Babas passing away

January 22, 2009

Baba had told Uddhavesa Bua some months back no

to be “paying fortnightly visits” and bade him final farewell. In Dasara time, Baba was unwell, for a number of days, as also

Tatya Patil. In the earlier

part he went and begged food in the accustomed places supporting his body on

some others. During the last two or three days, he was not able to go out.

On the 15 October 1918,

i.e., Dasara day, after Arati

was over:

Baba: You Kaka

(H S Dixit), Buty, etc., go

for your meal.

And then they

left. After they left, Baba sat upon His bed, reclined on Bayyaji’s

lap and said, “I am going. Carry me to the Wada. All the Brahmins will be

living near me.”

and then breathed his last. Nana Nimonkar poured

water into His mouth; but the water came out. It was about 3 p.m. The day was no doubt Vijaya Dasami, but Ekadasi had begun at that time.

In anticipation

of His passing away, He gave gifts (dana)

in the morning of that dasami. He sat up and paid

from his pocket first Rs.5/- and then Rs. 4/- to Lakshmi Bai Scindhe

who was daily preparing and giving Him food and daily receiving Rs. 4/- from Him. A few days before Baba passed away, He

sent Rs. 200 for feeding fakirs and the chanting of

prayers with drum beating, at a holy place. He sent word to another Moslem

saint in these terms, “The light of Allah lit, He is taking away.”

That saint received the intimation with tears.

Rama Viyaya had been read during the 14 days of Baba’s

illness, i.e., on the 9th, 10th, 11th day of Dasara within Baba’s hearing, as Hhad

said that “Mrityunjaya would be pleased

thereby.”

On the night of Dasara, Baba appeared in the dream of Lakshman mama and

said, “Get up quick and do my Kakada Arati. Jog thinks that I am dead and he will not

come.”

And Lakshman did

the morning Arati in spite of the protest of the Maulvis. Jog resumed the noon arati on the

16th October 1918.

(Source Sai Baba Charters and Sayings)

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