to Egmore.

He objected and wanted me to pay double fare for the journey Viz., Rs.16. I

had not money enough for that, I asked him to send me to Egmore and collect

the money there. He gruffly refused. The train by which I travelled I was

bewildered. I addressed Baba and said, “ You served that lady who had fallen

down from the train. But here your strand me ! What trouble are you putting

me to?” A huge figure came down walking the platform. He said to me “ I

think I know you. Where are you?” Then I told him that I was a

schoolmistress at Madras formerly and then narrated to him the vicissitudes

of fortune or misfortune that overtook me and how BABA had helped. His heart

was moved. He went and told the Ticket Examiner that he knew me and that I

must be helped out of my difficulty. By his kindness, though I was unable to

pay anything. I was sent to Madras by the next available train without any

loss or molestation. Baba appeared to me when I asked him about my

difficulties, he laughed and showed me a very old man’s figure and said

that, that person would advise and help me. That figure was then unknown to

me. But when I went to 30, N.V.Chetty Street Triplicane, I found his picture

there and learnt it was the President, A.I.Sai Samaj. Accordingly I went to

A.I.S.S. and got the President’s advice and help.

 

 

(Source Sai Sudha February 1944)