Sai Descends to help Devotee in Distress By Puttanna

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Sai Descends to help Devotee in Distress

By Puttanna

 

Sri Sai is ever watchful. He is always with those, who constantly repeat

Sai... Sai.... Sai. Not only that, He helps them. He nourishes their

devotion. He takes care of their worldly needs. He becomes one with

them.

 

Poor Swarna for she lost her husband at the age of 21 or so. Her only

daughter, Champa, was three years then. Through somebody's help, she got

employed in the Khadi Gramodyoga Bhavan and started living independently

with none to help her.

 

It was somewhere in the beginning of 1996, she started coming to Sri

Saipadananda Satsanga to participate in Sai Satcharitha Parayana on

every Thursday morning. When she was introduced to the Satsanga, her

daughter, Champa, was already 20, studying in college. Swarna's worry

then was how to find a suitable boy and to conduct the marriage without

anybody's help and money. She said Sri Sai was her only refuge and she

was sure that parayana of Sri Sai Satcharitha would fulfill her desires.

She also said she was not poor as Sai is her father. She was so strong

in her faith in Baba.

 

After 2 or 3 months, she stopped coming. I wanted to know what the

problem was. When some devotee took me to her small house, I was very

much pained and moved to see her lying in bed due to severe pain in the

back bone, which had made her unable to sit or walk. Sand bags had been

tied to her legs by the Doctor. During this difficult time, some of our

Satsang members were inspired to help her by Baba's Grace. After two

months treatment she recovered and was able to attend the office too.

She started again to come to Satsanga for reading Sai Satcharitha.

 

Baba is always aware of the needs of His devotees. It so happened that

she was invited to attend a relative's marriage where she went with her

daughter. When she was witnessing the marriage, an elderly couple came

to her to enquire whether she would offer her daughter to their son who

was working in ISRO. Swarna never expected such a surprising situation.

She believed that Sri Sai only had directed the elderly couple to

approach her. Then and there the boy and the girl saw each other and

consented to the marriage. When Swarna explained about her health and

financial conditions, the boy's father only said " Don't worry.

Everything will be all right by God's Grace. "

 

Now, Swarna had no money and she has to conduct the marriage. The boy's

father also fixed up the marriage hall and told Swarna to take care of

the expenditure with regard to food only on the marriage day. But

Swarna's problem was how to raise money.

 

Lo! Baba's unseen hand worked. At that time her brothers at her native

place decided to dispose of their father's house. Through this deal,

Baba helped her to get a fairly good amount as her share, just enough to

meet the marriage expenses.

 

Thus, Champa was married on 6.12.1996. Sri Sai will never let down those

who surrender and take total refuge in Him and Him alone.

 

Bow to Sri Sai - Peace be to All.

OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI

 

(source Shri Saipadananda Special Magazine)