EXPERIENCES - Sow. S.p. Devakiammal,

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EXPERIENCES

 

Sow. S.p.

Devakiammal, Palayamcottah

(Palamcotaa

Govt. Training School

for mistress) says: -

 

I have been a devotee of

Sai for 16 months and visited Shirdi in June. Lalitha

aged 8; my only daughter was suddenly missed from my house at Palayamacotta on Sept. 11th 1943. I informed Police and all. I

prayed to Baba. I wired to Shirdi and sent Rs.3 M.O. I got back Udhi and a hopeful letter received on Mahalaya

Amavasya stating that my child was at my home only.

My house belonged to one and his wife. They were requested to deliver back my

child. The professed to know nothing. Police however

discovery. Baba gave me assurance in my dream that my child was safe with my

landlord who has Sai Pictures.

 

I went to the landlord

and asked him to swear on Baba’s udhi that the

child was not with him. He evaded. I went to sleep. Baba in my dream mentioned

name and asked me to take a knife with me and threaten to commit suicide with

it, if the child be not restored. I went to the guilty person and threatened to

commit suicide, if the child be not promptly restored. He was at that time

having bloody motions. He told me that he heard Baba’s voice saying

“Restore Child”. He extorted from me a promise of secrecy and the his wife took me to Kadambur

and showed me the child. I got the child. He had complained of the kidnapping

and though the child’s jewels had however been taken away by Baba’s

order. I withdraw the complaint. That child had vision of Baba when she was

wrongly confined, wherein he fed her. WE are both staunch worshipers of Baa and

are often getting his help. One instance of his help was on my present journey.

With a view to see the Educational authorities regarding my posting or

transfer, I purchased a 3rd class ticket from Egmore.

That was lost when I had traveled most of the way – I discovered its loss

when a Ticket Examiner asked for it. When I was unable to produce it, he

ordered me to alight. I wished to buy a ticket to Egmore.

He objected and wanted me to pay double fare for the journey Viz., Rs.16. I had

not money enough for that, I asked him to send me to Egmore

and collect the money there. He gruffly refused. The train by which I travelled I was bewildered. I addressed Baba and said, “ You served that lady who had fallen down from the

train. But here your strand me ! What trouble are you

putting me to?” A huge figure came down walking the platform. He said to

me “ I think I know you. Where are you?”

Then I told him that I was a schoolmistress at Madras

formerly and then narrated to him the vicissitudes of fortune or misfortune

that overtook me and how BAA had helped. His heart was moved. He went and told

the Ticket Examiner that he knew me and that I must be helped out of my

difficulty. By his kindness, though I was unable to pay anything. I was sent to

Madras by the next available train

without any loss or molestation. Baba appeared to me when I asked him about my

difficulties, he laughed and showed me a very old man’s figure and said

that, that person would advise and help me. That figure was then unknown to me.

But when I went to 30, N.V.Chetty Street Triplicane, I found his picture there and learnt it was the

President, A.I.Samaj. Accordingly I went to A.I.S.S.

and got the President’s advice and help.

 

Source Sai Sudha Feb 1944