Sai Satcharitra - Ovi to Ovi english Translation - Chp- X II

September 10, 2007

91. Besides, female fruit vendors also came there. Baba purchased rose-apples, bananas, sugar cane, as he thought fit, with his own money. 92. He also spent his money to buy baskets of mangoes and got lots of bananas and he distributed them to the devotees to his heart’s content. 93. He would take a mango, one by one, would hold between his palms, pummel it till it became soft and then gave it in the hands of the devotees. 94. Once the lips touched the mango, the juice would flow directly to the stomach, as from a bowl, and then the skin and the stone could be discarded. 95. In the case of bananas it was an unusual manner. The pulp was given to the devotees and Baba would eat the skin thereof.

Oh! How wonderful were his deeds! 96. Baba distributed all these fruits with his own hands to everyone. Occasionally, if he felt like it, he would himself taste some. 97. As was the practice, that day Baba was distributing to his devotees a basket of bananas which he had bought. 98. Shastrybuva Mule was greatly surprised when he saw Baba’s feet. He desired to observe the dhwaja vajra and ankush lines7 on Baba’s soles. 99. At that moment, Baba’s devotee Kakasaheb Dixit was nearby. He picked up four bananas and placed them in Baba’s hands. 100. Somebody earnestly pleaded with Baba, “Baba, this Muley Shastry who resides in a holy place, has attained your feet due to his merits. Won’t you give these fruits to him as prasad?” 101. Entreaties or no entreaties! Unless it occurred to Baba himself, he would never give anything to anybody or do anything. 102. Muley asked for his hand and not the bananas, for which he stretched out his hand. Baba paid no attention to it and kept on distributing the

prasad. 103. Muley pleaded with Baba. “I don’t want fruits, but give me your hand”. He said: “I know palmistry.” Baba did not give him his hand. 104. In spite of that, Muley edged forward and stretched his hand to read the palm. Baba ignored him completely as if he was not concerned. 105. Baba put the four bananas into Muley’s

outstretched hand and asked him to sit down but did not give his hand into Muley’s

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