Meaning of Dakshina as understood by different devotees of Baba

[Guest guest]

Judge (MB Rege) in 1912, went to see Baba with Rs.100/- in his

pocket.

Baba: Give me dakshina Rs. 40/-

That was given.

Again Baba: Give me dakshina Rs.40/-

That was given.

Again Baba: Give

me Rs. 20/-

That also was

given by the judge, who noted that Baba was reducing him to zero condition.

Later, Baba to

Judge: Give me Rs.40/- dakshina.

Judge: I have

nothing to give.

Baba: Then go

and get the money and give.

Judge: To whom

am I to go.

Baba: Shyama.

Then Judge went

to Shyama and told him.

Shyama:

You have not understood Baba. He cares a rap for you rupees. What he wants is

your mind and heart, your time and soul to be devoted to him. That is His

meaning.

The Judge went

back and reported to Baba.

Baba, smiling:

Go to Dixit and ask him.

The Judge went

and told Dixit.

Dixit:

Baba’s directions to you must be understood in the circumstances as a

lesson to you and that you should not feel absence of money or the begging for

money or for anything else to be a humiliation and that you should not consider

yourself to be above begging.

Judge went and

reported to Baba.

Baba, smiling:

Go to Nana (N.G. Chandorkar)

Judge went and

reported to Nana.

NGC: I know how

delicate it is, when Baba asks for Dakshina and there

is nothing to be given. You must learn my plans and ways. Whenever I go to

Shirdi, I start with a certain sum and leave half of it at Kopergaon,

e.g., on this occasion I came with Rs.200/= and left half of it at Kopergaon and came to Shirdi with Rs.100/- only. I go on

giving dakshana out of the stock in hand to Baba and

when it is exhausted, I send for the reserve at Kopergaon.

You must adopt this plan.

Judge went and

reported this to Baba.

Baba then sent

for Nana and Nana came.

Baba: Nana, give

me Rs.40/-

And Nana paid it

and went away.

Again he was

sent for.

Baba: Nana, give

me Rs.40/- more.

Again Baba sent

for Nana and collected Rs.20/-. Then Nana sent someone to Kopergaon

for the reserve fund, but before it came, Baba wanted more from Nana and Nana

felt humiliated.

The

lesson taught by these demands for dakshina was that

it was a presumption on the part of anyone to think that he himself was the

great. Providence supplying Baba or

that anyone could supply all that Baba might ask for.

 

(Source Sai Baba Charters and Sayings)

http://www.saileelas.org/books/babasayings.htm