Chapter 35 :Sri_Sai_Sat_Charitra_Concise(Version)

July 21, 2006

Om Shree Ganeshaya Namah

Om Sai Ram

Chapter 35:::

Baba being probed

• Kaka Mahajani’s friend came with the determination that he would not bow before Baba and give dakshina. On his entering the masjid Baba exclaimed in Marathi ‘Ya! Kaveji’ (Oh Come). It was exactly the tone of his father and the friend fell at Baba’s feet and voluntarily gave dakshina.

• Kaka Mahajani’s boss from Bombay came with little faith on Baba. Baba distributed grapes in the masjid. This man, who couldn’t spit the seeds in the masjid thought why the saint couldn’t foresee his discomfort and pocketed the seeds. Again Baba gave some grapes to all and surprisingly only this man got grapes without seeds. The man thought that now Baba should again start distributing the grapes from Jani. Immediately Baba did accordingly. Again the man thought that Baba should direct Jani to return with him. (Normally Kaka was asked to say minimum a week everytime he came to Shirdi). Baba told Kaka to return with the boss. Then kaka gave dakshina to Sai. Baba said that he asked dakshina only from those who the fakir indentified and later they reap huge benefits. Kaka’s boss also gave dakshina and returned to Bombay as a devotee of Baba.

• A Kayastha caste gentle man from Bandra couldn’t sleep as his dead father came in his dream every night and abused him. When he placed Baba’s udhi under his pillow and hung His photo on the wall over the bed, the torture stopped and he had sound sleep.

• Balaji was ardent devotee of Baba. Everytime after harvest in his fields he would place all produce at the feet of Baba in the masjid and would take home only the quantity permitted by Baba. One day an angry cobra came hissing in his cattle shed threatening men and animal alike. Balaji place a cup of milk in its front, remarked ‘Baba. Why are you frightening like this?’ and sat before the cobra. The cobra quietly returned.

• Later when the annual ceremony of this Balaji was celebrated and three times the people invited came for lunch. Balaji’s mother scattered udhi on the food items and started serving nonchalantly. Not only the three-fold crowd has simptusous meal but a lot was left over in the vessels.

By A.Govindakrishnan

"Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu

Gurur Devoh Maheshwar;

Gurur Shakshat Parambramha

Tashmai 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 H

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