SHRI SAI BABA AND THEORY OF REBIRTHS

[Guest guest]

"Baba was greatly attracted to Dada Kelkar's (i.e., my father-in-law's)

nephew Babu. He was a measurer under my assistant Limaye (I was then Asst.

Supdt. of Revenue Survey of Kopargaon and Yeola). But, instead of paying due

attention to his official work, he would go and stay at Shirdi doing service

to Baba. My assistant complained to me, that my brother-in-law (Babu) was

always going away to Shirdi and neglecting his work. I communicated this to

Kelkar and he said,

"What" is to be done? He is guided and ordered by Baba."

 

In fact, Baba, knowing evidently, what was to happen to Babu shortly, made

light of his service and said,

 

"Blast the service! Let him serve Me!"

 

Babu was always attending on Baba and rendering as much service as he could

and Baba would always see that Babu got the choicest delicacies, when they

were available. So, Limaye also let him do as he liked. In a few days Babu

passed away aged only 22 leaving an issueless widow."

In the same connection, sec, what Moreshwar W. Pradhan of Santacruz has to

say in his statement (P. 96-98):

 

"On the day we reached Shirdi, Baba said to Madhavrao Deshpande, pointing to

my wife,

"This is the mother of My Babu."

 

Mr. Chandorkar thought it must refer obviously to my sister-in-law, who was

believed to be pregnant and asked Baba, pointing to my sister-in-law,

"This is the lady, is it not?"

Baba replied,

"No. It is this."

And He again pointed to my wife.

Exactly twelve months from that date, my wife was delivered of a male child

and we have named that son 'Babu' (the name used by Baba).

 

When Babu was four months old we took him to Shirdi. Sai Baba took up Babu

in His arms and endearingly addressed Babu thus :

"Babu! Where had you been? Were you vexed with or weary of Me?"

To mark the joyous arrival of Babu at Shirdi, Baba pulled out two rupees

from His pocket, got burfi (sweets) for the amount and distributed it

exactly as they do on the occasion of a son's birth. On this occasion Baba

also said,

"Babu's bunglow is beautiful and ready."

 

Lt. Col. M.B. Nimbalkar (Retd.)

PUNE411 001.

 

Sri Satchidananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj ki Jai !!!

 

Baba Bless us all