Baba Fulfills Devotee's Desire

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Baba Fulfills Devotee's Desire

Sri Sainath Maharaj provided an opportunity to me to visit Bhuvaneswar in February. Sri D. V. L. Narayana Murthy and

Maj. E. B. Patro, also a Sai devotee, joined us in Bhuvaneswar. After visiting Puri,

Jagannath and Konark, we

went to Dhenkenal - where a beautiful Baba Temple has

come up in a spacious eight-acre area near Kapilas,

about 12 kilo meters from the town.

 

After participating in the Muhurath of Baba's installation on Thursday (21SI)

in the morning, we wanted to visit the nearby Kapilas

shrine on the hills near the Baba's temple. All the three of us were waiting

for the bus. No bus came for almost one hour. When a bus came and stopped after

one hour, we tried to get into it. But there was no space, not even to keep one

leg. So we came back. I said that if Baba wills, he will take us there. "

Just as we entering the main gate, a Baba devotee, Sri Chopra was taking some

Pundits to Kapilas. He offered to take us along with

them to the Kapilas Hills by car. We were surprised

at this offer, as it was not even five minutes since I said 'If Baba wills he

would take us there.”

 

At the Hills, there is a beautiful temple

and a Shiva Linga. There along with the Pundits, we

also performed Abhisheka chanting Rudra,

Chamaka, Sri Suktha, Purusha Suktha, Durga Suktha, etc. This was a

bonus granted to us by Sai Mother. We were immensely pleased with Baba's

concern and compassion to his children.

 

Baba showed His kindness once again. We

were returning to Bangalore the same evening. We went to Cuttack by bus, waiting there at the Railway Waiting

Hall. As there was about half an hour for arrival of the East Coast Express,

our friend, Maj. Patro, went to have his bath.

Meanwhile, the train arrived before the scheduled time. So were informed the

same to Maj. Patro. He told us to proceed and he

would join us. We kept his wrist watch, spectacles which he had handed over to

us to look after near his luggage, and we went to into the bogies. Maj. Patro also joined us after some time with his luggage. But

he forgot to take his spectacles, without which he was helpless. While the

train was about to start, a gentleman who was sitting in the retiring room

noticing the spectacles came and handed over the same to him. It is a miracle

of miracles how he came to know the bogie number and remembering the person

handed over his spectacles. Baba has no limits for His love and concern for his

dear children.

- S. Syama Rao

 

(Source Shri Sai Padananda April 2002)