Destiny-Baba's Distribution

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Destiny-Baba's Distribution

By Prahlad Hulyaikar

The Lord has no favorites; He

loves all equally. The sun shines the same on fire charcoal and on the diamond,

but the diamond receives and reflects the light. Most persons have

“charcoal” mentalities; that is why they think that God does not

bless them. The love and blessings are there; man has only to receive them.

- Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji

 

It was the year 1980. The Dipavali

Holidays had begun. Sri Jai Rao (son-in-law of late Kishor

Sahu) started visiting us frequently. He used to

attend Arathi session in the evening and then go home

to Vasco. On one Friday, during Aarati session, my

wife saw some events taking place in the space, close to Baba's Murthi. She saw that Sri Rao had fallen down from his Motor

Cycle and his head was sprayed with a white powder. On the same night Baba

appeared in her dream and said, " Your Rao has fallen down and broken his

hand. Do not worry much, it is predestined, but I am distributing the quantum

of suffering " . My wife woke up suddenly and narrated the strange dream to

me. I told her that it was a dream and not to worry.

 

On

Saturday Jai Rao came to Calangule in the morning. He

talked to me on different subjects. As it was noon, we sat for lunch. A boy named Bhanudas

(Noti) happened to come to take Baba's Darshan. He is my neighbor and is a motor cycle pilot. My

wife said to Rao, as she was serving " Noti is a

real devotee of Sai Baba. He always helps those who are in difficulty. " Shree Jai Rao exchanged greetings with him. Noti went home. The evening Aarati

session was over and then Rao also left.

 

As Rao was leaving my wife cautioned him and

advised him to go slow. Rao said, " Bai. I have

been riding a motorcycle even in States. I am a seasoned driver. Your fears are

baseless. " My wife said to him. " Rao, nobody can escape destiny.

Devotion to God mitigates the intensity less suffering " . Rao said

jokingly, “I do not understand the philosophy the destiny. Nothing is

going to happen to me. You will see me tomorrow perfectly safe " . Rao

reached Vasco safely that night. On Monday Rao came as usual. He had lunch with

us. He had his meal and then decided lo go to Vasco at 5 p.m. My wife insisted he should stay and go to Vasco the next day. Rao

said, he could not stay as his wife was waiting for

him. Rao left Calangule at 5.10 p.m. At 5.45 p.m. he

dashed against a cycle rider at a place called Agashi.

The cycle rider was carrying wheat flour. The cycle was badly damaged but the

rider escaped unhurt. Rao fell down on his face and the whole flour was sprayed

all over his body.

 

The lamp was damaged, his spectacles were broken

to pieces and Rao got an injury to his left hand. People gathered. Rao could

not get up. Just at the moment Noli was coming from

Vasco to Calangute, He saw the crowd on the road. He

slopped his vehicle to find out who was injured. He could not believe it - it

was the same person Rao, who had exchanged greetings with him in my house, two

days back. Noli lifted Rao and took him to a clinic.

After first aid, he took him to Vasco in a private car.

 

Noli came to us and reported what had happened. At the same time when

Rao fell down at Agashi a big bee stung a fingered my

wife and her hand started swelling. She said tome " Rao has fallen down,

Baba hesitated his distribution. Let us accept it. One Mr.Lucio Miranda. (Rao's

close friend) was in Bombay when the incident took place. On the same day and at the same

time, some goondas attacked him near Strand Cinema

and forcibly pulled off his wrist-watch causing an injury to his left hand. On

the next day we all went to Vasco to see Rao. There he got a phone message from

Lucio about his encounter with goondas.

Rao greeted us with one hand and said to my wife, " Bai,

put a little Udi on my hand " .

 

This incident profoundly speaks that we are all

inter-related. Destiny is not absolute. We are brothers and sisters in Sai family. We all have to share pleasure and pain without

any compliant. This is Baba’s Spiritual Communism, or calls it Socialism.

 

(Source Sai Padananda April 1992)