Destiny-Baba's Distribution By Prahlad Hulyaikar

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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 Sai Padananda April 1992)