The Covert Healer from Shirdi

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The Covert Healer from Shirdi

My niece Bindu, was sick for the past few days. She was five years old

at that time. Her body was gradually swelling. She used to run hectic

temperature of and on. She was becoming toxic with a wan face. Now she

was passing less and less urine. Her languished body was so weak that

she could hardly move her body in the bed. Oh! God! Her elder sister had

also suffered from the same signs and symptoms. Yes! She was suffering

from " Nephrotic Syndromo " (Kidney infection with incompatibility to

function normally). It was the same devastating disease, to which her

elder sister had succumbed, in spite of every best possible medical

treatment.

 

Anyhow, my mind observed that she was struggling with her life and

death. I served her with great care and efforts day and night. She was

regularly examined by doctors and was pro-vided with every type of

prescribed medicines. Fortunately, she recovered from this terrible

disease after some time. One day, some one asked Bindu, " Who saved you

Bindu? " Bindu replied confidently, " Bhagwan Sai Baba saved my life "

(Lata Didi ke Sai Baba.)

 

It astonished every one present there. How sure the little girl was in

telling these words? How she knew about Shirdi Sai Baba? How she was

sure about his power of giving life and death? How this thing has

happened to her?

 

To some, it might have appeared a grotesque statement; but I tried to

find out the pertinent hidden truth about the magnani-mous power of Sai

Baba of Shirdi, the paragon of mercy. Soon I discovered the whole simple

hidden truth.

 

Smt. Bholi Devi, a female peon in the District Hospital at Hamirpur, is

my neighbour. We are both residing in the same Govt. building. She is a

staunch devotee of Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi. She had been to Shirdi, a

few months ago along with her younger daughter Miss Lata, for the

darshan of the Samadhi of Shirdi Sai Baba. My niece used to go to their

house very often. One day, Mrs. Bholi Devi was doing (performing) her

prayer in front of the statue of Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi. The little

girl watched her thoroughly and then inquired whose statue was that?

Mrs. Bholi Devi said, " He is Shri Sai Baba, Bhagwan. He gives us every

thing. He gives us life too. " Perhaps she adopted Him, her Bhagwan, in

her mind.

 

Now let us see the covert leelas of Sai Baba! One day Mrs. Bholi Devi,

lost her key-ring, which was having the alluring sign of Shri Sai Baba

of Shirdi, with resplendent figures. Bindu got the key with ring and

recognized her Bhagwan Sai Baba. She used to keep this key-ring all

the time under the pillow of her bed, without anybody's knowledge. The

little girl prayed, in a similar way as she had seen Mrs. Bholi Devi

pray time and again during the period of her ailment, " Lata Didi Ke

Sai Baba Bhagwan save me! Save me! Save me! "

 

God Shri Sai, the congenial companion, reduces the burden of our

calamities by fulfilling the desires of His devotees, even after once we

pray to Him. This little girl was praying with the most innocent and

pure heart, without any iota of doubt. Due to her perpetual and

assiduous prayers, finally the life of the little girl was saved

surreptitiously by God Shri Sai Baba, though both these sisters suffered

from the same ailment.

 

Now I have full faith in Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi, in every sphere of my

life. Therefore life seems to be peaceful and calm even when I am

surrounded with many hurdles.

My hundred Pranams to God Sai Baba.

Mrs Krishna Pathania

Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

Source Shri Sai Leela Magazine Oct 1979

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