Nanda deepam or the perpetual lamp at the Lendi is now covered by a pillar

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Nanda deepam or the perpetual lamp at the Lendi is now covered by a pillar. But when he was maintaining it, it was only a pit. There was nothing above to protect it, and on its four sides 20 pieces of cloth were tied and the hole was covered with a zinc sheet. Baba used to sit behind that lamp and order him to fill up two pots with water and place them near him.

 

Baba would pour out water in various directions from those pots. Why that was done, Abdul could not say, nor whether any mantra accompanied the action. Except Abdul no one else would be present when Baba scattered the water. Abdul said, ‘Except myself, no other Mohammadan was reading the Koran or any other holy book sitting by Baba's side’.

 

Baba would occasionally utter sacred words, and all of them were noted in that book. By Baba’s order or permission, Abdul took them all down. It can now be read by either Narasimhaswamiji or any other devotee. This script is neither Devanagari nor Modi.

 

Abdul used this book not merely for daily reading but also for prophecy. Abdul died in April 1954, and till then, he was in the establishment of the Sai Sansthan. Abdul had great faith in Baba, and would give udhi with Baba's grace to many and help them in achieving their objects such as cure of diseases.

As he was for 66 years, either the bodyguard of Baba or the attendant on his tomb, he is esteemed as the Hanuman of Baba; constantly attending on the Guru, never expecting any payment or reward, but simply out of faith sticking on to his master. His was a noble example of complete and perfect devotion and active service with the fullest faith that is Nishta in the Guru.

 

He had both Nishta and Saburi and Baba on occasions, told him, ‘Arre, what are you going to have? You are going to live in storeyed houses and terraced houses. You will have a glorious time’. Abdul lived for some time in Buty wada upstairs and he commanded the respect of a very wide circle of Hindus and Muslims.

 

Baba used to give Abdul excellent advice fitting him for a yogi’s life. Baba told him, ‘Eat very little. Do not go in for a variety of eatables. One sort of dish will suffice. Do not sleep much’. Abdul followed this advice. He kept awake all night, and in a kneeling posture kept repeating his Koran, that is, Baba's words. He was meditating on them.

 

Baba said, ‘Have Dhyan on what is read and think Who am I’. This might have been beyond the capacity of Abdul. One night, he says, he was tired and tried to sleep, and held his palms in front of him to rest his drowsy head. Baba then said, ‘Are you trying to see the moon?’ That night when he fell asleep, he fell upon Baba and his gaddi. Baba gently stroked his feet, and then he awoke. The next day when he took water in his palms and looked at it, there was a big moon in that water. It was 2 p.m. This was what Baba had spoken of

 

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