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 Saipadananda Magazine April 1992)